Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 60, Number 246, Decatur, Adams County, 18 October 1962 — Page 1

VOL. LX NO. 246.

United States Launches Camera-Equipped Ranger On Planned Moon Flight

President Ready To Invoke Cuba Policy

WASHINGTON (UPI) - President Kennedy prepared today to put his Cuban policy above considerations of smooth relations with Europe. The President was ready to invoke executive powers to proclaim the most stringent controls in recent peacetime history against foreign shipping engaged in Soviet bloc trade with Cuba. White House announcement of the order, which would in some cases cl ose U.S. ports and in others deny U.S. government cargoes t o ships i nvolved in this trade, originally was scheduled for today, but now may be delayed a day or so for “mechanical reasons.” Though there have been no official protests from NATO maritime nations, European shipping associations and diplomats privately have strongly objected to the proposed order. Norwegian shippers called it a “blacklist” similar to Egyptian President Nasser’s closing of the Suez Canal to vessels t rading with Israel.. Britain, Greece and Norway are the main European maritime nations who have been chartering ships to Russia for the Cuban trade. West Germany has ordered its ships not to go to Cuba. In the United Nations, U.S. Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson circulated a letter underscoring the defensive nature of the proposed controls. ". . . The purpose of these measures is the defense of the hemisphere,” the said in part. “There measures have' no offensive purpose.” The letter, circulated as an official General Assembly document, stated that the U.S. plan “is the most normal and indeed the least violent way in which we can express our strong disapproval of the threats and sword rattling emanating from Cuba.”

Citizens Telephone Seeking Purchase INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — Citizens Telephone Co., Decatur, asked the Indiana Public Service Commisison Wednesday for authority to purchase the New Corydon Telephone Co. for $5,148. Keith Fraser, receiver for the New Corydon firm, Joined in the petition. Citizens said that when rehabilitation of the plant and facilities at New Corydon are completed rates at New Corydon will be increased to match those Citizens charges at its Bryant exchange. International Day Held At Huntington The annual international day was held yesterday afternoon at the Huntington high schnnl to honor American Field Service and other foreign students in this area. In attendance were boys and girls from Wabash, North Manchester, Warren, Huntington and Decatur. Countries represented were Norway, Sweden, Germany, England, Peru, Turkey, Iran, British West Indies, and Greece. Foreign students from China, Africa and Jamaica attending Huntington College were also there. The students were introduced by their “parents” or sponsors and gave brief talks relative to their countries of origin and their reactions to life in the United States. In attendance from Decatur were Miss Fotoula Doxastaki and Boy Kalver. . ' ’ “ -“■■•Vt*---;..;;

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Mrs. Laura Stewart Is Taken By Death Mrs. Laura B. Stewart, 88, a native of Adams county and a resident of Wren, 0., for many years, died at 7:45 o’clock Tuesday evening at the Smith nursing home in Rockford, O. She was bom in Adams county March 16, 1874, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Brothers. Mrs. Stewart was a member of the Wren Evangelical United Brethren church. Surviving are two sons, Clarence Stewart of Cincinnati, 0., and Lynn Stewart of Van Wert, 0„ and four grandchildren. Her husband George Stewart .three brothers and three sisters preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at the Knoll-Brickner funeral home at Van Wert; the Rev. George Bailey ofifciating. Burial will be in the Wren cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services.

Student Day Sale Saturday, Nov. 10 The annual student day sale, held through the cooperation of the retail division of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, will be held Saturday, November 10. it was announced today by Morris Begun, chairman of the retail division. The student day sale is held each year through the combined efforts of the retail division and the senior class of Decatur high school. Mrs. Dorothy Schnepf and Deane T. Dorwin, senior class sponsors, explained this morning that committees have been appointed and will be contacting local businesses in the near future. Committee Members Student day sale committee members include Donna Bixler, Sylvia Bleeke, Cheryl Bollenbacher, Sheri Brodbeck, Kathy Call, Dave Riehle, Joanna Drake, Paul Feller, Cynthia Cravens and Karen Grice. Other committee members are Rita Norquest, Steve Jacobs, Ben Colter, Rusty Whetstone, Zane Zwick, Missy Mayclin, and the class officers, Dave Gay, Paul Feller, Colleen Kelly and Fotoula Doxastaki. These students have formed various committees to handle the arrangements for the student day sale. The class officers have been working closely with Mrs. Schnepf and Dorwin the pest few weeks in setting up the annual affair. Originated' In 1936 The student day sale is an annual feature that has been held by the school for 26 years. The Decatur high school class of 1936 originated the student day sale, which has been held each year since. Mrs. Schnepf and Dorwin agreed that the annual project has resulted in excellent relationships between Decatur high school students and local merchants, for many clerks and other workers have been employed by local men directly from the student day sale. Many local merchants participated in the student day sale themselves while members of the senior class of Decatur high school, in previous years.

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CAPE CANAVERAL (UPI) — The United States today put a Ranger-5 spacecraft into a “parking orbit” around earth, and then successfully ignited a sec on d stage rocket that started the payload on a three-day flight to the moon. The gold - and - chrome plated space probe was carried aloft at 11:59 a.m. CDT by a silvery 10story, Atlas-Agena rocket. Atlas supplied the boost to get the payload up, and Agena provided the added thrust to put the probe in orbit. The Agena’s powerful engines were then re-ignited at 12:35 p.m. to give the payload the required 24,500 mile per hour speed to attain “escape velocity.” An 80-foot tracking station at Johannesburg, South Africa, made contact with Ranger-5 as it soared away from earth. Space agency officials said the shot “looks good right now.” They stressed it might be several hours before they knew whether, in fact, the payload had escaped the pull of the earth. Scientists said the flight plan called for the 755-pound spacecraft to cross the 231,000 mile gap between earth and the moon in about 70 hours. This would put it in the vicinity of the moon about mid-day Sunday. The spacecraft’s guidance was aimed on a path that would take it 231,500 miles from the earth to the moon in about 70 hours. At that rate, it would arrive at the moon around noon Sunday. U.S. preparations for the new Ranger flight followed three spectacular Soviet launchings Monday and Wednesday, which hinted at a stepped-up pace in the two-nation race for the moon. Russia fired a pair of multistage rockets 7,500 miles to bullseye landings in the Central Pacific Ocean — feats which Western observers said c ould speed Soviet efforts to be the first to send a ma nned flight to the moon. The third launching was the successful orbiting of Russia’s 10th in a series of “Cosmos” satellites d esigned to learn m ore about space between earth and the moon in preparation for manned lunar landings. Cosmos--10 was circling earth today from 120 mies to 235 miles up. Ranger-5 is part of a 14-shot series by the United States to learn as much as possible about the moon before the first teams of “Apollo” astronauts are sent there later this decade, probably around 1967.

Bernard Tonnellier Is Taken By Death Bernard I. Tonnellier, 65, of 347 South Third street, died at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the Adams county memorial hospital following an illness of 60 days of complications. He was born in Adams county Aug. 9, 1897, a son of John and Mary Meyer-Tonnellier, and was a lifelong resident of this community. Mr. Tonnellier was employed as a mechanic for the Security Cartage Co. in Fort Wayne. vHe was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic church and the Holy Name society. Surviving—are one daughter, Mrs. Casimer (Mary) Lewandowski of Fort Wayne; one son, Robert Tonnellier of Monroe; six grandchildren; a brother, Edward Tonnellier of Decatur, and one sister, Mrs. Mathias Coffee, also of Decatur. Two sisters and one brother are deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 8:45 a. m. Saturday at the St. Mary’s Catholic church, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Simeon Schmitt officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. The body was removed to the Gillig & Doan funeral home, where friends may call after 6 p. m. today until time of the services. The rosary will be recited at 7 p. m. Friday.

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Long Reapportionment Battle Before Court

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — The question of whether Indiana shall elect its state legislators Nov. 6 went before a panel of three federal judges here today. The new round in a long reapportionment battle came in the form of a hearing before Judges Roger Kiley, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Chicago, and William Steckler and Cale Holder of the Southern Indiana U.S. District Court. The judges have under consideration what amounts to two motions for summary judgment, one of which—if granted—would throw a monkey wrench in the plans for the Nov. 6 election and confront Governor Welsh and the State Election Board with the biggest headache of their careers. The other motion, which is offered upon behalf of Welsh and the other two memers of the election board, would permit the state to go ahead with its almost completed plans to elect 100 state representatives and 26 senators Nov. 6. This would leave the question of r eapportionment up to these lawmakers and 24 holdover senators at the next session of the legislature opening in January. Wants Reapportionment The two combatants in the hearing before the federal panel today are State Sen. Nelson Grills, Indianapolis Democrat, who has become the leading spokesman for immediate reapportionment, and Chief Counsel Addison Dowling of the Indiana attorney general’s office. In Indiana, as in other states, the question of representation in the state legislature has been the subject of numerous legal battles. The state constitution says I

Storm Center To Miss Coast

WILMINGTON, N.C. (UPI) — Hurricane Ella plowed steadily northward in the Atlantic with 90 mile-an-hour winds today but forecasters said the center of the storm likely would steer clear of the North Carolina coast. At 11 a.m. CDT Ella was located about 325 miles south of Cape Hatteras, N.C., and moving on a north-northwest to n orth course at about 6 m.p.h. This was roughly in a line with the jutting headland of Cape Hatteras and North Carolina’s oftbattered Outer Banks, bu t the Weather Bureau predicted the storm would gather forward speed and start a gradual turn to the northeast about midnight. The late advisory said that “present indications are that the hurricane center will keep offshore from the North Carolina coast.” It warned, however, that due to the large extent of the storm winds should increase gradually along the North Carolina coast tonight, reaching gale force Friday from Nags Head southward, and possibly gale force “on the Outer Banks.” Gale force winds are winds of 39-54 miles an hour. The weather agency said that tides generally should be under 3 feet except on the western 3nd southern shores of Pamlico Sound, where they may range to 4 feet Friday. “Higher tides will occur if the hurricane moves c loser to the coast than is now indicated,’ the Weather Bureau warned. All interests along the coast from Cape May, N.J., south to Savannah, Ga., were urged t o keep in close touch with future advisories. The Weather Bureau said the

that once each six years the legislature shall reapportion itself on the basis of a census of the male inhabitants 21 years of age and over. This reapportionment last was carried out in 1921. For the past 41 years, the rural lawmakers, having control, were able to block any redistricting in which they would lose to the metropolitan areas. Main basis has been that the constitutional proviso is unconstitutional because it leaves the women without representation. However, no major effort was made ter amend the constitution. Rulings Set Stage However, in March, 1961, Marion County Superior Court Judge John Linder ruled that failure to reapportion itself for 40 years had made the General Assembly invalid. The decision, along with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a Tennessee case, that the federal courts have a right to look into reapportionment, has brought the whole problem to a boiling point. Both Republican and Democratic parties in Indiana now have worked out reapportionment plans for presentation to the next General Assembly—in fact the GOP wanted to have a special session called to consider its plan before Nov. 6. But Grills has pushed for immediate reapportionment to be carried on some basis determined by Welsh and the Election Board, and that is the aim of his summary judgment motion. He suggests elections at large, a constitutional convention or a special legislative session as means o f achieving immediate reapportionment.

storms highest winds were continuing at about 90 m.p.h. over a small area around the center. Gale force w inds extend 350 miles to the north and 225 miles to the south. Gusts up to 2 0 m.p.h. began hitting Carolina beach near here Wednesday night. Tides were running two to t hree feet higher. The Oak Island, N.C., Coast Guard station reported 25 m.p.h. winds Wednesday night. Ships 90 miles off the Carolinas coast reported 11-foot seas and gale winds Wednesday night. There were no serious preparations to meet the hurricane Wednesday n ight, h owever, as most coastal residents apparently preferred to wait for more definite word on what Ella would do. Craft said the huge “eye” or center of the hurricane, averaging around 100 miles in diameter, indicated a poorly developed storm. Ella formed from a large area-of-squalts Tn — the” Atlantic. Only one other tropical storm has touched the U.S. mainland during this unusually quiet hurricane season. Tropical storm Alma brushed the coasts of North Carolina and New England in late August without serious damage. INDIANA WEATHER Mostly cloudy and warmer tonight. Friday cloudy and mild with showers likely. Low tonight mostly hi the 50s. High Friday 65 to 72. Sunset today 6:02 p. m. Sunrise Friday 6:59 a. m. Outlook for Saturday: Cooler north with rain likely. Considerable cloudiness south. Lows 45 to 55. Highs <5 to 72.

Judge Takes School Case In Advisement

Judge Bryon G. Jenkins, special judge for the school suit in Adams county, stated at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday that he would rule on the demurrer filed .by Berne-French within the next few days.” Wednesday, October 10, Judge Jenkins heard arguments in the local courtroom on the demurrer, and ordered the attorneys to file memorandums, on briefs, supporting their arguments, within one week. Howard Baumgartner, representing Berne-French along with Barrett, Barrett and McNagny of Fort Wayne, filed his memorandum with the special judge Wednesday afternoon, and Judge Jenkins explained he wanted more time to study the memorandum filed by Baumgartner. He said he would study the memorandum and rule within the next few days. Custer and Smith of Decatur, attorneys for Adams Central, had filed their memorandum last week. Original Suit The original suit, filed by BerneFrench against the Adams Central immunity schools board and three county officials, was filed sometime ago, and requested a permanent injunction. If granted ,the injunction would stop the transfer of funds collected if! part of French township to the new community school district. Adams Central then filed a plea in abatement, stating that BerneFrench had not filed its suit in the proper amount of time. Demurrer Filed Berne-French then filed the demurrer, stating that it did not have the proper time in which to file the suit against Adams Central and the county officials. The three county officials involved are auditor Edward Jaberg treasurer William Linn and assessor Walter Koos. Judge Jenkins assumed jurisdiction as a special judge Friday, Sept. 28, at which time he set Wednesday, Oct. 10 as the date for arguments on the demurrer. A former Jay county circuit court judge, and now a Portland attorney, Judge Jenkins has assumed jurisdiction in the case of Adams Central vs Berne-French, a coun-ter-suit which is very similar to the other suit. Judge Myles F. Parrish, of the Adams circuit court, had declined jurisdiction in both cases.

New Trial Motion To Be Heard November 2 Friday, November 2, at 9:30 a. m., has been set as the date and time for a hearing on a motion for a new trial in the case of Deca-tur-Kocher Lumber Co. vs Lawrence W. and Esther L. Ehrsam. The parties agreed this week to hold the hearing on this date, on the motion filed by the plaintiff, Decatur - Kocher Lumber Co., through its attorneys, Custer and Smith. Robert S. Anderson represents Mr. and Mrs. Ehrsam in the case. The local lumber company had requested a judgment of $4,500 from the Ehrsams, but on Saturday, July 7, Judge Myles F. Parrish of the Adams circuit court turned down the requested judgment completely. The lumber company had filed the court action, alleging that the Ehrsams owed the company a total of $3,964.50, plus interest and attorney fees, amounting to the requested $4,500. The trial without a jury was opened Monday, June 1(8, in the local court, and final arguments were heard June 25. Judge Parrish then took the matter under advisement until July 7 when he ruled Decatur-Kocher should reEhrsam. Issue Reminder On Fire Safety Sticker * Officers of the local Moose lodge today issued a reminder to residents of the community on the lodge’s fire safety sticker project. These fire safety stickers are placed in the bedroom windows of aged or infirm persons, convalescents and invalids. When firemen are called to a home, they flash their light in the windows, and where the stickers are noted, investigation is made at once to determine if evacuation is needed. Any one wishing one of these stickers is asked to contact the Moose lodge. There is no charge for the stickers.

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SHACKLED—Chicago diamond importer Jacques Adler winces as police cut shackle from his leg. Adler and his wife, Hannah, were tied to a radiator by two robbers posing as policemen. They got more than $20,000 in gems.

Kennedy And Gromyko Meet

WASHINGTON (UPI) — President Kennedy was meeting late today with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko for a cold war discussion expected to lead to Kennedy-Khrushchev talks in the United States later this year. High U.S. officials reported new and stronger evidence from Moscow that the Soviet premier is anxious to see Kennedy and discuss Berlin and other East-West problems before putting any new pressure on the Red - encircled city. They said Khcrushchev made this clear in the co urse of his three-hour talk Tuesday in Moscow with U.S. Ambassador to Russia Foy D. Kohler. He indicated he would like to make the trip during the last week of November or early December. IThey said it was possible that Gromyko, at the White House session, would pass along the official word that Khrushchev plans I to attend the United Nations assembly in New York and would I like to set up a meeting with the President. Kennedy has said he would be glad to see the Soviet premier if he came to this country for the U.N. assembly. The meeting was scheduled for 5 p.m. EDT. Berlin Principle Topic Berlin was expected to be one of the principal topics discussed by the President and Gromyko at their late-afternoon meeting, but U.S. officials said their talk also undoubtedly would touch on other problems, such as the disarmament and nuclear test ban deadlock and continued Communist trouble-making in Southeast Asia. It also was believed Kennedy would warn Gromyko of the highly unfavorable U.S. and hemispheric reaction to the continued Soviet military build-up of Cuba. Kennedy and his top aides do not consider the C üban problem a subject for negotiation with Russia, but a problem for the hem? isphere to solve. They have reacted very strongly against any suggestion they might soften the U.S. position on Berlin in return for Soviet withdrawal from Cuba. Gromyko, who has been attending the opening phases of the U.N. assembly, asked to see the President before returning to Moscow. He motored from New York Wednesday and met late in the afternoon with Director William C. Foster of the U.S. Disarmament Agency, at Foster’s request. Questioned Gromyko Officials said Foster prodded Gromyko on U.S. proposals for measures which, although not amounting to disarmament, might help prevent war. These include setting up a direct telephone line between Washington and Moscow to help prevent misunderstandings during emergencies, more exchanges- of military missions, and U.S.-Rus-sian agreements not to spread atomic weapons to other nations. Gromyko was reported to have given a non-committal reply that Russia would consider the proposals. Foster was reported “not particularly elated” by the discussion. DECATUR TEMPERATURES Local weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 'll a.m. today. 12 noon 64 12 midnight .. 44 . 1 p.m 64 1 a.m 46 2 pan 6* 2 a.m 47 3 p.m 64 3 a.m 47 4 p.m 63 4 a.m 48 S p.m 60 5 a.m 4St 6 p.m. 58 6 a.m 60 7 p.m 54 7 a.m 50 8 p.m. 50 8 a.m 50. 9 p.m 48 9 a.m 56 10 p.m '46 10 a.m 60 11 p.m 44 11 a.m. .... ..... 66 Rain Total for the 24 hour period ending at 7 a.m. today, <.O inches. The St. Mary's river was at 1.00 feet.

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Calland Speaks To Decatur Optimists

‘'My, how lucky you are.” This was one of the statements heard by Ward Calland during his recent trip to Soviet Russia. Calland detailed some of the highlights of his trip to the Decatur Optimist club at their regular meeting this morning. The statement above did not mean that the young student who made it was sorry that he was a Russian. Calland had been talking with the young man and telling of his trip to Russia, Poland, East Germany and then on to Paris to meet his family. The young Russian was envious of the fact that the Decatur representative on the people-to-people tour was able to have the freedom and economic wherewithal to finance a trip such as this. Education Downfall? Calland went into some detail on the Russian system of educating and indoctrinating. The program starts when the children are four years old, and continues through the age of 28. In addition to their training—as opposed to real education — the young Russians get a continuous stream of training in Marx-Lenin doctrine. It was brought out by Calland that any type* of liberal arts or humanities study is played down. It is permissible to study these courses, but it is much more glamorous to be trained in engineering, science or agriculture for the benefit of the stae. He also added that education might do the Russians more harm than they realize. The revolution in Hungary was primarily fought by young people who had been given the long indoctrination. They had also been given the education to cause them to look for some answers that the party leaders would just as soon have them ignore. No Film Check There was no check made of an" of the films taken by any of the 36 men on the tour. There were a few places where they were pointedly asked not to take pictures. Calland stated that it was very difficult to find anyone on the streets of Moscow who would taik to Americans. In the southern part of Russia, however, the Ukranian students were eager to trade questions and answers with their American guests. In answer to the questions about Stalin and Stalinism, the Americans were told that the late Russian dictator was downgraded because he was too concerned with building up a personal following insteac. of working for the glory of the state. The equipment on Russian. farms was reported to be very old, although industrial expositions featured new and efficient machines. Calland also stated that the hotel accomodations ail# food left much to be desired.

BULLETINS Albert Scheumann. 74, of Decatur route 1, died shortly before noon today at the Adams county memorial hospital. Hie body was removed to the Wellman funeral borne In Fort Wayne. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. 4