Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 60, Number 274, Decatur, Adams County, 20 November 1962 — Page 1

VOL. LX NO. 274.

Fidel Castro Agrees To Removal Os Russian Jet Bombers From Cuba

Zwick Is Speaker At Lions Club Meeting The Berlin wall, Paris and Rome were shown to the Decatur Lions club members Monday night in the Four Seasons dining room of the Villa Lanes by William Zwick, who has just returned from a year with the U. S. national guard in France. Zwick was introduced by his father, Robert Zwick, and showed pictures taken on pass and leave while stationed in* Europe. His air national guard outfit from Fort Wayne left for Chambly, France, in November, 1961, and returned in August of this year. Pictures taken in West Berlin showed the wall, and the difference beween the progressive, rebuilt western sector, and the Communist eastern sector, which still is paralyzed from the effects of World War 11. The Berlin wall is not exactly on the line, as the Communists left enough space for barbed wire, which further slows the progress of those escaping, and allows the VOPOS, or East German police to shoot them. Civilians are not allowed in many areas near the wall, because of the demonstrations in the past, which increased the east-west tension. Slides of the Riviera tn southern France and Italy, of Paris, and Rome were also shown, including St. Peter’s church in Rome. Lions club members each received Christmas tree tickets to sell at $1 each, valued at $1.25 when redeemed for a Lions dub Christmas tree at Holthouse on the Highway. The trees will be picked up soon by the club members, president Norm Steury said. Jobless Pay Claims Increased In Area Unemployment in Adams county, as reflected through the unemployment compensation figures, jumped to 97 for the week ending Nov. 17, the highest rate for the county since March 9, when it was 109, Richard P. App, manager of the Fort Wayne office, said today. There were 15 new claims, and 82 continued claims, for a total of 97. This compares with 14 new claims and 48 continued claims, for a total of 62 the week before. A year ago 126 were receiving unemployment compensation.

Tinge Os Optimism In Business Picture

WASHINGTON (UPI) — Government reports showing good gains in personal income and factory orders in October put a tinge of optimism in the business picture today. The reports diminished the likelihood of an economic recession early in 1963 and enhanced the possibility the economy would continue to expand. There remained the chance it would merely level off. Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz and President Kennedy’s Labor-Management Advisory committee called for a prompt $lO billion tax cut in 1963. They said it was needed both to give the economy a short-run lift and to put it on the long-run trade to faster growth. Two members of the 21-man committee favored limiting a tax reduction to $4 billton to $5 bil-lion.-Several members of the ‘majority felt the $lO billion cut should be spread over two or three years, presumably to minimize a federal budget deficit. A $lO billion tax slash would mean “appreciable deficits,” the commttee said? New Orders Rise Os three reports from the Com- . merce Department, one cititng a 3 per cent spurt in new orders placed with manufacturers of durable goods gave most encouragement to government economists. The gain, a strong one for one month, also was spread among most major industries. It raised the possibility, that industrial production, which leveled

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Major Break Is Expected in Deadlock WASHINGTON (UPI) — Administration officials indicated they expect a major break this afternoon in the Soviet-American deadlock in Cuba. The indications came after Premier Fidel Castro sent a letter to U.N. Secretary General Thant, indicating he had no objection to removal of Russian bombers from Cuba. Meanwhile, the administration adopted a policy of watchful waiting to determine what effect Castro’s letter will have on the Cuban crisis. “It is too early to say just what this means,” said Secretary of State Dean Rusk as he boarded a plane for a flight to New Yortc. Rusk plans to confer later today with U.S. officials at the United Nations. The impression in official quarters here was that definite word was expected from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev that he would pull the jets out of Cuba. This was likely to come through his negotiator at the United Nations, Deputy Foreign Minister Vasjly Kuznetsov. President Kennedy postponed a scheduled morning meeting with the executive committee of the National Security Council until 4 p.m. amid indications that Kuznetsov was setting up a New York session with U.S. representatives some time this afternoon. According to the Havana broadcast Thant received a long letter from Castro expressing the willingness of the Cuban premier to see the obsolete twin-engined Russian bombers removed from his shores. DECATUR TEMPERATURES Local weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 11 a.m. today. 12 noon 68 12 midnight .. 55 1 p.m 57 1 a.m 54 2 p.m 56 2 a.m 54 3 p.m 56 3 a.m 54 4 p.m 55 4 a.m 53 5 p.m 54 5 a.m. 53 6 p.m 54 6 a.m 53 7 p.m 54 7 a.m 54 8 p.m 54 8 a.m 55 9 p.m 54 9 a.m 56 10 p.m 54 10 a.m 57 11 p.m 55 11 a.m 57 Rain Total for the 24 hour period ending at 7 a.m. today, .0 Inches. The St. Mary’s river was at 1.48 feet.

off from July through October, might resume expanding. That probably would mean overtime work for those employed and per haps some new factory jobs. Another brightener in the business situation was a sizable $2.1 billion advance in personal income from September to October. Although partly due to some special, non-recurring factors, it meant extra purchasing power for the Christmas shopping season. A third report showed housing starts rebounding from a September dip. Although welcome news, it was not considered particularly significant. The decline and the recovery were attributed chiefly to differences in the number of working days in September and October. Strong In Steel The widespread advance in factory orders* was especially strong in Iron and steel. One expert expressed the view that steel users had begun rebuilding depleted inventories, a development the industry long has waited for. Autos and electrical and non-el-ectrical machinery also posted unusualy good one-month gains. Also up were furniture and ceramic products. A rise in orders tor electronics and communications equipment was attributed to Defense Department buying. Aircraft was the only major industry reporting a dip in orders. It may have been merely a letdown from a good September performance. Fabricated metals orders were unchanged.

Furnish Fallout Shelter Supplies Robert S. Bates, state civil defense director, announced today that Decatur is one of many cities across the nation in which fallout shelter supplies are being furnished by the department of defense. Special survival items, including food, water containers, medical and radiological defense supplies are being delivered for placement in two shelters which will protect over 33 people in event of fallout, according to Bates’ announcement. The announcement did not, however, state where the shelters were located in Decatur, and Bates could not be reached for further information today. High Factor All stocked shelters have the maximum protection factor and will accomodate more than 50 persons, Bates stated through the announcement. Shelters were located through a survey recently completed by the corps of engineers under the direction of the department of defense, office of civil defense. This survey, in its initial date reflects that there are a total of 135 possible shelter spaces in six buildings in Decatur. Again, however, where the buildings were located was not given. It was also today that special shelter construction training programs are being conducted. Training Programs The special ,'one-day training sessions in fallout shelter construction are scheduled by the federal office of civil defense for instructing industry personnel, architects and engineers in 25 cities in OCD region four beginning this week. The intensified five-hour training sessions will cover radiation effects, shelter construction and improvisation. family fallout shelters and locating fallout shelter in existing buildings. The classes are being held in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Indiana. Fort Wayne,. Gary, South Bend, Indianapolis and Evansville are the Indiana cities holding sessions. Those completing the workshop in each city will form a nucleus of planning and construction personnel to expedite construction of shelters in areas where there is an. accelerated demand for fallout protection by private initiative. National engineering and construction industry organizations and societies have pledged their support and assistance in developing the shelter workshop training program.

Red China Assails U. S. Aid To India TOKYO (UPI) — Communist China today called American military aid to India "a grave threat” to Asian peace and declared the Sino-Indian border war “will grow in scale” unless India negotiates on China’s terms. Battle reports on Peking Radio claimed that Chinese forces had penetrated deep into Indian-held territory. The reports said Chinese troops seized many new towns and villages in a massive new drive southward and “bitter fighting” was continuing. Hie warning of growing conflict was contained in a letter from Premier Chou En-lai to 20 heads of state. It explained China’s position on the border dispute and urged the other nations to apply diplomatic pressure on India to accept Chinese proposals for troop disengagement. But Chou made it clear that his government would withdraw its troops and enter negotiations only on its own terms — "never” on terms but forth by Indian Premier Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru has persistently turned down Chinese terms. The official Peking People’s Daily followed Chou’s letter with an editorial commenting on American involvement in the border conflict. The editorial, broadcast in part by the Communist New China News Agency over Peking Radio, said Chinese forces had been “forced” to attack Indian positions “in self-defense.”

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesd ay, November 20, 1962.

Havana Radio Claims Attack

UNITED NATIONS (UPI) — Fidel Castro agreed today to the removal of JRussian jet bombers from Cuba. Acting Secretary General Thant called a meeting of the full U. and Soviet negotiating teams to discuss the unexpected development. It was expected that Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev’s agreement to take back the Ilyu-shin-28 bombers—which both Russia and Cuba had said were Cuban property — would be announced at the lunch meeting by Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily V. Kuznetsov. Administration sources in Washington indicated that they expect a major break in the Cuban crisis negotiations this afternoon. It was possible that Khrushchev’s acquiescence to the U.S. demand for the removal of “all offensive weapons” from Cuba might come instead in a direct communication to President Kennedy. Cuban Ambassador Carlos Lechuga delivered Castro’s note to the United Nations Monday night. Castro’s decision apparently eliminated a major obstacle to settlement of the Cuban crisis. Castro previously had insisted that the bombers had been sold to Cuba and were Cuban property which was not under Russian con- ■ trol. But in his letter delivered to Acting Secretary General Thant Monday night he said the bombers “are the property of the Soviet government” and it was up to the Russians to get them out. Anyway, he said, the bombers wefe “antiquated types.” Comes as Surprise Castro’s surprise decision came after three weeks of conferences in Havana with Soviet First Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan, top trouble-shooter for Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Last Sunday, John J. McCloy, chairman of a U.S. coordinating committee on Cuban policy, met with Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily V. Kuznetsov and was reported to have told him the United States wanted a decision on the bombers by today. Observers here noted that Castro made no reference in his letter to his so-called “five points”. for settlement of the crisis. The I points included the surrender of the big U.S. naval base at Guantanamo and the end of the U.S. naval blockade. Diplomatic sources regarded the demand as a last-ditch effort by the bearded Cuban premier to salvage some prestige by launching a new political offensive against Washington. First word of Castro’s new position on removal of the jet bombers, which are capable of carrying atomic bombs, came in a Havana Radio broadcast early this morning. Charges U.S. Plane Attack Havana Radio also broadcast a charge this morning that a U.S. plane made a “savage attack” on the 5,012-ton Cuban freighter Rio Damuji in international waters far northwest of Bermuda late Monday. Quoting the ship’s captain, the broadcast said die U.S. plane made four passes over the vessel and dropped 11 bombs. It said the bombs damaged neither the ship nor the morale of its crew of 33. In Washington, the U.S. Navy denied that any American planes were in the vicinity of the alleged attack cited by HrfVana Radid. Castro’s letter to Thant was described as lengthy. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight. Mostly cloudy and windy Wednesday, turning colder Wednesday night. Low tonight upper 30s north, 37, to 43 south. High Wednesday in the 50s. Sunset today 5:26 p. m. Sunrise Wednesday 7:86 a. m. Outlook for Thursday: Partly cloudy and colder northern two-thirds, little change in temperature south. Lows 30 north to low 40s south. Highs near 40 north to mid 50s south.

Bluffion Man Named District Chairman Ted Biberstine, of Bluffton, active in the district Boy Scout program for several years, was elected district chairman for Adams, Wells and Jay counties, succeeding E. E. Rydell, of Decatur at the annual meeting of the Limberlost district at Berne Monday night. Nearly 60 scouters attended the district meeting at Berne-French high school, and saw Carl Braun, institutional representative from Boy Scout troop 64, St. Mary’s Catholic church, elected vice chairman for Adams county, and Ray Beer, of Berne, district commissioner. Steve Everhart( principal of the Southeast school, was named assistant district commissioner for Adams county. Elected to the council executive board were Dr. Richard Yoder, oi Bluffton, and Ray Hunt, of Portland. A number of Adams county ■ men. are members at large, including H- H. Kruecketyerg, former council vice president. Jack Reiff, of Decatur, was chosen chairman of the camping committee for the coming year; E. E. Rydell was named chairman of the organization and extension committee, and Dick Heller, Jr., was named publicity chairman. Ralph Higman, of Bluffton, is chairman of the activities committee; Dr. William Trubey, of Bluffton, is leadership chairman; and Dr. Yoder is health and safety chairman. Oral Smith, council executive, spoke briefly, and pointed out that the Anthony Wayne council was going to make an -all-out bid to raise its budget next year, so that it can keep good district executives, which have been leaving for higher salaries.

Suspend Business Here For Holiday Thanksgiving Day in Decatur will be marked by a general suspension of business as citizens pause to observe the holiday. Practically all business will be suspended for the day. All federal. state, county and city offices will be closed, the First State Bank, post office and library will be closed, and the Daily Democrat will not publish an edition. N o mail deliveries will be made except special delivery. The lobby will be open on the usual Sunday and holiday schedule, with outgoing mail dispatched as usual. Only exception to the closing will be the theater, some restaurants, confectioneries, service stations and taverns. The Associated Churches of Decatur will conduct the annual union Thanksgiving service at 9 o’clock Thursday morning at the First Presbyterian church. • ■ ■ ■ The sermon will be delivered by the. Rev- Gerald £erig, pastor of the Missionary church, speaking on “The Commonness of Ingratitude.” The Rev. William C. Feller pastor of the Zion United Church of Christ and president of the Decatur ministerial association, will read the Thanksgiving proclamation. Other ministers will assist in the service. A Thanksgiving Day service will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Zion Lutheran church, and regular weekday masses will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Catholic church. All schools of the city and county will be closed Thursday and Friday for the holiday vacation, with classes.resuming Monday.

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Possible Curfew In County Under Study The Adams county commissioners held a discussion during their Monday meeting, concerning a possible curfew in Adams county, although no definite action was taken. After some discussion on the matter, the commissioners instructed the county attorney, David J. Macklin, to further cheek into the possibility of establishing a certain time as a curfew. Walter Gilliom, assistant supervisor of the Adams county highway department, submitted a dedication and plat to the commissioners, for the second division of the Rainbow Lake sub-division. The commissioners held off approving the dedication and plat until the road concerned meets specifications that county roads must meet before they are accepted by the commissioners. When the road is brought up to specifications, then the commissioners will give their approval on the dedication and plat. Monday, Dec- 24, will be the final day for the commissioners to allow claims for 1962. They .will meet in the morning of the 24th, as the courthouse will close at noon that day. Claims were allowed Monday by the commissioners, including the election claims.

Edwin Hagan Heads Industry Division Edwin W. Hagan, manager of the Indiana & Michigan Electric company’s Decatur division, was chosen chairman of the industrial division of the Chamber of Commerce, Monday noon at a luncheon meeting of the industrial division members. ' Tom Allwein, chairman of the nominating committee, gave the names of those nominated, all of whom were chosen by a vote of the industrial division members attending the luncheon. Ivan Overland, of the Citizens Telephone Co., was chosen vice chairman of the division. Directors Chosen Selected to the board of directors were Noah Steury of the Decatur Industries, and George Mitch, of the Decatur Casting Co. Max Gilpin, whom Hagan replaces, automatically becomes the third member of tl.a board of directors. Richard App, manager of the Fort Wayne branch of the state unemployment office, was the guest speaker for the noon luncheon Monday. Explaining various problems facing his office, App explained that “we are working in a 1962 economy with a 1936 law,” concerning the unemployment compensation law. He explained that many problems that arise today were never thought of in those years, and that there are “very, very many inadequate measures in the present law.”. Under Merit System He further explained to those present ‘that his organization operates under the state merit system, and is not connected with politics. After citing various problems that come up in his office, App held a question and answer period, in which he told the group that in the case of a claim for compensation against themr~~“lf you don’t tell your side of the story, we do not know it.” A ■ NO PAPER THURSDAY The Decatur Daily Democrat will not publish an edition Thursday, Nov. 22, Thanksgiving Day.

Three Santa Claus Trains December 1

SJnta Claus trains will leave the Erie railroad depot at three times Saturday, December 1, it was announced today by the committee of the retail division of the Chamber of Commerce that is handling the affair. Three trains will be run, leaving at 10 a. m., 1:30 p. m., and 4 p. m., and a large crowd of children and parents are once again expected to ride the Santa Claus train. This will be the sixth annual Santa Claus train, the committee explained. The retail division’s committee is composed of Louis Jacobs, Herd Banning, Ferris Bower and Roy Kalver. Weldon M. Bumgerdner, Erie railroad agent, has worked closely with the committee in arranging the trains for this year’s ride. Distribute Nov. 27 Merchants will receive their tickets Monday, Nov. 26, and will begin their distribution Tuesday, Nov. 27, Tickets will be distributed to parents of children only, so. as to

Nehru Reports New Setbacks

NEW DELHI (UPI) — Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru reported new military setbacks today and announced the appointment of a new army commander to try to stem the Communist Chinese drive into northern India. Nehru, speaking to parliament, said the Chinese had captured another Indian outpost in the Chusul area of Ladakh and had swept a “few miles beyond Bomdila” in the Northeast Frontier Agency (NEFA> near the Bhutan border. He said the Chinese. forces were “obviously” being “obstructed and checked” in their drive toward the heavily populated Assam plains from Walong, but he was not optimistic. “We should expect the worst and be prepared for it,” he declared. Names New Chief Nehru announced he had appointed Lt. Gen. J.M. Choudhery as the new army commander in chief to replace Gen. P.N. Thapar who “has applied for a long leave on grounds of health.” Choudhery, a World War II combat veteran of Burma fighting, has been commander of India’s southern armies for the last three years and masterminded the take over of Goa from Portugal in 1961. Thapar had been a controversial appointment of V.K. Krishna Menon, who resigned under pressure as defense minister earlier this month. As the Chinese penetrated deeper into Indian territory, a major operation was being started in threatened Assam state to move American and .British nationals from danger* areas. ■• - . A U.S. Embassy spokesman said American Consul General William Baxter in Calcutta “is warning all American nationals in Assam of the seriousness of the situation.” He said Baxter was suggesting that all on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River be moved out “promptly” and those south of the river “urgently” consider getting women and children out of the area. The embassy said there are about 200 Americans in Assam, 140 of them women and children. About 70 live north of the river. The British Embassy said there are about 1,500 British nationals

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make sure that everyone receives the opportunity to ride the Santa Claus train. In the past, the tickets have been handed out to children, but parents are urged to pick up the tickets to insure that only the number of tickets needed for each family are given out. Tickets for the parents and adults will go on sale at the Chamber of Commerce office on the same date, Tuesday, Nov. 27. Nov. 23 Formal Opening The formal opening of the Christmas shopping season in Decatur is Friday, November 23, and stores will be open Thursday afternoons beginning Thursday, November 29. The city’s Christmas lights will be turned on Friday, Nov. 30, and many of the decorations are being placed. Stores will be open nights for the convenience of Christmas shoppers beginning Monday, Dec. 10, and will remain open for the full two weeks before Christmas, which is Tuesday, December 25,

there, mostly planters and missionaries. “It is my understanding that evacuation of some women and children on the north bank of the Brahmaputra began Monday night,” said a British spokesman. Assam is a familiar name to American airmen who fought in that area during World War 11. Its plains are dotted with air strips from which Americans flew the Hump to China. Connected to the rest of India by a narrow neck of land wedged between Nepal and East Pakistan, Assam stretches east to the Burma border and west to Bhutan. Either end of this border the Chinese are driving down in a giant pincer action. Assam’s chief minister, Bimla Prasad Chaliha, told of the worsening crisis in a radio broadcast Monday night. “We have great faith in our defense forces,” he said. “Even then I should be frank and tell you that we should be prepared for the worst. This is our land and we were born in this land and we will die in this land as indpendent citizens.” From all the evidence, India’s northern border defenses were all but a shambles. After a month of war the Chinese Communists have knocked out a dozen Indian outposts in the Ladakh area, crushed two major Indian defensive posilions at Se La Pass and Walong in the NEFA, staged a rangejumping. flanfcing movement to capture Bomdila, and isolated an Indian division withdrawing from Jaycees Will Hear City School Head Gail M. Grabill, city schools superintendent, will present the program this evening at the Decatur Jaycees meeting at 7:30 o’clock in the conference room above the First State Bank. ■' Grabill will speak on sehool reorganization, and the situation involving school reorganization in Adams county. Wives of the Jaycees are invited to attend the important meeting, and coffee and doughnuts will be served following the meeting. President Gene Ziner has urged all Jaycee members to attend the general membership meeting. - ’