Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 60, Number 290, Decatur, Adams County, 10 December 1962 — Page 1

VOL. LX NO. 290.

Berne Lady Fatally Injured Saturday In Auto-Truck Collision

More Heavy Snow Over Wide Band

By United Press International The third snowstorm in as many days slammed across the East from Indiana to New England today. Arctic cold dropped temperatures to near zero in the Midwest. Huge drifts clogged roads in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. Schools in many areas from Indiana to upper New York state were closed by the heavy snows. At least 64 deaths have been blamed on the storms which began battering the East late Thursday. Ohio and Michigan counted 21 deaths each, the New England area 10, New York 7 and Pennsylvania 5. Freezing temperatures penetrated deep into Dixie as the first real cold snap of autumn froze the Midwest. The mercury dipped to 9 degrees below zero at International Falls, Minn., famed as the “nation’s icebox,” and to 3 below at Bemidji, Minn. Elsewhere, the morning low was registered at 9 above in Chicago; 8 above at Indianapolis, 6 Above at Minneapolis, and 10 above at Cincinnati. Low Temperatures in East The mercury generally dipped Operating Deficit Shown By Hospital A $1,965.97 operating cash loss in November leaves the Adams county memorial hospital $4,489.03 in the red for the year so far, with a possibility of a good December bringing it almost even, Thurman I. Drew, hospital manager, said today. While the hospital has run in the black six of the 11 months, the low patient number from July through October cut receipts as well as bills. At one time there were as few as 22 patients in the hospital, where rates are figured for a “break-even” at 45 patients a day. Deposits Higher There was actually a high total deposited for the month, $31,531.11, more than SI,OOO a day. But this was offset by the high' bills taken to bring inventories up to the needed number for 50 patients or more a day, $12,911.84, compared with about SIO,OOO a month in recent months. In addition, half of the cost of installing new copper pipes in the basement, where plumbing was leaking, is included in the monthly bills. The payroll ran $20,585.24, about the same as usual. Expenses totalled $33,497.08. This reduced the operating cash balance from $7,763.37 to $5,797.40 187 Patients A total of 187 patients were admitted during the month, and 47 babies were bom. Six patients and three babies died. At the beginning of the month, 43 adults and nine babies were present, 177 pat.ents and 48 babies were dismissed, leaving 47 patients and five babies in the hospital Dec. 1. Os the 47 babies bom, 29 were boys and 18 were girls. During the month, 282 patients were treated in the emergency room, x-ray room, or laboratory. Average 46 Patients A total of 1,379 patlent-days were logged during the month, and 179 baby-days. This meant an average of 46 patients each day, which win be reflected in cash receipts during December and January, when the insurance companies involved in most of the admissions complete payment of the claims. The hospital’s monthly statement is based on cash receipts and cash expenditures, rather than on 'actually contracted debts and expenses, which give a slightly clouded picture of the actual financial condition of one of the county’s largest businesses.

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into the 20s throughout the East, with both Atlanta, Ga., and Washington, D.C., registering 20, and New York 23. \ • At Ashtabula, Ohio, 20 inches of new snow fell on top Os a 4 to 5 inch level already on the ground, closing schools and blocking highways with deep drifts. Unseasonable lightning and thunder accompanied the storm as it ripped across Connecticut and Springfield, Mass. Early today Ludir'don and Walkersville, Mich., reported 30 inches of snow on the ground and more falling. Many secondary roads were closed by drifting snow in Michigan. Houghton, Mich., had 20 inches of snow. South Bend, Ind., had 18 inches and Cleveland, Ohio, 10 inches. At least 49 schools were closed ip the South Bend area today and mtay northern Ohio schools announced no classes wold be held today. Some schools in larger cities reopened. Count 21 Deaths Roads in the Findlay and Bucyrus, Ohio, sector had 8-foot drifts during the night. Numerous Ohio roads, including some state routes, were blocked. Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut received up to six inches of snow. Heavy rain in Rhode Island was expected to turn to snow, and it was snowing in New York City this morning. Up to three inches of snow fell throughout Virginia Sunday. Temperatures in Virginia dipped to the ‘teens and small craft warnings were posted for Chesapeake Bay. Randolph, Vt., received six inches of snow and five inch falls were common at many Vermont points. Predict Snow Squalls For today, forecasters predicted snow squalls in the Great Lakes and locally heavy amounts of snow from Upper Michigan and northwestern Indiana eastward through northern Ohio, western Pennsylvania and New York. A cold mass of Canadian air dropped temperatures to season’s lows in the Midwest. Northern Michigan and northern Minnesota had below-zero readings. Atlantia, Ga., was chilled by a 24-degree reading today. Louisville, Ky., had a temperature of 17, Washington, D.C. 25, and the mercury slumped to 40 at Dallas, Tex. Atlanta was colder than Anchorage, Alaska, where the temperature stood at 29. Special Track Laid Al Scene Os Wreck Erie-Lackawanna trains from Decatur to Chicago and return are now being rerouted on a special track laid around the scene of the 19-car pile-up at Kingsland, which happened at 5:55 p. m. Saturday. Originally trains had been routed from Decatur to Fort Wayne via the Pennsylvania railroad, and then by the Wabash railroad to Huntington, where they again hit. the Erie track. The runaround’ was installed because it will take several days to clear the double-track of the wrecked cars. It was completed about 7 p m. Sunday. A fast Erie-Lackawanna freight train derailed Saturday evening when a center cell snapped under a flat car, piling up 19 cars. Cranes from Huntington and Marion, 0., were rushed to the scene, and are still working. No one was injured. The train was eastbound, and would have reached Decatur within half an hour of derailment time; it was headed for New York.

Decatur Stores Open Every Night Until 9 O'clock

Grand Jury Is Called Tuesday To Investigate Mrs. Elaine E. Lantz, 48-year-old resident of Berne, became the second fatality in. a traffic mishap in Decatur in less than five weeks, when she was killed in a cartruck accident Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Monroe and 13th streets. Mrs. Lantz died at the Adams county memorial hospital at 2:30 pm. Saturday, less than an hour after the fatal mishap occurred. She was riding in a car driven by her husband, Dale B. Lantz, 50, when it crashed intoMthe side of a moving van truck at 1:49 o’clock Saturday. —l. Lantz and his son, 12-year-old Richard, also a passenger in the vehicle, were both injured in the crash and were transferred from the local hospital to Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne. Dies At Hospital Mrs. Lantz died of a crushed chest, and also suffered a fractured skull and broken right leg, in addition to lacerations about the body. She was rushed to the Adams county hospital but died a short time later. Dale Lantz suffered a fractured jaw, broken left wrist and lacerations to the face and scalp, while the son suffered a broken right leg. The elder Lantz underwent surgery Saturday night, and the boy was operated on at 9:30 a.m. Sun< day. Earl Rice, 54, of Kinston, Pa., driver of the Trailways Van Lines moving van, was held until a cornoner’s inquest at 10 a m. Sunday, when an open vedrict was returned- „ A preliminary charge of involuntary manslaughter was filed in the Adams circuit court this morning by prosecuting attorney Severin H. Schurger on an affidavit signed by Adams county coroner Elmer Winteregg, Jr. Jury Reports Tues. After arraignment of Rice this morning, Judge Myles F. Parrish ordered the grand jury to report at 9 o’clock Tuesday morning. The grand jury, which was recently adjourned, will be called into session to hear witnesses and other matters concerning the fa tai mishap. It is believed that six witnesses will be heard, including at least one eyewitness to the crash. Also to be heard will be Victor Strickler, city patrolman who investigated along with patrolman Grover Odle, and coroner eggThe truck driver was heldi in the Adams county jail on a coroner’s writ pending the inquest, and after the arraignment this morning, his bond was set at $1,500. Attempting Turn The Lantz family was traveling north on 13th street, while Rice was operating his truck south on 13th. Rice was attempting a left turn onto Monroe street when the Lantz auto slammed into the saddle tanks on the right side of the truck, just behind the cab. The cab of the truck had nearly cleared the intersection when the Lantz, a 1958 model car, slammed into the side of the truck, which extended nearly the width of 13th street. Mrs. Lantz, riding in the right front seat, was thrown out the open door, after her head and shest had struck the window and dashboard of the auto. Her right leg was pinned against her by the car. Neither Lantz nor the young boy was thrown from the vehicle, which was considered a total loss. The truck received an estimated S6OO damage. Gas Covers Area The force of the impact ripped one of the saddle tanks from the truck and gasoline poured onto the street and the front of the Lantz car. It is believed that Lantz saw the truck in his path, and applied his

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brakes, but was unable to stop on the wet highway. Rice reported that he did not see the automobile until the two "vehicles collided. After going more than three years without a fatal traffic accident, Decatur has now had two fatalities accur in just less than five weeks. June 27, 1959, was the last fatal mishap until Sunday, November 4, when Richard W. Miller was killed in a one-car accident at Five Points. - Rites Tuesday Funeral services will be heldi at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the First Mennonite church in Berne for Mrs. Lantz, and burial will be in the MRE cemetery. The body is at the Yager funeral home in Berne. Mrs. Lantz is survived by the husband, son, two daughters, Janis and Virginia, both students at Bluffton College in Ohio; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Baumgartner, president of the Berne bank; three sisters, Mrs. Noel Sprunger, Mrs. Roger Sprunger, and Wayne Reusser, all of Berne; and one brother, Howard Baumgartner, Berne attorney. Young Couple Held For Store Robbery Julian Cramer, 19, and his wife, Carol, 17, of route 2, Decatur, have been taken into custody by the Adams county sheriff’s department and will be arraigned in the Adams circuit court at 9:30 a. m. Wednesday on charges of breaking and entering. The Cramers turned themselves in over the weekend to sheriff Roger Singleton, after investigation by Singleton and deputy sheriff Harold August turned them up as prime suspects in a robbery at the Linn Grove Hardware November 25. Circuit court Judge Myles F. Parrish will arraign Mr. and Mrs. Cramer Wednesday morning. Approximately S4OO in stolen items were taken by the Cramers in the robbery at the hardware store. Listed among the stolen articles were two shotguns, a case of shotgun shells, approximately 20 boxes; two transistor radios, 17 watches, a night lantern, and other items. Entry was made by breaking a glass in a rear door, and unlocking the door.

Nehru Rejects China’s Terms

NEW DELHI (UPI) — Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru today rejected Red China’s withdrawal terms—and warned Parliament the border warcould —last five years or more. Nehru said India would be willing to submit the dispute to an international court, such as the World Court at The Hague, but that Red China first must get out of 15,000 square miles of territory claimed by India. Nehru’s tough tone apparently was prompted by a 5,000 word statement broadcast by Peking Radio Sunday which an Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman termed an “unveiled threat.” Last week, in talking to parliament, Nehru was vague about terms on which India would negotiate withßed China and drew angry cries from opposition bers of Parliament. Today he was cheered. The 73-year-old prime minister said he believed the border war would be a long one — “It may even last five years or more.’’ “I feel confident we will win this struggle,” Nehru declared. Referring to three specific problems, Nehru made these points: —lndia is observing the ceasefire despite the fact it was estab-

Extreme North Indiana Tied Up By Snow By United Press International ** Gusty winds took a knee-deep snow and piled it in road-blocking, school-closing drifts around the southern rim of Lake Michigan today while the rest of Indiana shivered in near-zero temperatures. .... The coldest blast of weather and the worst snowstorm assault this season brought a degree of paralysis to the South Bend general area. At least 49 schools were closed in the area where an official snow depth of 16 inches was measured. The snow blockade, which stilled traffic on some secondary roads as far east as Angola in the northeastern ■ tip of Hoosierland, was confined to a strip of territory near the Michigan state line. But the cold temperatures were general throughout the state and the lowest readings of the season. They included 8 above at Indianapolis, 9 at Lafayette, 10 St Fort Wayne and Cincinnati, 11 at Terre Haute, 12 at Louisville and Evansville, and 17 at South Bend. Sub-Freezing Highs Highs Sunday ranged from 21 at Indianapolis, Lafayette and Fort Wayne to 26 at Louisville. Five-day forecasts called for a full week of below-normal temperatures. Upstate, the average will be about 11 degrees below normal, and central and south portions will have averages 12 to 18 degrees below normal. Locally heavy snows were predicted during the week near Lake Michigan, but elsewhere the snow will be relatively light, averaging about one-fourth inch central and south and one-tenth inch north. Forecasters predicted the possibility of new snow accumulations of four inches or more in the extreme north portion today, tonight ■and Tuesday with considerable blowing and drifting on the wings of 15 to 25 miles per hour west to northwest winds. Light Fall Elsewhere Occasional light snow or flurries was expected elsewhere. After hitting highs today ranging from 18 to 25, the mercury will dip to lows ranging from 5 to 16 tonight and climb no higher than 15 to 20 Tuesday. While South Bend dug out of a snow accumulation that began (Continued on Page Eight) INDIANA WEATHER Variable cloudiness and continued unseasonably cold through Tuesday. Occasional snow flurries likely with chance of locally heavier flurries and 1 to 2 additional inches of snow near Lake Michigan. Low tonight 5 to 12 above north, zero to 10 above central and south. High Tuesday 15 to 20 north, 8 to 15 central and south. Sunset today 5:21 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday 7:56 a.m. Outlook for Wednesday: Partly cloudy, continued cold central and south. Cloudy and continued cold north with snow flurries. Lows zero to 5 above. Highs 15 to 19.

lished by* Red China and despite the fact the Chinese have fired on Indian soldiers since they began it. —lndia firmly rejects Peking’s withdrawal offer based on Red China’s version of the positions held by each side Nov. 7, 1959. The government favors disengagement but only if the Chinese get out of 2,500 square miles of Indian territory occupied since last Sept. 8. —There will be no mettings between tire two sides in any demilitarized zones until Red China complies with India’s withdrawal demands. Nehru said India could not submit to the Chinese challenge. “We must face it with all the consequences it might bring .. . - what-China_has done is an inSult to the conscience' of the world," he said. Peking’s statement Sunday said that Red China “reserves the right to strike back in selfdefense in case ... Indian troops should continue to attack the Chinese frontier guards, or again advance to the line of actual control, or refuse to withdraw but remain on the line of actual control, or again cross it.”

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Mrs. Mary E. Meyer Is Taken By Death Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Meyer, 71, of 1046 Vine street, died at 4:05 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Clinic hospital in Bluffton following an extended illness; , Born in Adams county Sept. 29, 1891, she was a daughter of Joseph and Catherine WilhelmBentz. Her husband, Lenus Meyer,preceded -her in death. Mrs. Meyer, an employe of the General Electric Co. for 22 years, was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic church and the Rosary society. Surviving are two daughters, Sister Mary Linus, St. Agnes convent at New York, N. Y., and Mrs. Marie Thurston of South West Harbor, Me.; five sons, Ralph and Clement Meyer, both of Decatur, Xystus and Francis Meyer, both of Fife Lakq. Mich., and Clarence Meyer of Chandler, Artz.; five grandchildren; three brothers, Louis and Samuel Bentz, both of Decatur, and Ralph Bentz of Akron, 0., and one sister, Mrs. Edith Shell of Decatur.

Funeral services will be conducted at 9:15 a. m. Wednesday at 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 7 p. m. today until time of the services. The rosary will be recited at 8 p. m. Tuesday. Rachel E. Mallonee Dies This Morning Mrs. Rachel Elmyra Mallonee, 89. a native of Adams county died /early this morning at the home of a sister, Mrs. Jesse Moore, in Elkhart. She had been an invalid for the past five years. She was bom in Adams county March 13, 1873, a daughter of John E. and Barbara WeldyStevenson, but had lived in Elkhart for the past 30 years. Her husband, Emory Mallonee, preceded her in death in 1924. Surviving are two halfsisters, Mrs. Jesse Moore of Elkhart, and Mrs. Bertha Ruse of Decatur; a stepsister, Mrs. Mary Doctor of Fort Wayne, and a stepbrother, Charles Reinhart of Elkhart. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Zwick funeral home in this city, the Rev. ial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Tuesday until time of the services. BECATUR TEMPERATURES Local weather data for the 48 hour period ending at 11 a.m. today. Saturday Sunday 12 noon 33 12 midnight .. 25 1 p.jn: , 36 .1 a.m 22 - 2 p.m35 2 a.m;l 22 3 p in 34 3 a.m. 20 4 p.m 34 4 a.m 20 5 p.m 32 5 a.m 19 6 p.m. 32 6 a.m. 19 7 p.m. 31 7 a.m.... 20 8 p.m 30 8 a.m 22 9 p.m. 30 9 a.m 23 10 p.m .... 27 10 a.m 26 11 p.m 26 11 a m 29 Sunday Monday -n-Hwm 29 12. midnight-— Sfr 1 p.m 28 1 a.m 22 2 p.m 28 2 a.m 22 3 p.m: 28 3 a.m 21 4 p.m. 26 4 a m 20 5 p.m. 25 5 a m 18 6 p.m. 24 6 a.m 18 7 p.m. 23 7 a.m, . 19 8 p.m. 22 8a m 18 9 p.m. 24 9 a.m 1 8 10 p.m 24 10 a.m 19 11 p.m 23 11 a.m 20 Precipitation Total for the 48 hour period ending at 7 a.m. today, .0 inches. The St. Jlary's river was at 1.02 feet. -

More Bodies Are Recovered

CARMICHAELS, Pa. (UPI) — Rescue workers found the bodies of eight more miners today as they dug toward the end of a coal shaft wrecked by a methane gas explosion four days ago. That brought to 15 the number of bodies found, leaving 22 miners still unaccounted for. Hope was very slim that any of the missing would be found alive. The forward rescue teams were about 1,700 feet from the working face, or end of the passageway, where most of the missing men were believed to have been working when the explosion ripped through the Frosty Run shaft of the U.S. Steel Corp.’s Robena No. 3 mine Thursday. . - /Seven of the dead miners were identified. Identification wa s made difficult because of the condition of the bodie r s. Mine experts had described the explosion as “tremendous.” .Ventilation System Breaks • A U.S. Steel spokesman said recovery of the bodies was delayed this morning by a breakdown in the ventilation system put up by the rescue workers. Nevertheless, the spokesman said, progress through the rubble - filled shaft toward the working face was moving at a quickening pace. State Secretary of Mines Lewis Evans said, “Unless unforeseen obstacles are encountered, the fate of the missing miners should be learned by midnight," The general feeling was that it would be a miracle if any of the men survived the blast, ensuing fire and prolonged entombment. All signs were discouraging. One mine official said there was evidence that oxygen in the passageway area “has probably been depleted.” He said the force of the explosion cracked and pulverized concrete blocks and even bent a mine railroad car. A mine safety expert termed the explosion “a damn powerful one.” Exert Extreme Caution The seven dead miners were identified as Hurley C. Stalmaker, 50, of Palmer, Pa.; Paul C. Zvolenski, 40, also of Palmer; J. E. Martoncik Jr., 45, of Uniontown, Pa.; Arthur Lebons. 37, Fairbank, Pa.; Albert Cavalcante, 48, Masontown, Pa.; John M. Santer, 53, Uniontown, and Norman A. Benninghoff, 57, of McClellandtown. Pa. James Girod, assistant mine superintendent. said he expected the rescue units would be within LOOO feet of the passage face by early today. He declined to put the work on a time-table basis. The men below ground exerted extreme caution in their dangerous task. They were using copperheaded hammers and nails to t« — mwtwuMwuwwwwwwwmwutmwi* 4 O SHOPPING " ■ OAYSLEFI ri I Chrisimas Seals Figm TH I ° Greetings♦ i»w| 1 O r T if o "Wk > ■■■■■■■■■■■■ O V — i i.'.i ( '

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avoid sparks that might touch off further explosions of gas. Late Sunday night, John C. Moore, manager of industrial relations for the Frick Coal Division of U.S. Steel, visited anxious relatives and friends of the missing miners who were awaiting word in a corrugated metal building. “I wish I had some good news for you,” he said. “But things are sort of at a stalemate. “Belt Was Gone” He esxplained a delay in establishing identity of one of the victims recovered earlier. He said the man’s “belt was gone.” Under state law, miners must wear special belts with metal tags containing certain . information. The inference was the belt was « blown off. by the force of the explosion. In an earlier briefing, Girod said: “There is no rhyme or reason for the incident (explosion). This incident, follows no pattern.” As the rescue efforts continued at the scene about 40 air miles south of Pittsburgh, the shifts of teams below ground would be relieved. They still had hope.

Two Escape Before Train Strikes Auto A car-train accident, with no injuries resulting, was one of three accidents to occur in the city over the weekend, in addition to the fatal crash Saturday. Alice Joyce Brite, 40, route 1, Decatur, and her daughter, escaped from their car which was struck by a Pennsylvania train at the Washington street crossing. Mrs. Brite was eastbound on Washington, and when she heard the whistle of the approaching train, she applied her brakes. The auto, however, slid on the slick street onto the tracks. Both she and her daughter scurried out of the auto before it was struck by the train. The auto suffered an estimated S6OO damage in the 9:44 a. m. Saturday mishap, while the engine of the train received $25 damages. Trucks Collide Two trucks, one operated byRaymond Anthony Geimer, 44, Pleasant Mills, and the other by Harold Dean Deßolt, 20, route 5, hap in the alley behind 217 N. First St. Saturday. Geimer was pulling out of the Stiefel Grain Co., and Deßolt was backing. out of the McConnell warehouse driveway, and the two machines collided/ The truck driven by Geimer suffered S4O damages, while the truck operated by Deßolt was not damaged. In an accident reported to the city police, a car operated by Gordon Black, 23, route 2, Decatur, suffered $lO damages when It “struck a lamp post At the intersection of Third apd Fifth streets at 9:35 p. m. .Sunday. Black was northwestbound on Third street, and was unable to stop at the intersection, dye to the slippery pavement. His auto crashed into the lamp pest on the west side of Fifth street, causing an estimated S2O damage.

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