Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 19, Decatur, Adams County, 23 January 1963 — Page 1

VOL. LXI. NO. 19.

Republicans Introduce Reapportionment Plan In Legislature Today

Veteran Employes Os Central Soya Honored

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EMPLOYES HONORED— Veteran employes of the Central Soya Co. were honored at a banquet at the Decatur Youth and Community Center Tuesday night. Pictured are, left to right: Tom Allwein, B. A. Townsend, presenting a service award to Virgil Bixler, Bill Feasel, Don Lash and Lloyd Lichtenberger.

Fifty-eight employes of the Central Soya Co. were honored for 10, 15 and '2O years of service with the company at a banquet Tuesday evening at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. The employes honored were as follows: Ten years of service — Donald Brandt, Max Case, Buddy Sheets, Jack Dendel, Lester Strahm, Russell Walchle, Clifford Hirschy. Howard Gerber, James Wilder, Robert Shoup, Kenneth Nash. Fifteen years of service—Cooney Houser, Zearl McClure, Sr., Daniel Miller, Richard Gehrig, Jacob Tschannen, Zearl McClure, Jr., Elias Caciano, Frank Grice, Royal Friend, Leroy Hoagland, Glen Rupert, Robert Luginbill, Herman Rumschlag, William Judge, Vilas Wendel, Bill Feasel, Raymond Shell. Twenty years of service —Raymond Rolston, Sr., Achiel Colpaert, Don Cochran, John O’Campo, Lloyd Lichtenberger, Wayne Peterson, Dale Myers, Wilbur Tinkham, James Hamrick, Paul Hindenlang, Charles Lobsiger, Harold Miller, Lester Haines, Dortha Shady, Paul McCullough, Robert Judt, Benjamin Eichenauer. Mervin Stahl, Oscar Jones, Ray T. Myers, Richard Lengerich, Lewis Bertsch, Chester Simon, Virgil McClure, Victor Fosnaugh, Delbert Augsburger, Carl Elliott, Byron Hart, Virgil Bixler, Virginia Laurent. •Hie service awards were presented by B. A. Townsend, vice president, meal and oil sales, who was introduced by Tom Allwein, manager of the Decatur plant of Annual Report Made By Service Officer • -Il James K. Staley, Adams county service officer, has submitted his report for 1962 to the Adams county commissioners. Staley’s report shows that 40 pension claims were made out, 42 pension claiifiS Wert fflhd, and 33 were awarded, with two rejected, for a total dollar award of $26,516 for the entire year. Compensation awards for the year totaled $4,370, while V. A. burial allowances amounted to $4,000. A total of 21 veterans were hospitalized, with a total estimated cost of hospitalization amounting to $36,900. Personal interviews, contacts, inquiries, etc., totaled 514 during the year, according to the report, with 401 phone calls in and out and 336 letters in an out, and 79 out-of-office calls. ' Headstope applications amounted to 13 for 1962, insurance appli* cations,, seven; loan applications, nine. Staley represented Indiana in veterans affairs three times during the year.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Central Soya. Den Lash Speaker Featured speaker of the evening was Dem Lash, former Olympian track star, Indiana state policeman and special agent of the federal bureau of investigation. He is a graduate of Auburn high school and Indiana University, where he set a world’s record for the indoor two-mile run. He was also national champion seven times in distance running. Lash spoke about his experiences as an athlete and an agent for the FBI, and stressed the influence that family life has on today’s youth. He stated that one of the reasons he retired from the FBI was to assist the youth of this area to live a better life. He also said, “Communism is a real threat to our way of life and we must all be alert to this threat. The Communists have stated that the red flag will be flying over the U. S. before Khrushchev dies, and they are working on this every day." In concluding, Lash stated that he recently joined the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and he believes this is the most important decision he has ever made. Charles M. Fetters Dies This Morning Charles M. Fetters, 88-year-old retired Jefferson township farmer, died at 7:50 o’clock this morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Richard Fuelling, 621 North 10th street, where he had resided for the past five years. He had been in failing health for several years. He was born in Jefferson township Feb. 15, 1874, a son of Samuel and Lavina Woodward-Fetters, and spent his entire life in that township until moving to Decatur in 1943. He was married to Cecelia Eyanson Feb. 22, 1896. His wife preceded him in death May 27, 1959. — Mr. Fetters was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic church in this city. Survivin'; are three daughters, Mrs. Rickard (Isabelle) Fuelling of Decatur, Mrs. Michael (Alice) Spangler of New Corydon, and Mrs. Opal Bacon of Chicago, Ill.; two sons, Vincent and Richard Fetters, both of Crestline, O.; six grandchildren;” 10 great-grandchildren, and one brother, Grover Fetters of Portland. Funeral services will be conducted at 9:30 a m. Friday at St. Mary’s Catholic church near Geneva, the Rev. Leo Landoll officicemetery.. Friends may call at the ating. Burial will be in the church Zwiclt funeral home after 7 p.m. today Until time of the services. The Holy Name society will recite the rosary at 8 p.m. Thursday.

INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—Majority Republicans introduced their reapportionment plan by constitutional amendment in both houses of the Indiana Legislature today, and the dean of all Hoosier lawmakers received a standing ovation when he proposed his colleagues forget politics and solve the thorny issue. Rep. Glenn R. Slenker, R-Monti-cello, ended a House floor argument over who is to blame for failure of legislatures to reapportion for the last 40 years. “We’re. all equally guilty,” Slenker, a House member for 34 years, said. “Let’s all admit we’re nothing but damned cowards. I’ll give up my seat if it will make Indiana a greater state. Let’s go back and forget we’re Democrats or Republicans and be Americans.” House members rose to their feet and applauded Slenker’s remarks. The Senate resolution was introduced by Sen. D. Russell Bontrager, R-Elkhart, and Keith McCormick, R-Lebanon. The House resolution was offered by Rec. Ray Marr, R-Columbus, an.'. Charles Edwards, R-Spencer. In the House, Democratic leader Rep. Robert L. Rock, D-Anderson, moved the resolution be rejected. But Edwards moved to table Rock’s motion and the tabling motion was adopted by a straight party line vote of 53-43. The plan calls for a constitutional amendment which would create a 60-member Senate in place of the present 50. and would require that the Senate reappormain at 100 members. The present senatorial districts would be revised on the basis of geography, economy and population and once the districts were fixed, they would remain the same. The House would be reapportioned once every 10 years on the basis of the federal census. President pro tem D. Russell Bontrager, R-Elkhart, sponsored the GOP reapportionment resolution in the Senate while House majority floor leader Charles W. Edwards, R. Spencer, will guide through the tower chamber. The House Tuesday cleared the path for the resolution, which the GOP calls “The Indiana Plan,” by killing a pending constitutional amendment, left over from 1961. Under the Indiana Constitution a new proposal to amend it cannot be introduced while another is pending. Now that the pending resolution, which would have taken the limits off the number of terms a county sheriff may serve, has been killed, several other constitutional amendment proposals are sure to be introduced. Democrat Support Needed The House expects to ram through the GOP plan since it has a safe majority, but in the Senate the constitutional amendment can be enacted only with Democratic support. Conversations have been going on between Bontrager and the minority leader, Sen. Marshall Kizer, D-Plymouth, on a compromise plan which would involve both the immediate reapportionment approach and a constitutional amendment. The immediate reapportionment procedure would be subject to court review, which might mean a delay in the Democratic hopes of getting a reapportioned House and Senate by 1965. The GOP method calls for the 1963 and 1965 Legislatures to approve the constitutional amendment and a public referendum vote in 1966. Thus, the Senate could not convene in its new form until 1967 and the House until 1969, While Bontrager and Kizer said they saw hope of a compromise (Continued on Page Six) INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and very cold tonight, with snow diminishing tonizht. Thursday fair and quite cold north, partly cloudy and continued very cold south. Low tonight 5 to 15 below north, 10 to 20 below south. High Thursday 5 below to 8 above. Suneet today 5:54 p. m. Sunrise Thursday 8 a.m, Outlook for Friday: Slight moderating temperatvrea. Chance of some snow by evening. Lows Zero to 10 below. Highs 5 to 15 above.

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Decatur, Indiana, .Wednesday, January 23, 1963.

To Draw Plans For City Work

A new city police station and remodeling of city hall were the main points of discussion and business as the Decatur city council held its second meeting of 1963. Architect Jerold Lobsiger discussed the possibility of building a police station and remodeling the city hall, and after the discussion, the council authorized Lobsiger to draw up sketches on the new station and how the city hall would be remodeled. The hopes of many Decatur residents who have been voicing their favor of building a new station for the city police, to replace the presert out-moded station, were raised considerably when Lobsiger explained to the council costs, etc., concerning the construction. Estimate Low He told the council that the new station could be built for a minimum of $9,800, or a maximum of $12,500, as estimates. For this he explained, avery mainen-ance-free station, very suitable for the police, could be built witH a fine appearance. He also estimated that the remodeling of city ball, on both floors could be done for approximately $12,000. After he was authorized by the council to draw up the sketches, Lobsiger explained to the council that he would work very closely with the various department officials on what they wanted, or needed, in remodeling. The skecthes are expected to be submitted at the next meeting of the council, Tuesday, February 5. An ordinance to amend a previous ordinance that prohibited parking on the west side of Seventh St., from Nuttman Ave., to Monroe St., was adopted by the council. Park On Both The new ordinance permits

Worst Weather Os Winter Hits State

By United Press International Far - below - zero temperatures blasted their way into Indiana today in the wake of a windwhipped snowstorm in winter’s worst weather assault. The mercury slid steadily from hour to hour since well before dawn, and near the noon hour it had failed to 18 below at Chicago, 17 below at East Gary, 12 below at Lafayette, 11 below at Kokomo, 10 below at Terre Haute and Indianapolis, 8 below at Marion, 6 below at Muncie, 4 below at Evansville, 2 below at South Bend. ■—Schools were closed by the hundreds in the drifting snow plagued areas of Lake, Porter, LaPorte and St. Joseph Counties around the southern tip of Lake Michigan. Highways were choked with drifted snow and many secondary roads were blocked. - Sharp northwest winds teamed up with the snow and temperatures to maul the state. Except for the South Bend-La-Porte area, which fought through a long December storm that dumped more than three feet of snow on the area, no Hoosier section had seen anything like it earlier this season. Fourteen inches of snow lay across South Bend, with much deeper drifts accumulating in the wake of the newest storm. Measurements at 7 a.m. included 4 inches at Fort Wayne, Lafayette, Indianapolis and Cincinnati, 3 inches at Louisville and 2 at Evansville. Other snow depths included 4 inches at Terre Haute and S inches at Seymour and ShoalsEven after 8 a.m. as dawn ar.

, parking on both sides of the street r again. The council also dropped . the idea of making the street one- . way. A petition from nearly all the business men on 13th street was referred to the council's light , committee. The petition requested street ■ lights be erected along 13th, from ■ the Erie railroad crossing, north [ to Washington St. More than 30 1 signatures were on the petition. Councilman Lawrence Kohne, head of the light committee, exi plained to the other council memi bers that that area is being most . seriously considered for new street ■ lights, and wiU more than likely be the next stop in the re-lighting program. _ • Representatives of the Red Men lodge were present at the meeting seeking permission to have their annually - sponsored street fair approved by the council. Defer Answer ? 1 The council -decided, to defer the matter until the February 5 meeting, giving local merchants time to voice their opinions whether or not they are for or against having the fair on Second street. Mayor Donald F. Gage told the Red Men representatives that the council would have a definite answer at the next meeting. The council discussed briefly the possible installation of overhead traffic tights at the intersection of Monroe and 13th streets and purchasing a tank truck for the city fire department. An ordinance approving the contract between the city and St. Mary’s township for rural fire protection was adopted by the council, adding that township to Washington, Root and Union under the new plan.

rived, temperatures continued to fall. The Indianapolis mercury dropped from 5 below at 8 a.m. to 7 below at 9 o’clock. At least 23 deaths—and possibly more — were weather-connected since Saturday, including 16 traffic, 2 exposure, 4 fire, 1 heart attack while shoveling snow and 1 carbon monoxide. Among the latest deaths was that of Robert Jackson, 50, La* JPorte, a heart attack victim while shoveling snow in front of his home. Three persons were killed at Gary this morning in a fire which possibly had weather connections. All schools in LaPorte County were closed except in the city of LaPorte. Snow drifted badly on county roads from winds 10 to 16 miles per hour, and the snow depth where it had not drifted was about 6 inches. Temperatures ranged down to 8 below zero. Winds whistled across country from Lake Michigan to the Ohio River, mostly ranging from 15 to 20 miles per hour with gusts up to 35 at Evansville. They blew clouds of fine snow into a traffic-slowing menace and created blocking drifts on many country roads. The snow made highways and “streets treacherous, held traffic speeds to a crawl and contributed to many accidents. There was no appreciable relief in sight. Highs today will range from zero to 15 above, lows tonight from zero to 15 below, and highs Thursday from 3 to 18 above. .The five-day outlook called for temperatures averaging 11 degrees below normal central and (Continued on Page Six;

/ xf*"* 17 w ■ -B r & tut Tjl \ ■ 4 111? Hj 18l ! w fl sK9 im ' 1 ■ I k fl Bi fl flr ; GENE ZINER .smilingly accepts his distinguished service award presented to him Tuesday night at the boss* night banquet held at the Four Seasons dining room. Ziner was announced as the winner of the D. S. A. award, sponsored by the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce, at the banquet, and the plaque was presented by Gene Rydell, president of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce. — (Photo by Mac Lean)

Eugene Ziner Wins Jaycees DSA Award

Eugene P. Ziner, who is affiliated with his father in the Culligan Soft Water Conditioning business in Decatur, was announced Tuesday evening as recipient of the distinguished service award, given annually by the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce. The announcement and presentation of the distinguished service award was made Tuesday evening at the boss’ night banquet held at the Four Seasons dining room at Villa Lanes. Ziner, who resides at 276 Park Place with his wife, the former Nora Ray, and their three children, was presented with the distinguished service award plaque by E. E. Rydell, president of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce. LeMaster Speaks Douglas LeMaster, head of the department of biological sciences at Huntington College, was the main speaker for the evening’s well-attended banquet. Nominations and voting for the award were held recently by a group of twelve Decatur men, but their choice was not made known until the banquet Tuesday night. The 30-year-old Ziner is very active in church and community affairs, as explained by Rydell before making the presentation. He is a trustee of the First Presbyterian church and was chairman of the church’s recent “Every Member Canvass” project. He is a board member of the Southeast elementary school’s parent-teach-er association, and is the neighborhood commissioner of the Boy Scouts. Jaycee President , The well-known local man served on the local Chamber of Commerce’s industrial development committee, is a member of the Masonic lodge and Scottish Rite, and is also a member of the Indiana motor truck association, and the Indiana soft water association. He served as treasurer of the Decatur Rotary club and is the president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Ziner was an Eagle Scout, attended Indiana University, and served four years in the Naval Air Corps. The distinguished service award is presented each year by the Jaycees. This year’s award winner was selected on the basis of being the person between the age of 21 to 35, Who “did the most’ for his community in 1962. The award is not limited to members of the Junior Chamber. Jack Heller, vice president of the Decatur Daily Democrat, was the award winner last year. Don’t Be Afraid In his talk to the group present, LeMaster explained that one should not be afraid of competition; —that if competition Is extremely rough, one should make himself just a bit better to cope with the competition. He gave two classifications of failures, those who don’t try and those who exceed 99 per cent, but fail in the remaining one per DECATUR TEMPERATURES Local weather data for the 24 hour period endinfc at 11 a.m. today. 12 noon 36 12 midnight -18 1 p.m .....37 1 a.m 16 2 p.m. - .... 35 .2 a.m —.16 3 p.m 32 3 a.m 16 4 p.m 30 4a m 14 5 p.m 26 5 a.m 13 6 p.m -25 6 a.m. 12 7 p.m. 7:.——- 22 7 S.m 10 8 p.m 20 8 a.m. , ..... 11 9 p.m 20 9 a.m ...... 12 10 p.m. 19 10 a.m , 12 11. p.m - 13 11 a.m. 10 Precipitation Total for the .24 hour period ending at 7 a.m. today, .11 inches. The St. Mary’s river was at 1.53 feet.

cent. v A teacher and professor for 21 years, LeMaster urged the Jaycees not to be afraid of failure. He stressed two points, not to be afraid of failure and to take advantage of every opporunity. John Eichenberger, co-chairman of the affair, introduced the speaker, and Fred Shoaff, the other cochairman, introduced Rydell, who served as coordinator of the distinguished service award judging panel. - The banquet opened with the introduction of the “bosses” in attendance, wives and dates of the Jaycees and other persons who attended the banquet, and Ziner as president of the Jaycees, presented Spoke awards to Bob Doan, Mike Murphy, Wayne Roahrig and Ron Gerber. Congo Moving Closer Toward Other Nations UNITED NATIONS (UPD—The central Congo government today was reported moving closer to the pro-French African nations in its effort to recover from the Katanga crisis. Congolese diplomats said Foreign Minister Justin-Marie Bomboko soon would go to Dahomey to lay the groundwork for association with the 12-nation African and Malagasy Union (UAM), made up of former French African colonies. One of the first fruits of the Association, the diplomats said, would be tor the UAM group to provide technicians to help rehabilitate the Congo’s economy, which has been disrupted by the fighting connected with Katanga Province’s 31-month secession. The Congo is a former Belgian colony. The central government at Leopoldville is sending more officials to Elisabethville, provincial capital of Katanga, to prepare for the reintegration of Katanga into the Congo. Katanga President Moise Tshombe ended his secession Monday by surrendering his last stronghold at Kolwezi to United Nations troops. Now that the military phase of the U.N. Congo operation has been completed, U.N. officials were preparing the next political and economic steps to reunite the republic. Final Junior First Aid Class Is Held The final class in the junior first aid course, sponsored by the local chapter of the American Red Cross, was held Tuesday evening, with certificates presented to 12 girls. Mrs. Roger Singleton was instructor for the class, whose Scout leaders are Mrs. Hubert Zerkel, Jr., and Mrs. Donald Smith. — Girls completing the course were Wynne Begun, Janelie Heller, Carolyn Hill, Pam Hirschy, Linda Merriman, Carolyn Rash, Sandra Singleton, Susan Singleton, Donna Smith, Jane Smith, Cheryl Teeple and Vicki Wolfe. Gerald Durkin, first aid chairman, presented the Red Cross certificates to members of the class, also first aid pocket booklets. Following the presentation, the class paid a visit to the Adams county jail.

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To Sell Bread Saturday For March Os Dimes Decatur teenagers will be out to “show what they can do” Saturday, when more than 200 teenagers will make a door-to-door canvass of the city selling bread for the March of Dimes. Co-chairmen of the March of Dimes bread sale are Margaret Kocher, Decatur high school student, and Carol Cook, Decatur Catholic high school students. Richard Linn is the adult supervisor of the sale. The local teenagers will begin their annual sale about 9 o’clock Saturday morning, and will knock at the door of every home ja jfee city. The bread will be sold at 25 cents a loaf, and all proceeds will go to the Mardh Os Dimes: * Sell From Booth In addition, March of Dimes bread will be sold out of the Dime booth in front of the First State 2:30 p.m. for the benefit of rural Bank, from the hours of 9 a.m. to residents who wish to contribute to the March of Dimes in this manner. Miss Kocher and Miss Cook said this morning that the group has set a goal of 2,000 loaves to be sold Saturday, which would exceed last year’s sale of 1,859. loaves. The co-chairmen emphasized the fact that this is strictly handled by teen-age youth of Decatur, to “Show what they can do for their community and the March of Dimes.” Each bread-seller will be known by a sticker on their money conwhich explain that the bread is tainers and on the loaves of bread, sold for the March of Dimes. Captains chosen Miss Kocher and Miss Cook have each chosen a captain from each of the four grades at their respective schools. The captains, in turn, are given a certain area of the city to canvass, and they select several workers to aid them in the sale of the bread. Captains are: Decatur high ■— Katie Smith, senior; Marilyn Knudsen, junior; Alyce Deßolt, sophomore; Jayne Macklin, freshman. Decatur Catholic — Joyce Vian, senior; Anita Schirack, junior; Jackie Baker, sophomore; Buddy Baker, freshman. Dollar Day In City Wednesday, Feb. 6 Dollar Day will be held in Decatur this year on Wednesday, February 6, it was announced this morning by Morris Begun, chairman of the retail division of the local Chamber of Commerce. Plans were nMriy completed for the annual event in a meeting last week at Wertzberger’s confectionery. Attending were Begun. Kay Boch, Ferris Bower, Bill Snyder, John Rawlinson, and Bonnie Warthman. Local merchants will have the annual Dollar Day bargains in the various places of business, and once again, shoppers will be extended the privilege of parking free in the downtown area. Begun reminded local merchants this morning that the deadline for Dollar Day advertising is Monday. January 28. AU merchants are requested to have their advertising at the Daily Democrat no later than Monday. TWO SECTIONS