Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1963 — Page 1

VOL. LXI. NO. 21.

$56 Million Construction Budget Bill Introduced; ♦ /-’'A ' State Sales Tax Urged

Much Os U.S. Still Shivers In Severe Cold By United Preu International Schools closed, industries shut down and roads were blocked by drifting snow across the eastern half of the nation today in the wake of one of the century’s most bitter cold waves. The death toll from the six-day siege of polar air climbed to 160. Despite a slight break in the cold wave, much of the nation shivered in sub-zero temperatures early today. The mercury plunged below freezing across the southland. The temperature dropped to 16 below at Minneapolis, Minn., early today and fell to 13 above at Atlanta. Ga. Crop losses from Thursday’s cold wave were estimated at millions of dollars in Alabama. Agriculture Commissioner A. W. Todd said the broiler industry suffered $3 million losses and the state’s livestock industry also was hit hard. Upper air currents helped ward oft exteosive damage to Florida’s already hard hit citrus crop. In the Rio Grande Valley, citrus and vegetable grower! girded lor another hard freeze but many expressed hope that earlier freezes have caused citrus trees to become dormant and withstand the cold. Near Blizzard Cendittens Blizzards socked western New York state during the night. Along the Lake Michigan shore in western Michigan high winds piled snow over highways and the weather bureau said “near blizzard conditions” prevailedAbandoned automobiles lined the roads from Michigan to New York and hundreds of rural families were marooned. About half the schools in Tennessee remained closed today, as did schools in western New York, Pensylvania and Ohio. The United Press International counted 160 weather - attributed deaths. Indiana led the nation with - 31. Illinois had 19, New England had 15 and Texas recorded 14. Michigan had 12 and Ohio had 11. The bitter cold caused gas companies to cut back in deliveries, commuters to be delayed and industries to shut down from southern Illinois to New England and across the South. S’. Officials blamed the cold weather for the fact that no marriage licenses have been issued (Continued on Page Eight)

Rusk, McCone Face Queries

WASHINGTON (UPI) — Secretary of State Dean Rusk and CIA Director John A. McCone appeared before a Senate foreign relations subcommittee today to discuss reports of a new Soviet buildup in Cuba. The two officials faced questioning on President Kennedy’s news conference statement Thursday that daily surveillance of Cuba had disclosed “no influx” of offensive Russian weapons. Kennedy said that one Soviet ship might have brought arms to Cuba. But he said there was no evidence it carried weapons that might pose a threat to the United States. Rusk’s appearance was scheduled as a second Senate subcommittee evidenced an interest in the reported Soviet build-up. Chairman John C. Stennis, D-Miss., said the staff of the Senate preparedness subcommittee would look into the —i reports,. .. . Partisan comments were still being exchanged at the Capitol about a related issue—the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion attempt—and that incident could figure in to-

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Clement J. Gase Dies Unexpectedly Clement J. Gase, of 510 Front street, Findlay, 0., and a native of Adams county, died of a heart attack at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday at the Blanchard Valley hospital in Findlay. He was sticken at 8:39 p.m. and was rushed to the hospital by the fire department’s rescue squad. He would have celebrated his 60th birthday Thursday. He was born in Union township Jan. 24, 1903, the son of Philbert and Elizabeth Spuller-Gase, and was married to Lena R. Kindley June 4, 1929. Mr. Gase was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic church at FindSurviving are his wife; a son, Robert Gase of Findlay; a daughter, Mrs. Edward (Joan) Stevenson of Curtice, 0., and five grandchildren. He was a member of a large family and there are a number of brothers and sisters living in this area. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael’s Catholic church at Findlay. Friends may call at the Colden funeral home in that city until time of the services. Burial will be at Findlay. Two Purdue Seniors Die In Auto Crash By United Press International Two Purdue University seniors were killed in a three-car pile-up on snow covered Indiana 53 in White County Thursday. Dead are Bruce Wilson, 21, Gary, the driver and his passenger, Gary Milne, 21. Hobart. They were killed four miles south of Wolcott. Their deaths, the first traffic fatalities in over 48 hours, pushed the Indiana 1963 highway toll to at feast 67, compared with 37 this time last year. Police said the students’ car was hit head-on by one driven by Josephus Thayer, 64, West Lafayette, who was attempting to pass a car and a semi-truck when he became blinded in the snow churned up by the truck's big wheels. Thayer’s car first struck a car driven by Lloyd Frazier, 40, Lafayette, then hit the Wilson car. The Wilson car rammed a tree following the crash. No one else was injured.

day’s closed hearing. Rusk was to be accompanied by an official of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) which had responsibility for the Bay erf Pigs operations. President Kennedy Thursday supported recent statements by his brother, Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy, that no U.S. air cover was planned—and none withdrawn —from the ill-fated invasion force. The President said what had been discussed was the question of an air strike by “826 planes which were flown by pilots based not in the United States, not American planes.” This air strike was postponed, he said, and was one of the failures of the operation because the invasion brigade was unable to maintain air supremacy over the beach. “So I think that the confusion comes for the use of the word ‘air cover,’ not to talk about United States air cover as opposed to air cover which was attached to the brigade, dome of which flew from various parts of this continent, not from the United States,” Kennedy said.

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — The Indiana House received today a $56 million biennial construction budget bill encompassing Governor Welsh’s “statement of needs." Rep. Robert L. Rock, D-Ander-son, introduced the measure, which calls for appropriations more than twice as high as the s2l million proposed in Welsh’s “balanced” budget introduced in bill form last week. Welsh submitted two proposed 1963-65 - budgets — one totaling about $1.6 billion which he said represented needs, and one totaling about $1.2 billion which he said represented revenue anticipated under the present tax structure. The second budget bill came in a day after the first, covering operating costs, was offered Thursday by Rock. In the Senate this morning, the subject of a general sales tax was brought up on the floor of the legislature for the first time when Sen. Keith Fraser, R-Port-land, made a stirring appeal for such a levy as “the last resort” in seeking needed revenue. Fraser spoke on a point of personal privilege, proposing an “adequate” sales tax as a means of fulfilling a campaign pledge to help relieve the local property tax burden. “The only possibility of tax revenue is a sales tax,” Fraser said. “I know it is not popular in Indiana. No tax is popular. But there is only one door open. I find myself squarely at the door of the last resort” Fraser hails from Portland, an Eastern Indiana city only 10 miles from Ohio, a state which has a sales tax. Hall Agrees On Tax Fraser’s recommendation spurred a general discussion during which Sen. A. Morris Hall, R-Markm, sided with Fraser and Sen. David Rogers, D-Blooming-ton, gave qualified approval. “The Democratic tax program would upset the entire tax structure of Indiana,” Hall said. “I'm dedicated to never raising the gross income tax. Talk to your people. They will come back with a recommendation for a sales tax dedicated for school purposes to relieve the property tax.” Rogers said he joins wi Ph other Democrats “in putting forward the principle of the net income tax” but nevertheless believes the “consumer tax deserves a place in the overall picture of a state tax program.” Sen. Marshall Kizer, D-Plym-outh, spoke against the Fraser suggestion. So did Sen. C. Wendell Martin, R-Indianapolis, who said government “should live within its present income.” , Sees Pressure in ’65

“I maintain if we raise taxes now, the same calls for more money will be heard two years from now,” Martin said. “Property taxes are high because the people at the local level have assented to the purpose for which they were raised.” Governor Welsh and the Democratic lawmakers beat the majority Republicans in getting their biennial budget before the legislature, but the Democrats failed to agree on a plan for raising rev(Continued On Page Three) INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy, occasional snow late afternoon and continuing tonight and Saturday. Several inches of new snow likely north by Saturday afternoon. Moderating temperatures tonight and Saturday. Low tonight 3 to 10 above north, 10 to 20 south. High Saturday mostly in the 20e. Sunset today 5:56 p. m. Sunrise Saturday 7:58 a. m. Outlook for Sunday: Cloudy and a little colder witt some snow likely. i Lows 5 above north to 15 above south. Highs 14 north to 20 south.

DECATUR TEMPERATURES Local weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 11 a.m. today. 12 noon 9 12 midnight .. 6 1 p.m 9 1 a.m. « 2 p.m 10 2 a.m 5 2 p.m. 8 a.m 6 4 p.m. 10 4 a.m. — 5 5 p.m 8 5 a.m 4 6 p.m 8 6 a.m 4 7 p.m 6 7 a.m 2 8 p.m 6 8 a.m 8 .p. p.m.- .....v.'.v....' -8■ ■ 9am . » ...... 10 10 p.m 6 .JO a.m. 14 11 p.m a —ll a.m. ~ 14 Precipitation Total for the 34 hour period ending at 7 am. today, .0 Inches. The St. Mary’s river was at 1.53 feet.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, January 25, 1963.

Moderation In Cold To Be Short-Lived

By United Press International > Temperatures plunged to levels of from 5 to 9 degrees below zero in Indiana today, but it was almost warm by comparison with readings 10 to 12 degrees lower only 24 hours earlier. Relief—if you could call it that —was on the way and expected within hours in the form of highs today ranging from 10 to 25 above zero, a substantial improvement over readings at high points the past two days. But the moderation will be short-lived. 'lt will turn colder again Sunday and probably stay that way at least to the middle of next week and temperatures during the next five days will average 10 to 15 degrees below normal central and south and 15 to 20 below normal north. Meanwhile, the weather-con-nected death toll climbed to at least 37, including two fatalities Thursday in a collision near Monticello blamed on a snow cloud kicked up by a big truck. Overnight lows today included 9 below at South Bend, 7 below at Evansville, Fort Wayne and Lafayette, and 5 below at Indianapolis. Louisville registered 6 below and Cincinnati 8 below. - The lows compared' 1 with gj range of 15 to 22 below Thursday morning on the coldest day in 12 years. They came in the wake of a day

Breaks Reported __ In Labor Disputes

United Press International Breaks in the Gulf Coast waterfront, Cleveland newspaper and Philadelphia transit strikes presented hopeful signs today in a wave of labor unrest that Has cost the nation more than $1 billion. The federal government was expected to obtain a court order to stall a scheduled machinists’ strike against Boeing that would affect 40,000 workers and halt production of Minuteman missiles and KCI3S jet tankers. Elsewhere, talks either continued or were scheduled to resume in the New York newspaper strike, Marquette, Mich., mine workers strike, St. Louis, Mo., meatcutters negotiations, and the Wisconsin electric negotiations. More than 100,000 longshoremen and maritime workers were idled in the 34-day-old strike, and its cost was estimated at SBSO million. Loss Is Staggering New York publishers estimated the . loss to the newspapers, their employes and the city’s newsdealers during the 49-day-old strike at s4l million. Other reports put the loss to the city’s economy at $3 million daily—or nearly $l5O million. Florida Gov. Farris Bryant said the strike at the Florida East Coast Railway could seriously affect his state’s economy, already hard hit by a citrus-killing freeze. The line serves Cape Canaveral and resort cities. It was almost impossible to calculate total losses. At the St. Louis McDonnell Aircraft Corp., which manufactures Phantom jets and space capsules, the loss in wages alone to 184 striking electricians, along with 30 firemenoilers and 45 teamsters who refused to cross picket lines, was $34,706 per week. It was the worst, most prolonged outbreak of labor unrest in months. In the dock strike, longshoremen and shipping associations came to terms at New Orleans, La., as stevedores along the Atlantic Coast voted overwhelmingly to get back to work. Close to Settlement A federal mediator said the two sides were close to settlement in Mobile, Ala. But at Galveston, Tex., the two sides were so "far apart” that an official of the International Longshoremen’s Asso-

I in which the mercury failed to advance higher than 3 or 4 degrees above zero in many areas although it was 7 above at Indianapolis and 13 above at South Bend. Highs today will range from 10 to 25, lows tonight from 3 to 10 above, and highs Saturday from 15 to the upper 20s. Then it will turn colder Sunday. Moderate to deep snow which fell two days ago just before the cold wave leveled its worst assault of the winter remained on the ground for lack of temperatures high enough to melt any of it. More snow was expected, tonight in the northern portion and Saturday elsewhere. Occasional light snow also was forecast for Sunday. Several hundred thousand school pupils received unexpected holidays because of the cold wave or snow. Dozens of schools were closed from one end of the state to the other, and extra-curricular activities were cancelled or postponed. At least four more heart seizure deaths of middle-aged and elderly men were blamed on snow-shovel-ing exertion, including Chris Schomburg, 74; Frederick Elmendorf and William Graham, 62, all of Evansville, and Joe Younkin, 66, Russiaville.

ciation (ILA) sought help from Washington. Another meeting was scheduled for Galveston this morning. The New Orleans settlement was similar to the Ne'w York contract in calling for a 37-cent wage increase spread over two years. At Mobile, the stevedores insisted on a "rain clause” which would guarantee minimum pay if it rained after they reported on the job and were unable to work. ‘ In the Cleveland newspaper strike, there was double optimism. The American Newspaper Guild voted to accept the press publishers’ offer on the issue of union security, and talks with Teamsters progressed to the point they would no longer be “an important impediment to the resumption of publication.” Will Vote Saturday The guild at the Morning Plain Dealer will vote Saturday on the issue of union security. The talks had been stalled for six of the eight-week-old strike over the issue. - The 5,600 employes of the Philadelphia Transportation Co. were scheduled to vote today on a hew contract which would end an 11-day-old, multi-million dollar walkout. One million bus, trolley and subway-elevated riders have been without a normal means of transportation. Approval of the pact by members of the Transport Workers Union and directors of the firm would restore service late today or early Saturday. The new contract contains an overall 33 cent an hour wage increase and retained the union-demanded “nolayoff” clause. Funeral Rites Held For Eber M. Heath Funeral services were held Thursday for Eber M. Heath, 66, former resident of near Bobo, who died at his home in Barberton, O. Burial was in the Greentown cemetery at Akron, 0. Surviving are his wife; one son, Glen Heath of Birmingham, Ala.; one daughter, Mrs. Walter Monroe of Cuyahoga Falls, 0.; three grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Elmer (Ada) Harnoff of Wadsworth, 0., and Mrs. Bertha Bowen of Decatur, and one brother, Dorris Heath of Decatur.

9 ,'V f LONGSHOREMEN VOJE— Members of International Longshoremen’s Assn, vote in New York on the proposed settlement of the’ dock strike.

Sell Bread Saturday For March Os Dimes Workers and drivers for the March of Dimes bread sale Saturday were announced this morning by Margaret Kocher and Carol Cook, co-chairmen of the sale, which is being handled by nearly 200 Decatur teenagers. The teenagers will begin their sale at 9 o’clock Saturday morning, and will make a door-to-door canvass of the city, selling bread at 25 cents a loaf. All proceeds from the sale of the bread, which is being donated at reduced prices by the Decatur Bakery, will be turned over to the March of Dimes. Bread will also be sold from the March of Dimes booth in front of the First State Bank, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., for the benefit of rural residents who wish to contribute to the March of Dimes. 2,900 Loaves Goal A goal of 2,000 loaves has been set byfoe group, which would exceed last year’s sale of over 1,800 loaves of bread. Miss Kocher and Miss Cook selected four captains each, one from each of the four high school classes at Decatur high and Decatur Catholic high. The captains, who in turn selected their workers, are: Katie Smith, Marilyn Knudsen, Alyce Deßolt, Jayne Macklin, Joyce Vian, Anita Schirack, Jackie Baker and Buddy Baker. The following are bread sellers: Andy Cook, Candy Railing. Sharon Straub. Barbara Stevens, Nancy Linn. Kathy Linn, Carmen Lopez, Carmen Mendoza, Charlie Johnson, Donald Lough, Jean Swickard, Jane Tumlin, Dave Eady, Darrell Augsburger, Nancy Reynolds, Susie Reynolds, Dave Wynn, Alice Thornton, Judy Courtney, Linda Kiess, Thane Custer, Peggy Smith, Linda Mclntosh. “Barb Frauhiger. Carol Whitaker, Jackie Helm, Linda Brokaw, Tom Schnepf, John Martin, Allison Lankenau. Dodie Baker, Maryann Zintsmaster, Karen Schirack. Other Workers Barbara Conrad, Carole Mitch, Judy Heare, Cheryl Sapp, Patty Parrish, Judy Kohne, Susan Gross, Donna Wolfe, Connie Call, Sherry Mansfield, Pam Koos, Sharon Zwick, Rita Strickler, Bill Allison, Gerald Harman, Woody Stout, Larry Curtis, Carolyn Rash, Elaine Hazelwood, Lisa Anderson, Trisa Anderson, Mike Kuhnle, John Bookout, Bob Jaurique, Jane Beal, Carol Smith, Steve Hazelwood, Jayne Macklin, Tom Macklin, Buster Melchi, Sharon Sutton, Jane Tricker, Connie Ellis, Jimmy Stevens, Carolyn Hill, Wynne Begun, Sue Banning, Nina Jones, Belinda Harden, Zane Zwick, Cheryl Bollenbacher, Alice Schroeder, and Anita Schirack. Drivers for the sale are Dave Swickard, Alyce Deßolt, Lynette Dedolph, Dave Magley, Ed Kohne and Judy Cook. Confesses Robbery Os Switz City Bank INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—District Attorney Richard E. Stein said today that Rex Bloomfield, has admitted staging a bank robbery at Switz City Jan. 3. Shields, in custody in connection with three loan company holdups here, was accused in the $2,200 holdup of the Switz City branch of the Tipton Peoples Trust Co. Three Negroes Enter Tulane University New OrlA46Hyewp:Wnt NEW ORLEANS (UPI) —Three Negroes registered at Tulane University this morning, the first of their race ever to gain entrance to the previously all-white institution.*’ ' School officials said registration proceeded smoothly and quietly, as on all Otter registration days in the past.

Tax Reforms Are Opposed

. WASHINGTON (UPI) — Congress clasped President Kennedy’s proposed $13.6 billion tax cut gingerly to its bosom today. But ’ the off-setting “reforms” he ■ wanted as part of the package ’ were fast being cast aside. I ’ One man’s tax "loophole,” it f appeared, is always another’s I vested right, and usually is es- . sential to the national welfare be- ( sides. Rep. Hale Boggs, D-La., House , Democratic whip and a close i friend and supporter of the Presi- ‘ dent, put it more succinctly than i most. “In my opinion,” Boggs said, “the tax reduction bill will pass in this session of Congress, but as I have said in the past, I doubt 1 seriously if any of the so-called I tax reforms will be adopted at this time.” Urges Passage Kennedy told his news confer--1 ence Thursday it was “very irh--1 portant” that Congress enact both - tax cuts and reforms. It would be unwise, he said, to pass tax - cuts without approving revenue- • producing reforms. If the new > revenue isn't produced, then the > tax cuts will have to be reduced, . he said. Kennedy said in his tax message he hoped to recoup $3.4 billion of the estimated loss under , the cut by eliminating certain “unwarranted special privileges” ' under existing law. _ ’ Part of this recovery would I come from a new limitation on 1 the deductions individual taxpay- • ers now may take for such things as expenses, and local and state 1 taxes. ’ The oil and gag industry, which • traditionally has enjoyed a spe- ■ cial 27% per cent depletion al- ‘ lowance, also would have to pay : more. Organizing Fight The home building industry already was organizing a fight , against the curb on deductions, r on the ground it would eliminate , one of the incentives to home - ownership and thus work against k the continued prosperity of this . vital segment of the economy. Oil and gas interests, and their friends in Congress, also were raising cries of alarm. New Haven Student Is Rotary Winner Thursday night the Decatur Ro- ’ tary club sponsored a speech contest for girls on the topic “Should ’ The United States Participate In _ A World Common Market?” The ; contestants were competing in Group 5 of the district Rotary speech contest. The winner was Shelia Murphy of New Haven. Other contestants were Janet Lehman, Berne; Racht el Spieth, Ossian, representing the . Bluffton Rotary club; Kathy Brenr nan, Columbia City; Rita Nor- , quest, Decatur; and Barbara f Nelson, South Side high school, representing the Fort Wayne Rou tary club. s Judges for the contest were: 0 Mrs. Rowena Stucky, English f teacher at Adams Central high school, Mrs. Jane Schauss, and --Robert Scheidter, teacher Decatur high school. The winner, Shelia Murphy, will advance to the semi-district contest to be held in New Haven next month. , : The contestants were in favor -of the U. S. joining in a world f common market but stressed j “that if we participated in this - economic venture there would be hardships to overcome. Following i an adjustment period, we believe , that the U. S. will continue to s make progress as we have in thei past.”

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Lawmakers generally spoke favorably of the need for a tax cut, and Chairman Wilbur D. Mills, D-Ark., set up early hearings—to start Feb. 6 — on the President’s plan. Most forecasts were for passage this year of the cut in some form, but with little or none of the accompanying “reform” which the President said should be wrapped into the same package. Music Festival To Be Held March 8 The seventh annual music festival of the Berne-French, Bluffton and Decatur high schools will be held at the Decatur high school auditorium Friday night, March 8 . :. jgu,..;! Hugh J. Andrews, Decatur high school principal, in revealing the date of the festival, also announced that guest conductors have been selected for the combined groups. The combined choirs of the three schools will be directed by Don Craig, director of choral activities, school of music, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N. Y. Guest conductor for the combined bands will be Dennis K. Rohrs, director of bands, Manchester College, North Manchester. Approximately 350 music students of the three high schools will articipate in this annual event, ( one of the highlights of the spring season. Music instructors in charge of the affair are Miss Helen Haubold apd Richard M. Collins, Decatur; Dr. Freeman Burkhalter and Don Gerig, Berne, and Bernard L. Butt, Bluffton. Tickets for the festival will be made available to the public in the near future. Four Os County's Schools Still Closed Four Adams county schools remained closed today, but there have been no postponements of seven basketball games involving county teams this evening. Monmouth. Pleasant Mills, Hartford Center and the Jefferson township grade school remained closed this morning, due mainly to poor road conditions, preventing many students from reaching school. Berne-French . Adams Central, Geneva high schools, which were closed Thursday, resumed classes today. Decatur Zion Lutheran al* so resumed classes this morning after being closed Thursday. All Decatur schools, both grade and high schools, were also open today. None of the Decatur sjchoois has been forced to close this week by the existing bad weather. All seven games scheduled for this evening were still on tap, however, Monmouth will play at Lancaster Central, and Hartford Center’s team will travel to Ohio City, which also did not have school today. The Angola at Decatur game is still, scheduled, as .are the. Decatur Catholic at Bishop Luers, Portland at Berne, Geneva at Dunkirk and Adams Central at Pennville games. Kennedy Planning Mission To Congo NEW YORQ (UPD— President Kennedy plans to send a government mission to the Congo to assess the county’s needs now that Katanga Province has ended its secession, informed sources said today.