Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 12 March 1963 — Page 1

VOL. LXI NO. 60.

Welsh Warns Legislators Must Remain In Session Until Budget Is Passed

Lenten Meditation (By Rev. F. P. Miller, Decatur Evangelical United Brethren Church) “And He (Jesus) entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold.”—Luke 19:45. The cleansing of the temple of our Lord was an act of messianic significance. He drives from the temple the traders by whom the place of divine worship had been defiled. He comes as the Son of God filled with zerj for His Father’s house. The abuse which our Lord was rebuking had arisen from what at first las a mere matter of convenience for the worshippers. The exchanging of foreign money for the sacred coins with which the temple tax could be paid and the sale of sacrifices in a place adjacent to the temple were innocent enough at first. But little by little the traffic had crowded into the very court of the temple. It was accompanied by disorder, greed, dishonesty, and extortion, until the place of worship had become, as Jesus declared, “a house of merchandise." Isn’t this true with our lives? It is often the little things—innocent in themselves—that crowd in upon us unil we have no ime for worship, prayer, and meditation. When this happens, life becomes twisted and we lose our .way. Then we need to cleanse the temple ot our lives of the “clutter’’ that demands so much of our time. So let us take time daily for prayer, and meditation so that the temple of our lives may be clean and whole in His sight.

One Confesses To County Burglaries One of four burglars being held in Sidney, 0., has admitted the foursome’s connection in seven burglaries in Adams county last The Sidney authorities have in custody Homer Jones, 19 years of age; Donald New, 22; Tuley Maxwell. 19; and Thomas Carey, 25. All are Sidney residents or nearby residents. 1 Also being held are Patricia Cook. 23. and Donna Sue Hensley, 18, who is the mother of a twoyear old son. They, too, are Sidney residents. Carey has signed a statement admitting that the four broke, or attempted to break, into seven establishments in Decatur and Berne, and between the two Adams county cities. The two women were not involved in the break-ins in this ciunty. Involved In Many The apprehension of the six is expected to clear up around 20 burglaries in the area around Sidney. One of the men had stated that they dnd not commit any burglaries in Sidney, the four men have been under suspicion in Sidney for some time. Carey stated that the four had started out frim Sidney and came to Decatur from Van Wert. They attempted to break into Gay’s Mobil Service, Monroe and 13th streets, but were unsuccessful. They then proceeded north to Reinking’s Garage, where they obtained only cigarettes in a break-in there. ' They then turned around and began traveling south on U,S. 27 enroute back to Sidney, breaking into five more places along the way. In all, the burglars netted only around $l9O, the cigarettes, and a transistor radio. Held in Sidney They are being held in Sidney on burglary charges and for carrying a concealed weapon, which had been stolen. Adams county sheriff Roger Red Cross Office Is Open Regular Hours Because the 1963 Red Cross rural drive is underway, the Red Cross office will be kept open during regular hours by volunteers, despite the illness of its executive secretary, Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, it was announced today. Mrs. W. Lowell Harper, acting chairman of volunteers, Mrs. Robert Zwick, and Mrs. Harold Idlewine will maintain the office hours this week. Any previous volunteers with experienc* who een work next week are asked to call Mrs. Harper at 3-3106 so that they may be scheduled. . Mrs. Oelberg suffered a stomach ulcer hemorrhage Saturday, and has had three pints of blood since being admitted to the Adams county memorial hospital, where she is a patient in room 305.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Singleton, police chief James M. Borders and state detective Walter Schindler traveled to Sidney Monday and questioned the foursome. They also recovered much of the property and money stolen in this county. Decatur Temperature Local weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 14 a.m. today--12 noon,— 12 midnight .. 42 1 p.m. ..—, IS 1 40 2 p.m. — 39 2 a.m 40 3 p.m. 40 3 a.m. 40 4 p.m. 40 4 a.m. 39 5 p.m 40 5 a.m 38 6 p.m. 40 6 a.m— 3x 7 p.m. 39 7 a.m. 38 8 p.m 39 8 a.m 44 9 p.m 39 9a m 48 10 p.m. 38 10 a m 49 11 p.m 40 11 a.m 50 Prerlpltatlaa Total for the 24 hour period ending at 7 a.m. today, .09 inches. The St. Mary’s river was at 10.95 feet. INDIANA WEATHER Occasional rain becoming mixed with snow tonight. - Wednesday ocassional snow or snow flurries and colder. Low tonight 39 to 34 north. 34 to 42 sooth. High Wednesday 30 to 35 north. 40 to 50 south. Sunset today 6:48 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday 7:92 a.m. Ont took for Thursday: Mostly cloudy and colder with rain south and snow flurries central and north. Low Wednesday night 18 north to 28 south, high Thursday in 30s. Pat Meehan Dies At Fort Wayne Monday Cletus (Pat) Meeham, 70, of 2624 Maumee Ave., Fort Wayne, died Monday morning in Parkview memorial hospital, where he had been a patient since Friday. He had been >n failing health for three years.

Mr. Meehan was an engineer for the Pennsylvania railroad for 43 years, retiring 13 years ago. He was a member of St. Andrew’s Catholic church and its Holy Name society, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He was a veteran of World War I, serving in Europe with the engineer corps. Survivors include his wife, the former Mary Agnes Costello, former Decatur resident, and sister of Francis Costello of this city; one daughter, Mrs. Rita E. Reilly of Berwyn, Pa., two sons, the Rev. Patrick Meehan, pastor of St. Mark’s Catholic church in Gary, and Francis M. Meehan of Fort Wayne, two brothers, Wilford and Ralph of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Mrs. Eugene Conrad of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Walter Federspiel of Dayton, 0., and nine grandchildren. Funeral rites will be held at 9:30 'a.m. Thursday at Mungovan & Sons mortuary, and at 10 a.m. in St. Andrew's Catholic church, where a solemn requiem mass will be celebrated by his son, Fr. Meehan. Burial will be in the Fort Wayne Catholic cemetery. Friends may' call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today.

INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—Governor Welsh warned the Indiana Legislature today that it “will remain in session until a budget is passed even if I have to call a second special session immediately following this one.” Welsh demanded of the lawmakers at the start of a special session that could last up to 40' days, that they enact a compromise budget and revenue program by voting “your conscience rather than your caucus.” Blaming Republicans for the impasse which resulted in no budget bills enacted in the 61-day regular biennial session, Welsh scored efforts in the closing stages to pass a “restricted budget under present tax laws or a re-enactment of the 1961-1963 budget.” The legislators adjourned sine die at 4:14 a.m. EST after stopping clocks and pretending the session was still in its 61st and legally final day. Welsh promptly called a special session for 2 p.m. today, less than 10 hours after adjournment. His message before a joint session was strongly worded. “Forced On Yourselves” “You failed to provide for the continuance of the government of the state and forced this special session upon yourselves,” Welsh said. “It is certainly not of my choosing.’* The chief executive painted a graphic picture of what he said would happen if there is no budget by June 30. “Your failure to agree on a budget, if permitted to stand, would in fact destroy state government,” Welsh said. — As for a ’’’restricted” budget which Welsh said certain legislators proposed, the governor said it would fail to recognize many facts concerning needs of “substantially more” money for public schools, state colleges and universities, mental health, state parks. Welsh was particularly critical of the GOP’s “indecision on a public port and its apparent indifference toward the biggest potential industrial complex to locate in the state.” Cites Revenue Needs He went over many of the major items in his “statement of needs” budget by which he sought to influence the regular session to adopt appropriations hundreds of millions of dollars higher than the current budget, and indicated a “restricted” budget, could not provide those items. Welsh warned the legislators if they adopt a budget that costs more money than the present revenues can meet, “you must also pass revenue measures to pay for the budget you adopt.” Welsh chided the Republican majority of the General Assembly for considering a restricted budget while legislative committees headed and controlled by their

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; Local Man's Mother I Is Taken By Death J • Mrs. Laura E. Baughman, 74, 1 of Harlan, was dead on arrival late Monday morning at Parkview memorial hospital, Fort Wayne, ’ where she had been taken follow- ! ing a heart attack suffered in a ’ Harlan store. Mrs.' Baughman was a lifelong resident of Allen county. > Surviving are five sons, Carl • Baughman of Harlan, Howard i ' Baughman of near Roanoke, Dean ; Baughman of Decatur route 3, ’ Levi Baughman of Grabill route 1, : • apd Glen Baughman of Monroe- ■ ville route 2; five daughters, Mrs. 1 Mabie Witt of Auburn route 1, • Mrs. Flossie Schaefer of Grabill ■ • route 1, Mrs. Doris Strebig of Spencerville route 1, Mrs. GayL lord Cook of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Nickles of Stryker, 0., route 1 2; two brothers, Henry Grill of Garrett, and Harry Grill of Ashi ley; 2? grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren. I Funeral services will be held at : 2 p.m. Thursday at the Getting i funeral home in Harlan, the Rev. Maynard Powell officiating. Burs ial will be in White City cemetery • at Spencerville. Friends may call > at the funeral home after 7 p.m. . today.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, March 12,1963.

Discuss Jail Site For Police Station Although no decision was reached, the county commissioners held a lengthy discussion Monday with Mayor Donald F. Gage, of Decatur on the possibility of the city leasing or purchasing land in the area of the county jail for construction of a new city police station. The Decatur mayor met with the commissioners in their regular weekly meeting Monday in the county courthouse. The commissioners and Gage discussed such matters as where the estimated 40 by 28 foot biulding could be located near the jail, a driveway to the new station, etc. Walter Gilliom is planning to make a survey of the area for the commissioners this week to determine how much area the county owns, how large certain locations would be, etc. Meet Again The commissioners are expected to meet with Mayor Gage again next Monday, and may possibly reach a decision by that time. A representative of the Pullmeyer and Associates architectural firm of Fort Wayne also met with the commissioners and the possibility of installing an elevator in the courthouse was discussed. The representative explainded he felt his firm could reccomend installation of an elevator in the courthouse in its present state. He said that the stone foundation would have to be strengthend if the weight of an elevator were to be added to it. Estimated Cost He gave an estimated cost of $40,000 to $45,000 for installation of an elevator, which would include the cost of strengthening the foundation in various ways. A representative of the Haughton Elevator Co. also talked with the commissioners, and is to return to the meeting next Monday with some cost estimates of installing a hydraulic elevator in the courthouse. The commissioners spent the afternoon with the Van Wert county commissioners at the site of an inter-state ditch in St. Mary’s township that runs into Ohio. The Van Wert county commissioners and the local commissioners have been petitioned for improving the ditch.

Southern States Are Ripped By Tornadoes

By United Press International A devastating series of tornadoes ripped through the South Monday and early today, leaving behind a heavy toll of lives and injured and millions of dollars of property damage. A half foot of snow fell in the Midwest and fog and drizzle cut visibility to amost zero in places. Flood waters forced families from their homes in Indiana for the second time in a week. Floods: Rain fell across the South. London, Ky., received 2.42 inches in six hours, Nashville, Tenn., 1.88 inches, Greenwood, Miss., 1.54 inches, Martinsburg, W.Va., 5 inches of snow and Harrisburg, Pa., 2 inches of snow in six hours. Tupelo, Miss., also received 2.42 inches in six hours. Memphis, Tenn., got 2.45 inches in 24 hours, and Little Rock, Ark., 1.13 in the same period. Knoxville, Tenn., had an inch in an hour. Six families left their homes as, Vevay, Ind., Monday when the swollen Ohio River cut off the town from the west. The old brick power house collapsed on Indiana’s Markland Dam, The crest of the Ohio moved past Louisville, Ky., Monday and was expected to reach Evansville, Ind., Wednesday. usq Heavy rains caused light floods ing in northwest Georgia ' early today.

Decatur Lions Hear District Governor The Decatur Lions club held the weekly dinner meeting Monday at the Youth and Community Center, where Roy Price introduced the guest of the evening, George Stieglitz, Jr., district governor of district 252. Stieglitz gave a short talk on International Lionsism, stating there are now more than 700,000 Lions members throughout the free world, and even some remaining in Cuba. He explained the work being done currently by the major Lion prospects, including the leader dog work for the blind, the cancer clinic in Indianapolis, and the most recent project which is just getting under way, the eye bank for replacing blind eyes with ones that will enable sight to be restored. Stieglitz also stated that at the cancer clinic, over 250,000 people have been treated and out of this number, over 100,000 are still living and some 65,000 are completely cured. These services are for anyone who needs and not only for members of Lions clubs. Following his talk Stieglitz showed slides of his trip to the international convention at Nice, France, in June of 1962. Shown were scenes on the Riviera beaches, in Rome, Paris and London. St. Mary's River Below 11 Feet The St. Mary’s river continues to rapidly recede, and was down to 10.95 feet at 11 o’clock this morning, according to a report from Louis L. Landrum. After going over the 19-foot mark last Friday, the river began receding and was down to 13 feet Monday, which is the theoretical flood stage. Gold Ladies Tour School On Friday Volunteer workers for the Gold Ladies will make a tour of the Fort Wayne State School Friday, from 12 noon until 2 p.m. The volunteers will meet at the Mennonite parking lot in Berne, and they are asked to bring their applications for the Gold Ladies. The two-hour tour will include the grounds and buildings of the school.

Near Abilene, Tex., sheriffs ■ deputies found the wreckage of a i light plane that crashed in a thun- ! derstorm Sunday. Two Dyess Air I Force Base officers died. f Snow and Cold: Two mid-March storms con- ! verged on New England today and t up to six inches of snow were . expected. i Around Chicago, where fresh • snow covered the ground, fog cut visibility to zero at the Joliet Airport and an eighth of a mile at ■ Midway Airport. i Ten inches of snow hit mounI tainous western Virginia. Heavy I snow also fell across northern and i north-central sections of Virginia. A light plane crashed in a snow . storm near Marysville, Utah, ! Monday, killing the lone occupant, , Leland Young, of Richfield, Utah. , Tornadoes: s The first tornado touched down I early Monday at Kaufman, Tex., in midafternoon. During the night i the' tornadoes performed a de- • structive hop-scotch through and : around 50 widely scattered com- : munities in Alabama, Mississippi s and Tennessee. At least four persons were dead I and more than a score injured. I Hundreds of buildings and homes , were damaged, some beyond repair. Dozens were homeless. ■i co Alabama was hardest hit. r ( Mississippi counted one dead and 10 injured in its tornado. .

DECATUR SPRING OPENING planners met at the Decatur Chamber of Commerce office Monday night for a final session. Seated are Carl Gerber and Ferris Bower, members of the retail board of directors; standing are Bill Snyder, secretary; Morris Begun, chairman, and Kay Boch. Spring opening will be March 29-30, with deadline for all ads for the special edition being March 18. Mrs. Boch is pointing to some late Spring fashion items which will be included in the edition.—(Photo by Mac Lean)

Stale Will Inspect Railroad Crossings City Attorney Robert S. Anderson received a letter this morning from Merton Stanley, chairman of the state public service commission, in regards to the city attorney’s letter concerning the Pennsylvania railroad crossings in Decatur. From the contents of the letter received from chairman Stanley, the public service commission will get the city of Decatur some “action” on repairing the crossings of the Pennsylvania in this city. Stanley explained in his letter that the matter is being referred to the railroad department of the state commission, and he explained that he has requested an inspector to make an igspection of the Decatur crossings. Make Inspection In his letter Stanley explained, “I am referring the matter, to our railroad department and have asked the inspector to make an inspection of these crossings and to contact the railroad company to see if immediate repairs can not be made.” The commission chairman also stated that “In the interest of time, I think it would be best that the metter be handled as an informal investigation instead of a formal complaint being filed.” City attorney Anderson had written the state public service commission last week in regards to the conditiori to the Pennsylvania’s crossin gsin Decatur, and included with, the letter six pictures of the holes in the crossings, taken by the city police, and ari editorial and news article from the Decatur Daily Democrat. The city council had authorized the action at their meeting last Tuesday, in hoping to gett he condition of the crossings in the city permanently repaired. The following day the railroad company rejaired the crossings, but already the holes are beginning to “pop out.”

Industry Division Hears Carl Ashman The industrial division of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce held its March luncheon Monday noon at the Youth and Community Center, with Carl Ashman as the speaker. Ashman, second vice president of the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, spoke to the group in attendance on the costs of medical insurance and the future of voluntary health insurance. In his talk, Ashman said that 10 years ago it was predicted that the government would monopolize the health insurance field, which hasn't happened as yet. He explained that the field has grown considerably in recent years. He stated that at the end of 1961, 135 million persons, or nearly 75 per cent of the population, were protected by some form of health insurance. Much of his talk dealt with medicare, and he explained why he is against such a plan. “We are told we are doing an inadequate job,” Ashman said, “but in my opinion the figures are quite impressive.” Following his talk, a number of industrial members put questions to Ashman during a question and answer period.

What Legislature Did, Did Not Do In 1963 Session

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story is aimed at presenting a comprehensive picture of what the legislature did and did not do on issues of general public interest By ROBERT E. GATELY United Press International INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) Although the regular session of the 1963 Indiana Legislature was unable to reach a solution of the state’s fiscal problems, it did turn in some solid accomplishments.*. Two important pieces of civil rights legislation were among those which cleared both the House and Senate and were signed by Governor Welsh. One gave more power to the Indiana Civil Rights Commission, authorizing it to issue cease and desist orders in cases of discrimination. The other ratified an amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawing payment of a poll as a requirement for voting in federal elections. Still Have Poll Tax A bill which would have pealed the Indiana poll tax passed the House but died in the Senate and a proposed constitutional amendment barring enactment of a state poll tax received no action. An amendment to eliminate; household goods taxes met a similar fate. A proposed constitutional amendment to make it easier to amend the state constitution was approved by both houses but must also be approved by the 1965 Legislature and by the voters before becoming effective. A proposed amendment to allow annual legislative sessions died in a House committee. A series of proposed amendments for legislative reapportionr , ■ T— ~ Estella Barkley Is Taken By Death Mrs. Estella Barkley, 67, of Monroeville route 2, died at 12:10 p.m. Monday at the Adams county memorial hospital following surgery performed one week ago. She was born in Allen county May 30, 1895, a daughter of William * and Carrie Potts-Cully, and was married to Virgil Barkley March 15, 1913. They would have celebrated their golden weddidng anniversary Friday. Mrs. Barkley was a member-pt the East Liberty Evangelical United Brethren church. Surviving in addition to the husband are two sons, Chalmer Barkley of Decatur, and Verlon Barkley of Monroeville; four daughters. Miss Glennis Barkley, at home, Mrs. Lucille Lapp of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Virginia Perry of Monroeville route 2, and Mrs. Barbara Huston of Fort Wayne; 12 grandchildren; one great-grand-child; seven brothers, Albert, Sherman, Grover, Orlo, Lawrence and Ross Cully, all of Toledo, 0., and Clifford Cully of Alvordton, O.; and a sister, Mrs. Mabel Schultz of Toledo. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Marquet funeral home in Monroeville, and at 2 p.m. at the East Liberty church. The Rev. Larry Drudop will officiate, and burial will be in the Monroevillle IOOF cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:30 p. m. Wednesday.

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ment never got off the ground but one was approved in differing versions by the House and Senate and died in a conference commit? tee in the closing hours. A bill to carry out immediate reapportionment was passed by both houses but may be vetoed by Welsh. Obsolete Laws Nulled Hie single subject involving the largest number of bills was repeal of obsolete laws and a package of more than 100 bills to accomplish that purpose was approved in rapid-fire order and signed by Welsh. Education and school reorganization also came in for a large share of attention. A bill to extend fpr two years the life of the Indiana School Reorganization Commission was signed by Welsh Monday and a series of bills to clarify the present school reorganization laws was approved by both houses. A bill to create a new institution of higher education, the Indiana Vocation College for post-high school technical education, was approved by the legislature and is awaiting action by Welsh. A bill to raise minimum salaries of school teachers by S2OO a year also was passed and is awaiting action by -Welsh. 'A bill to repeal the controversial state “right to work’’ law died in a House committee but a bill to make it more difficult for labor call strikes also* died in me lower chamber. No Jobless Raises Democrats were unable to push 'legislation to raise unemployment benefit rates through either House but blocked Senate action on a House-approved bill to tighten requirements for such benefits. Other major bills approved during the session included: —Allow cities and towns to lease parks to private operators. —Provide a uniform commercial code for the state. —lncrease the maximum small loan limit to SI,OOO instead of the present SSOO. —Limit the liability of landowners to hunters, fishermen and other persons using their land. —Allow welfare officials to examine the gross income tax returns of persons receiving welfare assistance. —Recodify the workmen’s compensation and occupational disease laws and increase maximum weekly benefits under the laws from $39 to $42. Speed Limits Rise —lncrease speed limits on interstate highways from 65 to 70 miles per hour. —Tighten the requirements for licensing of bail bondsmen and providing for stricter regulation of (Continued on Page Eight)

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