Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 85, Decatur, Adams County, 10 April 1963 — Page 1

VOL. LXI. NO. 85.

Tax Committee Ditches Indiana Port; Nearing Agreement On Tax Plan

Price Hike By Steel Company

WHEELING, W. Va. (UPD— The Wheling Steel Corp, increased steel prices an average $6 a ton today on the first adversary of a similar hike which precipitated White House intervention and a pullback by the industry. William A. Steele, president of the nations 11th largest producer, said “a steady increase in costs of materials, services and labor with no increase in steel prices since 1958 prompted the action. There was no immediate reaction from the White House or from the United Steelworkers union on the latest steel price increase. The announcement Tuesday night by Steele came just hours after Arthur B- Homer, board chairman of the Bethlehem Steel Corp, told a stockholders meeting Tuesday there was “considerable doubt whether the market could support a steel price increase at this time. At a news conference following the stockholders session. - Homer said “things are picking up and looking better. He said he hoped - the improved demand for steel was not -a result of stockpiling against possible strikes. Steel Consumption Growing Iron Age magazine said today that the rate of steel consumption is growing and holding at a higher level than anticipated. Some steel mills, the magazine said, believe that demand next month may. be higher than capacity. “Delivery promises on traditionally tight products are lengthening and sales offices are swamped with a deluge of orders, the metalworking weekly said. A spokesman for the U.S. Steel Corp., the nations number one producer, said the company would probably issue a statement on the later today. Bethlehem, and Jones and Laughlin, the second and third ranking producers, Tuesday night had “no comment on the increase. It was just one year ago that U.S. Steel Chairman Roger Blough handed President Kennedy a press announcing that U.S. Steel was going to increase steel prices 86 a ton. Increases Anger President The following day five other major producers followed suit and an angry President Kennedy told a news conference there was “no justification for the increase. “.. .The American people will find it hard, as I do, to accept a situation in which a tiny handful of steel executives whose pur-

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suit of private power and profit exceeds their sense of public responsibility- .. Kennedy then accused the steel companies of showing "utter contempt for the interest of 185 million Americans. At the time United Steelworkers President David J. McDonald expressed surprise at the price hike and pointed out that the cost of producing a ton of steel had gone down, not up, despite the increase in wages and other benefits to steelworkers. In announcing the price hike Tuesday night, Steele did not comment on the cost for producing a ton of steel. Capital Margin Drops Wheelings increased prices range from $4.50 to $lO a ton. The company said plates would be $4.50 a ton, cold rolled sheet—the top product — $6.50 a ton, and electrical sheet, $lO a ton. Steele hinted at todays price increases at a company executives meeting last Monday. At that time 4te said Wheelings capital margin had dropped to a “dangerous minimum and the problem could not be dismissed as of“minor" significance. Wheeling Steel, however, cleared $7,054,951 in 1962 compared to $5,278,000 the previous year. But quarterly dividends dropped from 75 cents a share in 1961 to 25 cents a share in October 1962. Announce Expansion Program The drop in dividend payments was attributed to the need for financing technological improvements. In line with this, Steele announced Monday at the executives meeting that his firm had completed financial arrangements for a $145 million expansion and improvement program. The price increase is expected to affect any decision by the United Steelworkers on whether to serve notice of a reopening of the steel contract for renegotiation of wages. The national contract stipulates that such notice may be filed April 30 or thereafter with the union free to strike 90 days later if agreement is not reached. Fight School Close At Pleasant Mills Petitions have been circulating in St. Mary’s township to keep the Pleasant Mills school open, it was learned today. Petitions were circulated in that township last week, requesting those who favor keeping the school open tQ-sign. An effort was made to contact every taxpayer in the township, and it was learned that 408 signatures were obtained on the petitions. This iff more than two-thirds of the taxpayers in St. Mary’s township, it was reported. The results were made known at a meeting at the Pleasant Mills school Saturday evening, which was well attended by St. Mary’s residents. An earlier meeting was held by the group, who heard Clarence R. McNabb, Fort Wayne attorney, speak on Indiana school reorganization laws. It is almost positive information that McNabb has been secured by the group opposing the consolidation as legal counsel. The Adams Central school board recently voted to close the Pleasant Mills school at the close of this school year, with Pleasant Mills students attending Adams Central next year.

INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—A legislative tax conference committee today ditched the Lake Michigan port and neared agreement on a revenue plan calling for a 2 per cent sales tax and a hike in the gross income levy. The plan would call for $225 million in additional revenue next biennium. Three of the four members of the committee said during a noon hour break that Governor Welsh’s insistence on inclusion of funds for, starting work on the Burns Ditch port was ignored in the latest proposed solution to the revenue problem. Sen. D. Russell Bontrager, RElkhart, said he was “willing to sign a committee report approving a port-less compromise. Rep James Stagg, D-Evansville, said he also would sign and that he believed Rep. John Coppes, RNappanee, would do so. Sen. Robert P. OBannon, DCorydon, said he “probably will sign after certain details are worked out including the question of two Ohio River toll bridges which he favors and flood control and conservation projects which were included in the original Welsh economic development package with the port. Earlier, the Senate cleared the way to try passing a tax plan from a variety assortment, but a new spurt of life from the conference committee had hinted that group might have an early report Lt Goy. Richard O. Ristine recessed the Senate until 2 p.m. and indicated he would call down a bill to furnish toe vehicle far passage of a tax program from “four or five plans involving combinations of a sales tax and a gross income tax increase. Meanwhile, House Speaker Richard W. Guthrie reported the conference committee was working with renewed vigor despite toe many setbacks it has received, and might come up with a compromise report this afternoon. The two developments provided (Continued on Page Six) School Choir Robe Fund Nearing Goal The Decatur high school choir robe fund is nearing its goal. Miss Helen Haubold, choir director, said this morning. According to Miss Haubold, all indications are that the goal will be reached within the next two weeks. The fund was started some weeks ago to raise money for purchase of new robes for the school’s 60-voice choir. The fluid’s goal was set at $1,200, for the new iridescent purple robes with gold stoles. . The robes have been ordered, Miss Haubold explained, and will be worn by toe choir for the May concert. Further contributions may be made by contacting Miss Haubold or the president of the school choir, Paul Feller. Latest contributors are: Mr. and Mrs. Alva Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. William Linn, Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Hetrick, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Tyndall, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Butler,, the Decatur Boosters organization, First State Bank, Historical Society, -Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zwick, Music department of Woman’s club, civic department of Woman’s club and Mr. and Mrs. Norb Aumann. Decatur Temperature Local weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 11 a.m. today. 12 noon 60 12 midnight .. 35 1 p.m. 58 1 a.m 34 2 p.m. 60 2 a.m 32 3 p.m 58 3 a.m 32 4 -p.m. 57 4 a.m 30 5 p.m 5'5 5 a.m 30 6. p.m 48 6 a.m— 29 7 p.m. 46 7 a.m. ■ 30 8 p.m 42 8 a.m. 38 9 p.m 40 9 a.m. .— 40 10 p.m 38 10 a.m 56 11 p.m 38 I'l a.m.. 67 Rain' Total for the 24 hour period ending at 7 a.m. today, .0 Inches. The St. Mary’s river was at 2.82 feet.

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Reapportion Plan Bogged

INDIANAPOLIS (UPD — A House-Senate conference committees attempt to work out a plan for reapportioning the Indiana Legislature was bogged down today on the question of the number of Senate seats for Marion County. Sen. George Diner, R-Indianapo-lis, who has insisted that toe states most populous county should have five seats of its own and share another with Johnson County, said he would ask to be discharged as a conferee. The other Senate conferee, Democrat Robert Peterson of Rochester, also was expected to be discharged. Peterson said the Senate Democratic caucus was agreeable to a plan which would, in effect, give Marion County six senators as long as the sixth senator represented Shelby County as well as Marion and Johnson. Marion currently has five and shares a sixth with Johnson. Diener balked at. the plan -and said the Marion County delegation would not accept it. Cant Justify Third “You cwrt justify adding a. third county to Marion and JohnVolunteers On Cancer Crusade Meet Here A good turnout is expected for the final two training meetings for all cancer crusade volunteers Thursday afternoon and evening. The meetings will he beld at the Indiana & Michigan building Thursday, the first beginning at 1:30 p.m., toe second at 7:30 p. m. Mrs. Robert Krueckeberg' is expecting a good attendance for the meetings. The first . such instructional meeting was held Monday, with a number of crusade volunteers attending. All cancer crusade volunteers should attend at least one of the two remaining meetings, if they did not attend Monday’s session, Mrs. Krueckeberg exp.ained. The sessions are for the purpose of instructing volunteers who will be carrying on toe crusade. Opens April 22 The annual Adams county cancer crusade, headed by Mrs. Krueckeberg, will be held the week of April 22 through 27, and a goal of $2,961.80 has been established for the drive. The drive is used each year for not only obtaining funds for the American Cancer society, but to educate the public on the various aspects of the dread disease. Increased Funds Mrs. Krueckeberg explained that increased funds are greatly needed to keep this knowledge building toward eventual soluation of the cancer problem. “Contributions to toe 1963 crusade will pay dividends in the future,’ she said. “It is very gratifying that toe 1962 crusade, with contributions from throughout toe country exceeding $39 000,000, was out best crusade in history, “Mrs. The crusade has two themes, Krueckeberg went on. “To Cure More, Give More,’ and “Fight Cancer with a Check and a Checkup.’ Library Will Close For Church Services r Miss Bertha Heller, librarian, announced today that toe Decatur public library will be closed Thursday evening, and will also be closed from 12 noon until 3 p.m. Good Friday because of church services. Regular hours at the library are from 10 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. daily except Sunday.

L ‘ son after 42 years, he said. 1 Diener also contended Marion 1 County actually was entitled to seven Senate seats on the basis of population 1 Diener said the plan for reapportioning the House was worked ■ out satisfactorily in the confer- ! ence committees first- two meet- ' ings and that Marion County was 1 toe only stumbling block in toe 1 way of a Senate agreement. ! Peterson said that leaving Marion and Johnson together without ’ a third county would require ’ changes elsewhere in the plan, • whicji would lessen, its chances of ■ passing. ’ Meanwhile, a controversial bill ’ for immediate reapportionment of 1 the House was eligible for second reading in the House today. Dem1 ocrats contend the plan is Republican gerrymandering. They said 1 they had no plans to try to amend it, but would vote against it on 1 third reading. “ Will Wait for Report Democratic caucus chairman Charles Kirk of Floyd Knobs said lc T#e’ll wait for .the (conference ’ committee report. “We’ll buy that if its still in .toe same shape it was in,” he i said. One amendment was planned by toe Republicans to correct an error which set toe membership of toe House at 101 instead of toe 100 constitutional limit. The error was made when toe , House Legislative Apportionment ’ Committee left in toe measure one ’ line from toe original bill intro- ’ duced by House Majority Leader ■ Charles Edwards, R-Spencer. ' Edwards is a member of toe • conference committee and the bill for immediate reapportionment is : given little chance for passage. ’ Edwards has helped to work out the House plan which toe conferI ence committee will recommend i and which is considerably differ. • ent from the one now contained in his bill.

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Tom Miller z 1 Rural Route No. 1 ; (Editor’s Note: This is the first of a series on the rural letter carriers working out of the Decatur post office.) ■ i Named the outstanding rural letter carrier of Indiana and the nation in 1960, Tom Miller delivers mail in not only Root and Preble townships, but in Marion township in Allen county. - - A resident of 1038 Master Drive, ■ Miller is a native of Decatur and . graduated from Decatur Catholic > high school. He and his wife, . Mary Kay, have three children, i Kathryn, Carol and Michelle. Miller delivers the mail from I the local post office to 338 families in the three townships, making a

Four Suits Seeking $210,000 Damages Four separate suits, requesting a total of $231,000, have been filed against Julian Cramer, 19, a Twelfth street resident and his father, George Cramer, of Van Wert, 0., as a result of an automobile accident in 1961. Filing suit against Cramer and his father are Mrs. Leandra Guereca, of 721 N. 11th St., and Mrs. Alice O’Campo, 919 Harrison St., both for damages; and Ezequiel Guereca and David O’Campo, for loss of consortium, or services, of their wives. Mrs. Guereca requests a judgment of $175,000, while her husband asks $50,000. Mrs. O’Campo asks $5,000, and her husband $1,500. The suits concern a two-car accident May 9, 1961, on U.S. 27, two miles south of Decatur at 2:40 p.m. A total of seven persons were injured in toe accident, including Mrs. Guereca and Mrs. O’Campo, two children of each, and the younger Cramer. Mrs. O’Campo was driving her car south on U. S. 27, with Mrs. Guereca and the four children as passengers. She had stopped to turn east into the driveway of Foyd Rupert, and as she turned, her auto was hit on the right front by toe northbound Cramer tar, in a near head-on collision. Hie accident was investigated by state trooper Dan Kwasneski and deputy sheriffs Charles Arnold and Bob Meyer. No Arrests The case was turned over to toe grand jury, but no indictments was brought against either driver involved. Both Mrs. O’Campo and Mrs. Guereca claim “constant pain and suffering both mentally and physically” in their complaints. Mrs. Guereca claims to be permanently disabled as a result of the injuries she received in the crash. Mrs. O’Campo states in her complaint that she incurred medical and hospital expenses amounting to $380.90, and was not able to work from May 15 to October of that year, for which she was under contract, and lost SI,OOO in wages. Mrs. Guereca, who was the most seriously injured in the accident, states medical, surgical and hospital expenses amounting to $5,746.27. She was transferred after toe accident to a Fdrt Wayne hospital. Lost Services The two husbands claim they lost the consortium, companionship and services of their wives and mothers to their minor children. They also contend in their complaints that they have been forced to expend money for service usually performed by the housewife and mother. u All four complaints claim the injuries to toe two “were occasioned by toe careless and negligent conduct of the defendant, Julian (Continued on Page Six) TWO SECTIONS

total of 325 stops. In all, he travels 69 miles each day on his rural route. A member of the American Legion post in Decatur, Miller has been a rural letter carrier the five years he has been employed by the Decatur post office. At the state convention of the Rural .Letter Carriers Association here in 1960, which he was instrumental in. setting up, he was honored as not only the outstanding rural letter carrier of Decatur, but the outstanding rural carrier of the nation. In addition to his position as rural carrier, to which he received a congressional appointment, he is sales manager with the local Duo-Marine Boat Co.

Suspend Business For Good Friday

Business will generally be sus- - pended in Decatur Friday afternoon from 12 noon until 3 o’clock as residents of the city join with , Christians throughout the world in 1 commemorating toe 'Biree Hours that Christ spent on the cross. The Associated Churches of Decatur will conduct toe annual union service from 12 to 3 p. m. at the Zion United Church of Christ, Third and Jackson streets. 1 The Three Hours will be observed at St Mary’s Catholic church from 12:15 to 3:15 p. m„ and services will also be held at 7:30 p. m. Good Friday services will be ( held at the Zion Lutheran church • at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon and ' a vesper service at 7:30 p. m. All schools of Decatur and Adams county, public and parochial, will be closed Friday and Monday for toe Easter vacation. Catholic schools in this city will also be closed Thursday. Practically all retail business will be suspended here from 12 noon to 3 p. m. In addition, public and private offices will be closed until 3 p. m. The auto license bureau will be closed all day Friday. The Decatur Daily Democrat will close during the three-hour period, and will observe the usual press time of 3 p. m. I • Good Friday Program Theme for this year’s union i Good Friday service is “Faces ' Around toe Cross.” Each of the seven sections of the service will ■ be approximately 25 minutes long, with a brief interval for those wishing to enter or leave. Thirteen of the local ministers will take part in the service. Following is the schedule of the service: Call to worship—Rev. F. P. Miller, Decatur E. U. B. First Face (Pilate) Scripture lesson — Rev. F. P. Miller. Meditation — Rev. Robert McQuaid, First Baptist church.

Lenten Meditation (By Rev. Gerald Gerig, pastor, First Missionary Church) '"**■ TESTED WITH FIRE ' 1 Corinthians 3:l3—“Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.*' Fire is used as a symbol of a revealing agent which will test the quality of every, man’s work. Notice carefully that it says “every man’s work shall be made manifest.'’ It is the man’s work and not the man which is to be reviewed and tested. Here the fire does not try the man but his work. It is not a question of what the man is but what the man has done. This judgment, therefore, is not a judgment in respect to salvation but in respect to works. Salvation is something received. Works are something rewarded. Salvation is a matter of faith. Works are a matter of faithfulness. This makes what we do of utmost importance in our lives. Much of our so-called spiritual work will never stand the test of fire. It is empty and void of anything that really counts for eternity. We need to be very careful lest we Water down our spiritual living until we eliminate the cross out of Christianity and in its place substitute just a whirl of social activity that creates a Jot of fuss but produces little faith. Let us ask ourselves during this Lenten season, “Wilj the work we are doing for Christ stand the test of fire at the day of judgment?” Pope Says Atomic War Unthinkable

VATICAN CITY (UPI) — Pope John XXIII warned today that man could be wiped out by an atomic war and must maintain peace by negotiation. The 81-year-old Pope, in a* 22 - 000-word encyclical presenting his views on war and peace in the nuclear age, said mankind is living “under the incubus of a hurricane.” He said atomic war is unthinkable. He warned that even “the continuation of nuclear tests for war purposes could have fatal consequences for life on earth.” “Eventual controversies between peoples must not be resolved through recourse to arms,” the Pope said, “but instead through negotiation.” The five-part encyclical, signed by the Pope Tuesday and made public by the Vatican this morning, was directed to “all men of good will." The historic document on the Roman Catholic Church’s position on peace will be known by the first opening words in Latin, “pacem in terris” (peace on earth). Urges Negotiation Urging that disputes be settled by negotiation, the Pope said: “It is indeed true that on historical grounds this persuasion is more or less in proportion to the terrible destructive force of modern arms, and is nourished by

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Second Face (Claudia) Scripture lesson—Rev. McQuaid. Vocal ensemble — “Were You There,’’ Decatur high, Miss Helen Haubold, directing. Meditation—Rev. William C. Feller, Zion United Church of Christ. Third Face (Simon, of Cyrene) Scripture lesson—Rev. Sylvester Martin, Nuttman Ave. U. B. church. Meditation— Rev. Robert Crabtree, Assembly of God. Fourth Face (Women of Jerusalem) Scripture lesson—Rev. Elbert A. Smith, Jr., First Presbyterian church. Solo — “Why,” Darrell Gerig. Missionary church. Meditation—Rev. Gerald Gerig, Missionary church. Fifth Face (The Dying Thief) Scripture lesson — Rev. Kenneth Angle, Union Chapel E. U. B. Meditation— Rev. A. C. Underwood, First Methodist church. Sixth Face (John, the Apostle) Scripture lesson—Rev. J. O. Penrod, Decatur E. U. B. church. Meditation — Rev. Wilmer Watson, Church of toe Nazarene. Seventh Face (The Boman Centurion) > Scripture lesson — Rev. Huston Bever, Jr.,,Church of God. Mixed quartet—“ Behold toe Savior of Mankind’ First Methodist church. Meditation — Rev. C. M. Hill, First Christian church. Benediction—Rev. Bever. INDIANA WEATHER Fair and continued quite cool tonight and Thursday. Low tonight in the 20s north, 30s south. High Thursday mostly in the 40s north, 50s south. Sunset today 7:18 p. m. Sunrise Thursday 6:14 a. m. Outlook for Friday: Mostly cloudy with rata likely and a little warmer. Lows 35 to 44. Highs 53 to <4.

>— "■ ... — — — 1 the horror aroused to the heart 1 by the thought alone those arms 1 would bring to the human family.” Such a thought, he said, makes . it “impossible to think that in the ’ atomic era war can be used as ’ an instrument of justice ” He said too often fear reigns, ’ pushing people to plow “fabulous expenses” into armaments. He said it is hoped, nevertheless, - that men may, through negotiar tion, discover “the ties that link - them.” Dissolve War Psychosis Pope John said that because of • the arms race, “human beings > live under the incubus of a hurri- - cane that could unleash at any moment and overwhelm (man1 kind) in away that is impossible ! to imagine.” “Therefore, justice, wisdom and f humanity demand that the armat ments race be halted,” he. said. > He said the world must proceed i to an “integral disarmament,” i meaning people must act to dis- > solve "the war psychosis.” Pope John departed from tradition in directing the encyclical to I all peoples, regardless of religion, race or politics. An encyclical is • a letter from the Pope normally s addressed internally to the hier- : archy of the Roman Catholic - Church —of a particular country i or of the whole world.”