Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 87, Decatur, Adams County, 12 April 1963 — Page 1

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Bob August Rural Route No. 3 Traveling some 70.17 miles per day is the rural route 3 carrier for the local post office. Bob August of Decatur. A native of Willshire, 0., and a graduate of Willshire high school, August has been employed three years by the Decatur post office, two and one-half years of which he-was been carrying mail to the rural areas. August brings the mail each day to 375 families on his route, a total of 358 stops. In all, 1,563 persons are listed on his rural route. A part-time employe of Gilpin

Seven Os Tax Plans Downed

INDIANAPOLIS (UPD— Hopelessly confused members of the Indiana Legislature, their latest attack on the state revenue problem beaten to a pulp, were home today for a three-day Easter recess to meditate on the likelihood of a second special session. One after aother, seven tax proposals were defeated in a fivehour. marathon meeting ijn the Senate late Thursday, leaving the lawmakers with few if suggested revenue plans which have not walked the plank in one house or Ib* other. Although the legislators disagreed violently on the Vital issue of taxes, the biennial budget .and reapportionment, they found time and the inclination during the day to vote themselves extra pay of $35 a day for services during the extra ■session. Costs More Than $208,000 This meant a cost of $208,600 for the 149 lawmakers since the special session began March 12, provided it lasts eight more days to the required closing date of April 20. It also meant mileage at the rate of 7 cents a mile for one weekly trip home, adding more ddjlars to the burden of supporting the legislative branch of state, government which wobbled through 61 days of the biennial regular session Jan. 10 to March 12 and failed to solve the three* most imortant issues it faced. The threat of a second special session immediately following this one was great Governor Welsh on the opening day of the present

Americans Observe Good Friday Today

By United Press International Christians throughout the nation commemorated their most solemn Holy Day today in public and private preparation for the coming of Easter. From New York’s Marble Collegiate Church to a Yaqui Indian cavalcade in Arizona, the nation observed Good Friday, the day Christ was crucified for the sins of man. Services marking the agony of Christ were held in many churches. The church altars were stripped and bells were silent. It was the only day when no masses were said in Roman Catholic churches. Churches in a host of communities across the land combined for union services from 12 noon to 3 p.m. on the theme, ‘The Seven Last Words of Christ.” Last Supper Recalled Many Christians partook of communion Thursday night during Maundy Thursday services, commemorating the Last Supper with Christ and his Disciples In New York, Francis Cardinal Spellman opened the Holy Days Thursday by offering the Pontifical mass of (lie Christ. In Mar He Collegiate Church, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale preached on “The Dynamic Power of the Cross.” . Strainer's oratorio, “The Crucifixion,” was presented for the 42nd Good Friday at Brick Pres-

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Iron, in addition to his mail duties. August brings the mail to residents of Root and Union township, and a few in St. Mary’s township. Most of his route is concentrated in Root township however. The rural carrier resides at 727 N. Second St. with his wife, Pauline and their daughter, Diana. A son, Ron, is a graduate of Decatur high school, where he played center on the football team, and is now in an institution of higher learning. August is a past master of the Masonic Lodge and a past commander of the D. A .V. He served over two years with the Navy’s amphibious branch in World War 11.

special session warned the legislators if they failed to solve the budget-tax problem in 40 days, he would not hesitate to call a second special session immediately thereafter, a session which could run to Memorial Day, May 30, if it lasted its maximum legal tenure. Lawmakers Lucky The legislate!* may be lucky, at that, as they mtegie with their constituents this weekend. After voting themselves extra emoluments and leaving their state’s problems unsolved, they might expect to be crucified by the hometown fplks whose paths cross theirs during the recess. However, preoccupation with the festivities and family gatherings traditional with Easter, and the mental attitude of Christians preparatory to observance of the important religious holiday, was likely to ease the sting of criticism. While the Senate toyed with the tax proposals, the House stood idly by waiting to see if anything developed. Representatives were ready to tackle the same issues if and when the Senate adopted a tax program. Senate President Pro Tern D. Russell Bontrager said that when the session reconvenes Monday it will be possible to under Senate rules reconsider some of the taxation measures which were voted down, but he was pessimistic about the future. He quoted a Biblical phrase “Now I see, as through a glass, (Continued on Page Eight)

byterian Church in New York, and Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion” was presented at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. -• In Arizona, backed by three centuries of tradition beginning with Jesuit missionaries, Christian and Indian rituals were combined in a week-long cavalcade portraying Christ’s life. Indians Present Calvacade The cavalcade was put on .by the Yacqui Indians* north of Tucson. A procession Thursday represented the suffering of Christ on the way to the cross, and today’s ceremony was scheduled from dawn to early Saturday. Dr. James I. McCord, president of Princeton Theological Seminary, spoke on "The Second Coming” in the Majestic Theater in Dallas, Tex., and a 100-voice youth choir sang at Holy Week services sponsored by the Greater Dallas Council of Churches. In Chicago, Jewish rabbis used Passover sermon themes from the story of the exodus from Egypt in weekend services. The Jewish holiday period began Monday night. It will be concluded by Reform congregations in services Monday, and by Orthodox and Conservative Jews cm Tuesday, when Yizkor prayers memorializing deceased members will form a major part of the ritual. Christ’s passion took place during the Jewish Passover.

Daniel P. Sfeury Dies Unexpectedly Daniel P. Steury, 73, well known farmer and contractor, died suddenly of a coronary occlusion Thursday morning at his home, three miles north and one-half mile west of Berne. Born in Monroe township Jan. 20, 1890, he was a son of Peter and Mary Mazelin-Steury, and was married to Catherine Habegger Feb. 28, 1915. Mr. Steury was employed for many years as a foreman for the Indiana Construction Co. He Was a member of the Evangelicial Mennonite church. Surviving in addition to his wife are six daughters, Mrs. Simon (Elma) Schwartz of Berne, Mrs. John (Hulda) Leyse of Decatur route 4, Mrs. Max (Estella) McDaniels of Portland, Mrs. Ralph (Earlena) Hawkins of Decatur, Mrs. William (Naomi) Polstra of Springfield, 0., and Mrs. 1 Charles (Erna) Tharp of Tucson, Ariz.; 20 grandchildren; four brothers, Peter Steury of Portland, Ore.; Joel P. Steury of Grand Rapids, Mich., Menno Steury of Berne route 1, and Albert Steury of Hastings, Mich., and one sister, Mrs. L. Reuben (Rachel) Schwartz of Berne. Two daughters, three brothers and one sister are deceased. Funeral rites will be conducted at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Evangelical Mennonite church, the Rev. Alvin Becker officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Yager funeral home until 12 noon Saturday, when the body will be removed to the church. Decatur Temperature Local weather data for the period ending at 11 a m. today. 12 noon 58 12 midnight .. 44 1 p.m 56 1 a.m 42 2 p.m. 56 2 a.m 40 3 p.m 56 3 a.m 38 4 p.m. 57 4 a.m - 37 5 p.m 54 5 a.m. — '.. 36 6 p.m 52 6 a.m. — 36 7 p.m ... 50 7 a.m 36 8 p.m. 50 ■ 8 a.m 42 9 p.m 49 9a m 50 10 p.m 49 11 p.m 48 Rain Total for the 24 hour period ending at 7 a.m. today, .0 inches. The St. Mary's river was at 3.69 feet. '

May Force Small High Schools Close

INDIANAPOLIS (UPD — More than 100 small high schools throughout the state may be forced to close their doors as the result of a new policy 'adopted by the Indiana Commission on General Education Thursday. Two Lawrence County schools were decommissioned Thursday, and similar action may be taken with 112 other small enrollment schools in the state. , However. Dr. Edgar Smith, assistant superintendent for instructional service, said the decom-mis-sioning Thursday was not necessarily an application of the policy, but he indicated the action was long in coming. “They" were not meeting standards and were not giving enough subjects,’’ he said of Huron and Williams High Schools. He said the action was the result of a previous examination of the schools. A statement outlining the new policy refers to schools of “less than 100 students” but Supt. of Public Instruction William E. Wilson said schools slightly above 100 enrollment will be included in studies to see if they should be decommissioned. Enrollment Breakdown Indiana has 11 high schools with enrollments of one to 50 pupils, 103 high sphools with enrollments of 59 to 100, 111 with enrollments of 101 to 150 and 69 with 150 to

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Storm Hampering Search For Hulk Os Nuclear Sub Thresher In Ocean Deep

Fred Geier Dies At Van Wert Hospital Fred Geier, 83-year-old retired farmer of Willshire township. Van Wert county, 0., died at 2:10 a. m. today at the Van Wert county hospital, where he l)ad been a patient since Monday. He had been in failing health for five years and seriously ill for two weeks. Born in St. Mary’s township, Adams county, April 30, 1897, he was a son of Edward and Elizabeth Gehres-Geier, and was married td Bessie Lavera Dull Dec. 10, 1907. His wife preceded him in death in 1958. Mr. Geier was a member of the Bobo United Brethren church. . Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Royal (Madeline) Vancamp, with whom he made his home in Willshire township, and one sister, Mrs. Emma Traster of Allegan, Mich. Two daughters, three brothers and one sister are deceased. 5 Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p. m. Sunday at the Cowan & Son funeral home in Van Wert, the Rev. Stanley Neuenschwander and the Rev. Rpbert L. Settlage officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery at Ohio City. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p. m. Saturday.

200 pupils. The remaining 319 high schools ■ in the state have more than 200 students. The commission said it had “serious doubt as to whether a , small high school with very small i enrollment can, under very ordi- : nary circumstances, offer the educational opportunities which meet • the standards, deemed necessary ■ for Indiana students.” “The legislature has also indicated its desire for reorganization ’ and establishment of high schools with larger enrollment. The Com- . mission on General Education has i been lenient in its inspections and applications * of its educational [ standards to these small high schools in the hope that voluntary . reorganization would solve this problem.” Delay Impossible The statement said the commission has decided it “can no longer . delay the application of its standards and it will therefore require the rexamination and reevaluation of high schools with an enrollment of fewer than 100 students. “And if they do not meet the minimum standards laid down by the commission for commissioned high schools it will order the nonconforming schools decommissioned,” the statement said. Wilson said the loss of a commission would mean that the schools affected would have to close at the end of the school year in which the warning was given. He said the state funds which otherwise would have been allocated to that school would follow the children of that community to whichever new school they were sent. No Story Hour At Library Saturday There will be no story hour at the Decatur public library this Saturday. The arrival of the egg trees has been accompanied by the visits of many out-of-town guests, and this pre-Easter day . promises to be a busy one for the staff. The children may come April 26 and April 27, for. story hours. The last two programs will feature a film strip and a flannelgraph story. .

WASHINGTON (UPI) — Screaming winds whipped waves 15 feet high today around the ships that are searching for the grave of the Thresher. A full-scale storm at sea hampered the ocean experts probing the Atlantic for the hulk of the nuclear submarine which carried 129 men to their deaths in water a mile and a half deep. The Navy said there is no hope for the 112-man crew and 17 civilians who went down with the Thresher Wednesday. Searchers found white and yellow gloves and other debris in the rolling waves Thursday. But since then the weather has worsened from a gale to a full storm, with winds over 50 miles an hour, driving rain, high seas and overcast skies. Listening at Sonar Oceanographic experts on the destroyer Hazelwood and the survey ship Atlantis II listened patiently to the hollow pinging of the supersensitive sounding gear ranging the ocean floor for the Thresher. About a dozen other ships and Navy planes circled the area 275 miles east of Boston where the debris and slick of both diesel and lubricating oil was found. On the West Coast, workmen prepared the deep-diving bathyscaph Trieste for an overland trip by rail to New England. But it will be at least a week before it arrives. Even if the Thresher te- found, the reason why it went to the bottom will likely never be known, because it would be impossible to raise the ship . from such depths. * Issues Official Declaration Navy Secretary Fred Korth made the official death declaration for the 129 men Thursday night. “There is absolutely no possibility that there might be survivors,’’ he said, after a flying trip to the scene of the Thresher search. Flags hung at half mast today at all Navy installations- They will hang at half mast until sunset Easter Monday. Korth expressed a “fervent hope that the rumors and speculation which have already begun will cease, providing the bereaved families a more stable climate in which to compose themselves and endure their grief.” He was apparently referring to reports from the searching atomic sub Sea Wolf, which said it had detected sounds resembling that of emergency transmitting equipment.

Parents Orientation Meeting On May 7 Parents of incoming freshmen will be invited to an orientation meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, according to an announcement made today by Hugh J. Andrews, principal of the Decatur high school. This will be the fifth annual program of this type, and school officials said, “we feel this event affords parents an opportunity to become acquainted with our aims, practices and procedures. It is urgent that each family be represented on this occasion. “It is felt that with parents, students, and’the school cooperating, each knowing what the other is endeavoring to accomplish, makes for a better school, a better community and, eventually, better graduates who can take their places in society.” That students today are more ready to accept their responsibilities is indicated by the fact that more than two-thirds of the present eighth graders want courses in the summer school of this year. Funeral Saturday For Mrs. Murphy Funeral services for Mrs. Hurshel W. Murphy, who died Wednesday night at Fort Wayne, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the D. 0. McComb & Sous funeral home in that city. The Rev. Robert E. Meier will officiate. Burial will he in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services.

L * ■ ? 11 > •Ji -: jg WhunlMMi'FW BCk- MMR bbk GONE FOR GOOD— Cmdr. George M. Hall stands at the empty berth of the nuclear submarine Thresher at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. At left is the barge and tender on which the crew lived when not aboard submarine.

Mayor Gage Emcee For Wildcat Dmner

Mayor Donald F. Gage has been named Master of Ceremonies for the Wildcat association kickoff dinner next Thursday night, Carl A. Braun, Wildcat League commissioner, announced this morning. The mayor and D. W. McMillen, Sr., founder of the Wildcat League, will lead a parade through Decatur at 5:30 p.m. Thursday before the dinner, Braun stated. The Rev. William C. Feller, pastor of the Zion United Church of Christ, will give the invocation for the dinner. Service Clubs Hoste Hosts for the gala affair will be the presiednt of t he Decatur’s civic service clubs, and the superintendent of schools, all of whom will be seated at the head table: Eugene Ziner, president of the Jaycees: Daniel Freeby, president of the Optimists; George W. Auer, Rotary president; Normc.n Steury, Lions Club President; E. E. Lydell, Decatur Chamber of Commerce; Morris Begun, Retail Merchants of Decatur; Gail Grabill, superintendent of Decatur schools. Jaycees’ Part The problem of bringing a Wildcat League to Decatur, to provide professional help for the boys who don’t make pony and little leagues, and to see that every bey gets to play in every game, was first Local Man's Mother Dies Last Evening Mrs. Veva Reed, 62. mother of Edsel Reed of Decatur, died Thursday evening at the Hocker nursing home at Wolf Lake, where she had been a patient for some time. She was a native of Ligoner, where she was born Sept. 24, 1900, and resided in that community most of her life. Her husband, William Reed, preceded her in death in 1959. Mrs. Reed was a member of the Ligonier Evangelical United Brethren church. Survivinug are two sons, Edsel Reed of Decatur, and Sanger Reed of Sout hßend; one daughter, Mrs. Hugh Winebrenner of Wolf Lake; seven grandchildren; one stepgrandchild; two step-great-grand-children, and two sisters, Mrs. Glenn Leslie of Ligonier, and Mrs. Albert Stadler of Fort Wayne. Funeral services ■will be held at 1:30 p. m. Monday at the UlreySedwlck funeral home in Ligoiilei, the Rev. C. R. Bitzer officiating. Burial will be in Oak Park cemetery at Ligonier. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p. m. Saturday. There will be no viewing Easter Sunday. -

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tackled by the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce. The Jaycees, last fall, invited Terry Koonan, of the Fort Wayne Wildcat League, down to Decatur to show a movie to the club members and guests on the Wildcat program, and how it works in with other athletic programs, and with better citizenship. At that time the Jaycees were quite busy producing the “Music Man,” and were unable to take on another major project, so they passed it to the Decatur Optimist club. The Optimists organized a survey of Decatur schools, and found more than 300 kids were interested in playing in the Wildcat League. Optimists Organize The Optimists, in turn, felt that the Wildcat League should have a permanent Decatur organization.

Lenten Meditation (By Rev. Charles M. Hill, pastor, First Christian Church) “Freedom in Christ” Romans 6:6 We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the sinful body might be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. It is only by the acceptance of Jesus Christ as Lord that man is released from the enslavement of sin. Only as we are willing to be crucified with Him, throwing off the old and putting on the new, may we find freedom in Christ. This does not mean that we will- not be tempted to sin or for that matter, sin, but it does reveal a release from punishment if we have truly repented. Man has shown himself to be a servant of the flesh from the very beginning of time. It is man’s nature to yield to the temptations and desires of the body. Man is unable to overcome sin by his own power and is Qjys enslaved to sin until the acceptance of Christ as Lord is made. The suffering One, who gave Himself as a ransom for many, was sufficient to teach man the ultimate motive for living. “We love, because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:19

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They asked Carl A. Braun, Decatur insuranceman, to activate the program. In long weeks of consultation with D. W. McMillen, Sr, of Fort Wayne, Bill Bower, Fort Wayne commissioner, and Terry Koonan, and in full cooperation with many leaders and ell service club presidents in Decatur, the group was finally organized, and planned the kickoff banquet, with all service clubs taking part, next Thursday. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy, continued cool tonight with frost likely. Fair, little temperature change Saturday. Low tonight 27 to 34. High Saturday low 50s north, mid 50s south. Outlook for Sunday: Partly cloudy with mild daytime temperatures.