Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 102, Decatur, Adams County, 30 April 1963 — Page 1

VOL. LXI NO. 102.

Severe Storms Rake Indiana

By United Press International - Severe thunderstorms raked Indiana during a tornado alert Monday night in a wave of violent weather which killed a mushroom hunter and caused scattered property damage. Funnel clouds were seen in the air in several places during the height of a six-hour severe weather alert, but none apparently touched ground and the comparatively light damage was believed caused by gusty winds from a squall line that whipped across Hoosierland ahead of a cold front. The cold front sent temperatures dipping sharply from highs in the 70s to near-freezing readings in the mid and upper 30s this morning in the northern third of the state and the low 40s ih the central area. Locally freezing temperatures were predicted for tonight upstate, Heavy rains accompanied the storm, measuring up to nearly two inches. Just one week before, tornadoes spawned by the same spring conditions chewed their way across the state injuring 14 persons in Indianapolis and causing millions in damage. High winds, reaching 50 miles an hour at the Indianapolis weather station, did more damage Monday than the tornadoes sighted at Delphi, Sullivan, Clinton and Valparaiso. — Russell Browning, 27, Covington, was killed when struck by lightning on a farm southeast of Covington. A companion, Robert Roark, 22, also of Covington, said Browning and he were hunting mushrooms when it began raining. Browning took cover under a tree and was struck. Robert Fusting, 60, and his wife, Monica, 55. suffered multiple cuts and bruises when the high wind at Worthington in Greene County rolled their 50-foot house trailer three times. No other injuries wre reported. Sullivan County was hardest hit.

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Castro Happy Over Khrushchev Talks

MOSCOW (UPI) — Cuban Premier Fidel Castro today was reported highly satisfied with his talks with Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev so far on Russian military and economic assistance. Castro, who will share honors atop Lenin’s tomb in Red Square during Wednesday’s huge May Day celebration, planned a second round of high-level talks this afternoon. Cubans "Very Satified” Cuban sources in Moscow reported their delegation ‘‘very satisfied” by their initial official contact with Soviet leaders. It was understood the first meeting Monday included a general survey of relations between Cuba and Russia, with the focus on military and financial assistance for the Caribbean island. It was believed ideological questions also were covered. Reports said Castro still was considering details of his trip. It was believed likely the bearded revolutionary would stay in Moscow for a week, but no definite program was announced. Castro was understood to have two projects in mind. One was a 10-day trip to Volgograd, Kiev and Leningrad, and the other was a 15-day tour which could include Siberia. Ta Bypass Algeria in any case, Castro probably will return home directly to Havana, bypassing Algeria. Castro is expected to visit Algeria about the middle of May. But it was understood he is

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Authorities reported a $6,000 house trailer belonging to .‘James Hancock was destroyed at New Lebanon. A barn was blown away by the twister near New Lebanon and the roof as blown off the Methodist parsonage. Three miles south of Sullivan the Heidi Case was destroyed. Trees were felled near Rosedale in Parke, some going into the homes of Tom Thompson and Elmo Chaney. In Carroll County at Delphi a funnel cloud was spotted but it did not touch down. High winds wrenched a house befcjnging to Jerry Boon off its foundations and ripped up chicken houses and other out buildings on farms in the area. Indianapolis authorities reported numerous cases of trees blown across cars and utility wires ripped down by high winds that smashed into the city- No funnelclouds were spotted in the Hoosier Capital, but heavy rain and galeforce winds caused the residents to head for cover. At Greenwood, 10 miles south of Indianapolis, a drive-in theater was damaged badly by the winds. Fences surrounding the theater were flattened and three holes pierced the movie screen. Traffic was blocked briefly on Indiana 39 near Monrovia, and tree limbs littered the Brownsburg, Plainfield, Carmel and Castleton areas near Indianapolis. Lightning struck the H. F. Todd farm home near Lebanon and set off a SIO,OOO fire. The roof was torn off the home of Victor Snyder in Logansport and two other house roofs were damaged. The storms came on schedule during a six-hour period in which the Weather Bureau had warned of the likelihood of violent weather. The affected area included all of Indiana. The storm alert was hoisted for the period from 3 to 9 p.m. EST, and it was hauled down with a all-clear bulletin around 9 o’clock.

anxious to avqid offending Mao Zte-tung, Chinese Communist party leader, by visiting another foreign country but not going directly to Peking. The consensus among diplomats here is that Castro personally is inclined toward Red China’s “hard” ideological line as opposed to Russia's proclaimed policy of peaceful coexistence with the West. • Set Pay Scale Os Election Workers The Adams county commissioners set the salaries for the precinct election board workers in the May 7 primary election, during their weekly meeting Monday. Three of the four salaries were established just slightly less than the maximum , that is allowable, and a fourth was set at the maximum. Inspectors will be paid $22, slightly less than the $24 maximum that may be paid. Judges and clerks will be paid sl2, which is also slightly under the maximum of sls for judges and ,clerks.; ' « Sheriffs will receive $9, which is the most that may be allowed for that phase of election board work. The commissioners also allowed $3 for meals for each member of the election boards.

Penal Farm Escapee Is Captured Monday Larry Butler, 21-year-old state penal farm escapee from Decatur should have heeded the president’s plea for physical fitness and kept on walking. But he didn’t and his hitching thumb got him into trouble — serious trouble. Butler, serving a year for third degree burglary after his sentencing here Jan. 12, walked away from the state farm at Putnamville late last Thursday. Seen Here Friday Friday he was seen in Decatur, but was not captured. Apparently he went to Fort Wayne, and made application at an employment bureau for a job. He was headed for a job in Fort Wayne, according to a card in his pocket, when apprehended. Butler was walking along W. Washington street, also U. S. 24 west in Fort Wayne, when he noticed a car slowing down for him. Thinking he was getting a ride, he ran over to the car, and opened the door. A voice inside said, “Larry Butler?” and Butler smiled, thinking he had found a friend. He had. It was detective sergeant Walter Schindler, of Berne, who had helped arrest him last January, In an unmarked state police car. Sgt. Schindler took him to the Allen county jail, and this morning officials from the state farm were expected to pick him up and return him. Schindler had been driving along the street, and thought he recognized the walking youth, turned around, and came back and picked him up. Another Helper An anonymous person who mailed a post card to the Decatur Daily Democrat last night did not get his wish. The post card, printed in an effort to disguise the handwriting, stated: “Larry Butler, you will never' get him. I want him for my very own.” A clipping from the Saturday story, asking anyone with information concerning him to report it to the police, was taped to the card. Aiding or abetting a known criminal and escapee is a serious charge, and anyone helping an escapee could get a sentence longer than that now being served by Butler.

School Choir Robe Fund Is Over Top The choir robe fund, established for the purchase of new robes Tor the 60-voice Decatur high school choir, has gone over the top, Miss Helen Haubold, choir director, reported this morning. According to Miss Haubold, the goal of $1,255 for the 60 robes has been reached, and the new robes will be worn at the May concert this Friday — and will be paid for! Recent contributors to the choir robe fund were the Decatur Lions club, Mr -and Mrs. David Wynn, and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Mauller. The fund was started approximately two months ago, at which time the goal was established at $1,255. The new robes have been received by the school, and with the money now raised, will be paid for immediately. The annual May concert will be presented by the music department in the school auditorium at 8 o’clock Friday evening, at which time the new robes may first be seen by the public. Five music organizations of the school will be featured, including the choir, under the direction of Miss Haubold and Richard M. Collins, band director. Other organizations are the junior high schoool band, the freshman-sopho-more chorus, the high school dance band and the high school band. Tickets are priced at 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students, and may be purchased from any member of the band or choir. Miss Haubold said the school and members of the choir would like to express their thanks and appreciation for the fine support of the choir robe fund by the many contributors. Decatur Temperature Local weather data for the 24 hour period ending at*ll a.m. today. 12 noon 50 12 midnight .. 50 1 p.m. 50 1 a.m. 50 2 p.m 55 2 a.m. 48 3 p.m 64 3 a.m 50 4 p.m >56 4 a.m 50 5 p.m 56 5 a.m. 48 6 p-.m ST 6 a.m 48 7 p.m. 56 7 a_m. 34 B*p'rm 54 8 a.m 34 9 p.m 5*5 9 a.m 33 10 p.m. ....7...—. 55 10 am. 34 11 p.m. ............ 52 11 a.m. ............ 36 Rain Total for the 24 hour period ending at 7 a.m. today, .61 inches. The St. Mary’s river was at 3.10 feet.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, April 30, 1963.

Truce Team Arrives In Haiti In Attempts To Avert Threatened War

Concerted Drive For Wildcat Loop

A concerted drive to contact those who have not yet been approached to help start a Wildcat League in Decatur will be launched this week, Carl A. Braun, commissioner for the league, announced after the Monday night meeting. Already $1,550.75 in cash, and 5734 in pledges have been received, with just $1,325.25 left to raise. A committee of been appointed to raise the money, including the following: Dick Heller, Bill Zoss, Bill Kuhnle, and Ferris Bower. Fields Committee Braun also announced that a committee composed of Warren Druetzler, Fred Shoaff and Norm Steury will make arrangements to secure two playing fields for Monday through Friday, from 8 a. m. until 5 p. m., for the eight weeks that the league will operate. Druetzler is also proceeding to draw up the corporation papers so that the Decatur Wildcat league will qualify as a non-profit organization. With Little League and Pony League completing their draws within a week, the primary job of the committee now is to select a director, Braun stated. Applying For Director Application blanks for director will be available at the Decatur Daily Democrat office, and at the First State Bank, this afternoon. Anyone interested in applying is invited to pick up a blank. Further information can be secured from any board member. To be considered, the applicant must have had playing and coaching experience, be used to handling boys ,be willing to put in much longer hours than the 8-5, five days a week required at the fields, and actually direct and set up Wildcat League play in Decatur. Only re-

Fanfani Loses Strength In Italian Vote ROME (UPI) — Strong Communist and right-wing gains in Italy’s national elections today threatened the political life of Premier Amintore Fanfani and his “center-left” government. Hundreds of thousands of Italians, apparently in a protest against Fanfani’s “opening to the left” for Pietro Nenni’s Socialists swung their ballots away from the premier’s Christian Democrats. Final results of the voting Sunday and Monday are not expected before tonight. On the basis of incomplete returns it appeared the Christian Democrats, who have ruled Italy since World War 11, might drop up to 4 per cent behind their 1958 score of 42:4 per cent of total ballots. They seemed destined to remain the largest single party in Italy, but not strong enough to form a government of their own. The Italian Communist party, the largest in the West, is the second most powerful party in Italy. With two-third of the ballots for senatorial candidates counted, the Christian Democrats showed 39.6 per cent of the vote. The Communists had 23.9 per cent against 1958’s 22-7 per cent; the Socialists received 13.5 per cent compared to 14.2 per cent; and the Liberals, considered a rightwing party in Italy, to 6.6 per cent, to jump from 3.5 per cent in 1958. For the Chamber of Deputies, with more than one-third of the ballots counted, the Christian Democrats had 35,1 per cent compared to 42.4 per cent five years ago; the Communists showed 27.8 per cent compared to 22.7 per cent; the Socialists had 15.3 per cent as against 14.2 per cent; and the Liberals scored 7.3 per cent compared to 3.5 per. cent.

sponsible, educated, trained, and experienced personnel, interested in approximately eight weeks fulltime employment in June and July, plus several evenings and much extra time, need apply. All written applications for the job must be submitted by May 10, and personal interviews with the candidates will be set up shortly after that time, as it is necessary to select the director as soon as possible. Other Business Any two officers — either the commissioner, secretary, or treasurer — were authorized to sign checks, and signed bank cards Monday night. Salary schedules were set up for the paid employes. Board members pointed out that this was a training-education program for young boys, not just a spare-time baseball playing group, and that responsible people would be required for a regular 40-hour vzork week, thus necessitating the paid employes. It would not be feasible to try to run the league in the evening with volunteer employes. Also, only bats, balls, catcher’s gloves and helmets are provided, not regular uniforms. The boys, to learn thrift and value, must buy or earn their T-shirts and caps. In other league play, uniforms arfe purchased, and handed down from year to year, the boys keeping their caps. New Contributions Every boy who signs up for the Wildcat League will be assigned to a team, and will get to play in eygry game. Contributions for the day included the following: William Linn, Charles Heimann, Donald F. Gage, Don Burke Insuranc, John Rawlinson, Bob B o c h, Jerry Leeth, and Hi-Way Service & Francis Ellsworth.

Purdue Glee Club Entertains Lions ~ Approximately 80 Lions club members, wives, and guests enjoyed an evening’s program of popular music by the Purdue Fort Wayne center glee club, under the direction of Dr. D. Richard Smith, Monday evening. Gifts were given to all the ladies present. Scout Bassett led the pledge of allegiance, and Rev. A. C. Underwood gave the invocation. The program started out with glee club filing in, singing “Hey, Look Me Over.” They then sang “Country Style,” and Gene Brown, soloist, presented “September Song” and “Moon River.” Next came “Sound of Music.” Marty Tierney then sang two songs in Spanish, the Chilean song, “Mi Caballo Blanco (My White Horse)” and the “Cuban El Marilcero.” The group then sang “My Funny Valentine,” and the Howard quartet with Marti Morell, soloist, sang “Day In, Day Out.” Al Hummer sang “Sweet Little Jesus Boy,” “Surrey with the Fringe on Top,” and “What Kind of Fool am I?” “How Nigh to Jerusalem,” by David Williams was next, and the finale was the Fred Waring ar- ■ rangement of the “Battle Hymn of ! the Republic.” INDIANA WEATHER Frost or freeze warning tonight. Clearing and colder tonight with frost or freezing temperature. Wednesday fair and a little warmer in afternoon. Low tonight 28 to 36. High Wednesday lower 50s. Sunset today 7:38 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday 5:46 a.m. Outlook for Thursday: Fair and warmer. Lows 35 to 45. Highs 55 to 65.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (UPD —A five-man truce "team from the Organization of American States arrived today for on-the-spot efforts to stave off threatened war between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. * The peace-makers, headed by Colombia’s Alberto Zuelta Angel, were met by representatives of the Haitian Foreign Office. They were scheduled to meet immediately with Haiti’s Foreign Minister Rene Chalmers. Truce team members saw no evidence of military movements in Port au Prince, at least at the airport. The U- S. Marine Crops- helicopters were on the field. U.S. Mission to Leave The helicopters were assumed to be here to aid in the withdrawal of the 30-man U.S. naval training mission which Haiti called on the United States to pull out last Friday. Only the usual handful of Haitian army transport craft was in evidence at the airfield. In downtown Port au Prince, apparent calm existed. There was no sign of unusual military activity. Zuleta Angel said the truce team would meet with President Francois Duvalier this evening. The truce team stopped off at Santo Domingo for 15 minutes, en route here from San Juan, P.R., where it spent the night, and Zuleta Angel 'held a brief airport conference there with Dominican Foreign Minister Andres Freites. On-site Investigation The Colombian said the OAS peace-makers probably will be in Port au Prince for three or four days, prior to returning to Santo Domingo for an on-the-spot investigation of Dominican complaints against Haiti. The immediate threat of hostilities between the two countries was eased Monday night whe Haiti agreed to withdraw police forces from the Dominican embassy in Port au Prince, as' had been demanded by the Dominican government. But the Haitian backdown was followed by a midnight statement from Dominican President Juan Bosch who demanded that the Haitian government also guarantee the safety of 22 Haitian political refugees in the Dominican embassy at Port au Prince. Bosch notified OAS Council Chairma Gonzalo Facio of Costa Rica that Dominican Embassy personnel would not be withdrawn from the Haitian capital until safe conduct was granted to the Haitian political refugees as well as the three Dominican diplomats. • Military Stands Ready Dominican Foreign Minister Andres -Freites communicated his government’s demand to Haitian Foreign Minister Rene Chalmers in a separate note. Bosch warned in his note that he would take all necessary measures to protect Dominican citizens in Haiti. Dominican air force, naval and army units stood poised to back the latest warning. Two Domini, can . destroyers and three frigates were ready to steam to the Haitian capital on the other end of the island of Hisponiola Tanks and troops moved toward the border Monday. Earlier, the Dominican Foreign Office had said the Haitian government had sent word that a Haitian policeman had been withdrawn from the Dominican Embassy in Port Au Prince and guarantees granted to all 25 persons. No Guarantees Issued The Haitian government of strongman President Francois Duvalier, thus appeared to have bowed to a Dominican ultimatum, easing the crisis that started Saturday with the alleged Haitian violation of the embassy. But Bosch’s note indicated the safe conduct guarantees had not yet been issued by midnight and the situation remained tense. Venezuela, which also has a history of friction with Haiti, Monday offered the Dominican Republic’ full armed support in the dispute, according to the Dominican Foreign Office. The Haitian charge d’affaires in Santo Domingo, Jean Louis Charles, requested political asylum today and it was quickly granted.

12 Persons Killed Bv Violent Storms •/

By Press International Tornadoes and powerful thun- ■ derstorms killed 12 persons in ■ five southern and midwestern states. Monday night and winds up to hurricane force roamed the ' Midlands today. The latest of a vicious series of springtime twisters and storms killed five persons in Mississippi, three in Tennessee, two in Missouri, and one each in Alabama and Indiana. Damage to wrecked homes and businesses totaled millions of dollars. The onslaught continued today, with hurricane force winds of 98 miles per hour slamming through the south Texas community of Kennedy. Torrential rains lashed the town and the high winds blew outbuildings apart and knocked down power lines. To the north, whole gale warnings were hoisted on Lakes Michigan, Erie and St. Clair. Seek Missing Boat Coast Guard vessels plowed '■ through waves 10 to 20 feet high on Lake Michigan in search of . a 25-foot powerboat reported missing with two Ludington, 1 Mich., men aboard. The boat set : out for Ludington Sunday night from Shettbygan; Wis. ‘ In Michigan, 40-mile-an-hour 1 winds slowed the search for a small private plane which disappeared in the Manistee area. Pounding rains and freakish, wintry weather followed the tornadoes. The Weather Bureau reported an unofficial measurement of eight inches of rain in seven hours at Fort Payne, Ala. Springfield, Hl., had more than an inch of rain in 60 minutes, plus 60 mile-an-hour winds. Two inches of rain fell at Rockford. 111., and 3.25 inches at Oak ' Lawn, 111., near Chicago. 1 A cold wind blew snow flurries 1 through Chicago streets Before the snows came, Chicago' had 2.57 ’ inches of rain in 24 hours. The • temperature fell to 24 degres at 1 nearby Glencoe and 42-mile-per- ' hour winds howled through the ’ city. The Chicago River rose ’ three feet above its normal ‘ height and floodgates at Lockport, 111., were opened to bring down the level. ‘ Swollen lowa Rivers More snows fell across northern 1 Wisconsin and Michigan, with total depths of up to three inches ‘ forecast. lowa rivers, swollen by 1 spring rains, surged toward flood stage. Freeze warnings were posted as far south as the southern tip of Illinois. The U.S. Weather Bureau reported cold air sweeping across the nation’s midsection had pushed temperatures into the 20s and 30s from the Dakotas to

Anderson Bank Bandit Nabbed

ANDERSON, Ind. (UPD — A middle-aged woman robbed a branch bank here today and a suspect captured minutes later swallowed poison and was rushed to a hospital in critical condition, sheriff’s officers said. The loot totaled $1,676. The bank was the Eastgate Shopping Center branch of. the Citizens Bank. The suspect war identified by Sheriff Paul Ravage as Mrs. Charles Kennedy, 53, who lives near Anderson. Ravage’s deputies said the woman swallowed an undetermied quantity of insect killer in her car when officers stopped the vehicle near the holdup scene Authorities said the bandit carried a 22-caliber target pistol. She told the teller “don’t think I won’t use the gun.” She ordered the teller to “keep quiet.” Mrs. Kennedy’s family was summoned to the hospital shortly after she was admitted The holdup was the third bank

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northern Michigan. Temperatures were warm and humid in much of the East and storms were expected with the arrival of the advancing cold front. The Southland bore the brunt of the rampaging twisters. Tornadoes in Alabama and Mississippi shattered shanties and summer homes alike. Four persons were killed when a twister skipped across Moon Lake near the Mississippi resort community of Lula. High winds whipped a 50-foot wall of water against the shore and flayed the area with storm-borne tree limbs, timber and debris. Another tornado smalled across the Mississippi River and into Maury City, Tenn. Two persons died. One man was killed when a twister slashed through Shannon, Miss., and a serving station attendant died when a tornado I swept the business section of i Hamilton, Ala. Power Lines Tumble I A man was killed by lightning , in a violent thunderstorm at Covt ington, Ind., and a laborer at St. t Louis died when a heavy downpour loosened construction but- • tresses and sent concrete and i dirt crashing down on himA tornado tumbled power lines, demolished a Baptist church and lifted the roof from a garage late ’ Monday night at Vaughn, La. Another twister spun down in the center of Russellville, Ky., tearing the roof from a hotel and four stores at the height of a violent thunderstorm. Some 50 ' guests at the hotel were forced to the top two floors because of water pouring into ground level : accommodations. Twisters Smack Missouri Russellville police Chief Wil- : ford Utley asked for a Kentucky watclv pver the damaged town. : Twisters skipped through Mis- : souri’s “tornado alley,” carving a ■ two mile long swath of damage “ though the town of Advance. A ! shoe warehouse was leveled, I homes flattened and several per- . sons injured. I A quick-thinking Frisco freight train engineer prevented additional injuries by racing his train i ahead of the storm and warning i residents with his blaring whistle. > Violent thunderstorms blew into r western Indiana, damaging buildl ings, crushig automobiles and > filling streets with battered trees. ■ Tornadoes were sighted near four communities but no injuries were ■ reported. : Storms in southern Illinois inl jured two persons, tugged televi- ; sion antennaes from homes and i twisted trees from the ground.

robbery staged by a woman in Indiana in the past year. The teller was identified as Mrs. Vivian Boyer, AqdersonAuthorities said she touched a button which sounded a silent alarm in the sheriff's office. The sheriff's office reached a deputy making his rounds in a car near the shopping center. Deputy Larry McCarty arrived at the branch bank before the getaway car was out of sight. A bank employe pointed to the car hurrying away, and McCarty pursued and stopped it by flashing his red lights and sounding his siren half a mile from the bank. Mrs. Kennedy, whose given name is Mary Elizabeth, was ill when officers reached the car. An empty bottle which had contained the insecticide lay in the car. Ravage said the loot was recovered. He said the suspect became ill after her arrest and was taken to St. John’s Hospital.