Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 104, Decatur, Adams County, 2 May 1963 — Page 1

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Winston Churchill Quitting Politics

LONDON (UPI) — Sir Winston Churchill, 88, plagued by old age and an injured leg, has decided to call it quits in the House of Commons after 60 years. The former prime minister announced his decision to leave politics Wednesday night. The sudden anouncement virtually closed the pages of a remarkable epic that spanned two world wars and countless personal adventures. It was not considered likely that Churchill, who dominated Commons and the governmet for many years, would enter the House of Lords. He declined an earldom when he stepped down as prime minister, the post in which he achieved his greatest glory during World War 11. ■, Win Not Be Candidate In a letter to the chairman of the Woodford Conservative Party Association, Churchill said he would not be a candidate in the next elections. The elections must be held sometime within the next 18 months. “I need not tell you with what sadness I feel constrained to take this step,” he wrote the chairman, Mrs Doris Moss. Woodford is Churchill’s constituency. Sir Winston said a leg broken in an accident last June made it

Haiti Crisis Is Easing Off

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (UPI) Haiti and the Dominican Republic moved closer to ending their six-day-old crisis today with safeconduct passes granted to 15 political refugees in the Dominican embassy here. 1 The Haitian government agreed to transfer the care of seven other rafUgees in the embassy to the Colombian ambassador, who is taking charge of Dominican affairs here following a break in diplomatic relations between Port au Prince and Santo Dorningo. A five-man peacemaking team from the Organization of American States was winding up its three-day assignment here and preparing to' fly to Santo Domingo to confer with Dominican officials for one or two days. tin Santo Domingo, the Dominican Foreign Office confirmed that safe-conduct passes had been received for 15 civilians in asylum in the embassy but none for the seven military men.) (There was no immediate indication whether the arrangement would fulfill demands by Dominican President Juan Bosch that Haiti guarantee the safety of all 22 refugees before the Dominican Republic withdraws its three-man diplomatic mission from Port au Prince.) The seven military men are suspected by the Haitian governDecatur Temperature Local weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 11 a.m. today. 12 noon 46 12 midnight 36 1 p.m 45 1 a.m 34 2 p.m 45 2 a.m 33 3 p.m 47 3 a m 32 4 p.m, 46 4 a.m 32 5 p.m 46 5 a.m 32 6 p.m 46 6 a.m 33 7 p.m 44 7 a.m 38 8 p.m 42 8 a.m 46 9 p.m. ...; 40 9 a.mso 10 p.m 40 10 a.m 58 11 p.m. 38 11 a.m 61 Rain Total for the 2-4 hour period ending at 7 a.m. today, . 0 inches. The St. Mary ’a_ ri ev r . At. 2.37 feet. ’

Wildcat League's Fund Over $2,600

The total of cash and pledges went over toe $2,600 mark this morning for the Decatur Wildcat League, Arthur Heimann, association treasurer, stated today. A total of $2,604.42 in cash and pledges has been donated. There is still $574 outstanding in pledges, with $2,030.42 paid in cash. New Donors Donors today include: Dr. W. W. Cravens, V M. Krick, Oscar Lankenau, Carl Gerber, Ed Highland, Don Mac Lean. and James Lose. The purpose of the Wildcat League is to provide organized baseball, with training and coaching, during the day for those boys

I (We) wish to be a co-sponsor of the Decatur Wildcat League to provide training in citizenship and' baseball for boys who do not make the other teams. I (We) hereby subscribe and enclose $ to worthwhile project. Signature

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impossible to carry on. Friends said the infirmities of age and the desire to relieve his wife Clementine of some burdens contributed to the decision. Lady Churchill, 78, always has insisted on taking active charge of her husband’s constituency committee. Nation Stunned It also was felt that Sir Winston could not bear the thought of being wheeled into the House of Commons, the political arena he once dominated so effectively with his flashing wit and verve. Churchill has needed help to get around since his fall durig a Riviera vacation last summer'. Thqp sudden announcement stunned not only Woodford but an entire nation that has tome to regard Churchill ,as the indomitable spirit of its historic greatness. Churchill survived a lifetime of illness and injury—he contracted pneumonia at the age of 7—to confound repeatedly those who believed he was finished. Both physically and politically, he has always been able to bounce back. But now it is generally felt that the great man’s days are getting shorter. A nation is grateful there were so many.

ment of taking part in an unsuccessful attempt to kill or kidnap the two children of Haitian President Francois Duvalier last week. Temperatures Dip To Near Freezing By United Press International Echoes of the coldest winter in history reverberated through Indiana today as temperatures dipped near freezing and an icy coating of frost covered toe landscape. For some Areas, toe frost was even heavier than it was 24 hours earlier when sub-freezing readings in the 20s were reported from Lake Michigan to the Ohio River. Nevertheless, this morning’s lows represented just enough moderation from those of Wednesday to ease toe sting of the coldest May temperatures ever recorded. The full effects of toe two-day cold blast may not be known for some time. But it seemed likely the freeze and frost caused some damage, - including blooming strawberries, tomato plants, flowers and early-planted tender vegetables. In Posey County, southernmost area in toe state, unofficial observers said a low of 33 may have damaged heading wheat. Forecasts called for considerable warming today, with lows tonight ranging from a safe level in the mid 40s to toe low 50s. Highs today and Friday will range in ■ the 70s and the mild readings will continue into Saturday. A chance of showers was seen for Friday in the northern third of the state and for Saturday generally over the state, holding off until late in the day. Highs Wednesday ranged from 56 at Fort Wayne to 62 at Evansville.

who do not make toe other teams. Every boy will get to play in every game, and will be trained so that he will be ready to move into the “big” leagues whenever they need him. Please Pledge Anyone desiring to pledge an amount, or make a contribution, is asked to do so immediately, Braun stressed this morning. The following form should be filled out and submitted with a check, to Decatur Wildcat League, Box 4, Decatur, Indiana. Please enclose check and mail to Decatur Wildcat League, Box 4, Decatur, Indiana, Braun added.

Heads Os State Institutions Seeking Funds INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—Representatives of various state institutions paraded before the Indiana State Budget Committee today to seek permission to spend more than $lO million on construction and repair projects. The institutions sought authority to proceed with work which, in many cases, had been delayed pending legislative action on the state’s financial situation for the next biennium. A request from Indiana State College accounted for almost half of the total amount on today’s long agenda. The college asked for authority to finace, on its own, the construction of residence halls for 880 students at an estimated cost of $4.95 million. Indiana University asked to spend $2 million in state funds for planning and construction of a hospital at the LU. Medical Center here and for an additional $195,000 for land purchases at the center. Purdue University sought $275,035 to complete a section of a civil engineering building already under construction. The university also asked permission to spend $84,354 of its own funds for remodeling the engineering administration buildingThe State Department of Correction asked authority to spend $1,762,750 for the first phase of construction at the Indiana Youth Center, a new intermediate penal institution near Plainfield. , The department originally sought bids on the project last year but did not receive any within the limits of available funds. Commissioner Arthur Campbell said revisions have been made to lower the cost of the first unit and bids will be sought again soon. The department also sought funds for work recommended by the state fire marshal at the Indiana Reformatory and Indiana Women’s Prison. It includes $5,100 to rehabilitate wiring at the reformatory where authorities said ‘‘there is a constant danger of fire.” The estimated cost of similar, work at the women’s institution is $7,000. The Department of Conservation renewed its request for funds to purchase 1,270 acres of land which is partially surrounded by state-owned land in Newton County. The request was for $275,000. The Indiana World War Memorial asked again for $20,000 to repair its fountain in Obelisk Square here.

Band Tag Day In Decafur Saturday Tag day will be held in Decatur from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. Saturday, it was announced this morning by officers of the Band-Parents Association, sponsoring the drive to raise funds for new uniforms for the Decatur high school band. All band members will be in uniform during tag day, circulating throughout the city to receive contributions for the drive. Persons contributing will be given a tag designating them as a band booster. Each member will work various districts in the city, which have been designated by those arranging tag day. The band members and the association have been working on various projects to raise funds toward the $5,000 goal which is needed to purchase all new uniforms, but the tag day is the biggest project thus far. Charles Houk, chairman of the association’s finance committee, has urged local residents to support the drive. “Any amount will be appreciated,” Houk explained. The latest list of contributors include: First State Bank, Lions club, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Beavers, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mitch, Woman’s club, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Koos, Gamble’s, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brokaw, Schwartz Ford Co. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Friday. Chance of some scattered showers late tonight or Friday morning. Low tonight 45 to 53. High Friday in the 70s. Sunset today 7:40 p. m. Sunrise Friday 5:44 a. m. Outlook for Saturday: Partly cloudy and mild. Low in the 50s. High in the 70s.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, May 2, 1963.

Nearly Half Os Anderson School Teachers Strike In Dispute On Salaries

Hoffa Offers To Pay Audit

WASHINGTON (UPI) — Teamsters President James R. Hoffa offered today to pay for an independent audit of any company which claims it lost money because of last year’s East and Gulf coast dock strike. “I just don’t believe it,” he told the House Merchant Marine Committee. The group is studying legislation to- require compulsory arbitration of labor disputes in the maritime industry when all other settlement efforts fail. The Teamsters chief made the offer as he testified for the second day on the compulsory arbitration bill. It was introduced by the committee chairman, Herbert C. Bonner, D-N.C. Hoffa, as well as other union and management officials, is unalterably opposed to the legislation. He left no doubt about that Wednesday. Polite Argument He also showed little reluctance to differ with committee members who questioned him on his stand. Hoffa and Bonner conducted what could be called a polite argument. With Rep. Thomas L, Ashley, D-Ohio, howevdr, Hoffa engaged in a shouting matchAshley indicated that he was hot completely sold on the measure either, but he and Hoffa clashed over such points as whether Hoffa represented Teamsters or part of the public. Hoffa said he represented the latter group. Hoffa also tangled spiritedly with Rep. Bob Casey, D-Tex., a co-sponsor of the Bonner bill.

Chinese Ship Sinks, Crew Says Torpedoed TOKYO tUPT) — Maritime authorities sought tonight to unravel the mystery of a scuttled Communist Chinese freighter whose crew claimed the ship had been torpedoed three times by a submarine of unknown nationality in the Yellow Sea. Japanese officials were skeptical that the 11,432-ton Leap Forward had been torpedoed. They said it was more likely the freighter rammed a rock or a reef. All crewmen were saved. Military sources tended to discount the possibility the cargo vessel had struck a mine left over from World War II or the Korean War. Japanese officials feared the sinking would mushroom into a major incident with the Communist regime in Peking. The Leap Forward was Red China’s first home-built ocean going vessel and its first cargo ship scheduled to visit Japan. The freighter, pride of Red China’s merchant fleet, sank 167 miles west of Cheju Do, a large island "off the southwest coast of Korea, en route from the port of Tsingtao to the southern Japanese port of Mojo. The Japanese fishing trawler Itsuki Maru radioed it had picked up all 59 crewmen in three lifeboats. The sailors, using sign language, said they were hit in the engine room by three torpedoes and sank four > hours later. Adm. Masayoshi Nakayama, chief of staff of the maritime self-de-fense agency, said only the United States, Russia, Indonesia and Japan have submarines , that might be operating in the areaJapanese and U.S. officials said their navies had no submarines in the vicinity of the reported sinking. In Taipei a spokesman for the Nationalist Chinese - Defense Ministry said the Nationalist navy had no ships operating in the Yellow sea, or East China Sea, at the time of the reported sinking.

The Teamster president’s main contention was that compulsory arbitration would do away with the basic right of a union to strike and the equally basic right of a company to lock out employes. In addition, he said, attempts at compulsory arbitration here and abroad indicated that it had been a dismal failure. Supports Free Enterprise Hoffa said he was “one thousaid per cent” behind the free enterprise system, and that unions and management — with some limited assistance from the federal government — could solve the nation’s labor problems without new legislation. Hoffa said a compulsory arbitration law would make America “half slave and half free.” He said such proposals were a “loaded stock of dynamite.” The demand for the legislation was whipped up by “the Madison Ave. boys,” he said, after last year’s East and Gulf Coast dock strike. Hoffa disputed the theory that strikes in peacetime could create a national emergency. He said: “Primarily, a war is the only reason not to have a strike.”

■ Local Youth Enters Plea Os Not Guilty | James Durham, 19, of Decatur, ‘ through his attorney, Richard J. Sullivan, entered a plea of not guilty in the Adams county circuit court this morning to charges of rape and assault and battery with intent to commit a felony. A notice of intention to introduce evidence in support of an alibi was served on prosecutor Severin H. Schurger, and Sullivan then entered'written pleas of not guilty by reason of alibi to the two charges. According to the notice of in- ’ tention to introduce evidence in I support of alibi, Sullivan, in de- ’ sense of Durham, ‘‘will offer evidence to .establish presence from midnight to midnight” on the date stated by the affidavit on which the 1 alleged offense occurred. Shows Specific Times The alibi shows that presence of • Durham at all tim?s on the day . of the alleged crime, April 13, from midnight to the following midnight. In filing the proceeding, Sullivan I also waived trail by jury in the ■ case. 0 The same action-was filed on the two charges of contributing to the deliquency of a minor and furnishing alcoholic beverages to a minor. ' A notice of intention to introduce ' evidence in supprt of the alibi was served on Schurger, and pleas of not guilty to reason of alibi were entered. Waives Jury Tria! Sullivan also waived trial by , jury on these two charges, which i were first brought against Durham , by Schurger, acting on affidavits signed by Mr. and Mrs. Elmer L. Uhrick. According to the alibi on the . contributing and furnishing alcohol charges, Durham was “in or near the town of Nevisdale, Whitley ' county, Ky., the entire day of March 25,” the date when these two offenses allegedly occurred. The case, which will be heard by Judge Myles F. Parish, is expected to be set for sometime the week of May 13-19. The rape complaint and the com- , plaint alleging assault and battery with intent to commit a felony, which were filed with the prosecutor, were signed by the Uhricks' 15- , year-old daughter. The beer-dinking incident was alleged to have occurred March 25, . while the rape complaint, accord- ; ing to the affidavit, occurred April 13 in Durham’s apartment.

ANDERSON, Ind (UPD—Nearly 40 per cent of the 412 teachers in the Anderson city school system went on strike today in an apparent controversy with the school board over next year’s salaries. About 125 members of the Anderson local of the American Fed-j eration of Teachers went to a near-dawn union meeting at a United Auto Workers hall and remained there long past time for classes to start Later, about 25 teachers who showed up for classes walked out of the classrooms and joined their colleagues at the UAW hall. President Carroll Helvey of the AFT local refused to comment on the nature of the controversy. However, school board members said the strike followed within hours after the board presented to the salary committee of the AFT a 1963-64 school year pay schedule calling for increases which spokesmen said would total $370,000 for the year. The proposed new salary schedule included $5,000 minimum for beginning teachers with bachelor degrees and $5,200 for those with master degrees, and tops of $7,550 and $8,750, respectively. There were unofficial, reports the teachers were seeking a flat across-the-board raise of SI,OOO. The walkout did not close any schools, officials said. But it seriously handicapped class routine at numerous schools. South Side Junior High reported 29 of 60 teachers absent, and Anderson High reported 28 out. Sev- ; eral schools reported only two or three missing, and Columbia and I Hiawatha Elementary Schools had full staffs because no federation members teach there. School board members said the walkout was “entirely unexpected.” The board, upon learnig of the developments, went into a mid-morning session to discuss the situation and planned to issue a statement later. Helvey and salary committee members held what appeared to be a harmonious meeting Wednesday night to discuss salary, and the federation representatives accepted the board’s proposal—its second since negotiations began—and said a teacher meeting would be held late this afternoon. In the meantime, board spokesmen said, the board planned to make no announcement of the latest proposal while it distributed copies of the schedule to teachers in advance of the meeting. Board members said they were mystified over the change in plans to move up the hour of the teacher meeting to 6:15 a m. The walkout involved the same union and the same school system as was involved in a strike threat last summer over salaries. But a strike was avoided when an agreement compromise was made before the fall term began Teacher salary negotiations have been running considerably behind schedule in the state this year because the Indiana Legislature did not agree on state school aid appropriations and distribution methods until the end of a 40-day special session April 20, only 10 days before salary schedules usually are completed. I Furthermore, the extent of increase in state aid as a result of I the legislature’s session still is not known by many school boards for their own school corporations, a further handicap to salary planning for next year. Auto Stolen From Parking Lot Here The city police this morning are attempting to locate a 1959 Pontiac convertible stolen from the KrickTyndall parking lot Wednesday evening. The auto, owned by James Stroud, of Bluffton, was stolen from the lot between 11 p.m. Wednesday and 12:38 a.m. today, when Stroud reported the theft. Stroud discovered the convertible missing when he went to the parking lot shortly after midnight, upon leaving work form Krick & Tyndall. The vehicle was parked in the company’s parking lot on Elm St. The auto’s license niimber is LA-5572.

Miss Ann Allwein Exchange Student

Miss Ann T. Allwein. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom H. Allwein of 532 Stratton °Way, has been selected as Decatur's third sum, mer AFS exchange student, to spend July and August with a family in southern Norway. Miss Allwein was notified Wednesday by Stephen Galatti, director general of the American Field Service, that she had been chosen. Miss Betsy Burk and the late Jack Dailey had been summer AFS students in Germany and Japan respectively. Leaves June 26 Miss Allwein, now in her Junior year at Decatur high school, will leave New York June 26 by the MV Seven Seas, with hundreds of AFS students bound tor Europe and the Middle East. She will arrive in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, July 6, where she will be met by AFS representatives from Norway who will travel on to that country with her. She will return by the same ship, leaving Rotterdam Aug. 30, and arriving in New York Sept. 9. After orientation in Norway, she will join her host family, Mr. and Mrs. Olav Rosland, and their daughter, 16-year-old Liv Rosland. Rosland is an office manager, and he and his daughter speak English quite well, and the mother, a member of the Norwegian Lutheran state church, speaks some English. Summer Resort The Roslands live in Grimstad, a popular summer resort on the southern tip of Norway. Although Grimstad is north of the 58th parallel, as far north as the center of Hudson Bay, compared with Decatur’s 41st parallel, the summers are quite warm, as the warm ocean current called the Gulf Stream, sweeping eastward from the Gulf of Mexico, warms the Scandinavian penninsula, which is also surrounded by sheltering islands. Grimstad lies on a small fiord on the strait of, t h e Skagerrak, which connects toe North Sea and the inland Baltic Sea, and separates Norway from Denmark, just 75 miles away. Ahn will be closer to Denmark than to Oslo, capital of Norway, which is nearly 200 miles away. Family Life The family owns their own small home, where they plan to work in their small garden, go sea bathing and boating, picnic by boat and car, perhaps camping in their tent on a camping site at the sea just outside Grimstad. The family members are avid readers of books and newspapers, a Scandiavian custom. The daughter, who will be Ann’s summer sister, is of medium height, dark blonde, and in the third year of the Norwegian high school, ready for junior college in the fall. She is fond of reading, and likes skating, swimming and athletics. City Council Member Rosland is not only, office manager of a shipping firm, but is a member of the city council, an active member of the house guard, and he likes gardening, out-of-door life and reading. Mrs. Rosland is interested in her church and in humanitarian,,work, especially the Red Cross. The purpose of the summer exchange program is to acquaint Americans with foreign ways of life, and to give them a real knowledge of a country, its way of life and its people, and for them to learn of the United States through the student. It-is part of a large effort to promote understanding and good will among all nations. Requirements Summer students must be ready to adjust to some ways of life that will be totally different from those to which they are accustomed. While abroad, Mias Kristina Steinsland, AFS, Oslo, will be responsible for Miss Allwein, who must travel to and from toe host country with

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Miss Ann T. Allwein the AFS group, must not travel except with members of toe host family or AFS group while abroad, and may not spend money in excess of the AFS limits. She also may not drive a car, motor scooter or motorcycle, while in Norway. The AFS summer program enables selected juniors to spend six weeks during the summer living with a family abraod. AFS committees in more than 25 conutries have assumed responsibility of acting as hosts to the young Americans — finding suitable families for them to live with, watching out for them while they are there, and arranging for them to receive full cultural and educational experiences of the countries they are visiting. In 1961, nine summer students went abroad; this year, 759 will make the trip. Decatur has been participating for six years. Farming and Swimming While Americans may sometimes think of Norway as a land of ice and snow, fiords and midnight sun, the southern part is less austere, with warm beaches throned with sun worshippers, fertile plains dotted with sturdy, brightly decorated farmhouses. General farming and forest agriculture surround toe small city of Grimstad. with a molybdenum mine nearby. Fishing is common in the strait. A typical Norwegian farm of 60 acres includes much pasture, for (Continued on Page Eight) Drug Salesman Is Optimists Speaker Charles J. Madigan, pharmaceutical salesman for Eli Lilly Co., Indianapolis, presented an interesting and informative talk on production costs of lifesaving drugs at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Optimists this-morning. The speaker also showed a film entitled, “Quality and People,” dealing—with the intricate production of high quality drugs and of the intense research that goes into the manufacture of all drugs. The film was made following a senate investigation into the high cost of drugs. Madigan stated, “admittedly the original cbSt of the raw material is comparatively low to the cost of the finished product. However, the public fails to realize the days, months and years of patient research that is made before a drug can be safely marketed. “The Eli Lilly Co. has a recqrd of 85 years of producing high quality drugs. They have an immense research staff of highly trained research chemists and doctors. No effort is .spared to find a remedy for mankind’s ailments. ,sf‘Th« cost of a prescription is a small price to pay for the end result of a lifesaving drug,” Madigan concluded.