Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 151, Decatur, Adams County, 27 June 1963 — Page 6

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S. W Wk FROM THE PILOT’S SEAT Mrs. Josephine Richardson shows the steering and instruments of her four-passenger 172 Cessna airplane, which she will fly when.jhe competes in the eighth annual Michigan small race August 17 at Kalamazoo. — 1 Photo by Mac Lean)

Favor Installation At U. Os Wisconsin WASHINGTON (UPD—The Indiana congressional delegation is solidly in favor of a nuclear research installation at the University of Wisconsin. The Midwestern Universities Research Association 'MURAi has recommended the federal governmertt authorize construction of the reactor at Madison during the .1965 fiscal year. The recommendation is now pending before the Atomic Energy Commission and the President’s Scientific Advisory Committee. Rep. J. Edward Roush, D-Ind., noted Wednesday that only one of the 10 high energy accelerators now authorized in the United States is in the Midwest. It is at the Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago and is still under construction. “We in the Middle West have been losing high energy physicists to both the East and West Coasts because there is no large accelerator in the area,” Roush said. “The construction of a supercurrent accelerator will assist the educational institutions in our section of the country to add eminent scientists to their staffs and to retain those already employed,” Roush said.

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, I 'Wi ? fl I II 1 I THE HARVEST— Mrs./ Josephine Richardson displays the trophies she has womin some of the women’s airplane races in which she has participated during her 23 years of flying experience. Among the races in which she has competed is the nationally known Powder Puff cross-country derby.—( Photo by Mac Lean)

Continued Hos Is Indiana Forecast " By United Press International The mercury was due to hit the 90s throughout Indiana today in a monotonous continuation of the season’s warrhest weather. Highs Wednesday included 95 at Lafayette, 94 at Evansville, 92 at Fort Wayne, 91 at South Bend, and 90 at Indianapolis. Forecasters predicted the range this afternoon would be from 90 to 96, add almost identical readings could be expected Friday at the day’s high points. Furthermore, continued warm weather was due Saturday and there was no indication of any significant change in the familiar pattern thereafter. While night-time lows during the early stages of the warm spell previously were rather comfortable, the overnight minimums this morning were more summery, ranging from 61 at Lafayette to 68 at South Bend. The only precipitation in sight was the chance of widely scattered thundershowers late this afternoon or evening in the northern third of the state, and a “slight chance” of the same Friday. For the south portion, there was a chance of “isolated sprinkles” today. But for the midsection of the state, where a rainfall shortage is fairly acute, the forecasts as far as the eye could see mentioned only “fair” or “mostly sunny.’’

House Passes Defense Bill Os $47 Billion WASHINGTON (UPD — The Senate appears likely to concur in all but a few details to the $47 billion defense appropriations bill passed by the House. By a 410-1 vote Wednesday, the House approved the bill which accounts for almost half of the entire $98.8 federal budget for the fiscal year beginning Monday. . • Senate sources said the bill, trimmed by about $1.9 billion from the President’s request, was almost in line with the general views expressed by the Senate military appropriations subcom*mittee. ~ The subcommittee already is at work on the Senate version. But Senate action is not expected to come until after the fiscal year begins. Final passage of the bill after the start of the year is not uncommon, and Congress already has given the Defense Department authority to spend at current levels until the new budget is approved. One of the changes the Senate is likely to make in the House version is in funds for the controversial RS7O strike plane. The Senate might well act to speed work on the plane, although the House went along with Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara in all but writing off the 2,000-mile-an-hour bomber. All U.S. bomber production stopped last year, and Defense Department critics have questioned abandoning the manned bomber to rely solely on missiles. The bill’s manager, Rep. George H. Mahon, D-Tex., told the House, however, that other possible supersonic bombers were under study. He-said Congress probably would be asked for money next yeai- to build one final-type manned strategic aircraft for addition tor the bomber fleet now dominated by the obsolescent 852.

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Decatur Aviatrix Flying For 23 Years

By Michael Thoele “I’m so short that I have to move the seat up as far as it will go and then use a cushion so that I can reach the pedals.” This, contrary to what might be expected, is not the exasperated statement of a high-schooler just venturing into, driving. Rather, it is a matter-of-fact declaration of a life-time problem which has failed to . daunt Mrs. Josephine Richardson, proprietor of the Decatur Hi-way airport and veteran of a host of women’s airplane races, including the nationally- , famed Powder Puff derby. The diminutive, 4’11” aviatrix, who will complete 23 years of licensed piloting August 2, has participated in ten major races and logged some 1600 hours of flying time since she first acquired her license in 1940. In addition, she has managed an airport for more than 22 years and has amassed enough experience to become certified to do routine maintenance work on aircraft engines. She was 25 years old when she took her first airplane ride May 11 1940, despite the objections of her mother. Her brother was already a pilot and this spurred her to begin taking flying lessons. Her teacher was H. B. Benninghoff of the Pierce Flying service in Fort Wayne. After the minimum legal requirement of eight hours flying time, she made her first solo flight, despite the fact that most instructors would not allow women to solo without at least ten hours experience. “My brother helped me,” she explains, “and I did a lot of studying on my own.” The help and the studying paid off. She received her license in August of 1940Then, in 1941, tragedy struck. Her brother, who managed a small airport southwest of Decatur, was killed when his airplane crashed and burned while landing at the field. Subsequently, Josephine, with only one year of flying experience, became manager of the airport, a position she held until it was sold in 1957. She then borrowed enough money to build the present airport east of Decatur. Operating on a shoestring, she did much of the actual work of constructing the hangers and facilities, including the design of the hanger roof support trusses. The airport houses nine locallyowned planes and furnishes landing space for the two or three planes a week which come to Decatur on business. “If we had a better airport there would probably be many more locallv - owned planes,” she says. “There are quite a few people in Decatur who would like to learn to fly and five or six who are actually traveling to Van Wert or Fort Wayne to take lessons.” Racing Experience Her racing experience is wide <and varied and includes a number of major women’s races. She has participated in three 'of the famed cross-country Powder Puff derbies, two Chicago women’s air meets, two Michigan small races and three Indiana “Fair Lady” races. Last year she won the Indiana race, and noting the lack of an award for the winner, she sculptured a trophy which her husband, Wes, cast in plastic. The trophy, which will be put into continuous use, was presented to this year’s winner. The three Powder Puff derbies in which she competed were held in 1959, 1960, and 1961. Well over one hundred planes enter in these races. Times are calculated on a handicap basis, taking into account the rated horsepower and speed of each plane to determine the “par speed” for that craft. The contestant whose average speed farthest exceeds her par speed is the winner of the race. In the 1959 race, which ran from Lawrence, Miss., to Spokane, Wash., Mrs. Richardson placed 30th. In the 1960 race, from Torrence, Calif., to Wilmington, Del., and the 1961 race, from San Diego, Calif., to Atlantic City, N.J., she placed “in about the middle of the field.” She had a close call in the ’6l Powder Puff, when she had some difficulty finding her way through an overcast in the mountains near Roanoke, Va. Will Raee Aug. 17 She has raced twice before in the annual Michigan small race and has entered the race this year. It will be staged August 17 in Kalamazoo. This race is judged on a profiency basis of fuel consumption and speed over a 200-mile circuit. Her husband who has taken up flying since their marriage, will be

her co-pilot for the race. In the last Chicago women’s air meet in which she participated she was named pilot of the day, placed second in spot landing and received a second place in the day’s race losing a drawing of straws to settle the tie for first 'place. Flying in races,” says Josephine, “makes a much better pilot of you, especially those races where you have to calculate your milage and fuel consumption.” She said that in one race in which she participated she came within twd'miriutes flying time and four-tenths of a gallon of fuel of her original estimate, yet got only a second place. Four Passenger Plane Her plane is a four passenger Cessna 172, kept in a hanger attached to the Richardson home at the airport. It cruises at about 115 miles per hour, with a top speed of about 125. It has some baggage space and she and her husband occasionally take fishing trips and vacations in it, carrying ample luggage and equipment with them in the plane. Mrs. Richardson did not enter the Powder Puff race this year. “They said in this year’s rules that all entrants had to run their engines wide open,” she explained. "It’s all right if you’ve got a sponsor and can afford to ruin an engine, but if you’re unsponsored you usually can't afford to run in a race like that.” The Powder Puff race is sponsored by the Ninety Nines, a nationwide organization of women pilots. Mrs. Richardson is a member of the organization, which handles all staff work for the race. The Small race is sponsored by the Michigan chapter of the Ninety Nines. Besides belonging to the Ninety Nines, she is also a member of the Flying Farmers, a national organization of flyers who, she said, “either farm or claim a connection with farming since they fly over farms.” For three years she was a member of the regional board of directors of the organization. L Charles G. Meyers Dies At Portland Charles G. Myers, 87, of Portland, father of Mrs. Andrew Habegger, route 2, Berne, died Tuesday evening at Jay county hospital after an illness of three months. He was born November 1, 1875 in Mercer county, Ohio, the son of William and Susan Myers. He was married July 24, 1902 to Millie Mast, who died July 24, 1962. Also surviving are a son, Elva C. Myers, Portland; another daughter, Mrs. Mabie L. Journay, Portland; a sister, Mrs. Laura Kirby, Portland; a brother, James P. Myers, Greenville, Ohio; 13 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren. One son. four brothers and four sisters are deceased. Funeral services have been scheduled for Friday at 1:30 p. m. at the Williamson and Spencer funeral home, Portland, Rev. I. L. Curts, assisted by Rev. David Stout, will officiate and burial will be in the M. R. E. cemetery, west of Berne. Charge Unlicensed Driver Drove Scooter Ralph Mankey, route 1, Decatur, has been charged with allowing an unlicensed drived to operate a vehicle owned by him. The charge stems from a car-motor scooter acident last Thursday when Mankey’s 16-year old son, Clinton, was riding a motor scooter which was struck by a car on U.S. 224 in Magley. The boy did not have a license to operate the vehicle.

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Mrs. Mary Stuckey Is Taken By Death

Mrs. Mary Stuckey, 91, mother of Victor L. Stuckey, manager of the Berne Equity Exchange, died Wednesday morning in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hugo Weinman, near Chattanooga, O. The widow of Frederick Stuckey, Mrs. Stuckey had resided in Berne for a few years. A native of Liberty township, Mercer county, Ohio, Mrs. Stuckey was born August 10, 1871, the daughter of Jacob and Caroline Baker. She was married to Frederick Stuckey July 11, 1894 and he preceded her In death in 1940. Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Albert Germann, Celina, O.; Mrs. Fredona Germann, Convoy, O.; Mrs. Michale Linn, route 1, Celina; eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Five brothers and three sisters preceded her in death. Mrs. Stuckey was a member of St. Paul’s Church of Christ at Chattanooga, where services will be held Friday at 2 p. m. with Rev. Larry K. May officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. • Russion Reaction To Kennedy Hardening MOSCOW (UPD — Soviet reaction to President Kennedy's visit to West Berlin hardened today in advance of Premier N i kita Khrushchev’s countering trip to East Berlin. Khrushchev is due in East Berlin Friday afternoon, but there was no information available as to when he planned to leave Moscow. Western observers said the premier apparently hoped to offset the massive morale boost Kennedy gave to the 1.5 million West Berliners who greeted him during his brief visit Wednesday. Khrushchev scotched rumors of his premature departure Wednesday when he spoke to military cadets here. Surrounded by generals and admirals, he told the newly commissioned officers “resolute actions” were needed to block the way “to another world war.” “As long as imperialism exists there remains the danger of imperialism unleashing a world nuclear rocket war,” he said. “It is impossible not to see that aggressive forces in the Western powers headed by the imperialist circles of the United States are continuing their war preparations.” The official Communist party newspaper Pravda reacted to Kennedy’s Berlin visit by claiming a Bonn-Washington “atomic axis” that “reeks of war” had emerged from Kennedy’s talks with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. “It was not for nothing that the question of the so-called multi-lat-eral nuclear NATO force, whose establishment is planned screen for the atomic arming of the Bundeswehr (West German army) was one of the main subjects of the Kennedy-Adenauer talks,” Pravda said. Cadet Neireiter On Field Study Trip U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.—Cadet Donald E. Neireiter of Hoagland, Ind., who recently completed his second year at the Air Force Academy, is on a field study trip to U.S. and allied military installations in the Far East. Cadet Neireiter, who is slated to receive his second lieutenant's commission upon graduation in '65, was selected for the trip in order to broaden his knowledge of overseas American and allied military operations and, to gain a closer understanding of the countries visited. The cadet is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Neireiter of Hoagland, and is a gradute of Madison - Marion consolidated high school.

Nebraska Hil Again By Rain And High Winds , By United Press International High winds and more than an inch of rain battered flood-strick-en eastern Nebraska early today. .Heavy rains hit the southeast and caused flooding in Georgia. Nearly 1% inches of rain fell during the night at Wahoo, Neb. Winds up to 57 miles an hour toppled power poles in the Norfolk, Neb., area and winds hit 46 m.p.h. at Omaha. The U.S. Weather Bureau at Omaha said the "touch and go” situation concerning further floodftg will depend on how hard it rains during the day and where the rain falls. Most Nebraska flood waters were receding rapidly. Early surveys showed three persons were dead, dozens of buildings damaged and thousands of acres of cropland under water. The latest concern was for Linwood, on the Platte River, where 65 of the town’s 72 homes were seeping water. The Weather Bureau said witnesses sighted funnel clouds 23 miles west-southwest of Norfolk and nine miles west-northwest of Norfolk. Hail accompanied the high winds. The area reported minor tree damage and a gasoline station pump blown down. Thirty families were removed from their homes in a southeast Savannah, Ga., subdivision after more than seven inches of rain fell in about eight hours. Many Savannah streets were impassable because of stalled cars and accidents. A 6-year-old boy drowned while playing with two companions near a canal which was over its banks. The rainfall was general throughout the Southeast, although the amounts varied considerably. Athens, Ga., received 3.71 inches during the six hours ending at midnight. Jacksonville, Fla., which has had much rain recently, had 2.67 inches for a 24hour period, and Miami Beach, Fla., got 1.27 inches during the same time. Elsewhere, fair weather prevailed. — Buffalo, N.Y., tied % 1895 record of 88 degrees Wednesday, and New York City’s 96 degrees was the highest of the year. It was nearly 90 in Chicago at 10 o’clock Wednesday night.

Kenneth E. Russell Ordination Sunday Kenneth E. Russell, pastor of the Bethel Brethren church east of Berne, will be ordained into the Christian ministry in an ordination service at 3 p.m. Sunday at the church. A native of Dayton, Ohio and. a graduate of Grace seminary, Winona Lake, he has been pastor of the Bethel church since January, 1962. He resides with his wife and children at 417 W. Water street, Berne. The ordination message will be given by Dr. Russell D. Barnard, general secretary of the Brethren church. The invocation and a reading of the scripture will be given by Rev. George Cone, Sr., of Winona Lake. Rev. Charles Ashman, Jr., pastor of the Brethren church at Winona Lake will give the authorization and the questions and vows. The prayer of consecration and the ministerial charge will be administered by Dr. James L. Boyer of Grace College. If you have something to sell or trade — use the Democrat Want ads — they get BIG remits.

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Hi-Way Trailer Court News Rev. James R. Meadows, regular reporter for the trailer court, is confined to his home with illness. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Dav)s, Jr., and Jerry Davis and Sandy Beery spent Sunday at Buck Lake Ranch. Cathy Eyanson is spending the week with her aunt, Mrs. Wilmer Fuelling and family. Kim Baumgardner was their guest last week. Miss Joyce Houser, of Ossian, is visiting the Kenny Durbin family. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pfiffer, of Fort Wayne, called on Mrs. Cecil Beam Sunday. R. E. Henkle, 10 Detroiter Ave., spent the weekend at Glenmore.O., with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Henkle. Larry Timmons, brother of Mrs. Lvan Davis, Jr., 28 Star Lane, was home on leave. He goes to Pearl Harbor for 18 months. The swimming pool is a busy place these warm days. Mrs. Cleta Drake and Sammy of Star Lane, motored to Berne for the Springer reunion Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Zimmerman and Donna spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Walace Commet at Rockford, O. Mr. and Mrs. J .C. Stricker were dinner guests of Mrs. Cleta Drake and son Monday evening. The occasion was Mrs. Drake’s birthday. / Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Wallace had as guests Tuesday, Wallace’s brother and family from Dayton, 0., also Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Richards and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Richards. Mrs. Mary Rissinger is a new resident at 17 Krick St. Mr. and Mrs. Darell Stearley spent Sunday at Cincinnati, attending a ball game and visiting Coney Island. Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Wallace, 38 Star Lane, were Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Lynn, of Muncie, and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wallace and daughter, at Wabash. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wheeler, of Muncie, called on Mr. and Mrs. William Moulton, 73 West St. Ext., Sunday. The Charles Kester family enjoyed an outing Tuesday evening at Bluffton. Kester furnished music on the calliope for the Shriner picnic. PUPILS AID PEACE KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPD — Five hundred thousand elementary and high school students have become personal diplomats for their nations during the past school year, reports People-to-People. That’s the number of youngsters in 47 states and 60 foreign countries who are participating in the organization’s School and Classroom Program which matches classrooms in the United States with counterparts abroad. The classes exchange letters, scrapbooks, tap recordings and school projects.

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