Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 159, Decatur, Adams County, 8 July 1963 — Page 1

Vol. LXI. No. 159.

Major Pension - > Funds Reduced

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) Department of Administration Commissioner— John Hatchett today announced a cutback of $3.2 million for two major pension funds, Indiana’s latest belt-tightening step as a result of the sales tax. controversy. Hatchett sent letters to the two largest state-supported pension funds—one covering retired teachers and the other retired state employes—and advised their firstquarter allotment will not be made until the present financial crisis is settled? Hatchett said the remaining three pension funds covering state police,' judges and Board of. Accounts personnel will not be affected because the small sums involved would make no difference. Education Decision Pends Hatchett explained no decision has been reached yet on the major item of education, covering both colleges and public schools, but he said he .hoped to be able to advise school officials very soon. The 1963 Legislature predicated its budget dh the assumption a 2 per eent sales tax and 2 per cent adjusted gross income tax and a corporation tax would go into effect July 1. However, Judge John Niblack of Marion Circuit Court ruled the sales tax unconstitutional and it has not gone into effect pending court rulings.

Highway Slaughter Sets New Record

By United Press International A toll of 557 traffic death* during the Independence Day weekend set a new record for highway slaughter during a summer holiday. " Howard Pyle, president of the National Safety Council, called the toll a “tragic standard against which to measure any holiday.” The final United Press International tabulation of holiday fatalities from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday showed this breakdown: Traffic 557 Drownings 192 Boating . . , 4 Planes ’ 17 Fireworks 1 Miscellaneous 101 Total 872 California led the death count with 48 traffic -fatalities. ' There were 43 in both New York state and Pennsylvania, 32 ih Michigan,

Race Violence In Two Cities

By United Press International Racial violeAce flared Sunday in New York City and Baltimore where angry Negroes and whites tangled in bareknuckle brawls. New integration moves were planned today 'across the nation. Police described. at a. Bronx white teen-age diner hang out Sunday night as “highly explosive” arid set up barricades to prevent a full-scale riot. The barricades were erected after two attempts by young whites to break up a picket line at the diner where about 60 white arid Negroes paraded with signs protesting ’ alleged discrminatory hiring practices. In Baltimore?, more than 100 integrationists who tried to force their way past park owners and police .into the Gwynne Oak Amusement Park met with violence. At least' 95 demonstrators, including 13 clergymen, and six white hecklers were arrested. One Negro woman was punched face. Plan Hotel Picketing Qmaha Negroes planned a protest demonstration today in the downtown section around the entrances of the Sheraton-Fonten-elle Hotel. The demonstration apparently was planned to coincide with the first meeting t>f a biracial committee to discuss civil rights remedies in city government, the mayor’s office, the school system, banks, insurance firms, railroads and other businesses which integration leaders said were almost entirely segregated.. ( y A group of young Negroes was scheduled to meet with city officials of La Porte, Ind., today to • discuss complaints of alleged racial discrimination in restaurants and taverns. The stage was set for the meeting after a weekend of "testing” facilities in eating and drinking establishments in the

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George Zazas, an attorney retained by Governor Welsh to appeal Niblack’s ruling to the Supreme Court, said today if he gets the transcript of the lower court hearing today, as promised by Marion County Clerk Edwin McClure, he will be able to file an appeal to the Supreme Court Wednesday. Hits General Fund Hatchett's latest move was part of a series of belt-tightening steps which have hit all state agencies and departments financed by general fund money. The 2 per cent sales tax was counted on to bring in $193 million during the next two years. The letters to Eugene Garrison of the Public Employes Retirement Fund and Earl M. Utterback of the Teachers Retirement Fund said: “Due to the uncertain financial condition of the general fund of the state, the first-quarter allotment of the appropriation pension fund contribution will not be made until the present situation is clarified. If the deferment of this allotment presents any immediate difficulties please notify us immediately.” -•''The teachers were to have received $2.8 million and the public employes $350,000 for the current quarter.

29 in Ohio, 25 in Texas, 23 in both Indiana and Missouri, 22 in Illinois and 21 in Virginia. Only five states could boast no traffic deaths over the 102-hoUr weekend. They were Alaska, Delaware, New Hampshire, North Dakota and Rhode Island The toll broke the record for traffic deaths over a summertime holiday set just last May, when 525 persons died during the Memorial Day weekend. The previous July 4 holiday record of 509, set in 1961, was also surpassed. The Safety Council had made a pre-holiday estimate of 550 to 650 traffic deaths over the holiday. During the weekend’s early hours the death count was so low safety officials hoped they could scrap their prediction. But the death pace increased sharply during the last two days of the holiday.

More Unrest There was more racial unrest in other parts of the nation: Chicago: The National Association: for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) concluded its “year of decision” national convention by announcing plans for militant action in its drive for increased civil rights. Charleston, S.C.s Roy Wilkins, NAACP executive secretary, said Sunday that white Americans “should get down on their knees and thank God that Negroes have demonstrated as peacefully and orderly as they have.” Wilkins vowed that desegregation demonstrations would continue in Charleston and throughout the South. Albany, Ga.: Police Sunday arrested nine white,.and Negro integrationists who attempted to use an all-white swimming pool. Over the weekend Georgia’s Ku Klux Klan leader, Calvin Craig, called for a massive demonstration by Klansmen at Savannah July 20 to be concluded by a march “two abreast and a march downtown ” INDIANA WEATHER Fair and cool tonight. Tuesday mostly sunny, little temperature change. Low tonight in st>s. High Tuesday mid-7 Os north, 75 to 83 south. Sunset today 8:15 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday 5:25 a.m. Outlook for. Wednesday: Fair with little temperature change. Low Tuesday night mid 50s. High Wednesday near 80 . No Cases Scheduled In City Court Today City court Judge John B. Stults had a "vacation’ today with no cases being heard in his -courts Monday is normally the busiest day for the city courts but no, cases had been slated for today. - ' '

Third Entrant For ’Miss Roaring 20s' Kathy Mallonee A third entrant and a list of the prizes for the “Miss Roaring Twenties” contest were announced this morning by Mrs. Bonnie Warthman, in charge of arrangements for the contest.

Miss Kathy Mallonee, who will be a junior at Decatur high school next fall, was announced as a third contestant in the contest, and numerous prizes to go to the winner and the runner-up were revealed. Miss Mallonee is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Mallonee of 316 Stratton Way ih Decatur, and she will wear clothes from the 1920’s owned by Mrs. Merriman Solomon for the contest. • The 15-year-old Decatur young lady has attended modeling school and is a member of the Zion United Church of Christ. She is a member of the freshman and sophomore choir, and was a member of the cast of “The Music Man. 1 ’ Basketball Uniform Sponsored by Teen Togs, Miss Mallonee will be wearing the clothes which Mrs. Solomon wore when she was a member of the Decatur girl’s J. E. basketball team during the 192015. In addition to cash awards presented by the retail division of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce to both the queen and the runner-up, “Miss Roaring Twenties” will be the recipient of the following: an Anspaugh portrait from the L. Anspaugh Studios; a crown from Bower Jewelry; hair styling from the Colonial Style Salon; a trophy from the Decatur Industries, Inc.; a $5 gift certificate from Gass-Ready-To-Wear; two pairs of hose from... Haflich & shoe store, and roses from Myers Florist. Other Prises.... Both the queen and the run-ner-up will receive a box of candy from Kohne drug store, and the runner-up will win a $5 gift certificate from Jani Lyn and a $5 gift certificate from Teen Togs. Each entrant will be awarded a gift donated by the Smith drug store. The queen will be crowned the evening of the annual “Sidewalk Sale and Wing Ding,” Wednesday, July 17, by Miss Debbie Bultemeier, winner oflast summer's "Miss Gay Nineties” contest. —*- A parade, featuring valuable antique cars from antique car clubs of Fort Wayne and Huntertown, will be held prior to the contest, with each contestant riding in the parade. - •• Young Negroes Test I Governor's Order LA PORTE, Ind. (UPD—A group of young Negroes who began testing Governor Welsh's order against discrimination in state-licensed restaurants and taverns today take their complaints to city officials. The four Negroes and one white man staged a series of "walk-ins” in the LaPorte area beginning Friday night. They claim a beer bottle was thrown at them in one tavern, the owner bf another stood at the door with a rifle and still another tavern owner demanded thefy produce birth certificates to prove their ages. George Hkwkins, a 23-year-old upholsterer, said he and the others were scheduled to attend a meeting of the Board of Public Safety and another meeting later today with Mayor Everett Koomler. Hawkins said they had to go back 12 times to one tavern before its owner would serve them. Another tavern owner locked the doors when they approached, he said. > Hawkins said the city’s Chamber of Commerce president, John Smith, advised them not to bring in "outside help” and that a settlement could be made without it.

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Kennedy, Wirtz Confer With Congress Leaders On Pending Rail Strike

23 Killed In Slate Traffic Over Holiday By United Press International Indiana counted a grim Fourth of July holiday holiday traffic death toll of 23 today, five more than the prediction of safety experts, to hike the statewide highway count for the year to 597 compared with 560 a year ago. The latest victim was a small boy from LaCrosse, who died in a Valparaiso hospital this morning pf injuries suffered Sunday night. John P. Mays, 2, was injured fatally when he ran into the path of a car near his home. The driver was identified as Harold Heinhold, 43, Kouts. The worst crash wiped out a Columbus family of three Saturday. Two other multiple death accidents occurred—one near Seymour Wednesday night and another near Frankfort Thursday night. Only two fatal crashes occurred Sunday during the “rush home” from the extended holiday, but eight deaths were recorded Saturday. > X John Jarrett, 24, Columbus, his wife Brabara, 25, and 20-months-old son David, were killed in a three-vehicle accident on U.S. 40 Saturday near Centerville. Four other per Sons were injured. Mrs. Hulda McMullen, 64, Elkhart, died Sunday in Wabash County hospital from injuries suffered Saturday when her husband’s car drove through an intersection on U.S. 24 north of Wabash and was hit by a truck. Edwin Jackman, 19, Lake Zurich, 111., was killed Sunday as he dozed at the wheel of his car, which went out of control on the Indiana Toll Road three miles east of Michigan City. Allen Metsker, 16, R.R. 2, Crawfordsville, lost control of his car on Indiana 55 northwest of Craw-, fordsville Sunday and was killed when it struck a utility pole., A passenger, Sharon Newell, 17, Crawfordsville, was critically injured. i Although not a weekend death, Hazel Lee, 63, R.R. 1, Van Buren, added to the yearly count when she died in an Indianapolis hospital Sunday of injuries she suffered June 25th in a two-car col-’ lision. " Also killed Saturday were Mrs. Loretta Allen, 60? in a two car wreck east of Kokomo; Elizabeth Ruch, 62, Syracuse; near Milford: Andrew Stamm, 74, Linton, on Ind iana 7 near Lyons, and Jesse P. Melton. 16, Red Key, when his motorcycle collided with a Jay County Highway gravel truck near Red Key.

Six Persons Killed In Kentucky Crash JACKSON, Ky. (UPD -Federal Aviation Agency inspectors today checked the wreckage of a private plane that crashed in the Eastern Kentucky" mountains near here, killilng all six persons aboard—including four members of ope family. The six victinis, all from Statesville, N. C., were identified as the pilot, Paul Edinger; his wife, Joyce, and the couple's children, Paula, 4, and an infant son, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wilson. The crash occurred Sunday in the frozen mountain area of Breathitt County, seven miles north of here. Eli Mclntosh, who was fishing (about 400 yards from the scene when the plane crashed, said, "It came down out of a black cloud. It was spinning and had one wing off.” Mclntosh thought the plane exploded when it hit, but other witnesses said there was no explosion or fire.

I Hospital In Black I I First Six Months The Adams county memorial hospital pulled into the black for the first six months of 1963, as cash income exceeded expenses by $4,209.18 in June, Thurman Drew, hospital administrator, said today. For the first six months, income exceeded expenses, by $1,294.07, despite four month of red figurger — January, February March and May. The hospital reckons its profit-and-loss from its cash position, and does not take into account unpaid or pending bills. Expenses of $33,176.93 were-re-ported for June, including $12.110.78 in bills and s2l, 066.15 in payroll expenses.. Only in April were expenses less in any one month so far this year. Deposits Were the, highest of any month except April, $37,386.11. The cash operating balance as of-June 30 is $15,232.65, compared with sll,023.47 at the beginning of the month, and $13,938.58 on January .1. The balance was lowest on April 1. $6,314.35. A total .of 187 patients were admitted, and 41 babies were born at the hospital during the month of June. A total of 366 patients were treated in the laboratory, x-ray and emergency rooms, the highest of any month this year. Every month this year the number treated has exceeded 300. Births included 17 boys and 24 girls, and one set of twins. There were 44 adults and 11 babies present on June 1, eight patients and one baby died, 176 patients and 44 babies were dismissed, and 47 patients and seven babies remained in the hospital June 30. Andrew M. Hoffman Dies Al Preble Home Andrew Milton Hoffman, 76, well known Preble resident, died at 4:20 p m. Saturday at his home following an illness of three and one-ha’f years. His "condition had been critical for the past week. He was a retired employe of the Buckeye Pipeline Co., for whom he worked 46 years, and was also employed by the Adams county highway department for three years. Mr. Hoffman was a member of the Pleasant Valley Methodist church. Born in Adams county March 13, 1887, he was a son of Lewis and Dora Ernst-Hoffman, and was married to Pearl Leimenstoll July 31, 1905. Surviving in addition to his wife are four daughters, Misses Dorethy, Gertrude and Miriam Hoffman, all of Fort Wayne, and Mrs, Berneta Bash of Portland; three sons, Oscar (Pete) Hoffman of Craigville, Donald Hoffman of Marion, and Leo Hoffman of Preble: five four greatgrandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Charles (Esther) Williams of Hoagland. Two brothers and jwo sisters are deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Winteregg-Linn funeral home, the Rev. Evan Bergwall, Jr., official- 1 tag. Burial will be in the Pleasant Dale cemetery. Friends may call atthe funeral home until time of the services? Astronaut Glenn Has No Political Plans HOUSTON. Tex (UPD —Astronut John Glenn has his “’hands full” with the nation's space program and has no plans to run for the Senate from Ohio. . No one has even approached him, to run fqr the seat occupied by Sen. Stephen M. ...Young, 74. D-Ohio, he said Sunday) Reports from Washington had indicated he was considering it "I've got my . hands full with the space program," Glenn said, "and have no time for politics."

WASHINGTON (UPD — President Kennedy and Labor Secretary W. Williard Wirtz conferred With nine Democratic congressional .leaders today on possible government moves to head off a ; nationwide rail strike. With the walkout threatened for 712101 a.m. Thursday, the chief executive and Wirtz met with key members of the Senate and House Labor and Commerce committees. - Also present were House Democratic Leader Carl Albert. 0k1a.,! and Assistant Senate Democratic Leader.. Hubert H. —Humphrey, Minn. The Commerce and Labor committees would have jurisdiction j over any legislation proposed by | the White” House to block the! walkout. Kennedy first discussed the, rail crisis with Wirtz., Assistant Labor Secretary JanigS / Reynold and White House special, counsel Theodore C. Sorensen. The four of them then met with the congressional group; • ■ ■ Whitq, House Press*’ Secretary Pierre Salinger said the President also planned to brief Senate and House Democratic leaders at breakfast Tuesday morning. Salinger said it was “quite possible that we may have something further to say” later today about the rail situation. But he said that until then there would be no White House comment “on any of the possible steps to be - taken or on the timing of such moves. . " , - - The railroads plan to put new work rules, which would eliminate jobs of up to 37,000; firemen, into effect Thursday. The unions have announced they will go on strike if the new work rules are applied. . > Bitter Over Rejection Wirtz said Sunday that he was “bitterly - disappointed”-, by the unions’ rejection of his suggestion for a settlement. Management representatives had accepted the government plan. The proposal called for 20 days of negotiation to work out a short-term solution on two key issues in the dispute and a tw%year test of any agreement. Under the plan, the government would decide issues that could not be worked oqt by the two sides in the 20 days, and neutral I arbitrators would settle issues re-1 maining after two years. I The unions said in a statement that they rejected Wirtz’ plan because it was "thinly disguised compulsory arbitration” and "contains no incentive to make the carriers change their attitude and engage in true collective bargaining at this time." „ Can Do Nothing After meeting separately with both sides Sunday, Wirtz told r£. porters that he could "do nothing further.” He then rejxirted by telephone to the Presiderft who spent the weekend at Cape Cod. J. E. Wolfe, chairman of the railroad negotiating committee, said management planned to go ahead with its so-called "antifeatherbedding” rules Thursday "unless in the meantime legislation which makes that act unnecessary has been enacted." Wirtz indicated’ previously that a legislative request might be imminent. The speculation has been that this might consist of compulsory bargaining, seizure of the railroads, or a combination of I both, . .. Democratic Women Plan Family Picnic The Adams county Democratic Women's organization will hold their family picnic ">at the Affolder park in Geneva, Monday, July 25, at 6:30 p.m., Mrs. Roger Singleton, president? (said this morning. The committees in charge are as follows: Mrs. Nell Huffman and Mrs. Annabell Parrett, tables; Mrs. Pearl Berry and Mrs. Helen Umpleby, decorating; J Mrs. Stanley Baumgartner, entertainment;. . Mrs; Helen Hofstetter and Mrs. Helen Buckingham, refreshments. All members of the organization , are urged to bring their families and a well-filled picnic basket and attend the gathering.

Jet Fighter Crashes Bathhouse, 7 Killed

WILLOW GROVE, Pa. iUPD— Seven persons, four of them children, were killed Sunday when a Nayy jet‘ fighter crashed into a bathhouse being used as a sheltor by. picruckers--during a- Violeto thunderstorm. The ,£IE jet was on a landing approach to nearby Willow Grove Naval Air Station when it burst into flames in the air and crashed into the frame and cinder block strrttture th j people. Minutes before, they had been playing baseball and swimming duuing a carefree outing. Ttot'v had Wrnight the shelter of; the double garage serving as a bathhouse when the sudden storm struck. ' . The pilot. Marine4Capt. John W. Butler, 3b* Roiling Springs, Pa., ejected sjfely before the crash. He had been about to land following a routine training mission. „ ■ Butler, a Marine reservist, was detained overnight at the base dispensary and was expected to be questioned today by a naval team investigating the tragedy Die In Crash I The crash on the grounds of the Green Hill Day Camp killed Mrs. Jennie Klein. 36, of Phila-

Berne Constructing Sewage Facilities The installation of new sewers as part of the donstrtiction of new sewage facilities has begun in Berne. The first trench digging and sewer laying operations on the job, contracted to the Fate construction company, Fort Wayne, is being done on ; Hendricks street, where 12 to 14-inch sewers are being installed. Berne city officials said that work on new lagoon-; is expected to begin- this week, with Merlin W. Habegger of Berne the contractor for the job. The sewage from the city will flow through the new sewers into the lagoons, which will be located northeast of Berne. The entire project will cost more than $500,00, phis interest on the bond issue which was sold a few weeks ago. To pay for the project, consumer water bills in Berne will be nearly doubled. The new sewage facilities were ordered constructed several years ago by the Indiana, stream pollution board. Originally the city had placed to use mechanical treat ment facilities instead of the open ! tHgtWE

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deiphia; her daughter. Sandra, 10. and a son, Harvey. 4; Emmanuel Emc. 43. Jean Arnold, about 40, Judy Arnold, 10, and Carolyn Her shficki, to of Ph ilade 1 phia. About 16 persons were treated at Abington Memorial Hospital, and 10 of them were detained. One of the injured, Samuel Oberdin, 51. of Philadelphia, was listed in critical condition. «. The day camp area had been rented ■ for the. day by a family and rteighborhood group from northeast Philadelphia. All the victims were from that area or sll burba n co mm un i t ies. : Descriltw* Mishap . Alan Eineman, 35, of Philadelphia, was on" the outing with his’ wife. Ruth, and thrtr •Wire* ch:l-. dren when the* plane crashed “likv-’the biggest firecracker in the world." Fineman said a "huge orange ball bi flames raised up, followed by billowing clouds of black smoke " He rushed to the ]>ool where his sons, Barry, 9, j and Evan, .11, were swimming. Fine- . man said the plane struck the i ground about 30 feet from where j he was standing and skidded into I the crowded bathhouse.

Mary Glendening Is Taken By Death Mrs. Mary Glendening, 80, a resident of the Geneva area for many years.; died at 2:35 j 5, m. Sunday at the home of a daughter, Mrs.. Vaughn Heller of Berne route 1. following n> extended illness. Her husband, * the Rev. Ezra Glendening, prectxied her in death. Surviving are -two daughters, Mis. Vaughn (Florence) Heller of Berne route 1, and Mrs. Lloyd (Edith) Heller of Cincinnati, O.: three sons, Wilbur Glendening of Hammond. Melvin Glendening of Elkhart, and Paul Qlendening of Fort Wayne; 10 grandchildren; six g eat-grahdchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Lindsey of Geneva, and Mrs. Clara Rupp of Columbus, ().. and two brothers, Amos Stauffer of West Unity, 0,, and Elroy Stauffer of near Bluffton. One daughter, two brothers and three sisters are deceased. Funeral rites will be held at 2 "p. m. Tuesday at the Hardy & Hardy funeral home in Geneva, the Rev. Mr. Bantz officiating. Burial will be in the Six Mile qemetery.

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