Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 166, Decatur, Adams County, 16 July 1963 — Page 1

VOL. LXI NO. 166.

Sidewalk Sale In City On Wednesday

Tomorrow is the day everyone has been waiting for— Decatur’s annual old-fashioned “Sidewalk Sale and Wing Ding!” This year’s event was said to be the biggest and best ever when arrangements were being made over a month ago and scanning over the program for the day’s events this most certainly will be true, All it will take to make Wednesday’s sidewalk affair the best ever is a little cooperation from the weather man. The main feature of the daylong festivities will be the crowning of "Miss Roaring Twenties” shortly after 9 o’clock in the evening. Seven girls from Decatur and the areq are vieing for the title and the numerous prizes and awards donated by local merchants that go with it. They will be seen riding in convertibles in a parade at 8:30 p.m., and will assembre for the old-time fasti ion show near the courthouse at 9 o’clock. Winner At 9 The winner will be named a short time after 9 o'clock, and will be Crowned “Miss Roaring Twenties,” by Debbie Bultemeier of Decatur, last year’s “Miss Gay Nineties.” Entered in the contest are the Misses Barbara Conrad, Robert Kunkel, Kathy Mallonee, Terri Buckley, Marsha King, Kathy Bullinger and Sharon Miller. Bob Sievers, well-known radio personality of station WOWO in Fort Wayne, will serve as master of ceremonies of the style show at 9 p.m., introducing each contestant and telling briefly a history of the clothes each girl is wearing. » Expect Many Thousands of local residents and persons from a wide' surrounding area are expected during the daylong fun fest, not only to be a

. Sino - Soviet Talks Recess

MOSCOW (UPI) — Soviet and Chinese delegates today took an apparent recess from their talks on the split in the world Communist movement. e Continuing press attacks that the split was widening. The Peking negotiating team met alone at the Chinese Embassy, Communist sources said, indicating that it was waiting for new instructions from the Chinese leadership and would not meet the Soviet ideological negotiators today. The instructions were presumed

Rev. Robt. Crabtree Resigns Pastorate

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The Rev. Robert Crabtree, — pastor of- the Assembly of- God church, 1210 Elm street, has announced his resignation as pastor, effective Sunday, July 28, when he will deliver liis farewell message. A carry-in dinner will follow the morning service. Rev. Crabtree was recently elected as the new pastor of the Calvary Assembly of God church in Cleveland, 0., assuming his new position Sunday, Aug. 4. He has also resigned as youth director of-the church for section four of the Indiana district, which covers seven counties in Northr'Eastern Indiana. The Rev. M. H. Nolin, a minister of the Indiana district, will conduct a three-day revival next weekend at the local church, Friday. Saturday and Sunday nights. ; He is considering the local pastorate.

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part of the various activities, but to “cash in” ’on the sidewalk sale bargains of the Decatur merchants. All downtown area merchants and several outside the Second St. area will be displaying thenwares on the sidewalks in front of their stores, featuring bargains and more bargains. —~ . Most Decatur stores will observe their regular 9 a.m. opening, but will remain open until 9 o’clock in the evening for the sidewalk sale. $ Turtle races will be featured in the morning and afternoon, sponsored by the Midwest Record Store on Second street. The first races will begin at 10 30 am., with afternoon raees starting at 2:30 o’clock. All youngsters, and even oldsters, are ihvited to enter the races, using their own turtles or those furnished by the record store. Prizes to be awarded include two transistor radios, six model cars and 25 records. At 5 p.m. Wednesday, Turner’s Gymnasts from Fort Wayne will perform op a stage in front of the Decatur Music House, and at 5:30 p.m. both young and old will enjoy a go-kart exhibition. Go-Karts — The go-karts will be furnished by Bruce Schnepp of the Decatur Speedway Karting Association, whose track is located south of Decatur on U.S. 27 and one-half mile west. The go-kart exhibition will be held on Court St. and is expected to last for about an hour and a half. Festivities continue at 7 o’clock ih the evening with a “real oldfashioned Hootenanny,” to be held on the stage in front of the Decatur Music House. One of the features of the affair will be the appearance of Jack Maines, known in professional circles as Johnny Kincade, and his (Continued on Page 8)

to deal with the unprecedented attack on China published in Sunday’s Pravda.. There has been no direct Chinese reply to the attack as yet, but the press and radio in Moscow arid Peking today made it clear no hope of reconciliation remains in the talks. .< The Soviet government newspaper Izvestia charged Monday night that Peking rfiay be preparing' to proclaim itself a rival headquarters for communism.’ (Peking's People's Daily criticized Soviet aid to India and warned the Soviets they were falling into a Western trap by helping India.. It charged that Russian aid totaled more than the contribution of the West during last fall’s Chinese invasion of India. (“Since the United States is asking its Allies to share the military spending of its wor Idwide anti-Communist operations, Washington would be only too glad if someone would help India oppose communism,” it added.) But the Izvestia attack went much further and convinced Western observers here that the ideological talks had gdined no ground whatever. Izvestia charged that China hints to the Communists of poor nations that they may have to split away from the relatively prosperous Communist countries that follow Moscow. Jobless Pay Claims Increase In Area The Fort Wayne office of the Indiana employment security division reported today that there were a total of 70 claims for unemployment compensation in Adams county for the wee®: ending July 13, 1963. Six of these were new claims and 64 were continued claims. Last week there were only 54 claims — six new and 48 continued. One year ago there were 47 claims. Six of these were new claims and 41 were continued claims. Two years ago at this time there were 156 unemployment •claims. Fourteen of these were new, 84 were continued, 5 were new claims for extended coverage and 53 continued claims for extended coverage. v These figures are a fairly accurate indication of actual Adams county unemployment. They do not, however, show unemployment for a number of smaller firms whose employes are not eligible to file for compensation.

Roads And Bridges Inspected Monday Inspection of several county roads and bridges, and consideration of the budget for the forthcoming year occupied most of Monday’s meeting time for the Adams county commissioners, Stanley Arnold, Hugo Boerger and Delmas Bollenbacher. Accompanied by county highway supervisor Lawrence Noll, the commissioners inspected several recently completed , bridges on county roads and visited one site v/here a bridge, is presently under construction. One old bridge was also inspected as was a three-mile section of the Ossian road, where ditches are being cut and the road is being prepared for eventual resurfacing. In the afternoon the commissioners began work on their operating budget for the coming year. Budgets frorti all county departments are due to be submitted August 7. Most of the' items on the budget were left the same as the ones for this year or were changed oniy slightly. , There was, however, some discussion of a cut in the 4-H budget. It was pointed out that, since most of the new building and facilities at the 4-H fair grounds have been completed, the amount of aid given the organization by .the county would probably not have to be as large as in previous years. One of the commissioners said that in recent years a substantial profit has been realized from the sale of food at the fair. The commissioners decided to further investigate the question before entering any amount as a budget proposal. The commissioners also signed allocations for repair work on the James K. Bartz ditch, the Sol Luginbill drain, the Henry Hildebrand ditch and the Norris open drain, all county-operated and maintained ditches. County assessor Omer Merriman appeared at the meeting and told the commissioners that he believed that under the as yet un-pro-mulgated acts of the 1963 legislature the salaries of members of the bo|rd of review were tp be set by the eourity council rather than placed at the previous standard $8 per day level. He said that the commissioners would have to make allowance in the budget for the possibility that members of the beard would be given salary increases by the council for the time that they are in session. He also requested that the commissioners include in the budget one clerical employe to serve during the time that the board is in session 1 . This, he said, would give members of the board more time to review cases.

Air Guard To Salute Decatur Wednesday The Air National Guard of Baer Field will join with Decatur residents in observing the annual “Sidewalk Sale and Wing Ding” Wednesday, George Litchfield, general chairman, said this morning. According to Litchfield, Col. Hormon, operations officer of the 122nd tactical air command, has granted permission for three jet airplanes to fly over Decatur Wednesday evening in the Air National Guard's salute to Decatur and its “Sidewalk Sale and Wing Ding.” Three jets, led by Capt. Dale Hirschy of Adams ocunty, will fly over Decatur from north to tfouth, marking the opening of the “Miss Roaring Twenties” parade at 8:30 o’clock in the evening. Hirschy, a graduate of Adams Central, will lead the flight pattern of the three jets. Litchfield also revealed that more talent for the stage show in the evening has been lined up. Carl (Skip) Roberts and Nancy Siebert, who entertain at Villa Lanes, will also be included in the stage show, which starts at 7 o’clock. The Monmouth high school band has been added to the parade. Also marching in the -parade will be bands from Decatur high school Deactur Catholic high school, and Adams Central high school. Also in the parade will be a; boat from the Duo-Marine, and a pony and wagon from Stiefel Grain Co. Bill Bower, Lyle Mallonee and Clyde Butler, claimed as “veteran” parade organizers in Decatur, will lirie up the “Miss Roaring Twenties" parade before it wends its way through the downtown streets of the city at 8:30 p.m. Litchfield also announced that Less Sheets and D. A. Swickard of Decatur, and Myron Frank of route 5, Decatur, will judge the antique automobiles. Their selection as to the “most exceptional car in the parade/’ will receive a trophy donated for the occasion by the Decatur Industries, Inc.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, July 16, 1963.

United States, Britain And Russia Confer Again On Test Ban Negotiation

Alabama Governor Won’t Enforce Act

WASHINGTON (UPD—Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace told Congress today that if the proposed public accommodations section of the administration's civil rights bill becomes law, he will make no effort to enforce it in his state. Wallace testified for the second day today before the Senate Commerce Committee, one of three committees holding hearings today on different sections of President Kennedy’s civil rights package. A scheduled appearance today by Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy before the Senate Judiciary Committee was called off when the committee decided to hear some of its own members ahead of him. A spokesman said later that Kennedy might testify Wednesday, or his appearance might be rescheduled for a later date. Wallace contended that the public accommodations bill, to ban discrimination in restaurants, hotels and theaters, would be th* death-knell to private enterprise. He said it would give the federal government new regulating power. As for enforcement of the law,

INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy, warm and humid, scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and early tonight. Wednesday partly cloudy, continued warm and humid, scattered thundershowers likely. Low tonight 66 to 72. High Wednesday 84 to 92. Sunset today 8:12 p. m. Sunrise Wednesday 5:31 a- m. Outlook for Thursday; Partly cloudy, warm and humid with scattered thundershowers. Lows mid 60s north to low 70s south. Highs 85 to 95.

SIOO,OOO Libel Suit Is Underway Bernard Eiting, former Decatur resident, is plaintiff in a SIOO,OOO libel suit which opened in U.S. district court at Fort Wayne Monday. Eiting’? suit is against Raymond G. Durr, former Wells county sheriff, and Leßoy Hedges, for mer Wells county probation officer, in which the former local man alleges morals charges brought by the former officials caused him to lose his Indiana alcoholic beverage license and his place of business, a Vera Cruz tavern. Durr is now with the Indiana highway department and Hedges taught in the Hartford Center high school the past year. Eiting took the stand Monday to refute the morals charges. He said that the letter the two men wrote the alcoholic beverage board 'implying he had spent a night in a Portland motel with one of his waitresses was libelous and the cause of his license loss. A question of the federal court's jurisdiction arose during Eittng’s testimony when defense counsel cross examined him on registration of his automobiles and his driver’s license. Eiting admitted he swore his residence was Montpelier, Ind., in the affidavits requisite to obtaining the licenses in recent years. Testimony was elicited that he had maintained residence and sent his children to Fort Recovery, 0., schools during the period in question. Testimony admitted during the morning pointed out that the board’s refusal to renew the Vera Cruz beverage permit was based on a remonstrance signed by 400 persons, including most of the 143 residents of Vera Cruz, who com’ptained about the “moral reputa#Oh" of the Eiting tavern. The case was to be resumed today in the Fort Wayne court.

if it should be enacted, Sen. Philip A. Hart, D-Mich., observed that a governor is 4he chief law enforcement officer in his state. But Wallace said he was not bound by Alabama law to enforce federal statues. He added that he would not preach defiance of the bill if it became law. But, he said, he would not enforce it either. Labor Secretary W. Willard Writz was the first witness before another Senate group —a manpower subcommittee — opening hearings on the President’s request to expand the manpower training act to help Negroes find jobs. Arkansas Atty. Gen. Bruce Bennett was expected to follow Wallace and show the committee a film allegedly taken at the Highlander Folk School, Monteagle, Tenn. Sen. Strom Thurmond. said the film would show the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Negro integration leader, with persons identified as Communists. Wallace and Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett told the committee the integration movement was Communist - inspired and introduced pictures of King with persons they said were Communists.

Settles Dispute On Parking Facilities Decatur mayor Donald Gage appeared at the county commissioners meeting, Monday to help settle a dispute over parking facilities near the county courthouse. County surveyor Herman Moellering had previously appeared at the meeting to request the commissioners to do something about an $8 parking fine which had been assessed against him for failure to pay an overtime parking ticket. He pointed i out that the overtime parking ticket had been incurred when he was parked in a metered space because the parking space at the entrance to the courthouse coal chute, which had previously been promised by Mayor Gage as private parking for the surveyor’s office, was occupied by other cars. Mioellering pointed out that the, space, which was granted to him so that he would have a place near the courthouse to load and unload surveying equipment, is always taken by other cars since •it is not metered. He said that these cars have never been ticketed for parking in the space. r The commissioners decided to call Gage and ask him to come to the meeting. When he appeared he said that he had promised the surveyor’s office the coal chute parking spaces, just as he granted special parking spaces to the sheriff's department and the city police. These, he said, were the only parking concessions given in the city and they were done because of “necessity;” He said that hereafter he will have city police ticket the cars parked in the surveyor’s space and that unauthorized cars that park in that space will be ticketed each time the meter officer makes his rounds, or about once an hour. Gage Clarifies Mayor Donald F. Gage clarified at noon today statements he made at the Adams county commissioner s’ meeting Monday on the matter of the parking ticket which Adams county surveyor Herman Mollering had originally refused to pay. The mayor had said at noon that Moellering will still have to pay tire fine of 11 and costs, a total of 88. for a/ parking ticket which He received June 19 and has failed to pay. Gage had told the commissioners and the Decatur Daily Democrat that the ticket “would be taken care of.’’ In explaining his statement today, however, the mayor (Continued on Page 8)

MOSCOW (UPD - The‘United Stages and Britain met with Russia today in the second straight day of nuclear test ban negotiations and the session once again got off to a good-humored start. High U.S., British and Soviet officials conferred for three hours today in a meeting in the Spiridonovka Palace guest house. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, taking over leadership of the Soviet negotiations from Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev, struck the light note during a preconference session in front of photographers with U.S. Undersecretary of State W. Averell Harriman and Britain’s Lord Hailsham. Someone accidentally knocked over a chair while the three delegation chiefs were posing in the meeting room in the Spiridonovka Palace guest house. Everyone in the room turned toward the chair. “See, there is confirmation that everyone detected it," Gromyko said, in a joking reference to So-viet-Western differences over the need for inspections to police a nuclear test ban treaty that includes underground tests. "No, it still ne&is inspection,” said the British delegation chief. A Jovial Start Monday's 3*£-hour opening session in the Kremlin also got off to a jovial start as Khrushchev joked and bantered with the Western delegation chiefs. Khrushchev’s action in personally opening the talks Monday and his good humor on die occasion stirred optimism among Western diplomats here that East and West might agree on a partial test ban. His behavior was in striking (Continued on Page 3)

Judges Named For 'Miss Roaring 20s' Judges for the "Miss Roaring Twenties” contest were announced today by Bonnie Warthman, in charge of arrangements for the contest which will be one of the main features of Wednesday’s annual “Sidewalk Sale and Wi n g Ding.” Three judges haye been selected for the contest, and they will select this year's “Miss Roaring Twenties," following the style show at 9 o’clock Wednesday evening in which the seven contestants will display their 1920 clpthes. Mrs. Reid B. Erekson of 704 Washington street of this city. Mrs. Kenneth O. Campbell, Fort Wayne, and J. Mack Fisher, route 1, Decatur, will serve as judges for the affair. Mrs. Erekson has been associated with the Civic Theater in Fort Wayne and is very active in entertaining various clubs and organizations in this area. She recently served as co-director for the Decatur Jaycees’ production of "The Music Man.'.’ Good Knowledge Fisher, a former Angola resident. ia the father of Mrs. Ned C. Johnson, route 1, Decatur, and now makes his permanent residence on Decatur, route 1. He was an official with the Standard Oil Co. and operated his barbet shop in Angola’s town square for over 50 years prior to his retirement. His knowledge of the Roaring Twenties flapper era should be quite an z asset to the judging team. Mrs Campbell should be quite a good judge for the contest as her hobby is a study of old authentic clothes. Judging Catagorieg The judges will make their selection of “Miss Roaring Twenties” on the following categories: originality; how complete the outfit worn by the contestant; hair styling and jewelry for the 192 Q’s; neatness of the clothing and contestant, and grace and poise of the contestant. Beauty will not be judged by the three in charge of picking the contest winner. Contestants Include the Misses -Barbara Conrad, Roberta Kunkclg ,®erri Buckley, Kathy Mallonee, Marsha King. Kathy Hullinger and Sharon Miller.

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SCORES CIVIL RIGHTS PROGRAM— Alabama Gov George C. Wallace, right, criticizes Preskient Kennedy's civil rights program in testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee. At left: Sen. John Sparkman. D-Ala.

Legislation

Only Way To Avert Strike

WASHINGTON (UPII — Chief executives of the nation's leading railroads said today that legislation was the only way to head off a nationwide rail strike over alleged "featherbedding" work rules. The -railroad executives blamed five unions for blocking any settlement of the conflict. They predicted that Congress would not penalize management in drawing up a law to end the rail crisis. The statement, adopted by spokesmen for 103 railroads belonging to the Association of American Railroads, appeared to dash Kennedy administration hopes for renewed bargaining in the four-year-old dispute. "The refusal of the railroad operating unions .to consider any reasonable proposal for settlement of the work rules dispute leaves legislation as the only remaining means we can see of heading off a calamitous nation wide rail strike,'* the railroad statement said. The carriers’ position was announced as a special fact-finding committee prepared a report for President Kennedy on the issues Butler Infant Dies Early This Morning Patricia Butler, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Butler, 1216 North Second street, died at 1:45 o’clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital. wh«re she was born prematurely July 12. Surviving are the parents, Bill and Ruth Rumschlag-Butler, two brothers, B.radley and Craig, and two sisters, Louise and Denise, all at" home, and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Nile Butler of Decatur route 1; The father is employed at the General Electric company. Graveside services, conducted by the Glllig & Doan funeral home, will be held at 9:30 a. m. Wednesday at the Catholic cemetery, with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Simeon Schmitt officiating.

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- ■ in the Kennedy had said he will ask Congress for legislation to dispose of the dispute on Monday—a week before the current truce is due to expire. A strike cotild occur after July 29 unless Congress acts before that time. Democratic congressional leaders had said earlier following a meeting with the President that they ’ were “very hopeful” for a settlement of the dispute next week. Tempering his comment by saying he is “always hopeful,” Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said the lawmakers discussed with Kennedy the factfinding mission undertaken by a special presidential committee. The Comrnitte hopes to report to the President Friday. Mansfield said the Democratic leadership was “very hopeful there will be a Settlement in the discussions now going on. , .by next Monday.” He -addi*d: "If hot, of course the President will have to make a move.” In setting up the special committee to pinpoint the issues in ttie work rules deadlock, Kennedy set Monday, July 22, as the deadline for-submission of the report If there still is no settlement by Them that report as a basis for proposals to Congress to end the dispute. The railroads agreed to Kennedy’s request to put off until July 29 imposition of so-called “anti-featherlMrdding” rules which eventually Would eliminate the jobs of about 37,000 firemen on diesel locomotives. The five operating unions have announced they will strike as soon as the new work rules are imposed. - Speaker John W. McCormack told newsmen after today's weekly breakfast meeting of Democratic congressional leaders with Kennedy that the railroad situation was among a number of mat** tors discussed. - , McCormack said other subjects included tax reduction, foreign aid and the nuclear test ban negotiations now going on In Moscow.