Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 245, Decatur, Adams County, 17 October 1963 — Page 1

Vol. LXI. NO. 245.

Schools’ Share Os State Tax Funds To Reduce Local Levies

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Scores Pressure Over Civil Rights

WASHINGTON (UPI) — Sen. Norris Cotton, R-N.H., charged today that the Kennedy administration inserted the controversial public accommodations section in its civil rights package merely to pressure southern legislators into accepting other sections of the bill. Cotton said the administration does not really expect Congress to pass the measure, which would outlaw discrimination in restaurants, hotels, lunch counters, motels and other public facilities. He said the law “would be a monstrosity -and impossible to enforce.” The House Judiciary Committee returned to voting on sections of its civil rights bill today, beginning with voting rights. Chairman »Emanuel Celler, D-N.Y., has agreed with Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy that the bill will have to be toned down to win more bipartisan backing. Kennedy won major support in his drive to soften the bill Wednesday, despite cries of “sellout" from Negro civil rights leaders. As drafted by a judiciary subcommittee the bill

Register Saturday For Nursery School Mrs. Wallace Yeoman and Mrs. William McColly, "Who are opening a nursery school November 4. have announced that a registration meeting will be held Saturday from 1-4 p.m. at the I & M building. Questions about the school will be answered at that time and children may be registered for classes then. A small registration fee will be charged to buy individual supplies.’ The school, which will convene in a large room in the basement of the Med-Dent building, 227 S. Second street, will follow the regular school calendar and the vacation periods will correspond to those of other city schools. The school schedule will include a free play period, singing, records, stories, poetry, finger games, crafts, rhythms, special lessons, refreshments of milk or juice and crackers or cookies.

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is considerably stronger than the administration proposed. The voting rights section of the subcommittee’s bill would cover all municipal, state and federal elections, while the administration’s proposal would cover only federal elections. Two amendments are pending before the committee. One, submitted by Rep. William M. Tuck, D-Va., would throw out the whole section: the other, by Rep. Roland Libonati, D - 111., would restore coverage to federal elections only. While Kennedy did not veto the subcommittee’s proposal, he was represented as leaning toward the administration’s original federal elections only -approach.—-—— — As Kennedy expected, he was the immediate target of Negro leaders for his stand. Clarence Mitchell, Washington director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People iNAACP), accused him of selling out. He said civil rights forces polled the House and Senate and found enough' support to pass the bill the attorney general feared would be defeated.

Mrs. Yost's Sister Dies In Ft. Wayne Funeral services for Mrs. John (Louise) Amacher, 78, Fort Wayne, sister of Mrs. Emma Yost of Decatur, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the C. M. Sloan & Sons funeral home, the Rev. Robert Fancier officiating. Burial will be in St. John’s Reformed cemetery, Vera Cruz. Mrs. Amacher died at 8 a.m. Wednesday at her home. A native of lowa, she lived in Fort Wayne 70 years. She was a member of North Side Missionary church. * Surviving besides her husband are two sons, John and Walter, both of Fort Wayne, two daughters, Mrs. Douglas Thatcher, Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Louise Dekarske, Detroit a sister, Mrs. Emma Yost, Decatur; 14 grandchildren; 27 great - grandchiidea; and two great-great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today.

Fire Chief Warns Against Burning Trash Local fire chief Cedric Fisher asked local residents this morning not to bum their trash until the city receives some much-needed rainfall. “We strongly urged everyone not to burn trash unless it is absolutely necessary, “Fisher stated. “If you must bum your trash,” Fisher continued, “please bum it in a closed container and keep a close watch on it!” Decatur, as the entire state of Indiana, is currently in a long period of drought, as there has not been any measurable rain in the city in some weeks. City A Tinder-Box Fisher said the whole state has been described as a “tinder-box,” and that Deactur could be described the same way. The fire department has extinguished some 21 fires since the first of September, an unusually high number for a period of little more than six weeks. Nearly all of these 21 have been grass and field fires, and most of those have been ignited by sparks from burning trash piles. Fortunately, there has not yet been any serious damage resulting from any of the fires. Throwing Cigarettes Fisher also cautioned local residnts about throwing lighted cigarettes from their automobiles or while walking. With the city in such a dry state, and hundreds of leaves in nearjy every yard in the city, this too presents a serious hazard. — The fire chief urged everyone to take extreme cautions during dry spell, to prevent any serious fires. Meanwhile — no rain in sight! INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy, continued warm tonight and Friday. Chance of some scattered showers or thundershowers tonight or Friday. Low tonight 47 to 61. High Friday 78 to 85. Sunset today 1:03 p.m. Sunrise Friday 6:58 a.m. Outlpok for Saturday: Partly cloudy, a little warmer at night. Ix>ws in the 50s north to low 60s south. Highs upper 70s north to low 80s south.

Decatur, Indiana, Thur sday, October 17, 1963.

North Adams Rate May Be Cut 98 Cents North Adams community schools superintendent Gail Grabill said this morning that he believes that a reduction of nearly one dollar in the North Adams community schools, tax levy is possible because of the recentlycleared state sales tax and an expected windfall in the form of intangible tax funds. The cut would place county tax rates 60 cents below last year. “I am forwarding my calculations to the state tax commissioners. I believe that with the additional revenue furnished by the sales tax and the intangible tax funds we can take 98 cents off the rate without affecting any of our planned programs,” said Grabill. The intangible tax funds came after a- statewide error in the method of distribution for intangible tax revenue was corrected by a court ruling. Previously the intangible tax funds had been placed in the state general fund. Bus the court ruling stated that the funds should be channeled to the counties — with 75 per cent going to the school corporations and 25 per cent going to the county general fund. Schools Receive $22,000 __ The total amount of intangible tax funds received by the county was $29,693.68. Os this $7,423.42 went into the county general fund and $22,270.26 went to the three county school corporations. The school corporation distribution 'is based on the proportion that the assessed valuation of the real property of each taxing unit bears to the assessed valuation of real property, The North Adams community schoool district, with a high assessed real valuation, received $10,244.32 or 46 per cent of the amount which was appropriated for the schools. The assessed real valuation for the North Adams district was $14,849,500. Adams Central school district received $5,790.27 or 26 per cent, and South Adams community schoools received $6,235.67 or 28 per cent. The assessed real valuations of the two districts were $8,258,460 and $8,844,440, respectively. The advertised North Adams community schools rate (g $3.48. The cut would bring this to $2.50. 98 Cent Cut The 98-cent cut outlined by Grabill is apportioned into several areas. The ruling on the intangible tax funds will bring $25,000 to the North Adams district during the next year. Besides this more than SIO,OOO appropriation which was received this week, the district can count on another $5 - 000 in April and another SIO,OOO in October of 1964. The sales tax ruling, however, will account for the lion’s share of the cut. As a result of the supreme court sales tax decision the school corporation will receive a $94 per pupil cutback. This means that the state will pay $94 per pupil, an amount which the North Adams district would previously have had to raise by taxation. This figure alone should produce a reduction of about 80 cents in the tax rate. Another $lB per pupil cutback tion and $3 per pupil will be rewill be received for transportace*ived from property tax relief funds, which were also stalled by, litigation until recently. This will produce a 14-cent reduction in the school levy. The intangible tax funds should produce another four cent reduction, bringing the total levy cut to 98 cents. TWO SECTIONS

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Algeria Sends More Soldiers

ALGIERS, Algeria (UPI) — Algerian and Morocco troops today fought their fourth day of battles for control of the Sahara Desert border outposts of Tinnjoub and Hassi Beida. Military authorities at the western Algerian border town of Colomb Bechar said 50,000 army reinforcements were on th?ir way to join troops fighting royal Moroccan forces in the combat zone 250 miles to the southwest. Reports from both nations said the fighting was continuing for the fourth consecutive day. Both sides claimed today that their troops held the outposts. Algeria and Morocco both say the poorly defined border., area is part of their own territory, - Algerian ' President Ahmed Ben Bella, wearing a combat uniform, went before his widly

Forecasts Os Showers Fail To Materialize By United Press International The scattered and isolated showers and thundershowers hopefully predicted for Indiana Wednesday and today failed to materialize, but forecasters still held out kor a “slight chance” of a few widely scattered showers by tonight in the northern third of the state. Elsewhere, however, no juch hopes existed. The same old fair and warm forecast held sway at least through Saturday over the bulk of the state. From Lafayette came a report by Purdue University extension agronomist Dan Wiersma that water deficits in Hoosier soil are generally more than five inches. Wiersma said it will take at least 15 hours of rain and precipitation totaling more than five inches to “recharge the soil.” State climatologist L. A Schaal at Lafayette said rainfall deficits over the last 10 weeks include north central and east central 4.6 inches, northwest 4.5, southwest 4, northeast 3.8, west central and southeast 3.7, central 3.5, and south central 3. “In seven weeks, east central Indiana has had only .4 inch, west central only .9 and central Indiana only 1 inch,” Schaal reported. “Slightly better off is northwest Indiana with 2.3 inches ' while other northern and southern divisions average between 1.7 and 2J. inches.” The Weather Bureau in Washington issued its twice-monthly long-range outlook showing all of Indiana should have "moderate precipitation” during the Oct. 15-Nov. 15 period. Local weathermen said the term moderate” meant it could be a little greater or a little less than normal. Temperatures the next 30 days will average “much above normal” in the northern twothirds of the state and “above normal” in the southern third, the outlook indicated. Summery warmth continued over the state with no letup and 1 no Indication of a cooling trend in the near future. High temperatures Wednesday ranged from 81 at Louisville and 82 at Cincinnati to 85 at Evansville and South Bend. Overnight lows ranged from a rather cool 42 at Evansville to 52 at South Bend. Highs today will range from 77 to 87, lows tonight from 47 to 61, and highs Friday in the low 80s all around Indiana. The Saturday outlook was for continued fair and warm.

cheering parliament Wednesday night to demand an all-out effort and order the members of parliament to go to the front. The parliamentarians, most oi them in army fatigues, roared their approval and unanimously voted an indefinite recess. Ben Bella also ordered his two special emissaries in Morocco to continue peace talks with the government of King Hassan 11. Mohammed Yazid and Maj. Slimane Hoffman, the Algerian envoys, met with Moroccan officials Wednesday night but reported no progress. Morocco charged Wednesday that an Algerian plane bombed the tiny Moroccan village of Ksar-Zelmou west of Colomb bechar, killing men, women and children. The Algerian defense ministry denied the charges.

Career Employment On Highways Urged INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — A management consultant firm today urged the Indiana State Highway Commission to adopt a career employment system which would remove 1,000 highway workers from political patronagg. The report was presented by Roy Jorgensen & Associates as part of the commission’s management improvement project. “Like other states, Indiana is in the midst of a tremendous highway construction program,” the report noted. “Under present law, the interstate highway system must be completed by 1972. In order to meet this deadline, the intervening years will see a highway construction program considerably bigger than anything previously.” Jorgensen’s recommendation noted also that "advancements in highway technology are increasing continuously and the activities of the State Highway Commission constitute a multimillion dollar business.” The career employment system provides for 111 different job classifications. Based • on’ present manpower, there would be 2,300 employes in these classifications, or 1,000 more than are now on any sort of merit or non-political basis. The 2,300 represent 39 per cent of the total commission employes and 78 per cent of the total salaried employes. Positions included are engineering, accountants, personnel, administrative officers, transportation planners, laboratory technicians, equipment supervisors, and similar jobs. Still left in the patronage pool, under the plan, are maintenance and clerical workers. The plan calls for a review of present employes to determine if they meet the new standards for jobs coming under the career plan. The report said "an employe presently occupying a covered position, who fails to qualify in his present position, will have an opportunity to qualify for another covered position in which there is a vacancy. Failing this, he will be transferred to a non-covered position for which he is qualified if there is a vacancy, or he will be dismissed." Monmouth Parents* Meeting Tonight Sophomore parents’ night at the Monomuth high school will be held at 8 o’clock tonight at the school gym, not Wednesday, as incorrectly stated in Wednesday’s Daily Democrat. Parents of all sophomores at Monmouth are urged to attend Thursday's meeting, which will include discussion on school curriculum, guidance and testing.

Drought Perils Much Os U. S.

By United Press International Fires smouldered and flared today across the drought-strick-en eastern half of the nation. Precious water supplies continued to dwindle. The U.S. Weather Bureau predicted ‘‘substantial rains” would wipe out the costly dry spell in the Midwest and Great Plains during the next 30 days. But the dry weather, which has turned New England forests and Allegheny timberland into tinder boxes, was expected to continue along the Eastern Seaboard. The effects of the summerlong drought were beginning to be felt not only in fire-de-stroyed woodlands and fields, but in burnt-out crops, decreasing milk supplies and the closing of schools. Many small towns were asked to conserve water. Rivers, creeks, lakes and wells dried up. Water crisis loomed in other cities. Woodlands have been closed to the public in several states. Campfires and other open burning near forests have been banned in others. An area-by-area look at the drought situation: Northeast: New Jersey's largest fire continued to burn today in the Norvin Green State Park, where firemen used half-mile-long hoses to fight it Wednesday. The mayor of Newark called upon residents to conserve water. The state fire warden said it would take more than 10 inches of rain to put New Jersey woodlands out of danger. A fire burning near Altoona, Pa., nearly "blacked

Stress Importance Os Church Laity

VATICAN CITY (UPD—* U.S-. Irish and Western European bishops tpday appealed to the Ecumenical Council to make a strong declaration of the importance of the laity in the Catholic church. Bishops John Wright of Pittsburgh, Pa., Phillip Hannan of Washington, D. C., William Philbin of Down and Connor, Ireland, and Franz Hengsbach of Essen, Germany, led a drive for strengthening a proposed council declaration on the laity. Bishop Wright said Catholic laymen have been waiting 400 years for an Ecumenical Council to state clearly their place and dignity in the church. He said he would like to see the document made even stronger in its language to clear up the erroneous impression that the Catholic Church is under such complete clerical domination that it has no place for lay initiative or effort. Urges Amendment Hannan, auxiliary bishop of Washington, said the document should be amended to urge the Catholic laity to act as "witnesses to the faith” in their daily lives as housewives, businessmen, or whatever. He said laymen should be encouraged to Join organizations—such as parent-teacher associations, civic clubs and political parties—which can exert a real influence on secular society. Bishop Hannan proposed that every diocese set up special machinery to make it easy for laymen to express their opinions on both secular and spiritual matters He said unless bishops take steps to solicit the opinions of the laity, the hierarchy may find itself increasingly cut off from the laity. Bishop Philbin of Ireland seconded Hannan's call for a greater interest on the part of the church in the needs and problems of secular society. He said the document should be amended to make it clear to laymen that they are working for Christ when they roll up their sleeves and get involved in the task of improving the secular world. In this 4 connection, the Irish b.shop commented that if the church is going to be consistent in its opposition to artificial means of birth control, it should be equally eager to help promote studies and efforts to cope with rapid population growth in ways that it considers to be moral and right. Bishop Hengsbach sharply disagreed with a statement, made Wednesday by conservative Italian Cardinal Ernesto Ruffini of Palermo, Sicily, to the effect that the authority of the Catholic hierarchy would be endangered by encouraging the laity to think of itself as hav-

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out" the west end of the city Wednesday with its dense smoke. Police closed a highway near Tussey Mountain when a timber fire threatened traffic. More than 1,000 acres of woodland has been destroyed since Monday by a fire between Patton and Westover, Pa. Midwest* Four state forests in Southern Illinois were closed to the public Wednesday because of the "terrific fire hazard." Ten times more fires have been reported in Illinois this year than last. Southern Illinois University’s homecomin g celebration was held Wednesday night without the traditional bonfire. Old railroad ties had been stacked 35 feet high on campus but the fire hazard was considered too great. Conservation officials continued to pour 600,000 gallons of water a day into two big fires near Jackson, Mich., which have smogged-in Interstate 94 and completely blocked traffic several times this week. Southwest: Seven new fires were reported in Arkansas Wednesday and two continuing blazes near Dequeen were still being fought. lite Central Arkansas Milk Producers Association said the drought was causing — a Trisis - for many dairy farmers. David L. Parr, secre-tary-manager, said the milk shortage is the greatest in years. Many dairymen have been forced to sell cattle or cut herds because of dried-up creeks and pastureland. Texas may have its driest year on on record. Rainfall is running less than half average in most areas.

ing a share in the church's apostolic mission. The German bishop said there would be "much greater danger in trying to deny" the laity its proper role in the church, particularly “under the circumstances prevailing today.” To Spearhead Drive It was reported earlier that U.S. bishops would spearhead a drive to liberalize the proposed declaration on the rights and and duties of laymen. One informant close to the U.S. hierarchy told a reporter: "You can expect many American bishops to speak up forcefully during the next few days in favor of a statement* which goes much farther than the one now before the council in emphasizing the important role of the laity in Catholic life.” Another qualified imformant said that influential American laymen have made known to council fathers their “disappointment" with the text under debate, and have, received assurances that their views are shared by a substantial number of U.S. prelates. Defines Laity Status The document in question is Chapter 111 of a "dogmatic constitution” on the nature of the church. It is the first attempt' ever made by any Ecumenical Council in the history of the status of the laity. Debate on the document began Wednesday with a conservative Italian cardinal, Ernesto Ruffini of Palermo, Sicily, protesting against the document’s assertion that laymen have a distinctive Christian mission of their own. He said laymen do not share in the apostolic mission of the church, which is entrusted solely to the ordained clergy. And he warned that there are "grave dangers” to the authority of the hierarchy from any language which encourages the idea of equality between the laity and the clergy. Opposes Liberal View Ruffini's forthright speech outlined a point of view which is almost directly contrary to that of the liberal bloc which thus far has been dominant at the Council. The liberals believe that every baptized Christian shares responsibility for the vast unfinished task of winning the world to Christ, and that arousing the "sleeping giant” of the laity to active participation in this . mission is the only way the church can minister adequately to the spiritual hunger of a world in which Christians are daily becoming a smaller proportion of the total Population.