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WONDERFUL DAY FOR A STROLL— Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy and John Jr. stroll in Middleburg, Va., during a trip “to town’’ from the Kennedy’s new home on Rattlesnake Mountain near Atoka, Va.

Kennedy Wins Rights Battle

WASHINGTON (UPD—President Kennedy today won his battle to block a civiirights bill he felt was too strong to pass Congress. The House Judiciary Committee rejected the measure by a vote of 19-15. After the long-delayed snowdown vote, the committee turned to consideration of a less sweeping civil rights bill which, like the strong bill it replaces, would touch on nearly every area of racial tension, including voting, use of public accommodations, desegregation of schools and job discrimination. The vote on the strong bill was the first order of committee business when it met behind closed doors. Members who left the room after the balloting disclosed the vote. The showdown came less than an hour after President Kennedy called both Democratic and Republican House leaders together for one final effort to nail down agreement on the compromise. He obviously was successful. Although both bills are built on the same framework, the stronger measure, drafted by a judiciary subcommittee, would go far beyond anything Kennedy asked. The biggest objection was to the “part three” section that would permit the Justice Department to initiate court action in any case in which an individual claimed his Judges Are Named For Parade Floats Judges for the float division of the Callithumpian parade were announced today by Walt Ostermeyer, manager of the Midwest Record Store in Decatur, which is sponsoring the prizes. Ostermeyer reminded any persons or organizations entering a float in the parade that the application blanks must be returned to his store immediately. Judges for the contest., will be Robert Worthman, Dick Mies and Luke Majorki. Worthman is the Decatur high -school athletic director, while Mies manages the Villa Lanes and Majorki is owner and pro of the Decatur rtjolf course. Three' Prises The float prizes category is new this year to the annual Callithumpian parade. Three prizes of SSO, $25 and sls, sponsored by the Midwest Record Store, will be awarded to the floats awarded first through third places. The floats will be judged on originality, construction, animation, color and decoration. The floats ate to be decorated and constructed to depict the title of a phonograph record of any type. The parade marshal will check all floats for a fire extinguisher which each must have to enter the parade.

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constitutional or legal rights were being violated. The administration also balked at proposals to apply the new voting provisions to all types of elections and to bar racial discrimination in nearly every type of private business conceivable. The bipartisan compromise included a much - limited part three that would restrict federal intervention to civil rights cases involving race, religion or national origin. The Justice Department could not step in unless the offended citizen had started action of his own. The compromise also would include a public accommodations section that would exeppt retail stores, but cover hotels, motels, restaurants and places agreed exemptions for private clubs and small rooming houses also would be included. The voting section would cover only federal elections and provide for the trial of voting rights suits by three-judge federal courts. A controversial proposal to give Negroes the Continued on Page 8) Rose E. Sleigmeyer Dies This Morning Miss Rose E. Steigmeyer, 67, of 601 West Monroe street, well known Decatur lady, died at 1 o’clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital. Although she had been in failing’ health for some time, she had been seriously ill only a short time. Born in Adams county Aug. 30, 1896, she was the daughter of Fred and Evelyn Ulman-Steig-meyer, and was a lifelong resident of the Decatur vicinity. • She was employed for many years as a saleslady at the Niblick & Co. department store. Miss Steigmeyer was a member of St. Mary's Catholic church, the Rosary society. Third Order of St. Francis, Catholic Ladies of Columbia, Our Lady of Victory study club, and the Knights of Columbus and American Legion auxiliaries. Surviving are two brothers, Roman J. Steigmeyer of Garrett, and Carl J. Steigmeyer of Willshire, O.; one sister, Mrs. Charles J Miller of Decatur, and several nieces and nephews. Two sisters preceded her in death. Funeral services will be conducted at 9:15 a. m. Thursday at St. Mary’s Catholic church, with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Simeon Schmitt officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. Friend ; may call at the Gillig & Doan funeral home after 7 p. m. today until time of the services. The Third Order of St. Francis will recite the rosary at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, followed by the Rosary society and Catholic Ladies of Columbih at 8:15 p. m.

School Tax Rates In Adams County Cut Sizeably Next Year

Second Band Judge Named For Parade I Robert F. Archer A second band judge for the Callithumpian parade Thursday night was announced this morning by Kenneth Shannon, general chairman of the retail divisionsponsored affair. Robert F. Archer, supervisor of music for the Fort Wayne community 1 schools, wnt judge the bands. Archer has been employed by> the Fort Wayne system for 17 years, and most recently has been director of intrumental music at Elmhurst high school. Prior to that he was at Lakeside junior high school. Archer holds degrees from both Indiana State College and the University of Miichigan. Ten Bands Ten bands will be participating in the Callithumpian parade, with eight conjpeting for three cash prizes. • Bands from the following high schools will be competing: Monmouth, Ossian, Adams Central, Parkway, 0., Southern Wells, Hoagland, Geneva and Berne. Decatur high school and Decatur Catholic high school bands will also march in the parade, but as the host schools will not be eligible for the cash awards of SSO, $25, and sls. Two Junior Bands In addition, Berne and Adams Central schools have said their junior bands will march in the parade. The bands will be just one of the features of the annual Halloween night parade, which begins at 8 o’clock Thursday night from Five Points and moves north on Second St. Floats, automobiles, both new and antique, farm machinery and many ghosts, witches, etc., will also feature the parade. Everyone in the parade is asked to report at the county jail on First Street no later than 7:30 p.m. Police Seeking Dog After Boy Is Bitfen The city police department has asked the aid of local residents in locating a dog that bit a Decatur boy. The police are attempting to discover the owner of the dog, which is black, that bit year-old Randall L. Braun, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Braun of 521 S. 13th, street Sunday. The youngster, was bitten by the dog in front of Braun’s Grocery on Winchester street shorftly after noon Sunday. When last seen, the animal was following a boy east on Rugg street. The police are trying to find the animal in order to keep the boy from having to take rabies shots if possible. If the dog is found, and has had rabies shots or does not show signs of rabies, the boy will not have to take the shots. / • However, if the dog Is not found by Saturday, the youngster will have to start the series of shots.

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Revenue From Sales Tax To Reduce Rafes The new sales tax may bother retailers and consumers, but property taxpayers were jubilant today when the state announced school rate reductions of $.93 for North Adams, $1.17 for Adams Central, and $1.56 per SIOO for South Adams, affecting all of the rates in the county. The new distribution possible from the state will reduce school taxes well below last year’s levels, with Decatur down to $2.55 from $3.13, Adams Central down to $2.35 from $2.85, and South Adams down to $3.29 compared with $3.97 for Berne-French If. st year. This means substantial reductions for all of the tax rates in the county. Only the library rates at Decatur, Berne and Geneva are not yet fixed, and may be raised slightly. As it stands now, property tax rates will be as follows: 1964 1963 North Blue Creek 3.98 4.48 South Blue Creek 4.92 3.64 North French “ 4.06 4.48 South French 5.00 5.60 Hartford — 5.04 1.28 Jefferson 4.96 4.22 Kirkland 4.01 4.44 North Monroe 3.92 4.38 South Monroe 4.86 3.36 Preble 4.32 3.64 Root 4.16 3.60 St. Mary’s 4.08 4.52 Union .... 4.21 3.44 Wabash 5.09 5.40 North Washington4.3l 3 20 South Washington ... 4.04 4.50 Berne-Monroe 7.18 7.12 Berne-Wabash 7.34 7.18 Decatur-Root 5.78 6.62 Decatur - Washington 6.79 6.66 Geneva .... 6.10 6.50 Monroe-Monroe .1 5.58 5.24 Monroe-Washington 5.64 5.30 Rates Decrease Gail Grabill, superintendent of North Adams schools, reported that the state will turn over an additional $192,813 for the school tuition fund, reducing the rate to $1.33, a drop of 77 cents from the proposed rate. In addition, the special school rate will be dropped to $1.20, 12 cents lower, and the bond rate to two cents, four cents lower, a total reduction of 93 cents per SIOO valuation. The $3 per student in average daily attendance from the corporation tax will bring in $42,848. Philip Souder, superintendent of the Adams Central schools, announced a $1.17 cut per SIOO assessed valuation for 1964 Adams Central’s tuition rate will drop to 93 cents from SI.BO. special school to $1.06 from $1 32. v and bond to 12 cents from 16 cents. The state will add, from state funds, $112,141 to tuition, $18,558 to special school, $3,585 from $3 per pupil ADA, $14,475 from intangibles, and $5,975 from corporation tax for bond debt relief. South Adams, through superintendent Claren Neuenschwander, announced that the tuition levy was $1.44 from $2.73; special school fund was $1.29 from $1.56; and bond and lease rental remain 19 cents and 37 cents, respectively. This was $1.56 reduction in the South Adams levy. Fort Wayne Man Is Found Dead In Auto FORT WAYNE, Ind. (UPD - Jacob W. Unsicker, 55, Fort Wayne, was found- dead in his car Monday after it crashed <nto a ditch a along an Allen County road. An investigation was ordered to determine the cause of death. Anderson Man Killed In Fall From Porch ANDERSON, Ind. (UPD — John Glide Watkins, 53, Anderson, died from injuries suffered Saturday when he fell 20 feet from a second-floor porch to a sidewalk.

Some Rainfall In Areas Os Drought

By United Press International Hurricane Ginny feinted toward Cape Cod today but veered off to sea, spewing more . than two inches of rain across drought - weary New England and causing above normal tides from Atlantic City to Boston. A wintery storm off Lake Erie dumped an inch of snow in four northeastern Ohio counties and an inch and a half of hail pelted Cleveland. Gusty winds up to 60 miles an hour whipped the New England coast. Fishing fleets sought the safety of port as the storm blew up 13-foot waves. Visibility was as low as half a mile in rein and fog. Heavy rain fell across the tinder dry forests of eastern New England. Nantucket, Mass., reported 1.86 inches in six hours today. Boston had 1.10 inches. The Weather Bureau said as much as inches fell in some areas. More moderate rainfall fell further inland northward to central Maine, where snow was reported in the highlands. Moderate rain also fell in the CaroWhas and Virginia. Some sleet was mixed with rain at Chicago and snow flurries fell in the mountains of West Virginia. The mercury dipped to 26 degrees at Fayetteville; Ark., and even lower in the frosty Dakotas and Minnesota. Bemidji, Minn., had an 18-de-gree reading, International Falls, Minn., had 20. Sioux Falls, S.D., and Hibbing, Minn., also reported 20-degree readings. - At Evansville, Ind., where the temperature was 85 degrees Sunday, it dropped to 32 degrees today. The Weather Bureau said high winds and seas would continue along the northeast coast

Senate Opens Baker Probe

WASHINGTON (UPD — Senate investigators today opened an inquiry into the outside business interests of former Senate Democratic Secretary Robert G. Baker but sidestepped questions on the possible involvement of a West German girl. Sen. B. Everett Jordan, DN.C., chairman of the Rules Committee conducting the inquiry, said fte knew “nothing” about the activities of Ellen Rometsch, 27, the name-drop-ping former wife of a West German army sergeant. Asked if the question would come up. Sen. Howard W. Cani non, D-Nev., said: “It doesn’t appear to have any materiality now. If it appears to later, we might go into it.” Sen. Joseph S. Clark, D-Pa., said he also was in the dark .•bout the woman. She was given a ticket home by the West German government following an investigation of her penchant for high living while her husband was based in Washington. Was “Lyndon’s Boy” Baker won his spurs as “Lyndon’s boy” back in 1949 when he became the unofficial aide of the then freshman senator from Texas, Lyndon B. Johnson. In 1955 Bakpr was elected by the Senate Democrats to the post of ' secretary to the Senate majority. The Senate Rules Committee’s inquiry into Baker’s multiple “outside activities” opened today with advance notice that it might be denied any information “of a criminal nature” turned up by the FBI or the General Accounting Office. ' Sen. B. Everett Jordan. D-N.C., the courtly, 87-year-old chairman of the committee, ex-

during the day.. Strong northerly winds and rain were expected from the Great Lakes to the , Atlantic and southward into the Carolinas. Here was the situation across the East and Midwest, where falling temperatures broke a week of record heat and showers started to ease the drought: NORTHEAST: Streams in Vermont were at record low levels and 70 per cent of Vermont farmers were hauling water for cattle. The ’number of brush and woodland fires continued to drop. North Jersey's Wanaque Reservoir was down to 37 per cent capacity and officials considered rationing water. MIDEAST: Thunderstorms and snowstorms whipped along the Lake Erie shore today dumping needed moisture on northeastern Ohio. The rest of the' state still was dry — 47 days without appreciable rain. Two Ohio communities have asked for aid in constructing emergency pipelines. The drought-induced reduction in the flow of the Ohio River will force to spend at least SIO,OOO to clean increased algae from the city’s water supply. A 200-acre forest fire in the Buffalo mountain area of east Tennessee was contained Monday after raging out of control for hours. MIDWEST; Gov. George Romney Monday lifted the ban on fires in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The ban, prohibiting fires and smoking in forests , and fields, remained in effect in the lower portion Os the state. The fire threat in Southern Illinois forests was helped by rainfall which ranged up to % inch Foresters said the rain was not enough to end the drought.

plained that the Justice qgpartjnent did not want to compromise any legal case that might arise from its findings. Jordan and a committee aide said they had received “nothing" on spicy reports of the forced return home of a 27-year od German beauty. The woman, identified as Mrs. Ellen Rometsch, was called home by the Bonn government because of her high living proclivities. Rep. H. R. Gross, R-lowa, brought up the German woman’s activities Monday during a House speech attacking Baker. “Members of Congress and the public are entitled to know whether there was any element of security violation concerned in this speedy and hitherto unpublicized deportation,’’ he said. He did not elaborate. Deemed Security Risk A German Embassy spokesman said the woman, whose husband was a member of a German army logistics unit stationed here, was deemed a security risk because of her high living while in Washington. He denied there was any security violation. ' The committee’s inquiry is to determine whether there has been a violation of conflict of interest laws in any of Baker's many lucrative outside deals. These include: His partnership in a vending machine company which obtained profitable installation contracts from defense industries; his interest in a $1.2 million Maryland motel; his interest in a Washington travel agency; his occupancy of a $125,000 home in an exclusive section of the city; a $38,000 windfall profit he allegedly Continued on Page 8)

REDDY FEATHER SAYS: AMERICAN FIELD SERVICE "TODAY'S DECATUR BOY SCOUTS < COMMUNITY FUND W TOTAL IS O,RI SCOUTS \ $15,782.42 CRIPPLED CHILDREN SOC. AW LITTLE & PONY LEAGUES /jA The Goal Is U S ' °’ PSI $28,993 SALVATION ARMY hiSEf MENTAL HEALTH b*®/ - YO V R . Community Fund ‘ COMMUNITY CENTER W StHI Needs AMERICAN RED CROSS $13,210.58.” Give The United Way

INDIANA WEATHER Frost or freete warning north portion tonight. Clearing and cooler with frost or freezing temperatures north tonight. Wednesday mostly sunny and warmer. Ix>w tonight 25 to 32. High Wednesday 64 to 68. Sunset today 5:47 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday 7 a. m. Outlook for Thursday: Generally fair and slightly warmer. Lows in the 30s. Highs 65 to 75. County Council To Meet November 12 The Adams county council will meet Tuesday. November 12, for consideration of a number of requests for additional appropriations and transfers of funds for several county departments. The requests are usually made by the departments at this time of the year to insure that they will have sufficient funds to iterate until the first of the year. The county commissioners submitted a request for a transfer of $1,200 from the salary account for the county plan commission to the county home repairs and plumbing budget. This transfer was requested to cover the cost of repairing the smokestack at the county home. The commissioners also requested another $l,lOO to be transferred from the salary account of the county plan commission. One hundred dollars of this is to be added to the fox bounty budget and the other SI,OOO will be used to install street lights on the courthouse square. The county highway department requested that $3,065 be transferred from the insurance premiums account to garage supplies ($890), office supplies ($375), wages ($800), signs ($200) and social security ($800). < The county recorder has requested a total of $205 to be transferred for the mileage, emergency deputy and state convention accounts to the telephone tolls and photostatic supplies accounts. The county prosecutor has requested that SIOO be transferred from the travel account to the stationery, textbook and criminal investigation accounts. The Adams county hospital has requested the following additional appropriations from the hospital general fund: reading and analysis, $3,000; chemical and drugs, $600; other supplies, $500; lab readings and pathology, $500; EKG readings, S3OO. The county assessor requested that SIOO be transferred from his office supplies account to the telephone and. travel accounts. The circuit judge has requested that sl,llß fro mseveral a counts be transferred to his office supplies, lawbooks and pauper attorney accounts. He has also requested an additidhal appropriation of $582. * Indiana Eye Bank Detailed To Lions The Indiana eye bank, which provides cornea transplants for the blind, was explained to the Decatur Lions club Monday night by Charles Clapp, of Fort Wayne, state vice chairman of the Lions eye bank program. The Monroe Lions club has purchased equipment for collecting and maintaining cornea transplants here in Adams county, he explained. The corneas are taken within, three hours after death, if a person wishes to give them. He must sign a donor card in advance, and next of kin must sign a release before they are taken. They are immediately placed in a properly refrigerated container, lu:re in the county, and then taken to the Indianapolis eye bank for use wherever needed. A film was then shown on the process. Roy L. Price, program chairman for October, was in charge of the meeting. Tom Sefton was a guest of the club. The Rev. Joseph Gibson, of Pleasant Mills, was also a guest.

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Industrial Heads Hear Deane Dorwin “Vocational guidance is not new, it began with the American industrial revolution when we went frotn agriculture to business and industry,” Deane T. Dorwin, guidance counselor for the North Adams community schools, told the industrial division members at their luncheon Monday noon. The speaker was 'introduced by Ivan Oberlin, with chairman Ed Hagan presiding at the luncheon. Tn explaining what vocational guidance is, Dorwin gave the following four points: Help a student understand himself and his opportunities; help him make appropriate plans and decisions; help him to accept responsibility for these choices; help him follow a course of action in keeping with these choices. The veteran teacher explained some of the phases of the vocational training program at Decatur high school, and said that the program is restricted, primarily because of the lack of space. Lack of Space He illustrated by telling of the auto mechanics class that was held this summer as part of the summer school program, and, how the course could not be carried this winter due to lack of* space in the building to hold the class. Tn answer to the question, “where do our people go?” Dorwin referred to records of recent Decatur high school graduates. From the class of 1902. a very high 45 per cent went into a four-year college or university program, and another 20 per cent to other training, su<?h as cosmetology, commercial colleges, etc. One per cent married. 10 per cent joined the armed services and 24 per cent joined the “job” world. From the graduating class of last spring, 35 per cent went to a college or university, 22 per cent to other training, one per cent married, eight per cent joined the armed services and 35 per cent went to work. He also pointed out that from the 1962 class, very few took jobs in Qecatur, while 17 of 30 from the 1963 class secured j bbs in thi.\ citv. Monmouth Figures Dorwin also gave figures gained from Monmouth high school, which is now under thrt counseling of his department, showing that 25 per cent of that school’s 1963 graduates went to college or a university, while 15 per cent entered advanced training, another 15 per cent the armed services, three per cent married and about 40 per cent went to work. Os the 40 per cent that went into the “job”, world, about * Continued on Page 8) Mrs. Calvin Caston Is Much Improved Mrs Ruth Ann Caston is reported very much improved from injuries suffered in an accident in Indianapolis Sunday. Oct. 13. Her husband, Calvin, was released from the hospital thi<s week and has been staying with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Caston, but was expected to return to Indianapolis today. Mrs. Caston is in the Methodist hospital in Indianapolis in room B-259. Her husband said she is improving rapidly, and possibly this weekend or the first of next week will be,; transferred to a Fort Wayne hospital. She suffered internal injuries in addition to a broken pelvis and ribs in the accident. This week she ate some solid foods, her husband reported, and doctors expect to set the fractured pelvic bone this week. The couple were involved in the mishap while on their honeymoon, the Sunday morning following their marriage Friday evening. Caston turned into a drive-in restaurant when a car in front of him stopped, forcing him to stop in the middle of the ’ road. A pick-up truck, with a winch cn the front, failed to stop and crashed broadside into the Caston car.