Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 18 December 1963 — Page 1

VOL. LXI. NO. 297.

African Students. Protest In Russia

MOSCOW (UPD—An estimated 400 African students demonstrated outside the Kremlin walls in Red Square for four hours today against the death, in allegedly “suspicious circumstances,” of a student from Ghana. There was no violence, however, and the students dispensed in an orderly manner by passing through cordons of Soviet militia (police). The students, protesting against allegedly general mistreatment of Africans within the Soviet Union, said the body of a Ghanian student had been found dead beside some railroad tracks north of Moscow. The dead student was identified as Asira Addo. Qualified Soviet sources said that Addo had been found dead near Kalinin, about 100 miles north of Moscow. The students claimed the body was found naked, but the sources said it had been fully clothed. The Soviet sources claimed that an autopsy showed Addo froze to death in minus zero temperatures while “highly intoxicated.” There was no sign of violence, the sources said. The demonstration was the second such incident in a Communist country in les? than a yfear. Last February, Commu-

Over $8,500 Given To CROP Campaign

Adams county rural people raised a total of $8,510.14 in the annual Christian Rural Overseas Program, sljghtly lower than the $8,670 raised in 1962, but better than the $6,632 raised in 1961. The figure may be higher when miscellaneous receipts at the State office Adam* county are added in; Igst year’? final report from Adams showed SB,200 raised by the township drives and the additional $470 was turned in directly to the state office. Eight Townships Higher-— In the north six townships, only Kirkland reported slightly lower receipts; in the south six, Monroe, Blue Creek, and Hartford were down from a year ago. However, the south six townships were about S2OO ahead of the north six this year, compared with SIOO ahead a year ago, not counting the miscellaneous reSubmit Ordinance Banning Displays An ordinance forbidding any person, firm or corporation to place any object on the public sidewalks of Decatur was passed on first reading Tuesday night by the city council, and then deferred until next year for any further action. A bill must pass three readings before it is finally approved, and becomes a city ordinance. The ordinance, drawn up by the ’tity attorney at the direction of the city council following the meeting two weeks ago, and a plea for such an ordinance by Al Anderson, Decatur property owner, was read to the council by the clerk - treasurer, Mrs. Laura Bosse. Merchant’s Side William C. Sweere, secretary of the retail merchants association, spoke briefly, asking the council to defer action on the bill until early next year. He explained that many of the members, as well as nearly the entire board, were opposed to the ordinance as it now reads, but that due to Christmas hours, they could not be present until after'9 p. ,m. He explained, for example, that the bill would keep bicyclers from parking their bikes on any public sidewalk anywhere, that it would prevent the holding of sidewalk sales, or street fairs, etc., as well as keep mothers from leaving perambulators outside on the sidewalks in summer. Anderson Speaks Anderson then spoke impassionatelv in favor of the ordinance, asking that the residents of Dscatur be given the freedom to walk where they please on the sidewalks, that the sidewalks be cleaned up so that pictures like one published in the Journal-Ga-zette some time ago, showing the sidewalks cluttered, could never again appear in print, Anderson addressed the councjl for about ten minutes. Following his speech, the council voted unanimously for the bill on first reading, but on motion of Carl Gerber postponed any further action on the bill until neirt year.

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nist police in Bulgaria used clubs to disperse a demonstration of African students protesting against a government ban on a student organization. Several were injured. The students said there had been no police or militia move to interfere with their ’ demonstration. They carried signs reading “Death and friendship”—an apparent bitter twist to the Communist slogan of “Peace and friendship.” Another sign they carried said “Moscow is not Alabama.” Many of the students did not seem to know much about Addo’s death. But one spokesman •said “we are protesting because he died under mysterious circumstances." Another student, without alluding to the death, said “we are protesting against the mistreatment of Africans generally in the Soviet Union.” According to one version, the dead student was supposed to have died alongside the railroad tracks from Moscow to Kalinin. According to this story—and there was no confirmation —Addo had come to Moscow to pick up a package > from home. His friends saw him for the last time as he bodrded a return train to Kalinin.

ceipts. ' For the past two years Adams county has ranked second in CROP in the state. Kosciusko and Knox counties, among others, were expected to reach $9,000 this* year. May Reach $9,000 If Adams county’s final report reaches' 99,000, it will be the highest since 1948, but it will have to go to nearly SIO,OOO to exceed the 1948 figure. . 1 - For the past five years, banquets for all workers have completed the drives. But the two banquets, one in the north and onq in the south, and sponsored by the First State Bank of Decatur and First Bank of Berne, were costing about S6OO, and bad storms have frequently cut the attendance to a number quite a bit lower than the number of meals paid for. This year the county CROP committee asked the banks to make a donation to CROP instead of providing the meals. Anyone who has not yet turned in his solicitations is asked to mail them immediately to Brice Bauserman. GROP, First Bank of Berne, Berne. The money collected in the CROP drive is used to send food to needy people through Christmas sources overseas, and to stimulate self-help projects in many countries over the world. Final figures from the county CROP chairman, Brice Bauserman, for the drives the past three years are as follows: North Half Townships 1963 1962 1961 Preble $ 896.25 $ 861.59 $ 666.14 Root 690.09 634.10 598.13 Union 408.57 373.33 349.82 Kirkland 1,301.10 1,f>06.12 513.28 Washington 452.53 378.07 329.30 St. Marys 409.10 292.26 165.50 North Total $4,157.64 $4,045.47 $2,622.17 South Half Townships French $1,325.29 $1,084.69 $ 756.61 Monroe 1,627.40 1,671.11 1,578.28 Blue Creek 208.65 321.67 298 28 Hartford 484.63 512.50 415.14 Wabash 473.03 422.06 341.87 Jefferson 233.50 142.50 , 247.14 South Total $4,352.50 $4,154.53 $3,637.32 Countv Total $8,510.14* $8,670.00* *The final figure does not inHi>de the miscellenaus received from Adams countv at the states o*fio» from various church and church group collections taken durin® the year: the final figures for 1962 and 1961 contain this miscellaneous amount, which e*nlains whv the north and south totals for those years do not add up to the county total.

V AnV 7 SHOPPING DAYS LEFT CHRISTMAS SEALS fight TB and other RESPIRATORY DISEASES <, CMRISTMASy o aRBaTOMO»U Santa Claus Phone Service To Start Here This Evening Local and area children will be able to talk Santa Claus this evening, through a direct line to the North Pole arranged by the Decatur Jaycees. Children may talk with Santa betweep 6:30 and 8 o’clock this by calling 3-2135. The line will also be open during the same hours Thursday and Friday evenings. The Santa Claus telephone is an annual project of the Jaycees, and has proven quite popular. Hundreds of children are expected to take advantage of the opportunity each evening. Pat Nelson is the project chairman. The telephone line was hooked up to the North Pole through the coroperation of the Citizens Telephone Co. and Santa Claus himself, who will take time off from h : <3 toy-making to talk with the children.

Mrs. Louise Munch Is Taken By Death Mrs. Louise Munch, 90, native of Germany, who made her home with a niece, Miss Catherine Weidler, Decatur route 3, died at 3:45 o’clock Tuesday afternoon following an extended illness. She was bom in Zweibrucken, Germany, June 4, 1873, a daughter of Jacob.and Katherine Ruth Weidler, and was married to Louis Munch in 1901. Her husband preceded her in death in 1915. Mrs. Munch was a member of Zion Lutheran church (Missouri synod) at Philadelphia, Pa. Surviving are four nieces, Miss Catherine Weidler, Decatur high school teacher, Mrs. Marie Preusser of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Clifford (Margaret) Kirkpatriqk of Tucson, Ariz., and Mrs. Fritz Nliissl of Montpelier, Vt.; and eight nephews, Otto, Adolph, Theodore and OSward Weidler, all of Decatur route 3, Victor Weidler of Waverly, la., Fred Weidler of Bluffton, Cmdr. Edward Weidler of Trinidad, West Indies, and Henry Weidler of Detroit, Mich. Three brothers and two sisters are deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday atithe Winteregg-Linn funeral home, with the Rev. William C. Feller officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Thursday until time of the services. Local Lady's Father Dies In Nebraska Felton B. Moore, father of Mrs. Doyle Collier of Decatur, died suddenly of a heart attack Tuesday at his home in Lincoln, Neb. Mr. Moore, who was retired, had visited his daughter and family in this city on various occasions and was well known here. Survivors include two sons, Perry Moore of Omaha, Neb., and Kevin Moore of Kansas City, Mo.; four daughters, Mrs. Harold Holzer of Oak Ridgd, Tenn., Mrs. William T. Ward of Albuquerque, N. M., Mrs. Wally Cochran of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Collier of Decatur. Mrs. Colliler left Baer Field by plane at noon today for Lincoln. Funeral services will be held Thursday. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and cold tonight, snow flurries extreme north. Thursday cloudy and cold with chance of light snow. Low tonight 5 below to 5 above, high Thursday 8 to 15. Sunset today 5:22 p. m. Sunrise Thursday 8:01 a. m. Outlook for Friday: Continued quite cold with partly cloudy to cloudy skies and chance of snow south and snow flurries near Lake Michigan. Low Thursday night 5 to 12 below, high Friday 10 to 20.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wed nesdoy, December 18, 1 963.

Johnson Signs Measure To Launch Vocational Education In New Age

Council Holds Busy Session

The Decatur city council passed an ordinance making the city attorney ex officio secretary of the board of zoning appeals, referred a petition to rezone land to the planning commission, passed a resolution permitting a memorial plaque to the late president, John F. Kennedy, to be placed in the Community Center, and asked the mayor to name a chairman of a committee to raise funds for the memorial, and to work with the city board of lecreatioir on a suitable design and location. The council also passed on a first reading a bill to prohibit objects on the city walks, and heard a report from the electric light committee, as reported in separate stories. Reason For Charge City attorney Robert S. Anderson explained that he was city attorney when the zoning ordinance was passed, and had been asked to serve as their attorney. When Mayor Cole was elected in 1955, Anderson had resigned, and the new city attorney .John DeVoss, had replaced him. In 1959, DeVoss had resigned, and Anderson, again city attorney, was zoning attorney. Anderson submitted his resignation again from the job, as he will no longer be city attorney when the Gage administration goes out of office Jan. 1. The purpose of the ordinance is to make the city attorney ex officio zoning attorney, since he has been serving in that capacity anyway, and because both attorneys felt that such was proper, Anderson explained. The measure was unanimously passed. Rezone on 12th The rezoning petition referred to the land formerly owned by Mrs. Albert Harlow on 13th street, adjacent to the Hammond Fruit Market. The owners of the market have purchased the land. The front part of the lots, facing 13th street, is zoned commercial, but the rear part of the lots, facing 12th street, is zoned residential. The new owners would like all of the lots which they have purchas-

Street Light Report Given City Council The city of Decatur has erected 58 new street lights, giving considerably more actual light than the old lights, during the past year, Lawrence Kohne, chairman of the city light committee, told the Decatur city council Tuesday night. The lights included $9,977 for ten projects from city funds, and SI,OOO from county funds for parj of the cost of lights around the county courthouse. Projects finished this year include a light on Winchester, $162.19; 22 street lights on Second street, $3,453.32; two lights on Kemper Lane, $326.77 and two on Rugg street, $244.26; 14 on Adams street for $2,288.10; 10 on Madison for $1,605.20; four around the courthouse for $1,893.20; and one each on 13th and 2nd, $190.48; Highland Park, $161.78; Washington and 11th, $169.35, for a total of 58. There were 54 175" watt bulbs, arid four 100-watt bulbs. A_ total of 117 old lamp, posts were removed, and lib new ones installed in the past few years. The dost of the new lights varies because poles already -rin place were used when possible and “the number of accessory parts also varied according to the situation. Kohne submitted a detailed breakdown on the cost of each polo, including washers, thimbles, brackets, anchors, etc. Mayor Donald F. Gage thanked Kohne for the fine report, and the work of the committee. Kohne explained that funds were available from the old electric account, from bills collected since the system was sold.

ed to be zoned commercial. The petition was referred to the planning commission for further action. A new Decatur businessman, Don Stockman, owner of the former Burk Elevator, was a visitor at the meeting. He explained he just wanted to get acquainted with _the council. and see how it worked. He was introduced by tbe city attorney, Robert S. Anderson. Memorial Permission Harry Massonee, of 522 Cleveland, apoeared before the council and asked that they grant permission for a memorial plaque tor the martyred president in the Community Center where he spoke April 13, 1959. Mayor Donald Gage and city attorney Anderson both spoke in favor of the . request, and the council then unanimously accepted it. The • council, on motion by Gerber, further requested that Mayor Gage appoint a chairman to head up a drive to raise funds for the plaque < to cooperate with the city board of recreation in choosing a suitable location and plaque. Chief of police James Borders reported that work had slowed tiown on the new police station because of Christmas; but that it* was hoped the building would be finished, and the sewer connected, so that the police could move between Christmas and the’ New Year. Gage, speaking for his .administration and the council, thanked Borders for the fine job he has done the past four years. Meeting Dec. 27 Mrs. Bosse then announced that there would be a special meeting Friday, December 27, to close out the business for the year, and to approve bids, as advertised Dec. 10. Mayor Gage mentioned that the county attorney, David A. Macklin, had inquired about the delinquent taxes on the lot to be purchased by the city for parking; apparently he was miffed because he had read about it in the newspaper the afternoon before he received an official communication on it from the city attorney, the mayor explained. The city attorney stated that he would call Macklin, and work out the problem. He explained that he writes the letters as directed the day following the night council meetings, has them typed up, and mailed, but that they do not arrive until the following morning, while the newspaper has a reporter present who writes up what happens for the following day’s newspaper. s Mrs. Bosse then reported the following fund balances: general fund, $179,818.26; electric light, $1,025.69: sewer. $68,682.51; sewer board, SB6B 75; water, $71,647.46. Jaycees' Christmas Party This Evening The Decatur Jaycees will hold a Christmas party for adults and children of club members at 7 o’clock this evening at the C. L. of C. hall in the K. of C. building. The party, will feature group singing, refreshmt»»to> candy, fruit and toys for the youngsters/" and a visit froth Santa Claus. Dick Johnson and Tom Sefton are co-chairmen for the event. TWOSECTIONS BULLETIN Because of serious drifting snow on the county roads this afternoon, the Adams Central community schools have dismissed early, so that the buses will be able to get all of the students home 1 this evening.

WASHINGTON (UPD—President Johnson today signed legislation designed to launch U.S. vocational education into the new industrial age of automation. The bill authorizes $1.5 billion in new spending to expand aid to vocational schools with . emphasis on training workers in new skills, increase student loan funds and continue federal help to schools crowded by children of federal workers or servicemen. Johnson signed the education measure at the start of another busy day highlighted by a major conference with leaders of national farm organizations to discuss farm policy issues. Invited to the White House discussion were officials of the National Grange, National Farmers Organization, Cooperative League of the United States and National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. The President also set up a late afternoon meeting with Budget Director Kermit Gordon and Deputy Budget Director Elmer Staats to work on the budget he will send to Congress next month. The vocational school bill was the second educational measure to go to Johnson in three days. On Monday he signed the $1.2 billion college aid bill to help build classrooms, laboratories and libraries. The new measure authorizes $1.5 billion in new spending to —Expand federal aid to vocational schools four-fold, with strong new emphasis on training in skills that are in shortage now, rather than those which have been outmoded in the post World War II automation surge. The expansion would cost $731 million over four years. —lncrease National Defense Education Act (NDEA) student loan funds by 50 per cent, and extend the life of the 1958 NDEA for another year to June 30. 1965. The new NDEA authority totals $304 million. —Continue for two years beyond July L 1963, the 12-year-old “impacted areas" aid program for grade and high schools crowded’ by the children of federal workers and servicemen. The extension of expired portions of the program will cost $527 million for the two years. The vocational school aid boost was considered the .most significant portion of the threepart bill. It would provide the first big increase in federal assistance for job training courses in more than 15 years, and point and vocational education system in an entirely new direction. At the end of the fouryear buildup period, federal aid will have increased from about SSB million a year to nearly S3OO million annually. The new program would emphasize the teaching of skills for which there is employer demand, even in the often criticized field of home economics training. _ Few Bids Received On City Hall Work Very few bids on painting the city hall, remodeling it. building a street department addition to the water department building by the swimming pool, furnishing a heating system, boiler, burner, etc., as advertised Dec. 10. have been received. Mrs Laufa Bosse, city clerk-treasur-er, stated today. City attorney Robert S. Anderson stated that the bpard of works will meet at 4 p.m. Friday to open the bids. Mayor Gage has invited Mayor-elect Carl Gerber, and his board of works, if it,is appointed by then, to attend the meeting. Anderson said. Further, Anderson explained, .the description contains certain brand-names, but any ottjer equipment of like quality will be accentable. Contractors desiring further information are asked to contact the clerk-treasurer at the city hall immediately. Plans and specifications are available.

I* v I "t \« 55 ■ - I JMsnnkK 1 a® iv PRECIOUS CARGO— HoIIy Hanley, of Minneapolis, Minn., hands a carton of two units of extremely rare blood to Helen L. Lynn, a Red Cross volunteer. The I-negative blood is so rare that there are only 10 known possessors of it in the United States. The* blood made its journey from Windsor, N. D., to Washington. D. C., in a refrigerated carton. .

UN Assembly Ends Session

UNITED NATIONS. N. Y. (UPI) — Adlai E. Stevenson. U. S. ambassador to the United Nations, called a news conference tbday to summarize the American view of the 18th General Assembly session's accomplishments. He was expected to emphasize three outstanding themes of the thrcc-month session — disarmament. development and decolonization. The assembly wound up its quietest session in recent years on a note of optimism Tuesday with' President Johnson's pledge to work for peace, civil rights and human- welfare. The speech was generally well received by U.N. diplomats. Soviet Ambassador Nikolai T. Fedorenko rcsjxmdcd favorably to Johnson's call for an end to the cold war. Fedorenko said he hoped for further East-West agreements to follow up the Moscow nuclear test ban treaty. Assembly _ President Carlos Sosa Rodriguez adjourned the session an unprecedented three days ahead of schedule Tuesday night. , _ The general optimism among U.N. delegations was typified by the remark of Carl W. A. 'Schur'matin; Netherlands amEasiador and cnalrniah of the main political committee, . who said issues which stirred acrimonious debate in previous years were passed by acclamation this fall. A key problem left unsolved was the financial question, on which a showdown appears certain next year. The United Nations- will be $134 million in debt by the end of this year because of the refusal of the Soviet bloc, the Arab nations, Sou,th Africa. Portugal, France and several other countries to pay all their assessments for peace-keeping

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operations in the Congo and Middle East. Money was appropriated during the session to keep the peace-keeping operations going through next year. The assembly made no conirete progress on disarmament but it called on the 17-nation Geneva conference to recon-, vene as soon as possible. The conference will renew negotiations next month. The session approved a U.S.Soviet agreement banning nuclear weapons in space and endorsed a set of legal principles agreed on by Russia and the United States for the "exploration and use of the cosmos. Good Fellows Club Previously Reported $381.15 Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Cravens 5.00 Dr. and Mrs. 11. F. Zwick 10*00 Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Clase 10.00 Decatur Lions Club , 25.00 Mi and Mrs E. M Caston 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Klepper 5.00 Borean Class, Baptist - Church , . 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Eckrote 5.00 Robert W. Brown Family 5.00 A Friend 5.00 Mr ' and Mrs. O. K. Baker 4.00 Chet from Monroe 2.00 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Meyers 5.00 Shroyers 5.00 Friends ' 22.00 Change in Boxes 1.22 Come Jane & Karla Kay Bucher 1.00 Dennis l,eon & Duane Lee ' Myers 1.00 Daniel Leroy & Donald Leslie Myers .1.00 Military Order of Cooties Auxiliary 5.00 VFW Ladies Auxiliary 5.00 Total $513.3?