Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 18 March 1964 — Page 1

VOL. LXII. NO. 66.

Okay Contract For Drilling New City Well In a brief meeting of the city council Tuesday night, an ordinance approving a contract between the board of works and Moody Brothers, of Rockford, 0., to drill a new city well, was approved. The new well will be located on an easement on the Dailey farm. The contract calls for a charge of $5 a foot for drilling, with a pumping test at intervals at SSO a 4-hour test. When the well is complete, the Moody Brothers will pump ten hours free to prove that the well will produce; if a longer test is desired, pumping will cost the city $5 an hour. The contractors agreed to start within 10 days of the contract approval, and to finish the well as soon as the weather permits. Letter To Council A letter was read to the city council from Adrian Wemhoff, criticizing the repairs made on the railroad crossing on Nuttman avenue. The Pennsylvania Railroad recently spent a week in repairing the crossing. Wemhoff maintained that the workmanship was poor, and that he hoped the other crossing improvements would be better. The city council ordered the letter recorded without comment. In addition to the reading of the previous minutes, and allowing the bills, Mrs. Laura Bosse, city clerk-treasurer, read the fund balances, as follows: general fund, $198,075; water department, $77,654; sewage treatment, $36,335; light department / meter deposit, $1,025; sewage bond and coupon, $1,342. The general fund for the city includes parks, recreation, streets, police pension and firemen’s pension, as well as all regular city operating expenses. Interest In Taxi James Hackman, and a group of interested residents from First street, appeared before the council and asked if the city council intended discussing the location of a taxi company in their residential neighborhood. City attorney John DeVoss explained that the matter would be before the board of zoning appeals next;. Monday evening. jr A number of Decatur citizens £ attended the meeting just tor learn what was going on in city; affairs. Following the city council meet-p ing, the entire council stayed listen to the city planner, Harry I; Sheridan of Metropolitan Plan-' rers, Inr., explain a proposed re-f vision of the city zoning plan.!; The “council win not act on the? plan until after a public hearing,? but many minor changes are pro-S posed* in the present ordinance, g adding protection to the presenlj occupants and owners. A full \ public hearing will precede anyj changes. E Year-Old-Girl Is Drowning Victim * GOSPORT, Ind. (UPI) — Services were held today for Cheryl Lynn Denny, year-old daughter of the Thomas Denny’s R. R. 1, Gosport, who drowned in a; farm pool Monday after wan - dering away While playing ir ; the yard of her home. Mrs. Wm. Melcher ■ Dies This Morning • * Mrs. Bertha Melcher, 83, wife * of William Melcher, died at 6:20" o’clock this morning at her home in Hoagfand. She had been ill for six years and bedfaist for the past five years. v She was born in Adams county Feb. 10, 1881, a daughter bf Daniel and Mary Bley-Hoffman, but had lived in Hoagland most of her life. She was married to William Melcher tfov, 17, 1901. Mrs. Melcher was a member of St. John’s Lutheran church at Flat Rock, and was a charter member of the Ladies Aid of the church. ' Surviving in addition to her husband are two daughters, Mrs. Loretta Scheumann and Miss Helen Melcher, both of Hoagland; four sons, Paul, Walter, Delbert and Carl Melcher, all of Hoagland; 16 grandchildren; 11 greatgrandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Fred Hegerfeld of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Hulda Krause of York, Neb.l - i , Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the St. John’s Lutheran church at Flat Rock, with the Rev. Donald Frank officiating. Burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Zwick funeral home after 7 p.m. Thursday until 11 a.m. Saturday. The body will lie in state at the church from 12/ noon Saturday - until time of the * services. ' ►

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Russia Ignores Warning From United States To Return Captive Fliers

BERLIN (UPI) — The Soviet Union today ignored an American warning to return three captive U. S. fliers and then refused to allow an American doctor to treat one of the airmen. A U.S. Air Force surgeon visited the wounded flier for 90minutes this afternoon after the United States warned the Soviets that failure to return the three airmen promptly could “jeopardize” Washin g t o n - Kremlin relations. TSe surgeon said the Russians refused to allow him to take the officer back to the west or to let him treat the flier’s broken arm and leg, an American military spokesman said. According to U.S. spokesmen, the Russians only said they would consider the doctor’s request to return to visit the injured officer, Ist Lt. Harold W. Welch, 24, of Detroit, Mich. Welch, pilot Capt. David I. Holland, 35, of Holland, Minn., and navigator instructor Capt. Melvin J. Kessler, 30, of Philadelphia,. Pa., parachuted into Soviet captivity eight days ago after their R 866 jet reconnaissance bpmher strayed over Communist East Germany and was shot down. The Soviets called it a “spy flight” and the East Germans hinted at a spy trial. The United States has strongly denied the charges and demanded the men’s prompt return. The doctor, U.S. Air Force European chief surgeon Col. John A. Hennessen Jr. of Freeport, N.Y., said he found Welch "2, in “good condition" at a Soviet hospital at Magdeburg, East ? Germany. ■ f Hennessen’s home address is jf 243 South Bay view Ave. & According to the U.S. spokesL men, the colonel reported “the g: fractured left upper leg has t been set with an internal fixa•s tion by means of a metal rod. p The fractured right upper arm, p is in good position in a plaster cast” he said. Hip, thigh and > finger abrasions are “healing 5= satisfactorily.” g The Soviets refused all infor- % mation about the other two Air Force officers who parachuted g from the R 866 reconnaissance £ aircraft shot down a few miles " inside the East German border. Earlier, a West German border official at the West German end of the autobahn running to West Berlin across East Germany, told UPI that the - ambulance had been sent to

jDefense Head I Endorses Plan

if WASHINGTON ,(UPI) — Deal 'ense Secretary Robert S. McNamara today wholeheartedly endorsed President Johnson’s “war on poverty” as a means of helping youths who cannot qualify for the armed services. McNamara was the first of a parade of cabinet members to ■ support the' sweeping "$962 mil- " lion anti-poverty program before a special House education and labor subcommittee. Secretary Anthony J. Celebrezze of Health, Education and Welfare <HEW) was to testify later toj day. B The measure is designed to : offer new skills and environments to poor youths, help finance local anti-poverty projects, establish a domestic peace corps to -melp run the programs, and provide loans and grants to small business and farm operators. — McNamara, in prepared testimony, said investigators found i that one out of three potential servicemen have been turned down for lack of minimum physical and mental qualifications. ■i “They also found that conditions resulting from poverty vere closely related to the ' ailure to qualify,” he said. : ‘Four out of five of the mentally unqualified had dropped ti out of school well before higli P school graduation. Many of those failing the medical ex-

pick up the wounded airman. He said he had been told to assume that the ambulance would come out there if it succeeded in picking up Welch, who suffered a broken leg and arm. The unsuccessful foray to pick up Welch came amid new U.S. efforts 'to free Welch and his two Air Force companions who were in the plane that was downed by Soviet jet fighters over East Germany. Third Entrant In Race For Congress Robert Adang, of 2927 South Anthony, Fort Wayne, announced today that he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for U. S. representative in Congress from the 4th district, subject to the May 5 primary. ft Adang is the third candidate to announce for the Democratic nomination; Max Hobbs. Fort Wavne attorney, and the Rev. A. E. Sholtv have also announced. Adang is 36 years old, a graduate of DePaul University, Chi--1 cago, and has his master’s politil cal science. He has done post- ‘ praduate work at Notre Dame. ! jj e was active in his youth in the Young Democratic club of Al--1 len county. He is single, and teaches Eng- ■ lish in the East Gary school sys--1 tern- he has also taught social studies. Adang’s father, Edward P. Adang. was born in Adams county, but most of his relatives live in Allen county now. In the 1960 primary, Adang ran i aS a “Jeffersonian” in the Renublican primary against incumbent ■ E. Ross Adair. Adang spent last Saturday in m Adams county and expects to re- ■ turn this Saturday. [ $lB4 Million In Aid To State In Year INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — Indil ana received $lB4 million in feder--1 al aid during the last fiscal year, 1 according to a report compiled today from U. S. Budget and ■ Treasury records. Os this total, $143 million was • in the form of direct payments to t state and local units and s4l mil- ; lion in payments to individuals > within the state.

amination were found to need medical attention but were not. receiving itli* McNamara added that until the poverty program was proposed there was nothing that could be done for the youths rejected by.the services. -The program "would cut across traditional lines of authority of many “old line” federal departments, including Defense and HEW. Congressmen were expected to question the cabinet witnesses for signs of the bureaucratic infighting that held up -submission of the legislation for many weeks, Peace Corps Director Sargent Shriver, Johnson’s choice to head the new program, gave no indication of the high-level squabbling during leadoff testimony Tuesday. He denied it would be his job to “knock heads together,” but added that the bill gave him both the responsibility and authority to see that the program actually extended help to poor people. Shriver said there would be no “buck passing” possible under the bill, and if it didn’t work, congressmen point at him as the man responsible. But he firmly declared his faith that the plan would start the country on the road to eliminating “grinding poverty.”

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, 46733, Wednesday, March 18, 1964.

- v**:- ft . ’ *-*, „•: * : ' w iL ~lm • \ ,J§ J ’ IT J i a & jjm FOCAL POINT PLANS —Preparations for Thursday night’s Focal Point presentation at the Youth and Community Center were laid opt recently by those shown above. Seated in front are Dr. James M. Burk and E. E. Rydell, who will be panelists. Seated at the other side of the table, left to right, are Cal Stewart, WOWO program manager who will serve as moderator, and Robert V. Jones and Hilda Hoehrmeyer, both of WOWO, and Richard J. Sullivan, of the Decatur Jaycees. Mayor Carl D. Gerber and Ed Hagan, the other two panelists, are standing.—(Photo by Anspaugh)

Monroe Plans Union, Holy Week Services Plans for the annual united Monroe community Holy Week services, opening Monday, have been completed. Services will be held at 7:30 o’clock each evening, Monday through Thursday, and the observance will close with the Good Friday service at 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 27. In each church, the pastor will preside and furnish a song leader and pianist, An offering will be received at eacl) service, and receipts above the expenses will be used for the daily vacation Bible school. The program for the services follows: Monday, March 23, at Monroe Friends church; sermon by the Rev. Robert Welch; special music by the Monroe United Brethren church. Tuesday, March 24, at St. Paul’s Missionary church; sermon by the Rev. Roger Budde; special music by the Monroe Methodist church. Wednesday, March 25, at Monroe Methodist church; sermon by the Rev. Vernon Riley; special music by St. Paul’s Missionary church. Thursday, March 26, at Pleasant Valley Wesleyan Methodists, church; sermon by the Rev. Charles Elam; special music by the Monroe Friends church. Friday, March 27, 1:30 p.m., at the Monroe United Brethren church; sermon by the Rev. Carey Knittle; special music by the Pleasant Valley Wesleyan Methodist .church— Joseph Shell Named To Welfare Board Judge Myles F. Parrish, of the Adams circuit court, today announced the appointment of Joseph Shell, of near Decatur, to the county board of public welfare. He was named to fill the unexpired term of his brother, Francis Shell, who died recently. The new appointee’s term will expire May 31, 1965. Francis Shell was president of the board. INDIANA WEATHER Mostly fair and cold tonight. Thursday mostly cloudy and continued cold with chance of snoiy. Low tonight 18 to 25 north, 24 to 33 south. High Thursday in the 30s north, 40s south. Sunset today 6:55 p.m. Sunrise Thursday 6:51 a.m. Outlook for Friday: Mostly cloudy and not so cold with rain south and rain or V snow north. Lows upper 20s - north to lower 30s south.

—————— Proposes Changes In Zone Ordinance

The high points of proposed changes in the Decatur zoning ordinance were reviewed Tuesday night for members of the plan commission, the board of zoning appeals, and the Decatur city council by Harry Sheridan, of Metropolitan Planners, Inc. A three-hour session with the plan commission, and any other public officials interested, will be held next Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in the mayor’s office by Sheridan. Ordinance Distributed Sheridan had 25 copies of 125 preliminary copies of the proposed ordinance, which he distributed to those who attended the meeting. Each was asked to go through the ordinance in detail, and report any needed corrections. Sheridan took a new zoning map of the city, and showed those present the changes that he and/or the board, recommended, and explained why he recommended the changes. Starting at the north side of Decatur, he explained that he recommended the changing of a lot at the intersection of old 27 and Second street: half of this lot was presently zoned business; he recommended that the business zoning be extended so that it would include all of the property, making the zoning lines even with those across Second street. This affects only part of a home that was formerly a nursing home. Other Changes ''On 12th street, between Dayton " and Meibers. an inspection of homes there showed so much improvement. that he recommended changing the zoning frqm commercial to residential, R-l. From Dayton to Monroe, he recommended that the west side of 12th sheet be zoned business to and including the Jay Girard warehouse near Monroe street. Also on 12th street, between Jackson and Nuttman, on the east side, several lots which were' unimproved wste recommended for -business rather than residential. On Schirmever, from Elm to Reiter, presently industrial, it was recommended that it be changed to residential. R-l. Bowliag Alley, Lumber In the bowling alley area, on U. S. 224, the area immediately around the bowling alley, where a shopping center has been proposed, would be zoned business, while the back part of the area would be kept as residential. On Oak street, where Arnold Lumber Co. has proposed expansion, near Winchester street, the proposal is to change the zoning from R-2 to B-2, permitting lum-

ber companies or warehousing. The property on the comer of Mercer and Stevenson would be changed from industfiano residential, R-l. After the plan commission „ approves the plan, it will be reviewed at a public hearing, where anyone opposing any change, or favoring additional changes, may present his case. The matter will then go before the city council, which must pass the ordinance- before it becomes law. The Taxi Problems Appearing before the board, and questioning both the mayor, the city attorney, the board of appeals, and Sheridan was a group who live near First and Oak streets. Mrs. E. F. Durkin, Miss Grace Lichtenstiger, Mrs. Harold F. Zwick, Miss Aldine Luginbill, James Hackman, EweJ McCreary, and others addressed various questions. There was some confusion about what was proposed. Several of those present were opposed to any change in the present residential status of the neighborhood. They explained that any business ruled to be a home occupation, under the present ordiance, was fine with them; but they objected to any permanent change in the area zoning. Harper Explains W. Lowell Harper, chairman of the board of appeals, explained that the owner of the new taxi service had asked for a variance to permit the operation of a taxi service from her. home. The hearing on that variance was continued until next Monday evening. At that time the board will again consider it. The ladies then asked Sheridan to define a home occupation. Sheridan stated that under the present ordinance, anyone operating a home business could not employ anyone living out of the home where the business is located, or not related to the home occupier; also, no sign or other noticeable change could be made in the property. Sheridan explained that he had recommended more stringent criteria for future home industries In the proposed plan. Sheridan and other officials present reassured the ladies that no changes were being considered, recommended, or made that would change the present permanent zoning of the area as residential. Meaning of Variance Variances granted by the board of zoning..appeals are for specific periods of time, and refer only to the individual owner; the right ■ “ (Continued on Page 3)

Lenten Meditation r < By Rev. Kenneth P. Angle, Union Chapel Evangelical United Brethren Church) * “But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, ard righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.”—l Cor. 1:30. Tv«p rns-the* - of a* 'Hint child vave un aP the demands of society, a"d her chimch e"d devoted her whole life to the cb'ld. "And now ” caid she. “for fourteen vears 1 have tended it and loved it anri it does no* even know me.” Amid all the discouragements, Christ's love is oatient and unwearying. In sickness, in death He is ever pear. H° i« our all in all. Never do we want for a friend, a counselor, a Savior. Sometimes, as He serves, protects, and even answers our oravers. we <*o about each dav hardlv sneaking to Him. Vet He oonfinuec to have nat'ence and real love for US. We need to nrsv this nre-Haster time- “Lor/S forgive piv ungratefulness ” Th>s H a oneetion rw>rhar>« all H J s children should answer: c-'oee I became a believer bare J actually become a stranger to Him 1 Do I a-tuallv know Him? Do I recoenWe Him as He walks the streets of Deeatur- living in the hearts of His children? Jf one does net. it is time to become really acouainted with Him these grpat dsvs. Th-'c ver c e of the *>crsr>ftire tells ns that He is all we need or eon Hosjre We Drp foolishness, jernorant, and blind in the things of God. with all our boosted knowledge: st'H He is made wisdom for ns. We are d“nraved a"d comet' and He is made sanctification for us. the soring of our spiritual life. Observe. Christ is made righteousness to anv sot'l: We is also made sanctification. Man is humbled. a n d God is glo-ified and exalted by the whole scheme. Let us really walk with Him today. 26 Indiana Counties Eligible For Aid

INDIANAPOLIS (UP I) — Twenty - six southern Indiana counties are now eligible for federal assistance in recovering from last week’s floods which did damage which could run as high as $26 million. Governor Welsh said Tuesday that President Johnson had granted his request that the 26 counties be declared a major disaster area. He said the President also ordered the Office of Emergency Planning to make $250,000 immediately available for planning flood recovery projects. Welsh originally asked that 20 counties be placed on the eligible- list but the Indiana Office of Civil Defense letter added six additional counties. A spokesman for the office said it was "highly improbable” that any more would be added. Counties involved are Clark, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Dubois, Floyd, /Franklin, Gibson, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Lawrence, Martin, Ohio, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Ripley, Scott, Spencer, Switzerland, Vanderburgh, Warrick and Washington. The OEP is one of at least 10 federal agencies involved in the flood recovery program. Grants from these agencies are allocated under different conditions—some for public buildings only and others for private reconstruction. Welsh told a news conference that he .had asked Civil Director Robert Bates to “be-S gin meeting with local officials E immediately to work out the*

Pres. Johnson Helps Irish Celebrate

WASHINGTON (UPI) —President Johnson mixed light good humor with somber reflections Tuesday night while helping New York’s army or Irish celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. In a speech before the 180th anniversary dinner of the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick at the Waldorf-As-toria, Johnson was mostly lighthearted but turned serious in recalling that the late President John F. Kennedy was one of the most beloved sons of Erin. TWO SECTIONS Days ’til r\ EASTER U

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swiftest possible means of repair and construction.” The first such meeting was scheduled today at Jasper which Welsh said he regarded as the “hardest hit” city in the 26-county area. Other meetings already scheduled will be held Friday at Madison, Saturday at Salem and March 23 at Evansville. “Further meetings will be scheduled among state, federal and local officials as soon as possible,” Welsh said. Welsh said he believes that total damage to public facilities from the flood will amount to about $6 million with more than S2O million in damage to private property. “It is impossible at this time to accurately estimate the amount of* federal funds that will be required for relief,” Welsh said. He said state and other governmental units have either spent or obligated "amounts in excess of $2 million for disaster relief purposes.” A partial report prepared by Bates Tuesday showed damage of $385,000 at Aurora, $260,00 at Corydon, $361,500 at Madison, $160,000 at New Albany. $33,000 at Rockport, $23,000 at Shoals, $20,555 at Greendale, $5,600 at Scottsburg, $3,525 at Winslow, $5,000 at Marengo, $1,240 at Lanesville, $2,250 at Troy and SI,OOO at Napoleon. Preliminary reports from counties were Floyd $362,000, 3 Franklin $325,000, Posey $200,3 00, Pike $101,700, Perry, $73,1500, Daviess $50,00 and Crawford $250.

Johnson decided to spend the night in New York and returned to Washington this morning. The President’s only announced appointment today was a 4:30 p.m. EST meeting with American ambassadors to Latin American countries. He told the Irish clansmen Tuesday night that he was an “Irishman by osmosis” and saluted Irishmen in government especially the late President. “John Kennedy was not the first Irishman to die in the cause of freedom, and he will not be the last,” the Chief Executive said. “Our thoughts must be tonight of President Kennedy. November 22 (the day Kennedy was slain) is a day that will live in cruel tragedy.” Also alluding to House Speaker John McCormack and Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield, Johnson told the gathered sons and daughters of the Old Sod, “I woke up this morning and realized that the Irish had taken over the government ... and I Mked it*. Johnson, who flew to New York late Tuesday after a review of the war in South Viet Nam with his key advisers, expressed his view of what the perfect world posture of die United States would be: “Powerful without a trace of belligerence.” “Americans share with the Irish a dream of freedom and dignity. We want the assistance of Allies, but never the support of satellites," the President