Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 67, Decatur, Adams County, 19 March 1964 — Page 1

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$820.07 Donated In Red Cross Drive Monroe and Washington townships, with 17 sections reported in already, are closest of any townships so far in completing the 1964 Red Cross fund drive, John B. Faurote, county Red Cross drive co-chairman, said today. Ten of 15 reporting townships in Monroe are 100% donors, every family contacted giving $1 or more to the drive, Faurote added. Already more than SBOO has been raised toward the goal of $2,655 in the rural area, and $270 in four towns. The exact total so far is $820.07, with about SI,BOO yet to raise. To date, the townships report the following number of sections or zones completed and turned in: Monroe, 17 of 36; Washington, 17 of 36; Preble, 7 of 24; St. Mary’s, 6 of 20; Union four of 25; French and Root, 3 of 24 and 36, respectively; Kirkland and Blue Creek, one each; no reports have been received from Jefferson, Wabash or Hartford, where the township leaders usually bring in reports. Faurote also reported that the kits have been passed out in all the county areas, as far as he has been able to check, and the campaign is well underway. Largest Section Largest contribution reported by a single section so far was S6O in 100% section 7 of Union township, solicited by Mrs. Benjamin Gerke. Mrs. Leßoy Walters collected $7 in section 30 of Union also 100%. Hie Merry Matrons home demonstration club gave sl. In Root township, Lawrence Beckmeyer collected $lO in section 27; Mrs. Kenneth Parrish collected $8.50 in 100% section 5 of Blue Creek. Mrs. Darrell Clouse, in zone 16, St. Mary’s, collected $11; Nimrod McCullough collected $6 in zone 17. Three sections reported in Preble: Lorenz Erxleben, section 25, sls, 100%; Ralph W. Ross, Jr., section 34A, $11.50, 100%; Mrs. Milton Hoffman, section 35a, $17.25. _ • Six more sections reported in Washington township; R alph Bluhm, section 31, $2; Raymond C. Humann, section 10, sl7; Harry Kershner, section 32. $9, 100%; John Brown, section 22, $3; Mrs. Wilbur Stanley, section 26, $8:25, 100%; Dwight Schnepp, section 35, SB. Monroe Reports Reporting from Monroe township were: Elmer E. Ehrsam, section 4, SB, 100%; Chris A. Inniger, section 5, sl2, 100%; Mrs. Fred Nussbaum, section 6, $5; Mrs. Charles Shell, section 7, $10; Ida Christener, section 14, $12.10, 100%; Dan Habegger, section 15, $14.50, 100%; Mrs. Jim Weaver, section 16, $11.50, 100%'; no name section 18, $10.50; Mrs. Rufus Sommer, section 25, $5.75, 100%; section 26, $6.75; Verman D. Liechty. section 27, $11.37; Mrs. Don Flowers, section 30, $10.25, 100%-; Mrs. Herman Liechty, section 31, $6, 100%; section 32, SB, 100%; Mrs. Orlando Sprunger, section 36, $lO, 100%. District Democrats To Rally Wednesday Dr. Harry H. Hebble and Mrs. Edith Beer. Democratic chairman and vice chairman from Adams county, will be special guests of the fourth district rally next Wednesday at 8 p. m. in the Fort Wayne armory, in a meeting sponsored by the Jefferson Democratic club of Allen county, it was announced today. Speaker for the occasion will be Gov. Matthew E. Welsh, who will explain some of the accomplishments and problems of his administration during the pas.t three years. The general public is invited to attend die meeting, and refreshments will be served, Don Aley, club president, stated. The Jefferson Democratic club is the oldest Democratic club in Indiana. James L. Koons, fpurth district Democratic chairman, will be general chairman for the event, and J. Byron Hayes, Democratic chairman of Allen county, will be co-chairman. No Tickets Tonight For Joint Meeting There wil be no tickets sold this evening for the joint meeting of the local service clubs and the Focal Point presentation to be held at the Youth and Community Center. Reservations have been made for the meal at 6:30 p.m., so there will be no tickets sold at the dobr. The general public, however, may attend the Focal Point presentation free of charge. The affair, which will be tape recorded and later replayed over Fort Wayne radio station WOWO, will begin around 8 o’clock. Anyone may attend and a ticket is not needed for this part of the evening's program. '

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President Johnson Asks , * Congress For No Waste, No Retreat Aid Measure

WASHINGTON (UPI) —President Johnson asked Congress today for a “no waste, no retreat” foreign aid program of $3.4 billion. He promised to cut bureaucracy and to speed up efforts to put recipient nations on a self-supporting basis. It was the smallest foreign aid request since the program was started in 1948. Johnson, aware of the growing tendency in Congress to cut foreign aid funds, warned the lawmakers against slashing his request. “We will be laying up a harvest of woe for us and our children if we shrink from the task of grappling in the world community—witlr poverty and ignorance,” he said in a special message. Will Be Cut But the initial reaction in Congress was that the proposed program would be cut anyway. Rep. Otto E. Passman, D-La., chief House critic of foreign aid, said he was sure there was “plenty of fat in it” and Senate GOP Leader Everett M. Dirksen, 111., predicted it Would be cut. The President requested new legislation to permit the foreign aid agency —* known as the Agency for International Development (AID) — to cut deadwood from its staff. He also announced plans to appoint a new committee of “distinguished private citizens” to keep a continuing eye on aid programs and advise him on policy. - Johnson said “waste or inefficiency or extravagance” in the aid program could not be tolerated, but it was “equally repugnant to our national interest to retreat from our obligations and commitments while freedom remains under siege,” Sets Request The President set the foreign aid request for the fiscal year beginning next July 1 at $3.4 billion, made up of $1 billion military assistance and $2.4 billion economic aid. He emphasized that this was more than $1 billion less than the late President John F. Kennedy requested for this year and only slightly more than the $3 billion Congress actually voted. Justifying his request, Johnson said: “We wish to build a world in which the weak can walk without fear and in which even the smallest nation can work out its own destiny without the danger of violence and aggression.”

INDIANA WEATHER Increasing cloudiness and a little snow or freezing rain and warmer tonight. Friday rain changing to snow and turning much colder in afternoon or at night. Low tonight 28 to 35 north, 33 to 42 south.High Friday 45 to 55. Sunset today 6:56 p.m. Sunrise Friday 6:49 a.m. Outlook for Saturday: Colder with snow flurries northern section. Lows in the 20s. Highs 35 to 43.

Cyprus Truce Broken Today

GHAZI VER AN, Cyprus (UPI) —The fragile informal truce throughout Cyprus since the arrival of the first Canadian United Nations troops last week collapsed today with the snap and crunch of bullets. and bazookas into this Turkish Cypriot village. The indications that this island may be entering a new period of violence were supported this afternoon with the British announcement that firing also had erupted at Kalohorio on the northern Coast. It was feared this firing might be directed from the nearby Turkish Cypriot stronghold of Lefka and represent a major Turkish retaliation.

Two Youths Cited Into Circuit Court Two local youths have been cited into the Adams circuit court and two others into juvenile court, after their arrests early this morning by sheriff and city police authorities. «♦.- Herman Lynn Dellinger, 20, of 1209 Master Drive, and Marvin D. Alvenson, 20, route 3, Decatur, are each charged with three counts, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, furnishing minors with alcoholic beverages and illegal possession of alcoholic beverages. Dellinger and Alverson were to be arraigned before Adams circuit court Judge Myles F. Parrish this afternoon, and each is being held in custody under bond of SI,OOO. Two Juveniles The two juveniles, James A. Ford and Stephan A. Geimer, both 17 years of age, have been referred to juvenile authorities and released to the custody of their parents. While patroling together around 1:45 a.m. today, deputy sheriff Harold August and city patrolman Richard Mansfield saw a vehicle in the Catholic cemetrey, west of town. They turned the patrol car around and returned to stop, the four youths as they were leaving the cemetery.

Elks' Easter Egg Hunt Easter Sunday

The annual Easter egg hunt, conducted for many years by the Decatur Elks lodge, will be held at 2:30 o’clock Easter Sunday afternoon, March 29. The hunt, as announced by Earl DeWeese, general chairman, will be held for the second consecutive year at the Legion Memorial park on Winchester street. When the hunt was first launched, it was held on the lawn of the Elks home on North Second street. However, when the new home was built several years ago, the large lawn was eliminated, and the event was held inside the lodge home. Last year, the hunt was moved to the park, where it will be held again this year, weather permitting. In event of inclement weather, the gaily colored eggs and prizes will be distributed at the fraternal organization’s home. The hunt is for all children in the community up to nine years of age. Hundreds of gaily colored eggs will be scattered over the lawn at the park, and the finders of a number of marked eggs will be given various prizes. A pair of “live bunnies” will aid in entertaining the children. Members of the Elks committee will be aided by members of the Adams county sheriff department, Decatur city police, Indiana state police, volunteer fireman, and the city park board.

At least four Turkish Cypriots were wounded—one critically—by the rifle and bazooka fire which green Cypriot police and irregulars lofted into this northern Cyprus village. There were no reports of Greek Cypriot casualties. Each side accused the other of starting the fighting. It began at dawn and continued through the morning with periodic lulls, as British peacemakers tried to re-establish the cease fire. The firing pinned down several hundred regular residents of the village, plus hundreds of other Turkish Cypriot refugees from neighboring villages.

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« i I I I "ill I JI B I ESSAY WlNNEßS— Pictured above are essay winners and officials of the Civil War commemoration held Wednesday afternoon. Left to right are Lynn Gillespie, Geneva; Jerry Hakes, Monmouth; Connie Durr, Monmouth; Tom Engle, Decatur; Rev. O. C. Busse, the featured speaker, and Judge Myles F. Parrish, master of ceremonies. In the rear are G. W. Vizard, Gerald Durkin and Cal E. Peterson.—(Photo by Cole)

RuskCalkOn Wirtz Backs ™ To p over ty Plan Free Airmen *

WASHINGTON (UPI) — Secretary of State Dean Rusk called in Soviet Ambassador Anatoly F. Dobrynin today to again seek release of three American fliers held prisoner since their reconnaissance plane was shot down in East Germany March 10. Dobrynin told newsmen after the 15-minute meeting at the State Department that he had no comment concerning the fliers beyond what Moscow said in a note to the United States the day after the R 866 was downed. In the March 11 note the Russians accused the United States of sending the plane over East Germany on a military intelligence mission. The United States has denied this. It claims the plane was on a routine training mission over France and West Germany and inadvertently strayed into East Germany. Dobrynin told newsmen he and Rusk discussed the matter of the plane “once again” but would not elaborate. BERLIN (UPI)—U.S. authorities today sought Soviet permission for a third visit to an injured Air Force ’officer held in East Germany since his plane was shot down nine days ago. There was no word from the Soviets on the whereabouts of the R 866 reconnaissance plane’s other two crewmen despite a strong protest made Wednesday in Moscow. The Soviets were warned that unless all three crewmen were returned immediately, the incident would jeopardize U.S.-So-viet relations. Col. John A. Hannessen Jr. of Freeport, N.Y., vjsited the injured officer, Ist Lt. Harold W. Welch, 24, of Detroit, in a Soviet army hospital in Magdeburg, East Germany, Wednesday. Magdeburg is near the scene of the crash of the unarmed jet, which strayed about 40 miles into East German territory. He said he found the lieutenant in good condition, recovering from fractures of the leg and arm. But his request to take Welch back to West Berlin with him in an Air Force ambulance was refused. The Soviets charge the plane was on a “military reconnaissance” mission over East Germany last Tuesday when Sovi-> et jets shot it dowp.

WASHINGTON (UPl)—Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz said today that President Johnson’s anti-poverty program was a realistic plan “based less on praising the Lord than on passing the ammunition.” “Our object is not to make poverty more endurable but to get rid of it,” Wirtz told a special House education and labor subcommittee considering the $962 million program. “We are therefore concentrating on jobs and education and training for work—ways out of poverty.” The bill to offer new skills aind environments to poor youths, finance local antipoverty projects, establish a domestic peace corps and provide loans and grants to small business and farm operators. “This war on poverty is not going to be fought in the tradition of emotional crusades,” Wirtz said. “The bill is a carefully-worked-out battle plan based less on praising the Lord than on passing the ammunition.” Wirtz said the bill represented the unanimous conclusion of the cabinet and Peace Corps director Sargent Shriver, who would head the program, “that this is the best combination of what we can do and should do in the first year.” Wirtz was the third cabinet officer to testify in two days. Defehse Secretary Robert S. McNamara and Welfare Secretary Anthony J. Celebrezze appeared Wednesday. In two days of hearings, the subcommittee has heard only praise for the program. It is designed to offer new skills and environments to poor youths, finance local anti - poverty projects, set up a new domestic Peace Corps and provide loans and grants to small business i;and farm operators; Union Good Friday Services Planned The annual union Good Friday services, sponsored by the Associated Churches of Decatur, will be held from 12 noon until 3 p.m. Friday, March 27, St the First Methodist church, Monroe and Fifth streets. Pastors of the affiliated churches will speak and appropriate music will be provided Practically all business in Decatur will be suspended during the three-hour period.

Actually, the Republicans themselves have had little criticism for the sweeping program offered by Johnson, but they have pounded at the way the President wants it run. The program would centralize, under Shriver, a number of new and existing programs in fields usually reserved to “old line” federal departments such as labor and HEW. It took the White House weeks to get agreement among the bureaucrats on authority to be given the new office of economic opportunity. But the Republicans couldn’t open up any of the wounds left by the White House decision to make Shriver answerable only to the President.

March 26 Deadline To File Candidacy

Thirteen Democratic candidacies for precinct committeeman were filed in the county clerk’s office today. County clerk George M. Bair said today that just one week remains for filing declarations of candidacy for the May primary, as Thursday, March 26, is the deadline to file. Fiilng committeemen candidacies, all on the Democrat ticket, were: Noel Agler, Berne, Berne D; Richard E. Mailand, route 3, Decatiy, N. St. Mary's; Walter Hofstetter, Geneva, Geneva A; Martin F. Gallmeyer, route 1, Decatur, N. Preble; Walter T. Butcher, 112 N. Ninth St., Decatur 2-B; Everett G. Hutker, 733 Cleveland St., Decatur 1-D; Ralph R. Grote, route 5, Decatur, West Union; Robert W. Kershner, route 2, Decatur, N. Kirkland; Gerald A. Light, 222 S. 11th St., Decatur 2-C; Victor Bollenbacher, route 2, Geneva, E. Jefferson; Patrick Murphy, route .2, Geneva. Ceylon; Christian Muselman, Berne, Berne A; Robert C. Butcher, 1062 Russell St., Decatur 1-A. One candidate for delegate to the Democratic state convention, James A. Cowens, of Homestead 34, filed today. Cowens resides in district 9. One Republican candidacy for ’ delegate to that state convention was filed, by James M. Teeple, ■ of Geneva, from district 6. _ j 1

Civil War Essay Named

“We owe an indelible debt ofl gratitude ter those gallant men! who played their part in preserv-| ing the Union and as a by-product: of the war removed the stigma of; slavery from our country,” Rev.! O. C. Busse, a retired U. S. | Army chaplain who served in two; wars, told over 300 students for! adults who attended the 1964; Civil War centennial commemor-; ation at the Monmouth school' Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Busse was the main speaker for the program, which saw the presentation of essay contest awards by Adams circuit court Judge Myles F. Parrish, master of ceremonies, and G. W. Vizard, county school superintendent. Connie Durr, Monmouth seventh grader; Jerry Hakes, a Monmouth eighth grade student and Tom Engle, a Decatur high school junior, won first prizes of $lO each in the essay contest. In his main address, Rev. Busse pointed out that the year 1864 marked the turning point of the war between the states. Bloody Battles General U. S. Grant was made mommander-in-chief of the Union forces that year and some of the bloodiest battles of the war were fought that year as the North turned from a defensive to an aggressive posture. Rev. Busse, explained. In his talk, which had an exceptional patriotic appeal, Rev. Busse spoke of the valor and sacrifice of soldiers and urged in an eloquent manner that young people work to preserve and protect the country in the 1 future. “What we are enjoying today in the American way of life,” Rev. Busse stated, “has not come to us in an easy manner, but has required untold suffering, hardship, bloodshed and patriotism, both by the military and civlian population.” “Today,” Rev. Busse continued, “we remember not only those who gave their lives, but also the measureless grief suffered by the fathers, mothers, wives and sweethearts of Adams county because their beloved ones never came back from the war.” What We Owe He concluded by saying: “Recalling, as we did today, what

Lenten Meditation (By Rev. Huston Bever, Jr., Church of God) “The Greatest Is Love” Scripture 1 Cor. 13:7-13; “Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. It is,, in fact, the one thing that still stand? when all else has fallen.” (Phillips) The people in the church at Corinth were a very talented people, but they were short on love. Paul declared that because of their lack of love their talent was really useless. Today we try hard, at least most of us, to improve upon the talent which we have. We desire to attain a position in life that will aquire for us recognition and honor. Then all at once we discover that our particular talent is no longer needed; we have been replaced by a machine. Paul says, “If you want a talent that will always be in demand, that will never be replaced, then train yourself in love.”

Explorer Satellite Test Firing Fails

CAPE KENNEDY (UPD— The United States today lost an Explorer satellite about an hour after it was rocketed into space to examine the ionosphere to test a new space tracking system using intense beams of light called lasers. The double duty moonlet was launched toward a planned orbit 743 miles above earth by a

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■ we owe to the men of 1861-65, let Bus resolve to accept the respongsibility of their unfinished tasks, - not with a fading memory, but in Xthe strength of new endeavor, reE membering that only by love, conE stant devotion, justice and unfaltering faith shall we be able “to preserve for ourselves and ~ children the glorious privilege of * living in a free, united America.” Judge Parrish, who acted as - master of ceremonies, introduced the speaker fey giving a great deal of his background. In making the introduction, the judge said that “On this glorious occasion we have here assembled _ to commemorate, not celebrate the fourth year of the Civil War centennial, the darkest days of our great Republic. We have come here to pay honor and respect to all the men and women who gave their all in this historic struggle that all mankind might garner the fruits of human free* dom, and enjoy liberty to its fullest extent,” he explained. < Peterson Speaks Cal E. Peterson of Decatur spoke for the centennial committee. His father was a member of Company G, 13th Indiana cavalry, during the Civil War, and his mother was a member of the Kunkel family from Monmouth. He too was presented by the master of ceremonies. The program was opened with a 12-minute recital by the Monmouth school band, under the leadership of director Bradley Duckworth. The band presented "Two Chorales,” “Tammy,” * “Crusing Down the River,” “Down by the Riverside,” and “Burnished Brass.” Essay Awards The three first prize winners each were awarded prizes of $lO. Miss Dun’s essay was entitled “Camp Morton,” and young Hakes* was entitled “The Battle of Gettysburg.” Engle wrote of “Indiana and the Civil War.” : Patricia Meyer, of St. John's Lutheran, won the second prize ’ of $5 in the seventh grade divil sion for her essay “Thanksgiving - after Gettysburg,” and Lynn Gil- ’ lespie of Geneva won $5 among the eighth graders for an essay entitled “Battle of Gettysburg.” ■ Patricia LaFountaine of Decatur t (Continued on Page Eight)

three-stage Delta rocket at 6:14 a.m. EST. Tracking stations lost contact with the booster’s third stage and satellite about 26 minutes later. The Douglas Delta rocket has scored an unprecedented 2 2 straight successes. Its only failure came on the first Delta shot in May, 1960, with an Echo balloon satellite. Although the satellite’s primary job was to explore the ionosphere on a global basis for the first time, it was the unrelated Laser experiment that gave the propeller - shaped moonlet special significance. Lasers, developed only a few years ago, already have found many uses ranging from drilling diamonds to removing eye tumors and may develop into an “ultimate” communications device. The U. S. is also studying Laser possibilities as a death ray. Scientists plan to attempt the first practical space application of Lasers tonight if the sky is cloudless. A device mounted on a telescope at Wallops Island, Va., will shoot the Laser beam of intense red light at the satellite. The beam is expected to bounce off the moonlet’s 360 reflectors and return to the ground station. -