Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 80, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1964 — Page 1

VOL. LXII NO. 80.

Fred J. Bashara Dies Last Evening

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Fred J. Bashara Fred J. Bashara, 64, manager of the cafeteria at the Decatur General Electric Co. plant for the past 20 years, died at 8:25 o’clock Thursday evening at the Adams county memorial hospital. Mr. Bashara, who moved to Decatur when he assumed management of the cafeteria 20 years ago, suffered a heart attack last Saturday at his home, 333 South Fifth street, and had been hospitalized since that time. Born in Fort Wayne Feb. 2, 1900, he was a son of Joseph and Sarah Corey-Bashara. He and his wife, Mamie, were married April 30, 1938. Mr. Bashara was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic church, the Knights of Columbus, and the Moose and Elks lodges. Surviving in addition to his wife are one daughter, Mrs. Gary (Marian) Giessler of Decatur, and one brother, George Bashara of Sanford, Fla. Two brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. Funeral services will be conducted at 9 a. m. Monday at St. Mary’s Catholic church, with the Rt Rev. Msgr. Simeon Schmitt officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. The body was removed to the Winteregg-Linn funeral home, where friends mav call after 2 p. m. Saturday until time of the services. The H&y Name society will recite the rosary at 7:30 p. m. Sunday, and the Loyal Order of Moose will hold memorial rites at 7:30 p. m. Saturday.

Monroe Township Completes Drive ■ Monroe township, with Mr. and Mrs. Willis Sommers and Mrs. Caluse Dennison as co-chairmen, is the second township to complete its Red Cross drive successfully, John B. Faurote. county campaign director, said today. The goal was S3OO, and $365.03 was raised, compared with $339.10 last year, Faurote stated. French township, with Mrs. Harry Wulliman as chairman, was first to complete, and they raised $242.35, well over their $220 goal. Monroe Drive The Monroe drive was completed with 10 sections reporting Thursday, including Mrs. Herbert LaFontaine, Sec. 1, $5, 100%; Mrs. David Nussbaum, Sec. 17, $lB, 100%; Mrs. Everett Rice, Sec, 2, $10; Robert Isch, Sec. 3, $2.54; Mrs. Dale Zuercher, Sec. 8, $8.50; Mrs. Leonard Funk, Sec. 10, $2.50 and Sec. 9, $6; Mrs. Ermal Gilbert, Sec. 11, $8; Mrs. Rogfcr Bluhm, Sec. 12, $4; and Sec. 13, $4. From Root township, Mrs. Robert J. Rice, Sec. 21, S2O. and Lester Busick. Sec. 11. sls. Mrs. Norma Mahan collected $18.86 in Monmouth. Mrs. Edward Faurote collected $lO in Sec. 18, Washington township. From Kirkland township, Mrs. Robert Weber Sec. 2, $13.50, 100% Mrs. Dale Fruchte, Sec. 3, $6, 100%; Barbara J. Kerschner, Sec. 9, $9, 100%; Mrs. Carl G. Bieberich, Sec. 10, sll, 100%; Rosemary Spangler. Sec. 12, $11.50, 100%; Mrs. Robert Mutschler. Sec. 13, $10; Mrs. Victor Byerly, Sec. 14, $4, 100%; Mrs. Sara Jane Barger, Sec. 15, $10.51, 100%; Mrs. Leroy Kolter, Sec. 16, $6. Drive Ending The Red Cross drive is practically over now, and all township and section workers are urged to get in their kits immediately, so a final report can be made, Faurote stated. " ' , , “Part of every Red Cross drive goes to the disaster relief program, and Adams county people can feel pride in the fact that they are helping, through the local drive, in Alaska and many other places,” Faurote said.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Report United States, Panama In Agreement On Discussing Dispute

Thunderstorms Hit Areas Os Indiana

By United Press International A round of angry thunderstorms, some of them severe and accompanied by vicious wind and hail, today splashed Indiana with torrents reminiscent of the March flood-building rains. One or two storms with tornadodike characteristics swept an area just north of New Castle shortly before dawn, injuring a woman and ruining or upsetting three mobile homes in Smitty’s Trailer Camp. Wind with gusts up to 54 miles per hour were reported at Indianapolis. Downpours of rain measuring more than two inches in some areas spread acres of lakes of surface water over the countryside. No letup was in sight up to the middle of next week. Frequent showers and thundershowers were expected daily or almost daily throughout the five-day period with precipitation totals of an inch or more resulting. Forecasts for the more immediate future called for occasional periods of showers and thundershowers today, showers tonight, occasional rain Saturday and rain likely Sunclay. Precipitation totals up to 7 a.m. today included Lafayette

U.S. Ready To Assist Brazil

By DONALD MAY United Press International WASHINGTON (UPD—Secretary of State Dean Rusk today indicated U.S. readiness to give increased aid to the new Brazilian government to help it with economic and social development. Rusk told a news conference he believes Brazil’s military leaders, state governors and congress had warded off a threat to the country’s constitutional system by ousting President Joao Goulart. Rusk said there was concern that the leftist Goulart was leading Brazil toward some authoritarian form of government before his overthrow. Rusk echoed and expanded on President Johnson’s expressions of hope for strengthening relations and improving cooperation between the two countries in the wake of the overthrow of the Goulart regime. Rusk told newsmen he did not think the ouster of Goulart was a precedent for other miliDecatur Rotarians Hear Folk Music The Decatur Rotary club enjoyed a sample of the currently popular folk music at its meeting Thursday evening at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. Elmer Winteregg, program chairman, introduced Mr. and Mrs. John Paul McAhren as “Decatur’s answer to the Beatles,” McAhren and his wife, the former Joyce Daniels, appeared in rustic hill-billy outfits, complete with a guitar and sang songs whose titles and contents were highly humorous and entertaining. President George Auer announced that the district .Rotary conference will be held this year at Elkhart April 15 and 16 The club will also be represented at the International Rotary convention to be held at Toronto, Canada, June 7 through 11.

2.07, Peru 1.42. Frankfort .77, Winchester 1.40, Spencer 1.28, Elwood 1.05, Columbus 1.07, Monticello .91, Crawfordsville 1.11, Shoals .18, Logansport .84, Covington .63, Anderson 1.43, Bluffton 1.10, Zionsville 1.14, Indianapolis .85, South Bend .334, Fort Wayne .53, Cincinnati .84, Rushville 1.10, Terre Haute .67, Wabash XI, Shelbyville 1.78 and Marion 1.60. Severe storm warnings were issued late Thursday night and early today by the weather bureau. Temperatures climbed t o highs Thursday ranging from 56 at Fort Wayne to 70 at Evansville. Overnight lows ranged from chill readings in the 30s upstate to 53 at Indianapolis and 61 at Evansville. Highs today will range from the 40s to the 60s, lows tonight from the 30s to the low 40s, and highs Saturday from the low 40s to near 50. Sunday will be continued cool. The five-day outlook called for temperatures averaging near normal except in the northern third of the state where the average will be 3 to 5 degrees below normal. After it turns somewhat cooler tonight or Saturday, there will be little change the remainder of the period.

tary coups in Latin America which would not keep democratic constitutions in force, as he said Brazil did. Rusk made clear that U.S. recognition of the Brazilian government continues—and was not interrupted during the revolt. He categorically denied charges in the Cuban press that Brazil’s revolution was prepared and paid for by the United States. “There is just not one iota of truth in this,” the secretary said. Johnson Thursday night sent a msesage to the provisional president of Brqil, Ranieri Mazzilli, whom he extended “warmest good wishes.” It was the first U.S. statement on the Brazil changeover. While the State Department has taken no sides in the Brazilian political crisis, it is no secret that Washington did not look with much favor on Goulart’s administration and hoped that a new government would ?ome along to work more closely with the United States. The United States had been disappointed for some time by Goulart’s failure to carry out measures to curb inflation, which effused cancellation of a large ÜB. aid program for Brazil. 1 o Johnson, in his message to Mazzilli, complimented the people of Brazil for carrying out the change in government ‘“without civil strife.” INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and colder tonight, occasional rain south and central portions. Satur- '/■ day considerable cloudiness and cool. Low tonight in the 30s north, 3* to 42 south. . High Saturday in the 40s. Sunset today 7:11 p.m. Sunrise Saturday 6:25 a.ni. Outlook for Bunday: Cloudy with showers and thundershowers south and central with chance of snow extreme north. Lows in the 30s. Highs mid 30s north to the 50s south.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, 46733 ? Friday, April 3, 1964.

WASHINGTON (UPD— The United States and Panama have reached agreement on a formula for resuming diplomatic relations and discussing a settlement of their dispute over the Panama Canal, authoritative sources said today. An announcement from the White House, Panama City and the Organization of American States (OAS) is expected within a matter of a few hours, the sources said. The reported formula was said to have been worked out in a series of talks over the past two weeks between the U.S. and Panamanian ambassadors to the OAS, Ellsworth Bunker and Miguel J. Moreno. The OAS council’s special committee on the Panama dispute was summoned hurriedly to a 2 p.m. EST meeting. It •was understood the agreemerit would be explained at that time. Previous OAS formulas blew up because of disagreement between the White House and Panama over coordinating “interpretations.” Earlier Secretary of Stat# Dean Rusk said Russia’s top priority concern over the split with Red China is probably a factor in delaying progress on Soviet-American problems. Rusk told a news conference that except for some progress toward working out a consular agreement between Washington and Moscow, there has been no “great movement” toward settling the multitude of perilous issues which divide the world’s two major powers. Part of this stalemate, the secretary said, probably is due to Soviet “preoccupation”' with the increasingly bitter feud between the militant Chinese Reds and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev Over the latter’s policy of peaceful co-existence. Rusk said he thought the Kremlin, as well as the Russian people in general, are deeply concerned by the prospects of having a militant neighbor “next door,” Red China, by 1970 will have a population of 800 million people and might be armed with nuclear weapons by then. Rusk said the latest and bitterest Chinese attacks calling for the removal of Khrushchev as leader of world communism and the new Russian countercharge today were being followed by the United States with considerable interest. He cautioned, however, against expecting the deepening Sino-Soviet rift to lead to any dramatic improvement of relations between Washington and Mosocw. Declaring himself reluctant to “comment from the bleachers,” the secretary said he did not see the split “leading to major ' new dramatic developments” in the near future. But over the long haul. Rusk said, he was hopeful Russia and the United States could reach some firm agreement against providing nuclear weapons or know-how to countries ■which do not have them now. He said that this would probably have to wait until the Russians become convinced .that the proposed NATO nuclear fleet, armed with U.S. Polaris missiles, would not actually give individual nuclear power to any of the Western Allies which do not already have it. He said he could understand that the Russians will remain suspicious until the arrangements for the mutual NATO force, in which the United States will have veto over use of the weapons, are actually put into effect and made public. Decatur Ministers Will Meet Monday The Decatur ministerial association will meet Monday at 9:30 a.m. at the United Church of Christ. Rev. Elbert Smith will lead the devotional period. Various reports will be given. President McQuaid will present an item concerning problems involving youth in Decatur and discussion will be held.

Mrs. Daise Rhodes Is Taken By Death Mrs. Daise D. Rhodes, 69, of ' 108 Oak street, died at 10:45 a.m. Thursday at the South View nursing home at Bluffton, following an illness of two years. She was born in Fort Wayne July 14, 1894, a daughter of John M., and Cleone Brown-Kelley, and had bec| a resident of Decatur for the past six years. Mrs. Rhodes was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic church and the Rosary society. Surviving are one son, Rexford R. Rhodes of Decatur; two sisters, Mrs. O. K. Baker and Mrs. Marola Oplinger, both of Decatur; four grandchildren and six! great-grandchildren. k Funeral services will be held* at 10 a. m. Monday at St. Mary’s Catholic church, with the Rev. Charles Ueber officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood cemetery at Fort Wayne. The body was removed to the Gillig & Doan funeral home, where friends may call after 2:30 pt m. Saturday until time of the services. The rosary will be recited at 8 p. m. Sunday. <

Dairy Calf Club Banquet Saturday The 4-H dairy calf club banquet wll be held Saturday at the Adams Central school cafeteria at 6:45 p.m., Fred Duff, chairman, announced today. Duff will open the meeting, and a representative of the First Bank of Berne will give the invocation. The ladies of the Adams Central school cafeteria will serve the dinner. A trumpet trio from Adams Central high school will provide the entertainment. Charles Backhaus, of route 3, will give the committee report for 1963. Judy Mosser, of Jefferson township, will give the 4-H member report. Gerald Vizard, of the First State Bank of Decatur, will give the sponsor’s report. John Shier, of the Pet Milk Co., Coldwater,. 0., will present an award. L. Luther Yager of Berne will present a talk on his recent trip to Africa and wil show his pictures. Ernest J. Lesiuk, county agent, will make closing remarks. Door prizes will be awarded. The 4-H dairy calf club committee is presenting a complimentary ticket to all 4-H dairy clu members who were enrolled and completed their projects in 1963 and new members enrolled in 1964. Any 4-H club member who has not received the ticket should contact a calf club committee member. Members are Duff, Roy Price, Edison Lehman, Charles Backhaus, Sylvan Bauman. Everett Rice, Ivan Steury, of Harry Wulliman. Tickets are $1.50 each for the event. Explains Need Os Cutting Service John Boch, Decatur postmaster, stated today that W. D. Lunsford, of the schemes and routing section of the regional office of the postal department, made a special trip to Decatur this week to explain the necessity of going along with the Erie-Lackawanna railroad on cutting its service here. The railroad recommended to the post office that it drop certain stops as uneconomical for mail service. Lunsford explained that if the post office doesn’t drop the stops, they soon lose the entire train, which may stop at other cities. Six cities, including Decatur, were recently recommended by the railroad, to be dropped from postal mail service. Tins will end the pick-up from the_ drop box late at night on Winchester street, as well (Continued on Page 3)

j Monmouth School Roundup April 9 The pre-school roundup for the children planning on attending the Monmouth kindergarten will be held Thursday, April 9, from 8 to 9 a.m. at the Monmouth school gymnasium. Children who will be five years old on or before September 30 are eligible to enroll in kindergarten this fall. If a child did not attend kindergarten, then he or she may come to the roundup and be examined before entering the first grade. Each child will be given free examinations by local doctors and should have a robe or large towel to wear. “Bring your child’s birth certificate, have information available as the diseases he has had, and date of immunization shots.” , Parents bringing their children to school for the roundup, are asked to use the south or west entrance. “If you are unable to attend this roundup, try to come to the one at the Northwest school April 14. Records will be sent to the school specified. If you do not attend one of the roundups, please call John McConaha, the Monmouth principal, and notify him about your child so plans can be completed for the coming school year.”

Monday Deadline On Vole Registration County clerk George Bair said this morning that his office will be open Monday evening for the convenience of persons wishing Jo register on the final day. Monday, April 6, is the deadline to register to vote in the primary election May 5. Bair said his office will be open at the usual time of 8 a. m. to 4 p. m., plus three hours in the evening. The clerk’s office will close at 4 p. m. and reopen at 6 o’clock add remain open until 9 o’clock Monday evening. Make Check The county clerk urged anyone who is not sure whether he, or she, is registered, to check in his office before the Monday evening deadline. Persons who have changed residence since the last election must also change address on their registration card in the clerk’s office. Anyone who will be 21 years of age by November 3 of this year is eligible to vote May 5, if registered.

St. Mary's River Is Rising Rapidly _. The St. Mary’s river has risen more than 11 feet in the past 24 hours, and is expected to crest within the next 24 at at least 19 feet, acording to a report this noon from Louis Landrum of Decatur and weather officials at Baer Field. Landrum’s measurement of the St Mary’s Thursday showed a depth of 3.15 feet, but today’s reading showed the river had risen slightly more than 11 feet, to 14.24 feet. Weather officials at Baer Field, near Fort Wayne, notified Landrum this morning and asked him to notify the city police and the mayor that the St. Mary’s here was expected to crest at at least 19 feet. According to the Baer Field officials. the increase here is due to some three inches of rain that fell on St. Marys, 0., Thursday. That swelled the rive there, which will carry through Decatur. .The report to Landrum said that the St. Mary’s is expected to crest in Decatur probably sometime this evening or early Saturday morning, and no later than noon Saturday. Flood stage here is 13 feet, but normally the river does nqt begin to create any problems until it reaches 19 or 20 feet.

Decatur Casting Co. Changes Announced

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' Several organizational changes and additions to the staff of the Decatur Casting company have been announced by George L. Mitsch, general manager of the company. Clarence E. Fishbaugh has been advanced to assistant to the general manager. His Increased responsibilities will include customer quotation, office management, and special assignments as directed by the general manager. In addition, Fishbaugh will work closely with specific customers in matters of cost reduction through improved casting design. He resides in Bluffton. Glenn A. Mauller has been promt f-'l to manager, production and quality control. His area of responsibility will include quality of the products and the materials used in the manufacturing process, production control and scheduling, liason with customers’ quality control personnel, production methods, and investig. tion of new products. He will continue to chair the safety com- . nittee at the company. Mauller resides in Decatur. John M. Schmitt has been promoted to superintendent and will be responsible for production and maintenance. Working with and through his foremen, it wil be his responsibility to produce the maximum output of quality product at the lowest possible cost. He is also responsible for em-

51.6 Billion In Food To Needy

WASHINGTON (UPD—President Johnson reported to Congress today that $1.6 billion worth of Surplus American food was shipped to needy nations last year under the decade-old food-for-peace program. The shipments, carrying American food to hundreds of millions of people around the world, were up 6 per cent from 1962. Richard W. Reuter, a presidential aide, said in a memorandum accompanying Johnson’s report that an average of five 10,000-ton ships left U.S. ports daily to carry food cargoes to the hungry of the world. “Sold” Abroad Most of the 1963 shipments—sl.ls billion—moved under a phase of the program in which U.S. foods are “sold” abroad • for local currency. About 75 per cent of the receipts were plowed back into loans and grants for economic 1 development and defense in the “customer” countries. The program also includes outright food donations to for-

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ployee relations and operating cost reduction. Schmitt resides in Decatur. Merrill G. Neal has recently joined the company as chief industrial engineer. He is responsible for preparing information for customer quotation, setting and maintaining production standards, and reviewing customer requirements. In addition, Mitsch reported increased sales activity will begin soon when a second sales engineer will be added to the company’s sales department. At the present time, Walter F. Kuntz is the only full time sales engineer for the company. Kuntz resides in Fort Wayne. “These improved organizational changes are required to keep pace with our capital equipment program, our expanding markets, and the* requirements for increased service and quality from our customers and prospects,” Mitsch concluded. A wide variety of castings for automotive, hydfSulic, hardware, electrical equipment and compressor application is provided by Decatur Casting company. This firm, started in 1920, makes castings from one ounce to 250 pounds, with average monthly production of 300 net terns. Decatur Casting presently employs nearly 100 in a 40,000 square foot plant.

eign governments and for distribution abroad by U.S. religious and charitable agencies. The report indicated a growing emphasis on shifting from relief feeding to use of donated foods for self-help projects. Help Pay Wages The report, covering food-for-peace operations in the last six months of 1963, noted that $33.33 million worth of food was donated for self-help projects last July-December. In these projects, food is used to help pay the wages of workmen building roads, schobls, irrigation ditches and other projects and to "grub-stake” families on new farms. The report said about 700,000 workers in 22 countries are currently earning food for their families—an estimated 4 million people—through such projects. A year ago, the self-help projects were operating in only 10 countries. Reuter’s memorandum accompanying the report said food donation prbgrams were helping feed about 100 million people overseas including 40 million school children.