Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 91, Decatur, Adams County, 16 April 1964 — Page 1

VOL. LXII. NO. 91.

Pres. Johnson’s Broad Plan To Halt Nuclear Race Detailed Today

GENEVA (UPI) — The United States today disclosed the details of President Johnson’s sweeping plan to end the nuclear arms race by freezing the production of missiles and strategic bombers. Acting on Johnson’s specific instructions, U.S. negotiator Adrian S. Fisher told the 17-nation disarmament conference that the plan would keep hundreds of man’s deadliest weapons out of the arsenals of the future, and stop progress on “even more deadly ones” now being devised. The President proposed the freeze in a message to the conference when it resumed Jan. 21, but only in broad outline. Fisher said the President now wanted the plan described in detail. “Most Significant” Proposal Fisher said the freeze proposal is “the most significant and potentially far-reaching measure” which Johnson has presented to the conference. The plan calls for the freezing of present stocks of various ground and sea-based surface-to-surface missiles and their launching devices, some strattgic bombers with air-to-surface missiles and their launching devices, some strategic bombers with air-to-surface missiles, and antimissile systems. Fisher said production of new armaments in the sptcified Classroom-Office Buildina At Purdue LAFAYETTE. Ind. (UPD — Purdue University trustees hope to award contracts next fall for a classroom-office building 8 to 10 stories tall costing about $2.8 million.

Soviet Bloc Leaders Gather In Moscow

MOSCOW (UPD — Soviet bloc leaders gathered in Moscow today to celebrate Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev’s 70th , birthday Friday and to add their support to his “ruthless” offensive against Communist China. Khrushchev used this term in a tough and bitter speech Wednesday, attacking the Peking line in general and Chinese Communist chief Mao Tzetung in particular. Romania, which has shown an increasingly independent position in the bloc, was conspicuous by its absence. All the other East European Communist regimes except Albania, China’s ally, sent top-level dele-

Increased School Enrollment Seen

Projected enrollments for the coming 1964-65 school year indicate a gain of about 100 pupils in the North Adams schools, superintendent Gail M. Grabill said today. Grabill stated that 2,443 pupils are expected, but that if predictions follow past experience, this will be slightly lower than the number that finally do enroll next fall. Families moving in and out of the district, building new homes, etc., account for the difference, as well as the failure of some people to pre-register their children for kindergarten until the last minute. j 266 in Kindergarten Last fall 266 enrolled for kindergarten, and 260 were still enrolled at the last six-weeks period at the four kirtdergarten sites. A total of 260 are now anticipated for next fall, but this could increase some, Grabill warned. The eight classes with 260 nunils are full, and any more might possibly necessitate a ninth teacher and room. Grade one will show a slight decrease from 182 to 169, since

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categories would be prohibited as well as the production of existing types, except to cover maintenance, accidental loss and the use of missiles within agreed annual quotas for training firings. One-To-One Basis Replacement would be on a one-to-one basis, he said. Production of boosters for space exploration would be permitted even though they are the same type as those used for weapons, Fisher said. Such production would be limited to what is actually needed for space programs. U.S. sources said the freeze on sea-based missiles would include Polaris sockets. Fisher said verification measrues demanded by the United States would not require Russia to reveal how many missiles and bombers it now possesses. Each party would account for its production and testing facilities, and for its space launching installations and missile firring sites. Continuing Inspection TAhe proposed verification would include continuing inspection of facilities; annual checks for undeclared locations for prohibited activities; observers to verify space launchings and permitted missile firings; and observation of the destruction of vehicles and launchers to be replaced. ' Fisher said the United States now has more than 750 operational long-range missiles and will have “more than 1,700 over the next few years.” He said it must be assumed that Russia is producing rockets at an equivalent rate. The conference, and Russia in particular, should therefore consider what the freeze would mean in regard to the world situation in another two or three years, Fisher said.

gations. The official reason for the absence of Romanian party chief Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej was a Romanian Central Committee meeting in Bucharest that is discussing the Sino-Soviet split. Diplomatic observers did not rule out a last-minute appearance of the Romanians. But they said unless this happens, their absence will be a source of embarrassment and irritation to Khrushchev, who is trying to line up a solid front against China’s militant policies. Romania tried to mediate the conflict last month by sending a delegation to Peking. It failed, but unconfirmed reports said another attempt was under consideration.

many of those who attend kindergarten start in parochial schools in the first grade. This year’ grade two started with 174 pupils... and this increased to 180 by March 1; 182 are anticipated next fall at the four grade-school sites. Grade three has had 189 students this year, and 180 are anticipated next year. Gains, Losses Balance Grabill noted that the general trend has been a slight increase in the number of elementary students during the school year, and a slight decrease in high school enrollees. There is one more student today, 2.393, than at the start of the school year, he said. With the exception of the number of kindergarten children expected. the projection of class numbers is madg by moving each class up a year, and no allowance is made for in or out migration of school children. This indicates a new sixth grade section will be needed at Lincoln, and a new freshman high school section at Monmouth. Monmouth is crowded to the

Film On Scouting Shown Optimists Bill Spice, Anthony Wayne area Boy Scout executive and program chairman, presented a film on outdoor camping at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Optimists this morning. Entitled, “Beyond the Tooth of Time,” the film dealt with the story of Philmount, a sprawling 138,000-acre ranch that was a gift to scouting from Wade Phillips, an oil tycoon. Nestled in the mountains of New Mexico, near the town of Cimmaron, it consists of 214 square miles of prime native land, teaming with wildlife and beautiful scenery. It is a training center for Explorer Scouts and their leaders, who spend 12 days in the open in learning new skills. Consisting of 21 outpost camps, the ranch offers a -variety of subjects to be studied, such as forestry, roping, mining, archery, fishing, trap shooting, hiking, archeology, and animal husbandry. Included in the large variety of wildlife is the only completely undomesticated herd of buffalo left in the world. “ Among the historical sights on or near Philmount are the home of Kit Carson, Fort Union, the old Santa Fe trail, and the remains of Pueblo Indian villages. Optimists Hosts To Oratorical Contest The Decatur Optimist club will be host for the zone three oratorical contest Friday evening at the American Legion home in this city. The event, consisting of contestants from the six Optimist clubs of Fort Wayne, Huntington, Warsaw and Decatur, the contest is sanctioned by Optimist International. The grand prize, to be awarded at the international convention in Denver, Colo., will be a SI,OOO scholarship and a trophy. The Decatur club wil be represented by Kim Lobsiger, a student in the Lincoln school, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerold Lobsiger, and winner of the local contest which was held recently. Topic of the contest is “Optimism, Formula for Freedom.” Tom Sefton, zone chairman, reported today that 65 reservations have been received for the 6:30 p.m. dinner Friday which will precede the contest. Dan Freeby will serve as master of ceremonies, and musical entertainment will be furnished by “The Eels,” local barbershop qqartet.

point where it may be difficult to fit in a new section. Grade four will include 189 pupils next year, compared with 182 this year; grade 5, 182 next year, 157 this year; grade 6, 157 next year, compared with 177 this year. Highs, Junior Highs The two junior highs, Monmouth and Lincoln, anticipate 177 and 186 in the seventh and eighth respectively with 305 students at Lincoln and 58 at Monmouth junior high. The high school will have 761 pupils' next year, compared with 717 this year, a good-sized increase. This includes 192 freshmen; 200 sophomores. 163 juniors, and 206 seniors, at both high schoolos. Os these, under the present system, Decatur will have 147 freshmen, 143 sophomores, 127 juniors and 155 seniors; Monmouth will have 45 freshmen. 57 sophomores, 36 juniors- and 51 seniors. The possibility of integrating the freshman class will be discussed at the next board meeting, Grabill stated.

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I Attend Preview Os New College Center Three representatives from North Adams community schools attended a sneak preview Wednesday of the new Indiana-Pur-due University extension center which is about 70% complete, at the Fort Wayne by-pass and highway 37 northeast of that city. Deane *T. Dorwin, North Adams guidance counselor, Hugh J. Andrews, Decatur high school principal, and John McConaha, Monmouth high school principal, attended the meeting and got first-hand information on the new ' courses and new approaches that will soon be used in the new center. Provide More Classes The new center will provide freshman and sophomore college work that is required at both Indiana and Purdue, and in some cases at least part of the junior year. In addition, post-graduate work for teachers and in many other fields will be provided es the need for such courses is shown. Two areas of particular interest were sJzeSsed: a new twoyear nursirig cout'se for registered nurses, and a .course in practical industrial / electrdhics . for high school graduates, or ig some cases for dropouts. Two-Year Nursing The two-year nursing course, second in the state, will be offered by Purdue University. It will prepare students for registered nursing in four semesters and one summer session, or 22 months. The student will receive an associate in applied science degree, and is then eligible to take the state board examination to obtain the registered nurse certificate. The course will include clinical practice in cooperating hospitals, clinics, physicians’ offices, nurseries, industry, public health agencies, etc. Applicants must be in the upper half of their high school class, graduated from an accredited high school, and complete 15 units of work as follows: three units of English, one of social sciences, two of mathematics, one of lab science, three additional in English, jnath, science or social studies, and five in other high school subjects. Class will start in September. Industrial Electronics Practical industrial electronics is a two-year program developed with the Indiana department of public instruction’s division of vocational education by Purdue University. It is a practical laboratory course, consisting of two three-hour classes a week. Those who take it will get actual use of modern electronic instruments, trouble shooting, and use in using such equipment as voltmeters, ammeters, ohmmeters, oscilloscopes, audio oscillates, wattmeters, tube checkers, transistor checkers, AC bridges, chart recorders, microwave measuring equipment, and RF signal generators. More information on these courses, also available to adults, can be obtained from Dorwin at his office at the Decatur nigh school. Face Trial Today In Circuit Court Herman Lynn Dellifiger, 20, of 1209 Master Drive, and Marvin D. Alverson, 20-year-old resident of route 3, Decatur, were scheduled to face three charges each in a trial in the Adams circuit court this afternoon. Both local youths are charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, furnishing minors with alcoholic beverages and illegal possession of alcoholic beverages. They had entered pleas of not? guilty to each charge Monday morning of- this week, at which time circuit court Judge Myles F. Parrish set today as the trial date. Dellinger and Alverson were arrested, along with two juveniles, on the morning of 'March 19, and have been free under SI,OOO bond each. Alverson is represented by Richard J. Sullivan, Dellinger by Robert G. Smith.

Chas. Baxter Dies Wednesday Evening Charles (Buck) Baxter, 72, former well known Decatur resident, died at 9 o’clock Wednesday night at the St. Elizabeth hospital in Lafayette. He had been in failing health for some time with a heart condition. A native of Decatur, he was born here Sept. 13, 1891, a son of Andrew M. and Ida Baxter. A veteran of World War I. he was a member of Adams Post 43, American Legion, maintaining bis membership here after moving to Lafayette a number of years ago. He was married to Ruth Gosma May 26, 1945. Mr. Baxter was employed for many years by the state highway and state conservation departments. Surviving in addition to his wife are a stepson, Howard Gosma, with the'U. S. Navy; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Neil Schmidt _of Bryan, Tex.; one sister, Mrs. J. H. (Grace) King of Decatur, and one brother, Floyd Baxter of Richmond. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the /.ahnSchneider funeral home in Lafayette. Members of the local American Legion post will serve as honorary pallbearers. INDIANA WEATHER Fair and mild tonight. Friday partly cloudy and warm with showers or thundershowers likely north portion afternoon or night. Low tonight in the 50s. High Friday in the 70s. Sunset today 7:24 p.m. Sunrise Friday 6:05 a.m. Outlook for Saturday: Warm with rain showers and scattered thunderstorms before turning cooler late in day. Lows in the 50s. Highs mostly in the 80s. Law Enforcement Workshop Is Held Sheriff Roger Singleton and Decatur police chief Grover Odle were among some 40 law enforcement officers from five counties attending a law enforcement workshop held at the Parkway restaurant in Berne Wednesday. Mental Health chapters from Adams, Wells, Jay, Blackford and Huntington counties sponsored the workshop, with law officials from those five counties attending. Several talks were presented and a film was shown during the day-long workshop. Two Speak Following 11 a.m. registration and introductions, Dr. Phil Morton spoke on “Changing Concepts in Mental Illness.” A noon luncheon was held, and in the early afternoon, a film entitled “Booked for Safekeeping” was shown. The film was produced by the Louisiana association for mental health in cooperation with the New Orleans police department. JJiscussion was held following the film, and later. Judge Homer J. Byrd of the Wells circuit court spoke on “The area's resources for psychiatric care, treatment and rehabilitation.” Officers attending were presented a book entitled "How to Recognize and Handle Abnormal People —a Manual for the Police Officer,” and were given certificates for completing the workshop. Manual Given The manual presented to the officers details such things as how to tell when a person is mentally ill; how to handle a disturbed or violent person; how to handle cases of physical illness and amnesia and how to handle a depressed person. Another section of the manual explains mental conditions encountered by the police offender, such as the psychopathfc personality, the alcoholic, the drug addict, the sex offender,., the mentally retarded, and mental disorders in old age.

Indiana Bank Robbed, Hold One Suspect CAMPBELLS BURG, Ind. (UPI)—A curly-haired gunman threatening to shoot to kill held up a bank in this Washington County small town today and escaped with about $4,000. State police announced little more than an hour after the 10:50 a.m. EST holdup that a suspect was caught at Lawrenceport, a tiny town east of Mitchell near Spring Mill State Park by Trooper Larry N. Ikerd and the Lawrence County sheriff, who said the loot was recovered in the car and the suspect was taken back to Campbellsburg for identification by bank employes. • Authorities said the bandit held a revolver to the head of an employe of the local branch of the Farmers & Citizens Bank of Salem saying “I’ve killed before and I’ll do it again.” After grabbing the money, he •stuffed it into a bank bag, ran out and fled in a white-over-black, late-model convertible, authorities said. State police immediately set up roadblocks in the area. The gunman was described as slim, about 32 years old, with “long, curly hair,” and wearing colored glasses over regular glasses. The man was about 5-8 in height and light complexioned, according to Roger Wilkins, assistant vice president of the bank, who waited on him when he entered posing as a customer. Officials At Meet On Civil Defense At least seven of 35 invited officials from Adams county attended the civil defense meeting in Fort Wayne Wednesday, and learned that eight out of ten people in this area could easily survive a nuclear blast, with a minimum of preparation now, deputy sheriff Harold August said this morning. August reported that Mayor Carl Gerber, fire chief Cedric Fisher, hospital administrator Thurman Drew, county commissioner Hugo Boerger, county recorder Miss Rosemary Spangler, and welfare director Miss Berniece Nelson attended the meeting. A mental health meeting at Berne, with the same officials invited, kept attendance from being any higher. Like Insurance “Civil defense precautions now are like insurance—you hope you never need it, but you want your wife and children to carry on normally if anything happens to you,” August pointed out. "If you do a few simple things now, you and your family will probably survive any kind of a future war or attack. If you don’t prepare now, your chances are considerably less.” August praised state civil defense director Robert S. Bates for his presentation and his hard work in coordinating the Indiana civil defense effort. “Future generations will thank you for your efforts in carrying this information back to your cities and towns,” Bates told the group. You Set The Odds “One out of ten will survive with present precautions, but a few simple changes would mean eight out of ten would survive,” August stated. “You see, radio fallout is like salt or sand—it has weight, and falls or settles to the ground; they are not likely to penetrate very far inside a house or building. Food is not penetrated and contaminated, except on the surface; thus, if you wash it or peel it, you would not be harmed by eating it. Water from many sources, such as . Decatur’s deep wells, is protected by passing through the ground and by purifying filters. And radiation decays rapidly—in seven hours it is bnly 10% of. its original strength, and in two days, only 1%, In two weeks, all measurable danger te gone. Can Make Provision “Thus, if you have a basement, or substantial home, you can undoubtedly prepare it so that harmful particles could not penetrate to you. With a two Weeks' supply of canned food, four gallons of water per person, and a few special items, you could easily survive a major attack,” August stated. “The meeting encouraged Ideal officials to keep plugging away at the need for some insurance protection against the possibility of war,” August concluded. -

Doubt Early Rights Vote

WASHINGTON (UPD—Southern senators expressed confidence today that they armaking progress against the ' "veil of emotional hysteria” surrounding the civil rights bill in the Senate. They voiced doubt after a caucus that there will be any voting within the next week on possible changes in the Housepasspd bill. Sen. Richard Russell, D-Ga., leader of the Senate Dixie Democratic bloc, said after the caucus: "I think we are making slow but sure progress in piercing the veil of emotional hysteria which the proponents have thrown up around this bill.” There has been speculation that there might be votes on amendments within the next week, but Russell said he doubted it. Dirksen Plans Strategy As the Senate went into another early-to-late session on the rights debate, Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen planned to introduce all but one of his amendments to the fair employment section of the measure. He said in an interview he was not much concerned about the fear of some GOP liberals that the Republicans would be in a better position if Dirksen’s amendments were not the first to be voted on. Some Republican senators would like to see the first votes to come on Southern changes. They would prefer to jockey the southern Democratic opponents of the bill into offering a restrictive amendment which could be defeated so that the GOP will not be charged with making the first attack on the measure. Hence liberal Republicans would like to see Dirksten postpone a test on his most controversial fair employment amendments. The bill bans racial discrimination in voting, employment, unions, public accommodations,

dr Jr HF ■ / < JI THE WlNNAH!— Charles Percy, in a vigorously contested Illinois primary race, won the GOP nomination for governor. He topped his opponent, State Treasurer William Scott, by a wide margin. Percy is shown with his wife, Lorraine.

Exerts Pressure On Rail Negotiations

WASHINGTON (UPI) —Management and union negotiators, <> were under renewed pressure today from President Johnson to settle the strike - threatening railroad dispute by Monday. 7116 negotiators resume talks today at the White House. The President said Wednesday they had narrowed the gap on some issues in the long-standing dispute and ordered renewed, intensive mediation efforts to avoid a nationwide rail strike. /‘We should fcnow definitely, not later than next Monday, whether the parties to this dispute will settle it by the process of bargaining and responsible reason,” Johnson said in a prepared statement read to newsmen in the cabinet room. “The country expects that answer to be yes,” Johnson said. The Chief Executive did not make it clear whether he would seek legislation if no agreement is reached in the dispute, which has dragged on now for nearly

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education, and use of federal funds. t Dirksen planned to introduce some of his non-controversial revisions today. The Senate was called ino another morning session in which southerners continued their assault on the House-passed measure. Dirksen’s two most disputed amendments relate to the authority to be given a Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) set up under the bill. The Illinois Republican wants state FEPC agencies to have prior claim* on job discrimination cases, at least for six months. He would also allow only aggrieved workers, rather than the federal FEPC. to file suits. Liberal Republicans so far have resisted both of these proposals as too strong. To Publish Poetry Os Three Students Miss Catherine Weidler, English instructor in the Decatur high school, has received notification that manuscripts of three D.H.S. students have been accepted for publication in the annual Anthology of High School Poetry. Certificates of acceptance have been sent to the three students by the national high school poetry association, noting that their manuscripts are being included in the current semester anthology. The three students are: Miss Cheryl J. Lobsiger (special mention) for her poem, “Etude of Night,” Miss Linda Kiess, for "Frost,” and Jim Brown, for “Knowing.” A completely new and different anthology will be prepared next • winter, ffor which the closing date for manuscripts will be in December. All students in junior and senior high schools are invited to submit manuscripts.

five years. A White House spokesman said it could not be assumed that Johnson would 4o so. Hiere was speculation that government mediators might propose a settlement if management and labor negotiators cannot reach agreement on their own. “ Almost round - the - clock sessions have been going on in the White fiouse or the neighboring executive office building since Johnson won a 15 - day delay in a threatened nationwide strike last Thursday night. The dispute, which began in late 1959, has threatened several times to erupt into a nationwide rail strike. Railroad management seeks to eliminate thousands of so - called "featherbedding” jobs, while five operating unions are seeking shorter hours and higher pay. The new strike deadline is just nine days away — at 12:01 a.m. local time April 25.