Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 93, Decatur, Adams County, 18 April 1964 — Page 1

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Jetliner With 49 Aboard Crashes In Persian Gulf; ~ ■ * 23 Americans Are Dead

BEIRUT, Lebanon (UPD —A Middle East Airlines jetliner with 49 persons aboard, including 23 Americans, crashed today in shallow waters of the Persian Gulf, 10 miles off Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. There were nb reported survivors. The wreckage was spotted by the crew of a U.S. Navy helicopter after the twin-jet Frenchbuilt Caravelle had been missing for more than 12 hours on a scheduled non-stop flight from Beirut to Dhahran. Hits Shallow Water A spokesman for the Arabian American Oil Co. (ARAMCO), which had a number of employes aboard, said the plane crashed into shallow water and that one wing was protruding above the wreckage. Launches were dispatched to the scene to search the wreckage and retrieve bodies and personal effects. A widespread air-sea search for the missing plane was hampered earlier by a raging sandstorm. A Navy spokesman said another complication in the search operation was that Dhahran airport has few navigational aids. Until mid-morning, the sandstorm had restricted visibility to about 200 yards. Was Beady To Land The Caravelle left Beirut at 8:30 p.m. (12:30 p.m. EST) Friday. Two hours later, the pilot radioed the Dhahran airport control tower that he was preparing to land. Nothing more was heard from him. Die flight was one of the airline’s three regular weekly round trips over the route, which normally would take it from Beirut over the great Syrian desert to Kuwait, a distance of about 800 miles, and then Mown the coastline and over the Persian Gulf another 300 miles. i Aramco has a mammoth installation at Dhahran, and the Americans aboard were believed to be Aramco employes. In addition to the Americans, those aboard included 11 Saudi Arabians, one Syrian, a Jordanian, a Palestinian, a Bahrainian, four Lebanese passengers and five Lebanese crew members. The two crew members were a Frenchman and a Swiss. The helicopter which spotted the wreckage was piloted by Maj. R. E. Steed (hometown not available) with Capt. C. W. DiSpieco, Youngstown, Ohio, as

To Present Musical Play On May 1 And 2

Climaxing the work of the entire school year, the musical departments of the Decatur high school will present a musical play, “Tbe Dreamer," Friday and Saturday, May 1 and 2, at the school auditorium, according to an announcement by Miss Helen Haubold, supervisor of vocal music in the Decatur schools. Written by Oldham and Hale, the play will include a cast of 70 students taken from band and choir, but the entire school is being utilized in one capacity or another. The production is made possible through the combined efforts of the speech, music and audio visual departments. Hie following synospy of the musical play was prepared by Katy Weidler: “The Dreamer.” a one-act musical play for teen-agers, concerns a day in the life of Dina Rolla, a senior at Central high school. In the first scene, Dina meets with a group of school friends at a local soda shop. "Die topic of conversation is the scholarship exam taken by the students that day. Dina and Marion Combs, the school scholar, are likeily candidates for the winner. Dina tells the group that she was unable to complete the exam. Since both girls need the money to attend college in the fall, the exam is of vital importance. Marion is confident that she will win and

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co-pilot. Both are Marine Corps officers. A spokesman for the ArabianAmerican oil company said 13 of the plane's passengers were members of its Dhahran staff. They were William Kelly Jewell, 55, wages coordinator born in Napa, Calif.: Ralph

— , , lf , t , — . —.. -itr— <■ T . ■ r ;r.i 1 ■ —■» — ———— — - - ■n ■ AJi v iES mi STREET DEPARTMENT GARAGE CHANGES are pictured above on Water Street, between Third and Fifth at the Water Works park. People in the area have complained for years about the unsightly buildings, trash buildup, and presence of rats in the practically deserted buildings. The revamped buildings will greatly improve the appearance of the city property behind the new police station, and beside the city swimming pool, city officials feel.—(Photo by Cole.)

Music Membership -Drive Ends Today The Adams County Civic Music Association’s membership drive for the 1964-65 concert season will close tonight, and all captains and workers are asked to return their lists and make their reports. Mrs. Sherman Stucky, of Berne, president of the association, will preside at the talent committee meeting tonight, at which time the artists for next season will be selected. Anyone still desiring to become a member may phone the headquarters of the association at the Decatur Youth and Community Center today, and special arrangements will be made to pick up their memberships before tonight’s deadline. The phone number of the headquarters is 3-3130. NOON EDITION

Dina reluctantly agrees. Dina is known for her unique way of day-dreaming at any time and at any place, but the group tells her that if she concentrated on school work the scholarship would have been hers. In the dream sequence, Dina is nominated for the presidency of the country. Before 1 she awakes a lively demonstration takes place. Paul. Dina's boy-friend, and Dina make final arrangements concerning the spring dance that night when the scholarship winner will be announced. „ “Scene two opens at Dina's home with Mrs. Rolla explaining to her daughter that she will not be able to attend college unless she wins the scholarship monev. Dina tries to explain to her father that she tries, but that daydreaming overcomes her. Dream sequence two takes place in a Greenwich Villlage coffee house, where Dina has. gone after failing to receive the scholarship. Her school friends find her there, broken in spirit and mind. The Rolla’s see their daughter and Paul off to the dance in scene three. The final dream sequence takes place in a Russian countess’ ballroom, bidding farwell to her general. Their last waltz before he goes to battle ends the sequence. The climax to the day and the musical takes place at the dance with the announcement of the scholarship winner.”

Henry Devenny, 47, general manager of industrial relations: William A. Scott, 39, public relations manager; Dr. Frank Joseph Jukoski, 48, medical director of the trans-Arabian pipeline; Paul Arvin; Miss Sheryl Cook Arvin; Mrs. Marjorie Baumgartner and Jane Baum-

Local Man's Mother Is Taken By Death Mrs. Ora A. Baker, 79, of 127 Shepard street, Convoy, 0., died at 10 o’clock Friday morning at the Van Rue Geriatric center at Van Wert, 0., where she had been a patient for 18 days. She was born in Kosciusko county Dec. 13, 1884, a daughter of James and Sarah Doran. Her husband, James Baker, preceded her in death in 1953. Only near survivor is a son, James Baker of Decatur. Funeral servces will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the H. D. Smith funeral home in Convoy, with the Rev. William Covert officiating. Burial will be in the Convoy IOOF cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services. % Second Man Dies From Blast At Cape CAPE KENNEDY (UPD — A space agency Engineer today became the second man to die from the accidental ignition of a rocket in an outdoor test. Jack W. Fassett, 30. Merritt Island, Fla., died at Brooks Army Hospital, San Antonio, Tex., of burns received Tuesday when flames and hot gasses from the third stage Delta rocket enveloped 11 men. Freshmen-Parents Nights At Schools Hugh J. Andrews, principal of the Decatur high school, and John McConaha, principal of the Monmouth high school, announced today that two evening freshmenparents nights are being planned by the schools. These special nights, which have grown in interest to both students and parents, will be held at the Monmouth school Tuesday, May 5, and at the Decatur high school Thursday, May 7. It will be the fourth in the series at the Monmouth school, and the sixth annual at Decatur high. The schedule of classes and the high school program in general will be detailed to the incoming freshmen and their parents. Due to the greatly increased interest in and importance of a high school education, all parents are urged to make an effort to attend. Further details on these special nights will be announced in the near future.

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gartner, wife and daughter of communications supervisor F. L. Baumgartner, who was not aboard; Miss Thelma Carter, school teacher; George Hoyle, engineer; Robert Keith Souders, editor of the Aramco newspaper Sun and Flare, and his wife Verniz and son D. Kent.

Dr. Harold Bohnke Opens Own Office - S t*. ■ JMi I J ■■■HE JIS Dr. Harold W. Bohnke Dr. Harold W. Bohnke. D.D.S., announced today the opening of his own office Tuesday at 112 E. Monroe street for the practice of dentistry. On the retirement of Dr. Harold V. DeVor, a week ago, Dr. Bohnke purchased his equipment and office space. Dr. Bohnke did not assume Dr. DeVor’s practice. A 1951 Decatur high school graduate. Dr. Bohnke' did his undergraduate work at Ball State Teachers College and Valparaiso University. He is a graduate of the Indiana University school of dentistry, class of 1957. He then served two years in the U. S. Air Force, and began in practice in Decatur in October, 1959 with Dr. John B. Spaulding, in the Med-Dent building. On learning that Dr. DeVor planned to retire. Dr. Bohnke decided that he would prefer to practice dentistry independently rather than in association with a ■ group of medical doctors and den- ; tists. 3 His office receptionist and as-1 sistant will be Mrs. Ronald (Shir-5 ley) Hoffman. a Dr. Bohnke is married to the j former Joan Von Gunten, and ’ thev have two children, Eric and j Julie Anne. ' 3 , i INniAKU WFATHFP S Cloudy and cooler with S scattered showers and thun- S dershowers late this afternoon » and tonight. Sunday partly , cloudy and cool. Low tonight in 40s north, 50a south. High - Sunday mid-50s north, 66 to 73 south. Outlook for Mon- ~ day: Partly cloudy with no important temperature changes.

Trans World Airlines said its Dhahran manager, Howard W. Lynch, was aboard. The other Americans were tentatively identified as Arabi-an-American employes Thomas Schroder; Mrs. Ruth Young; Miss Judith Rhodes Shaffer; Brent L. McDonald and Philip McArthur.

' Truck Jackknifes Near Cily Today A semi-trailer truck jackknifed near the entrance to Stratton Place this morning but fortunately struck no other vehicles. Bennie Tarpein, 43-year-old resident of Knox City, Mo., was operating the vehicle when it went out on control at 7:45 a.m. today on U. S. 224, in front of the entrance to Stratton and just outside the city limits. Tarpein was traveling toward Decatur with an empty trailer. As he entered the curve, the vehicle apparently slipped on the wet pavement as the cab went off the right side of ’the road. The trailer jackknifed, and the truck came to rest with the cab off the right side of the road and the trailer blocking the westbound lane. Stays In Lane Fortunately, the trailer stayed in its lane of traffic and did not swing Into the opposite lane. About a year ago a similar mishap occurred, but the trailer swung into the opposite lane of traffic, struck a station wagon, and killed a passenger in the wagon. Sheriff Roger Singleton estimated $3,000 damage to the truck. Jack L. Little, a passenger, was taken to the local hospital for treatment of strained neck muscles, and later was released. Pony Killed Just 15 minutes prior to the truck mishap, a pony owned by Lewis Beery, route 4. Decatur, was killed when struck by an automobile on U.S. 27, a mile and a half south of Decatur. ; Rodger Wayne Lanrum, 17, of _ 1038 N. Second St., was south- - bound in his automobile and said ■- that several ponies came out of T a woods on the west side of the >road, and crossed the highway. * He was unable to avoid strik- ’ ing the last pony in the group, 5 and his vehicle struck and killed ~ the animal. Landrum’s 1959 3 automobile suffered approximate*lv $450 damage. Deputy sheriff 1 Harold August investigated. J iCummins Enaine Buys IShHebaker Foundrv 3 SOUTH BEND. Ind. <UPD — Engine Co., Inc., Co--5 lumbus. Ind., hopes to begin pro-' 1 duction about Mav 1 at the for2 mer Studebaker Corp, automobile foundry here. ” Sale of the foundry to the diesel - engine manufacturing firm was confirmed Friday. ~ Cummins president Don E. Tull said the firm hoped to begin limited production of castings shortly.

Strike Os Belgian Doctors Is Settled. BRUSSELS (UPD e- Belgium’s 10,000 Hbctors ended an 18-day strike early today when the government agreed to halt its medical “draft” and to discuss changes in the controversial state insurance law. The midnight agreement was expected to end the crisis which had deprived Belgium of all but emergency medical service. Premier Theo Lefevre said he hopes the situation will be “back to normal in 48 hours.” Belgian authorities had investigated eight deaths as possibly caused by the strike, and two doctors in Turnhout were arrested in connection with the death of an 18-month-old boy. Two doctors and a hospital technician were arrested here Friday on charges of sabotaging X-ray equipment. The medical association notified its members of the end of the walkout, but instructed doctors on emergency duty to remain at their posts until they are notified other physicians are back at work. Dr. Roger Thone, president of the medical association, said about 1,250 doctors who moved from Belgium into neighboring ’.countries to wait out the strike “will return immediately” Full details of the agreement were not announced immediately, but the doctors claimed victory. i “We fought for the interests of our patients, and the patients have won,” said Dr. Andre Wynen, leader of the strike. “We fought for free medicine, and medicine's freedom will be safeguarded.”

Fort Wayne Youth Oratorical Winner David Messerschmidt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Messerschmidt and a student at Northwood junior high. Fort Wayne, won first place in the Optimist boys’ open oratorical zone contest Friday night at the Decatur American Legion homk. Die Decatur Optimists were hosts to representatives of the clubs of the zone, including some 80 people. The zone winner now advances to the fifth district contest. Optimism—Freedom Speaking on “Optimism—Formula for Freedom” Messerschmidt won by a narrow margin over runner-up Richard Henderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Henderson, and student in the Central junior division, Fort Wayne. Messerschmidt represented the Fort Wayne Downtown club, and Henderson represented the Southside club. The other contestants in the extremely close contest were: Kim LobsigCr, Decatur; Charles A. Hirschy, Huntington; Bill Watson, Kekionga junior high school representing the Northside Fort Wayne club; and James Mauzy, of Warsaw. All the contestants had won earlier contests before their local clubs. The Rev. Richard C. Ludwig, pastor of the Zion Lutheran church of Decatur, opened the meeting with a prayer, which was followed by the pledge of allegiances to the flag by the entire group. Sefton Presides Thomas N. Sefton, president of the Decatur club, welcomed the group, and recognized the various club presidents present, end past district governor Ray Wilhelm. ' ■ —— Dan Freeby, chairman of the zone contest, then acted as master of ceremonies for the contest, after Lt. Gov. Bill Wismer greeted the group in the name of the district governor, who was unable to be present. Each speaker had to make his presentation without podium, lectern, or notes: a simple lavalieretype microphone had to be worn by each. Speeches were to be 4-5 minutes in length, with a onepoint penalty for each 15 seconds over or under the specified time. An official timekeeper kept a record of the time limits, and four of the contestants lost points on time, three points being the most, however. The judges withdrew from the room to total their cards according to the scoring sheet requirements, and during the musical interlude the Decatur “Eels” barbershop quartet presented a fine musical program. As the judges returned, District Lt. Gov. Wismer presented each contestant with a certificate of participation, and introduced the speakers by name; previously they had been known by number only. After the dinner, official pictures were taken of the contest-

Many Pay Parking Violation Fines

By Bob Shraluka Paid a parking meter fine lately? If you have, do not feel bad — you aren’t alone* Your fine was just one of more than 3,000 that have been paid since the first of this year, and will be only one of another several thousand that will be paid by the end of the year. Decatur’s new parking meter officer. Ray Seitz, began his first day on the job on February 12, picking up where former head meterman Jim Cochran left off. Since beginning his new duties on Wednesday, the 12th day of the second month, Seitz has written out a total of 2,528 tickets, including those written up until noon Thursday. This figure includes only the yellow envelope ticket, or the original notice that your car is overparked. Red Tickets Also Seitz, as Cochran did in the past, writes out red tickets for vehicles that are parked in alleys, perked on yellow lines, double-parked, parked in a lot with part of the vehicle on the sidewalk, etc. A quarter will not take care of this ticket, only a $1 bill paid at the new police station at Third and Park streets. And thtese tickets aren’t included in those 2,528 that Seitz has written since begirding his new duties. Most offenders have been quite cooperative in paying the tickets, although there are always “those few.” Seitz estimates that he sends out between 15 and 20 notices a week, notifying drivers that they have received a ticket which they haven’t yet paid. Most of these concern the yellow envelope type ticket, instead of the red tickets. Same Fine Os course, anyone not depositing a quarter in the envelope and placing it in a courtesy box during the next 24 hours, will find that the fine goes up to the same figure as that of the red tickets, .sl. If a violator forgets to put his quarter in the envelope and deposit it in the courtesy box, or if the ticket is blown away from the window, the person will be informed by a notice from the meter officer in a few days. The ticket may then be paid at the police station for sl. If the notice fails to bring payment, the ticket is turned over to the city attorney who writes the violator another letter, and if that letter fails to bring payment, a warrant is issued for the person's arrest. When the violator is cited into city court, he will find that what 25 cents would have taken care of, now will cost a fine and court costs, which adds up to much more than a quarter. Has A Few Most drivers have been taking care of their tickets, but at the present time, the city attorney has eight violations on his desk —eight persons who failed to heed the yellow envelope and a later notice from Seitz. During the two months prior to Seitz taking the job, the weather had been quite bad. This, coupled with the illness of Cochran, caused the ticket writing to “fall off” somewhat, as it does each winter. Drivers began getting lax about placing money in the meters, and thus when the nicer weather started moving in, Seitz did plenty of writing for several weeks. The first few weeks he was on the job, he was writing between 150 and 200 tickets a day. Since that time, however,

AZmMHbhi J DAVID MESSERSCHMIDT, left, representing the Optimists Downtown club of Fort Wayne, is pictured above receiving the zone trophy for the Optimists speech contest, held at the American Legion home Friday evening. Messerschmidt won over five other contestants from Huntington, Warsaw, Fort Wayne, and Decatur. William Wismer, right, Lt. Govenior of zone 3, Optimists International, is shown making the presentation.

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the violations have been steadily dropping off, until now Seitz writes between 150 and 200 tickets in an entire week. Varies Hours Since the meters are in operation six days a week, Seitz varies bis day off so that drivers will be putting money in the meters every day, and not just the days when he is on duty. The meters are operating from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day with the exception of Saturdays, when the hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. From 12 noon until 6 p.m, on Thursdays, however, the meters are not usually “run* by the meter officer. Thursday afternoons when the downtown stores are open, however, Seitz will check the meters, as the city ordinance provides for fines for overtime parking six days a week. Since the stores are nomally closed on Thursday afternoons. Cochran and now Seitz usually devote that time to repairing damaged or broken meters. Only Two Coins The new meter officer said that many motorists are unaware tthat the parking meters will take just two types of coins, pennies and nickels. One penny provides 12 minutes of parking time on the meter, and a nickel gives a full hour. Os course, two pennies will give 24 minutes, three will give 36, etc., but no meter will give more tl>an one hour of parking at one time. Although the meters bring approximately 10 or 11 thousand dollars into the city each year, money raising isn’t their main purpose. The meters are used to keep people from parking in the downtown aarea during an entire day while at work, or from parking for extended periods of time while on business. The meters discourage parking downtown by persons working in the same area, and thus leave parking spaces open for the shoppers. The collections from the meters and the quarter fines brought $11,681.65 into the parking meter fund during 1963. The first two months of this year saw $785.50 and $1,246.50 come from the collections and thus maintaining the normal average of approximately SI,OOO a month. Collections are higher in the warmer months, lower in the snowy and rainy months. — Decatur has a total of about 250 meters on five streets. Meters are located on Second street, from Marshall south to the alley between . Adams and Jefferson streets; on Madison street, from First to Third street; on Monroe street, from First to nurd; and on the one block of Cburt street. About a year ago, new heads, or the mechanism part of the meter, were put on all of the city’s meters. The old heads were about 15 years old and beginning to require a lot of repair work. At the present time, meters that are knocked down by vehicles are being installed* differently. Instead of just the regular pole holding the meter, a double-strength steel cylinder is placed around the regular meter pole. The poles are put about two feet into the ground, and concrete poured between the pole and the steel cylinder. Numerous parking meters are knocked down each year, and very seldom is the damage reported to the police department. > Each pole that is knocked over now, will be installed in ttfe steel cylinder to prevent it from being damaged again.