Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 94, Decatur, Adams County, 20 April 1964 — Page 1

VOL. LXII. NO. 94.

Assistant Pastor At Zion Lutheran The Rev. Paul W. Ludwig. Sr., now pastor of' Christ Lutheran church at Gordonville, Mo., will be inducted as assistant pastor of Zion Lutheran church in Decatur in August, and a building finance committee which is to study ways and means of financing a new church building, was established at the quarterly voters assembly meeting held at the church Sunday afternoon. The Rev. Paul Ludwig is the father of the congregation’s present pastor. He will soon have completed 40 years of active service in the Lutheran ministry. He will serve here as assistant pastor. The congregation’s building committee has been studying the church’s present and future needs and asked the voters to establish the new committee, which will concern itself with financial needs. Several architectural concerns have been contacted and prospective architects are being interviewed. The church now owns nine out of ten. parcels of property within the block after .acquiring the Adolph Schamerloh home just east of the parish hall. Dan Freeby, and Earl Caston, financial secretary, presented financial ieports. The stewardship committee stated that the church’s shepherds were distributing first quarter contribution statements to each member. Present Reports Principal Smith Snively announced that enrollments for first grade next fall will be taken May 4 and 5. Vacation Bible school is scheduled for May 25 through June 5. All four of the teachers in the Zion parochial school plan to return next fall. He also urged attendance at Bible classes, which are held each Sunday at 9:15 a.m. Dr. Wm. Freeby stated that an additional 150 beds will be added soon to Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne, making it the largest hospital in Indiana outside of Indianapolis. The Moellering convalescent home will soon be ready for use. Coretruction is underway on South Anthony Boulevard in Fort Wayne for the new Lutheran old people’s home. Teacher Richard Riemer reported that the congregation’s athletic program includes Mult as well as youth participation and is financed through a booster club. Collections favoring the armed services commission, Alaskan* earthquake disaster relief, and a second mission festival this spring are planned. Appointive posistions on various boards and committees for 1964, made by the council were unanimously’ approved by the assembly. Special ascension day services are scheduled Thursday, May 7, at 7 o’clock. The Rev. Richard C. Ludwig conducted the opening and closing devotions. Herman H. Krueckeberg presided and Raymond Thieme served as secretary. Complete Printing Election Ballots The Adams county election board completed the printing of the primary election ballots today, with a total of 8.895 Democratic ballots, 7,955 Republicans ballots, and 3,980 Adams Central school ballots printed, George Bair, Adams county clerk, said today. The three-man board has worked for better than a week on the printing of the ballot. In addition to the regular official ballots, 360 sample school ballots, 1.200 sample Democratic and 1,200 sample Republican ballots were printed. The printing of the ballots had to be completed today, Bair stated, because absentee ballots must be mailed by today to those who have already requested them. Those still desiring absentee ballots may make application now, and may applv in up until May 2, the Saturday before the election. The Democratic primary includes races for five presidential candidates, four congressional candidates, three auditor candidates, two state representative candidates, one state convention delegate race in Preble. Kirkland, and French townships, and 16 precinct committeeman races, including one three-way race in Decatur-Root. The Republican primary includes a race between presidential candidates, and one delegate race in Decatur.

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Johnson Orders Further Reduction In Production Os Uranium For Weapons

Marilyn Knudsen Is Scholarship Winner

Miss Marilyn Knudsen, senior in the Decatur high school, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Knudsen, of 341 South Fifth street, has been named as one of the 11 recipients of the S6OO scholarships awarded annually by the Indiana Elks scholarship foundation. . ■. .. ... Miss Knudsen was one of the two Adams county winners in the scholarship contest conducted for the past three years by the Decatur Elks lodge. Miss Knudsen received a SSO savings bond from the Decatur lodge as one of the local winners, with her brochure then entered in the state contest. Five of the state winners were advanced to the national Elks contest, and a total of SIIO,OOO in scholarships is awarded on the national level. Miss Knudsen is the first Adams county resident to win a state award in the Elks contest. George F. Laurent, chairman of the local Elks scholarship committee, announced Miss Knudsen’s selection for the state scholarship, and Stated that the Decatur fraternal organization is gratified by the recognition given to Adams county in only the third year of foe local lodge’s participation. Laurent received notice of the Decatur girl’s honor from Stanley F. Kocur, of East Chicago, state chairman of the Elks scholarship foundation. The brochures prepared by Miss Knudsen and _by__ Roger I.autzenheiser, Geneva high school senior, and winner of first award in the boys’ division in the county, were submitted to the state foundation. Each received a SSO bond from the local lodge, and second place winners received $25 each. Miss Knudsen has enrolled at Indiana University for foe 196465 school year. City Council Will Meet Tuesday Night Mayor Carl D. Gerber said today that Tuesday evening’s city council meeting will be held in the ground floor of the’ city hall. The ipeeting will be held in the office of the city utilities, as the upstairs portion of the building is still undergoing remodeling. Troy W. Helm Dies Unexpectedly Today Troy W. Helm, 65. of Root township, died suddenly at 8:50 a.m. today at the Adams county memorial hospital, shortly after admittance after becoming ill at his home He was born in Randolph county Dec. 19. 1898, a son of Harve and Louisa Wooten-Helm, and had lived north of Decatur for the past three years. He was married Aug. 9, 1919, to Dessie Puckett, and she preceded him in death May 23, 1960. ‘ Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. James (Rosemary) MeCagg, Mrs. Laurren (Leona) Wigger, and Mrs. Elmer (Patricia) Densford, all of Decatur route 3, and Mrs. Harold (Blanche) Harms of Decatur route 6; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Charles Helm of Selma, and one sister, Mrs. Clessie Mills of Farmland. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Zwick funeral home, with burial in Union cemetery at Winchester. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Tuesday until time of foe services.

Miss Marilyn Knudsen INDIANA WEATHER Showers and some heavy thundershowers tonight, ending Tuesday morning, becoming partly cloudy later Tuesday. Warmer tonight and Tuesday. Low tonight 48 to 56 north, 56 to 64 south. High Tuesday 64 to 72. Sunset today 7:28 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday 5:59 a.m. Outlook for Wednesday: Fair to partly cloudy with generally above normal temperatures. Lows in the 40s. Highs upper 60s i to low 70s. I ■ V- . -r ' ’ * ~ Civic Music Drive Nets 900 Members With an enrollment of nearly 900 members the Adams County ’ Civic Music association Saturday 1 evening concluded its annual ' drive for the 1964-65 season. This ' was one of the most successful ■ campaigns in the nine-year his- • tory of the organization, accord- ■ ing to Mrs. Sherman Stucky, ’ president of the group. Following the conclusions of the ■ drive, members of the talent ’ committee met at the Youth and Community Center, and with the assistance of Miss Ruth Riggs of New York City, representing the Civic Music Service, arranged for four excellent concerts to be presented in Decatur starting next October. These concerts were selected in responses to foe wishes of the members who indicated their choices on the talent ballots. As usual, a symphony orchestra received the greatest number of votes so the famous Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Izler Solomon was booked in Elassasser, one of the World’s great concert organists, who scored such a tremendous success in his recent appearance in Decatur, was re-engaged for the coming season. A singing duo. consisting of Virginia Babikian, Soprano, and Leslie Guinn, baritone, will ap--1 pear at the- Community Center in October to open the new ser- ’ ies. Two great young talents, 1 with tremendous voices, these fine-looking artists, have received universal critical acclaim and are rising rapidly in the concert field. — The date of the fourth concert 1 has not yet been definitely set, but it was decided to book in an 1 opera company, something new and unusual for the local series, which will present a familar opera, sung in English, with I scenery and in costume. Mrs. Stucky expressed her gratitude to the many workers in the county who contributed to making this year’s drive such an • outstanding success. She paid • special tribute to Mrs. Louis Jai cobs, drive chairman for Decatur, and to Mrs. Martin Neuenschwander and Mrs. Robert Master, co-chairman for Berne. I She also expressed her thanks to the newspapers of foe county 1 who aided substantially in the I campaign through their liberal publicity and promotion.

Decatur, Indiana, 46733, Monday, April 20, 1964.

NEW YORK (UPI) — President Johnson announced today that he has ordered a further “substantial reduction” in U.S. production of enriched uranium’ for nuclear weapons. He said Nikita S. Khrushchev has indicated he plans a similar move. In a wide-ranging foreign policy speech, Johnson also disclosed that he has sent William Bundy, assistant secretary of state for Far Eastern affairs, to Laos for a first-hand look at the political crisis there. Johnson also reaffirmed U.S. policy to isolate Cuba. He likewise reiterated this country’* determination to win the war in Viet Nam and put in a plug for congressional approval of his new foreign aid requests. Touches Domestic Issues Discussing domestic politics, Johnson said “partisan politics must yield to national need.” In this connection, he said he has instructed the Departments of State, Defense" and the Central Intelligence Agency to be ready to provide “major candidates” for the presidency with “all possible information helpful to their discussion of American policy.” But the President’s address, made before the annual meeting of foe Associated Press at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, dealt mainly with foreign policy. Reiterating his willingness to serie solutions to . cold war problems with Russia, Johnson declared: “We will discuss any problem, listen to any proposal, puruse any agreement, take any action which might lessen the chance of war without sacrificing the interests of our allies or our own ability to defend the alliance against attack.” Four-Year Reduction Johnson said his order redueng uranurn production would be carried out over a four-year period. Added to previous reductions, he said, the new cut will mean an over-all decrease in the production of plutonium by 20 per cent and of enriched uranium by 40 per cent. “By bringing production in line with need,”he said, “we reduce tension while maintaning all necessary power. “I am happy to say that Chairman Khrushchev has now indicated to me that he intends to make a move in this same direction.” • Johnson last Jan. 8 announced a 25 per cent cut in uranium production and called on the Soviet Union to take a similar step. The President’s statement today that Khrushchev has now indicated a similar move was the first ndcaton the Russans mght follow suit. Stop Construction MOSCOW (UPI I — Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev announced tonight the Soviet Union has stopped construction of two new atomic reactors and will “reduce substantially” its production of uranium for nuclear weapons. Khrushchev’s statement, carried by the Soviet news agency Tass, said the Soviet decision was n return for statements by President Johnson and British Prime Minister Sir Alec Dou-glas-Home that their nations would reduce the manufacture of uranium for military purposes. Khrushchev said his government took these decisionsTo discontinue construction on two new big atomic reactors for the production of plutonium. —To reduce substantially over the “next several years’ the Soviet production of uranium-235 for nuclear weapons. —To allocate more fissionable materials for peaceful uses, specifically for power, industry, farming, . medicine and the distillation of sea water.

To Build Room For Elevator Control Box The control box for the court house elevator will be located in a small room at foe base of the elevator, rather than in the men’s room, the Adams county commissioners decided this morning. The change will cost $398, but will probably also save unlimited costs and headaches later, since the men’s room has been the scene of much vandalism, the commissioners explained. Three different proposals were submitted by Hawk Construction Co., foe company hired to complete the plans, for this change; Hawk said it would cost $450 to install a cement room and iron door around the present location, and the commissioners decided that this would hot only be too expensive but would cut up the room if it was ever desired to use it for other purposes. Another offer would have provided for bare cable in the roojn,' which would have been cheaper, but which might hav< been dangferow as well- as unsightly, the Commissioners decided. The error in locating foe box originally in the men's room, where it has already been damaged at least (Mice, was apparently made by the engineer who drew up the plans and specifications. Roop Signs Agreement Hie commissioners also signed an agreement with Harley Roop, Jr., to buy a half-acre of land for the new Winchester road bridge for S4OO. Roop signed the agreement last Thursday when he realized that he would have to go to court over it if he did not sign. The commissioners had offered him SSOO, then S7OO, after his first request of $2,500, then SI,OOO, but they did not til the county attorney began to prepare his motion to condemn the land. Roop’s land is located on the bridge and curve just a quarter of a mile west of highway 27 on the Winchester road. Voting places have been determined in all but a few precincts, and foe commissioners left at 10:30 a. m. to investigate the places which have not yet been anorovpd. These included the jail, where changes in foe office may make it impossible to hold the election in the same part of foe building where they have been held before; Jefferson township, where voting has been in the schools, but the new owner has not returned the card mailed to him, and could not be contacted where he lives in Decatur. The commissioners also wanted to talk to the mayor of Berne, since their card had been returned asking for S2O rent for Berne A and Berne D, and the commissioners have no appropriation to pay governmental agencies. Other Voting Changes The South Monroe voting place was changed to the Emick's Bowling alley, and North Kirkland to Bobby Heller’s residence. The voting place for 1-A in Decatur will remain the quonset, and room will be made available at foe Monmouth school for West Root. Voting will be at Rambo’s garage again in 1-D precinct. In East Root, Jack Zehr requested that foe voting place be left at the Saddle Lake location,and this was approved. The commissioners hope to have the final list ready by this afternoon’s session. The official appointment of Dr. Norval Rich as county health officer was returned approved by the state. Charles Morgan, manager of foe county farm, reported that he had gotten part of his field plowed, but hadn’t gotten his oats planted before the rains, which

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Cancer Crusade Is Opened In County More than 200 volunteer workers began to canvass foe homes in Adams county today in the annual . cancer crusade of foe Adams county chapter of foe American Cancer society. Miss Joan Wemhoff, crusade chairman, stated that foe crusade is designed not only to raise funds but to leave life-saving information on cancer. This year's fund-raising goal has been set at $3,810. The crusade is divided into four categories: special gifts, headed by John G. Gordon; organizations, headed by Mrs. Maynard Hetrick and Miss Joan Wemhoff; business and industry, headed by Mrs. Doyle Collier and Miss Wemhoff; house -to - house canvass, headed by Miss Wemhoff. The three-point program includes: Research — Part of the crusade money goes for research because, as yet, there is no known preventative or cure for cancer. Doctors are curing one of every three persons afflicted and 1,200,000 Americans once victims have been cured and are alive today. Extensive cancer research is carried on at Indiana and Purdue Universities. Education — During foe past year, Mrs. Robert Krueckeberg, educational chairman, has presented programs and films to many schools and clubs in z\dams county., Response to this service has been very gratifying. Ulis service is made possible by voluntary contributions to the American Cancer society’s current educational and fundraising crusade: — Service — The Adams county chapter renders service to cancer patients by providing transportation to treatment centers, assistance in buying drugs, provides dressings and other medical supplies where they may be needed. < These services are rendered to those who are in need financially. Additional information may be obtained by contacting Miss Marie Felber, service chairman, or Mrs. Doyle Collier, president of the Adams county chapter. Coach Injured In Accident Sunday Decatur high school basketball and baseball coach Bill McColly was among several persons injured, as a rash of traffic accidents struck Adams county over the weekend. McColly suffered a compound fracture of the left leg, just above the ankle, as he was struck by a car operated -by Anthony Spangler, 63, of route 5, Decatur, •while unhooking a chain that had been used to pull his auto out of some mud. The accident occurred on the Piqua road, one mile easLpf Decatur. ’The 34-year-old coach, a resident of 533 Stratton Way, was taken by ambulance directly to Parkview memorial hospital in Fort Wayne. Surgery was performed on the badly damaged leg in a short time. He is reported as resting comfortably today, but has been placed in a cast that starts at the hips and extends to the foot. He is expected to be in foe hospital a week or two. Car in Mud McColly was leaving the home of a friend in Anthony Wayne Meadows at 3:42 a. m. Sunday when his auto slipped off foe right side of the road and became imbedded in mud. Robert P. Banks, 25, of route (Continued on page seven) dropped 1% inches Saturday night alone. Bollenbacher reported a lot of water standing in the fields in Jefferson township, too.

Methodists To Construct New Church Here

Announcement was made at < the Sunday services of the First i Methodist church that construe- < tion work on a new sanctuary, < costing approximately a quarter < of a million dollars, would get ] started this summer or early fall. 1 Watson Maddox, lay leader of , the local church, in a talk cntitl- , ed, “Our Plans,” outlined to the ] congregations of both morning ] services, the various actions taken by the official board during the last several weeks. With the fin- , ances now available and those expected during an intensive every-member canvas to be conducted in the near future, the long-planned sactuary will soon become a reality. Floor plans have been prepared by McGuire, Shook, Compton and Richey & Associates of Indianapolis. The drawings are now “ being studied by the building and planning committee. Tentative plans will be in keeping with the architecture of the chapel, constructed in 1953, this being Early American. The new structure will be parallel with Sixth street and be attached to the west end of the chapel. The main entrance and front of the building will face Monroe street. Other detailed plans will be announced as soon as they are approved by the building committee. The present building fund was originally started in 1949 under the direction of Dr. Gerald Jones, pastor, and the officiary of the church. Since then there have been a number of fund raising campaigns conducted by the members. The money contributed to the church building fund during these years has been used in the long-range building plans. In 1953 a new chapel was constructed at the cost of $97,000. To make room for the new sanctuary it was necessary to tear down the old parsonage. A beautiful new parsonage was built and furnished at 512 Limberlost Trail in Stratton Place. In 1958 the church purchased the Yoder property just north of the church. This building was also removed and provides parking space for autos and as it lies between Fifth and Sixth streets it allows for additional. room for the sanctuary. Necessary remodeling of the basement of the present church building was also financed by the building fund. Third Church The new sanctuary will be the third house Os worship constructed by the Methodists since the founding of Decatur in 1836. The history of Methodists in Decatur dates. back to as early as 1838. At that time a Fort Wayne Methodist pastor. Rev. Stephen R. Ball, is said to have preached the first protestant sermon in Decatur and perhaps to have conducted the first public religious service here. At least two of the first houses built in the town of Decatur were homes of MethoDeMolay Officers Installed Saturday The first slate of officers of the Decatur chapter of DeMolay were installed in impressive ceremonies Saturday evening at the local Masonic lodge. More than 125 persons attended the public installation, as the re-cently-formed chapter’s first officers took office. Seventh district governor Fred Divelbiss of Huntington was in charge of the installation ceremonies, which were conducted by DeMolay young men from chapters in Columbia City, Huntington, Warren, Warsaw and Bluffton. Members of the DeMolay organization were voted on and appointed recently by the advisory council, to become the first officers of the chapter. DeMolay members were chosen for the 26 offices. Chapter Offices David Anspaugh was installed as mastor councilor of the Decatur chapter, and Jack Stauffer and Bob DeVoss were installed as senior councilor and junior councilor, respectively. Anspaugh is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Anspaugh, Homestead 9, while Stauffer is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb

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dists. They were owned by Samuel L. Rugg, founder of Adams county, and James Crabb. The commissioners met at the home of John Reynolds, another ardent Methodist, when a location for Decatur was selected. Another Methodist was Thomas Johnson, who proposed the site for Decatur on a part of his farm. His proposal was accepted and he blazed a tree that marked the present site of Decatur. Rev. James Black, a circuit preacher for southern Allen county and northern county, during 1839 was the first Methodist preacher to have his name attached to early marriage returns. On October 13, 1841, Jesse Sparks came to Decatur as the first resident pastor. The Decatur Methodists continued to meet in the home of members, in the bld log schoolhouse and later in the courthouse until the year of 1851. At the time a county seat location was being selected, the owner, of the proposed town site of Decatur, offered to donate four suitable lots to the four church denominations that would first improve them by erecting church buildings. The Decatur Methodists accepted this proposal and selected a location at the corner of Jackson and First streets. Following a great revival led by Rev. D. B. Clay, the first Methodist meeting house was built under the leadership of Rev. M. M. Haun. Ulis was a large frame building constructed at a cost of S6OO. In 1855 the first parsonage was built on Jackson street. Services were conducted in this first building until 1882. The cornerstone of the present sanctuary was laid on July 4th, 1881, and the building dedicated in 1882. The original building at Jackson and First streets was converted into an opera house, then a gymnasium, and later was moved to Kirkland township and used there for recreational purposes.--Second Parsonage The second parsonage, which was located at the corner of Sixth and Monroe streets, just west of the church, was erected in 1891. In 1897 an addition was built on the north side of the church to house the educational departments. The increased attendance at the Decatur Methodist Sabbath school, which had been organized in 1847 by Rev. Ezra Menard, made it necessary to have additional class rooms. This new addition included an auditorium, class rooms and gallery. The basement was later converted into a kitchen and dining area. This structure has served the Methodist congregation up until now. Membership in the First Methodist church in Decatur has grown* with the population of Decatur. At the present time there are approximately 650 members. The Rev. A. C. Underwood is the pastor. Stauffer, 303 N. Fourth St., DeVoss is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. DeVoss, 310 N. Fourth St; Other Officers Other officers installed were: Gary Knittie, senior deacon; Vern Hill, junior deacon: Deane Lehman, senior steward; Bill Roberts, junior steward; Kip Lutes, chaplain; Steve Beavers, treasurer; Jeff Zimmerman, scribe; Pete Mayclin, marshal; Bill Brown, standard bearer; Steve Hazelwood, orator; Danny Green, almoner; Phil Emenhiser, musician. Rick Humble, Max Elliott, Jim Norquest, Jim Cass, Doug Spaulding, Scott Townsend, and Charles Johnson, preceptors one through seven, respectively; Bob Huss, crown bearer; John Ginter, sentinel; Rich Humble, historian. Several officers of the local Masons spoke to the crowd, including worshipful master Niland Oschenrider, advisory council chairman Robert S. Workinger, and chapter dad Robert Raudenbush. Oschenrider * introduced Workinger as the man most responsible for the DeMolay chapter in Decatur. Earlier in the day initiation of the DeMolay degrees was held, and a banquet was furnished for the DeMolay boys by the mother’s club. a