Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 95, Decatur, Adams County, 21 April 1964 — Page 1

VOL. LXII. NO. 95.

School Appeal To Be Filed

The 106-page appeal of Robert J. Rice, et al, asking the Indiana supreme court to order the Huntington trial judge to issue a permanent injunction, to halt permanently formation of the alreadyoperating North Adams Community Schools, will be filed in Indianapolis Wednesday, according to word received here today. No Affect Expected The appeal is expected to have no affect on future building plans, Gail F. Grabill, superintendent of North Adams community schools, stated after conferring with one or two board members. The rooms will be needed regardless of whether the five-man school board operates the district, or whether the various parts would be turned over to a new school corporation arrangement. Also, if a new school is not built, and Monmouth school is not improved, it would probably mean the immediate transfer of at least the freshman Monmouth students next year to Decatur to make room for the expanding class there. Monmouth is crowded to the point where its school license may be in danger. Grabill stated that architects for the cafeteria and furnace room at Monmouth, and for the new threeyear high school, will be interviewed at tonight's school board meeting, and that teacher personnel and salaries will be discussed. 11 Men File The appeal, nine copies of which must be filed with the supreme court, and one with the defense attorney, John DeVoss, is the latest in a long fight by Rice, Elbert J. Fuhrman, Robert F. Carr, Russel Fleming, Leo Workinger, Walter Hildebrand, Otto Boerger, Martin Bulmahn, Ervin Fuelling, Everett Singleton, and Fred Bieberich. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy, rather windy and turning cooler tonight. Wednesday partly, sunny and a little cooler. Low tonight in the 40s. High Wednesday 53 to 60 north, 70s south. Sunset today 7:29 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday 5:58 a.m. Outlook for Thursday: Fair to partly cloudy with temperatures near normal. Lows in the 40s. Highs low 60s north to low 70s south. . .

Scout-O'Rama In Decatur Saturday

Forty-two different demonstrations, by 35 Boy, Cub and Explorer Sc ut units from Adams, Wells, and Jay counties, from free pancakes to Indian lore, will thrill those who attend the first Limberlost district Scout-O-Rama at the Decatur community center Saturday from 1 p.m. until evening. More than 1,000 Scouts will take part in these demonstrations throughout the afternoon and evening. Thousands of people are expected to attend from the three Bridge Approach Will Be Improved Burl Johnson, joint representative of Adams and Wells counties, reported this morning that he has received assurances from the planning department of the state highway commissipn that the approaches to the new bridge on state road 101 at Pleasant,, Mills will be improved to prevent flooding in the future. The approach flooded a few weeks ago, making the bridge impassible to traffic, and it was expected to be flooded again today following recent heavy rains. A representative of the highway commission infdrmed Johnson that the grade at the end of the fill to the new bridge will be. raised before the approach is blacktopped. , The bridge was constructed recently to replace the old covered bridge, which was razed. • •• O' ' Kokomo Man Killed In Traffic Accident By United Press International A Kokomo man was killed in a traffic accident near Rensselaer Monday, increasing Indiana’s highway toll for the year to at least 324 compared to 312 a year ago. ,

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

The appeal, cause No. 30510, is in the form of a bound book, seven inches wide, nine inches high, and five-eights of an inch thick. Clarence R. McNabb ami Thomas D. Logan are the attorneys for the 11 men making the appeal. Four Charges In asking for a permanent injunction, the 11 men make these four charges: 1. The plan for the North Adams school corporation was proposed at a time when the county committee lacked authority or jurisdiction to propose such a plan. 2. The plan of the Adams county committee for the reorganization of school corporations was submitted to the electorate at a time when the county committee lacked authority to submit said plan to the electorate and at a time other than the time provided for by law. 3. The purported plan was illegal because there were no legally effective minimum standards or regulations by which any valid or legally enforceable school corporation could be formed as required by law as a prerequisite to the establishment of such plan. 4. The school reorganization act of 1959, as amended, is unconstitutional to the extent that it has been applied to cause or attempt to cause there to come into being a North Adams school corporation. The remaining pages of the book give the reasoning behind the charges made, and ask that the supreme court find for the appellants. 30 Days To Answer Attorney John DeVoss, who represents North Adams community schools, now has at least 30 days in which to construct the answer to these four points. Time is now on the side of the North Adams schools, which are operating, rather than the appellants, who had time on their side when they had a temporary injunction earlier. In addition to the appellant’s brief, a huge transcript of the case also has been forwarded to the supreme court, which meets in Indianapolis. They have a large backlog of cases usually, and it is not unusual for cases to take some time to be settled; at other times, they put important cases ahead of their regular schedule, and decide them quickly.

counties. Downtown Parade All, Decatur will thrill to the downtown parade at 4 p.m., which will wend its way through the main part of Decatur. Handicraft, Indian lore, half-dol-lar-size pancakes with powdered sugar, religious Scouting awards, display, co-servation, plumbing, and many other themes will entertain those who attend. The Decatur Optimist club is providing the manpower for setting up, for staging the parade, and other help needed for the first Scout-O-Rama to be staged independently by the district. Meet Friday Night The Optimists and others who are willing to help will meet Friday at the Community Center at 11 p.m., after the weekly dance, to help prepare the exhibit space. This will allow the scouting units to get started promptly at 8 a.m. Saturday. Many have complicated exhibits to set up. The doors will open to the general public promptly at 1 p.m., with a temporary 'slowdown during the 4 p.m. parade. . 3061 Circus The Lincoln school Cub pack 3061, under the guidance of. its chairman, Kenneth Erhart. will present “Circus 1964” as its exhibition. Judge Myles F. Parrish, cubmaster, will act as ringmaster for this event, which will take the space of five booths. All five dens of pack 3051 have been working for two months to construct their prpps, and this is only a small sample of the kind of demonstrations that will greet the visitor Saturday afternoon. Some of the circus acts that will be seen include a wild animal act, a weightlifting strong man, a three-clown act, snake charmer, educated horse, hula dancer, and last, but not least, Decatur’s answere to the Beatles, the “Circus Swingers f” ’ Z Tickets are now available from any Scout, and will be available at the door for those who haven’t purchased them yet.

Testimonial To Honor Three Industries The three industries presently in Decatur seven-year-old industrial park will be feted by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, Jaycees, Rotary, and Lions clubs in a gala testimqnal to the hometown growth Monday evening, May 4, following a Sunday afternoon open house May 3 at all three. Decatur Industries, Duo, Inc., and Gilpin Ornamental Iron are the three industries who are presently located in the Decatur Industrial park, Lawrence E. Anspaugh, president of the Chamber, pointed out. Provided Many Jobs "The expansion of these industries from small shops to modern factories has provided hundreds of jobs, supporting a large part of our population, and now keeps our unemployment rate at a very low figure,” Anspaugh stated. Not only will all members of participating clubs be present, but tickets will be available to ‘the general public, including any workers or their families, who want to attend. The industries have presently taken up most of the industrial park space set aside, and still there seems to be no end of possible expansion of the home-town industries. These are also the least likely ones to ever leave Decatur, Anspaugh stressed. Open Honse Planned In connection with the appreciation banquet, open house will be held Sunday afternoon, May 3, at the three industrial factorJes, with guided tours by factory personnel, aided by the members of the sponsoring service clubs. Anspaugh called on every citizen of Decatur to take part in this civic event. "Industry provides the jobs and business that keep our city alive, and nourish our schools, parks, and other institutions,” he added. Planning Committee An enlarged planning committee, based on the industrial appreciation committee of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, has been formed to help organize the event. Within the next few days a large number of Decatur citizens will be contacted to take part in the honoring ceremony, Anspaugh stated, and added that he hoped many would volunteer to help.

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PROPS FOR SCOUT-O-RAMA, made by den 4 of.pack 3061 for the menagerie and strongman part of the pack’s thrilling circus Saturday at the Decatur community center, will give prospective spec-* . tators an idea of the long hours of work that the 1,000 scouts ofLimberlost district, Adams, Wells and Jay counties, have put into their project,. The 4p. m. parade is another project. Featured above are the organ, menagerie animals, snakes, and strongman props, as now assembled in pack chairman Kenny Erhart’s basement.—(Photo by Cole.) ; ■

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Britain Joins U. S. And Russia In Cutting Back Production For Weapons

WASHINGTON (UPI) — Britain today joined the United States and the Soviet Union in cutting back on the production of uranium and plutonium for use in nuclear weapons. In announcing the U.S. move Monday, President Johnson said he believes the action will help speed the day when “nation shall not lift up sword against nation ...” British Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home followed up the U.' S. and Soviet moves today vhen he told parliament in London that the British production of military nuclear fuel is. being “gradually terminated.” He said that any plutonium produced by civil reactors will not be used for nuclear weapons, and added: “hen majesty’s government have already adjusted their supplies of fissile material to the minimum necessary to maintain our independent nuclear deterrent and to meet all our defense requirements of the major step toward curbing the arms race, the biggest move to ease East - West tensions since the signing of the nuclear test ban treaty last August, were made simultaneously Monday by Johnson in New York and Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev in Moscow, Leaves Only France Douglas - Home’s announcement today left only France of the original four nations engaged in all-out nuclear production effort. French President Chalies de Gaulle has insisted that an independent nuclear force is vital for his country, and its creation is one of his major aims. . Johnson’s decision received warm endorsement today from Democratic legislative leaders, who met with him at the White House. Speaker John W. McCormack

told reporters that "solid steps which mean progress toward peace but still maintain the security of our nation are consistent with, the national interest, .with the desires of our country, and the dreams of our people.” Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said that “certainly the President is trying to chart a course toward peace. It gives hope to people and dissipates some uneasiness which seems to exist.” Reaction Mixed Reaction on Capitol Hill to Johnson’s action was mixed, with even Democrats cautious and Republicans generally skeptical. Chairman J. William Fulbright, D-Ark., of the Senate Foreign Relations Commit(Continued on Page Eight) Courthouse Stairs In Use Wednesday The front stairway in the Adams county courthouse, out of service for the past six weeks while the new elevator shaft is being installed on order of Judge Myles F. Parrish, should be back in service Wednesday, a spokesman for the Hawk Construction Co. told the Adams county commissioners Monday afternoon. Already this morning the new stairs have been put into place on "die steel frame which has been in place for ten days. The new stairway winds around the elevator shaft. The steps will be a light simulated marble. Men were busy cutting through the wall in the men’s room today, preparing to move the control panel for the elevator from the men’s room to the small room already located at the base of the elevator shaft. The waste room, which is already cut to pieces by the shaft itself, is ideal for the control box, the commissioners stated. The commissioners spent most of Monday afternoon visiting proposed voting sites, and have a final list n<?w of all places except in Jefferson township, where Delmas (Mike) Bollenbacher is to make contacts today for a new place to vote, or locate the new owner of the Jefferson school building. The Adams county jail will be used again this year, and the voting places for Berne A and D were also approved by Mayor Richard Lehman of that city. The complete list of voting places will be published later this week in the Decatur Daily Democrat.

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PACK 3061 CIRCUS MODEL, showing the expected decorations of the five-booth show that the five dens of pack 3061, sponsored by the Lincoln PTA, for the Limberlost district Boy Scout ScoJ-O-Rama this Saturday, starting at 1 p.m., at Decatur Community Center, is pictured above. The scale model was worked out to allow room for the presentations to be made by each den. More than 1,000 Scouts will take part in the eight-hour show, which will include a parade through downtown Decatur Saturday. — (Photo by Cole)

Name School Board Member Tonight | The Decatur city council will appoint a member of the North Adams community school board at its regular meeting this evening, pursuant to law, Mayor Carl D. Gerber stated this morning. Gail M- Grabill, superintendent of scnools, wrote Mayor Gerber recently that the city must appoint its members in writing at least 60 days before they are scheduled to take office. Gerber stated that at the present time there are two candidates for the office: the incumbent, Dr. James M. Burk, M.D. and Charles D. Ehinger, president of the Citizens Telephone Co. In the past, the city council has frequently chosen the school board members by secret ballot. There are five members of the North Adams community school board: Dr. Burk, Herbert Banning, Richard Macklin, Clarence Bultemeier, and Louis Krueckeberg. Krueckeberg’s term also expires this year, and his seat will be filled by the three trustees of the north townships: Robert Kolter, of Preble; William Selking, of Root; and Wilbur Blakey, of Union. Two members are regularly appointed by the city council, and two by the three township trustees; the fifth member, now Richard Macklin, is passed and forth, and he was appointed for four years a year ago by the city council; in three years, the fifth member will be appointed by the township trustees. - — World Fair Excursion Tickets Arrive Here Tickets for the first Decatur Daily Democrat-Erie-Lackawanna Railroad trip to the New York World’s Fair June 12-15 have arrived at the local Erie-Lacka-wanna station, and may be picked up any time, Weldon Bumgerdner, Erie agent, said today. Bumgerdner has picked up the reservations from the newspaper office, and all tickets must be obtained at the railway station. Bumgerdner suggests that those planning to take the trip pick up their tickets as early as possible. One single room is still available, due to the cancellation of one person, Bumgerdner stated. Space is still available on the other two trips, planned later in the year.

Si. Mary's River Is Over 17 Feel Although the heavy rainfall of the past several days stopped this morning around 10 a.m. — momentarily at least — the St. Mary’s river continued to swell and by about 8 a m. today, had reached 17 and a half feet. Weatherman Louis Landrum’s reading this morning showed the river at a depth of 17.52 inches, which is four and a half feet above flood stage. According to river checks made throughout the weekend and Monday by Landrum, the St. Mary’s has risen nearly 10 feet since early Monday morning, when it measured 7.64 feet. The river measured 2.59 feet Saturday morning 2.80 feet Sunday morning, 7.64 feet Monday morning and 17.52 feet this morning. m Inches Monday The huge increase in the river was the result of nearly an inch and a half of rain that fell between Monday and this morning. According to Landrum, 1.47 inches fell here during the 24-hour period from 7:30 a.m. Monday to 7:30 a.m. today. In all, since Saturday morning, this city has received more than three inches of rain, 3:13 inches to be exact. Expected to End State-wide forecasts called for showers to end tonight, however, so the St. Mary’s here may not rise much higher. Although the flood stage is 13 feet, the river in Decatur does not normally begin causing any flooding problems to nearby homes and roads until it reaches 19 or 20 feet. * According to the state-wide forecast, “Indiana will emerge from its downpour-producing cloud eocoon by this evening, if not earlier, and Wednesday and Thursday will be rainless.” Jobless Pay Claims Continue Low Here Six new claims- and 46 continued claims were filed this past Friday in Adams county for unemployment compensation, Richard P. App, office manager, announced today. This meant only 52 unemployed in covered industries in Adams county, which represent about 50 percent of the total number of workers in the county. This is extremely low, and the number of unemployed has been low lor the past two years.

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Berne Girl Wins In Spelling Bee “F-a-s-c-i-n-a-t-e, fascinate,” and Mary Sprunger, a 13-year-old student of the eighth grade in the Berne elementary school, had won the right to/represent Adams county at the area spelling bee finals in Fort Wayne in May. The daughter ci Mr. and Mrs. Gordon T. Sprunger, 817 W. Water St., Berne, spelled fascinate correctly to beat out Mary Ann Reynolds, 13, a seventh grade student in the St. Joseph grade school in Decatur. The Berne young lady will now represent Adams county in the area finals at North Side high school in Fort Wayne, which will be held Saturday, May 9. The Adams county finals were held Monday evening in the cafeteria of the Berne school. Use 171 Words After 169 words and nearly 45 minutes of spelling, nine of the 11 contestants were out of the running, and the contest boiled down to the two words, faculties and fascinate. Miss Reynolds, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Reynolds, of 318 S. First St., Decatur, misspelled faculties. Miss Sprunger correctly spelled the word, and then correctly spelled her next word, fascinate. Mrs. Helen Macklin of Berne served as pronouncer for the con- ’ test, and judges were Philip Souder, Adams Central school superintendent, and Hubert Zerkel, Jr., Decatur Lincoln school principal. Jim Yoder, Berne elementary principal, was in charge of the finals. -- Ejeven ocnoois A total of 11 contestants in the Adams county finals represented 11 schools in the county. Spellers who won their school finals and were entered in the county finals, in addition to the winner and run-ner-up, were: Sylvia Fay Stoppenhagen, Zion Friedheim; Beverly Geyer, Monmouth; Janice Schamerloh, Immanuel Lutheran; Michael Anderson, Geneva; Diane Strayer, Adams Central; Karen Matthews, St. Peter’s Lutheran; Karen Reinhart, St. Paul’s Lutheran; Jayne ' Suman, Pleasant Mills; and Kathryn Kenney, Zion Lutheran. In the event of illness or for some other reason Miss Sprunger would be unable to participate in the area finals, Miss Reynolds, as alternate, would compete. Bishop Luers Pupil Oratorical Winner Tom O’Hare, a senior at Bishop Luers high school, Fort Wayne, was judged winner of the district Knights of Columbus oratorical contest, held Monday evening at the K. of C. council 4048, Fort Wayne. —' O’Hare was the winner by a narrow four points over Mike Reynolds, Decatur Catholic high school junior, representing the Decatur K. of C. A third scheduled contestant from Fort Wayne was unable to compete because of school conflicts. O’Hare will represent this district in a regional contest at Fort Wayne next Sunday competing against winners from the Warsaw, Mishawaka and South Bend areas. This winner will advance to the state finals at the annual K. of C. convention in Indianapolis late in May. . Judges for Monday’s contest were Robert Christi, of Fort Wayne, district deputy of the Knights of Columbus; Edward Heimann, teacher in the Decatur Catholic high school, and Thomas Bueter, grand knight of K. C council 4048, Fort Wayne. The Decatur contestant was accompanied to the contest by Heimann, James Kortenber, and the contestant’s father, Pete Reynolds. Theme of this year’s contest is "Religion and science — partner* in building a better world.”