Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 115, Decatur, Adams County, 14 May 1964 — Page 1

VOL. LXII. NO. 115.

McNamara Returns From — ' « ~ ' South Viet Nam, Sees Long And Hard Warfare

■ ™ J Cmdr. Edwin R. Weidler

Public High School Graduation May 21

Guest speakers and programs for the baccalaureate services and commencement exercises of the Decatur high school were announced today by Gail M. Grabill, superintendent of the North Adams community schools, and Hugh J. Andrews, principal of the Decatur high school. Baccalaureate services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the high school auditorium, and the commencement exercises will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 21, also at the school auditorium. There are more than 100 candidates for diplomas in this year’s graduating class, the highest number ever to graduate from the school in this, the 83rd annual commencement. The baccalaureate sermon will be given by Commander Edwin R. Weidler, chaplain in the United States Navy, and a native of Decatur. He WSs born in this city April 6, 1916. a son of the late Jacob and Katherine (Dauber) Weidler. A graduate of Lakeland College, Sheboygan, Wis., B.A. 1939, and of the Theological Seminary, Princeton, N. J., B.Th., 1942, he was ordained Nov. 22. 194 k He served as pastor of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church at Frostburg, Md., until eritering the chaplain corps of the Navy in July, 1945. Cmdr. Weidler, after varying assignments, was sent to Korea after the outbreak of the Korean conflict in August of 1951. He later became the eighth Navy chanlain to winter-over in the Antarctic during Operation Deep Freeze. Since August of 1963, Cmdr. Weidler, his wife and three children have been stationed at the U. S. Naval Station at Trinidad. Baccalaureate Program The processional will be, “Processional in C Major,” by E. Batiste,” and the recessional will be "March from Egmont,” by Beethoven. Radio Station Head Is Optimist Speaker Bill Kunhle, program chairman, introduced Joe Klarke, general manager of Decatur’s new radio station, WADM, at this morning’s weekly meeting of the Decatur Optimist club. Klarke explained that the new station will operate on 250 watts, with a coverage of approximately a 50-mile radius of Decatur. The transmitter will be situated on High St. near the hospital and will be of a non-directional nature. All personnel have had numerous years of experience, with the announcers being selected for their diversified years of experience. The station will operate from sunrise to sunset six days a week, featuring local news, weather reports, community announcements, an obituary program, sports events, breakfast on the farm, L

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY ’ ‘ '

Robert John Garvue

The high school choir, under the direction of Miss Helen Haubold, supervisor of music in the " Decatur public schools, will sing “Build Thee More Stately Mansions,” by Gordon Young, and “The Lord Bless You and Keep You,” by Peter Lutkin. Theme Os Cmdr. Weidler’s sermon will be “A Precarious Passage. and A Promise.” The Rev. William C. Feller, pastor of the Zion United Church of Christ, will pronounce the invocation and the benediction. Commencement Program The commencement address will be delivered by Robert John Garvue, assistant professor of education at Indiana University. Garvue. a native of Wisconsin, received his B. A. degree from Wisconsin State College in 1947, • _his M. A. degree from the University of Michigan in 1950. and his Ed. D. degree from I, U. in 1961. He served as a teacher in private and public schools in Indiana. as educational administrator in four Indiana school corporations. and as educational consultant with an architectural firm, serving in six states. He is now assistant nrofessor of school administration the I. U. school of education, with his major teaching area in administrative theory and research. The processional will be “Pomp and Circumstance,” by Elgar, and the recessional will be “D. H. S.” The invocation and benediction will be pronounced by Cmdr: Weidler. The high school choir, directed by Miss Haubold, will sing “No Man Is An Island.” arranged by Ringwald. and “Deep Are the Roots,” bv Kadish Millet. Suot. Grabill will introduce the speaker, the graduating class will be presented by Hugh J. Andrews principal, and diplomas will be presented bv Herbert N. Banning, president of the North Adams community school board. District Democrats Reelect Officers Fourth district Democrats, meeting Wednesday afternoon in Fort Wavne, unanimously reelected all officers.- They are James L. Koons, Avilla, chairman; Mrs. Dorothy Huffman, Bluffton, vice chairman: Mrs. Lorraine Fenstermaker. Geneva, secretary, and John Whitehead* Columbia , City, treasurer. morning devotions, musical programs and many items of local interest too numerous to mention. Sundays the station will feature local religious devotions with live broadcasts from the community churches. Sunday afternoons will be allocated to musical serenades and news announcements. Louie Van Poppel is salesmanager and reported that interest and reception by the Decatur area in the establishment of its first radio station has been gratifying. .

WASHINGTON (UPI) — Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara, predicting a long, hard war in South Viet Nam, said today that he would “be very happy” to brief Congress on the progress of that antiCommunist struggle. On his return from a 30-hour visit in Saigon, McNamara was asked whether he thought renewed congressional inquiry into the war would serve a useful purpose. The House Armed Service Committee plans to call McNamara to testify, particularly concerning the quality of U.S. aircraft and other equipment in use in South Viet Nam. “It is very important to continue to inform Congress,” McNamara said today. “I would be very happy to do that.” The secretary also told newsmen at an airport news conference after stepping off his plane from Saigon: -—There will be a step-up in American training of both ground and air units of the South Vietnamese forces. I n the months ahead, he said, the number of Vietnamese air force pilots will be doubled—reportedly to aboyt 800. —“The path to victory will be long” in South Viet Nam, with “courage and imagination” needed to succeed in defeating the Communist guerilla forces. It will be a “long war, a hard war,” he said. But he said .there was no question in his mind, that “persistent execution” of plans made by the South Vietnamese and their American advisers would lead to success. —He “couldn’t estimate the time” it will take to achieve victory. He said a Saigon report attributed to him that the war there might last five to 10 years was a “complete error.” —ls more Americans are needed there for training purposes, they will be sent. And as certain training programs are completed, some Americans may be brought home but “it may be necessary for others to be sent out.” / In reply to a question about criticism over use of World War II vintage U.S. Air Force planes in South Viet Nam, McNamara said he and Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had discussed them with Air Force leaders in Saigon, and added that “there is no question that those aircraft were well chosen” for the type of war being waged. Chairman Carl Vinson, DGa.. of the House Armed Services Committee plans to summon the secretary to a closed session to answer charges that the deaths of two American pilots were due to the old planes they flew rather than to enemy fire. No date has been set for the session as yet, however. McNamara, who was the object of a Communist assassina- ' tion l>lot <iiscovered by Vietnamese police before his arrival earlier this week, told newsmen at Saigon, “this is going 1o be a long war. I don’t think we should delude ourselves into thinking anything other than that.” He said the United States has no plans to introduce modern jet aircraft to replace the World War II vintage bombers presently' in use in Viet Nam, but he mentioned that more heavily armed dive bombers would be sent to replace them. McNamara said that progress has been excellent in a series of joint U. S. - Vietnamese programs aimed at furthering the war effort against the Viet Cong. He said that U. S. requests for aid for Viet Nam from the NATO aliles had been received sympathetically in West Germany. INDIANA WEATHER Fair and cool tonight. Friday fair and warmer. Low tonight 38 to 44. High Friday in the 70s. Sunset today 7:52 p. m. Sunrise Friday 5:31 a. m. Outlook for Saturday: Fair and a little warmer. Lows mid 50s. Highs around 80.

Decatur, Indiana, 46733, Thursday, May 14, 1964.

Eisenhower Neutral On Party’s Choice

HARRISBURG, Pa. (UPD— Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower today proclaimed his strict neutrality in the Republican presidential race and said he would not try to “dictate” a choice for the party’s nomination. Returning to Pennsylvania after a five-month winter stay in California, the general said it would be neither “practical nor wise” to pick a candidate “and expect all the Republicans, just like a herd of sheep to run that way.” At an impromptu news conference held as he alighted from the private railroad car which had carried him from the west coast, Eisenhower pledged support to the choice of the GOP national convention, rejected speculation he would become part of any “stop movement” and said President Johnson could be beaten with the “right combination” of platform and candidates. Outlines Position Summing up his position, the former chief executive said: “I just knqw whoever is nominated I am going to support And I don’t want to be—after all, I am an ex-politician—l should not be in the position of trying to dictate to the Republican party what it should do. I am going to support it in its decisions and do whatever I can —I can’t do very much.” When queried by newsmen on reports of GOP plans for his leadership, Eisenhower said: “Does leadership necessarily mean putting your finger on the actual person.” Further dashing the hopes of various GOP factions which had hoped for his support, he said: “I, by no means, believe it is proper for me to say this is the man and expect all Republicans, just like a herd of sheep to run that way...l just don’t think that is either wise or practical.” ——— Stop Movement “Silly” Eisenhower has been described as the only Republican who can stop the surge of U.S. Remedial Reading Program Offered A tuition-free, remedial reading program, for any pupil in grades three through eight in the North Adams area—public or parochial —will be offered at Northwest .school this year, John E. McConaha, head of the program, announced this morning. Parents will be responsible for $1 book rental fee, and for transportation to and from the school. One-hour classes, five mornings a week, from June 1 to July 24 will be conducted. This is an eightweek program. All classes will be conducted at Northwest elementary school. The program this year is paid for by state aid, and is part of the state remedial reading program Grail F. Grabill, superintendent, explained. In previous years it has included stepped-up reading as well as remedial, but will be limited to remedial this year. For the past two years, Robert Doan and Mrs. Deane Dorwin have taujgit in the program. This year Miss Kay Daughterly, regular remedial reading teacher, for fourth , fifth and sixth, will oe added to the staff. Any parent who thinks that his child might need the course should contact the child’s teacher immediately, and inquired if the teacher thinks a remedial reading course would help. Parents will be notified after , May 25 as to what hour each day their children will be in class. Parents may get registration blanks from their own school principal, and these should be completed, and returned to the principal before May 19, McConaha added.

Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona, front runner for the nomination at the convention opening July 13 in San Fracisco. But the geeral described a stop movement as a “silly kind of thing.” , “I am hoping that the Republican party, in the* mainstream of its thinking, will decide who they want and the kind of platform they want." Nearly S9OO Given In Wildcat Drive More than 100 wet, tired and enthusiastic Wildcat League boys combed Decatur Wednesday night and took in $893.92, mostly in $1 contributions, to help support the baseball program for more than 400 Decatur boys this summer. Hie Wildcat League includes three times as many boys as all the other leagues combined, and costs only twice as much, making it the most economical for , the money spent, Carl A. Braun, league commissioner, explained. Bower Schedules -« Ferris Bower, board member, managed the scheduling desk, and assigned each driver a territory, and five or more boys to help him. The drivers then were . responsible for a certain terri- i tory, covering it, and getting the < boys there and back safely. Rain - dampened many of the stickers, : some boys didn’t even have rain- - coats, but spirits were high in spite of Wet weather. Aiding Bower were Miss Judy Brodbeck, Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Boch, and Mrs. Robert J. Railing. x In addition more than 20 r drivers, including the Wildcat j board members, took part in I driving. > Drive To Continue > The drive will continue, Braun’ explained, as various businesses 3 and industries are contacted. « Application blanks for highs school-age boys to serve as as-j sistant coaches in the league summer will be available at the J Decatur Daily Democrat Satur-j day, George Waning, coach, stated. Sign-up date for all boys inter--ested in playing Wildcat ball wills be announced in the near future, * Waning promised. Waning has already been nam- I ed to head the program for its i second year. Assistants and field 5 managers will be picked in the | near future, as soon as the fund drive is completed. Edward Kukelhan j Dies Last Night I Sz *3 Edward Kukelhan. 85, member a of a well known Root township | family, died at 10:45 o’clock | Wednesday night at the Adams county memorial hospital follow- | ing an illness of several days. He was born in Root Feb. 17, 1879, a son of Fred and|! Louise Fuelling-Kukelhan. and J* resided four and one-half miles 5 north of Decatur. He was never J married. Mr. Kukelhan was a member g of St. Peter s Lutheran church. g Surviving are two brothers, g Herman and Otto Kukelhan, both 3 of Root township: one sister. Mrs. S Hugo Franz of Decatur; threeg nephews and one niece. ThreeJ brothers. Henry, William and 3 Charles, are deceased. Funeral services will be con- 5 ducted at 1:36 p. m. Saturday at 3 the Zwick funeral home and at 2 p. m. at the St. Peter’s Lutheran 5 church. The Rev. F. W. Droege- 3 mueller will officiate, and burial j will be in the church cemetery. ' Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p. m. today until time of the services. I

MNA S’’ *7 i *<<,-., -■ ~->, “■ r- • ■ MAX HOBBS, who recently won the Democratic nomination for fourth district representative to go agginst E. Ross Adair in the fall, is shown at left before speaking to a large gathering at the Moose lodge Wednesday evening. A “Fraternal Night” banquet was held in observance of the golden anniversary of the local “Moose lodge, with numerous dignitaries and representatives of local organizations present. Shown above, left to ri£ht, are Msgr. Simeon Schmitt, Vernon Hebble, in charge of the banquet, and Decatur Mayor Carl D. Gerber.—(Photo by Briede)

Moose Observing 50th Anniversary

“Organizations such as the Mocse, have to be, as they have been, leaders in planning for the future,” Democratic nominee for fourth district representative Max Hobbs told a large gathering of local dignitaries at a banquet held Wednesday night in observance of the 50th anniversary of the Iqcal Moose lodge. Adams Lodge No. 1311 opened celebration of its golden anniversary Tuesday evening with a special class enrollment in honor of General Governor Ralph D. Moore, and the celebration will continue through the rest of the week. Ladies of the Moose night is scheduled this evening, along with a class enrollment. Cecil Haney is chairman and the guest speaker will be deputy grand regent Elizabeth Steinke of South Bend. A third meeting will be held Friday, with Stanley Callow serving as chairman. Governor Herb Fravel is chairman of the golden anniversary banquet to be 5 , held Saturday, honoring charter members and Mooseheart graduates. Stanley Stickford, executive vice president of the ' Indiana : Moose association, will be guest • speaker. J ! Hie week-long celebration will ’ conclude Sunday with a Legion -of the Moose meeting and class : enrollment. Guest speaker will be : James W. Rawling, Mooseheart : director of publicity. ■s _

Few Tickets Yet For Tour

fThe Erie-Lackawanna railroad— Decatur Daily Democrat summer , weekend tours to the New York ■ World’s Fair are almost sold out, ! although several are still avail- = able for the September 25-28 tour, 1 it was announced today. ; Only one single, which may be ! sold as a double, remains on the ■ June 12-15 weekend tour that ! leaves Friday and returns Monr | day noon. s There are one twin and five | singles, which may be sold as i doubles, remaining on the July ■ 31-August 3 trip. Six doubles and 12 twins, as ( well as all five singles, remain ;on the September 25-28 tour. $lO Deposit ; Those wishing to make reserva- : tions should bring their $lO des posit to the Decatur Daily Demo- = crat, and give the accomodations i desired, and which trip they wish i to make. i The second tour will leave Dei catur by reclining-seat, air-con- ‘ ditioned coaches on the Erie- ’ Lackawanna railroad diesel-pow- | ered “Lake Cities’’ at 1:20 p. m. | Friday, July 31. All trips feavp 'at the same time on a Friday, I and return at the same time on ; a Monday afternoon. I Pillows are provided in the i coaches for those who desire i them. The diner-lounge will be : open for those desiring a lunch ■or light snack or refreshment at moderate cost. Arrive Early Saturday, August 1, a continental breakfast, tip included, will be served. The early morning will find the group traveling through hundreds of miles of the most picturesque i scenery in the Eastern United [.States— through the Poconos and ! Delaware Valter Gap. : At 8:45 a. m. the train arrives !at Hoboken. The entire party will be taken from the train to the motor coaches for transfer through the Lincoln tunnel under the Hudson river to Hotel New I

Numerous Dignitaries A large number of dignitaries and representatives of organizations attended the “fraternal night” banquet held last night, and heard Hobbs, who will oppose Republican E. Ross Adair this fall, speak on the future of this country and Northeastern Indiana. Hobbs told the group that fraternal organizations are a booster of religion and patroitism, and not a substitute. “As long as our fraternal bodies remain strong, I don’t think we have anything to worry about in the future,” he said. Must Look Ahead “We must look ahead,” Hobbs said, in explaining, “we must be ready for the future with schools, churches, roads, industrial development, etc.” He added that in 15 years there will be 45 million people in this country over the age of 65, for whom the nation must be ready to provide recreation, health care, etc. Hobbs said he believed that in this area in the next 15 years or so, a system of mono-rail travel will be in use, similar to the old interurban, in his opinion. He said he could see factories spreading out into medium-sized communities such as Decatur and Bluffton, and he believed that water problems would be taken care of, in the next 15 years. The option Decatur has taken

■ Yorker, conveniently located in mid-town area. Individuals car- : ry their own luggage from the train to buses and from the . buses to the hotel. At 9:15 a.m. the group will arrive at the Hotel New Yorker, ; at 34th street and Bth avenue, • New York City. The entire morning is open for individual shop- ■ ping, looking around, sightseeing, resting, etc. : Escort will be on duty in the i south room, third floor from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Saturday to answer questions. i The Coffee House on the lower level and the Lamp Post Corner on lobby level of hotel will be open for all meals. —Day At Fair At 12:15 noon the group will meet on the West 34th street side of the hotel ready to leave 1 for a short walk underground to the Long Island railroad on the lower level of Penn station for special cars to the World’s Fair. All go together to the fair in a group on Saturday. Two transportation tokens for round trip to the fair, together with one world’s fair admission ticket, are included in the tour, one token to be put in the turn- ,’ stile when detraining at Long Island railroad World’s Fair station and one token to be put in the turnstile on return. The tour members may return at their own leisure, and trains leave frequently all evening. Luncheon and dinner are up to the individual. Sunday Free Sunday breakfast and luncheon ■ are optional, with the day open for sightseeing or a return visit to the fair. By noon luggage must be ready for the return trip, but the group will not leave Uje hotel until i 6:15 p.m. Sunday. The bus will ' leave promptly at 6:30 p.m., and the train will leave at 7:30 p.m. Shortly after noon, at 12:15

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on a piece of land as a possible reservoir site, Hobbs said is among things that must be done in looking ahead to the future. “We will have to plan for reservoirs, industrial development, roads, etc.,” Hobbs said, “we can’t jiist sit back and wait for these things.” Representatives Noted Vernon Hebble, banquet chairman, introduced the dignitaries and representatives of various organizations who were present, following Hobbs’ talk. Among those present were representatives of the Masonic lodge, Knights of Columbus, Chamber of Commerce, Brick Masons, Carpenters, the American Federation of Musicians, the United Electrical Workers, the Red Men lodge, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Elks lodge, Eagles lodge, American Legion, and district 50 of the Central Soya Co. Also introduced by Hebble were Mayor and Mrs. Carl D. Gerber, Judge and Mrs. Myles F. Parrish, several Adams county officials, Democratic ' central committee chairman Dr. Harry Hebble and his wife, and others. Hebble introduced too the Moose members present, the Moose officers and the Women of the Moose, and the past local lodge governors present, who, as Hebble described it, “are the men most responsible! for these past 50 years.” Rawlinson Is Head Os Community Fund John W. Rawlinson, owner and manager of the Western Auto Store, was elected president of the Decatur Community Fund at the annual organization meeting of the board of directors Wednesday evening. Other officers are Mrs. Fred Isch, first vice president; Dean Boltz, second vice president; The Rev. Elbert Smith, Jr., secretary, and Ed Hagan, treasurer. Justin Bleeke will continue as excutive secretary. Other board members are Miss Helen Haubold, Vernon Hebble and Oral Fulton. Bloodmobile Unit In City May 26 The bloodmobile unit will visit Decatur from 10 a. m. until 4 p. m. at the Youth and Community Center Tuesday, May 26, Mrs. Ferris Bower, chairman, stated this morning. Anyone desiring to replace blood for friends or relatives is requested to do so at this time. Scheduling of donors will begin Wednesday, May 20. and continue through Friday, May 22. Donors not contacted are urged to call the Red Cross office for a donor appointment. 25 Freight Cars Are Derailed Wednesday HAMILTON, Ohio (UPD — ‘ Conductor R. R. McNew and engineman H. L. Cull, both of Richmond, Ind., escaped injury Wednesday when a broken axle on a box car derailed 25 cars of a 69-car Pennsylvania Railroad freight train near Somerville. p.m. Monday, the train will; arrive if) Decatur, following continental breakfast. Cost of the trip is $51.50 per adult, or $34 for a child. It costs $3.50 additional for a single room. A $lO deposit is required for a reservation and the remainder is due and payable before July 1 for the July 31 trip. Reservations are limited thia year of the unavailability of hotel space in New York. Travel light, carry only one ' suitcase, former travelers warn.