Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 119, Decatur, Adams County, 19 May 1964 — Page 1

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Utah’s 11,000 Teachers 7 ' . On Strike Second Day; East St. Louis Picketed

Russell Says Bill Obnoxious

WASHINGTON (UPD — Sen. Richard B. Russell said today that the Senate’s new compromise civil rights bill is “more obnoxious” than the House version and that Southerners will' continue their “educational campaign” against it. The Georgia Democrat made the comment after a meeting of the Southern caucus. Southerners had been expected to oppose the compromise, which was drafted by Senate Democratic and Republican leaders in an effort to win n«n-South-erner votes to close off debate on the rights bill. Russell told reporters he believed the Senate’s pro-c iv i 1 rights faction still lacked the necessary votes to invoke cloture—or gag rule. Such a move requires the backing of two-' thirds of those present and voting—or 67 senators if everyone is present. A featur of the compromise permitting the attorney general to move against a massive’ pattern of discrimination “is aimed solely at the South,” Russell said. The Senate is now in its 58th day of debate on the bill. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield told reporters after meeting president Johnson this morning that every senator should “search his conscience and determine whether the time has arrived” to end the filibuster against the measure. Three separate conferences had been called today for senators to discuss the measure. The Southerners met and broke.

All-Night Party To Graduates Thursday

Plans for the annual all-night party for the graduates of Decatur high school, have been announced by Lions club president Dick Mies. Bowling, a movie, breakfast, entertainment, etc., will again feature the annual party for the’ more than 100 seniors who will receive their diplomss in commencement exercises at the school Thursday evening. According to the Rev. Richard Ludwig, general chairman for the Lions, the dance, which in previous years opened the evening’s program has been discontinued. The graduates and their parents recently decided not to hold the dance this year, as for many of the graduates, it interfered with various family plans. Many families entertain relatives and friends after the graduation rites, and thus, many of the graduates did not reach the dance at the Youth and Community Center until it was nearly over. Bowl at 11:30 Thus, the all-night party will begin at approximately 11:30 p.m. Thursday with bowling at Villa Lanes, furnished through the courtesy of Dick Mies. The free bowling will extend to approximately 1:30 a.m., Mies said. Mies asked the graduates to come at any time for the bowling but it is hoped that some will stay at the parties at their respective homes for awhile, as more than 200 are expected. Bv coming at different times, it would allow more to bowl. Will See Movie At 2 a m. the graduates will be the guest of Roy Kalver. who will present “A Ticklish Affair.” a technicolor comedv. to be shown at the Adams treater. All the graduates and their dates are welcome. Following the movie, at appro-

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up first, while other Democrats and Republicans also were conferring separately. The Southerners hoped Alabama Gov. George Wallace’s showing in Maryland would bolster their campaign to modify the House-passed civil .rights measure. Democratic and Republican leaders reached agreement with Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy a week ago on the “package” or amendments being reviewed. They said the proposals safeguarded objectives of the House bill and improved its chances of enactment. GOP Leader Everett M. Dirksen, 111., took the lead in working out the amendments. At his insistence, stronger emphasis was placed on giving the states first crack at settling public accommodations and job discrimination complaints. In turn, the attorney general won the right to institute suits in either category when a “pattern” Os discrimination occurs. Previously he could only -igjervene in individual cases. More.. than 70 proposed revisions were boiled down into the omnibus proposal. Today's Democratic and Republican conferences were designed primarily to inform members what the revisions would do. Leaders did not expect to win formal declarations of approval. They hoped, however, to get an idea of what backing the amendments would have and whether further changes would be required.

ximately 4 a.m., the Lions club will be hosts for a breakfast to be held at the Youth and Community Center. In addition to the breakfast, entertainment will be provided for the grads. Lawrence Ans- • paugh is in charge of arranging the entertainment, and following the program, the graduates will begin the trip to their respective homes, with the sun rising in the east. Committees Named • The four Lions club committees for the bfeakfast are as follows: table’s and decorations —• Clark Mayclin and Clark Smith, cochairmen, Noah Steury, Fritz Ellsworth, Merritt Alger, ,M e 1 Zoss, -Clyde Butler, Earl DaWald. — Kitchen ’report at 3 a.m.) — Alva Lawson and Fred Corah, co-chairmen. Richard Linn. Roy Price. Jack Gordon, Roger Gentis. Ernest Lesiuk and Milt SpencV. ■ Waiters (report at 3 a.m.) — Thurman Drew and Bob Zwick, co-chairmen, W. M. Bumgerdner, Glen Mauller, Dick Mies, Carroll Schroeder, James Cowens. Vic Porter. Norm Steury, Ralph Smith, Harry Schwartz, Ted Hill, John McConaha. Clean-uo (report at 5:30 a.m.) — Bob Worthman and Harry Knapp, co-chairmen, Dick Sullivan, Gordon Hooper. Ron Parrish. Rev. A. C. Underwood, Rev. R. C. Ludwig. Bill McColly, Robert Holthouse/’ Joe Morris, Smith Snively. G. Remy Bierly and Harold Zwick. Memorial Services At Moose Thursday There will be joint memorial services Thursday at the Moose home 'at 730 p.m. This is for women and men of the

By United Press International Utah’s 11,000 public school teachers took their strike into its second day today under threat of court action. In East St. Louis, 111., high school seniors picketed their striking teachers. Both the Utah and East St. Louis teachers stayed away from their classrooms to back up demands for higher salaries. The Utah attorney general asked a ,district judge to issue an injunction against the striking teachers. The teachers, meanwhile, scheduled a mass meeting in Salt Lake City at 10 a. m. MST <1 p.m. EDT>. -—- . ’ ' I In East St. Louis, high school seniors due to graduate next week matched teachers’ picket lines with their own. They carried signs reading “exams now, pickets later.” . Final examinations are scheduled for Thursday and Friday and many seniors were afraid the ' strike flight delay their graduation. At East St. Louis, down the Mississippi from the town where Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn played hookey with regularity*. more than 18,000 youngsters skipped classes Monday. There was no way of determining how many students stayed away from school in Utah, although 37 of the state’s 40 school districts were opened. Civil rights demonstrations also cut into school attendances in many towns across the nation. Jubilant civil rights leaders in Milwaukee, Wis., hailed Monday’s school boycott-in which more than 10,000 Negro youngsters missed school — as “a magnificent success.” New York city civil rights leaders, however, were forced by their own predictions to consider their school integration rally a “failure.” Most of Utah’s 11,000 teachers refused to go to work Mon.day on the first day of their two-day strike in an unprecedented move to win more money from the Legislature to finance the schools. Teachers at East St. Louis were striking for higher wages. Their walkout Monday crippled the city’s school system and threatened to do the same again today. High school seniors, scheduled to graduate in only three weeks, planned to picket their picketing teachers with placards reading: “finals now — picket later,”

Band Parents Group Reelects Officers At a recent meeting of the Band Parents Association in the music room of the high school, the nominating committee, with Mrs. Lawrence Anspaugh as chairman, and members Mrs. David Langston and Mrs. Hazel :Eliisy:preseßted the following slate of officers for 1964-65: Mrs. Kenneth Singleton and Mrs. Elbert Smith were reelected to their third successive terms as president and vice president, respectively, with Mrs. Nelson Doty installed as treasurer and Mrs. Harold Humbles, secretary. It was announced that tag day receipts enabled the association to make the final payment on the band uniform debt. The uniforms were received last October at a cost of $5,400. Plans were made for the Reppert auction in August. which the association is sponsoring, and members were urged to save articles to be donated for the sale. / The band presented its final concert for this year May 10. in the high school auditorium, at which time special recognition was given to the seniors. Awards were given to Patricia Collins, Elsie Canales, Margaret Cook, B Margaret Kocher, Tom Baxter, John Beeler and Richard Doty. The final surprise award, an appropriately inscribed plaque, was presented to Richard Collins, director, by Mrs. Singleton, on behalf of the organization.

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Decatur, Indiana, 46733, Tuesday, Mas 19, 1964.

Rotary Scholarship Recipients Chosen The scholarship committee for the two scholarships awarded annually by the Decatur Rotary club, meeting Monday, selected the recipients of this year’s awards. The committee received nine applications from seniors at the Decatur high school, and four applications from seniors at the Decatur Catholic high school. This year's awards, for SSOO each, will go to , one senior at each of the two local high schools The scholarship is set up by altermating years based on school enrollment, with two awards to the public high school every other year, and one to each of the schools in the alternating year. The scholarship fund is received from contributions made by each individual member of the Decatur Rotary club, with the first scholarships awarded in 1962. Names of the receipients of the awards will not be divulged until awards assemblies are held at the local schools. Bob Cook is chairman of the scholarship committee. Other Rotarian members are Gail Grabill and Roy Kalver, and the committee is completed by Hugh J. Andrews, Decatur high school principal; Sr. M. Julienne, C. S. A., Decatur Catholic high school principal, and Deane T. Dorwin, guidance counselor for the NoMh Adams community schools. The scholarships are based on need, scholarship, character, personality, and personal interviews.

Mrs. Doyle Collier Again Heads Society Mrs. Doyle Collier was reelected chairman of the Adams county chapter of the American Cancer society at the annual meeting of the board of directors held Monday evening. at the Four Seasons. Mrs. James Engle was uamed first vice chairman, Roy Kalver, second vice chairman, Mrs. ”arry Knapp, secretary, and Miss Jane Dailey, treasurer. John G. Gordon was selected as delegate to the annual state convention in September. Mrs. Knapp and Dr. William Freeby ware announced as new members of the board. < A report of the April campaign for funds was given by M'ss Joan Wemhoff, crusade chairm tn. Approximately $2,500 was raised, which fell short of last wear’s total and considerably short of the budget assigned to the county. Replies to appeals made by letters to business firms, organizations and individuals were sparse and it was in this division that this year's drive fell down. Miss Wemhoff was hopeful that the letters would be answered with contributions and the final total, would be increased. Mrs. Robert Krueckeberg, educational chairman, reported. ..that there had been 36 showings of cancer films to schools, clubs, churches, civic groups and general meetings in the past year. Also, thousands of pieces of literature with cancer's sever, danger signals, had been distributed to the public. Clifton H. Bush, of Indianapolis, field representative of the Indiana division of the society, was in attendance and gave a •short talk on the increased activities of the organization in the fields of research, education and service for which the cancer crusade funds are expended. He also presented past president pins to five former heads of the Ad ams county organization — Roy Kalver, Miss Joan Wemhoff. Dr. John Spaulding, Mrs. Arthur Holthouse, and Mas., Robert Krueckeberg. A scholarship award of $250 was voted to a graduate of one of the local high schools, who will enter some field of medical technology. The name was withheld until the formal presentations of awards are made at the annual ceremonies for this purpose.

Maryland's Voters Go Io Polls Today BALTIMORE <UPI) — Maryland voters go to the polls today in a primary election expected to pit President Johnsons prestige agai ns t the “white backlash” on civil rights, symbblied by Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace. Election officials predicted a record turnout of almost 500,000 of the 933,600 registered Democrats for the primary, which marked Wallace’s third anticivil rights bill sortie into a northern state. The segregationist governor was opposed by Sen. Daniel B. Brewster, DMd., a “stand-in” for President Johnson. The polls open at 7 a.m. EDT and close at 7 p.m. Mostly fair weather was predicted for throughout the state with temperatures ranging as high as the mid-80s. Wallace mounted an all-out attack on the civil rights bill during the campaign for Maryland’s 48 first-bdllot votes at the Democratic National Convention. Brewster fought to save the delegates for Johnson, calling Wallace a “trespasser” and an exploiter of the underlying tensions in race-conscious Maryland.

Youth Is Charged After Wild Chase Donald E. Kaehr, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester D. Kaehr, of 510 W. Jefferson street, Decatur, was arrested at 1:10 am. today at the intersection of U.S. 224 and the Bellmont rbad, following a wild dhase through Decatur, and charged in juvenile court this morning with five separate offenses. While on a routine early-morn-ing patrol, a city police officer observed a motorcycle headed south on 13th street toward the patrol car. The motorcycle had no headlights, and turned east on. Monroe street. . Speeds Through Town The police officer turned and followed the motorcycle, and clocked it in excess of 60 miles an hour. The subject passed two cars between 11th street ind the Pennsylvania railroad, at intersections, still without lights. After crossing the Pennsylvania tracks, the officer stated, the cyclist turned on his lights and increased his speed in excess of 70 miles an hour from 6th street to the St. Mary’s river bridge on Monroe street, through the center of Decatur, at 1:10 a .Tn. At the bridge the officer finally overtook the speeding cyclist and got him stopped at the Belmont road. • Becomes Angry Upon advising the youth as to why he was stopped, the b6y became quite bellicose, and called the officer a liar, using profane language. The youth was then arrested and taken to the police station, and turned over to deputy sheriff Harold August at the county jail. The youth remained belligerent at the police station, and continued using profane language. z His parents could not be located, and he was taken to the jail until the father was found, at which time he was released in his father’s custody. The boy was charged with driving 70 in a 20-mile zone, reckless driving, disorderly conduct, using profane language, and violation of curfew. No date or time was set for his appearance. A copy of the charges will be submitted to juvenile court Wednesday.

Select Family For Exchange Student Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jacobs have been approved as the "parents” of the 1964-65 foreign exchange student, it was announced today by Roy L. Kalver, president of the local chapter of the American Field Service. eApplication was made several months ago by the Jacobs family, and word of their selection was received from the New York office today. t While no specific student has yet been chosen, 4 request has been made for a girl, who this year will attend the Decatur high school. She will arrive in the United States some time in August, and will reside with the Jacobs family until June, 1965. In past years Decatur has been host to girl students from Sweden, Brazil and Greece, and boys from Norway, Sweden, Germany and Italy, the latter being the homeland of Leo Gavilli, who next month will complete his stay with the Severin Schurger family. The new student’s “sister” will be Jane Jacobs, who will be a senior in high school. The Jacobs have another child at home, Mark, an eighth-grader. Bill, their oldest son, is in his second year at the Indiana University College of Medicine, and Steve is a sophomore at Valparaiso University. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs are members of the Zion Lutheran church and both participate in church, community and civic activities. Leo Gavilli, who will graduate soon from the Decatur Catholic high school, will join a bus tour along with a large group of fellow foreign students and will visit many points of interest in the United States. The nearly 3000 students will then converge in Washington for a meeting with President Johnson before departing for their overseas homes. The local chapter of the A.F.S. is a unit of the Decatur Community Fund. INDIANA WEATHER Fair tonight, cooler north, a little cooler south. Wednesday fair and cooler. Low tonight in the 50s north, 55 to 62 south. High Wednesday mostly in the 70s north and the 80s south. Sunset today 7:56 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday 6:26 a.m. Outlook for Thursday: Fair and pleasantly ~cool. Father Os Six Is Electrocuted Monday CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. (UPI) — Charles Chestnut, Fillmore, 32, father of six children and expecting another, was electrocuted Monday on a fdrm near here when his post hole drill brushed a power line. Vincennes Student Drowned In Lake VINCENNES, Ind. (UPI) — The body of Steve McCallion, 19, Odon, a student -at —Vincennes University, was recovered by scuba divers today from Lake Lawrence in Illinois. McCallion was reported missing Monday night after be went swimming with friends. Dragging operations were discontinued after hours late Monday night. —

Bloodmobile Unit In Decatur May 26

Decatur area residents will 15 in the normal human body, de- ’’can receive blood without bear part of the responsibility for pending on weight, is taken. It charge even in other areas, if the the availability of blood over the takes less than an hour, and the hospital will accept blood from a Memorial Day weekend, Mrs. actual donation takes only five Red Cross blood center on a - Ferris Bower, Red Cross blood minutes. one-for-all replacement basis. program chairman, warned to- t ~ . . . “ You wiU ** eli S Me to give (jay Before you are allowed to do- blood if you are between 18 and The regional Red Cross blood- nate> trained nurses check your 59 ant j pa SS phy S j ca i checkup, mobile will visit the Decatur temperature, weight, pulse, hemo- Written permission of a patient is Youth and Community Center globin, blood pressure, and medi- required for unmarried persons from 10 a. m. until 4 p. m. next cal history. If there is any de- under 21. Blood can be donated Tuesday, just four days before viation from normal, you will be a t 8-week intervals, but no more the long weekend, .which usually checked and quizzed by a local often than five times a year, includes a number of bad acci- physician. Learn Your Bleed Type dents, where blood is urgently “M you are finally approved, “If you have never given needed. and give. blood, it will take only blood, or received It, you will Blood Urgently Needed a few minutes for your body to learn the type erf blood, and your “Your blood is urgently need- replace the fluid level: this is the Rh factor, very important facts ed, regardless of type,” Mrs. rest period that you spend at the to know. About 40% of the doBower warned. “It can be used center before being allowed to nors are women, and many of the in surgical operations, to combat leave. The iron content of the most faithful donors are ladles shock after accidents, in cases blood requires several days to who have worked in the program of severe burns, and for many build back up to the previous themselves for many years, other purposes. If blood is, not 1 ’ level:"2 z “No one need fear giving immediately available when need- “There are four main types of blood, which is taken from your ed. people—your friends and rela- blood: A. B, AB. and O. Each arm as you lie upon a table. It ti ves _niay die. is either Rh positive or negative, is not necessary to disrobe, and “None of the blood is wasted, Don’t Pay For Blood a nurse it at your side at all times either,” Mrs. Bower assured. “If “Patients who receive your while you are giving Hood, and a it is not used within 21 days, the blood do not have to pay for it. doctor is always on duty, maximum storage, period for Hospitals who administer the “If you think you might be inwhole blood, it is made into blood charge for supplies, cross- terested, call the Red Cross numblood derivatatives, such as matching the blood to be sure it ber, 3-3106, during regular busk, plasma, which store indefinitely. is the patient’s type, and for ad- ness hours, and arrange foe New Donors Wanted ministration. ‘ scheduling. Tell them the time “If you Have never given blood, "Moreover, residents of this between 10 a. m. and 4p.m. It you should know that only pne area, where some of us give Is most convenient for you to pint, out.-of approximately 12 to blood,” Mrs. Bower stressed, come and give blood.”

Laos Situation Termed Grave

VIENTIANE, Laos (UPI) — Neutralist forces were reported stijl fighting today and preparing for a counterattack against Communist Pathet Lao troops who overran the Plain of Jars. The Communists opened an all-out offensive in - the plain Sunday to drive out neutralist and right-wing forces and cut Laos in half at Paksane on the Mekong River. Prime Minister Prince Souvanna Phouma said neutralist Gen. Kong Le’s troops had been “completely submerged by superior numbers.” But he said his three-ply coalition government still was in business despite Communist efforts to eliminate it. Souvanna said the Red drive was a “deliberate violation of the cease - fire agreement” which has been in effect for about two years, and he described the situation as “very grave.” Despite the deteriorating situation, a Laotian military source said the neutralists were still holding on and preparing to strike back. Political observers in Vientiane said the Communists would attempt to capitalize on their military gains by making new political demands on Premier Souvanna. The premier claimed Monday that Communist North Viet Nam was directing the Pathet Lao offensive which drove neutralist Gen. Kong Le from his bastion of Muong Phan on the Plain of Jars. Souvanna insisted that his coalition government still was operating despite a Communist Central Soya Leases Processing Plant Plans for. Central Soya to lease the! Belmond, lowa, soybean processing plant of General Mills were announced today. President Dale W. McMillen, Jr., of Central Soya, and president E. W. Rawlings of General Mills, reported that the two companies are going forward with plans for Central Soya to enter into a three-year lease with an option to buy the Belmond, lowa property from the Minneapolis based flour and food manufacturer. The lease will become effective June 1. McMillen said, “Our plans call for an uninterrupted operation at the Belmond location. This facility is our first soybean processing plant west of the Mississippi river, and will be a valuable addition to our total operation.” Rawlings said, "We are terminating the company’s soybean processing operations to concentrate on convenience foods, flour and specialty chemicals. It is gratifying, from the standpoint of our loyal employes and the Belmond community, to turn these facilities over to a sound and progressive concern such as Central Soya” Central Soya is a major feed manufacturer, producing Master Mix feeds for livestock and poultry through its McMillen feed division. It also maintains extensive feed research facilities at

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boycott, and he filled three vacant cabinet posts Monday night over Pathet Lao objections. The appointment of the new ministers was expected to ali enate the Pathet Lao still further because the faction’s leader, Prince Souphanouvong, has insisted on retention of the government which existed before the brief rightist coup of April 19. Souphanouvong has insisted that any government changes must be approved by all three factions — rightist, neutralist and Communist — which made up the government established by the 1962 Geneva conference. He has claimed any changes resulting from the April 19 coup are violations of the Geneva agreements. The April 19 coup set off the present crisis which has forced Laos into a state of disrepair close to that which prevailed before the 14-nation Geneva conference agreed nearly two years ago to guarantee the tiny kingdom’s independence and neutrality. In an attempt to stabilize the country after the coup, the rightists and neutralists joined forces, with Souvanna retained at the helm. The Pafhet Lao denounced the union as a rightist plot to gain control of the government and refused to cooperate. Diplomatic observers believed the Communist offensive launched on the Plain of Jars last Saturday was the Pathet Lao’s final rejection of the coup.

Decatur Poppy Days Friday, Saturday Poppy Days will be marked in Decatur Friday and Saturday, as members of the auxiliary of Adams Post 43, American Legion, sen the bright scarlet poppies throughout the city. Mrs. Herbert Lengerich, Poppy Day chairman for the post, said that 3,000 poppies will be offered by volunteers throughout the business district, on street corners, and other strategic spots. , Poppies received for distribution have been hand made by disabled veterans in the Fort Wayne Veterans’ hospital. The veterans who fashion the red crepe paper blossoms, tiny replicas of the flowers which bloomed in the World War I battlefields of France and Belgium, are paid for their work. All other services in connection with the observance are done without pay by volunteers.

Decatur. In addition to feed manufacturing, the company is engaged in soybean processing, soybean chemurgy, and grain merchandising. Founded in 1934, Central Soya has grown rapidly, having sales of $342 million for the year ended August 31, 1963.