Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 131, Decatur, Adams County, 3 June 1964 — Page 1

VOL. LXII. NO. 131.

1 W « TV7* INDIANA WEATHER Goldwater Winner Over 50s south. High Thursday in the 70s. Sunset today 8:08 <■' ■ - . , • • p.m. Sunrise Thursday 5:18 ■■■ “■ “■ ■" ■ a, a.m. Outlook for Friday: Fair j| A .1 ■ ■ ■ B V and warmer. Lows in the Rockefeller In Primary ™ •/ Champion Eliminated WASHINGTON (UPI) — Two ___ "■ A Z* A ~W "7” ot Indiana’s four entries in the y ™ A " National Spelling Bee dropped ncT In fl q 11tfii* ti Isl V flip 'x i — I übl J. 11 vjdlUOl llld ▼ Ulv Lynn Bender, 12, Goshen, Ind., • spelled “motif” as “motive.”

SAN FRANCISCO (UT*I) — Conservative Sen. Barry Goldwater defeated Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York today in the California presidential primary and took a commanding lead in the GOP president--ial race. The see-saw triumph gave the Arizona senator 86 more delegates to next month’s Republican National Convention and put him in a strong position to win the GOP presidential nomination. Before Tuesday’s primary, 347 of the 655 delegates needed for the nomination were in Goldwater’s column. He now has 433. The silver-haired Arizona senator, hero of GOP conservatives, seized the lead in the early count Tuesday night and claimed victory on the basis of a television network computer analysis that named him the winner before all the polls closed. But at midnight Rockefeller pulled even and in the early morning hours took the lead on the basis of his northern California strength. But a surge of votes from Goldwater’s • Los Angeles stronghold sent him into the lead at 7 a.m. The senator was expected to win by about 100,000 votes opt of 2 million cast if the present* trend continued. The UPI tabulation at 9:55 a.m., PDT (12:55 p.m„ EDT) gave Goldwater 1,076,899 and Rockefeller 1,022,361 with 39,107

Busy Session Held Tuesday Night By City Council Here

The Decatur city council Tuesday night passed three ordinances approving contracts by the board of public works and safety, adopted a resolution providing nine spaces in the downtown business district for loading and unloading zones, aproved a recommendation for making admission charges for swimming at the municipal pool, and okayed plans presented for a girls’ recreation program for the summer months. Contracts approved were those with the Decatur Sanitary Land Fill Co., for the dump north of the city for the disposal of garbage and trash; purchase of a 1964 Dodge truck at $1,470 Jess trSde, with the Phil L. Macklin Co. for the city engineering department, and purchase of a tractor for mowing purposes at $1,164.50, less trade, with Dierkes implement Sales. Loading, Unloading The resolution adopted provides nine spaces for trucks to load and unload merchandise between the hours of 6 a.m. to 12 noon daily, except Sunday. Considerable traffic congestion has been caused by trucks delivering merchandise to retail stores, leading to the establishment of these zones. These zones will not be effective until the city has obtained and erected signs designating the following nine zones. Parking meter 6 in 200 block of North Second street, south of the alley, on the west side of the street: Parking meter 21 in 200 block of North Second street, north of the alley, on the east side of the street: Parking meter 37 in 100 Block of North Second street, south of the alley on the west side of the street: Parking meter 54 in 100 block of North Second street, north of the alley on the east side of the street: Parking meter 63, south of Court street on west side of the street: Parking meter 77, north of alley in front of 135 South Second street: Parking meter 235, south of Jefferson street on west side of Second street: 1 Parking meter 114, east of Second street on north side of Mon-

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precincts counted of the 32,861 in the state. The count gave Goldwater 51 per cent of the vote z and Rockefeller 49 per cent. Winning Margin Small Goldwater had claimed victory early Tuesday evening on the basis of. a television network computer analysis that named him the winner before all the polls closed. But the senator backed off somewhat from his victory statement when he arrived in Washington by plane and learned that Rockefeller had moved into the lead. “We’ll wait until all the returns are in” before making a final judgment, he told newsmen. Rockefeller maintained an air of optimism shortly before he retired for the night in New York. He was leading by a narrow margin at the time. Barely an hour after the voting ended in most of the state and minutes after the polls closed in five counties, Goldwater appeared at his Los Angeles headquarters to say he seemed to be the winner. His statement was based on a network computer analysis. (CBS had called him the winner at 7:22 p.m., PDT (10:22 p.m. EDT), while the polls were still open in five populous counties. ABC and NBC also declared him the winner during the evening hours.)

roe street: Parking meter 124, east of alley on north side of 200 block of West Madison street: Parking meter 169, east of Second street on south side of Madison street. Charge For Swimming Hubert Zerkel, Jr., who will be supervisor of the municipal swimming pool for the 15th year this summer, recommended charging admission for swimming on Saturday and Sunday afternoons at the pool, pointing to the numerous out of city and out of state residents who use the facilities, particularly over the weekends. Zerkel recommended a charge of 25 cents for students and 50 cents for adults on Saturdays and Sundays, with no admission charge on weekdays or week nights, with the exception of Tuesday and Thursday nights, which, for several years, have been designated as family night, when an entire family is admitted to the pool for 50 cents. The council unanimously approved Zerkel’s recommendation for the swimming charges on Tuesday and Thursday nights, and Saturday and Sunday afternoons. The pool is closed Saturday and Sunday nights. Zerkel also informed the council that the pool is in the best condition it has been for years, with only a few minor repair yet to be made to the filters. These should be completed in ample time for opening of the pool within a few days, when the weather is suitable. Ihe council also granted Zerkel permission to continue his charge for swimming lesons begin- . ners, which he conducts during morning hours when the pool is not open. ‘ ' I. Girl’s Recreation "y The council also approved Zerkel’s plan for a recreatioh program for girls of the city during the vacation period. As outlined by Zerkel, head of the program in addition to his duties as pool supervisor, recreation for girls who will enter the seventh grade next fall, through those in the 12th grade, has been divided into three phases.

Speech Clinic For Decatur And Berne Plans for the annual summer speech clinic in Decatur and Berne were announced today by Gail Grabill, president of the Adams County Crippled Children Society, co-sponsor of the elinic with the Psi lota Xi sorority of Decatur. The clinic will be conducted in the Northwest elementary school in Decatur and at the Berne school. Dates for the testing of children have been set for June 10 and 12, with the classes to run from Monday, June 15, for five weeks until Friday, June 17. The clinic is for students in grades one through four, with Mrs. Dureta Sexton and Mrs. Ruby Swickard as teachers. The Psi lota Xi sorority will provide assistants as in previous years. Students have been recommended by teachers and speech therapist. These parents will be notified by mail of testing schedule and dates of speech correction classes. Others may contact Grabill or Deane Dorwin at 3-5121 for registration of students for the classes. / The Crippled Children’s Society ’ is an agency of the Decatur Community Fund and the Berne Community Chest

One will provide six weeks of softball, all under adult supervision, at three diamonds in the city, McMillen, Catholic high school field at Hanna-Nuttman park, and the Homestead. This will be under adult supervision. The second phase will include a swimming program over a twoweek period/ including various swimming and diving tests. The third phase will be a tennis program of three to four weeks. The program will open with adult instruction, followed by tourneys set up in the various age groups. Zerkel will be assisted in supervision of the pool and girls' recreation program by John Rosier, Bob Banks, Pat Franklin and Dave Anspaugh. Other Matters The council men and Mayor Carl ' Gerber discused informally the problems of merchants placing undue amounts of merchandise on the sidewalks in front of their stores, whic het time creates a safety hazard, and also presents an unsightly appearance in the city. City officials ask for the cooperation of merchants in removing these undue amounts of merchandise. The officials do not wish to be forced to pass an ordinance prohibiting such practices, but warned that such action must be taken if merchants refuse to cooperate. Bad conditions at railroad crossings in the city were again brought to the council’s attention, with particular reference to rough crossings over the Pennsylvania railroad at Adams street, and over the Erie-Lacka-wanna railroad at Winchester street. Bernard Clark, street commissioner, informed the council that Meshberger Bros, was scheduled to begin repairs and improvements of city streets today. Clark and Ralph E. Roop, city engineer, reported that Clarence Bultemeier, of the Adams Builders Supply, 13th street, has assured them that proper sewer extension had been made in connection with the railroad spur planned to his place of business.

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Decatur, Indiana, 46733, Wednesday, June 3,1964.

Alfred Sprunger Dies As Hospital Alfred L. Sprunger, 69, of 4710 South Wayne avenue, Fort Wayne, a native of Adams county, died Tuesday morning at the Adams county memorial hospital, where he had been a patient three weeks. He had resided in Fort Wayne for 50 years and was a construction foreman for the Indiana Construction' Co. Mr. Sprunger was a member of the First Missionary church. Surviving are his wife, Ella; two daughters, Mrs. Nelson Chamberlin of Cordyon, and Miss Norma Sprunger, a -teacher with the armed forces in Japan; three grandchildren; two brothers, Andrew Sprunger or Berne, and David Sprunger of Fort Wayne, two sisters, Mrs. Emanuel Neuenschwander and Mrs. Clifton Gilliom, both of Berne. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the D. O. McComb & Sons funeral home* with the Rev. Cornelius Vlot officiating. Burial will be in the MRE cemetery at Berne. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today. Mrs. Mary Keller Dies This Morning Mrs. Mary Keller, 82, of 715 Walnut street, died at 630 o’clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital, where-? she had been a patient two weeks. She was born in Wallhalben, Germany, May 22, 1882, a daughter of Jacob and Kathryn Schafer. Her husband, Frank Keller, preceded her in death. Mrs. Keller was a member of the Zion United Church of Christ, and was a charter member of the Moose auxiliary. Surviving are one son, Franklin Keller of Santa Clara, Calif.; four grandchildren, F. Niel Keller and Mrs. Jerry (Judy) Williamson, both of Decatur, Hale Keller of Washington, D.C., and Mrs. Don (Karen) Chambers of Fort Wayne, and four greatgrandchildren. One son, four brothers and one sister are Receased. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the Winteregg-Linn funeral home, with the Rev. William C. Feller officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today until time of the services. TWO SECTIONS - Fort Wayne Youth Is Killed By Truck By United Press International Two brothers from Medaryville were killed outright when their car plowed into the’side of a freight train Tuesday night, raising the Indiana 1964 traffic toll today to 466 compared with 453 a year ago. Joseph Whitaker, 28, was driving, according to police, when the car crested a hill and rammed the Nickel Plate Railroad freight about mid-way. His brother, Herbert, 27, was" the only other passenger. The collision took place on a county road crossing about two miles southwest of Claypool. The car was carried 41 feet by the train. Both victims remained inside. Richard Walker, 13; Fort Wayne, Whs killed late Tuesday when his bicycle struck the rear of a big truck in a city street in downtown Fort Wayne and knocked him under the vehicle’s wheels.

75-Cent School Levy Approved

With just two objectors voicing - their opinions, the North Adams-* community school board approv- - ed a 75-cent building fund lev/for the next 12 years Tuesday evening in the first of two public hearings. Robert J. Rice and Robert Plumley of Union township were the only dissenters to appear and speak at the meeting, and after giving them more than ample time to plead their case, the board passed the proposed levy for a period of 12 years by a vote of 3-2. Board members Herbert N. Banning, Richard Macklin and Dr. James M. Burk voted for approval of the levy, and the 12year period, while the board’s other two members, Clarence Bultemeier and Louis Kyueckeoerg, voted against the proposal. The proposed levy will be recorded with the county auditor, who will notify the” state board of tax commissioners. The state board will then set a hearing date and legal advertisements will notify, taxpayers in the North Adams district of the date that is set. May Voice Taxpayers will have a final opportunity to voice their opinions at the hearing held by the state x board, either for or against the cumulative tax. The North Adams board, in attempting to set up a long-range plan for students of the North Adams district, said the levy is very necessary. The 75-cent building fund levy, for a period of 12 years, would raise approximately $2.2 million dollars to continue improvement of both schools in Decatur and Monmouth. The levy is the same amount that the former Decatur school city had had for some time, and will permit not only repairs and additions to present buildings in the district, but any new buildings that are needed to keep the system up to date with icreases in population. Oppose Years Once again, at last night’s meeting, the only opposition to the proposed levy was the time element the board voted to set it up for—l 2 years. Rice, in addition to statements that he represents a number of people who favor keeping two high schools in the district, said he favored a much shorter period of time for the building fund. He claimed that a levy for 12 years would be like giving the school board “a blank check for $2.2 million,” and said he didn’t feel that this was fair to the taxpayers. Among his numerous other statements during the meeting was that he thought the board had only a vague idea of what its plans were lor the future. These were apparently the same sentiments of Plumley who said, “I think before we do anything we should get some sort of a plan.” Detailed Plans Banning, Macklin and Dr. Burk attempted to point out to Rice and Plumley some of the plans the board now has, and why the levy is needed to raise the necessary funds. Among those items given were improvements and/or additions to the Monmouth school, construction of a new elementary school in Decatur, moving junior high school students into the present Decatur high school building, construction of a new high school on the land recently purchased by the board,, and other ideas. Plumley added that he thought plans should be drawn ,up ( and listed, 'etc., to yhich Burk said that money must be available to do even these things and that was the reason for the proposed building fund. Shorter Period Both Rice and Plumley said

g they felt a shorter time of period, j three or five years, would be . more appropriate. Burk tried to - explain to them, however, that the board wants to begin immediately to plan for the future —a future that includes the next 12 years and not just three or five years. Burk said that the Monmouth and Decatur high school buildings were jammed to capacity and something must be done, and added that a levy for three, four or five years just wouldn’t raise enough money to make the necessary adjustments that come with the growth of population. He added that the board wanted to “get the fund settled now” to eliminate further hearings, publication, etc., in another four or five years. “We have an obligation to everybody in this- district,” he exclaimqß. Favor Levy Banning said the board favored a cumulative building fund which would provide a “pay-as-you-go” system to the taxpayer, and this would eliminate going into a complicated bonding system on which additional funds would be needed to pay interest on the money borrowed. * Rice also made many more statements of his opinions, which he claimed were the sentiments of many other rural residents, before a motion was made to vote on the levy. Mrs. Robert Baxter, of Washington township, and Russel Fleming, who replaces Krueckeberg on the board next month, also attended the meeting. The board heard Mrs. Baxter, who said she was in favor of not only the levy but the 12-year period. At the start of the meeting, Plumley submitted a petition, apparently against the fund, which carried about 10 signatures. Although he contended the petitioners were against only the number of years, the petition said they were against the entire proposal. Hie petition was not addressed to the school board, who disregarded it and told Plumley that it should be presented at the state’s meeting, since it was addressed to the auditor and state board of tax commissioners. Hold Vote After board member Bultemeier said he felt the board should begin acting as a fivemember board and start somb new ideas and not just those already planned by the now-defunct Decatur school board, Macklin moved for a vote and was seconded by Burk. After the vote, Bultemeier asked if he had to sign the resolution, and was told he would not (Continued on Page

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Graduation Friday At Catholic School

Annual graduation exercises of I the Decatur Catholic high school will be held at 8 o’clock Friday night at the school auditorium for the 42 graduates, the largest in the school’s history. The commencement address wil be delivered by the Very Rev. Msgr. ‘Robert Contant, assistant I pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic I church in Decatur for a number of years until his appointment I last summer as diocease director of the confraternity of Christian doctrine. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Simeon Schmitt, pastor of St. Mary’s, and superintendent of the Catholic schools, will make the distribution of diplomas and awards. The processional, “Pomp and Circumstance,” by Elgar, and the recessional, “Coronation March,” by Meyerbeer, will be played by the high school band, directed by Edward Heimann. The high school chorus will sing “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” by Rodgers and Kammerstein, and “We’ve A Story to Tell to the Nation,” by Nichol, with Heimann directing and Miss Elizabeth Rumschlag as accompanist. Frederick Schurger, president of the graduating class, will make the student address, followed by the commencement address and the distribution of diplomas and awards. Immediately preceding the resessional will be the rose procession and consecration to Mary, with the school chorus singing “Ave Maria,” by Ravanello. List Os Graduates The list of 42 graduates, as announced by Sr. M. Julienne, C. S' A., principal, follows: Jon Alberding, Karen J. Andrews, Allen E. Bender, Dorna J. Bowers, Edward L. Brite, Charles P. Buckley, Henry J. Cabrera, Mary K. EUenberger, Velma Fairchild, James A. Ford, William E. Fullenkamp, Joan Marie Gase, Larry D. Gase, Sharon Geeting, Leonardo M. Gavilli, James E. Geimer, Stephen A. Geimer, Ann G. Gross, Dale Harshman, Jr., Mary E. Heimann, Mary Ann Holthouse. Sharon A. Keller, Joyce Ann Kessen, Edward Kohne, Michael Kuhnle, John L. LaFontaine, Daniel C. Lose, James T. McGill, Janet Kay Meyer, Kathleen A. Meyer,« Barbara J. Miller, Alicia Morales, Richard G. Omlor, Eugene W. Peterson, Mary Lou Rickord, Joseph H. Rousseau, Hector J. Salazat, Ann C. Schurger, Frederick A. Schurger; Alice Villagomes, Alice K. Voglewede, Anita C. Zintsmaster. Eighth Grade Graduates The 78 students who are gradu-

Safely Plaque Is Presented To City

Mayor Carl D. Gerber received an award of honor from the Indiana Traffic Safety Foundation, Inc., in .ceremonies held at city hall Tuesday afternoon. The award of honor plaque was presented by the safety foundation in recognition of the city’s traffic death-free year in 1963. The plaque was presented to the City by Albert E. Huber, executive director of the foundation, which is a privately financed, non-political safety organization formed to provide support for official efforts to reduce traffic losses. Attending the ceremonies were chief of police Grover Odle, former chief Jim Borders, and W. Guy Brown, executive secretary of the local Chamber of Commerce.

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W I Msgr. Robert Contant ates from the eighth grade this “ year were also announced by Sr. M. Julienne. The complete list follows: — James Alberding, Margaret Alberding, Rudolph Arriaga, John A. Baker, John C. Baker, Patrick J. Baker, Louann Becker, Larry Bender, John Boch, Charles Bowers, Roxiann Braden. Daniel Braun, Joyce Braun, Vittoria Braun, David Briones, Margaret Brite, Marilyn Brite, Richard Caciano, Yolanda Cancino, Michael Colchin. * * Charles Cook, Curtin Coy, Anthony Darling, Michael Eller, Mary Lou Fullenkamp, Georgiana Gase, Jean Geels, David Geimer, Ruth Geimer, Constance Gerber, Barbara Gray, Patricia Gross, Marilyn Grove, Jesse Guerra, Joseph Guerra, Deborah Hackman, George Halikowski, Joseph Heimann, David Jackson, Ann Kaufman. Jacquelyn Kohne, Eugene Kriegel, Jon Krugh, Kathleen Laurent, Joyce Lengerich, Kathleen Lengerich, Timothy Lengerich, Janet Litchfield, Barbara Lose, Patrick R. Loshe, Patrick E. Loshe, Phyllis Mcßride, Robert Mendez, Michael Meyer, Angela Miller, James Miller, Jerome Miller, Patricia Miller, Ruth Ann Miller, Carolyn Mowery. Nancy Myers. Susan Reber, &ian Reynolds. Georgia Ruble, Kenneth Rumschlag, Samuel Rumschlag, Antoinette Schmitt, Eileen Schultz, Joan Schultz, Richard Schultz, Thomas Schultz, James Selling. Mary Shell, Steven Straub, David Tricker, Roy Villagomez, Shiley Villagomez, John Whitright.

The mayor and chief Odle, in accepting the award, commended the people of the community for their observance of traffic laws and safety driving habits. The honor plaque was the first for the city since 1956, when the foundation first began awarding the plaques. In previous years, certificates were given, and Decatur received several of these. . In addition to 1956, the city also has an award of honor for the years 1957, 1960, 1961, and now 1963. All may be seen in the lobby of the new city police station. Huber said the foundation is awarding 30 such plaques throughout the state this year, and about 20 go to cities with population similar to Decatur.