Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 132, Decatur, Adams County, 4 June 1964 — Page 1

VOL. LXII. NO. 132.

Officers Are Reelected. By Local TB Association

Robert J. Zwick was reelected president of the Adams county tuberculosis association at. ths organization’s annual meeting at Decatur high school Wednesday evening. i All other officers were reelected for the 1964-65 year also, which includes Charles Fuhrman, vice president; John B. Stults, secretary; Tom H. Allwein, treasurer; Hugh J. Andrews, Dr. fames' M. Burk, Mrs. Ernest Reicheldeffer, W. Guy Brown and Rev. Charles J. Ueber, members of the executive board.

Methodist Pastor Here Next Sunday

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Rev. Melvin Seeger

The -Rev. Melvin Seeger, who was appointed'last Sunday as pastor of the First Methodist church in Decatur, will preach his first sermon in the local church Sunday at the 8:30 and 10:30 worship services. His topic will be “Following the Shepherd.” Rev. Seeger comes here from Tipton. He succeeds the Rev. A. C. Underwood, pastor of the Decatur church for the past three years, who was transferred to St. Joseph's Methodist church in Fort Wayne. Rev. Seeger was bom in the state of Washington, 6ut received most of his education in Indiana. He attended Evansville * College and Boston University school of theology. He served churches in Massachusetts and Northern Indiana, including Bristol, Greenfield and Garrett. During his pastorate at Tipton, a new educational unit was built, and was dedicated May 17. The new pastor has served the Methodist church as district youth director, dean of Epworth Forest Institute, and a number of conference committees. He is currently chairman of the master plan which has been responsible for development of the Epworth Forest grounds. ' ■' Active in service clubs, Rev. Seeger has been president of the Tipton ministerial association for the past 18 months, and was instrumental in establishing a hospital chaplain program at the Tipton county hospital. He recently received his 25-year award as Sh active Scouter, and is a 32nd degree Mason. Rev. Seeger and hiis wife, Jeanette, have five children. Jeannene, 18, Mar k, 14, Janell, 11, Jeerilyn, 9, and Matthew, 7. Mrs. Seeger has been active in Girl Scouting, serving as district chairman. member of the board of directors of the Wapahani council, and attended the national convention of Girl Scouts at Miami Beach last October.

Second Wildcat Registration On Saturday Morning When only a few more than 200 boys signed Wednesday for play in the Decatur Wildcat league, George Waning, director, announced that a seconet regis* tration period will be held Saturday morning from 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon at the Youth and Community Center. There were 135 boys signed to play in the Kitty league, but many more registrations are needed to properly organize the Kat and Tiger, leagues. Parents of boys interested in playing in, the Wildcat league this summer are urged to have their boys report at the Center Saturday morning.

Wildcat League Registration Saturday, 8:30 - 12

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Reelected as directors were the following: Mrs. J. Ward Calland, Charles Fuhrman, Mrs. Nellia Coppess, Helen Kenney, E. M. Webb, Mrs., Xariffa • Walters, Mark Schlagenhauf, John B. Stults, Hugh J. Andrews, Dr. James M. Burk, Mrs. Ernest Reicheldeffer, W. Guy Brown, Mrs. Lloyd Byerly, Mrs. Eli Graber, Mrs. Can J. Kuhn, Dr. Norman E. Beaver, Robert J. Zwick, Gail M. GrabiH. Theodore Grotrian, Harvey Haggard, Mrs. Murray Holloway, Bernard Schultz, Tom H. Allwein, Richard Lewer and Rev. Charles J. Ueber. Yearly Report Mrs. W. Guy Brown, executive secretary of the association, submitted the annual report af~ the meeting, covering April 1, 1963, to March 31 of this year. The report showed that during die 1963-64 school year, 2,009 students in grades one, seven, nine and twelve of the public and parochial schools, in Adams county received the Tine test, as did 27 adults. There were 27 reactors and all were x-rayed under the supervision of their family physicians. The test was administered by the school nurses of their respective corporations, Mrs. Gail Grabill, R. N., North Adams; Mrs. Carl Honaker, R. N., Adams Central; and Mrs. Herman Bixler, R. N., of South Adams. X-ray Survey During the week of July 29 to August 2, last year, an x.ray survey was conducted in cooperation with the state board of health and some 1,175 persons weed x-rayed by the mobile unit. Five cases of suspected tuberculosis and 40 cases of other pathology were revealed by the survey. All subjects were notified. During the week of January 1317, 1964, an x-ray survey was conducted in cooperation withjhe state board of health, which revealed three cases of suspected tuberculosis and 37 of other pathology. All were notified to see their local physician. The report also added that the association now has four patents in the Irene Byron hospital and one at Evasvllle.

Escape Injury As Plane Flips Over

A local man and a Pennsylvania resident narrowly escaped serious injury Wednesday afternoon when their airplane flipped over while they were attempting to land at the Gage airport, located at the southern edge of the city. „ Donald W. Barger, route 2, De-.-catur, was operating the airplane, which is owned by Rev. Charles Miller, of Johnstown, Pa. Barger was flying the plane on a “test run” as he was reportedly thinking of purchasing it from Rev. Miller. Both men escaped the crash with just bumps and bruises, although the airplane was heavily damaged. As Barger was attempting to land the plane, it apparently became entangled in a cross-wind that flipped it onto its top. —. By use of a tractor, the plane was overturned again onto its wheels, a short time after the crash. The fuselage of the plane the landing wheels, and wings were damaged in the mishap.

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A LOCAL MAN, Donald W. larger, of route 2, and Rev. Charles Miller, Johnstown, Pa., fortunately escaped injury Wednesday afternoon when the plane they were landing at Gage airport, flipped onto its top. Neither man received more than bruises in the crash.—(Photo by Cole)

Seal Sale Funds The report pointed out that the annual seafl sale campaign for 1963-64 was yery successful. Total receipts amounted to $6,196.85, which was $128.65 less than was collected the previous year. The lesser amount will not affect the program in any way, however., Listed under health education was the fact that literature for all phases of health education, including films, posters and other materials, are distributed to the schools of the county. “Clinical Notes on ’Respiratory Diseases’* and “Abstracts” and other materials are sent to the medical doctors of the county and “The Health Herald" is sent to a representative list of doctors, newspapers and county board members. Mrs. Brown reported that she attended the annual meeting of the Indiana TB association and the meetigs of the conference of tuberculosis workers. She also attended a seal sale meeting and meetings called by the state office. Three conferences were held with the school nurses, Mrs. Grabill, Mrs. Honaker and Mrs. Bixler, relative to the USe of the Tine test, and a conference and pilot study, with all the doctors in the county and the school nurses, was held during the year. Dr. Lawrence of the Irene Byron hospital gave necessary instructions to all present on reading the Tine tests. Year’s Expenditures According to the annual rejJbrt, expenditures during the 1963-64 year amounted to $4,846.48. Expenditures were listed in five categories, as follows: community services, $2,511.79; public health education, $153.79; research, $600; fund raising, sl,186.44; administration and general, $394.46.

Charge Three With Laundromat Theft Two 13-year-old local boys and another youth, aged 14, have been referred to the local juvenile authorities for a Wednesday mOThing theft of money from a laundromat at Uth and’ Adams street. The theft was reported to the city police at 12:09 p.m. Wednesday by Mrs. Max Knavel, an employe, who said that someone had entered the landromat between 11:30 a.m. and 12 noon, and broke into a coin-changing machine. The-amount taken was undetermined. It was later learned that about sls had been stolen from the machine, and it was recovered. The boys had buried the money at a location on Krick street. She said the youngsters had entered the building through a rear door, knocking down a section of 3tood paneling in the process. "» An immediate investigation began by city police, and a short time later the three local youths were taken into custody in connection with the theft. The boys will be turned ower the juvenile authorities for a later hearing.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, 46733, Thursday, June 4, 1964.

Governor Romney Seeks Possible Legal Means To Close Strike - Bound Plant

Philip H. Barger

Philip Barger Is Manager Os Market Philip H. Barger, an original of the Gerber Super Dollar market, located on 13th street, was announced this morning gs the market’s new manager, by owner and Decatur Mayor Carl D. Gerber. In making the announcement, Gerber said he was turning over the full manager’s duties to Barger in order to devote more time to his position as mayor of this city. Since he took office on January 1, Mayor-Gerber has been attempting to keep regular office hours as mayor and still manage the market. Barger, a graduate of Adams Central high school, is an original employe of the store. He was hired as a carry-out after the market was constructed and opened. He later moved up to produce manager of the market, which he has been until his appointment as manager, which was effective June 1. Barger is an Adams county native and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Barger of route 2, Decatur. He resides with his wife Caroline, and their three children on route 1, Monroe. Barger is a member of the local Optimists club and the Monroe Methodist church. He serves as assistant scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 72, sponsored by the Monroe church. In making the announcement, Mayor Gerber and the new manager stated that operation of the market will continue as in the past.

Three Monroe Area Boys Are Arrested A number of stolen items were recovered by the Adams county sheriff’s department Wednesday afternoon with the apprehension of three Monroe area youths, ar; rested in connection with :-Mne * thefts. - V The three boys, aged 15, 16, and! 17, have been turned over to the county juvenile authorities, sheriff Roger Singleton said this ’ morning. Among the recovered items ? was a riding mower stolen a farm, located three miles south * of Deeatur on U. S. 27 and two J miles west, which is owned by* Russell Owens, of this 1 city. * The theft of the riding mower, m a pressure grease gun, 10 quarts i of motor oil, and several others minor items, had been reported j to the sheriff’s department May4. The other items were not: found. A 1/3 horse-power motor and? transmission, stolen from a lathe* setting in a bam at the residence* of Wayne Johnson, route 4, catutft was also recovered. That; theft had been reported May 30. The two go-kart wheels, from the rear of a go-kart own-£ ed by the son of Rev. Charles .- Elam of Monroe, last Sunday,? were also recovered by the Sher- S iff’s department. , The apprehension of the three S you f hs also cleared up a case of B vandalism, which led to their ar-jj rest, and a case of a stolen con-g veyor motor that was not eveng reported to the sheriff. g Sheriff Singleton, in investigat-H ing the vandalism case, where a§ tree in the front yard of a Mon-J: roe resident was run over, dis-* covered the stolen articles at the£ home of one of the youngsters. ® In a short time, all three boys g had been taken into custody and £ referred to juvenile authorities, 1

Today Is Deadline ' To File Expenses | County clerk George M. Bair said at 1 o’clock this afternoon that he thought all but two primary election candidates had filed their expense statements. Bair explained that as far as he could determine, just two remained to be filed today, which is the final day for filing itemized statements of expenses incurred during the primary election cam. paign. According to the the largest expenses were incurred by Burl Johnson, who was nominated as the Democratic candidate for joint state representative. Johnson’s statement showed a total of $138.10 in expenses. Other expenses incurred during the campaign, according to the statements filed with clerfr Bair, were as follows: Richard D. Lew/ton, $82.67; Claude W. Marckel, $121.15; Rosemary Spangler, $13.66; Richard F. Linn, none; Larry K. Vizard, $40.36; Henry Getting, $64.92: Gerhard Bultemeier, $64.35; Delmas Bollenbacher, $35.08. Several candidates who had filed; earlier are not included above, i ■* The candidates for the Adamsj Central school board filed the| following expense totals: Ellis V.l Converse, $6.25: Robert Mutsch-I ler, $11.40; Martin Steiner, $30.-1 06: Harvey L. Jones, $8.40 ; Ger-l aid Tullis, Howard Habegger.i Harry Raudenbush, Richard, Borne. Carl Fiechter, Roy BalJ siger, all filed statements show-j ing no expenses. L. Luther Yager and William] L. Fritzinger, Republican candi-' date for state representative,, and county commissioner, also pled statements showing no expenses. JjT

HILLSDALE, Mich. (UPI) — Gov. George Romney, “completely out of sympathy” with the Essex Wire Corp., said today he has asked legal officials , to seek every possible method or alternative to close the strike-bound plant. In a letter to state Atty. Gen. Frank J. Kelley, Romney asked that every possible legal avenue be explored to close the plant ‘ without violating the rights of the owners. In addition, Romney said he has directed state Labor Mediation Board Chair- . man Malcolm Lovell to bring , company and union officials fb- , gether to try effect a settle- , ment. 5 Romney said he also had. • asked George Hill, U.S. attor- • ney for the Western District of »Michigan, to determine whether a any federal statutes had been i violated by Essex. ’ As Romney acted in Lansing, • four Negro members of the • United Auto Workers, led by “ Nelson Jack Edwards, a mem»ber of the union’s international » board, took turns on the picket ■ line to protest a “bad racial r situation.” ? “My purpose for coming here ' is to try to assist in clearing s the atmosphere of a very bad s situation,” Edwards said. “I r understand the company did e not employ Negroes before the g strike and now invites them in gto take jobs. - r - 6 “This creates a bad atmosS phere. It’s exploiting a bad sitI uation.” £ The picketing by the UAW ! members at the strike called Iby the International Union of ■ Electrical Workers was a | unique situation. Edwards said ■lt was done because he and g other UAW officials felt Essex j were was creating a situation 5 that would have long - range ■ harmful effects on the racial | situation. „ | The company maintains it i has hired only qualified j groes who have come looking? | for work since the strike begsf I Feb. 28. But officials of IUEt - Local 810 alleged that Essex imported large numbers of professional Negro strike breakers.

; Msgr. contain rastor ; For Hessen Cassel 1 The Very Rev. Msgr. Robert 1 W. Contant, former assistant pas--1 tor of St. Mary’s Catholic church in this city, has been assigned as pastor of St. Joseph Catholic • . church, Hessen Cassel, effective ' June 15. : Msgr. Contant’s assignment - was one of several announced tot day by the Most Rev. Leo A. ■ Pursley,. bishop of the Fort Wayne-South Bend diocese. j ’ In his new pastorate, Msgr. • Contant succeeds the Rev. Math- , ias J. Bodinger, who was assign- -_ ed as pastor of Sacret Heart , ’ church at Lakeville. Msgr. Con- - - tant is also diocesan director of r ? the confraternity of Christian doc- , a trine, of Catholic rural life, and -2 of Catholic cemeteries. , * Msgr. Contant, who will deliviSer the commencement address to I* the 42 graduates of the Decatur Catholic high school Friday evening, was assistant pastor of St. Mary’s church from July 1, 1951 to June 1, 1963, when he became diocesan director as listed above. He is a graduate of Fort Wayne , W Central Catholic high school, and ijS attended St. College, -m Rensselaer, St. Gregory Semin’S ary at Cincinnati, 0., and Mt. St. 3 Mary’s at Norwood. 19 Msgr. Oontant was ordained ■g in Fort Wayne Sept. 21, 1946, and .3 served as assistant pastor at St. Vincent in Elkhart and St. Pat- - 5 rick in Fort Wayne prior to being ’ named assistant in Decatur.

Goldwater Appears Near To Nomination

WASHINGTON (UPI) — Sen. Barry Goldwater today appears assured of more than 600 firstballot votes for the GOP presidential nomination — less than 50 votes short of victory. A United Press International tabulation gives the Arizona Republican, fresh from his California primary triumph, 443 of the delegates already chosen for the July 13 convention in San Francisco. And a survey of strength in 15 states which still must select some or all of their delegates indicates he will pick up at least an additional 170 votes, for an estimated total of 613. The nominee must get 655. These figures are based on present commitments and preferences. The possibility of changes in delegate support prior to the convention cannot be excluded. Elect Delegates Beginning this weekend in Washington, Alabama, Colorado and Hawaii, 14 states will elect delegates in state conventions and New York will pick its final 10 delegates by state committee. Goldwater stands to make his biggest gains in Texas, where he should get all 56 on June 16, and in Alabama, Washington, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico and Virginia. Party strategists agreed that Goldwater’s victory over Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller in Tuesday’s California primary—where he won all 86 votes—placed him within grasp of his party’s nomination. But there still was a “wait-

Refuse Monday Vote On Bill

WASHINGTON (UPl)—Senate leaders met a Southern charge of “counter-filibuster” tactics today by offering to start voting Monday on all civil rights amendments under a debate limitation. But Sen. Richard B. Russell, D-Ga., the leader of Southern forces, refused. The turndown. left the leadership determined to press for a showdown Tuesday on curbing debate. If the rule is invoked, /

jf. GERALD R. ULMAN, shown above, began his duties as the city police department’s new civ- ' ilian radio operator Monday. Ulman, a 10-year Navy veteran, is the department’s second civilian radio operator, and the 13th member of the department.

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and-see” atmosphere in the party, as anti-Goldwater moderates recovered from the jolt of California and the Goldwater camp braced itself for any lastditch "stop Barry” effort. The senator’s campaign managers announced that they would have key people on hand in Cleveland this weekend for the annual governor’s conference, where a “stop” movement easily could be sparked. But in the same breath they stressed Goldwater’s desire for GOP unity and his hope that Rockefeller would join him in fighting Democrats, not each other. “Giant Step” Goldwater called his California victory a “giant step” toward the nomination. And no one on either side could seriously dispute * his appraisal. Some key Republicans insisted, however, that he does not have the nomination sewed up. 4 INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and warmer south tonight. Friday partly cloudy and a little warmer. Scattered thundershowers likely south half. Chance of few widely scattered thundershowers north half Friday. Low tonight 45 to 52 north, in the 50s. High Friday 75 to 84. Sunset today 8:00 p.m. Sunrise Friday 5:18 a.m. Outlook for Saturday: Partly cloudy, little temperature change. Lows in the Sts. Highs 75 to 82.

it would give each senator one hour to talk on the bill and all amendments. Russell said Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield, Mont, was trying to “take the monkey off the back of the leadership” in proposing the new limited debate voting timetable. The Southerners suggested instead that the Senate “start voting now” without any time limitation. “If we go on the basis which the senator from Georgia outlines, We’ll be here until 1984 and still voting on amendments,” Mansfield replied. Several senators, including Sen. Karl E. Mundt, R-S. •£>., criticized the Senate leadership Wednesday for electing to talk until Tuesday rather than vote immediately on some amendments to the bill as proposed by southern opponents. Mundt said it was causing second thoughts about the idea of cloture. But Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen, Hl., and Democratic Whip Hubert H. Humphrey, Minn., said they knew of no defections from the pro - cloture forces. Humphrey said he thought the complaints were a sort of “cloture colic." Humphrey told newsmen he would not have objected to some civil rights voting as proposed by southerners after the ' cloture test was announced. He explained, however, that leaders had given assurances there would be no votes to a number of senators, “including several southerners.”

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