Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 135, Decatur, Adams County, 8 June 1964 — Page 1

VOL. LXII. NO. 135.

John Reef Is Taken By Death Saturday Wavil Jennings (John) Reef, 62, died at 9:15 p.m. Saturday at his home one mile north of Chattanooga, 0., following a heart attack. He had been ill for three months. He was born near Bryant June 13, 1901, a son of Oliver and Margaret Whitney - Reef, and was married to Clara Miller May 27, 1926. Mr. Reef, a farmer and electrician, was a member of the Zion Lutheran church at Chattanooga. Surviving in addition to his wife are a daughter, Mrs. I. D. (Cynthia) Hileman of Willshire route 1; one brother, Harley Reef of Toledo, O.; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Copic of Toleda, and Mrs. Curney Lindsay of New Cordyon; and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Zion Lutheran church at Chattanooga, with the Rev. Arnold Green officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Yager funeral home in Berne until 12 noon Tuesday.

Operating Gain Is Shown By Hospital The Adams county memorial hospital had a cash operating gain of $2,387.36 for the month of May, according to the monthly report of Thurman I. Drew, hospital manager. Receipts for the month totaled $39,440.92, while expenses were $13,549.97, and the payroll was $23,503.59 for a total expenditures of $37,053.56. This increased the hospital’s cash balance as of May 31 to $42,282.34, increased from $39,894.98 balance as of May 1. Drew also reported that 253 patients were admitted during the month and 65 babies were born, 34 boys and 31 girls. Ten adults and one baby died during May. There were 37 adult and two infant patients in the hospital May 1, and 49 adults and six baby patients present May 31. Outpatients treated in the laboratory, X-ray and emergency rooms during the month totaled 453.

Tourists Welcomed At Saltillo

By Dick Heller, Jr. Thursday evening June 4, 1964 Saltillo, the air-conditioned SunCity of northern Mexico, bade us welcome today, as we spent our third Mexican holiday touring its historical sites, many craft industries, parks, and places of interest. The m-hour drive took us up from Monterrey’s 1,500 feet to 5,200 feet, a mile high. The hot, semi-tropical sun cut through the clear air, but cool mountain air keeps the temperature at about 80 degrees most months except January, when it dips into the 50’s. In Lovely Mountains The majestic Zapaliname moun- ' tains, a branch of the Sierra Madre Oriental, enclose the 95,000 people who make up the former capital of Texas (when she was part of Mexico) and temper the weather, making it a perfect resort spot. We had no trouble finding route 40, which is just a block behind our hotel, and a fine four-lane parkway leads out of Monterrev toward Saltillo. On coming to our destination, we stopped at the local tourist office, only to find out that a large group had arrived just ahead of us, and taken all the maps of the city. The lady there directed us to the center of town, and we no more than stopped when a guide noticed our insurance sticker on our window, and showed us his official guide papers identifying himself as Gustavo (Gus) Carranza, a distant cousin of the former Mexican president, and one of the top guides in Saltillo. Known as the largest adobe city in the world, this grape-and-wine center also has some of the prettiest homes and garden patios, full of flowers and plants, this side of Cuernavaca. Outstanding Guide We arrived about 10 a. m., and spent the rest of toe day,/ until 6 p. m., seeing toe interesting sights. “Gus” drove and we listened, as he explained the most interesting sidelights of local Mexican history, politics, and ' life, to us. Starting with toe beautiful city park, the most outstanding in northern Mexico, with its lake shaped like the country itself, full of ducks and goldfish, we pro-

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Distribution Made Here Os Spring Taxes The June distribution of funds collected in this spring’s tax payments has been announced by county auditor Edward Jaberg and county treasurer William Linn. A total of $1,424,777.98 has been distributed, a figure which is higher than the $1,347,966.58 distributed in June of 1963 and the $1,227,533.70 distributed in the spring of 1962. Distribution to the civil city of Decatur amounted to $133,144.22, while Berne’s amounted to $57,803.28; Geneva’s $7,689.11, and Monroe’s, $4,297.77. Following are amounts distributed to a number of the other taxing units: Decatur library, $16,862.15; Geneva library, $2,142.20; Berne library, $6,979.45; North Adams schools, $152,642.65; Adams Central schools, $177,130.21; South Adams schools, $157,075.51; townships, $20,951.12. County general fund, $183,883.23; state tax, $2,435.70; state fair board, $960.57; state forestry, $1,783.96; county welfare, $27,170.80; comulative court house, $13,722.57; cumulative bridge $54,890.52; hospital equipment $2,744.51; hospital bond and interest, $27,445.28; ditch improvement, $19,211.65; township poor tax, $14,503.17. Tuition, $181,777.58; special school,' $234,933.34; corporation tax, $171,213.39; street tax SB,706.92; police pension, $4,706.92; firemen pension, $796,76; recreation civil, $6,772; park, $8,672.19. Little Damage Caused In Two Fires Sunday There was no damage resulting from either of two fires that occurred within a three hour period Sunday. The firemen were called at 11:50 a.m. to a car fire at the corner of 10th and Krick streets, and extinguished the small blaze before there was any damage to the vehicle. At 2:13 p.m* firemen were called to the home of Jim Lose, at 1139 W. Monroe street, when lightning apparently struck the home and short-circuited an electrical outlet. There were sparks but no blaze and the outlet was the only thing damaged.

ceeded past the teacher’s college, nurses college, agricultural school, the fine eight pariochial schools, 28 public primary schools, with six grades, several secondary, or junior high schools, with three grades, and two fine high schools, with three grades. While toe public schools are free, and all are encouraged to attend, many have to quit even before finishing the sixth grade, to start to work as apprentices in the various factories. We saw many boys 11 and 12 working 10hour days,six days a week, alongside the men. It makes you appreciate some of the wonderful advantages of our country, where every boy could go to college, if he would only start planning for it while young. Visit A Club We visited the casino, which in Mexican cities seems to be a private club for the more wealthy,

Ike Opposes Stop Action

CLEVELAND (UPI)—For mer President Dwight D. Eisenhower threw his weight against a budding stop-Goldwater movement Sunday after apparently starting the movement 24 hours earlier, it was disclosed today. The former President was authoritatively reported to have restrained Gov. William W. Scranton of Pennsylvania in a telephone call from taking the lead in any attempt to head off Sen. Barry M. Goldwater’s stretch drive for the Republican presidential nomination. Eisenhower talked "to Scranton Sunday about an hour before the governor appeared on a na’ioltal television program at the beginning of the annual Governors’ Conference which at the time was rife with stopGoldwater talk. An authoritative source said Eisenhower told Scranton, however, that he had received a number of calls after their Saturday meeting at Gettysburg,

Vacant Car Hit By Train Early Sunday A Portland man was arrested for failure to repent a property damage accident and a Marton driver was charged with violation of his beginner’s driving permit, after two weekend accident investigations by the county sheriff’s department. Thomas W. Scott, Jr., 17, of Marion, was charged with violating the permit, as he was not accompanied by a licensed driver over 21 years of age, after his automobile stopped on a railroad crossing and was struck by a speeding Erie-Lackawanna train at 2:15 a. m. Sunday. Scott was eastbound on U. S. 224, two miles west of the city, when his auto blew a tire. The vehicle coasted onto the tracks at the crossing on 224, and became “hung up** in the tracks. Scott left to seek aid to remove the auto, but while be was gone, an eastbound train slammed into the car and carried it 455 feet down the track before throwing it off to the side. Train Damged Pete Whitney of Huntington was the engineer of the train, which sustained an estimated $2,000 damage in the mishap. Scott’s 1957 model car was considered a total loss. David William Lewis, 28-year-old Portland resident, was cited for failing to report a property damage accident that occurred at 3 o’clock Saturday morning on U. S. 27, three-tenths of a mile south of Geneva. Lewis was southbound and said an oncoming truck forced him off the right side of the highway, and his auto struck the inside of a small bridge and traveled 200 feet before coming to rest. The sheriffs department received notification of the accident about 7 a. m. and located Lewis via the Portland police, later m the day. The accident investigation is being continued as there was evidence that other vehicles were involved in the mishap. Other Mishaps Three other mishaps were investigated by the sheriff s department over the past weekend, including a two.car crash on US. 27, two miles north of Decatur, at 8:20 p. m. Sunday. Robert E. Driftmeyer, 43, of Fort Wayne, and Donald E. Bultemeier, 16, route 1, Decatur, were traveling north on 27 with Driftmeyer following the Bultemeier vehicle. The Fort Wayne man

who hold dances, card parties, have a bar, piano recitals, etc. — something like our Elks and Moose.' And speaking of clubs ; every town big enough to be called a town seems to have its Lions club. Ralph Smith, an avid Lion member, has gotten several photos (we hope!) of Lions signs, which are found at the city limits of most towns. The Cathedral From the casino we went to the lovely cathedral, with its Mexican baroque facade, where the guide took the time and trouble to explain every detail to us. from its beginning in the 16th century, and the fine silver work, and wood carvings, to the latest improvements in the chapels. We even saw one of the fine old ladies who is the daughter of the gentleman from the U. S. who settled in Saltillo around 1875, and

Pa., at which the former President asked Scranton to make himself “more available” for the presidential nomination. Against Secret Drive In his Sunday call, it was reliably reported, Eisenhower said he did not want to participate in a stop-Goldwater movement. He further suggested that Scranton “not participate in a cabal directed against anyone.”, the source said. Scranton then made his television appearance and later held a news conference at which he failed to do much about projecting himself deeper into the presidential picture. As a result, most of the governors now assume that Goldwater has virtually clinched the nomination. Those who are critical of the senator’s stand on various issues immediately turned their efforts toward getting Goldwater to embrace a moderate party platform.

OHLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur. Indiana, 46733, Monday, June 8, 1964.

Seven Vie For Governor r Nomination At G. 0. P. Convention On Tuesday

Indianapolis Woman Accidentally Killed INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — Mrs. Mary Lou Barclay, 33, was killed Sunday when a shotgun accidentally discharged as her husband, Jack, was cleaning it in the bedroom. was attempting to pass just as Bultemeier began a left turn, and the two autos collided. Damages were extensive, as Driftmeyer’s 1961 model car was considered a total toss and Bultemeier's 1960 vehicle received an estimated SBOO damage. An auto owned by Richard W. Conrad, route 2, Decatur, was damaged while parked in Preble at 11:30 p. m. Sunday. The Conrad car was parked on the north side of U. S. 224 when struck by a car driven by Amos Arnold Werling. 23, of route 2, Ossian. Werling told investigating officers he was blinded by the lights of an oncoming vehicle. Damages were estimated at $175 to the Werling vehicle and SSO to the Conrad car. Two more autos were damaged in a rear-end collision that occurred on county road 30, in front of the Decatur Drive-in theater, at 10:35 p. m. Sunday. ESgene R. Bentz, 18-year-014 resident of route 5, Decatur, had stopped for the stop sign at the intersection of U, S. 33. He started forward, stopped again for oncoming traffic, and his auto was struck in the rear by a car operated by Linda Roberta Pageler, 20, of route 4, Decatur. Damages were estimated at $125 to the Pageler auto and $75 to the Bentz car.

brought the narrow gauge railway to the area, opening up the state of Coahuila, which, with 58.052 square miles, is quite a bit larger than Indiana, with 36.000 square miles; but the mountainous desert state has only 907.734 inhabitants, according to the 1960 census, ranking it 16 of 32 areas in the country of Mexico. One of the most famous places we visited was the site of the building where Father Miguel Hidalgo. father of Mexican independance from Spain, spent a night in 1810—nearly a decade before the first settler came to the Decatur area! Pancha VMa Home Then we saw Pancho Villa’s headquarters when he was trying hard to wrest the country from the hands of the other generals, including Gen. Alvaro Obregon, after the successful revolution of 1911-14 wrested power from a single despot, and gave it into the hands of a political group, called the P. R 1., which represents the orderly transmission of government, or representative democracy, the most successful vet worked out in a Latin country. Villa, of course, is represented as a bandit in the United States, because when the U. S. refused to recognize his claim as president of Mexico, and to arm his army, he marched on Columbus, New Mexico, and raided the town. killing many. - Gen. “Black Jack” Pershing then invaded Mexico, and embarrassed the president whom we were trying to support, without catching the colorful native of Chihnahuaw. who lives on in Mexican hearts as the Robin Hood of the South. Juarez Home Another interesting place was the six-month home of Benito Juarez, the humble Indian who rose to be president of his country. Juarez stayed in Saltillo while leading the successful fight against Napoleon TH and the puppet Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico, who took over during our Civil War; after getting American help. Juarez moved his capital to San Luis Potesi. and finally invaded Mexico City, and executed the luckless Hapsburg Maximilian. But all of interest in Saltillo wasn't of historical nature—later well write about the many inter, esting hand industries and factories we visited.

Registration Still Open In Wildcat

Wildcat league director George Waning said this morning that it is believed that many boys who signed initial registration papers to play this summer have not yet officially registered for the program. Waning explained that sometime ago papers were sent to the city’s various schools for youths who wanted to play in Wildcat’s program this summer. These were, however, only to give league officials an idea of the number of boys who wanted to play this summer, and not the official registration forms. These boys must register officially, however to be eligible to play, and it is believed that many boys who signed the initial forms at school believe they are registered, but they are not, Waning said. Any boy who has not registered yet, may do so at either the Southeast or Northwest diamonds, depending upon which he lives closest to, once the season gets underway. In fact, any boy wishing to participate in the program may sign up at any time during the season at either of the two Wildcat sites. Waning said that approximately 40 boys aged seven and eight signed up this morning for the Pee Wee league, which brings the total number of boys currently officially registered to about 285 to 290. The Pee Wee league was added this year to fill out the summer Wildcat program, due to the much less than expected registration of boys in the 8% to 16 years of age group.

Decafur Jaycees Install Officers Dick Rammel, the 1963-64 president of the Indiana Junior Chamber of Commerce, challenged the local Jaycees to continue their fine efforts in the coming year, at the annual installation banquet of the Decatur organization Saturday evening. i Rammel was the featured speaker for the affair which was held at the Moose lodge, and he installed the new president of the Decatur Jaycees, C. Wayne Roahrig. Roahrig, after urging even more cooperation and work for the local group in the coming year, told those attending that it took the combined efforts of the entire club and not just the officers. The new president, a commercial and industrial engineers for the local Indiana & Michigan office. introduced and installed the rest of the new slate of officers for the 1964-65 year, who are as follows: Dick Johnson, internal vice president; Kenny Nash, external vice president; Jack Eley, secretary; Pete Sotile, treasurer; Tom Weis, Mike Murphy and Bob Shraluka, board of directors. Last year’s president, Ralph Biggs, spoke to the groqp and thanked the club for their efforts and cooperation during his term of office. Biggs, who will serve on the board of directors for one year, was presented the past president’s pin by Roahrig, who was givep the president’s pin by Rammel. • Biggs also turned over the president’s gavel to Roahrig. Guests who were introduced were Mr. an 4 Mrs. W. Guy, Brown, representing the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Balliet, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Vetter, and Mr. and Mrs. Lynn McDougall. McDougall is a former member of the local organization, now residing in Cincinnati. O. _ . A dance, with music provided by the Spec Hebble orchestra, followed the installation ceremonies.

By EUGENE J. CADOU United Press International INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — All seven declared horses went to the post today in the Indiana Republican governor derby. Only the withdrawals of L. Russell Stott of Edinburg from the lieutenant-governor contest and Dr. Walter Bradley of Churubusco from the U. S. senatorial race featured the activity on the eve of the party’s state convention as the deadline for candidates to enter and withdraw arrived at high noon. This left an unusually big field, one of the largest in years, running for the nomination for chief executive of Indiana. Candidates who paid their $2,500 comfcntion assessment fees and thereby remained eligible for the gubernatorial nomination were Lt. Gov. Richard O. Ristine, State Treasurer Robert Hughes, Secretary of State Charles O. Hendricks, Rep. William G. Bray, State Sen. Earl F. Landgrebe, Robert E. Gates and former State Sen. G. Richard Ellis. The bumper crop of candidates, 33 of them for 15 nominations, poured $57,250 into the party coffers for use in financing the nominating convention and other party purposes. A total of $17,500 came in from the seven governor candidates, $10,125 from the three senatorial candidates at the top rate of $3,375 each, and $14,400 from seven candidates for six high court nominations. The remaining cash came from candidates for other offices. When the deadline arrived, it assured uncontested nominations for Appellate Court Judge John M. Ryan for lieutenant governor; Edwin K. Steers for renomination for attorney general; Mrs. Virginia Caylor, Indianapolis, for renomination for courts reporter, and all five Appellate Court judge candidates, including incumbents Dewey Kelley of Whiting and John Pfaff of South Bend. There will be seven contests before the convention delegates. L. Russell Stott, Edinburg, quit the contest and left Indiana Appellate Court Judge John M. Ryan, Indianapolis, unopposed for lieutenant - governor. Stott said he withdrew in the interest of “party unity” and because five of the candidates for state offices hailed from the 7th District. As the noon deadline for withdrawing from the state nominating convention Tuesday approached, gubernatorial candidates showed no signs of dropping out.

Doreen Reiff Dies After Long Illness Mrs. Doreen Ruth Reiff, 41 wife of Jack E. Reiff of 120 Limber lost Trail, died at 9:40 o’clock Sunday morning at the Adams county memorial hospital. She had been ill two and onehalf years, and in critical condition for six months. She was born in Murray Bridge South Australia, Jan. 22, 1923, a daughter of P. C. and Ester Keil-Luestner, and was married to Jack E. Reiff May 20, 1944. They moved to Bluffton in 1945 and to Decatur in 1960. Mrs. Reiff was employed as de-, puty county clerk for one year and was later employed at Heller Insurance before becoming ill. She was a member of the Zion Lutheran church. Surviving are her husband; two children, Anthony F. and Angela T. Reiff, both at home; her parents, who reside in Adelaide, South Australia; and one brother, Keith R. Luestner, also of Adelaide. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Winteregg-Linn home and at 2 pm. at the Zion Lutheran church. The Rev. Richard C. Ludwig will officiate and burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today until time of the services.

Government Is Not Menace To Liberty

SWARTHMORE, Pa. (UPD— Persident Johnson spoke out today against “phantom fears . .. that the federal government has become a major menace to individual liberty.’’ “This is not so,” Johnson declared in an address prepared for the 100th anniversary commencement of Swarthmore College, The President did not identify the source of such fears. But Sen. Barry Goldwater, frontrunning contender tor the GOP presidential nomination, has said the Republican party emphasizes “individual liberty” while the Democrats favor “extension of governmental power.” Johnson, in his commencement text asserted: Liberates Individual ‘The truth is — far from crushing the individual, government at' its best liberates him from the enslaving forces of his environment . . ■ through compassion for the plight of one inindividual, government fulfills its purpose as the servant of all the people.” Johnson devoted about.- four hours to his trip to the small Quaker college near Philadelphia for his fourth commencement address in less than two

File Petition For Gag Rule

Washington (UPI) — Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield formally filed a petition today to invoke the Senate’s gag rule in the civil right debate. Hie crucial vote on halting the southern filibuster will come Wednesday. Thirty - eight senators — 27 Democrats and 11 Republicans —joined in signing the petition. This was 22 more than needed. Adding his name today to the petition was Sen. Eugene McCarthy, D-Minn. Mansfield said in filing the petition that he hoped the bipartisan leadership would be able to gain the necessary twothird approval to invoke the seldom-used rule on limiting debate. Other congressional news: Viet Nam: Army Secretary Stephen Ailes told a House hearing that the fighting equipment being supplied American servicemen in South Viet Nam is both modern and efficient. Ailes also said the morale of the American servicemen there is good. Indians: Sens. Kenneth B. Keating and Jacob K. Javits, both R-N. Y., urged SenateHouse conferees to either get moving or disband efforts to agree on how much to pay Seneca Indians for land which will be flooded by construction of the Kinzua dam in Western Pennsylvania. The House approved $20.1 million in payments to Indians residing in the affected area, but the SenINDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and continued warm tonight and Tuesday with chance of thundershowers extreme northwest by late tonight and over entire state by Tuesday afternoon. Low tonight in the 60s. High Tuesday 84 to 92. Sunset today 8:11 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday 5:17 a.m. Outlook for Wednesday: Cloudy and cooler with light rain north. Warm and hnmld with scattered showers southLows mid 50s north and mid 60s south. Highs low 70s north to near 99 south.

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weeks. He also is scheduled to fly to Worcester, Mass., Wednesday for the commencement at Holy Cross College. The President’s schedule called for the 935 a.m., EDT arrival of his Air Foret jet transport at Philadelphia International Airport, a helicopter flight to the Swarthmore campus, departure from Philadelphia shortly after noon and arrival back at the White House by 12:50 pm., EDT. Describe Horizon Johnson said in his Swarthmore speech that he had been “trying in recent weeks to de> scribe the horizon to which our eyes should be lifted ... to suggest the heights to which we can rise if your generation uses the power we now possess to fulfill the promise of America.” “We hear it said from time to time that the day of the individual is passing," the PrisJdent said. But he pointed to the errors of past predictions in saying that “the pessimistic prophecies about our future are The Chief Executive said that I America “can shape a destiny . in which in the midst of massive . organization the individual finds i rich rewards.”

ate knocked that down to $9.1 , million and conferees have hit an impasse in compromise talks” Prayer: A statement oppOß* ing any change in the constitutional guarantees relating to re* ligion was filed with the House Judiciary Committee today by 'more than 200 constitutional lawyers. They said any amendment to the Constitution to overrule the Supreme Court’s decisions against supervised religious exercises in schools could set a dangerous precedent. Funeral Held Today For Nellie M. Meyer Funeral services were held this morning at the Gillig & Doan funeral home for Mrs. Nellie M. Meyer, 86. of 822 Dierkes street, who died Saturday morning at the South View nursing home at Bluffton. Death was attributed to complications from a broken hip suffered earlier this year. The Rev. Sylvester Martin officiated at the services, and interment was in the East Sajem cemetery. She was born in Adams county Sept. 5, 1877, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Worden. Her husband, Henry Meyer, preceded her in death in 1955. Mrs. Meyer was a member of the Nuttman Ave. United Brethren church. Surviving are two sons, William E. Meyer of Decatur, and Lawrence F. Meyer of Fort Wayne; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. A son, Anthony, and one brother preceded her in death. Reports Tampering With Ice Machine Raymond A. Mills, of 1009 Colonial Court, reported to the city police Sunday evening that someone had been tampering with the ice vending machine he owns, which is located near Gay’s Mobil station on Utt Street. Local authorities are investigating the report