Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 17 June 1964 — Page 1

VOL LXII. NO. 143.

Flower Show Here During Fair Week

The Decatur Red Men’s street fair next week will have the added color of a “Carnival of Flowers’ open garden show, sponsored by the Rose Garden club, next Wednesday from 1 until 9 pm., in the Klenks building on Madison streeet, Mrs. Harry H. Hebble and Mrs. Richard Mailand, co-chairmen for the event, announced today. Any person interested in gardening and flowers is invited and urged to take part in the show, Mrs. Joe Hunter, publicity chairman for the event, stressed. Entries must be made between 7 am. and 9:30 a.m., ready for judging, at 10 a.m. The show will then open to the public at 1 p.m. 17 Classes There will be eight arrangement classes, three for junior gardeners, three for junior horticulture, and three for horticulture. • Exhibitors may enter as many classes as desired, but only one entry to a class. Horticultural entries must be grown by exhibitor and shall be labelled as to variety whenever possible. All artistic arrangements must have been made by the exhibitor. All entries must be checked with entry committee and must receive an entry card before being placed. A standard system of judging will be used, and Mrs. Walter Butcher and Mrs. Paul Daniels will head the judging committee. A sweepstake award will be made to the exhibitor winning the most blue ribbons. Mrs. Calvin Amick is in charge of ribbons. Arrangement Classes The eight arrangement classes are: 1. Carousel, using mixed flowers. 2. Red Men’s pow-wow, using red flowers. 3. Cook-out, using kitchen utensils. 4. Busy hostess arrangement. 5. Where the mountains meet the sky, a tall arrangement. 8. A beautiful mass of color, reflecting any style or period. 7. Old Glory, using red, white

Goldwater’s Votes Sufficient To Win

WASHINGTON (UPI) — Sen. Barry Goldwater now has enough Republican convention delegates to win the GOP presidential nomination—of he can hold on to them. Arkansas Republicans put Goldwater over the top Tuesday night when it was announced that nine of the state’s 12 convention delegates had committed themselves to Goldwater. Hie arkansas action came only hours after Texas Republicans handed the Arizona senator 'all of their 56 convention votes. The additional delegates » Philip Souder Quits Adams Central Post Philip E. Souder has accepted a position as the associate executive secretary of the Methodist memorial home for the aged, Warren, in announcing his resignation as superintendent of the Adams Central community schools. In his new position Souder will be working with his father, Dr. D. C Souder, the executive secretary of the home for 27 years. 58-acre plat adjacent to the town of Warren, has 35’ members and provides occupational and physical therapy along with hospital care, recreation and complete care for the aged, I\e home, under the North Indiana conference of the Methodist church, has assets of over $8,000,000 and has been in operation since 1910. For the past year Souder served as superintendent of the Adams Central community schools, and prior to this was principal for two years at Adams Central. Before coming to A. C. he was principal at Warren high school for five years. Mr. and Mrs. Souder, now residing in Berne, have three children, Debbie, David and Diane, and they will be moving to Warren as soon as a new home is completed. The Adams Central community schoools board is accepting applications for the superintendent position.

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and blue flowers. 8. Field and wayside. Horticulture three horticulture classes are* A. Bouquet of any one kind of flowers, using own qpntainer, container not to be judged. B. Flower speciman, small varieties, three blooms; large varieties, one bloom. C. House plants, two categories; (a) foliage only; (b> flowering plants. Junior Classes There will be six different classes for junior gardeners, as follows: 1. Animal fair, an animal, or animals made of fruit and/or vegetables. 2. Father’s day — an arrangement of red flowers for father’s desk. 3. Bouquet in top container. • Under junior horticulture, the entries will be: 1. Plant rooted in water. 2. One annual or perennial, 1 bloom or spray. 3. Three annuals, different kinds, one bloom each. Exhibitors are asked' to remove their exhibits between 9 and 9:15 p.m. following the closing of the show. Comtpittees In charge of entries and arrangements are: Mrs. Niland Ochsenrider, Mrs. Ralph Roop, Mrs. Meldren Kreps, Mrs. Harold Messick, Mrs. Walter Lister, Mrs. Floyd Arnold and Mrs. Clem Kortenber. The bazaar committee includes Mrs. Clarence Smitley, Mrs. Carl Barnett, Mrs. Roy L. Price, Mfs. Grover Levy, Mrs. Alma Lawson, and Mrs. Lottie Smith. The hospitality committee includes Mrs. Frank Crist, Mrs. Alva Buffenbarger, Mrs. L. E. Archbold, Mrs. Cecil Gause, Mrs. Dale Moses, Mrs. Bert Haley, Mrs. George Sprague, Mrs. John Floyd, Mrs. Gerald Durkin, and Mrs. George Squier. Mrs. Wilbur Stanley and Mrs. Richard Mailand serve on the birds and conservation committee for the show. _

brought Goldwater’s total of indicated votes to 659 —four more than the 655 needed. Goldwater is expected to pack up 14 more votes later this week when Montana Republicans select convention delegates. Indicates Enough Votes Pennsylvania Gov William W. Saranton said that although tallies indicated that Goldwater had enough votes to win nommation on the first ballot at the San Francisco convention next month, only about 230 were legally pledged to the Arizonan. Hie rest of the delegates attributed to Goldwater are “fair game,” Scranton said, adding that he wanted to talk to them before the GOP convention opens. Scranton’s wooing of lowa delegates to the national convention began to bear fruit Tuesday when he picked up another firm vote and prospects of several more. George Nagle, a former Republican state chairman and an at-large delegate, announced he would vote for Scranton. The Pennsylvania governor began a whirlwind tour of the Midwest at Des Moines, lowa, Monday night. He came into lowa with six of the sTate’s 24 GOP convention delegates and left Ifwith seven—with two more said to be ‘leaning heavily” in his direction. UPI Tabulation The United Press International tabulation of delegates gaVe Goldwater 659 first ballot convention votes, Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge 43, Rockefeller 114, Scranton 121, others 157 and uncommitted 200. The UPI tabulation gave Goldwater one Arkansas delegate prW to Tuesday’s announcement. The decision to switch rom favorite son Winthrop W. Rockefeller, brother of New York Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller, put eight new delegates in the Goldwater column. Coupled with the Texas delegates that would be enough to nominate Goldwater — provided he can keep his previously pledged but legally uncommitted supporters from defecting to Scranton.

Flash Floods Send Creeks, Streams Running Wild In Suburbs Os Omaha

Jaycees Resolution Backs School Fund

The Decatur Jaycees, in their regular general membership meeting Tuesday night, unanimously adopted a resolution showing their support of the North Adams school consolidation and the proposed 12-year building fund. The resolution was one of several items of business discussed at the meeting. The resolution was unanimously adopted by the general membership of the Jaycees, and copies were ordered sent to the North Adams community school board, and the state board of tax commissioners. “Our organization feels that as the young men of the community,” president C. Wayne Roahrig said, “ke must take a firm stand concerning the school situation.” Roahrig explained that the Jaycee members felt that it would be their children who would be directly affected. by the proposed tax levy, and that they would be paying the 75 cents per SIOO evaluation for the full 12 years. Hope to Aid The Jaycees felt that adopting such a resolution, that was favored unanimously, would aid in passage of the proposed levy for the full 12-year period. Another important item of business was an amendment to the club’s by-laws, concerning the dates of meetings. In the past, general membership meetings were held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, and the governing board maet on the second and fourth Tuesdays. Under the change in the bylaws, approved by the general membership last night, general membership meetings will now be held on the second and fourth Tuesdays, with the board meetings held the same night, either before or after the general membership meetings. • The membership also voted to change the starting time of the general meetings from 7:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Resolution Passed The resolution adopted by the Jaycees is as follows: Whereas, the North Adams Community schoools has heretofore been legally created in Adams county, Indiana, and Whereas, certain legal action is currently pending contesting the creation of an the current existence of said school district, and Hearing July 10n North Adams Levy The final state hearing on the proposed 75 cent, 12-year school building levy for North Adams community school will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, in the Decatur high school gymnasium, -school superintendent Gail F. Grabill was informed today. . Purpose of the proposed longterm building program is to keep the local school building program fairly current with the needs of the children for school-room space. Immediate needs, as discussed by the five-member school board, which has already approved the levy by a 3-2 vote, include: 1. A new cafeteria for the Monmouth school, with adequate classroom space to continue the high school at Monmouth until a North Adams three-year high school is completed in the Bellmont area. 2. Funds to remodel Decatur high school into a three-year junior high school. 3. Funds for the new threeyear high school, 4. Funds for complete reno- , vation of Lincoln school as a grade school. - ■ • The public is encouraged to attend this final hearing, and express opinion on the question.

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Decatur, Indiana, 4673VWednesday, June 17,1964.

Whereas, there is now pending before said school district a 12-year building fund in the amount of 75c per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation, and Whereas, the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce firmly believes that the best education possible for the children of the north part of Adams county should be a goal sought by all people living in said part of Adams county and Whereas, the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce believes such an education can only be obtained for students attending public schools in the north part of Adams County through the North Adams community school district. Now therefore, be it resolved that the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce supports the North Adams Community school district and favors the 12 year building fund in the amount of 75c per SIOO of assessed valuation currently pending before said group. Two Youths Charged In Vandalism Cases Two Monmouth high school students were taken into custody Tuesday evening by the Adams county sheriffs department in connection with numerous recent cases of vandalism in both Adams and Allen counties. Kenne’h Scherer, 18, of route 1, Decatur, and David Weiland, 17, route 3, Decatur, were apprehended last night after an extensive investigation “ by the local sheriff’s department into the numerous vandalism incidents. Two Allen county youths, believed 15 and 17 years of age, were to be picked up today by sheriff’s officers there in connection with the vandalism, also. Clear Up Several The apprehension of the two local boys clears up a number of cases of mail boxes, stop signs and other traffic signs, road markers, etc., being knocked down by motor vehicles, in both Adams and Allen counties. Not all of the boys were involved in each incident, but each was involved in one or more, sheriff Roger Singleton explained. The apprehension of Scherer and Weiland also is believed by investigating officers to have cleared up heavy damage done at the Monmouth school May 8. While on patrol that evening, deputy sheriff Harold August discovered a total of 31 windows knocked out of the Monmouth school building, believed done with a la?ge sticck or pole. Total damage to the building was believed to approach nearly S2OO, investigating officials said at the time. . . — -fMrre Filed ■ -■ A charge of malicious tresspassing has been filed against the 18-year-old local youth in city court. The’ case may, however, be transferred to the Adams circuit court with the clearing up of the vandalism at the school building. •.« The three youths under 18 years of age will be referred to juvenile authorities, and the postal inspector will be notified in connection with the damage to the mail box, sheriff Singleton said. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and Warmer tonight. Scattered thundershowers Hkely tonight. Partly cloudy, warm and humid with scattered thunderstorms likely Thursday. Low tonight in the 60s. High Thursday in the 80s. Sunset today 8:15 p. m. Sunrise Thursday 5:17 a. m. Outlook for Friday: Warm and humid with showers and, scattered thunderstorms. Lows 65 to 72. Highs 88 to 92.

OMAHA, Neb. (UPl)—Rampaging flood waters rolled down the Platte River today in the ? wake of rainstorms which sent creeks and streams running wild through suburban Omaha. At least one person was dead and four others were feared drowned. • The savage water ripped through West Omaha in waves during the night, sweeping away oars and trailer homes. The Nebraska National Guard was activated at Omaha and guard units were abandoning their camp near Ashland, Neb. The flood waters polluted water supplies in suburban Millard and Papillion and residents were warned not to drink tap water. Search parties were out long before dawn looking for the bodies of a woman and three infants believed to have been swept away by the raging 'waters. One man was found dead in the basement of his home. A young mother clung to a tree for three hours while water surged more than 30 fe et deep around her. She was rescued but her twin 1-month-old ' children were feared drowned. “' A minister’s wife and her 5-month-old son were seen being carried away by normally tame Hell Greek. Strength Gives Out J There were reports of dramatic rescues. A 17-year-old high school senior battled floodwaters until her strength gave out after her car was swamped. When she let go of a tree onto which she had been grasping, her feet touched ground and she scrambled to < .safety. Judy Vanderpool told her mother later: “I thought I was " gone for sure.” Boats were floating along West Omaha streets throughout the night, until all rescues were completed. Traffic Hatted Highway traffic was halted on most of Omaha’s main arteries during the height of the storm. About five feet of water covered a portion of the Union Pacific railroad’s mainline tracks and passengers were being shuttled in chartered buses from Omaha about 20 mites to Valley, Neb. In addition to more than six inches of rain, artillery-like hail pounded scattered areas, pfling two inches deep on the level and drifting like snow. Millard was perhaps tifc hardest hit of the suburbs. Many homes were inundated and residents had to be rescued by boat from roof-tops. One. Millard resident estimated that 70 mobile homes were washed from trailer courts there. Asked $115,000 Fee To Arrange Loan CHICAGO (UPD — A defendant in the multi-million-dollar Teamster pension fund fraud trial demanded a $115,000 fee before he helped arrange a $1.5 million loan from the fund, a Florida investor testified Tuesday. ' Irving Kipnis, a Miami Beach investor, said while his loan application was pending S. George Burris, New York accountant, first asked for $150,000. Kipnis said Burris then tried to make a snap investment in a then financially troubled Florida land venture, in which the government claims Teamster President James Hoffa was involved. Horfa and seven associates are charged with fraudulently obtaining $25 million in 'loans from the union’s pension fund and diverting $1.7 million of the amout to their own uses. Another witness, Carl Langford, an Orlando, Fla., building contractor, testified he found the Sun Valley, Inc., a Florida land project, had $600,000 in liabilities. He was named in May, 1959, as a trustee to reorganize the venture.

Johnson Talks At Labor Meet

CLEVELAND (UPI) — President Johnson pledged today to “take further steps” in working with labor and business to assure every qualified American a job. “It is time for labor and management and government to cooperate in establishing a national manpower policy,” the President said m a speech prepared for the 26th annual convention of the Communications Workers of America (AFLCIO). Johnson said this policy should “assess our future needs and help aim all our programs of training and education—government and private alike —toward filling those needs.” Existing labor - management committees along with a cabinet committee which he has appointed will contribute to such a policy, he said. The President added: Pledges Full Cooperation “I will take further steps, in cooperation with labor and business, to make sure that the dignity and right to labor is not lost in the currents of change; that every American who wants to work, can work; that industry will not falter because it lacks the men it needs.” Johnson vowed that “America is not going to, return to economic stagnation and national drift.” “We are not going back to indifference toward the helpless and apathy toward the hopeless,” he said. “We are not going back to declining prestige abroad and declining strength at home.” While Johnson’s prepared! text emphasized non-partisan-ship, the remarks contained implied jabs at Republicans over the depression years and

Council Moves To Annex Land

The city council took steps Tuesday evening- to annex nearly 92 acres of land located east of town, which includes the plus-85 acres owned by the North Adams community schools. City engineer Ralph E. Roop, after recently checking over the legal descriptions of the properties involved, told the council last night that everything was in order, and he recommended annexation of the land. An ordinance for annexation of the Bellmont Park area will be drawn up and presented to toe council at its next meeting Tuesday, July 7. The council has indicated its approval, and after adoption of the ordinance at toe next regular meeting, toe annexation will be legally advertised for two consecutive weeks. Following toe advertisements, the annexation will then go into effect. Land Involved Included in the annexation will be 91.82 acres of land, including the North Adams community school’s land. A petition for annexation was submitted to the council at the May 5 meeting from the North Adams schools and three property owneta, Roland L. and Jean Reppert, Fred R. and Nola Isch, and William) F. and Sarah Schnepf. Hie petition asked for annexation of the school land and that of the three property owners, which adjoin the school property. The petition was referred at that time to city engineer Roop for his investigation as to whether the area met with certain city requirements which are necessary

revived the Democratic 1960 campaign theme about “declining prestige” and military strength. Ike Rejected Charges Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower Monday again rejected those 1960 Democratic charges. Eisenhower maintained that America’s prestige has fallen since Democrats took over the White House in 1961 and that excessive money has been spent for military purposes. Johnson said today that efforts are needed to meet a ttiree-pronged challenge 'to the goal of full employment—“the replacement of man by machine, the decline of jobs for the unskilled, the growth in our > labor force.” He told the union workers: “I now need your help to bring the fruits of progress to those bypassed and forgotten in our forward march. This is not just my program but yours, not the program of a single group or party, but a program for all Americans.” Johnson flew here from Washington this morning. » ■was the second of these trips this week, ranging from one coast to the other. The President, who returned to the White House after midnight after a six-hour visit to New York Tuesday, will fly later this week to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Fifth Victim Dies From Flamethrower COLOGNE, Germany (UPI) — A 9-year-old boy burned by the “mad flamethrower” last week died in a hospital here Tuesday night, increasing the toll of the attack on a suburban elementary school to five dead.

for annexation. The school owns 85.8 acres, t’jfc Ischs, .81 of an acre, and Schnepf, > 5.15 acres, and the Repperts own the remainder. Possible Light Countyhnan Lawrence Kohne informed the council he has received several complaints lately concerning traffic conditions at the Five Point intersection. He said it is sometimes extremely difficult to get into the ' intersection from the two intersections of Adams street and off Winchester St., and wondered about the possibility of traffic lights being able to remedy the condition. After some discussion, the matter was referred to the board ofworks and safety for study. - The council instructed city engineer Roop to go ahead with construction of- a 500 foot extension to the west of the eight-inch water main on Patterson street, and also asked him to check over an- : other 50 acres in the industrial park for possible future annexation. “ Street Work " Councilman Ralph E. Allison i asked if there were any plans for ■ street repair on Elm and WaShi ington streets. Street commissioner Bernard Clark said that these two will be next, after repairs on several other streets, which are now underway, are completed, and as “long as the money holds out.” A matter concerning a piece of ; machinery at the water treatment plant, to replace the present i piece of equipment that is now ■ obsolete, was referred to the wat- ’ er committee.

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Hi' < <lt jh ACTING MAYOR — Chalmer DeBolt, a member of the city council, was appointed Tuesday night by Mayor Carl D. Gerber as this city’s acting mayor during the period of June 26 through July 14. A member of the city’s board of works and safety, DeBolt will preside over the council meetings during that period.

TWO SECTIONS Lions Hear Smith : On Mexican Trip “ The Decatur Lions heard a report Monday night by Ralph Smith on highlights of his recent trip to Mexico, Os special interest to the Lions was Smith's observations about the Monterrey, Mexico, Lions club. He said the club has about 900 members, owns its own building which includes individual offices for each officer, a swimming pool, and a dining hall as large as the Decatur Community Center. The Monterrey club has built 13 schools and in addition carries on a broad program of medical-dental work for the region. Despite the club’s tremendous size by U- S. Lions chib standards, it is regarded as a great failing if as few as two fail to show up for a meettag. Smith noted that U. S. Lions could learn much from this Mexican Lions club about attendance . Vice president Carroll Schroeder presided at the meeting in the absence of president Dick Mies. The Lions present who had one week’s use of new Ford cars through courtesy of the Ford Motor Company and its local agency, Schwartz Ford Co., Inc. related- their experiences with the cars and thanked the sponsors. Next Monday evening’s Lions club meeting will be at Villa Lanes, where Jack Gordon’s losing attendance team will provide steak dinners for Herman Krueckeberg’s winning attenance team. During the meeting, new officers will also be testa llled.

Jesse 6. Niblick Dies Last Evening Jesse G. Niblick, 78, member of a prominent pioneer Decatur family, died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at his home, 303 North Second street, following an extended illness. He was born in Decatur Aug. 23, 1885, a son of William gpd Christine Miller-Niblick, and resided in this city his' entire lite. He had neyer married. Mr. Niblick was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic church, the Holy Name society, a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus, and was a past exalted ruler of the Decatur Elks lodge. Survivors include a number of cousins, Miss Verena Niblick* with whom he resided; Harold Niblick, Miss Mildred Niblick, Mrs. H. H. Stoner and Mrs. Hat-» tie Suttles, all of Decatur; Mrs. Josephine. Edwards of Leipsic, O„ Mrs. Naomi Gandy, Mrs. Paul Henry and Miss Margaret Niblick of Chicago, and Charles X. Niblick of Fbrt Wayne. Funeral services win be conducted at 9:30 am. Friday at St. Mary’s Catholic church, with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Simeon Schmitt officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. The body was removed to the Gillig & Doan funeral home, where friends may call after 7 p.m* today until time of the services. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Thursday. The Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will post an honor guard at the funeral home from. 7 to 9 P-W-Thursday. ■