Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 144, Decatur, Adams County, 18 June 1964 — Page 1

Vol. LXII. No. 144.

Decatur Industrial Park Is Tripled By 55.5-Acre Purchase • . c*

.. . ■ * - Local Lady Victim Os Purse-Snatcher Mrs. Evelyn Plasterer, of Homestead 21, was the victim of a purse-snatching in Fort Wayne Wednesday night. The local lady lost an estimated SSOO that was in her pyrse at the time it was stolen from her She reported to the Fort Wayne detective bureau that she was unlocking her automobile, with the purse on her arm, when the incident occurred. An unidentif ied male subject grabbed the purse from her arm, knocking her to the street, and fled the scene. Mrs. Plasterer was reported in the area near a Rec 3 Men’s lodge in Fort Wayne a* the time. She was carrying approxi mately SSOO in her purse, and suf sered abrasions to the left knee and elbow from the fall. The incident occurred at 10:54 pm. Second Trespass Charge Is Filed A second charge of malicious trespassing has been filed against 18-year-old Kenneth Scherer, route 1, Decatur. The second charge was filed in tthe Adams circuit court, in connection with nearly S2OO damage at the Monmouth school building recently, where 31 windows were broken out by vandals. The youth has been charged with the same offense in the local city court, in connetcion with vandalism to mail boxes, stop signs and other traffic signs, in this county. The youth has been released from the county jail after posting SSOO bond on the circuit court charge and another S2OO on the city court charge. Three other youths are also involved, including David Weiland, 17, of route 3, Decatur. Weiland has been referred to juvenile authorities for his part in both the damage to signs and the Monmouth widow breakage. The other two youths are reportedly from the Hoagland area. They were to be questioned by Allen county sheriff’s officers sometime today in connetcion with the incidents. As yet, these two remain unidentified-. In addition to the damage in this county, a number of mail boxes and signs in Allen county have been knocked down by a motor vehicle in the past several weeks. Scherer and Weiland were taken into custody Tuesday evening by the Adams county sheriff’s department, after an intensive investigation into the incidents during the past month. I Asks Residents Be Careful Os Trash Highway department officials today issued an appeal to Decatur residents to be more careful while hauling trash to the new city dump north of the city alqpgU«-S.~high-« way 27. —~ Highway personnel report that trash is falling off carelessly loaded cars and trucks and workmen are kept busy attempting to keep the road and berms clear of the rubbish. Residents are asked to cover their trash carefully so it will not fall off or be blown off vehicles along the highway. INDIANA WEATHER Considerable cloudiness, warm and humid tonight. Some scattered showers and IT thundershowers mainly south half. Partly cloudy Friday, chance of a few thundershowers in the morning, becoming less humid north half. Low tonight in the 70s. High Friday in the 80s. Sunset today 8:16 P-m. Sunrise Friday 5:17 a.m. Outlook for SaturJay: Partly cloudy and coolr.Lows, in the upper 60s. Highs in the Ms.

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Buy Acreage For Expansion

The area of strial Park has been nearly tripled with the purchase of additional acreage announced today by Lawrence Anspaugh, Chamber of Commerce president, and the Chamber’s industrial development committee. The new section, directly west of the present park, between the Nickel Plate and Erie-Lackawanna railroads west of Thirteenth street, consists of 55.5 additional acres. The new land was purchased from the Krick-Tyndall Co. with funds from the revolving fund which was established when the original plat was bought and it was understood that as the land was sold to industry, its proceeds would be used to buy more land. Parcels of property have been sold to Decatur Industries, Gilpin, Inc., and Duo-Marine. These local industries have been able to greatly increase their facilities at the park which has resulted Li a sizable increase in their employment. All three industries were honored recently at a Chamber of Commerce appreciation dinner, where it was pointed out that a total of 310 employes and a payroll of approximately one million dollars annually has resulted. Purchased in 1956 The original purchase from the Scheimann ? family in December, 1956, cost $26,500. A “Greater Decatur Fund” was created at that time and a total of $20,675 was subscribed by industry, business firms, and interested individuals. The assets have increased considerably because of intes est paid by the purchasers, and rentals. A number of improvements were also made. The first additional purchase to

Agree On Agenda In Disarmament Talks

GENEVA (UPD—The United States and the Soviet Union today announced agreement on an agenda for the first time since the 17-nation disarma- .. ment talks opened here in March, 1962. The Soviet Union immediately followed up i the agreement with the disclosure it will take a more "flexible position" on U.S. proposals for the destruction of jet bombers as a disBen Kipfer Dies At Home This Morning Ben Kipfer, 64, lifetime resident of Adams county, died in his sleep about 2:30 o’clock this morning at his home in French township. Death was apparently due to a Born in French township Jan. 5, 1900, he was a son of Ephriam and Margaret Barton-Kipfer, and was married to Saloma Beer June 28, 1931. Mr. Kipfer was a member of the Apostolic Christian church. Surviving are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Don Mayer of Bluffton; one son, Alvin Kipfer of Sabetha, Kan.; five grandchildren; one brother, Ulrich Kipfer of Paulding, 0.. and two sisters, Mrs. Fred Wahl and Mrs. Fred Gerber, both of Paulding, O. ~~ Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Apostolic Christian church, with the Rev. Sam Aschliman officiating. ( -t Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Goodwin funeral home in Bluffton after 7 p.m. today until 9:30 a.m. Saturday, when the body will be removed to the church.

the Industrial Park was made several years later when an option was exercised to buy several adjacent acres for $17,000. This brought its total acreage to 34.89 acres at that time, of which approximately 10 acres remain. Extensive plans have already been made to improve the new area which lies near the Nickel Plate tracks. Hie present street is to be straightened and improved as it is extended west. Street lighting for its entire length and a new sewer are planned. City To Cooperate Mayor Carl Gerber, who regularly meets with the development committee, congratulated the group on its forward step and pledged the cooperation of the city government. W. Guy Brown, Chamber executive secretary, said today, ‘ The industrial procurement committee continues to be one of the most active committees in the Chamber. Industry interested in moving insists that their names be kept quiet to prevent complications at their present sites; so the committee's work cannot be publicized but the group is extremely active and trtes to follow every reasonable lead. This additional acreage should help make our local Industrial Park more attractive.” Virgil Krick, who handled the negotiations for the Krick-Tyndall Co., said that his company was glad to co-operate in selling the land to the Chamber because it too was interested in obtaining new industry for Decatur and because the company remembers with gratitude the help it received from the citizens of Decatur following its disastrous fire a number of years ago. - 'v

armament measure. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian Zorin, who earlier kad demanded the immediate destruction of all bombers in the air fleer's of the major powers, said today he was changing to a stage-by-stage process. He said Moscow will take other opinions into account in reviewing its plan for destruction of the bombers, which the West had rejected as unrealistic. ix.. His new position increased Western hopes that die U. S.i opened “borinber bonfire" —a plan to get rid of certain types of bombers on both sides—might be adopted by the Russians. The agreement on the agenda, showing a new spirit Os East-West cooperation, was worked out by U.S, chief negotiator William C: Foster and Zorin. It was unanimously approved by the rest of the conference at this morning's session. But U.S. officials cautioned against any belief that agreement on an agenda signifies an instant fprmula for East - WestA accords on the questions to be discussed. . Zorin’s speech followed the agenda agreement. He said that bomba s, although outdated by missiles, remain a potent means of nuclear delivery and the Soviets would like to see therrv 'ail destroyed. The United States has proposed that a beginning be made bydestrpyihgU.S. 847 and Soviet TUI6 bombers. Both are obsolescent types which are being phased out of service.

Decatur, Indiana, 46733, Thursday, June 18,1964.

Paul A. Smith Dies Wednesday Evening Paul A. Smith, 39. of 2908 Kenwood Ave., Fort Wayne, former resident of Decatur, died at 7:20 o’clock Wednesday evening at Parkview memorial hospital, following an extended illness. He had been a patient at the hospital for 23 days. He was born in Bellevue, 0.. Nov., 1924, a son of Elmo and Pauline Gerhardstein-Smith, but lived in Decatur during most of his younger life. He graduated from the Decatur Catholic .high school and from Purdue University in 1949. Mr. Smith had been employed as a pharmacist at the Bushbaum drug store in Fort Wayne for the past 15 years. A veteran of World War H, he was a member of St. Jude’s Catholic church, its Holy Name society, the Knights of Columbus B. P. O. Elks, American Legion Post 47, and Alpha Sigma Phi social fraternity. Mr. Smith was a past president of the Fort Wayne Pharmaceutical Association and a member of the Indiana State Pharmaceut- ■ ical Association. Surviving are his wife, the for- ■ mer Phyllis Owens of Decatur; • a daughter, Cheryl, and hM sons, Daniel and Michael, all at I home; his father, Elmo Smith Decatur druggist; one brother • Eugene Smith of Fullerton, Calif., and one sister, Mrs. Edwin (Yvonne) Moore of Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be Conducted at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the D. O. McComb & Sons fun eral home, and at 10 a.m. at St. Jude’s Catholic church. Msgr. Charles Girardot will officiate, and burial will be in the Fort Wayne Catholic cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today. The HOly Name society will recite the rosary at 7:30 p.m. Friday. William Justice Controller Os Duo ■ 1 !"1 William E. Justice assistant principal and guidance director of the Madison-Marion consolidated schools, has been appointed controller of Duo, Inc., Victor B. Porter, president of the corporation, announced today. Justice will be directly responsible to the president for all financial aspects of both the glass and aluminum divisions of Duo. He has been employed by the company on a part-time basis as auditor for three years. The appointment was effective June 1. Justice was graduated from Ball State Teachers College with a bachelor of science degree in 1954. and with a master’s degree in 1959. He is a member of ISTA, i 1 NEA, ACTA, and the Indiana 1 schoolmans club, and for five years served as delegate to the Indiana state teachers conven- ’ - ..7 He is a veteran of World War 11, having served in the Pacific theater with the U. S. Army ord-

Mother Admits Strangling Os Young Child INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — Police said a mother confessed she strangled her 2-year-old daughter today and planted a ''hate" note implying it was a racial slaying. Sgt. Leonard Dehn and Lt. Spurgeon Davenport of police homicide division said Mrs. Yvonne Robbins, 29, broke down and admitted she killed her daughter, Terri, because the child was in pain from an injury suffered when she was hi. by a chunk of brick. Dehn and Davenport said Mrs. Robbins admitted printing in ink with a ballpoint pen a note sayig “We don’t like white kids. If you don’t move we’ll get another one,” and leaving it under the body in the bed where Terri was found. After admitting the crime, Mrs. Robbins was taken to police headquarters interrogation room in a state of near collapse. She was not charged immediately pending results of an autopsy at General Hospital. Police said Mrs. Robbins told them she went into the child’s room during the night and found Terri crying, in pain, she said, from her accident. She said she decided to put the child “out of her misery” because she couldn’t “stand to see her suffer.” The note raised speculation a racial incident was involved, * since the neighborhood where the Robbins family lives is racially mixed. However, even before the slaying was solved by Mrs. Robbins’ confession, Dehn had said he believed there was “no race angle” to the case. “Every indication is that it is a misleading note," Dehn said. “We have evidence to support a theory the note was written in the house and left as a subterfuge to throw us off.” ’’ Mrs. Yvonne Robbins found the body about 3:30 a.m. EST in a room from which the window screen had been cut and removed. “We don’t like white kids. If you don’t move we’ll get another one,” police quoted the note as saying. Sgt Leonard Dean of the police homicide division said the note was printed in ink on notebook paper. Cause of death was not determined immediately. A coroner's investigator at first believed Terry was Strangled but later said there were no marks on her throat, although there were bruises on the lower part of the body. An autopsy was ordered. The Robbins family, including the father, Joseph, a sign painter, and sons Christopher, 5, and Timothy Wayne, 14 months, moved into the neighborhood about five months ago. Dean said the Robbinses told him they had experienced no racial trouble since they moved into the integrated neighborhood. Mrs. Robbins said she checked on Tertry about 2 a.m. and found her sloping comfortably. She said the window screen was in place at that time. Patrolman Wayne L. Lee, who was the first officer on the scene, said the child’s night clothing was slightly disarrayed but there was no indication she had been sexually molested. B£__ —"- I Juvenile Cases In Court Here today. Several juvenile cases are being heard in the Adams circuit courtroom today by Judge Myles •F. Parrish. A total of 14 under 18 youths were to appear in con- -, nection with several different cases. • nance corps. Justice resides at 1044 Master Drive, Decatur, with his wife, Alice, and their son, Richard, a senior at Decatur high school. He is a member of the Zion Lutheran church of Decatur. Justice recently resigned as assistant principal, guidance director, and audio-visual director at Madison-Marion to take the job with Duo, Inc., on a full-time basis. The company, founded in 1958 to make fiber-glass boats, now is one of the 20 largest manufacturers in the nation in the small sports class, and is one of only eight in the country with a regular line of both aluminum and fiber-glass boats, ranging in cost from less than SIOO to mor# than $3,000.

I’ I f JutA rjHB SIDEWALK SALE EVENT—One of the features of Decatur’s annual Sidewalk Sale, Wednesday, Jdy 15, will be a sky-diving exhibition by Jack Macintosh of Fort Wayne. The event Will take place at approximately 6p. m. the evening of the sale and Macintosh will land in the area across from the Youth and Community Center. The jumper shown above at left is in a “tracking” position, and is moving in excess of 80 miles an hour. The jumper shown at right is making a right turn.

Sky - Diver At Sidewalk Sale Here

Fans of the “Ripcord’ television series won't want to miss Decatur’s annual “Sidewalk Sale” day next month. George Litchfield, g ene r a 1 chairman of the affair, announced this morning that sky-diver Jack Macintosh will pop froin a hovering airplane early in the evening of the day-long event in an exhibition of the new and exciting sport of sky-diving. Litchfield explained the event will take place at approximately 6 o-clock in the evening of the Sidewalk Sale day, slated this year for Wednesday, July 15. Litchfield and his co-workers for the event have promised this year’s Sidewalk Sale will surpass all others, as a number of outstanding events have been — or are being — lined up for the day. And, of course, local merchants will be displaying their wares atbarbain prices throughout the downtown area. Rain Date With the addition of several new events to highlight the day, Litchfield said that the day-long festivities will be dependent on the weather. If rain falls on the scheduled day, the affair will be held the following day, Thursday. July I(L—-——— Macintosh, of radio engineering at the Magnavox plant in Fort Wayne, will demonstrate the art of sky-diving, landing in the large, open area across the highway from the Youth and Community center. The new sport of sky-diving blends in well with the theme of this year’s “Sidewalk Sale,” which is “The Soaring Thirities.” Queen Crowned In connection with the annual event will be the crowning of “Miss Soaring Thirities” as the wrap-up of the day long affair. Applications for the contest may be obtained at the Chamber Lodge To Slay On In Viel Nam Post WASHINGTON (UPI) — Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge will not give up his Viet Nam post to come home for the GOP National Convention and has so advised the White House, a top Republican said today. The statement coincided with a mounting conviction among Republicans that Lodge, the 1960 GOP vice presidential nominee, would not lay aside his foreign assignment to help push the presidential campaign of Pennsylvania Gov. William Scranton. Republican leaders would like to see Lodge out of Viet Nam. This would give them greater campaign freedom in criticizing President Johnson’s foreign policy operations.--Scranton -for -President leaders in particular have hoped Lodge would come home. They need him in their 11th hour drive to snatch the GOP nomination from Sen. Barry Goldwater, who now has the prize within reach. But a well-informed Republican source reported that President Johnson has let it be known he does not expect Lodge to leave Viet Nam , before the Republicans pick their presidentical candidate in San Fran-

of Commerce office, the Decatur Daily Democrat, Pioneer Restaurant, Ferris Bower Jewelry, radio station WADM and the Commercial Print Shop. To enter, a girl must be single and of at least high school age. Contestants do not need sponsors, but it is suggested each attempts to have a sponsor. The contestants win be judged in six categories, beauty, clothes, hair style (for the *3o’s), personality, posture and talent. Contestants win be judged on Wednesday afternoon for all categories, and six finalists will be chosen. All contestants wiU ride in the parade in formats at 8 p.m., and at about 9 p.m., they will go to the stage at the court- - house, where each win be introduced and the sud finalists an- , nounced. The finaUsts will repeat their talent, displayed earlier in the day, and “Misfc Soaring Thirties” win be crowned. The queen and the runner-up will be awarded many lovely gifts from Decatur merchants and cash awards will be presented by the retail division of the Chamber of Commerce. There will also be a $lO bonus for the contest winner, if she happens to have been the first firl to enter the contest. Sky-Diving While the contestants win be anxiously awaiting the crowning later in the evening, Macintosh will be exciting what is expected to be a huge crowd with his sky-diving demonstration. • Sky-diving is a relatively new sport in the United States. Macintosh received his training in the sport while serving as a “para-medic” with the Air Rescue Service, U. S. A. F. He has over 300 jumps to his cerdit. The object of the jumper is to

Senate Nears i Rights Vote

WASHONGTON (UPI) — The Senate, its historic civil rights bill -perfected and ready for passage, waited out the final oratory today before voting approval of the sweeping measure. Final passage could come today. But Senate leaders, eyeing unconsumed talking time alloted to senators, were inclined to think that the final vote would be delayed until Friday. The last major hurdle to passage was cleared easily Wednesday night when the Senate approved, 76 to 18, the compromise. drafted by its leaders as a substitute for the House-passed bill. The action closed the door to further amendments after 81 days of debate. Sen. Barry Goldwater, Ariz., cisco next month. That meant to Republicans that Lodge had advised the President of his intentions so Johnson could be assured he would not have to scramble now to find a competent successor in the Saigon post.

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complete acrobatic stunts while falling through the air at speeds from 120 to 200 miles an hour (depending upon body position in the air land then “chuting” onto a predetermined target. When a jumper free-falls, it is not in a disorderly manner. Contrary to popular belief, the jumper does not black out on long delays. Three Positions There are three primary facts to earth positions. First there is the “Swan-dive,” or “cross” position. Dus position is the one normally taught to beginners, and finds the jumper with the arms and legs spread apart, the back well arched and the head *"heM back. -j-Wte’V. The “frog” position is a more relaxed configuration and because it allows more maneuverability, a jumper should have at least 20 to 25 free falls before attempting the “frog.” Die third position is the “bow” which is a modification ot the “Cross.” The “bow” affords the maximum rate and horizontal movement. One common hazard is target fixation, or “dead-eye,” whiich is caused by undue concentration on the target and consequently the jumper loses his relationship in space as to time and altitude. Sky-diving is a sport not to be taken lightly as every precautionary safety measure must be used and proper training is essential. ~ When free falling in the “frog” position from 12,500 feet, the diver falls 10,000 feet in just one minute to the prescribed level of 2,500 feet for pulling the .Jibcord. The impact of landing Is equivalent to jumping off a compact car or about a four-foot platform.

GOP presidential flront-runajtr, who was absent, was recorded in favor of the substitute. Kb vote on final passage of the bill remains in doubt, however. Goldwater’s action could cfae interpreted to mean that He prefers the substitute • wer Jibe House measure, but still would not want to see it on the law books. Technically, a motion can be made to send the compromise back to a Senate committee tor alterations. Sen. Carl T. Curtis,' R-Neb., got the presiding officer’s assurance Wednesday nW that such a move etiU could be made, and Sen. Hubert Humphrey, D-Minn., said he thought it would be. But Humphrey, the bill’s floor manager, made it clear tint be was unworried, and comment. edrn’T totok the die to cast on this.” One southerner, Sen. George A. Smathers, D-Fla., ' agreed that the southern battie against the bill, “is all over." Even after the Senate voted cloture last week and limited > each senator to one hour of furi ther debate, .it. waa quite a i fight. Since then toe Senate considered lit amendments and had 104 roil call votes.