Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 155, Decatur, Adams County, 1 July 1964 — Page 1

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INDIANA WEATHER t Partly cloudy with ebanoe E of tome isolated thundershowers this afternoon or tonight. A little warmer south 1 through tonight Thursday 7 partly cloudy and warm with : thundershowers likely. Low tonight 67 to 72. High Thursday 85 to S 3. Sunset today 8:17 p.m. Sunrise Thursday 5:21 a.m. Outlook for Froday: Turning cooler by evening over most of the state with scattered showers and possible thunderstorms. Low . Thursday night lew Ms north - to upper 60s south. High Friday ranging from low 80s north to upper 80s south. Accident Injuries Are Fatal To Lady Mrs. G. W. Bollenbacher, 81, of near Celina, 0., died at 7 o’clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital of injuries suffered in a traffic accident a few weeks ago in Mercer county, O. Born in Mercer county June 17, 1883, she was a daughter of John and Pauline Grapner-Baus-ser, and was married to G. W. Bollenbacher March 17, 1902. Surviving in addition to her husband is a foster daughter, Miss Rosella Huffman of Rockford, O. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Yager funeral home in Berne, with the Rev. Keith Morrical officiating. Burial will be in MRE cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. ' Thursday. Petition Opposes South Adams Levy A 260-signature remonstrance to the proposed 50-cent South Adams community schools cumulative building fund rate was 1 filed this morning. County auditor Ed Jaberg said the petition was presented by Ernest Binegar of Geneva. The rate in question was originally proposed at 80 cents but when the South Adams school board met several days ago to consider it a number of remonstrators appeared and the rate _ was cut to 50 cents as a compro- . mise measure. The proposed rate must now be approved by the state board of tax commissioners at a hearing. The petition stated in part: “The undersigned object (to the 50 cent rate) for the reasons that the said board of school trustees has failed to utilize the max- ' imum use of present equipment and buildings; that the proposed tax levy is in excess of the requirements of said district and vArnld create an unreasonable burden on the taxpayers therein; and that said tax -levy would not be in the best interests of the taxpayers and the public.”

Suggests Flooding Market With Coins

WASHINGTON (UPD A Congress was told today that the only way to end the coin shortage was to “flood the market.” The plan was offered by Chairman William McC. Martin of the Federal Reserve System. . . . In testimony before a House government operations subcommittee investigating the coin shortage, Martin eaid flooding the market--would discourage people from hoarding coins and would meet the demand of the vending machine industry—the two main reasons for the shor - age. ■ , Other congressional pews: Nomination > The Senate confirmed President Johnson’s nomination of Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor as ambassador to South Viet Nam. The action came on a voice vote without dissent. Monopoly: Sen. Roman L. Hruska, R-Neb., charged today that the Senate hearings on business monopolies is another investigation into phantom dangers. Hruska said that statistics shew that there is now “less concentra‘ion. not more” than there used to be. Civil Bigfcta: Supporters of the civilrights bill, who have

Ponder Appointed Manager-Relations ■L ' • -7'r’ Quentin D. Ponder The appointment of Quentin D. Ponder as manager — relations for the Fort Wayne area of General Electric company has been annuanced by H. A. MacKinnon, vice president. Ponder, who has been assigned as manufacturing engineer and union relations negotiator at the Decatur plant since last August succeeds Vincent P. Bane, who died suddenly May 1. In his new position, Ponder is responsible for company community and union relations matters for the Fort Wayne area. His offices are located at 1635 broadway. A native of Springfield, Mo., Ponder has been associated with the General Electric eompany since June, 1954. He holds a B. S. degree from Southwest Missouri State College, and M.B.A. from Tulsa University and a Ph. D. from Columbia University, New York. He is also a graduate of the compahy’s employe relations development program and the manufacturing training related studies program. Following various manufacturing and relations assignments at Fort Wayne, Pittsfield and New York City, Ponder was appointed manager - benefits and personnel practices at the company’s Taylor Street plant in Fort Wayne in 1957. In December, 1958, he was named union relations specialist so rthe general purpose motor_ department at Taylor street. In May, 19’61. he was promoted to manufacturing engineer for the general purpose motor department. In this capacity, he coordinated various projects in manufacturing and the introduction of the department’s Form G--2 motor. , While in Decatur, Ponder has active in the industrial division of the Chamber of Commerce and in the Rotary club; He, his wife, Barbara, and son, Stephen, 7, plan to move to Fort Wayne in the near* future. Their current address is 1015 -Colonial Court, Decatur. TWO SECTIONS

worked on the sweeping aptidiscrimina'ion measure for more than a year, today were' confident the measure will be/ passed by July 4. There ap/ peared no doubt that the biiil will pass Thursday when it jarcalled up for a final House vote on accepting Senate amend-* ments. The House originally voted 290 to 130 for the bill early this year. Moonhlighting: The Senate Rules Committee, near,tog „.ihe end of its'long Bobby Baker investigation, considered a ban on Senate officers or employes taking a job in the District of Columbia. It would bar an em--plo ye e from participating, ei'her through actual work or by lending his name, in any law office, accounting "firm or □as ,a tax adviser or consultant. Social Security: The House Ways & Means Committe neared the end of its work on legislation increasing Social Security benefits and broadening coverage to some persons unable now to receive payments. The expanded plan would provide a 5 per cent increase in all disability, retirement and survivors insurance paymen's and also give some elderly persons a monthly pension of $35.

More Than 100 At Hearing Today On North Adams Levy

More than 110 people attended the public hearing this morning on the 75 cent, 12year cumulative building fund levy for North Adams community schools before Richard Poss and Roy Harris, members of the state board of i tax commissioners. : The meeting was well attended ] both by those favoring and those , opposing the proposal, with those favoring the proposal outnumbering the opposed about 2 to 1. i A count was taken of the number < attending following arguments an i both sides, showing 112 then pres- 1 ent, but several had left earlier; 1 no count was taken by the hearing board of those favoring cr ’ those opposed, the two-to-one fig- 1 ure being an estimate. i The meeting was opened by Gail M. Grabill, North Adams school superintendent, who introduced Poss and Harris, and turned the meeting over to Harris. Purpose Explained Harris explained the purpose of * the hearing, that he would read ‘ the transcript, which showed that 1 the proposal had been legally prepared and presented, and legally remonstrated against by 12 taxpayers, where only ten were necessary, as provided by law, calling for a hearing. He stated that ip all hearings ths spokesman for the remonstrators, if there is one, speaks, and conducts that part of the meeting pertaining to the opposition, and that he may call on any one, or allow- anyone, to spadk that he desired. He made clear, however, that there were rqany people present, and that the board would appreciate' hearing each, argument only 1 opce, without large numbers standing up repeating the arguments already used by others. He also asked personalities be avoided, and grievances of anygroups be omitted, and that the I sole questions were, did the taxpayers favor or oppose the proposed levy, and is the levy necessary for the maintenance of the school system. Rice Opposes .Harris then asked, for the spokesman for the group opposed to the levy to come up front, arid 5 * that evary speaker give his name, whether or not he was a taxpayers in North Adams com-_, munity schools, and the group he.; represented or his profession. 5 Robert J. Rice then came f r >Egg ward, gave his name, stated tharL he was a taxpayer in Root tovm--ship, and that he Was president of auroral community group representing 800 members, p Rice stated that he was happy to see 100 people otr. for such a meeting, that it showed a healthy situation when taxpayers show THE PROMOTION of Palmer W.* Inniger to the position of office« manager of Central SAya’s Deca-* tur plant, has been announced byTom H. AllWein, plant manager. 7 Inniger. joined the company in* 1960 and held the positions of ac-“* countant, senior accountant plant accountant at the Decatur* location prior to his most recentpromotion. He received an asso-— ciate BSC degree from Interna- ~ tional Business College, Fort£ Wayne, in 1957. * I

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democratic interest in school affairs, regardless of how they feel on a given question. Rice then made it clear that his group did not oppose the 75 cent levy, but opposed putting it in effect for 12 years. The group felt, he stated, that in any form of government the people should have a chance every few years to reassess the program. The group does not question the need for a building fund, but questions instead the necessity of running the fund for 12 years. Rice pointed out that the vote in the school board meeting was 3-2, with the rural representatives voting against the 12-year plan, he understood, rather than against the size of the levy. Bultemeier Presents Plan Rice then called on Clarence Bultemeier, a school board member, who gave his name and told the group he was one of two members who voted against "|ie proposed plan. The North Adams district does not need $2.1 million over a 12-year period, Bultemeier stated. The school district has two main problems, Lincoln school and Monmouth, he stated. He suggested an immediate $130,000 addition to Southeast school to relieve the pressure on the Lin-' coin school, and $300,000 to remodel the Monmouth school. This would be less than $500,000, and at SIBI,OOO a year a three-year cumulative building fund would raise almost enough in itself. e ln addition, with the present valuation of the district. $460,000 could be raised by bonding, cpd the balance left could be used in rebuilding Lincoln school, he stated, If Decatur high school desires a 6-3-3 system, Bultemeier continued, they can- send the freshmen back to Lincoln. .... Thus,, only a jniUion would be spent instead of the proposed s2l million, he continued. , ’Also, the ’state is proposing a vocational program, Bultimeier stated, and he expects this to be to-operation in two or three years.- This would ease the need for vocational shop rooms, etc. He then read’ nn Aug. 21, 1963 newspaper article stating that the state board of education was opposed to lavish building programs. such as gyms larger than needed. r No one else rose to speak m : opposition to the levy, and the group had taken approximately 25 minutes to present their case. The hearing officials then called on superintendent Grabill, who presented the school board’s case. The Board’s Case Grabill pointed out that whether North Adams countinues, .or not, there is going to-be a real and continuing need for expansion. The board must, he stated, decide on whether it would continue the present kindergarten through eight,, and freshman through senior breakdown, or change to a K-6. elementary system, 7-8 junior high, and 10-12 high school. The real need in the system is for special classrooms —for home economics rooms, science labs, for phsyics, chemistry and biology, for mechanical shop that ■ 3te£sdes automat as woodworking, for soundproof music rooms with storage space, rooms for special students who No Paper Saturday; ! Noon Run Friday ; ’The Decatur Daily Demo-— crat will not publish an ; edition Saturday, July 4, due to the Independence J Day holiday. With the holiday falling on ‘Saturday, the Democrat will ’ ' publish Friday, July 3, at • 12 noon. Rural church announcements will be pub- • lished Thursday, and city churcK announcements Fri- • day. I

need help or who ribed more advanced work, and many others. After Grabill spoke, and presented an outline of the condition of each building and what needed to be done, as published in yesterday's newspaper, Harris asked is any school board member, or anyone else would like to speak in favor of the plan. Others Speak When no school board member rose to speak, Fred Isch, of route 3, presented a petition with 56 names favoring the proposed levy, and he was followed by Wayne Roahrig, route one, who presented a petition by the Decatur Jaycees favoring the levy, and he was followed by Robert W. Shraluka, of Decatur, who presented to petitions, one with 55. and one with five names, favoring the levy. Harris again asked for anyone desiring to speak, arid Dick Heller, Jr., a North Adams taxpayer and publisher of the Decatur Daily Democrat, spoke in favor of the proposed levy, pointing out some failures of the Bultemeier plan to provide for education. . Heller stated that he felt it was very unwise to suggest bondytog Che achooL corporation to its maximum in the first yeqr of a building program, since that would mean any unexpected sudden' change, such as any parochial system sending one or two grades into the public system, would mean a terribly high tax rate; and no problem solution for about two years. —- Rebuilding Unlikely Secondly, it was futile, Heller pointed out, to talk about rebuilding Lincoln school — the building has wooden floors, the classrooms are all too small to meet even the bare minimum; and their are ...Ba special classrooms at all, the students having to use the overcrowded high school shop arid home ec facilities. Even if the building could be remodeled \ for $400,000 for three stories, the addition of the special clasStoonns would cut the playground ripaae far below the state minimum': !• Third, he stated, the Bultemriiqr plan made no precision for itje normal expected increase each year of iriz classrboms of children, a need that must be met each year, or it will eventually pyramid taxes into extremely high rates that would vary considerably each year, with need. The building fund would allow businessmen and those who budget to know in advance what the school building tax rate would be. Also, the Bultemeier plan provided for bonding, but made no provision for- repaying the loan, which would have to be by taxation, plus paying the interest. Heller stated that the majority (Continued on Page Two) DAN FREEBY, of Ole Holthouse Drug Co., was elected chairman of the retail division of the De- • catur Chamber of Commerce at a meeting of the division’s board of directors Tuesday night. Jerry Dager, of Ream-Steckbeek, wmt named treasurer, and Mike Kohne, of the Heller Insurance Agency, was selected secretary.

I Dr. Burk Head Os I | North Adams Board | Dr. James M. Burk, well-known Decatur physician, was elected president of the North Adams community school board at its reorganization meeting this morning, Gail M. Grabill, superintendent, reported this noon. Dr. Burk succeeds Herb Banning, who served a year’s term. Clarence Bultemeier, formerly secretary, was elected vice president, succeeding Louis Krueckeberg, who retired from the board June 30. Richard Macklin, who served as treasurer on the old board, was elected secretary to succeed Bultemeier, and Russel Fleming, new board member, was elected treasurer. The next regular meeting will be Tuesday, July 14, with probably some special meetings toward the end of the month on the 1965-66 year budget, Grabill stated. Local Lady's Brother Dies Al Fori Wayne Harry O. Quinn, 50, of Edgewater avenue, Fort Wayne, died Tuesday morning at Parkview memorial hospital following a long illness. A lifelong resident of Fort Wayne, Mr. Quinn was a retired bartender. Surviving are his wife, the former Alice Crawford; a daughter, Mrs. Nancy Leope Bollinger of Lodi, Calif.; a brother, Edward Quinn; three sisters. Mrs. CarroU' C. Ba ssett of Decatur, arid Mrs.' Ruth Chaney and Mrs. Mary Jane Bakle, both of Fort Wayne Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Tom 1 Mungovan funeral home, with the Rev. Edward Miller- officiating Burial will be in Covington memorial gardens. Suspend Business Here For Holiday Most businesses will be supended in Decatur Saturday, July 4, because of the Independence Day holiday. Exceptions to . the closing will include the theater, where a fireworks display will be an added feature Friday night; some restaurants, confectioneries, service stations, taverns and clubs. There will be no mail deliveries Saturday, except special delivery, but, the post office lobby will be open for boxholders* and deposit of outgoing mail. The First State Bank will be closed Saturday, but wilk be open all day Thursday and all day Friday, and will also be open in all departments from 3:30 to 6 p. m. Friday to offer extra banking hours due to the holiday. Retail stores will forego their usual Thursday afternoon closing this week, and will be open until ■ the usual eveEtog ' clqjri?g"timeThursday. The Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. and Decatur city hall offices will be closed all day Friday and Saturday. The Decatur library will also be closed Saturday. - The Decatur Daily Democrat wilt not publish an edition Saliirday, and will print its Friday edition at 12 noon. - The Adams county commissioners, meeting in special session this afternoon, announced that courthouse offices will be open all day Friday, but will be closed Saturday J General Eleptric Co. employes will enjoy a tong holiday, with operations suspended at the close of business today, resuming operations Monday. ' -

Retires Today After 40 Years / 1 I r i: " ®r . 4 \ / vT ■ Al- 1 yjFwt % * r vZ" 1 tfXV^ "W *. (has. E. (Jake) Holtbouse

Charles E. Holthouse, Decatun Daily Democrat employe for nearly 40 years, retired today as treasurer and business manager, and was succeeded by Ralph W. Sauer. Holthouse earlier had beefi employed by a railroad company, and had traveled widely over the .United States in, die early 1920 s. About that time, his brother, Arthur R. Holthouse, bought into the Decatur Democrat Co., Inc., along with John H. Heller, and a man named Kampe, when Lew Ellingham went to the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. t— —— Charles Holthouse set up the company's books from scratch, .-;aa- -formerly small businesses operated without any books, putting the cash in one sack, and paying the bills out of the sack. What was left was profit. Started in 1925 Holthouse then went to California, but was called back, and., has worked as bookkeeper since 1925. He was a stockholder in the company, and on his brother’s death in 1955 was named-a director and secretary-treasurer; he had been treasurer since his brother assumed the editorship. Holthouse set up one of the most outstanding sets of depreciaKorean War Excise Taxes To Continue WASHINGTON <UPD — TTie 10 per cent excise taxes enacted during the Korean War will be continued for still another year, bringing ZLthe Treasury $1.9 billion in annual revenue. After the Senate Tuesday night completed final congressional action on the legislation. President Johnson promptly signed the bill into law. extending the taxes for the 11th time.' -Tfttey-had lcx-I-pire last midnight. The legislation reenacts the levies on alcohol, tobacco, passenger autos and parts, telephone service and air travel. All the taxes involved were enacted or increased during the Korean~Warr They are part of the $14.7 billion excise structure passed during World War 11 and the Korean War. The Senate action on a 73-10 vote, came only hours after the House rammed the bill through to beat the deadline. A House - Senate conference committee Monday worked out a comprorrifee which restored to the bill a number of items voted lor exemption by the Senate earlier.

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tion records seen in the state by , federal examiners, and handled all tax and business matters for tfte» corporation during his four decades. s He plans to just “take it easy” and work gradually into retirement,. at his home at 115 S. sth street, and will continue for a time to finish up the first half, and assist in any of the problems that may arise from such a major change in personnel. He Is an active member of St. Mary’s Catholic church, and an avid watcher of the various stock exchanges and sale of securities. Many Problems Holthouse kept the business on even keel not only through the tough days of the depression and through the war when many employes were called away to military duty, but also when within a short span of time the three directors, Arthur R. Holthouse, Dick Heller, Sr., and John H. Heller, passed away. Known to his fellow workers as “Jake," he also handled the job side, and audited every department. , '■ April 1 Holthouse retired from the board, and as secretary, but remained as treasurer until today. His successor, Sauer, joined the firm in May, and will now be responsible for most of the areas formerly under Holthouse’s authority. City Option To Buy Land Expires Today The option by the city of Decatur to purchase the land north of Decatur for a proposed reservoir expired today, with no action tak■en on the option. The council, appaently, decided not to buy the land. City officials have been very quiet about the matter but acting mayor Chalmer Deßolt and city - attorney John t. DeVoss both this - morning, a' full reiisTf : «mcerhlhg- the-BM-"*-“ ■would be forthcoming in about two weeks. Friday Deadline To I | File Remonstrance | today that Friday "drill be the last day for filing remonstrances to the proposed 50-cent Adams Central community schools cumulative building fund tax rate. Jaberg said that if no remonstrances are filed die rate will, for all practical purposes, become official. Although approval of rates by the state board of tax commissioners is required, the board seldom makes changes unless remonstrances have been filed.