Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 171, Decatur, Adams County, 21 July 1964 — Page 1

VOL, LXII. NO. 171.

Negro Leaders Predict Another Night Os Hell * In Riot - Ripped Harlem

NEW YORK (UPI) — Negro leaders predicted "another night oi hell" in riot-ripped Harlem tonight because a grand jury investigating the shooting of a Negro teenager was moving too slowly to satisfy the angry demands of old-line and extremist civil rights groups. Today marked the emergence of black nationalist groups as contenders for leadership of the powderkeg situation that has erupted in violence, vandalisrn and looting for the past three nights in Harlem and Monday night in Brooklyn. There were signs that Mayor Robert F. Wagner would have to deal with personalities other than James Farmer of the nonviolent Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) on his return here from a Spanish vacation this afternoon. Demands Meeting James Lawson, president of the militant United African Nationalist Movement, sent a telegram to city hall demanding that Wagner meet with black nationalist representatives no later than 7 p.m. EDT.. Farmer followed this uo with an announcement that tiie mayor should see “some of the black nationalist groups as well as me." Farmer said that if the New York County grand jury that began an investigation of the shooting of 15-year-old James Powell this morning didn’t question his slayer, Lt. Thomas Gilligan, immediately, "I’m afraid we’re in for hell tonight.” But Calligan was not scheduled to be called today because the district attorney called only medical and ballistics experts. for testimony. —Z Influence Waning Observers said the influence of CORE and other non-violent groups seemed to be waning as the bloody disorders continued, resulting so far in one death, 103 serious injuries to *eiviMans and police, 155 arrests, and 87 damaged stores in Harlem and 30 arrests and 330 damaged Newberry Manager To Oshkosh, Wis. William C. Sweere, manager of the Decatur J.J. Newberry store ’ for the past three years, and past secretary of the Decatur retail merchants association, has been promoted to manager of the Oskosh, Wis., store, it was announced today. Sweere left at noon today for his new store, which is’ approximately twice the size of the Decatur operation, in . a city of some 50,000 people. A na'ive of Minnesota who was raised in South Dakota, he has managed stores for Newberry for 17 years in Missouri, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana. A new manager of the local store is expected to arrive here Friday or Saturday. The Sweeres live at 1046 Parkview Drive, and his wife, Verla, and their six children, Bobbie, Jo Anne, Katherine, William, James, and Susan, will remain here until their home is sold. In addition to being secretary of the retail division of the Chamber of Commerce, Swere also was 'active in local Boy Scout work, and was a member of the Knights of Columbus. His four older children attended St. Joseph’s grade school. Mike Massonne Lines Ud Pals For Gifts Four-year-old Mike Massonee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Massonne, 522 Cleveland street, may grow up to be one of the greatest organizers the world has ever seen. - ~ Mike’s folks brought his new baby brother Jiame from the hospital Monday* to find that Mike had, by one means or another, enlisted all the children in the neighborhood into one big giftbearing procession to welcome his brother home. Mike had the whole group lined up, with each of them ready to donate one of his toys as a homecoming gift.

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stores in Brooklyn. But police officials optimistically reported they felt "the worst is over” and put the entire force back on normal eighthour tours of duty instead of the 12-hour emergency tours in effect since last Friday. Farmer said, however, that he felt National Guard troops should be sent into the city today. He said he had asked Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller, vacationing in Wyoming, for troops but had no definite reply. “If we do not hear from the governor, we will have to consider calling on the federal government for troops,” Farmer said. Gunfire continued until daybreak after helmeted riot police tangled with a menacing mob of several hundred Negroes in the embattled neighborhood where full-scale rioting flared on the two previous nights. Police said 22 persons were arrested and an indefinite number was injured in several outbreaks of violence, vandalism and looting late Monday night and early today. In the most explosive incident, a squad of police charged "like buffalo” through brokenin doors and windows into an Eighth Avenue tavern to clear out Negroes they believed had been part of the street gang. Nine Negroes were injured, one critically, qs the nightstickswinging police rushed in. Three policemen were cut by flying glass. Fire Warning Shots Outside, hundreds of warning shots were being fired into the sky and searchlights swept rooftops from where bottles and other missives rained down onto the littered streets. The crowd shouted derision at the police who converged on the area in three buses and a dozen squad cars. Two stores were fire-bombed early today and police fired warning shots over the heads of a group of unruly Negroes who Monday night tried to upset a soundtruck from which other Negroes were appealing for calm in America’s biggest Negro community. The situation was so tense that James Farmer, national director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), appealed to all whites, including whDe members of his own organization, to stay out of the area. More Violence The violence broke out again even after city officials accommodated some of the demands of Negro leaders to calm tensions ini the Negro neighborhood which was brought to the a 15-year-old boy by a police boiling point by the shooting of a 15-year-old boy by a police lieutenant last Thursday. Mayor Robert F. Wagner, who was vacationing in Spain, was flying home to take personal charge of the crisis. He was due to arrive at Kennedy International Airport at 4:30 p.m. EDT on a flight from Majorca via Madrid. BULLETIN NEW YORK (UPI) — Sen. Jacob K. Javits R-N. Y. announced today that he would "withhold my support from the national Republican ticket” and would urge leading New York Republicans to unite with Jim in proclaiming a New York state Republican plat form. “However,” Javita said, “I am and will remain a Republican and will not bolt the party. 1 will not support President Johnson.” INDIANA WEATHER «*. Partly cloudy, widely scattered thundershowers * likely this afternoon and tonight. - Wednesday mostly sunny, not much temperature change. Sunset today 8:08 p.m. Sun- * rise Wednesday 5:35 a.m. Outlook for Thursday: Little change. Widely scattered thundershowers. Continued hot and humid. Lows around 70. Highs generally In the low Ms.

w ' i i. m jsS 1 ’ . ' - 4 '-*«? YOUNG NEGROES STAND with police dogs which they hope will afford them some'protection in Harlem ‘ where riots raged. Hundreds of steel-helmeted police roamed the area in teams of 16 in an effort to ' control the demonstrations and virtual guerrilla tactics used by bands of rioting Negroes. ; , , ■- (UPI Telephoto)

l - . . - . I City Council Will j Meet This Evening : Mayor Carl Gerber will preside > over the city council meeting this evening for the first time since his vacation, and several important ■ matters are expected to be ! brought up at the 8 p. m. meetI" ing in the city hall. , Annexation of the 95 acres belonging to the North Adams com- . munity schools in Bellmont Park is expected this evening: the matter was postponed at the last meeting because it takes a unanimous vote of the council to susl .. pend the rules and pass a motion on third reading, and one of the councilmen was acting mayor and so declined to vote on the mea- , sure, the council explained two weeks ago. The mayor is also expected to Pres. Johnson Orders FBI To. Probe Violence WASHINGTON (UPl)—President Johnson today ordered a complete investigation by the FBI into passible violation of federal laws in recent race violence in Harlem. Johnson telephoned a c ting New York Mayor Paul Screvane, offering full federal cooperation and help "in this time of agony” in Manhattan. Through the White House press office, Johnson issued a statement saying he had directed J. Edgar Hoover, FBI director, to contact New York Police Commissioner Michael J. Murphy and Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller. Hoover 'was instructed to inform Rockefeller and Murphy that “We’re conducting a complete investigation of the .possibility of violation of federal laws.” Press Secretary George E. Reedy said as far as he knew, there had been no mention or — consideration in official circles of the possible use of federal marshals or troops to pa-event further violence in Harlem. Donates Collection To Indiana U. Library --- BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (UPt) — Frank Darlington. Jr., Leets- - dayle, Pa., has donated a collection of famous children’s stores to the Lilly library at * Indiana University. * , The works of tWe late Scottish author Andrew Lang, collected by Darlington’s father, Frank Sr., of Indianapolis, were com piled about the turn of the ceniury. *

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Decatur, Indiana, 46733, Tuesday, July 21, 1964.

explain what happened to the city’s option on the Harry Dailey farm, which expired June 30 after a 30-day extension. The city has been hush-hush on the matter, the city attorney and clerk-treas-urer declining to discuss it. A ; new source of water was one ot 3 the promises of the present city s administration in its election adt vertisements a year ago. ; There was also some speculation as to whether the city clerk- • treasurer, Mrs. Laura Bosse Kohne, might resign. She has reportedly told her close Triends that she plans to resign sometime this summer or fall to allow more time for her husband, fam-

- Mrs. Petrie Is Named Secretary Os Group

Mrs. W. E. Petrie, of Decatur, 1 was elected secretary of the Adams county association for Mental Health Monday evening to succeed Mrs. Stanley Baumgartner, who resigned for personal reasons, Mrs. Roy Kalver, president of the local chapter, an-, nounced today. Mrs. Petrie was elected at a three-hour reorganization meeting of the board which was elected in May. Sew Lei a Bags The board authorized the treasto write a check for 160 for %ie jewing committee, headed by Mrs. Carl Gerber. The committee has already completed 29 Lela bags, used by adult patients as combination purses and pockets. The money will buy thread,'shoe laces, and enough material for about 250 more bags. Mrs. Kalver reported on the local Gold Teens organization of some 10 teen-agers, 15-16 years, of age, who go each Monday to the Fort Wayne state school to work with the patients. Gold Teen Group The local young p>eople have been working for five weeks with children six to 16 years of age, getting them ready, by various coordination exercises, for kindergarten work. They visit the center each Monday afternoon. Miss Susan Brecht heads the local group of Gold Teens, who volunteer their time. Mrs. W. Lowell Harper, Mrs. Gerber, and Mrs. Kalver have been working with them. Two carloads visit the school each Monday. The problem of local county support for the adult psychiatric center in Fort Wayne was discussed, and Mrs. Kalver was authorized to appx>int a committee to investigate what help was exported, and to work with the local county authorities on the matter. Plan Legislative Meetings & The legislative chairman, Dick Heller, Jr., reported that he and Mrs. Kalver would attend a statewide meeting on 1965 legislative problems in Indianapolis in the Riley room, Clavpool Hotel, the evening of July 30. Tuesday, August 18, the state

ily and travel. Die council will also discuss its budget for the coming year. Budgets have been submitted by the various city departments, and will now be pared down to meet the overall approval of the mayor St city council. Some admlnistions have made the department budgets public as they are submitted: others have withheld the specific department requests, and made public only the final budget as approved by the council. It is known that the council and city attorney have been meeting on the various budgets for some time informally, carefully avoiding any public meetings.

mental health association is spon- • soring a tour of the state school for all legislative candidates and i incumbent senators. All of those ■ .contacted so far have stated that they will be very happy to at- • tend, and have blocked out their calanders for that purpose. Brice Bauserman, treasurer, gave the financial report, and read the proposed budget for next year. The budget was adopted, calling for an active program to promote local interest in, and help for, the mentally ill. Membership Problems Mrs. Roger Schuster, membership chairman, opened a discussion of membership problems, and how to get more active workers. Mrs. Kalver asked if Mrs. Schuster would be interested in holding another public meeting this year on mental health, showing films. Mrs. Schuster stated that she felt the most effective way of getting the information across, was to take the film and talk to various elubs and meeting groups already organized, since the public turns out poorly for socalled public meetings. The problem of mass membership for those who give to the various community funds which support mental health—Decatur, Berne, and Geneva—was also discussed. AT present membership cards are given only to those who request them. At present there are 65 membership cards in Decatur, Mrs. Schuster estimated. She has no on membership from’Monroe, Berne, and Geneva. Revise Records Mrs. Kalver and Mrs. Harper > undertook to straighten out- the records on the board members; ■ no minutes of board elections under the bylaws had been made ■ since 1961. Approximately five [ inactive members were found who had moved out of the area, or who Sad never attended a : board meeting. I Mrs. Kalver also discussed the • possible revision of the bylaws to > bring more working members in- • to the active board group.. The meeting was held hi the Kalver home. About two-thirds of the > 15 board members ware present.

Extend Gas Service To Ceylon, Rainbow < The Adams county commissioners Monday approved an agreement permitting the Northern Indiana Public Service company to install new gas lines in the area of Ceylon and Rainbow Lake. The project will bring gas service to the many new homes being built around the lake. The commissioners did not require the company to post a bond to make sure that roads were properly restored. They said that the company had, in the past, always worked well in conjunction with the county and that anv road cuts made had always been properly restored. ' The commissioners also received a letter reauesting that weeds near the Adams county memorial hospital, along High street, be rut. The letter, which was unsigned, had originally been sent to Decatur mayor Carl Gerber, then forwarded to the commissioners since the weeds are on county property. Frank Mosser, of near Geneva, appeared at the meeting to request that the commissioners consider blacktopping of road 22 Vi between Toads 34V4 and 37. —A corresponding stretch of road 21 Vi, one mile north, is currently being paved. Mosser told the commissioners he believed road 22'4 more important and said that there was more traffic on it. The commissioners said they realized the road was heavily traveled and pointed out that they plan to put it into the present four-year paving plan. The commissioners spent some time on the problem of getting the courthouse trim and window frames painted. They had previously requested proposals, on the project, hoping that the estimates would ran under $2,000. — thus eliminating the need for a formal bid letting. But the proposals they received were well in excess of the $2,000 figure, so they decided a bid-let-ting would be neededf loiter in the day they considered splitting the original proposals into two separate projects, each less than $2,000, then accepting the proposals. But after conferring with bounty attorney David Macklin, they„ decided to adhere to their original plan and take bids on the project. Mrs. Emma Schnepp Dies This Morning Mrs Emma V. Schnepp, 92, of Monroe route 1, lifelong resident of Adams county, died at 4:30 a.m. tod&y at the Adams county merhorial hospital. She had been ill for six months and bedfast for the past three months. Born in Adams county Oct. 7, 1871, she was a daughter of John and Nancy Owens-McGill, and was married to Aba Schnepp Sept. 25, 1892. Her husband preceded her in death Dec. 30, 1945. Mrs. Schnepp was a member of the St. Paul Missionary church. Surviving are three sons, Ralph L. and John L. Schnepp, both of Decatur, and Dwight Schnepp, of Monroe route 1; two daughters, Mrs. Oren (Blanche) Shilts of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Russel (Naomi) Kryder of Fort Wayne route 2: 11 grandchildren: 17 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. Four sisters and two brothers are deceased. Funeral services will be cornducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the St. Paul Missionary church,-with burial in the Decatur cemetery. The body was removed to the Zwick funeral home, when friends may call after 7 p.m, todgy until 11 am. Thursday. The body will lie in state at the church from 12 noon Thursday until,time / Rev. Robt. Hegnauer Accepts Berne Call . The Rev. Robert L. Hegnauer, 49. of East Canton, 0., has accepted a call to become pastor of the Cross United Church of Christ at Berne, and expects to move to Berne Oct.'l. . Rev. Hegnauer has been serving the St. Paul United Church of Christ at East Canton. He will succeed the Rev. Harry Reiners, who resigned recently to accept a pastorate in Minnesota. Three-Year-Old Boy Electrocuted Monday INDIANAPOLIS dJPI)- Raymond iMcCaulby, 3, was'electrocuted Monday' despite the efforts of his sister, Rhonda, 15, and firemen to revive him. Officials believed he touched an extension wire in a garage where he had gone to play with chickens the family kept there.

Urges Enactment Os Overtime Bill

WASHINGTON (UPl)—Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz said today that the 40 - hour work week "has become a base for computation of overtime pay rather than a socially desirable work week goal.” Wirtz, who said a 48 or 56hour work week "should not be the general order of business,” made the statement in testimony prepared for delivery before a House education and labor subcommittee considering the administration’s overtime penalty bill. The measure would require double pay instead of time and one-half for work beyond 40 hours a week in certain industries where it might induce employers to hire new workers. Wirtz, urging enactment of the bill, said it-would help the nation attain "a more efficient, more effective distribution of employment in the work force. “This bill will not eliminate all overtime work or create jobs for all the unemployed," he said. "An increase in premium pay requirements for overtime, is certain to lead to~ a reduction in overtime and the

Castro Willing To Discuss Problems

SANTIAGO, Cuba <UPI>— Armed Forces Minister Raul Castro said today Cuba was willing to discuss joint problems with the United States and that Premier Fidel Castro might even be willing to drop his - pre-conditions. The premier’s younger brother said, however, that the United States would have to drop its pre - conditions before such talks could be held. Castro made the remarks to newsmen several hours after a ticking Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater, charging that the first act as president would T>e to touch off World War 111 by invading Cuba. He gave the news conference, only his second in five years, after his party came here from Guantanamo City where he delivered a funeral oration for a sentry Cuba said was killed by U.S. Marine guards Sunday night. « armful To Johnson o said "provocations” from the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay were harmfulto President Johnson as well as to Cuba, “unless Johnson also believes in having these provocations in order that the United States can" eventually attack Cuba.” "It will be very inconvenient for Johnson if we answer back during one provocation and kill a Marine,” castro. said, “The Republicans will tell him, ‘You

Reds Ambush In Viet Nam

SAIGON, Viet Nam (UPD—A massive Communist force today smashed more than a battalion of government troops in two daring daylight ambushes at Chuong Thien, southwest of Saigon. - —— U.S. military authorities here said commanders were still counting their dead and wounded as darkness fell. The toll of government dead, although not yet reported, was believed high. Fragmentary reports reaching the capital indicated, Vietnamese government forces had suffered more than <SO wounded—including ‘ one US. miJltary adviser. It was the third major battle in Chuong Thien where the Communists — switching from guerrilla to conventional warfare tactics — have assembled more than a battalion of troops for heavy blows against the government. A U.S. military spokesman said the wounded American adviser was evacuated to Saigon. His wounds, however, were not considered serious. The heavy new fighting was reported shortly after the commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet sailed his flagship into Saigon today and said he was looking for ways in which his 64,000man fleet could help with the Vietnamese war against the Communists.

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creation of additional job opportunities.” Wirtz, whose testimony generally was concerned with answering objections to the bill advanced by its opponents, told the subcommittee increased overtime probably would not affect “moonlighting.” He raid a survey by the University of California's Institute of Industrial Relations showed that “moonlighters,;’’ those holding more than one job, are "a rather special breed of individual.” Mast are “caught in a lifecycle squeeze — too many dependents, and family resources below what their aspirations require,” he said, .although few are at the low end of the wage scale. Wirtz said Labor Department statistics showed that employes working overtime aver age about 9 hours a week rather than 2 or 3 hours. He said he believed most" workers, rather than resenting loss of lucrative overtime, would prefer to see unemployed _ coworkers -w it h jobs.

must invade Cuba,’ and if Johnson doesn't do anything they can use that as their trump card during the election.” Castro said Cuba was wililng to discuss problems with the United States, “but without any pre-conditions, and if the United States wants to hold discussions without Fidel’s five points, perhaps we might agree in dropping- them:” ’*“**'* Includes Guantanamo Return The five points Castro referred to were those his brother stated several years ago were necessary if the United States and Cuba were to resume normal relations. They included return of the Guantanamo base to Cuba and cessation of "pirate attacks” on Cuba. "Despite our repeated announcements of our, desire to discuss problems, so far we haven’t received any definite answer from the United States guaranteed an end of exile raids and a lifting of the economic blockade, he replied: "That’s a question that can’t be answered here, but at the discussion table. We believe the United States government is not authorized to impose conditions.” ' Among those attending the early morning half-hour press conference were the first four of more than 20 US. journalists invited by Fidel Castro to cover the “26th of July” celebrations this weekend.

to the U.S. military spokesman, the Communist guerrillas first ambushed a battalion-sized convoy 'of government regulars moving from the capital of Chuong Thien Province -to Go Quad district capital. 120 miles southwest of Saigon. The spokesman said the one American and 60 or more Vietnamese \ casualties were suffered by the battalion caught In the ambush, whch apparently took place on provincial highway 40 which links the two • towns. Johnson sailed into port this morning. aboard the Oklahoma . City amid tight secnrity precautions to frustrate any Communist terrorist attempt to saboage the warship.' The decks of he guided missile light “cruiser bristle with newly mounted machine guns to repel any guerrilla attack from shore. It has been fitted with underwater detection devices for protection against saboteurs. In early May, Communist Viet Cong saboteurs mined and sank the converted U.S. aircraft carrier card in Saigon harbor. It was repaired and floatedThe visit by Vice Admiral Roy L. Johnson, 7th Fleet commander, came at a time when government forces were feeling from two telling new blows inflicted by the Communists.