Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 190, Decatur, Adams County, 12 August 1964 — Page 1

VOL LXII. NO. 190.

Johnson Demands Racial Violence, Civil Disorder w - ' Be Stopped And Punished

NEW YORK (UPD — President Johnson demanded today that acts of racial violence and civil disorder “be stopped and punished — whether they occur in Mississippi or in New York.” “We will not permit any part of America to become a jungle, where the weak are the prey of the strong and the many," the president declared. This was one of several major points Jiohnson made, in calling for “orderly settlement” of disputes at home and abroad, in a speech prepared for the annual. convention of ''the American Bar Association (ABA) at the Waldorf Astoria Ho’el. With respect to the two most pressing foreign crises at present, Johnson asserted: —The United States cannot stand idly by while dreece and Turkey “are at the edge of war” over Cyprus. He said it is America’s duty to helo prevent disruption of the NATO alliance and “to help avoid large scale loss of life among the peoples of Cyprus, Mose true interests lie in peace.” INDIANA WEATHER —Fair south and west, partly - cloudy northeast and chilly tonight. Thursday mostly sunny and continued cool. Low tonight 45 to 51 north, lower 50s south. High Thursday 66 to 73 north, 74 to 79 south. Sunset today 6:46 p.m. Sunrise Thursday 5:55 a. m. Outlook for Friday: Generally fair and warmer. Lows mid to upper 50s. Highs mid 70s north to mid 80s south.

Goldwater Pleads For Party Unity

HERSHEY, Pa. (UPI) —Republican presidential nominee Barry M. Goldwater told a GOP summit unity conference today: “I seek the support of no extremist —of the left or the right.” The statement, apparently aimed at clarifying his position on extremism, was contained in an address prepared for a meeting of Republican governors, gubernatorial candidates and other top party leaders including former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and exVice President Richard M. Nixon. Goldwater also renewed his assault on Johnson administration foreign policy. And he called it “the supreme political lie” to imply that a Goldwater victory Nov. 3 over President Johnson might somehow lead to war., Stressing the need for party unity, the Arizona senator called for people of all shades of opinion within the GOP to join in the effort to win the White House and other offices for the Republicans. Wants Everybody In “The party of Lincoln is now, at last, a great national party,” he said. “We seek to read no one out of this party. We seek instead to make room for all, and to assure a climate within the party in which all of us will feel comfortable and at home.” Goldwater added, “we want, and we need, the help of every Republican if we are to win in November.” Then, commenting that “we have heard much already, and we will hear more before November, .about political extremism and extremist organizations and policies,” Goldwater said: “Let me reiterate what I have said over and over in this campaign: I seek the support of no extremist—of the left or the right. 4 have far too much faith in the good sense and stability of my fellow Republicans to be impressed by talk of a so-called ‘extremist take-over’

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—America in dealing with the Viet Nam crisis “will continue to meet aggression with firmness and unprovoked attack with measured reply.” Cautions Against Rashness Johnson asserted that “we will not be driven out” and at the same time “we will not be provoked into rashness.” Without mentioning names, the President said there were some who are “eager to enlarge the conflict” in Southeast Asia. t “They call upon us to take reckless action which might risk the lives of millions, engulf much of Asia, and threaten the peace of the world," he said. “Moreover, such action would offer no solution at all to the real problem of Viet Nam.” He said it had never been “the policy of any American president to systematically place in hazard the life of this nation by threatening nuclear war.” “No American president has ever pursued so irresponsible a course," he said. “Our firmness at moments of crisis, has always been matched by restraint — our determination by care.” Domestic Order Necessary But Johnson said that while America works in Vfet Nam, Cyprus and elsewhere for world order “we must also maintain law and order among our own citizens.” “No person, whatever his grievance, can be allowed to attack the right of every American to be secure in his home, his shop or in his streets,” Johnson said. “Such acts must be stopped and punished — whether they occur in Mis-

of the party. Such a thing cannot happen under Bill Miller (Rep. William E. Miller, RN.Y., the vice presidential candidate) and me. Attacks Terror Groups “We repudiate character assassins, vigilantes, Communists, and any group such as the Ku Klux Klan that seeks to impose i‘s views through terror •or threat or violence.” He urged participants at the unity conference to study carefully his elaboration, in a letter to Nixon, on the controversial remarks -he made about extremism in his national convention acceptance speech. He said he hopes this “will clear the air so that all of us may go forward to meet the real issues which face America and the free world.” In the letter to Nixon, requested by Nixon, Goldwater said his San Francisco speech that “extremism in support of liberty is no vice” meant that “wholehearted devotion” to the cause of liberty is no vice. Among other participants at • today’s conference, aimed at patching over differences that developed between Goldwater forces and some other party leaders, was New York Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller. Held Private Meeting Rockefeller held a private meeting Tuesday with Goldwater in Washington in advance of today’s session. This session took place in Goldwater’s Washington apartment. Citizens Telephone Seeks Stock Issue INDI AN A PALIS (UPD The Citizens Telephone Co., Decatur, today asked the Indiana Public Service Commission for authority to issue 17,000 shares of common stock worth about $221,000 to finance an expansion and rehabilitation program.

sissippi or in New York.” The President said local authorities have primary responsibility under the constitution for keeping civil peace. “There is no place in our fed eral system for a national police force,” he said. “But where help is needed, or federal law is violated, we shall be there.” “We will work together to punish all such lawbreakers, whether they be murderers in the countryside, or hooded night ridgrs on the highways, or hoodlums in the city.” The Chief Executive added, added, however, that “fulfillment of rights and prevention of disorder go hand in hand.” Invites Candidates To Tour 01 School The Adams county asociation so? mental health has invited both candidates for the general assembly from Adams county to attend the legislative tour at Fort Wayne state school for the retarded next Tuesday. Invitations were extended by Dick D. Heller, Jr., chairman, at the legislation and state relatione committee of the Adams county association 'for mental health to Burl Johnson, St. Mary’s township, Democratic incumbent, and to L. Luther Yager, French township, former Republican legislator, and to state senator Vop A. Eichhorn, a holdover. In addition to peeing conditions at the state school- which is. representative of situations tn all state schools, they will hear Joseph R. Brown, executiye director of the -Indiana - association fob mental health, explain what the mental health group hopes will be accomplished during the coming general assembly to hfelp Indiana’s mentally ill and retarded. Acording to county legislative chairman Heller, mental illness is increasing each year with a corresponding increased demand for admission to state -operated mental institutions. Hoosiers, therefore, must take into consideration the rate of population growth, its distribution by age group, the special problems of each age group, and the shifts of population as well as the public attitude toward the problem and group. Heller concluded, “We hope the candidates for the general assembly will accept our invitation and learn firsthand how these changing problems can best be solved.” B HI ■L W '

ROTARY SPEAKER — Dr. D. Richard Smith, assistant director of the Fort Wayne regional campus of Purdue University, will speak to the Decatur Rotary club at its regular weekly meeting at 6:15 p. m Thursday at the Youth and Community Center. He is responsible for the center’s adult education program which includes a public lecture series, a film series, and the development of special courses. George Thomas is program chairman for Thursday.

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No Sales Tax On Colleges

INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—Atty. Gen. Edwin K. Steers held today that colleges and universities are exempt from the Indiana sales tax. ’ The ruling reverses the position taken by the Indiana De-, partment of Revenue which has been collecting, or trying to collect, the tax on sales made in university and college book stores, cafeterias and dining areas. • Steers made an exception to his’ sweeping ruling by holding that the exemption would not apply if the book stores or food facilities were operated by private persons or organizations rather than by the school. Steers said his opinion covers priva’e and state - supported schools and both the purchases and resale “so long as the property purchased or sold is used by such organizations predominantly for educational purposes.” The opinion said the instructions issued Jan. 6 by the State Revenue Department to colleges and universities on the sales tax “are contrary to the express provision of the sales tax act.” “There are, of course, such a multitude and variety of transactions by colleges and universities involving the purchase or sale by them of tangible personal property that it would be impossible in this opinion to state what purchases or sales by. colleges and /universities are used by them predominantly for educational purposes,” Steers wrote. “It would seem’ that the great bulk of the transactions involving the purchase and sale of tangible personal property by colleges and universities and the furnishing of services by them on the campuses of such colleges and universities would properly be considered as being predominantly for educational purposes.” Steers said the tax instruction issued to the colleges and universities by the Department of Revenue has the effect of subjecting practically all sales by Military Pay \ Raise Signed \ By President WASHINGTON (UPD—President Johnson signed into law today a $207 million pay raise for servicemen. He said it gives 'America’s “uniformed citizens a fuller measure of the respect they have earned.” Johnson said the pay bill, which will go into effect Sept. 1 and which follows by less than a year another pay increase of more than 14 per cent, reflects “our historic trust of dur professional military, men.” • J The Preskient is expected to follow up today’s action later in the week by signing a civilian pay bill. This one, carrying a $558 million annual price tag, will raise the pay of every civilian on the federal payroll except the President himself. In a ceremony at the White House to sign the military pay bill, the President sakT“For 188 years, the American in uniform has been bent upon peace and the preservation of democracy. The world respects him as a fighting man. His fellow countrymen respect him as a thinking man.”

the colleges and universities to the sales tax. “I fully realize the delicate problem of issuing any circular, instruction or regulation on this general subject,” Steers wrote. "However, it appears to me • that the circular has been prepared upon the basic assumption that every sale of tangible personal property by a college or university which could be made by a retail merchant would therefore become subject to the sales tax. It is my opinion that the circular is contrary to law.” Steers said "until such tirife as the legislature provides more specific standards—for 'determining what purchases and sales of state and private colleges and universities are to be considered as exempt from the sales tax act, it is my opinion that purchases and sales by them are exempt to the extent that such are used by them predominantly for educational purposes.” ( Steers said he recognized the “possible unfair advantage of colleges and universities when in competition with commercial “enterprises Which may engage in the business of selling the same class of property.” However, he added he felt that unless the legislature saw fit to spell out the sales tax in relation to educational institu- ’ tions, sales and purchases by them should be exempt. ... £ _ Report On Menial Health To Leaders Jerry Mast, regional mental health director being transferred to the Elkhart-Fort Wayne area, and Vance Reed, the new regional director, heard a two-hour report on Adams county mental health accomplishments this year from members of the board at a special meeting held at the home of Mrs. Roy L. Kai ver, local association president. Mrs. W. Lowell Harper, education chairman repotted that she plans to schedule films and educational materials with', local PTAs, and other groups, rather than trying to draw large numbers to public meetings. She also plans to contact the Woman’s |club. Join Local Office ' Mrs. Kalverßeported that other: 1 local agencies had received the: T idea of a joint local office for five (services very well, and that plans 'were continuing. 1 More than 60 adopt-a-patient sponsors were reported in the County. The chairman, plans to hold an appreciation tea for them sometime in the fall. Mrs. Sherman Stucky ‘‘reported that five tours of state school in; Fort Wayne have been conducted for Adams county groups this year. Sewing Report Mrs. Carl Gerber, vice-presid-_ ent. in charge of the sewing committee, reported that 50 yards of material had been converted into v pillow slips by Mrs. Charles Foughly, and the group voted their; thanks to Mrs. Foughty for her work. Also, 37 more Leia bags,' fully stocked, have been complet-; ed and sent out. The thanks of the; association were expressed by the' secretary to Bowdrs Jewelry, Mrs., Mary Elzey of Jani Lyn, and Mrs. ' Marlow Schieferstein, of Avon, for- - to fill the Leia bags. Both candidates for state repre-; sentative, and the senate senator, 2 were Reported ready to attend the; mental health program at state school next Tuesday. | A report was also given that the Adams county commissioners have approved $2,700 for toe adult pyeciatric clinic in Fort Wayne. i

Sen. Hartke's Wife To Speak At Social

Mrs. Martha Hartke, wife of Senator Vance Hartke, has been scheduled as the feature speaker at the Jefferson club's annual Adams county Democratic ice cream social at the home of Miss Rosemary Spangler, Thursday, August 20 at 7:00 p.m. Robert Kolter is chairman of the event and Earl Habegger is serving as co-chairman. The Spangler home is located three miles west of the intersection at the Reidenbach Equipment dealership on state road 27. Committee chairmen for the event are: facilities, Wendell Macklin and Richard Linn; publicity , Ernest Binegar; safety, William Linn; entertainment. Burl Johnson; cages, Mrs. Don Sweeney; ice cream, Henry Getting; decorations, Mrs. Richard Lewton. Mrs. Hartke, a native of Richmond. and a graduate of Indiana University, was an elementary teacher until 1943 when she married Vance Hartke, then a young naval officer. During the war she taught at schools for the mentally retarded at New London, Connecticut, where her husband was stationed. Following fee war, the Hartkes returned to Bloomington where the husband resumed his studies in the school of law. He received his doctor of jurisprudence degree in 1948 and opened his law practice that year in Evansville. Active In Politics Mrs. Hartke joined her husband in his political activities in Evansville. She became precinct vicecommitteeman, a post she held Bluffton Juveniles Returned To Homes Three runaway Bluffton juveniles picked up by city police Tuesday have been returned to the custody of their parents. The three, a 15-year-old boy and two girls, ages 13 and 14, were arres*ed by city officer Vic Strickler at 8:15 Tuesday morning as they walked along Thirteenth street. They told police they were from Portland, but the addresses they gave were found to be fictitious. After further questioning they admitted they were from Bluffton. Die three said they did not wish toj'etura The_ two girls said that their home life was unhappy and that, if returned, they would run away. The parents were contacted and picked up the youths yesterday, after signing release forms.

Cooler Weather Follows Storm

By United Press International Nature thrust Indiana into a giant air-conditioner today as temperatures shriveled into the 50s on the heels of a hot day climaxed by violent thunderstorms. The mercury was expected to complete its abnormal August ; plunge tonight by dipping into i the 40s upstate after ranging no j higher than the upper 60s and lower 70s today. Rainfall ranging up to more ' than an inch fell during scattered thunderstorms stretching : from the early morning hours i until late afternoon Tuesday, i There was considerable property damage, mostly to utilities. However, the rain was extremely light in some areas, and in others dark clouds threatened but no moisture fell in communities deprived of showers for more than three weeks. Mercury Hits 90’s Before the cool front moved into Hoosierland, temperatures climbed into the 90s over the greatest portion of the state, hitting 94 at Louisville, 93 at Evansville and Cincinnati, 92 at Fort Wayne, 90 at Indianapolis. 87 at Lafayette and 83 at South Bend. Overnight lows this morning ranged from 55 at Cincinnati to 59 at Fort Wayne. Highs today will range from 65 to 72 north to 68 to 76 south. Lows tonight will range from the upper 40s north to the low 50s south, and highs Thursday from the low to upper 70s. The five-day outlook called for temperatures to average 6 to 10 degrees below normal with a warming trend beginning over the weekend and less than onetenth of an inch of rain expected in showers after the weekend. Tornadoes Predicted The final thunderstorms came during an afternoon period

throughout her husband’s term ! as Vanderburgh county chairman ■ and mayor of Evansville. Demo-|| cratic friends and party work-fc ers will never forget her informal § dinners, held each year in Hartke back yard. In a two-E week period, each ward organize- “ tion in the county 'was entertained with the lady of the house doing all the cooking. When her husband was nominated by his party in 1958 for United States Senator, Mrs. Hartke stumped the state in a I ug Sen. and Mrs. Hartke Albert Laugerman Dies This Morning Albert Laugerman, 78, a lifelong resident of the Decatur area, died at 5:10 o'clock this morning at the St. Joseph hospital in Fort Wayne. He had been ill for five weeks and critically ill one day. Born in Decatur Nov. 19, 1885, be was a son of John and Kithering Gillig-Laugerman, and was married to Elizabeth Eiting Feb. 7, 1912. Mr. Laugerman, a retired farmer, was a member of St. Mary's Catholic church and the Holy Name society. Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Max (Bernadine) x Kreps of Decatur, and Mrs. Richard (Rosemary) Geimer of Decatur route 5; four grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Gross of Tiffin, 0., and a half-sister, Mrs. Katherine Miller of Tiffin. O. One son and two brothers are deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 9:30 a. m. Friday nt SI. 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 Zwick funeral — hofne, where friends may call after 7 p. m. today until time of the -servwes. The Holy---Name-society will recite the rosary at 8 p. m. Thursday.

when the Weather Bureau had forecast severe storms, large hail, damaging winds and “one or two tornadoes." No twisters were sighted, but violent storms occurred. Precipitation during the 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. today included South Bend 1.10, Cincinnati .64, Fort Wayne .45, Evansville .20. Indianapolis .20, Louisville .12. Lafayette .06. A storm hit Columbia City around 3 a.m. Tuesday. Lightning damaged the Weatherhead Co, plant, forcing two departments to close, and damaged the steeple of Grace Lutheran Church. Rain totaled only, .22 of an inch. Lightning caused a fire which destroyed a barn on the Walter Hajduswicz farm near Chesterton along with 800 bales of

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hard-fought campaign. Victory was theirs and, in January, 1959, the Hartke household — which now included five youngsters — moved lock, stock and barrel to Washington. Since arriving in the nation’s capital, Mrs. Hartke has spent much of her time assisting her husband in many duties and functions required of his office. She holds a great interest, too, in the activities of her children and attends as many of their basketball games, football games, swim mee’.s and horse shows as possible. Mrs. Hartke enjoys sports herself and holds a special interest in swimming and horseback riding. The Hartkes now have seven children. The oldest, Sandra, is now the wife of Mr. Larry Schott of Shelbyville, and both are now enrolled in Indiana University. The other children are: Jan, 17, Wayne, 15; Keith, 12; Paul, 9; Anita, 3; and Nadine, 1. Mrs. Hartke is a member of the Lutheran church, Alpha Omicron * Pi sorority, and the Senate Wives’ Chapter of the American Red Cross. She has been appointed by the President to serve on the Board of Directors of the International Freedom From Hunger Foundation and served as chairman of the Foundation’s dinner held in Washington in March, 1963. In May. 1963, Vice president Lyndon B. Johnson addressed some 1,000 persons who had gathered in Warshington to Ijonor Senator Hartke at a testimonial dinner. In his opening remarks, he said:-- - \ “I have known and respected and liked Vance Hartke and Martha and their seven children ever since I met them. I have known some of them longer than others. They have a rather remarkable family life when you realize that they have one child in college and one in the crib!” Jobless Pay Claims Increase In County Unemployment claims rose to 81 in Adams county this past week, Richard P. App, manager of the Fort Wayne office of the Indiana employment security division announced today. There were 30 new claims and 51 continued claims, for a total of 81. For the past five months, claims have generally been under 50, less than one-half of one per cent. They now represent about one per. cent of the labor force in Adam? county. This as well, below—the area, state and national averages.

straw and farm equipment. Nearly art inch of rain fell at nearby Valparaiso. LaPorte got about 1.5 inches of rain during a mid-morning storm, and lightning caused power failures and damaged the Victor Gustavson home. Power also was disrupted at South Bend. A thunderstorm at Bluffton knocked out power to Franklin Electric Co. At Indianapolis, wind tore down a big tent at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, causing damage estimated at up to SIO,OOO to a display being set up by the Indiana Farm Bureau Co-opera-tive, Inc., for the state fair opening Aug. 29. Wind also flattened a wall of a new Pike Twp. high school building under construction.