Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 202, Decatur, Adams County, 26 August 1964 — Page 1

VOL. LXII NO. 202

Decatur's Proposed Tax Rate Is $6,481 Per $100; Up 48 c

Seven Taxing Units In County Are Likely To Have Lower Tax Levies

The proposed total tax rate for Decatur in Washington township is $6,481 per SIOO assessed valuation for 1965, before any of the three possible reductions, are made, a check of tax unit records shows today. The proposed rate for 1964, after the local unit and county tax adjustment board had made cuts last fall, was $7,121, and this was eventually reduced by the state board of tax commissioners to S6OO even. In seven of the 23 taxing units, the proposed rate is lower than the 1964 final rate. Decatur in Root township dropped to a proposed $6,441, compared with a proposed of $7,081 last vear, and a final rate for 1964 of $5.98. Monroe Rate Monroe’s proposed rate took the bigbest increase as the central Adams county town apparently plans a major expansion of services this next year. The total proposed rate for Monroe in Monroe township is $7,141, compared with $6,861 last year, and a final rate of $5.08; for Monroe - Washington, the proposed fate is $7,131, compared with $6,921 proposed and $5.15 final in 1964. Both Berne - Monroe and Berne Wabash are assured of a rate decrease, barring unusual action by the state board of tax commissioners, as the proposed rates are $6,981 and $7,071 respectively. This compares with proposed rates of $8,871 and $9,031 respectively for 1964, and final rates of $7.20 and 7.36. Geneva has a proposed rate of $6,751, compared with a proposed rate of $7,921 for 1964, and a final rate of $6.16. Township Rates The townships, all but three of which will provide library service, all providing fire fighting service and cemetery care, and two with recreation funds, are providing many additional services over just three years ago. The main change in the past five years, brought about by school district consolation, and all townships now directly supporting schools on the same rate for the same school system, is that there is less variation between the 12 townships in rates. For example, just five years ago, the 1961 rate varied in the 12 townships from $2.66 in Blue Creek to $4.60 in French township, a difference of almost $2 between the high and low rates. In 1964, the first year all townships were in school districts operating 12-grade school systems, the difference was reduced to sl.lß per SIOO, with Wabash high at $5.10 and North Monroe low at $3.92. In the proposed rate for 1965, the proposed difference is about 54c, with Root the low townshin at $4,491, and Wabash high at $5,031.

Township Proposed 65 Welfare 65 Present 64 Welfare 64 Blue Creek -- 23 .01 . 13 01 French *l3 .18 *93 Hartford 24 03 .23 .03 Jefferson .29 . 02 .16 .02 Kirkland —— 13 02 .14 .02 Monroe 13 -03 .02 .02 Preble -- 10 -03 .19 .04 Root - 03 . 03 .04 .05 St. Marys 19 4® <? .14 -10 Union --— .16 02 .15 .02 Wabash — -14 11 11 09 Washington 03 .07 .03 .08

Anna Augsburger Is Taken By Death

Mrs. Anna Augsburger, 89, of Berne, a lifelong resident of Adams county, died at 7 a.m. Tuesday at the South View rest home at Bluffton,, following an illness of three years. ih French township July 18, 1975, she was a daughter of Jacob and Katherine Neuenschwander - Wulliman, and was married to Aaron C. Augsburger Nov. 29, 1914. Her husband preceded her in death. Mrs. Augsburger was a member of die First Mennonite church in Berne. . ’ ;"; \ Surviving are a stepson, Clar-

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Root township taxpayers, who have been footing the school bill for neighbors for years, now have the lowest proposed rate in the county, as was predicted when school district consolidation was proposed. > All the proposed rates include cumulative building funds, varying from 50c to 75c. There was a big cut this year in the county rate. Advisory Boards Meet Township advisory boards met Tuesday night throughout the state to approve or alter their township budgets. All school corporations iwll meet this Thursday evening. Town boards meet next Monday night, according to the lawn The county council will meet September 7, the librarians before Sept. 11. All budgets must then be filed with the county auditor. On September 14 the work of the county board of tax adjustment will begin, and they will review all budgets in the county. They may reduce, but not increase budgets and tax rates. Their work must be completed by Oct. 1. , Then the state board of tax commissioners will send in representatives for local hearings before Dec. 12. Ulis board has the authority to revise, reduce, or increase budget items and rates. How Rate Is Made How is your tax rate composed? One cent of the levy goes to the state, with .0065 for the forestry and .0035 for the state fa< board. This is all the property tax collected for the state of Indiana; no Federal property tax is collected. Everyone in the county pays the state rate of 1c and also the county rate, proposed at $1,371 this year, a considerable reduction ever last year’s tax rate of $1.48, which had been $1,561 when it went to the state, board of tax commissioners. Last year the county revenue rate was 67c; it is proposed at 59c this year. The cumulative court house, for repairs and building, is continued at sc; the county welfare rate, .099 last year, was raised to 12c, proposed; the bridge fund of 20c was continued, as was the state-wide county school equalization tax of 28.1 c; the hospital fund rate of 1c was continued, but the bond and interest rate was cut from 10c to sc; ditch improvement continued at 7c. Thus, cuts in the county rate of Bc, and 5c in the hospital bond rate, with a slight increase of 2.1 c for welfare, were the major changes in the county-wide rate. Township Rates Township rates, proposed by the trustee and advisory board, and township welfare rates, proposed by the county auditor based on the budgets prepared by the trustees, are as follows:

ence Augsburger of Harrisonburg, Va.; two sisters, Miss Lydia Wulliman and Mrs. Melita Siegrist, both of Berne, and many nieces and nephews. Two stepsons and f’ve brothers preceded her in death. Funeral services will be hel l at 10 a.m. Thursday at the First Mennonite church in Berne, with the Rev. Gordon Neuenschwarider officiating. Burial will be in MRE cemeterv at Berne. The body, removed to the Winteregg - Linn funeral home here, was taken to the Wulliman residence, 406 West Wabash, Berne, where friends may call until 9 a.m. Thursday.

Each taxpayer is also in a school district. Those in North Adams have a school rate of $2.98 those in Adams Central, $3.23; those in South Adams, $3.23. Special Rates Various township have other special rates, too. French, Hartford, Monroe, and Root have 3c library levies; Preble, Union, Wabash and Washington have 5c levies; Decatur has 20c, Berne, 25c, and Geneva 31c. The latter three cities and town have the libraries, and the nine townships are participating, and their residents are entitled to library privileges. Six townships, half of the coun-

Propcsed 1964 1964 1965 Proposed Final 1963 1962 1961 Decatur - Washington 6.481 7.121 6.00 6.66 6.30 6.42 Decatur - Root — 6.441 7.081 5.98 6.62 6.34 C. 43 Monroe - Monroe 7.141 6.861 5.08 5.24 5.18 5.60 Monroe - Washington 7.131 6.921 5.15 5:30 5.22 5.49 Berne - Monroe 6.981 8.871 720 7.12 6.28 6.40 Berne - Wabash 7.071 9.031 7.36 7.18 6.28 6.40 Geneva „■- 6 751 7.921 6.16 Blue Creek — North 4.851 6.241 3.98 4.48 Blue Creek — South r — 6.571 4.92 3.64 2.96 266 FrenchMt North 5.321 4.66 4.48 . FrencaEmSoutb 4.871 6.651 5.00 5.60 4.34 4.60 HartfoiWML--- 4.911 6.701 5.04 4.28 3.88 3.62 Jefferson 4.961 6.621 4.96 4.22 3.44 3.56 Kirkland 4.761 5.261 4.00 4.44 3 96 4.24 Monroe — North 5.201 392 4.38 ‘ * Monroe — South- " 4.851 6.531 4.86 3.36 4.00 . 4.34 Preble .... 4.651 5.331 4.32 3.64 3.06 2.96 Root 4.491 5.171 4.16 3.60 3.40 3.44 St. Marys .... 4.881 5.361 4.08 4.52 3.36 3.54 Union - Wabash 4.711 5.341 4.32 3.44 3.54 3.50 Wabash 5.031 6.751 5.10 5.40 4.56 4.58 North Washington 4.541 5.281 4.24 3.20 4.08 4.40 South Washington 4.801 5 321 4.04 4.50 4.08 4.40

Wayne Carpenter Is Filed For Surveyor The Republican side of the ballot for the November election received another name Tuesday afternoon. Republican county chairman Roy Price filed the name oi Wayne R. Carpenter, a resident of 1010 Harvester Lane in this city, as a candidate for Adams county surveyor. Price has previously anounced he had secured a candidate for surveyor, but did not file the candidate until Tuesday afternoon in county clerk George Bair’s office. Only two vacancies now remain on the Republican ticket for November, for county recorder and county treasurer. The Democratic ticket is already filled. County clerk Bair said today that Tuesday, September 1, is the final day to file as a candidate for a county office in the upcoming election. Sleeping Sickness Spreading In Texas HOUSTON (UPD—A sleeping sickness epidemic blamed for 18 deaths in Houston showed signs today of spreading to other parts of Texas. The Houston encephalitis outbreak, which is two months old, has reached its peak, city health director Dr. C.A. Pigford said. He predic’ed it would be down tp a few cases within two mo'e months. However, state health director Dr. James Peavy, said he thinks there is no sign of a letup. An outbreak was already reported in Plainview, hundreds of miles away in the Texas South Plains, State health officials said another outbreak was suspected in Lubbock County, also in the Plains, and Bowie County, - in northeast Texas. Houstpn counted more than 200 suspected cases of the disease, and 18 either suspected or confirmed dea’hs from it. Houston city health officer Dr. C.A. Pigford said two deaths have been confirmed as caused by it.

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ty’s 12, also maintain a fire fighting rate. It is 5c in Monroe and Preble; 4c in Root and Washington; 11c in Union, 9c in Wabash. City Rates Those living In cities and towns have rates that guarantee them fresh, pure water, sewage disposal, streets, parks, police, fire protection, recreation, etc. Hie Berne rate is proposed at $1.96; Decatur at $1.82; Geneva at $1.58 and Monroe at $2.33. Total Rates Compared The 1965 proposed rates, before any of there possible reductions, compared with the proposed 1964 rates, the final 1964, 1963, 1962 and 1961 rates, are as follows:

Mrs. Oliver Mills Is Taken By Death Mrs. Luella O. Sullivan Mills, 84, wife of Oliver P. Mills, 122 North 10th street, died at 3:05 p.m. Tuesday at the Glen Acre nursing home in Fort Wayne, following an illness of several months. She was born in Adams county March 2, 1880, a daughter of Andrew and Susan A. Gleckler - Crabin. She was first marired Aug. 25, 1900 to Charles E. Sullivan, who died in September of 1945. She was married to Oliver P. Mills Feb. 24, 1947. Mrs. Mills was a member of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church. Surviving are her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Orlie (Gail) Dunifon of Fort Wayne; one sister, Mrs. A. J. (Bertha) Russell of Fort Wayne; a half-sister, Mrs. Charles Rainer of Fort Wayne; two half-brothers, Joseph and Charles Crabill, both of Fort Wayne; three grandchildren, Mrs. Ellen St>'ts of Decatur, Jack K. Dunifon of Fort Wayne, and Eugene Dunifon of Bradenton, Fla.; six great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Zwick funeral home, with the Rev. J. 0.. Penrod officiating Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 pm. today until time of the services. Seek Raising Part Os State Roard 116 State representative Burl Johnson, county Democratic leader Wendell Macklin, and county highway superindent Lawrence Noll visited in Fort Wayne with Cal Webber, highway district superintendent, on getting a local road raised. Highway 116, just west of Geneva, floods over in a low marshy spot, and stays covered for weeks at a time, thpy reported. Webber admitted this was the first he had of it,II and promised an' investigation, and correction, if possible. When the road is flooded, many heavy trucks and other vehicles detour over county roads, and tear them to pieces.

County Toured By Plan Commission

Adams county’s planning commission, its new planner, Gerwin K. Rohrback, of St. Louis, Mo., and Roland J. Mross, staff consultant with the LU. division of community planning, spent four hours this morning touring every township, getting the “feel” of the county for planning. At 1:30 this afternoon the first' meeting of the five committee chairmen with the planning commission and planner took place. 75-Mile Tour In the 75-mile tour of the county, starting with a breakfast at the Fairway Restaurant at 7:30 a.m. the two carloads went north through Monmouth, Williams, and Bingen, ih Root, to Preble and Magley to Preble, south through Kirkland township and Peterson, into French, past the Christian Apostolic church, the tri-county Vera Cruz opportunity school, to the Meshberger stone quarry, into Linn Grove, near the Hartford school, along highway 116 into Geneva, to the Limberlost home of Mrs. Gene Stratton Porter, around the tomato dump, the new county dump, the Berne dump, the Long - Amstutz ditch and levee, the new Rainbow lake, golf course, paved road, and cottage area. Then south along the county line to the Karsh stone quariy, through Jefferson township, past several Amish farms, muck lands, over the Wabash river, up into Blue Creek township, through Salem to the Blue Creek quarry, north to Pleasant Mills, Bobo, across the new Pleasant Mills bridge, past the tent camp meeting at. Bobo, to the auto graveyard in Union township, ithe Hi-Way airport, and back through Decatur to the new Decatur dump. Discuss Problems The group ended up with lunch at the Four Seasons, and a discussion of the morning drive. Ernest Lesiuk, county agent, and Vilas

Jaycees Plan Wading Pool

The children of Decatur and the United States Olympic team will be benefactors of the Decatur Jaycees, following the club’s regular general membership Tuesday night. C. Wayne Roahrig, president of the local Junior Chamber, is in Indianapolis today atempting to get approval of plans and specifications for a wading pool which will relieve some of the congestion throughout the summer months at the city swimming pool. The officers and director went over the plans and specifications at last night’s meeting of th* board, preceding the general membership meeting. The board gave its approval and in the general meeting, the members in attendance voted unanimous acceptance of the plans. Left Today Roahrig left for Indianapolis today l where he will contact George G. Passmacht, chief of the water supply section, of the division of sanitary engineering. If approval of the plans and specifications is received today fronT the state board, the next step will be the letting of bids for construction of the wading pool. Anyone interested in bidding for the contract is asked to contact Roahrig at his office in the Indiana & Michigan building within the next few weeks. The Jaycees are hoping to receive approval of the plans to'lav in order to let bids in the very near future, and have the wading pool constructed before cold weather sets in, which would allow the wading pool to be operated next summer at the same time the ctfy pool is opened. 15 x 30 The pool will be 30 feet long, and IS feet wide, according to INDIANA WEATHER Fair tonight, not so cool north half. Fair Thursday, warmer north and a little warmer south. Low tonight 57 to 65. High Thursday in the 80s. Sunset today 7:20 p.m. Sunrise Thursday 0:08 p.m. Outlook for Friday: Partly cloudy with scattered showers likely Jb morning. Lows mid 50s to lew 80s. Highs low 80s.

Schindler, of Berne, were present for the breakfast, but were unable to make the tour. Planning commission president William F. Schnepf, member Raymond VanEmon of Geneva, attorney Lewis L. Smith Mross, Rohrback, county highway superintendent Lawrence Noll, and a representative each from the newspaper and radio station made the tour. On completing the tour, Rohrbach commented that he though Adams was a delightful county; that it had only a few problems at present, and now was the time to really start planning, so that the community can anticipate its growth and direction, and control itself, rather than be controlled. Keep County’s Character Rohrbach Was particularly interested in the varied character of the county, its strong social sub-groupings, and the character and intelligence of its people, as translated into prosperous farms and' businesses. “Adams county doesn’t have to lose its identity in the coming population-living explosion — and it would be wonderful that instead of being swallowed up, it develops its own plan to keep its individuality and still progress and develop economically and socially," Rohrbach commented. Colored Slides Rohrbach mentioned that two staff members of his planning consultant group, James Garver and Leßoy Eilers, have flowii over the county, correcting the original air photos „and bringing them up-to date, taking colored slides of interesting features, etc. Last week Garver also flew with Rohrbach to the Berne planning meeting; and was able to see part of the county while Rohrbach was in the meeeting. The base plan, which was scheduled for completion first in , July, then by this meeting, is (Continued on Page Three)

the plans. Ten feet of the pool will have a water depth of one foot, and the other 20 feet will have a depth of two feet. A six-foot cement slab will be constructed around the pool . with the exception of the south end, where the slab will be 10 feet wide, allowing ror a slide, drinking fountain, etc. Plans call for the new pool to be constructed near the northwest corner of the existing pool, and to have a fence constructed around the wading pool. More Than Year Plans for constructing the wading pool, which will be constructed and readied solely by the Decatur Jaycees, to be turned over to the city of Decatur, began a year and a half ago. “If the Jaycees open the wading pool next summer, it will be due to the fine support and cooperation the club received from the citizens of this community when we staged our fine show in March of 1963," Roahrig explained before leaving today. The profits from “The Music Man," which was presented on two nights in March of 1963, plus funds raised by the Jaycees through the color television and several other projects, are making possible construction of the wading pool, Roahrig stated. Olympic Fund The Jaycees also moved to join the Jaycee Challenge ’64 at their meeting Tuesday night... The group voted to donate S2O to the United States Olympic fund, to send U. S. men and women athletes to the games in Tokyo. Jaycee chapters throughout the county are each donating S2O to the Olympic fund. Regional vice president George Simler, of New Haven, attended the local chapter’s meeting last night, and following the business session, spoke to the group about Javceeism, what it is to be a Javcee, and some of the duties or each officer. Plans are being made by the Jaycees to enter a bid to the state office to hold the outstanding young farmer banquet in this city, which would bring members of clubs' from throughout Indiana for a one-day affair. Several members Indicated at the meeting that they would be

Sen. Humphrey Likely Choice

ATLANTIC CITY (UPI) — Democrats sought to suppress 5 further public squabbling overSouthern convention seats today § and give Lyndon B. Johnson an”_ unprecedented nomination by ? acclamation for the presidency. „ Delegates to the 34th Democratic National Convention were set to do this tonight and also to ratify Johnson’s choice for a vice presidential running mate in the campaign against- the GOP’s Barry M. Goldwater and William E. Miller. The President still had not identified his choice for the No. 2 post, but a new development today made it practically certain it’s to be Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey. The man considered most likely toget the vice presidential nod, if Humphrey didn’t, bowed out and in a telegram to Local Lady's Father Is Taken By Death Frederick G. Wlechart, 70, Delphos, 0., a retired Nickel Plate engineer and the father of Mrs. Byrl Hunt of Decatur, died at at St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima, at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. He had been ill three days. Survivors include the wife, Leona K. Wiechart; one daughter, Mrs. Hunt; two sons, Clarence, of Delphos, and Robert of Leipsic,17 grandchildren, seven greatgrandchildren, one sister, and one half-brother. A high mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Thursday at the St. John’s Catholic Church in Delphos and burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Kolkmeyer - Clark - Helmkamp funeral home.

interested in attending the region B orientation meeting at Bremen September 10 Any members interested in attending are asked to contact Roahrig.

Teachers Are Named For Adams Central

The complete faculity list for the Adams Central community schools was announced today by A. F. Allen, the new superintendent, and members of the school board. Allen comes to Adams Central from Montpelier, and succeeds Philip Souder, who resigned at the close of the school year last May. Classes in the Adams Central schools will open Tuesday, Sept. 8, and an organizational meeting of all teachers will be held Friday, Sept. 4. Pre-enrollment for grades seven through 12 will be held next week, and books are also to be purchased at the time of registration. The pre-enrollment schedule, as announced earlier, is: Grade seven—Monday,’Aug. 31, 8-10 a m. Grade eight—Monday, Aug. 31, 10 a m.-12 noon. Grade nine—Monday, Aug. 31, 1-3 p.m. Grade 10—Tuesday, Sept. 1, 810 a.m. Grade 11 — Tuesday, Sept. 1, 10 a.m.-12 noon. Grade 12—Tuesday, Sept. 1, h 3 p.m. The complete faculty list follows: Adams Central High Carl Honaker, principal - . Robert Baumgardner, guidance, Thomas Adler, mathematics and English: Richard Allspaw, mathematics and science; Mrs. Wanda Archbold, commerce: Miss Lucile Beavers, mathematics: Robert Brown, social studies and English; Edwin Bryan, commerce, driver education, health; Doyle Collier, industrial arts; James Engle, social studies; Darrell Gerig, band and vocal music; Frankie Green, science and social studies; Art D. Habegger, commerce; Walter

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Johnson urging selection of the Senate Democratic whip. The telegram was sent by Humphrey’s fellow Minnesota senator, Eugene J. McCarthy. He told the President that by Johnson’s own standards Humphrey was the right man for the role. Awakens To News Humphrey himself was reported asleep in his hotel room when McCarthy made his gesture of renunciation. An aide said the senator was awakened to hear the report of the news. A member of Humphrey’s staff said he did not believe McCarthy had told Humphrey in advance of his intentions. In Washington, Johnson’s press secretary, George E. Reedy, had “nothing to say” about McCarthy’s telegram. But few delegates had any doubt that the choice would be Humphrey, the 53-year-old former small town druggist who became mayor of Minneapolis and went on to the Senate and a place of power in national politics, That much was set. But still smouldering was the • controversy over Mississippi and Alabama which turned Tuesday night's session Into one of the most chaotic of modern times, and all on national television. May Bypass Rollcall To avoid possible repetition of the unruly scene, which featured a boycott by Mississippians and a takeover of their seats by rival Freedom Party members, Democratic leaders were considering bypassing the normal roll call on the presidential nomination. Insted they planned to give the party’s top honor to Johnson by acclamation, a rearely used procedure which would avoid the necessity for a roll call and an official ruling on the status of the Alabama and Mississippi delegations. This could be done by recognizing one of a small group of “loyal" party members in the Alabama delegation when that state's name is called first in the alphabetical roll of, states. Alabama then would yeld to Texas to place Johnson’s name in nomination.

Henkel, band and vocal music. Gene Hindelang, social studies and mathematics; Thomas Kirchhofer, art; Mrs. Wanda Munson, English; Mrs. Joyce Nielson, home economics; John Rosier, social studies; Robert Shoup, English; Donald Sprunger, English; Mrs. Harriet Soldner, physical education and health; Mrs. Rowena Stucky, librarian, Latin and English: Martin Watson, vocational agriculture; Mrs. Sarah Whittenburg. English: Miss Mary Williamson, Spanish and biology; Vernon Zurcher, coach, physical education and social studies. Adams Central Grade John Brunso, principal. Kindergarten — Mrs. Phyllis Welches. Grade one — Mrs. Patricia Amstutz, Mrs. Naomi Griffiths, Mrs. Martha Habegger. Grade two— Mrs. Frances Beaty, Miss Mary Johnson, Miss Suzanne Smalley. ■ „ Grade three — Mrs. Veda Haggard, Mrs. Helen Inniger, Mrs. Jerilyn Sheets. Grade four — Mrs. Dolores Byerly, Mrs. Margaret Kuhn, Mrs. Sally Reynolds. Grade five — Mrs. Mary Egley, Joseph Sprunger, Mrs. Vera Teeters. Grade six — Elmer Ehrsam, Jay Johnson, Leo Strahm . Music and art — Mrs. Dorothy Fuhrman. Pleasant Mills School Grades 1-2 — Miss Myrtle Clements. Grades 2-3 — Mrs. Myrta Koch. Grades 4-5 — Mrs. Dolores Mitchel. Grades 5-6.-— Donald Everett. Music — Mrs. Clint Reed. Mrs. Gladys Nussbaum is secretary to the superintendent, and •. Mrs Flo Brandt is secretary to the high school principal. ——