Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 219, Decatur, Adams County, 16 September 1964 — Page 1

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David Lehman, Berne, Found Dead In Plant, Death Cause Uncertain

David D, Lehman, 64, the father of Berne mayor Richard L. Lehman, was found dead this morning in the Hawthorn-Mellody plant in Berne, where he had been working. • An electrician for The Service Store in Berne, Lehman was doing some electrical work in the Hawthorn-Mellody plant, which is the site of the former United Milk Plant in Berne. Mr. Lehman was found on the INDIANA WEATHER Occasional rain mainly central and north this afternoon and entire state tonight. Thursday partly cloudy extreme north, mostly cloudy with chance of rain central and south. Low tonight 48 to, 57. High Thursday hi the 70s north, 75 to 82 south. Sunset today 6:52 p. m. Sunrise Thursday 6:28 a. m. Outlook for Friday: Mostly sunny and a Mt warmer. Lows upper 50s to low 60s. Highs 70s north to low 80s extreme south.

Friday Strike Set For Ford

DETROIT (UPD—The United Auto Workers today gave up “non-crisis bargaining” and set a strike deadline for 10 a.m. Friday at the Ford Motor Co. UAW President Walter P. Reuther said union strategists reviewed negotiations “very cabefully and with some reluctance concluded the dynamics qf the situation required a strike deadline. We are giving notice df termination effective 10 a.m. Friday.” •The current three-year contract between Ford and the UAW was under an open end extension and subject to termination by either side on 48 hours notice. Gives Trouble Spots Reuther said that the union and company were apart in - some economic areas — chiefly wage inequities — and contract matters such as production standards and working conditions. He said the “areas have not yielded to non-crisis bargaining so we hope they will yield to crisis pressure.” Reuther said the notice was given today instead of Tuesday night “because it gives us a long night of bargaining when much can be done.”

School Boycott To Be Ended Thursday

By United Press International Nearly a quarter-million white students boycotted New York City schools Tuesday in a protest against a school board integration plan. The total number of absentees for the final day of the boycott, 233,306, was smaller than for the first day Monday, 275,638. There are 1,007,000 students in the New York City school system, the nation’s largest After a general school holiday today for jfom Kippur, the Jewish New Year, the boycotting students are expected to return to classes Thursday, boycott leaders said. The boycott, sponsored by two white parent groups, protested a school board plan to achieve racial balance in schools by transporting some students by buses to schools outside their neighborhood. The parents charged the plan destroys the neighborhood schools concept ond forces children to travel involuntarily long distances to classes. During the spring semister,

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floor beside an 18 to 20 foot ladder on which he had been sitting while doing the electrical work. The body was found by a workman at 10:56 a. m. today. It was not known at 1:30 p. m. whether or not death was due to a fall from the ladder or by electrocution. Coroner’s Case Dr. Norman Beaver, who was first called, said it appeared the Berne man had suffered a concussion, but the definite cause of death has not yet been determined. The matter has been turned over to county coroner Elmer Winteregg, Jr., for a ruling. Winteregg had to leave town on an ambulance run shortly after 1 o’clock this afternoon, and has not determined the cause of death as yet. It was learned that HawthornMellody officials plan to close the plant down Thursday morning for a thorough examination of the wiring in the building, to check for the possibility of the man being electrocuted.

Reuther repeated that no matter how attractive the union’s economic package might be at Ford, “we will insist that the work condition problem be dealt with.” Decision Comes Reuther had said when he left Tuesday night that the UAW would return today and would announce its decision on whether it would set a strike deadline. On opening negotiations with Ford, Reuther said he hoped a new contract could be written for 130,000 workers without a strike deadline. Malcolm L. Denise, Ford labor relations vice president, said contract agreement without the threat of a strike would be a milestone. Reuther said “we still are apart on a large number of non-eco-nomic contract matters including working conditions and productions standards.” He added, however, that there was “a basis for optimism” in the closeness of the company and the union in the economic package. Negotiations stalled for five hours Tuesday when about 8,000 members of Local 600 walked off their jobs at the company’s mammoth Rouge complex.

Negroes engineered two boycotts by Negro students, charging that neighborhood schools perpetuated segregation. Elsewhere: “ Jackson, Miss.: School, officials reported Tuesday there was no evidence of any white boycott at any of the eight newly - desegregated schools. City School Supt. Kirby Walker said conditions were normal as 39 Negro children attended classes for the second day in formerly white schools. Ph’ladelphia; A 22-year-old typist, Florence Mobley, surrendered Tuesday as the third suspect charged with inciting a three-day racial riot in North Philadelphia two weeks ago. Two Black Nationalist “extremists” earlier were arraigned on the charge. Washington: The Rev. Dr, Ray Gibbons of New York, a loader in the United Church of Christ, said Tuesday that pov erty and racial discrimination are so closely intertwined thaf “neither can be removed without the other.”

Services Not Set Lehman is survived by his wife, Olga, and three sons, Richard L. Lehman, mayor of Berne, Ted Lehman of Berne, and James Lehman, at home; two daughters, Mrs. Ma ver (Carmen) Roth of Anchorage, Alaska, Mrs. Leroy (Alice) Neuenschwander, of Garden Grove, Calif.; five sisters, all of whom live in Berne, and nine grandchildren. Mr. Lehman, who resided at 785 Indiana Ave., in Berne, was a member of the First Mennonito church. The body was taken to the Yager funeral home whei* funeral arrangements are awaiting word from the daughters. This was the second tragic death in Berne in the past three days. Monday morning, a Fort Wayne man was killed while working in a trench when the side of the trench collapsed. Juvenile Case Is Aftermath Os Fight The referring of a 17-year-old Monroe girl to local juvenile authorities, as was reported in Tuesday’s Daily Democrat, was due to a two-day episode this week. The incident all began cm Sunday, when the girl was alleged to have started a fight with three other girls under the age of 18, on Adams street, just west of the Five Points intersection. The 17-year-old said that the other three had been calling her foul names on previous occasions, but Sunday’s incident set off a mild riot at the apartment where the girl was reported to have been living. The city police received a call from a neighbor at 7:15 p. m. Monday, and the person told the police that a crowd of boys were fighting at an apartment house at Five Points. One city police car and twq state police units went to the scene, but the fighting had stopped when they arrived. The crowd was dispersed by the police, and the 17-year-old girl taken into custody. The girl, who was released to the custody of her parents Tuesday, and the entire incident has been turned over to juvenile court Judge Myles F. Parrish. Charles W. Johnson Is Taken By Death Charles W. Johnson, 90-year-old retired farmer of Decatur route 3, and member of one of Adams county’s pioneer families, died at 4:58 p. m. Tuesday at the Adams county memorial hospital, where he had been a patient for 11 days. Mr. Johnson’s parents, among the earliest settlers in this area, helped clear the land for Decatur. Mr. Johnson served as stationary egineer for the Monmouth high school for 20 years, and had lived at his present home for the past 55 years. Born in Washington township Sept. 24, 1873, he was a son of Joseph and Minerva ReynoldsJohnson, and was married •to Edith Kitson March 31, 1887. Mr. Johnson was a member of the Decatur (Bethany) Evangelical United Brethren church. Surviving in addition to his wife are four sons, Albert D. Johnson of Decatur, Lawrence T. Johnson of Palmetto, Fla., Robert K. Johnson of Decatur route 3, and Richard K. Johnson of Ottawa, O.; one daughter, Mrs. Gerald (Eleanor) Eady of LaPorte; eight grandchildren; 12 greatgrandchildren, and one sister Mrs. Rose Weldy of Warn n. Eight brothers and sisters preceded him in death. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p. m. Friday at , the Winteregg-Linn funeral home, with the Rev. Fuhrman Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p. m. today until time of the services. .

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Only Small Crowd At Meeting Tuesday A disappointingly small crowd of about 50 persons heard the Democratic and Republican candidates for office explain their positions in a Farm Bureau-spon-sored “Meet Your Candidates” meeting at Adams Central school Tuesday night . Congressman E. Ross Adair, Republican, and Max Hobbs, Fort Wayne attorney and native of Adams county, explained their views on national issues. State representative Burl Johnson explained his views on the present tax mess, which he voted against, on reapportionment which he favors as long as Adams and Wells county remain equitably represented in both houses, and on certain changes in the state sales tax, exempting groceries and medicinees. His opponent, Luther Yager, was unable to be present. The Rev. Charles Elam, of the Monroe Methodist church, gave the invocation, and later gave a little sermonette, addressed in three parts to candidates, to voters, and to all the publie v Lester Adler welcomed the group, and Carleton C. Steiner, secretary - treasurer, was master of ceremonies. All county candidates of both tickets were present, except Richard D. Lewton, who is working nights at Central Soya. Lewton is the Democratic candidate for county auditor, opposing Lee A. Neuen, of "Berne, Republican, who led the group in singing. Others present were: surveyor candidates, Herman Moellering, Democrat and Wayne Carpenter, Republican; commissioner, third district, Delmas (Mike) Bollenbacher, Democrat, and Hugh David Mosser, Republican; commissioner first district, Henry Getting, Democrat, and William Fritzinger, Republican; coroner, Richard Linn, Democrat, and Dr. John Doan, Republican; unopposed Democratic incumbents Miss Rosemary Spangler, recorder, and William Linn, treasurer. Funeral Thursday For Rev. Studebaker Funeral, services for the Rev. Homer Studebaker, who was killed in a three-vehicle accident south of Bluffton Tuesday morning, will be held at 3 p. m. Thursday at the Six Mile United Church of Christ, southeast of Jluffton, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Thoma funeral home in Bluffton until time of the services. Rev. Studebaker was killed instantly when he attempted to pass an auto driven by Mrs. Fred Thomas of .Bluffton route 2, sideswiped it and then ran nearly head-on into a semi-trailer truck driven by Donald E. Stoddard, 44, of Marion. Mrs. Thomas and Stoddard were uninjured. The accident victim, who lived south of Ossian, had been pastor of the St. Paul United Church of Christ near Andrews for the past six years.He had been pastor of several churches in this area, including ones at Craigville, Po-neto-Reiffsburg circuit, Linn Grove and Plum Tree. Surviving are two daughters Miss Hilda Studebaker of Unland, an instructor at Taylor University, and Mrs. Wilbur (Treva) Geiger of Markle route 1; a san, Duane Studebaker of Ossian route 2; a brother, Clay Studebaker of Logansport; three sisters, Mrs. Nina Miller of Bluffton, and Mrr. Dwight Maddux and Mrs. Effie Zirkle, both of Ossian route 2, and two grandchildren.

Welsh Predicts Democrats To Win Assembly INDIANAPOLIS (UPD-Gov-ernor Welsh predicted today that the Democrats will capture control of the 1965 Legislature and said “the major reason” for determining to do so was to ease restrictions on voting which he blamed on the Republicans. Welsh made the comment during a news conference called primarily to announce the formation of an Indiana Citizens for Johnson and Humphrey organization headed by Indianapolis attorney Thomas Scanlon. But reporters asked about comments that the two gubernatorial nominees — Democrat Roger Branigin and Republican Lt. Gov. Richard Ristine—seem so simila r in their views it was difficult to differentiate between them. “The fundamental difference . >£tween. the. two, men is tpe difference in their parties,” Welsh answered. “The difference shows plainly on the matter of voting. The Republicans want to register as few as possible and close the polls as quickly as possible. They actually have filed a lawsuit to say anyone in the chute can’t vote.” Welsh was referring to a suit in Marion County Circuit Court which followed a 2-1 ruling by the Indiana Election Board that all voters waiting in a 50-foot long chute leading to the polling place may cast their ballots after the 6 p.m. legal closing time for the polls. Welsh and the other Demcrat member of the board voted for the ruling. The GOP member dissented. Welsh said that through the years the “Republican legislature has effectively blocked” efforts to make the duty of voting easier and declared “this is the major reason we are determined to capture the legislatude this time.” In 1963, the House was Republican by 56 to 44 and all 100 seats are subject to the election this year. The Senate was 25 Republican and 24 Democrats

Press Efforts To Avert Rail Strike Threat

WASHINGTON (UPD — Federal mediators pressed efforts today to avert a threatened strike by six rail unions against most of the nation’s railroads. The National Mediation Board arranged meetings here in a drive for a settlement. Michael Fox, president of the AFL-CIO Railway Employes Department, said no strike date has been set by the six organizations. “We’ve advised our union members that we’ll give the National Mediation Board 72 hours notice before a strike,” Fox said in an interview. % “No notice has been given. We s*ill hope to get an agreement.” Fox and other union officials issued a strike warning last week to indicate their intention to trigger a walkout by 150,000 rail shop workers unless a settlement was reached. The government has K exhausted its procedures for forcing a delay in a walkout in the dispu’e. But the mediation board might ask for more time to try to work out an agreement.

City Council Meets Tuesday Night

The board of works appointment of Leo G. Moser as a member of the Decatur fire department was announced Tuesday night at the meeting of the Decatur city council. Moser will serve as a temporary fireman for a required six-month period. A complaint of littering along North Second street and Thirteenth street was presented by councilman Clyde Drake. Drake said that several citizens had informed him that persons hauling trash to the new city dump north of Decatur frequently dropped items along the two streets. The matter was referred to the police department for investigation. An invitation to the governor’s traffic safety conference Cosily Vandalism At Legion Park “If it doesn't cease, the police department will be ordered to keep all children out of the park,” chief of police Grover Odle said today in reference to recent vandalism at the ’Legion park on Winchester street. There have been numerous cases of vandalism in the park . throughout the summer, but the worst incident —by far — occurred Tuesday evening when a restroom building was heavily damaged. Street commissioner Bernard Clark said city employes had been constructing the restroom build-« ing recently, and were not yet finished. Last night, some 51 cement blocks were torn out of the two rows of blocks in a portion in the building. This wasn't the first case of vandalism at the park, according to Clark. In other incidents this summer, a fireplace was torn apart, a drinking fountain was damaged, and chingles were torn off the roof of the old restroom building, to name just a few. Chief Odle said his department is investigating the recent incident, and has turned up some clues as to the guilty parties. “The parents will have to pay the damages, or be taken to court,” Clark said this morning while efforts were being made by workmen to correct the damage done last night by the vandals. ■ ' '» ■ — —- - - and there are 10 GOP and 13 Democrat holdovers. Scanlon, in accepting the chairmanship of the Citizens for Johnson and Humphrey, said he would open a separate headquarters soon and expected to have some “traditional Republicans 6 as well -as independent voters in his organization. Scanlon saia that in the past he had voted Republican at times, but was registered as a Democrat. Welsh said that “the Democrats recognize this is a Republican state.” “To win we have to attract support from the independent voters who nominally votes Republican and some hardshell Republicans as well,” he said.

The dispute centers on union demands for greater job stabilization and a union veto on subcontracting of work usually performed in railroad strops. Jurisdiction over specific jobs — such as coupling of air hoses — also is involved. Besides Fox’s group, unions threatening to strike were the Boilermakers, Machinists, Sheetmental Workers, Electrical Workers and Railway Carmen. A presidential * emergency board recommended a settlement containing protective benefits for railworkers displaced by new machinery or organizational changes. The board also proposed limitations in subcontracting. Negotiations began in Chicago and were shifted to Washington this week after -the unions issued their strike threat. The dispute does not involve wages and work rules. Fox said members of the six unions have been instructed not to strike unless they get the word from the union negotiating team.

was read at the meeting. Mayor Carl Gerber said that he and possibly other city officials will Attend. The council also approved an appropriation of SI,OOO from the parking meter fund. The money will be used for the purchase of necessary snow removal equipment. A letter from Henry B. Steeg and associates, an Indianapolis engineering firm, was leceived. The city has contacted the firm with the intention of retaining them to study the water situation in the Decatur area. The letter which the council received said that two representatives of the firm will meet to discuss the matter with city engineer Ralph Roop September 29. A letter from Mary Pat Heller to Mayor Gerber was also read at the meeting. The letter thanked the mayor for the trophy which Miss Heller received this summer in the city recreation program

President Johnson On Western Tour

United Press International WASHINGTON (UPD—President Johnson headed West today for two packed days of exposure to voters in four states. He also will leave the country for the first time since becoming President when he crosses the border into Canada today with Prime Minister Lester Pearson. Officially, the trip was labeled as non-political.- But the President will wind up Thursday in California whose bloc of 43 electoral votes is the second biggest plum of the election campaign. ’ » The electoral prizes in the three other states on the agenda—Montana, -Washington and Oregon—are much smaller but the President, of course, would like to lasso those, too. The big presidential jet. Air Force 1, took off from nearby Andrews Air Force Base, Md., at 8:50 a.m. EDT for a fourhour, 15-minute flight to Malstrom Air Force Base at Great Falls, Mont. To Tour Basin Pearson and governors of six Western states awaited Johnson at Great Falls for a two-hour aerial tour of the Columbia River basin. There was advance word that the flight might be in a Canadian air force Jetstar. This would break precedent for presidential travel. American chief executives, for safety and communications reasons, have al-

Mrs. Houk Is New Clerk-Treasurer

Mrs. Virginia Houk, deputy clerk-treasurer for nine years, was appointed Tuesday night by the Decatur city council as successor to clerk-treasurer Mrs. Laura Kohne, who plans to retire October 1. Mrs. Houk, a native of Saratoga, near Winchester, has been a resident of Adams county for 13 years. She and her husband,

■-ffi; " ' < ■ : 'ii' flB it ' : * SCREAM SCREEN—Of all the many policemen who have guarded the Beatles from the feminine fans who besiege them, it took Paul Nydas of Pittsburgh, Pa., to find away to make the assignment halfway comfortable. He cut down the obbligato of squeals to a minimum with earmuffs. -

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tennis tourney. Miss Heller expressed her gratitude for the mayor’s efforts to further the girls’ recreation program. City’s HoMincs A bank statement of the city’s holding was read to the council. It is as follows: City of Decatur $169,356 82 Light Dept. Meter Deposit Fund 1,025.69 Sewage department 52,149.62 » Sewage dept, bond & coupon redemption fund 2,187.50 Water department 129,834.91 Clerk - treasurer Mrs. Laura Kohne explained that the light department meter deposit fund is that money which was paid as deposits on meters when the city still held the electric plant. Most of the money has been repaired to the persons who made the deposits, but the city has not been able to locate all of them. By law, the money must be held in escrow for a number of years.

ways flown in U.S. Air Force planes. The rest of today’s agenda included: —Vancouver, British Columbia, to begin a 30-mile motorcade to the International Peace Arch at Blaine, Wash., on the U. S.-Ca-r.adian border. A ceremony there will mark proclamation of the Columbia River treaty between the two nations. ( —Back to Vancouver, to board his Air Force transport for a 35minute flight to Seattle, where he will speak at a dinner sponsored by the local Chamber of Commerce and three area universities. He will remain overnight in Seattle: Thursday, Johnson plans to fly to Portland, Ore., to address a breakfast sponsored by public and private power groups participating in an 1-state system tying together hydroelectric lattflties of" the Columbia and Colorado River basins. Goes to Sacramento From there, he will go to Sacramento to ride in a 70-b,lock motorcade from the airport to the California capitol. He will make a speech from the Capitol steps, then attend a private lunch as the guest of Gov. Edmund G. Pat Brown. The difference between the trip's being non-poiitical or political, officially, is the difference between the U. S. government and the Democratic National Committee paying the tab. In this case, the government will pay the bill.

Charles Houk, live at 217 Oakridge Place. She is a member of the First Methodist church, the Democratic Women’s club, Jefferson club and the Order of the Eastern Sta" She takes office October 1 and will serve for the duration of Mrs. Kohne’s unexpired term, which runs until December 31, 1967.