Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 222, Decatur, Adams County, 19 September 1964 — Page 1

VOL. LXII NO. 222

U.S., Communist Forces Clash For Third Time Off x . 4 * 1 • » • Coast Os North Viet Nam

Few Details Are Revealed By Pentagon WASHINGTON (UPt) —U.S. and Communist forces have clashed for the third time in six weeks in the fog-shrouded waters off the coast of North Viet Nam. But details on the incident were scanty today. The Pentagon plainly gave the encounter low-key treatment — in sharp contrast to the explosive action of early August. It withheld any information Friday except the barest announcement of a “nighttime incident.” The White House said President Johnson was kept fully informed but otherwise left announcements to the Pentagon. Nothing further was said officially about the incident, reported to have occurred in the Gulf of Tonkin in international waters, on grounds that an investigation had to be completed first. Search Canted Out Presumably a daylight search was carried out in the Gulf by U. S. naval forces following the night bncounter and the result beamed to Washington. Up to an early hour today, there was no indication whether Washington intended any sort of reprisal for what appeared to be a Red PT-boat run on American destroyers. But it was learned from other sources that two U. S. destroyers on four-day patrol in the Gulf were involved in the incident about 50 dr 60 miles offshore. The destroyers’ radar was said to have picked up unidentified targets closing in. Fog and darkness made visibility near-zero. The two U. S. ships took evasive action, then fired warning shots, but when the radar targets continued to close in, the destroyers cut loose with their 3-inch and 5-inch guns. The targets disappeared. Denies Knowledge In a statement broadcast by the Communist New China Tokyo, the North Vietnamese denied that any of their vessels News Agency and monitored in were engaged in any such action. The broadcast said U. S. destroyers had come close to the North Vietnamese coast. “Many planes were in the air and manv explosions were heard,” it added. The incident took place in the same area where North Vietnamsee torpedo boats attacked American destroyers on Atig. 2

Mediators Seek To Avert Rail Strike

WASHINGTON (UPI) —Federal mediators try aagain today to head off a paralyzing national railroad strike set to begin Tuesday morning at dawn. The White House and Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz stayed aloof from the deadlocked negotiations despite a s'rike call issued Friday by six AFT ,JOIO unions representing 150,000 shop craftsmen. Francis A. O’Neill, a member of the National Mediation Board, was expected to preside over resumed bargaining sessions between labor and management representatives. Both sides have indicated they are willing to negotiate over the weekend. J. E. Wolfe, chief spokesmen for the railroads, said he hoped to announce a postponement or cancellation of the strike notice within 24 hours. But Michael Fox, his union counterpart, was

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Finds Lehman Death Was Caused By Fall According to an autopsy performed by a Van Wert pathologist, at the request of the family of David D. Lehman, the 64-year-old Berne man was killed by injuries suffered in a fall at the Hawthorn-Mellody plan in Berne Wednesday. The father of Berne mayor Richard L. Lehman had a severe skull fracture, broken neck, damage to the spinal cord and 10 broken ribs on the left side. Indications were that he fell heavily on his left side. No sign of any heart trouble was found in the autopsy. What caused him to fall from the 18-20 -foot ladder on which he was working, will never be known. He may have reaced on electrical jolt from the electric wires on which he was working, but there were no burns on the body. He also may have just slipped and fallen from the ladder. — Funeral services for Mr. Lehman were held at 10 a.m, today at the First Mennonite church in Berne. District Meeting Os FFA At Berne Adams ’ Central FFA officers and advisor Martin Watson attended the district VI FFA meeting at Berne Tuesday evening, Watson reported this morning. • There were 17 vocational agriculture departments from Wells, Adams, Grant, Wabash, Jay, "Huntington and Blackford counties, which make up district VI. Training sessions were held for the various offices, which in the Adams Central chapter include: president, Steve Kaehr; vice president, Bob Kershner; treasurer, Larry Sipe; secretary, Barry Isch; sentinel. Norm Brokaw; reporter, Phil Isch. TTie state vice president, George Krom, gave a very interesting talk' on the FFA in the future. Dr. Bentley, of Purdue University, discussed the Mexico project, in which the Adams Central chapter will play a role. The Adams Central chapter will repair old farm machinery, which will be hauled to Mexico to be used on farms by Mexican farmers. This is part of a state-wide project. and 4. In retaliation, President Johnson ordered the U. S. Navy to attack North Vietname e torpedo boat bases and an oil depot on the night of Aug. 4.

not as optimistic about a settlement. He said management’s last proposal was an “insult to our intelligence.” Subcontracting of repair work traditionally done in the railroad shops and jurisdiction over coupling of air, steam and signal hoses appeared to be the two major issues blocking a settlement in the two-year-old dispute. There was no immediate comment from the White House on the threatened walkout against 147 of the nation’s railroads. The roads affected would include all the major lines except the Pennsylvania, Long Island, Southern and Florida East Coast. The unions* hope for separate agreements with the Pennsy and Long Island, and are not pressing their demands on the Southern and Florida East Coast.

Rural Carriers And Auxiliary Gather The rural letter carriers and their auxiliary held their annual meeting a| the shelter house in Hanna-Nuttman park Friday evening. A carry-in supper was enjoyed. Guests for the occasion were: Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Rogers and granddaughter, of Cromwell; Mr, and Mrs. Austin' Merriman and daughter, of Monroe; and John Boch, Decatur postmaster. Rogers, who is a committeeman for the state organization, discussed a wide range of rural topics, including the Provident Guild, a benefit group, and the carriers’ auto insurance company. Those present were Mrs. Roger, who is state president of the auxiliary, Mr. and Mrs. Corwin Newcomer and daughter, of Geneva; Sherman Stucky, of BerneMr. and Mrs. Franklin T. Noll and family; Mr. and Mrs. Robert August, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Maloney and son, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Bleeke and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Martin, and Gerald Durkin. , The group was asked to attend the fourth district meeting which is to be held in Columbia City Oct. 3. A representative of the regional office is expected to be present for the occasion. Berne Girl In I.U. School Os Nursing Miss Jenefer Lehman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace D. liehman of route one,,Berne, is among the 133 students in the largest entering class in the Indiana University school of nursing, IU medical center, Indianapolis, it was announced today. 0 Entering as sophomores, thsg class has completed a year o f H collegiate work, and will spend 2 the next three years at the medl-~J cal center to gain practical has--; pital experience while academic studies.* X Also in the class is Miss Jane J Hunter, daughter of Mr. andMrs. Merle L. Hunter of Ossian. - The 50-yeanold IU » nursing "■ school provides qualified h|gh school graduates a four-year course leading to the degree of bachelor of science in nursing. Approximately half of the work is in the field of arts and sciences, and half is made up of professional nursing courses. In the class are 124 from 65 Hoosier communities, including 29 from Indianapolis. The remaining 11 represent seven states and Washington, D. C. Four Accidents In City Last Evening One driver was arrested following one of four, accidents in Decatur Friday evening. David A. Vargas, 26-year-old resident of 715 N. Tenth St., was charged with reckless driving, after he struck a parked car owned by William Brown, of 503 W. Adams St. Vargas was cited to appear in justice of tfoe peace court on Oct. 10. Vargas was westbound bn Ad- < ams St., and turned left onto i Fifth St, striking the Brown car, which was parked on Fifth. Damages were estimated at 8150 to - Brown’s car and 8100 to the Vargas vehicle. ' At 10:14 p. m., in front of the Youth and Community Canter, a i car driven by Joan Harrell, 37, ] route 3, Decatur, crashed into the rear of an auto operated by James L. Jockson, 11, of 122 S. Fourth St. - < Both vehicles wen eastbound I on Monroe street, and Jackson 1

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Reds Charge Provocation From U. S. TOKYO (UPI) — Communist North Viet Nam complained tq the International Control Commission today that the United States committed “acts of provocation” in the latest Gulf of Tonkin incident, the Red radio reported. A Peking broadcast quoted the head of the North Vietnamese ICC liaison mission as saying: “I strongly accuse the United States of despicable schemes and acts of provocation and demand the ICC immediately hold an extraordinary meeting” to hear formal charges. The message to the ICC was quoted as saying reports from Washington that four Communist patrol boats attacked U.S. warships Friday were "pure fabrication.” “It was prearranged by the United States,” the message said. “It is obvious tlwt th* Upited States is repeating the same ‘Tonkin Gulf incident’ it cooked up on Aug. 4 so as to Driver Is Charged Following Accident ‘Robert Elmer Hirschy, 26, of route 5, Decatur, was charged with failing to signal, following a two-vehicle accident at 5.15 p.m. Friday on county road 26, two miles north and seven miles east of Decatur in Union township. Hirschy was northbound in a 1948 model pick-up truck and | slowed to turn When his vehicle i was struck in the rear by a ear [ driven by Daryl C. Banet, 23, i route 1, Monroeville. ; The pick-up was considered a I total loss, and damages to the ; car were estimated at SIOO. State i trooper Gene Rash and deputy sheriff Harold August investigated. In a one-car mishap at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Robert L. McMillen, 17, route 6, Decatur, escaped injury when his auto left the road. McMillen was traveling northwest on U. S. 33, four miles east of Decatur, when he lost control of his car. The auto went across the road and then left the highway. In all the car traveled 270 feet before coming to rest. Damage to the McMillen car was just sls, but five rows of corn owned by Cora Ratcliff, route 6, Decatur, were damaged to the extent of $35. Deputy sheriff Warren Kneuss investigated. had stopped when his vehicle was hit in the rear. Damages were listed at $250 to Jackson’s car and $l5O to the Harrell auto. Bear-end Collision Another rear-end collision occurred on Monroe street, it the intersection of Fourth St , at 7:58 p. m. Friday. John Junior King, 31, of Rockford, 0., was westbound on Mon-. roe and when he stopped, his auto was hit in the rear by a vehicle operated by Charles L. McCullough, 16, of route 6, Decatur. Damages were estimated at SIOO to McCullough's car, and 859 to the King vehicle. At 5:25 p. m., cars operated by Lula E. Ashbaucher, 68, route 3, Decatur, and Cheryl Ann Reynolds, •8, 234 Stratton Way, collided on Monroe street. » Miss Reynolds had pulled from Front street onto Monroe, in front of the eastbound Ashbaucher car. Damages were estimated St $75 to the Reynolds car and»slo to the Ashbaucher auto.

find a pretext to repeat new war actions against. . .(North) Viet Nam,” it said. The message reiterated an official government communique saying "large forces of the 7th Fleet. . .engaged in activities near the territorial waiters” of North Viet Nam Thursday and Friday. What these "actions” were has not been made clear either in Hanoi or Washington. Red Viet Nam’s official radio charged earlier that the United States invented the incident to boost President Johnson’s election campaign and to hearten South Viet Nam. A Hanoi broadcast described reports of a new incident in the Tonkin Gulf were as “a very dangerous provocative scheme against Communist Viet Nam.” The North Vietnamese commentary gave two reasons for Washington’s action: —"Tb bolster up the morale of their henchmen in South Viet Nam, who are in a state of utter bewilderment and disintegration after the Sept. 13 coup d’e'.at.” —“To secure more political assets to cope with the Republican party in the present presidential campaign.” Earlier, the Communists had said two U.S. destroyers approached North Viet Nam's coast Friday amid “heavy explosions.” The? accused the United States of “dangerous actions.” Statements broadcast by Radio Peking did not disclose whether the States bombed the Red coast or whether any retaliatory action was taken. informed sources in Washington said the destroyers fired on unidentified targets located by radar in fog and darkness. They said the targets, which had been approaching the U.S. ships, disappeared when the shooting started.

Benefit Horse Show Here September 27

Twelve classes and the prizes to be awarded in each, for the Sunday, Sept. 27 benefit horse show, were announced this morning by Dan Freeby, general chairman of the project. Hie second annual show, to raise funds for purchasing Christmas lights for the city, is again being sponsored by the retail division of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce. The show will be held a week from this Sunday, beginning at 12 noon, at the Bellmont Park track. The retail division has increased the prize list for this second show, and it was also announced that a trophy will be awarded for the winner of each class. Prise List Prize money will be awarded to the first five places in each class, as will ribbons. The winner of each class will be awarded a trophy for that ckiss, and there will also be a presentation of a high point trophy. . The events, with the prize money awarded for first through fifth place in each class, is as follows; western pleasure-(open), sl2, SB, $5, $3 and $2; barrel race (open), sl2, SB, $5, $3 and $2; children's pleasure <l2 years old and under/ $6, $4, $2 50, $1.50 and sl. One-quarter mile race (western equipment), sl2, SB, $5, $3, $2; children’s pony (48 inches and under), $6, $4, $2.50, $1.50 and Appaloosa pleasure, sl2, SB, $5, $3, $2; stake race (open), sl2, SB. $5, $3, $2: flag race (18 years and under), $6, $4, $2.50, $1.50, sl. Quarter horse pleasure, sl2, SB, $5, $3, $2; speed and action, 812, SB, $5, $3, $2; Appaloosa custume, sl2. SB, $5, $3, $2; one-ha.f mile race (open), sl2, SB, $5, $3, $2, Etotry Fees Entry fee is 82 for each class, with the exception of the children’s pleasure, the children’s pony and the flag race, $1 each. Point* will be scored as follows: 10 for Ist, seven points for

Select Roads To Be Paved During 1968 The Adams county commissioners, at their meeting this week, selected nine miles of county roads which will be paved by the county highway department in 1968. The county maintains a fouryear road paving plan which enables it to better plan its work and to produce an efficient network of blacktop roads which will be of direct benefit to the greatest possible number of persons. Since most of the 1964 road work has been completed the commissioners decided Monday to select the 1968 mileage and add it to the four-year program. Some of the roads selected to be paved will supplement or lead into existing paved roads. Others will tie into roads which are io be paved between now and 1968. The roads which were selected were explained to the Decatur Daily Democrat by County highway superintendent Lawrence Noll The roads, and the reasons for their inclusion in the four-year paving program, are as follows: Roads Listed Three miles of road 39 in Kirkland township, between state road 124 and county road 10. Noll said that there is no other blacktop road in the immediate area of this road, which is located on the west side of Kirkland township. It is an important road, he said, and even now carries much traffic. One mile of road 24 in Jefferson township between road 26 and road 27. This road, east of the Catholic in Jefferson township, now carries much traffic, said Noll. When completed it will go to the state line and tie in with a Mercer county, 0., blacktop road. It will also mean that traffic on that road will have an allblacktop road to state road 116, leading into Geneva, without the necessity of passing through New Corydon. One mile of road 20 in Hartford township between road 36 and road 37. Noll said that this road, east of Linn Grove, now bears much traffic because of a sale barn and two other businesses which are located on the road. When completed, it will connect with more paving which is to be done as part of the 1965 road program. One mile of road 36 on the

2nd, five for 3rd, three for 4th, and one for fifth. The contestant with the highest point total will receive the high point trophy. Over 200 applications have been mailed out to horse enthusiasts in the state and surrounding area, and the second annual show is expected to attract a large entry list, especially with the increase in prizes. Anyone interested in entering may pick up an application blank at the Chamber of Commerce office, or by contacting Freeby at Holthouse Drug Co. Liat of Spdhsors The following are sponsoring the prize money for the events: Bag Service, Inc., Krick-Tyndall, Tony’s Tap, Heller Insurance,

A:V ' Ji 7:: J::/:: ’■ ' . JL -mm J HOUSE SHOW TROPHlES—Pictured above are the trophies to be awarded during the annual benefit show sponsored by the retail division of the Chamber of Commerce, which will be held Sunday, Sept. 27. according to an announcement today. Prizes and cash awards have been extended to cover more individuals this year, and complete details of the prizes to be awarded will be announced later this week.

Missile Cheap As Insurance

WASHINGTON (UPI) — The Pentagon’s twin missile systems for shooting down hostile earth satellites are an inexpensive insurance against an uncertain threat from space, according to U.S. defense officials. The threat is uncertain because future scientific discoveries cannot be predicted and, at present, no military advantage is seen in launching armed satellites when warheads can be sent with greater ease and accuracy directly to their targets via missiles. The possibilities remain, however, that a potential enemy might seize a propaganda or terror advantage in having Hbombs circling the earth or that death rays and other deadly devices might be developed for them to carry. And the insurance has been inexpensive in terms of huge defense budget, officials said, because the anti-satellite missiles were derived in 1962 and 1963 from much older and more expensive projects. Weapons Makeup The anti-satellite weapons comprise: —Hopped-up versions of the Army’s Nike Zeus anti-missile missile, on which nearly $2 billion has been spent since 1957. —The Air Force’s 1,500-mile Thor missile, a bHlion-dollar project which has lost its original military mission because the United States no longer is deploying rockets of that range. According to Defense Secretary Robert S McNamara the combined cost of the two systems so far has been SBO mil-

French-Monroe township line between road 18 and state road 118. Noll said that this paving work will be the start of another important blacktop connecting link serving that part of the county between road 38 and US. 37, where there is now no blacktop. Plans are for eventually-extending this link northward until it connecs with road 16 which runs in an east-west direction through the center of French and Monroe townships. Two miles of road 33 in Root township between road 1 and road 3. When completed, this road, located north of Monmouth, will connect with a blacktop in the southern portion of Allen county. One mile of road 5 in Root township between road 30 and

Miller’s Motel, Paul Strickler of Adams County Trailer Sales, Harmon’s Market, Holthouse D'ug Co. and William F. Schnepf, Zwick funeral home, Gerber's Super Dollar Market, Happy Humpty, and .Stockman Farm Service. Freeby is the general chairman for the affair, while Ferris Bower and Carl Braun are co-committee chairmen. Mrs. Kay Boch and Mayor Carl D. Gerber head the refreshment committee, Morris Begun is gate chairman and George Litchfield is in charge of advertising. First Aid Station The following persons have volunteered to staff the Adams county Red Cross first aid trail-

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lion. This compares with $l5O million for the Mobile Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MMRBM) which was still on paper when it was cancelled recently. McNamara. in announcing Friday that both the Zeus and the Thor had successfull intercepted test satellites at altitudes of hundreds of miles, rejected a reporter’s suggestion that the low cost indicated the task was easy. “It was rather difficult for us,” the defense chief said. “Maybe we were stupid but we felt it quite a difficult project and one which when successfully solved represented quite an achievement."* Kept Secret The twin development, carried out on remote Kwajalein and Johnston Islands in the Pacific, were shrouded in deepest secrecy until they were dis. * closed by President Johnson iq a speech at Sacramento, Calif, Thursday. “We now have developed and tested two systems with the ability to intercept and destroy armed satellite circling the earth in space,” the President said. “I can tell you today that these systems are in place, they are operationally ready, and they are on alert to protect tjjis nation and the free world.” McNamara, expanding on the President's announcement, said, "the two systems have been es. fectively tested and have inter, cepted satellites in space, theii missiles passing so close as to be within the destruction radius of the warhead.”

INDIANA WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonight. Sunday partly cloudy and mild. Low tonight around W. High Sunday around 80. Outlook for Monday: Partly cloudy and a Utlte coder. NOON EDITION road 31. This road, along the north side of Saddle Lake, will serve the residents of a large number of homes being constructed in a development in that area. It will interact with road 31, already blacktopped, giving an all-paved route from the housing development into Decatur.

er, which is provided by Adams County Trailer Sales: Mrs. Helen Johnson and Mrs. Wanda Oelberg, 9 a. m. to noon; Mrs. Don Moser and Mrs. Roy McKean, noon to 2 p. m.; Mrs. Leonard Schwaller and Gerald Durkin, 2 to 4 p. m.; Mrs. Ronald Secaur, R. N., and Mrs. Dorris Williamson, 4 to 6 p m Jim Drudge, of Tekonsha, Mich., will be the horse show judge, and Kenneth Secaur will be the announcer. Sunday, October 4, has been set as the rain date. Admission is 50 cents for adults, while children under 12 will be admitted free. There jvill be free camping provided on the horse show grounds.