Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 244, Decatur, Adams County, 15 October 1964 — Page 1
VOL. LXII. NO. 244.
American Motors Corp. Top Negotiator Blasts Union Stand On Profits
Close Election On In Great Britain
LONDON (UPD—Great Britain voted today in one of the tightest parliamentary elections in its history. There was no certainty as to whether the winning party would be the Conservatives of Prime Minister Sir Alec Doug-las-Home or the Labor party of opposition leader Harold Wilson. There was fairly general agreement that it would be close — so close that the tiny liberal party might gain the balance of power between the two giants. Public opinion polls were divided. Legalized bookmakers gave the edge to Labor. But their odds were largely determined by heavy betting among businessmen ' against a Conservative loss. One thing was certain. Whichever side wins, British foreign policy will be based on close alignment with the United States. Conservatives and Laborites differ on whether Great Britain should have its own nuclear weapons. But for both of them, the American alliance, the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
Series Finale Played Today
CARDINALS WIN ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals won the 1964 World Series this afternoon at Busch stadium, defeating the New York Yankees, 7-5, in the seventh game for a 4-3 edge for the championship. ST. LOUIS (UPI) — Righthander Bob Gibson received the nod from manager Johnny Keane as the St. Louis Cardinals’ starting pitcher against the New York Yankees today for their showdown seventh and final game in the World Series. Gibson was opposed once again by Mel Stottlemyre, the Yankees’ 22 - year -old righthander. x The Yankees, who tied this best-of-seven series for base ball’s world championship at three victories each Wednesday by whipping the Cardinals 8-3, were slight 6-5 favorites for today’s final clash at sun-baked Busch Stadium. It marked the third head-on clash between Gibson and Stottlemyre in the serie/. Both were working with only two days rest. Stottlemyre stopped the Cardinals on six hits in winning the second game here last Thursday, 8-3. Gibson won the fifth game at New York Monday, riding Tim McCarver’s threerun homer in the 10th inning to a 5-2 victory, although Stottlemyre was not charged with the defeat. The starting lineups: New York St Louis Linz ss Flood cf Richardson 2b Brock If - Maris cf White lb Mantle rs K. Boyer 3b Howard c Groat ss Pepitone lb McCarver c Tresh If Shannon rs C. Boyer 3b Maxvill 2b Stottlemyre p Gibson p Umpires: Plate, Secory (NL); Ist base, McKinley (AL); base, Burkhart (NL); 3rd base.f? Soar (AL); left field line, V.i Smith (NL); right field line, A.l: Smith (AL). ST. LOUIS (UPl)—The play-S
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tion and the United Nations are the pillars of British foreign policy. Reflecting the nation’s bafflement, today’s London Daily Mail came out with the banner headline. “We Don’t Know!” The Daily Mail’s opinion poll, conducted Tuesday and published today, showed Labor ahead by 3.1 per cent. But because of voting-district boundaries, the Mail said it couldn’t predict the winner. The Daily Telegraph said Labor has a 3.5 per cent edge. Again, districting could cancel this out. The Telegraph called it “the most open contest since 1950,” when Labor squeaked to such a narrow victory that it had—to call elections again the following year. Polls opened at 7 a.m. (2 a.m. EDT). They were closing at 9 p.m. (4 p.m. EDT). First results would be known an hbur after poll closing. But if the race is cl6se, as it apparently will be, it could be mid-afternoon Thursday (abdut noon EDT) before it was clear whether the Conservatives or Laborites had won.
by-play account of the seventh game of the 1964 World Series: Yankees First K. Boyer tossed out Linz. Richardson struck out on three pitches. Maxvill threw out Maris. No runs, no hits, no errors, none left. Cardiuals First C. Boyer tossed out Flood. Brock bunted on the first pitch and was out, Stottlemyre to Pepitone. White doubled over Maris’ head in deep center, the ball reaching the fence at the 420-foot mark. K. Boyer struck out. No runs, one his, no errors, one left. Yankees Second Mantle struck out on a change-up curve for Gibson’s 24 th strikeout of the series, snapping the mark of 23 for a series established by Sandy Koufax last year.- Howard singled to left. Pepitone fouled out to K. Boyer. Tresh singled off Groat’s outstretched glove, Howard stopping at second. Groat bobbled C. Boyer’s grounder for an error, Howard moving to third and Tresh to second. Gibson struck out Stottlemyre on three fast balls. No runs, two hits, one error, three left. Cardinals Second Groat grounded out, Pepitone to Stottlemyre. McCarver drew the game’s first base on balls. Shannon struck out on an extremely wide 1-2 pitch. Maxvill filed out to Tresh. No runs, no hits, no errors, one left. Yankees Third Linz beat out a broken bat bouncer to K. Boyer for a single. Richardson hit into a double play, Groat to Maxville to White. K. Boyer moved in front at" Groat and threw out Maris. No runs, one hit, no errors, none left. Cardinals Third Gibson filed out to Maris. C. Boyer threw out Flood on a grounder close to the line that Flood complained was foul. Brock singled to center on a 34 pitch. Richardson thew out white. No runs, one ,hit, no er(Continued on Page Six) I
DETROIT (UPD—American Motors Corp’s top negotiator charged today that the United Auto Workers Union decision to strike to preserve profit sharing was a reflection of union leadership, not rank and file sentiment. Edward L. Cushman, AMC vice president, told reporters before the opening of the final drive for settlement today that Bessie M. Anderson Dies Last Evening Mrs. Bessie M. Anderson, 74; who resided with a daughter, Mrs. Josephine Neireiter of Decatur route 5, died at 6:50 p.m. Wednesday at the Adams county memorial hospital, where she had been a patient since suffering a heart attack one week ago. Born in Athens, Ind., Oct. 12, 1890, she was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rannells. She was married in 1906 to James E. Anderson, who preceded her in death in 1955. Mrs. Anderson, a resident of the Decatur area since-1911, was a member of the First Christian Church, the Royal Neighbors club, a charter member of the 39’ers vlub, the Decattfr TTC-ftl e Demonstration club, and for 30 years a member of the past presidents’ club of the Home Demonstration clubs. Surviving in addition to Mrs. Neireiter are two other daughters, Mrs. Florence Reinhard of Huntington,. and Mrs. Ina M. Napier of Decatur route 5; one son, Edward M. Anderson of Willshire, O.; two grandsons, James and Robert Anderson, and one sister, Mrs. Alida Lease of Rochester. One brother and one sister are deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Winteregg-Linn funeral home, with the Rev. Traverse Chandler officiating, assisted by the Rev. Richard Van Hoosen. Burial will be in the Willshire cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 10 p.m. today, and from 4 p.m. Friday until time of the services. S. S. Convention November 7 And 8 Plans are completed for the annual Sunday school convention that will be held November 7 and 8. The annual banquet will open the convention Saturday evening at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. Sunday schools are urged to send their teachers and officers to this session. Sunday afternoon, the Bth, the second session will be held at the Monroe Methodist church, beginning at 2 p.m. Chet Longenberger will preside at the organ and Mart Steiner will lead the song service. Devotions will be brought by the Rev. Kenneth Angle of Decatur Union Chapel EUB church. Two workshops will be held in the afternoon session. These will, be in the form of a panel' discussion. One group of panelists will be teachers of children, the other of youth and adults. All the panelists have been teachers in various Sunday schools in the county for some time. Their topics will be “How I teach my class.” - Panelists for the children’s group will be Miss Betty Walters, Mrs. Weldon Sooner, James Yoder, and James Gehman, Loren Liechty will be the chairman of this group. The adult panelists will be: Mrs. Howard Welches, Naomi Sipe, Clyde Sprunger and Lawrence Von Gunten. Lowell Noll will be the chairman of this group. George McNeill, of Chicago, Hl., will deliver the messages at the banquet and at the final session on Sunday evening that win be held in the Mennonite church in Berne.
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the company “was confused for a variety of reasons” over the union's insistence profit sharing was a strikeable issue. He cited a story that appeared in a Milwaukee newspaper which quoted union sources in Wisconsin as saying the majority of the rank and file workers do not want profit sharing. American Motors produces all of its cars in Kenosha and Milwaukee, Wis. Cuashman said, “I suspect (UAW President) Walter P. Reuther’s views have had some influence on the strike decision.” He refused to elaborate and added only, “his (Reuther’s) opinion was reflected last night” when the union announced it would strike if profit sharing is not included in the contract now under negotiation. The UAW-AMC contract expires at midnight. Douglas Fraser, director of the UAW American Motors de- , partmfent, was obviously angered by Cushman's statement, "If he’s confused,” I’ll straighten him out in there,” he snapped, pointing to the bargaining room. Then he yelled at Cushman, “We’re ready to go. I understand you are confused and we- are. ■(’ready tfr. i straighten you out.” Bargainers met for about 20 minutes and then adjourned national discussions until 2 p.m. EST. During the interim, they will meet on local issues. Fraser said the UAW American Motors bargaining committee voted by a two-to-one margin to make profit sharing a strikeable issue for the 26,000 UAW members at AMC. He said earlier the current contract would not be extended beyond the midnight deadline unless “an agreement is in our grasp.” Cushman said he was “shocked and amazed that the UAW should threaten to strike American to continue progress sharing at their terms.” The union’s decision on profit sharing, or progress sharing as the company prefers to call it, set the stage for the final settlement drive which began this morning. Fraser said he hoped a strike can be avoided. He said both sides “were in a great deal of difficulty. The situation is very serious. However, our communication has always been good with American Motors ... I refuse to be pessimistic.” Cushman, asked if a peaceful settlement was possible, said: “That would require changes in attitude by the union.” We hope we can agree to a settlement without a strike, he added. Mrs. Bertha Glass Dies This Morning Mrs. Bertha Glass, 81, of Ossian, a lifelong, resident of Wells county, died at 8:25 o’clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital, where she had been a patient for the past 36 hours. She was born in Wells county March 1, 1883, a daughter of William H. and Mary Ehret-Double, and was married to Arthur A. Glass Sept. 29, 1904. Her hus- ' band preceded her in death. Surviving are three sons, Earl, Clarence and Arthur Glass, Jr., ( all of Fort Wayne; two daughters, < Mrs. Letha Hutchison of Decatur route 5, and Mrs. Dorsey Weridel of Ossian; three brothers, Clay- j ton Double of Huntington, Kenneth , Double of Fort Wayne, and Garth Double of Uniondale route 1; fix j grandchildren and four great- : grandchildren. Funeral rites will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Elzey fun- « eral home in Ossian, with bur- i ial in the Oak Lawn cemetery. < Friends may call at the funeral i home after 7 p.m. today until 1 time of the services.
Teen Dems To Meet At Berne Tonight Adams county Teen Dems will plan tonight at Berne for distribution Saturday of their share of the more than ten tons of Democratic campaign literature for LBJ-HHH day Saturday, Robert M. Kolter, Adams county LBJ-HHH day chairman, announced this morning. Three tons of campaign badges, buttons, caps and hats, bumper strips, and seven tons of bubble gum have been shipped statewide by leased trucks, Raymond S. Robak, state coordinator, told Kolter today. Kolter will take a truck to Bluffton to the regional distribution point to pick up Adams county’s share. The program wijl involve every town and city in Adams county, as well as the rest of the state. By 2 p.m. Saturday, Hoosiers everywhere will have the LJBHHH message brought to them — on main streets, shoping centers, wherever they gather on Saturday afternoon. A plane pulling an LBJ banner will fly over the Bloomington vicinity, passing over the Indiana stadium before and after game lime. Two planes, cars, trucks, buses horses, a calliope — and people — will all be working Saturday for LBJ, Kolter explained. Meanwhile, all Decatur young people interested in helping with the election of Lyndon B. Johnson as president are invited to meet at the Decatur Democratic headquarters this evening at 7 o’clock and leave for Berne, where a meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. to plan for Saturday,'s activities. All young people will be returned to their homes by 9 p.m., Kolter promised, and they will have adult supervision for the meeting. Terms Goldwater A Peddler Os Despair PITTSBURGH (UPI) — Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey said today GOP presidential nominee Barry M. Goldwater and his backers are “peddlers of despair” who offer the voters “an American nightmare” in place of the American dream. The Democratic vice presidential candidate renewed his attack on Goldwater in "a speech prepared for delivery at the University of Pittsburgh. Humphrey also scheduled appearances at Reading, Johnstown and Aliquippa, Pa., winding up his day with a rally tonight at Milwaukee, Wis. “Beware of those who peddle the politics of despair,” Humphrey said in his Pittsburgh speech. “Choose those who offer the politics of hope, of enthusiasm, of joy. “Let us always remember that it was the new energy and enthusiasm which men brought to America that gave new reality to the old dream of human freedom. The American dream was not conceived in the conscience of conservatives but in the hope of enthusiasts. "Yet in place of the American dream, we are now being offered an American nightmare by the peddlers of despair.” The Minnesota senator concentrated most of his fire on Goldwater’s Senate vote against the nuclear test ban treaty: “His seeming callousness about this treaty is hardly surprising. For Sen. Goldwater has often talked as if he believed peace could best be achieved by escalating conflicts that might well lead to nuclear war,” Humphrey said. “In his frantic impatience with the world as it is. Sen. Goldwater wishes to back the Soviet Union into a corner where its only alternatives would be surrender or nuclear war.
Decafur Optimists Hear William Lee William Lee of Fort Wayne, lieutenant governor of Zone 3 of Indiana Optimist clubs, spoke this morning to members of the Decatur Optimist club during their weekly meeting at the Fairway restaurant. Lee appeared at the meeting to give the local group support in their current membership drive. He showed the members a trophy which the Decatur club could win if it achieves its membership quota. He told the group that their primary goal is not merely to increase membership -ior the sake of numbers. He said that they should seek members who would be of value in promoting the club’s greatest interest — boy’s work. During the regular business meeting it was reported that ticket sales for the Optimist travelogue series have been progressing well. Tickets are available from any Optimist members and at Weis men’s wear, Holthouse drug store and Habegger-Schafer's. Jack Stauffer Is Head Os DeMolay V Jack Stauffer Jack Stauffer, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Stauffer, of 303 N. Fourth St., has been elected to serve as master councilor of the Decatur Order of DeMolay. Stauffer becomes the second head of the local DeMolay, replacing the organization's first master councilor, -David Anspaugh. The advisory council of the Masonic lodge selected the iirst group of officers when the chapter was organized some six months ago. The new officers, and all following officers, however, are elected by a vote of the membership. All officers serve terms of six months each. Stauffer is a senior at Decatur high school, and is a backfield performer for the school’s football team. After graduation, he plans to pursue a dentistry degree. Other Officers Bob DeVoss was elected as senior councilor, while Jerry Knittie was chosen as treasurer and Anspaugh was elected to the office of orator. Steve Beavers was named junior councilor. Other officers elected were as follows: Vern Hill, senior deacon; Bill Roberts, junior steward; Kip Lutes, junior deacon; Andrew Crider, scribe; Pete Mayclin, junior steward; Bill Brown, marshal; Danny Green, historian; Phil Emenhiser, almoner; David Wynn, sentinel. Max Elliott, preceptor; Jim Norquest, second preceptor; Jim Cass, third preceptor: Doug Spaulding, fourth preceptor; Scott Townsend, fifth preceptor; Charles Johnson, sixth preceptor; Bob Huss, seventh preceptor; Rick Humbles, musician: Steve Christian, crown bearer; JeffAzbell, standard bearer; Eravid Baughn, chaplain. Install Officers A public installation ceremony will be held Sunday, November 1, with Dean Boltz, scribe advisor of the Masonic lodge, acting as the installing officer. The public has been invited to attend the ceremonies, which begin at 2 p.m. Refreshments at the affair will be served by the girls of the Order of Rainbow. Bob Strickler will be the installing marshal; Fred Isch, the installing chaplain: and Keith Schnepp, the installing deacon. All are members of the DeMolay advisory council. BULLETIN WASHINGTON (UPD — FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover announced Thursday that President Johnson has ordered a “full and complete investigation” of the case of Walter W. Jenkins who resigned as a White House aide because of two morals charge arrests.
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Johnson Backs Robt. Kennedy
EN ROUTE WITH JOHNSON (UPD—President Johnson campaigned side-by-side with former Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy in upstate New York today and called for his election as U.S. senator from New York. The Chief Executive flew to Rochester, a Republican area which is a stronghold of Kennedy’s GOP opponent, Sen. Kenneth B. Keating. An estimated 3,500 persons appeared at an airport rally to hear the President speak on the first leg of the New York state campaign swing. “The country needs Robert Kennedy in Washington,” Johnson said as Kennedy and his wife, Ethel, sat nearby on the platform. “New York needs Robert Kennedy in the U.S. Senate.” The swing through Rochester and Buffalo, originally designed to bolster Kennedy's U.S. Senate hopes, took on added significance after the arrest of White House aide Walter Jenkins was revealed Wednesday night. The news of Jenkins’ arrest BULLETIN MOSCOW (UPI)-Premier and Communist party leader Nikita S. Khrushchev has been retired because of age and his posts taken by two aides, reliable sources said Thursday. There was no official confirmation. INDIANA WEATHER Fair and continued mild tonight today and Friday. Low tonight in the 40s. High Friday in the 70s. Sunset today 6:06 p.m. Sunrise Friday 6:56 a.m. Outlook for Saturday: Continued generally fair and mild. Lows mid 40s. Highs upper 70s.
Seven - Year - Old Boy Fifth Traffic Death
Adams county recorded its fifth traffic fatality of the year Wednesday evening when a young Geneva boy died in Parkview memorial hospital of injuries suffered in a traffic mishap in Geneva Friday, September 25. Seven-year-old David A. Brorein, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Meyers, of Bryant, died at the Fort Wayne hospital at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. The family had moved from Geneva to a Bryant rural route within the past few days. Funeral services for the young boy will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Yager funeral home in Berne, with the Rev. Wayne Bentz and the Rev. Richard Campton in charge. Burial will be in the Buckland cemetery in Buckland, O. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 p.m. Friday until 12 noon Sunday. The youngster is survived by the parents, the former Vera L. Harvey, and the stepfather, Richard D. Meyers. Harold E. Brorein, the father, is deceased. Also surviving the boy, who was bom July 9, 1957, in Bluffton', are one sister, Arlene, age 5; a halfsister, Betty Meyers, six weeks old; the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Raymond Brorein, route 1, Rockford, O.; the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Claude Harvey, route 1, Monroe; and the step-grandparents, Velma” Meyers of Geneva and John Meyers of Decatur.
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came as a shock to the White House and was regarded as a setback to the landslide victory that had been widely predicted for Johnson. Johnson made no direct reference to the matter in the prepared texts of his speeches at Buffalo ana Rochester. Raps Mud Slinging But in the Rochester speech he said no one was going to win “by slinging mud at each other, or by tearing down our cherished institutions.” "Let’s focus on those values which can unite us, not the petty things that divide us,” he said. “Today the number one issue in this campaign is responsibility." In the Buffalo speech, Johnson promised to fight against three "enemies of idleness and ignorance and infirmities of age. “I will not be satisfied until ability, not income, determined how much education our boys and girls get,” he said. “And I will not be satisfied until (the elderly and retired). . . . have ifiedical care under’ social security. And I will not be satisfied until every man who wants to work can find a decent job.” First Indication White House sources said the first "indication they had that Jenkins might have been involved in any morals case came when United Press International asked them, about a District of Columbia police record that mentioned his name. The record showed that Jenkins, 46, father of six, was arrested pct. 7 by two plainclothesmen at the Washington, D.C., YMCA. He was charged with being “disorderly (indecent gestures).” Four hours after UPI approached the White House staff on the matter, Press Secretary George Reedy announced at a dramatic news conference that Jenkins had resigned and was replaced by Bill Moyers.
Hit By Car The young boy died of injuries suffered when he was struck by an automobile on U.S. 27 in Geneva the afternoon of September 25. The youth was hit by a northbound auto operated by Daniel Richard Stahley, 26, of Geneva, who was unable to avoid the youngster as be walked onto the highway in front of the car. Sheriff Roger Singltton and state trooper Gene Rash were among the investigating officers. No charges were filed against Stahly. The victim was walking east and started into the road from the corner of the Geneva school grounds at the intersection of state road 116. He apparently failed to see the auto, as he walked directly into the path of the vehicle, according to witnesses. The impact threw the boy several feet and he slid on the highway for several more feet, causing the fatal injuries. After School The youngster was leaving school when the accident occurred. It was about 15 or 20 minutes after school had been dismissed, and the patrol boys had left their stations to return to their homes. The fatality put Adams county two over the number recorded in 1963, when just three died on county highways and roads: The death of the Brorein boy was the fifth of the year and second in less than a month. c....