Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 253, Decatur, Adams County, 26 October 1964 — Page 1

VOL LXII. NO. 253.

LBJ Terms Goldwater’s Program Most Radical Since Civil War Days

Virginia Laws Ruled Invalid

WASHINGTON (UPI) — The Supreme Court today struck down as unconstitutional Virginia laws requiring the listing of race on the state’s voting, poll tax and real estate assessment lists. The. cotfrt, however, left standing a state requirement George Hill Dies Sunday Afternoon George W. Hill, 82, retired city employe, died at 12:45 p.m*Sunday at his home, 133 South Ninth street, following an illness of three months. Born in Adams county Aug. 24, 1882, he was a son of Joseph and Hannah Coleman - Hill, and was a lifelong resident of the Decatur area. He was married May 23, 1903. Mr. Hill was employed by the city for 14 years and also at the Dana Co., where he retired ini 1953. He was a member of the Decatur E.U.B. church (Trinity) t . and the Modern Woodmen lodge. Surviving are his wife, Clara J.; one son, Vernon Hill of Decatur; two daughters, Mrs. Marie Deßolt and Mrs. David (Kathryn) Wynn, both of Decatur; four grandchildren, Mrs. Larry (Kav) Affolder, David Wynn, . Eunice J. Wynn and Vem Hill, all of Decatur; and two brothers, Daniel Hill of New Haven, and Ben Hill of Roanoke. Six brothers and two sisters are deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Decatur E. U. B. church (Trinity), with the Rev. J. O. Penrol officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may can at the Winteregg-Linn funeral home after 7 p.m. today. The body will be taken to the church to lie in state from 12 noon Wednesday until time of

Burial Held Sunday For Herbert Hoover

WEST BRANCH, lowa (UPI) —Herbert Clark Hoover, who led a life of , gentleness and peace through 90 years of a harsh century, was laid to rest Sunday on a grassy hill overlooking the small farm cottage > where he was born. Dr. D. Elton Trueblood, prominent Quaker leader and a close friend of the nation’s 31st President, said, “this is no time for tears.” The air was soft with Indian Summer as Hoover’ casket Was borne on the arms of young servicemen to the gentle hill rising above his srthplace. Hoover himself had selected the burial site, located in the Herbert C. Hoober Memorial Park. A military band played the solemn strains of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” the triumphal hymn -written a century ago from the heart of a nation in conflict. It was Hoover’s favorite hymn. Goldwater Joins Mourners Sen. Barry M. Goldwater, the Republican presidential candidate, joined 76,000 other mourners at the gravesite to pay final respects to the man whose life spanned more than half that of the republic. In deference to the pacifism of the Quaker faith, Which Hoover followed all the days of his life, there was no conventional 21-gun military salute at the graveside. When the service was fin-

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that parties to a divorce decree specify their race. The actions came in a brief order affirming decisions of a three - judge federal court in Alexandria, Va., last April 28. A Supreme Court order deals only with the question of whether the high tribunal will accept a case for hearing. It does not consist of any formal opinions. On the issue of divorces, the judges in Alexandria held that the state was entitled to obtain such information to compile vital statistics. But they also held that the racial listing in the other categories were unconstitutional. .In today’s action, Justice John M. Hadlan was listed as believing the court should have heard arguments on all of the issues. Justice William J. Brennan Jr. indicated he would have liked to have heard the issue of divorce listings. The Virginia laws were challenged by a group of Negro and white citizen from the Washington, D.C., suburban counties of Arlington and Fairfax, and the city of Alexandria. Defendants were city and county election board members, registrars and other local officials. The court in a brief session also denied hearings to men from foir states who are facing execution. The rejected appeals came from: —Albert Harris and Orion Trotter, sentenced to death for rape in Arkansas. —HAssie Cane Martin, convicted of murder in Kentucky. —Booker T. Hillery, facing death in California for the murder of a 15-year-old girl. —Robert Shuler and Jerry Chatham, sentenced to death in Florida for rape. In the ShulerChatham order, the court’s order said the two are entitled to seek further proceedings in “the appropriate U.S. district court.”

ished, the sea of mourners streamed quietly over the flow-er-banked hill past the grave. In the failing light, they paused singly and in groups before the grave. Herbert Hoover Jr., who stood with his brother and with Goldwater, released a statement of thanks to the people of lowa on behalf of the Hoover family at the end of the service. Tells Os Wish “Years ago, he told us that he wished to be buried near his birthplace,” the ex-Presi-dent’s son said. "Here is where he was born and these are the people among whom he spent his boyhood. His father and mother are buried nearby. “Throughout his lifetime, his instincts and tenets were those of his people in this modest Quaker community and here he always wanted to return to rest.” The end of the Hoover saga came where it began — in the little lowa farm village where he was born to a Quaker blacksmith and his wife and which he left as an orphan when he was 10 years old. The graveside ceremonies, kept simple and plain at Hoover’s request, marked the nation’s final homage to the man who left West Branch to become a man of great wealth, President of his country and a humanitarian to the world.

(UPI) —President Johnson charged in a southern campaign swing today that Sen; Barry M. Goldwater is offering the voters the most radical and dangerous program since the Civil War. Johnson said: “We must crush this threat to American life.” On a jet-speed, one-day sweep through Florida, Georgia and South Carolina — concentrating on areas of heavy Goldwater support — Johnson preached a theme of uniting the nation and binding old wounds. At Orlando, Fla., where an overall throng stimated by police at 80,000 to 110,000 turned out to se him, Johnson accused Goldwater of posing a callous threat to the Social Security system on which the hopes of old people depend. Claims Wild Charges Moving to Jacksonville, another part of Florida’s Goldwater country, Johnson said America’s strength has flowed “from the fact that our great political parties have always represented varied interests and the oroad common judgement of the American people.” , He declared: “Today, for the - first time since the Civil War, that is not true. For the first time the next chapter of the American success story is in question. “For under the wild charges and impulsive statements of the opposition is hidden a deadly serious intention. They would initiate policies which would radically change the American way of life as we know it. “These are the most radical proposals ever made to the American people. They would destroy the foundation of our prosperity and our hopes for future growth. “But even more is at stake: The peace of the world and the survival of our nation. . . “Courage does not consist in threats and bluster — in refusing to try to lessen the danger of war—in withdrawing from all contact with those who don’t agree with us. \ “That way lies disaster... “A great American party has fallen into the hands of ait extreme and narrow group. They ask you to tear down the* past and take unnecessary risks with the future. “There is now only one course. We must crush this threat to American life. We must get on with the work of building America.” Johnson spoke at a shopping center rally in Orlando, a haven for retired people, to start his full day of stumping the South.

Deßolt Is Appointed As County Chairman Chalmer H. Deßolt, Decatur service station operator, has accepted the Adams county chairmanship of the Indiana small businessman for Johnson-Hum-phrey, Alfred H. Edelson, state Chairman of the group, announced this morning. Other area chairmen include Homer Markley, of Bluffton, for Wells county; Ray Elliott, of Portland, for Jay county, and Glenn L. Riggs, of Hartford City, for Blackford county. Moderates For Johnson Deßolt pointed out that the state leadership and- most of the other main leaders are from the ranks of moderate Republicans who have deserted the GoldwaterMiller ticket as irresponsible. Then he pointed to Johnson’s 30-yedr record as a man who is determined to" do something about the small, businesses of America, Johnson successfully urged the establishment of a senate select committee on small business, helped obtain the small business administration as a separate agency, helped in the passage of the small business Investment act, and as president has continued his warm support for small business, and the leadership in the (Continued on Page Six)

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Decatur, Indiana, 46733, Monday, October 26, 1964.

Brothers Arrested For Soybean Theft ' Two local men were arraigned in the Adams circuit court this morning on charges of second degree burglary and theft, in connection with an alleged theft of soybeans. Thomas Garwood, 23, of Decatur, and James Garwood, 18, route 5, Decatur, heard their rights explained by circuit court Judge Myles F. Parrish, and were given further time by the . judge in which to enter a plea, j giving each an opportunity to se- ; cure legal advice. Following the arraignment this morning, the brothers were returned to jail, but were expected 1 to be released sometime this afternoon after posting bond of SI,OOO each. See Truck Several alert members of the sheriff’s mobile reserve were instrumental in the aprehensfon of the Garwoods. Sheriff Roger Singleton has been having some of the reserves patroling in the county in an effort to curb dalism during this Halloween season. While patroling around 9 o’clock Saturday night, four of the reserves, riding in the same auto, spotted a pick-up truck along the Pennsylvania railroad track, about a quarter of a mile north of Monroe. Upon investigating, they discoveted the Garwoods leading soybeans into the truck, and immediately contacted deputy sheriff Harold August and state trooper Floyd Ehlerding. The Garwoods are alleged to have been taking the beans from several box cars parked on a railroad siding. They contended, however, that the beans they had had been picked up from the ground'around the tracks. Estimate Number The investigating officers estimated that about 30 bushels of beans were in the pick-up truck when they arrived. The brothers were taken to the Adams county jail where they were booked on the two charges and held for today’s arraignment. The sheriff’s department has been investigating several other incidents involving stolen beans during the past several weeks, since the annual “bean rush’’ began at the local Central Soya plant.

Several Injured In Two-Aulo Accident Several persons were injured, none seriously, in a two-car accident on U. S. 27, one mile south of Berne Sunday night. Thomas K. Grimes, 43-year-old Chicago resident, was northbound on 27 and came upon a buggy, also traveling north. Grimes was unable to stop in time to avoid . striking the buggy, and swerved to the left. As he swerved to the left, his auto went into the other lane of traffic and collided nearly headon with a southbound auto operated by Hermilo C. Reyna, 17, of San Benito, Tex. The crash occurred at 10:20 p. m. Grimes received a laceration on the chin and a bruised left leg, while Austin Grimes, 45, a passenger in his car, suffered a bruised chest Reyna received chest injuries, and three others in his vehicle were also injured. Other Injaries Ivan Reyna, 15, received abrasions to both hands, arms and the back, and Hermilo Reyna, Jr., 12, received abrasions on the left leg. Alfredo Reyna, 0, suf-

1 Winners Are Listed In 4-H Grain Show The annual Adams county 4-H grain show was held Friday at the 4-H fairgrounds at Monroe, with the winners announced today by Ernest J. Lesiuk, county agricultural agent. Richard Schwartz, of Monroe township, was named grand champion in the soybean show; Ron Bollenbacher, Jefferson township, grand champion in ear Corn; Judy Selking, Preble township, grand champion in shelled Corn; Kenneth Bulmahn, Preble township, grand champion in oats, and Phil Isch, French township, grand champion in wheat. Top winners in the various classifications are as follows: Soybeam Class I — Dennis Bailey, St. Mary’s, first premium and reserve champion; Robert Morri's son, St. Mary’s, second;' Phil flsch, French, third. Class II — Richard Schwartz, Monroe, first and grand champion; Leon Mitchell, Washington, second: Larry Plumley, Union, third; Jerry Selking, Preble, fourth. Corn Ear corn class I—Dennis Bailey, St. Mary’s, first; Leo Heimann, Washington, second; Dan Worthman, Preble, third; Brian Schwartz, Monroe, fourth. Ear corn class ll—Ron Bollenbacher, Jefferson, first and grand champion; Leßoy Scheumann, Preble, second and reserve champion; Leßoy Scheumann, Preble, second and reserve champion; Jim Selking, Preble, third; Jerry Selking, Preble, fourth; Bob Kirchhofer, Wabash, fifth. Shelled corn class I—John Sipe, Blue Creek, first; Blair Brown, Kirkland, second; Phil Isch, French, third; Russell Fuhrmann, Preble, •fourth. Shelled corn class II — Judv Selking, Preble, first and grand champion; Fred Yoder, Monroe, second and reserve champion; Jim Biberstein, Wabash, third; Larry Plumley, Union, fourth. Oats Kenneth Bulmahn, Preble, first and grand champion; Ronnie Mosser, Jefferson, second and reserve champion; Blair Brown, Kirkland, third; Dean Beer, Jefferson, fourth; Jerry Selking, Preble, fifth. Wheat Phil Isch, French, flirt and grand champion; Kenneth Bulmahn, Preble, second and reserve champion; Blair Brown, Kirkland, third; Jerry Selking, Preble, fourth; Leßoy Scheumann, Preble, fifth.

sered abrasions on the head, back and legs, and a bruised chest. All six persons were taken to the Adams county inemorial hospital tor treatment, and were later released. Grimes was charged with driving left of center and taken to the Berne justice of the peace court where he paid a fine of 11 and costs, totaling $18.75. Deputy sheriff Harold August and state trooper Gene Rash, who investigated, estimated Grimes' 1956 auto was a total loss, and set damages to Reyna’s 1962 vehicle at $1,500. Second Mishap « A second weekend mishap happened at 12:45 a. m. Saturday, three miles north of Decatur on U. S. 27. Michael Paul H?'-mon, 21-year-old Berne resident, was charged with driving left of center, after his vehicle sideswiped a car operated by Levy Porter, 48, of Dayton, 0. Herman was southbound and Perter northbound on U. S. 71 when the collision occurred. Herman, who was. ctted to appear in Berne J. P. courfat a later date, told investigating officer Harold August that he must have fallen asleep at the wheel. Damage to Herman's ear was estimated at $350, and Porter’s 1955 model auto was considered a total loss.

Follow the Leader (If Yoi Can) Do you know the names of the important new leaders in the world? Test yourself by taking the weekly News Quiz that appears today on Page 5 Answers are on page 6. The Quiz is part of the educational program sponsored as a public servioe by the Decatur Daily Democrat. The newspaper distributes VEC News Vilmstrip Program each week to schools in this area. Cletus Schnepp Dies Sunday Afternoon Cletus Schnepp, 69, retired plastering contractor of Ohio City, route 2, died unexpectedly at 12:15 p.m. Sunday at the Van Wert, 0., county hospital. He was born in Adams county July 17, 1895, a son of Sherman and Rilla Harker - Schnepp, and was married to Helen Sweeney July 14, 1928. Mrs. Schnepp was a member of the Woods Chapel church and the Moose lodge in Decatur. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Robert H. Schnepp and Lee Schnepp, both of Fort Wayne; one sister, Mrs. Effie McGill of Decatur route 5; six grandchildren and two great-grandchil-dren. Funeral rites will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Zwick funeral home, with the Rev. Albert Straley and the Rev. Martin Krick officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services. The Moose lodge will hold memorial services at 7:30 o’clock this evening. % INDIANA WEATHER Tuesday with showers affecting about 50 per cent of southwest portion tonight and south and central portions Tuesday. Warmer south and central tonight. A little ■ cooler south half Tuesday. Lows tonight 48 to 55. Highs Tuesday 65 to 71 south, in the 70s north. Sunset today 5:51 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday 7:08 a.m. Outlook or Wednesday: Fair to partly cloudy, no decided temperature change. Lows mostly in the 40s and low 50s. High in the 70s. Ideal Dairy Is Damaged By Fire Owner Doyle Rich estimated today that damage to the Ideal Dairy Bar, resulting from a Saturday afternoon fire, would amount to more than SSOO. The fire broke out a short time before 2:30 p.m. Saturday and damaged two neon signs and a portion of the roof of the Ideal, located at 217 S. Second St. Rich said today that damage to the building would amount to about SIOO to $l5O, and damage to the two signs might run around SSOO. These were only his estimate Rich explained. A transformer for a large sign in front of the building started the roof afire. A smaller sign on the roof was heavily damaged, and the larger sign also had some neon broken. Rich said there was also some slight smoke damage to the interior of the building, but very little water damage. Firemen Called Local firemen were summoned around 2:30 p.m., and had the fire extinguished in about 20 minutes, preventing the fire from spreading and causing further damage. Firemen were also summoned Sunday morning to extinguish a grass fire that broke out at 11:40 o’clock. The grass at the Decatur Casting Co., on Dayton Avenue, caught fire from an unknown source. Firemen again had the fire extinguished in a matter of minutes, and no damage was done by the blaze. Decatur firemen continued on their busy schedule today, extinguishing their third fire in the past three days. The latest fire was at 132 N. Eighth St., where some burning leaves got out of control. Firemen were summoned about five minutes after 12 noon and needed just a few minutes to extinguish the blaze.

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U. S. Pilot Is Crash Victim

SAIGON, Viet Nam (UPI)—A U.S. Air Force pilot and his Vietnamese co-pilot were killed today when their AIE Syraider fighter-bomber crashed 30 miles northeast of Saigon. A U.S. military spokesman said the cause of the crash was not immediatly known. The single-engine Skyraider had been on a strike mission. The bodies of the two pilots were recovered and the plane’s guns destroyed by a team which landed at the crash site under the protection of two armed, U.S. Army helicopters. In another development, American military headquarters said U.S. Army helicopters drew antiaircraft fire from Cambodia on Saturday while trying to recover the body of a slain American Army officer. They theorized that the body may have been placed near the border as bait for an ambush. Cambodia Sounds Warning Simultaneously, the Cambodian government in Phnom Penh said attacks across its torte South Vietnamese troops were increasing. It threatened to call on Communist China for military intervention if open war Mrs. Lavena Fee Is Taken By Death Mrs. Lavena Fee, 54, wife of Lyle R. Fee, of Lawrence, form- e erly of Decatur, died Sunday afternoon at 1:15 at Memorial hospital in Greenfield, where she had been a patient for the past six weeks. Mrs. Fee had been an elementary school teacher for the past 20 years at Mt. Comfort (Hancock county), and at Adams (Decatur county.) She also taught piano and organ. Surviving are her husband; one son, Richard R. Fee of Lawrence, and two grandchildren, David and Debra Fee. Mrs. Fee was a niece of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garard of this city. Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Thursday at the Gilliland and Howe funeral home in Greensburg, with burial in Mt. Moriah cemetery at Adams.

U. S. Officials Meet With British Leader

WASHINGTON (UPI) — The United States today began its first top level conference with Britain’s new Labor government under the shadow of sharp, new import charges announced in London. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and other U.S. officials met with Patrick Gordon Walker, foreign secretary in the 11-day-old British government which 'supplanted 13 years of Conservative rule. The talks were expected to range over a wide variety of international subjects. A new element of uncertainty in U.S. relationswitli the new British government was injected with the announcement today that Britain was imposing a 15 per cent surcharge on all imports except food, raw tobacco and industrial raw materials. This action, which affects 46 per cent of U.S. sales to Britain, waS expected to be a prime subject of a meeting later today between Walker and U.S. Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon. The U.§. Treasury said Britain’s action would have a "moderately adverse”- effect on U.S. foreign trade. But it took com-

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breaks out. And it claimed downing one U.S.-built plane that allegedly intervened over the border at Dak Dam, Mondulkiri Province, on Saturday. It gave no details. The body whose recovery drew ’ reported anti-aircraft fire from Cambodia on Saturday was identified today as that of Capt. Herman Y. Towery, Georgetown, S.C, He had been shot to death in mysterious circumstances following his capture Thursday by troops who allegedly crossed into Viet Nam from a Cambodian outoost. US. Army Special Forces men with the unit which recovered Towery’s body reported, “The body could have been placed ... so that searchers would be taken under fire.” Gunfire Surprising American helicopter pilots who flew cover for the recovery of the body said they drew anti-aircraft fire of a type which the Communist Viet Cong guerrillas are not believed capable of producing. The bodies of two Vietnamese soldiers were found next to Towery’s, body. Towery was one of 10 Americans killed by enemy action during the week ending Saturday. It was one of the worst weeks for American casualties in the Vietnamese war. A total of 306 Americans have been killed in Viet Nam, 216 of them in combat. On the political front, civilian leaders today gave up tryving to form a new government in time to meet their own deade line. They asked Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khan to stay on as caretaker premier. Hands In Resignation Khanh formally handed hi s resignation to the newly designate d chief of state, Phan Khac Suu, in a public ceremony this afternoon. Suu accepted it but asked Khan to stay on for the time being. Suu has nominatd Saigon Mayor Tran Van Huong, a former school teacher, as premier. But it was unlikely that the civilian High National Council could act on the nomination in time for Tuesday's deadline for a change over to civilian rule. If and when Khanh is replaced as premier, he is expected to retain control of the army in the U.S.-s upported war against the Communist guerrillas.

fort in the fact that the penalty applied to other foreign businessmen and was supposed to be only temporary. Gordon Walker ends his talks here with a meeting Tuesday with President Johnson. Tentative arrangements have been ‘ made for Britain’s new prime minister, Harold Wilson, tq confer with Johnson here shortly after the Nov. 3 elections if Johnson wins. Gordon Walker and American officials also plan to. exchange views on the recent upheaval in Russian leadership and the possible international impact of Red China’s initial nuclear test blast. Rusk and undersecretaries of state George Ball and W. Averell Harriman were the principal officials conferring today with Gordon Walker. Rusk planned to host a small “working dinner" tonight tor the conferees. There are indications that Washington and London are groping their way cautiously toward some sort of an agreement on nuclear defense strategy which will make the proposed NATO nuclear fleet acceptable to the British.