Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 260, Decatur, Adams County, 3 November 1964 — Page 1

VOL LXII. NO. 260.

More Than Third Os Decatur Voters Cast Ballots By Noontime

Report Heavy Vote In Indiana Cities

INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—From the teeming Calumet in the Far North to the Ohio River city of Evansville in the Deep South Hoosiers trooped to the polls in apparent record numbers today. Aided by perfect election weather —sunny to partly cloudy and mild with the temperature in the 70s—the major cities reported heavy voting from the time the polls opened at 6 a.m. It was the same in Gary, Terre Haute, Evansville, South Bend, Fort Wayne and Indianapolis. In some cities, such as Evansville, the early heavy vote was “heavier than anticipated,” election board officials said. Hoosiers cast their ballots as a battle royal shaped up in the election between President Johnson and Sen. Barry Goldwater for Indiana’s 13 electorial votes, which the Republican consistently won the last 28 years. Broken-down Voting pjachines in Indianapolis before noon gave diverse presidential lineups. The totals in the five machines were: Goldwater 20, Johnson 2; Goldwater 97, Johnson 41; Goldwater 0, Johnson 34; Goldwater 31; Johnson 1; Goldwater 7, Johnson 2. In East Chicago, a Republican poll watcher was arrested by a Lake County deputy sheriff on a charge of harassing voters. He was identified as A. Forest Wells 111, a Valparaiso University student. Republicans claimed there was no such charge as “harassing voters.” Johnson led most polls, and most observers believed he would carry the state by margins ranging from a few thousand to 100,000 votes. However, the experts acknowledged a bulky “silent” vote was likely to be cast by thousands who refused to say beforehand what they planned to do, and some who had not made up their minds. The lack of communication with such a large segment of the Hoosier electorate gave hope to Goldwater backers in this traditionally conservative GOP state. Equal billing with the presidential race was given the gubernatorial contest between Lt. Gov. Richard O. Ristine, a Republican, and Roger D. Branigin, a Democrat. The outcome appeared to hinge on whether and by how big a margin Johnson carries *he state, with Branigin expected to run well behind the President. If there was any sure thing, barring a stunning upset of the pollsters such as in 1948 when President Truman was elected, it was that Sen. Vance Hartke would go back to Washington for a second term. Hartke appeared certain to lead the state ticket over State Sen. D. Russell Bontrager, a veteran Republican legislator. All Congress Seats Up Eleven congressional seats' also were up for grabs, 7 of them now held by Republicans and 4 by Democrats. Barring a landslide by one ticket or the other, it appeared the political division would either remain the same of the GOP would lose one seat. The incumbent given the poorest chance of reelection was Rep. Earl Wilson, R-9th District, whose Democratic opponent, young and aggressive Columbus attorney Lee Hamilton, was making a nip-and-tuck race of it. House minority leader Charles A. Halleck, R-2nd District, hoped to extend his tenure in Congress to 32 years. His Democratic opponent was John Raber, former president of the Indiana Farmers Union. Democrats had perhaps their best chance in a quarter of a century to win control of both

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houses of the legislature. They had a 13-10 margin in holdover senators elected in 1962 for fouryear terms and needed to win only 12 of the 28 seats at issue this time to gain control of the Senate. A widespread Democratic sweep of the state also would likely give the party control of the House, as it did as recently as 1959. Ground-Rules Fight The heat generated by red-hot races on all levels of government warmed the election preparations into a stuffy fight over" the ground-rules for voting. Democrats, wit,h Governor Welsh leading the fight, battled to provide voting rights for perfoot chutes outside the polling sons waiting in line in the 50places at closing time. Republicans, led by minority member Edwin M. S. Steers of the State Election Board, battled to prohibit delayed voting on ground state election laws won’t permit it- 7 In populous Lake County, a traditional Democratic stronghold where charges of irregularities sprout perennially like mushrooms in a warm May jain, election officials announced they Would stop the clocks at 5:59 p.m. CST, a minute before polls closing time, to permit waiting voters to cast their ballots. They cited precedent set by many legislatures s topping clocks just before midnight of the last constitutional day of their sessions and finishing their work under the pretense the last day is not ended until the clocks show it. Bolivian Army And Air Force Stage Revolt LA PAZ .Bolivia (UPD — Army and air force units rebelled against the government today under the leadership of Vice President Rene Barrientos, former air force chief of staff. Radio Nacional at Cochabmba said Barrientos had called on President Victor Paz Estenssoro to resign to avoid bloodshed. The radio report said the rebels controlled the army in the cities of Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, Sucre, Potosi and other cities. Radio Nacional said the aim of the outbreak was to force Paz out of office so a military junto could take over and hold free general elections. In La Paz, the rebellion appeared confined to units of the Ingavi Regiment. Loyal troops and police sought to isolate the * dissidents in the Miraflores and Calacoto suburbs. They blocked off all access to the presidential palace. Radio La Paz said Barrientos had recruited 200 air force troops 'in Cochabamba and taken command of the revolt movement. He was reported to have captured Gen. Alfredo Candia y Javier, head of the Cochabamba garrison. The radio reports said Barrientos had sent two emissaries to La Paz to see Paz and “inform him of the situation.” Government sources in La Paz said’ however, the Cochabamba situation had been “dominated.” The government also clamed to have the situation in La Paz under control. Heayy firing was heard in the vicinity of the Miraflores and Calacoto suburbs where revolt units were stationed.

Better than a third of Decatur’s registered voters had cast ballets by the approximately halfway mark of the 6 a. m. to 6 p. m. voting times, a check of the polls between 12 noon and 1 o’clock this afternoon showed. The noon check revealed that 1,859 of Decatur’s 4,559 registered, voters had named their choices at Decatur’s 11 voting places. Precinct 2-A, (courthouse), showed the largest number of ballots cast, 255, which is nearly half of its 540 voters. More than 200 voters had cast ballots in three other precincts. Some 255 persons had voted in 3-A, (Zintsmaster garage), which has a total registration of 467, and a like number had voted in 3-B (Hebble barber shop), which has 515 registered voters. Only 217 of 1-A’s 599 eligible voters had cast their ballots. Lowest Vote Precinct 2-C, (Worthman Field) which has a smaller registration than the other 10, had the smallest vote by the boon check, w’ith 108 of its 312 voters casting ballots. Precincts 1-B (Canning Co.) and 1-C (jail) had 112 and 119 ballots cast by 12 noon, about a third of their 335 and 339 registered voters, respectively. W. Root Heavy The W. Root voting place reported an unusually heavy vote this morning. The precinct had more than half of its 442 voters cast ballots before noon today. Following is a table showing the number of ballots cast in each Decatur precinct by noon-12:45 p.. m., and each precinct’s total registration. Cast Resist. 1-A 217 599 1-B 119 339 1-C 112 335 1- 145 430 2- 255 540 2-B 137 297 2- — 108 312 3- .....J. 225 467 3-B ...— 225 515 3-C 141 325 D-Root 175 400

Lions View Slides Os Trip To Mexico

Colored slides of Mexico, taken during an Avion trailer travelcade through Mexico last spring, were shared with the Decatur Lions club Monday night by Dr. Joe Morris, former Lion presMent. Dr. Morris was introduced by program chairman Victor Porter. Gordon Bresher, of Huntington, was introduced as a guest. Next week’s program will be a talk on insurance securities by John Durham, of Patterson Securities, Fort Wayne. Dr. Morris showed about 240 slides of the 40-trailer travelcade that entered Mexico at Brownsville, Texas, and Matamorcs, Mexico, traveled south to Ciudad Victoria, then inland and further south to Vera Cruz, back across the Sierra Madre Oriental to Mexico City, Puebla,- Cueravaca, Taxco, Acapulco, and many other cities, then back north to Monterrey, Falcon dam, and Laredo, Texas. Interesting slide sequences included the growing and processing of sisal into rope, the Mexican highway helners patrol that accompanied them to help with mechanical difficulties, etc; the circle of trailers in the various camping sites; threshing by driving donkeys over the wheat, then shoveling the grain into the air to winnow it; a Mexican wedding; various' Indian dances and ceremonies, including the “reverse Maypole jump” in which Indians, suspended by their heels, jump from a high “maypole” and descend to the ground; the float* ing gardens of Xochimilco near Mexico City; University City; the great pyramid of the sun at Teotijuacan: frescoes. of Diego Rivera on the walls of the presidential palace in Mexico City and the old conquistadores palace at Cuertiavaca; Cola de Cacallo waterfall near Monterrey, and many other interesting sights.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER Di ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, 46733, Tuesday, November 3, 1964.

No One Injured In Two-Auto Accident No one was injured in a twocar crash at the Five Points intersection late Monday afternoon that totally demolished both vehides. Janies E. Nottke, 21, of Rolling Meadows, 111., operating a Northern Indiana Public Service Co. car, was charged with failure to yield the right of way after the crash, and paid a fine of $1 and costs, totaling $18.75, in justice of the peace court. The mishap occurred at 5:38 p.m. Nottke was northbound on Winchester street and had pulled away from the street and into the intersection, striking an automobile driven by James W. Rumschlag, 20, of 1021 W. Monroe street. Rumschlag was southbound on Second street and traveling onto Mercer Ave., when Nottke pulled away from the stop street and ... struck his auto on the left frimt City police investigated and estimated both the 1958 model NIPSCO car and Rumschlag’s 1954 model car as total losses. Minor Damage Only minor damage resulted ifi a mishap at 12:05 a.m. today at J the intersection of Marshall and Tenth streets. / David Allen Heyerly, 19, route 4, Decatur, was westbound on Marshall, and had stopped for a yield sign. A car behind his, driven by Roy W. Reinhard, 41, route 4, Decatur, also stopped. Heyerly proceeded ahead, but again stopped, and was struck in the rear by Reinhard’s auto. Damages were estimated at S3O to Heyerly’s car' and sls to the Reinhard vehicle. Vilenna Krueckeberg Is Taken By Death Mrs. Vilenna Krueckeberg, 85, of Willshire, 0., route 1, died at 4:35 p.m. Monday at the Rose Lawn nursing home at Spencerville, O. She had been in failing health for a number of years. She was born at Willshire July 19, 1879, a daughter of Louis and Anna Chilcote-Bienz, and was married to Carl H. Krueckeberg Aug. 22, 1901. Her husband preceded her in death Jan. 5, 1943. Mrs. Krueckeberg was a member of the Zion Lutheran church at Schumm, 0., and was a charter member of the Ladies Aid of the church. Surviving are four sons, Leo C. Krueckeberg of Kendallville, Hugo F. Krueckeberg of Willshire, H. Ernest Krueckeberg of Elmhurst, 111., and Walter F. Krueckeberg of Willshire route 1; one daughter, Mrs. Maurice (Elvira) C. Markle of Fort Wayne: nine garndchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Zion Lutheran church at Schumm,, with the Rev. Elmer Braun officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body was removed to the Zwick funeral home, where friends may call after 7 p.m. today. The body will lie in state at the church from 1 p.m. Thursday until time of the services. Ist State Precinct 11-0 For Johnson EVANSVILLE, Ind. (UPD — Indiana’s first precinct reporting today gave all its 11 votes to President Johnson and the Democratic ticket, repeating its 1960 performance. The precinct counted its paper ballots, the only precinct in Vanderburgh County not using machines, after the last of the 11 registered voters in the precinct cast his ballot. (( ' ' 1— Dr. Morris stated that he and Mrs. Morris plan to make a similar trip to Mexico again, and that they certainly enjoyed it very much.

Annual Santa Claus Train On Dec. 5 Plans for the annual Santa Claus train were consummated Monday for December 5, with three trains of 11 cars each, and more than 3,000 passengers during the day, Walt Ostermeyer, chairman, announced this morning. This is the eighth year that the retail division of the Chamber of Commerce has sponsored the Santa Claus train, and a bigger and better program is anticipated, Ostermeyer stated. Bozo, the clown, will again be present along with Santa Claus, and following Bozo's arrival at Holthouse on the Highway, he will be conducted to the train by a cavalcade of cars led by a float, the committe decided. Erie Lackawanna trains will leave Decatur for Ohio City at 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 4 p.m., on December 5. The ride takes approximately one hour, Ostermeyer stated. Children desiring tickets must get them from their favorite Decatur merchants, and most tickets are usually gotten immediately op release. The date for ticket pickup, usually Tuesday of the week of the ride, will be announced soon. Adult tickets, for those adults who want to accompany their children, will be available at the Deactur Chamber of Commerce office at the same time as the children’s tickets, W. Guy Brown, executive secretary, said today. z Scout Leaders Meet Wednesday Evening All Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Explorer leaders are asked to meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Decatur high school for the monthly roundup meeting, and discussion of the progress of the frontier roundup., ■#ls ~ . With just eight weeks remaining in the frontier roundup of new scouts, cubs, and Explorers, Limberlost district has already recruited 1,400 new members, but still remains far behind its goal. Bill Spice, district executive, announced today. Most units still have to get their official reports in, Spice warned, before their new members will count. In Adams county the leading pack is 3061, with 17 new Cub Scouts enrolled, well over their goal of five, This pack is sponsored by the Lincoln PTA, and the cubmaster is Judge Myles F. Parrish. Pack 3060 reports two of its goal of four, and pack 3072 has

Massive U. S. Vote Turnout

WASHINGTON (UPD—Americans poured to the polls in record numbers today to pick a President for the next four years and perhaps set the nation’s course for decades to come. Indications were that more than 71 million votes would be cast by poll closing. The massive turnout from coast to coast appeared to favor President Johnson against his conservative Republican opponent, Sen. Barry M. Goldwater. In Johnson City, Tex., where he and Lady Bird voted early, a beaming Johnson said: “I think we’ll win.” Nationwide polls and pre-elec-tion surveys - had almost unanimously forecast a Johnson landslide — assuming the Presi dent's supporters voted and did not fall victim to overconfidence. Hours after the polls opened in the different time zones across the nation, there was no sign of voter apathy — the one thing the Johnson camp had feared most. From North and South, East and West the reports were the same — heavy to "very heavy” voting with all-time record totals predicted in many stages. Weather Swells Tide Mild weather in most parts of the country helped to swell the voting tide. Goldwater had promised the voters a “choice, pot an echo.” and it was clear they were making that choice as they pulled levers or marked ballots in the nation's 175,796 precincts. In i addition to President, the voters also were electing 35

INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and a little warmer tonight. Wednesday partly cloudy and continued mild. Low tonight 47 to 55. High Wednesday 67 to 76. Sunset today 5:41 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday 7:17 p.m. Outlook for Thursday: Partly cloudy and turning colder. Low Wednesday night in the 40s. High Thursday in upper 50s north to upper 60s south. Poe Firemen To Be Dispatched By Radio Effective as of Monday, the Poe volunteer fire department will be dispatched by radio from the Wayne township fire station No. 1 in Waynedale. Any person calling from the Poe-Hoagland telephone exchange to report a fire or for ambulance service will dial 747-6206. This call will be answered by an operator at the Wayne township station in Waynedale, who will take the name of the person calling, location of fire, type of fire, and will then call the Poe firemen by radio. Any person on the Preble and Citizens exchange wanting the Poe fire department will also call 747-6206 at Waynedale, as this is the only Poe fire number. The regular Poe fire station number is not to be used as a fire number, but for business only. The Poe department recently purchased and installed a new five H. P. siren and two, two-way radios in the trucks, and monitors in the homes of the firemen residing outside of Poe. The airen will be set off by radio from the Wayne township station, whose operator will also call the firemen by radio. This new system will provide faster service and better protection for the Poe community and assistance for neighboring departments.

obtained one new member toward its goal of six. No reports have yet been received from the following packs: ,3062, 3063, 3064, 3067, and 3069. Among the Boy Socut troops, 61, sponsored by Rotary, has 8 of 10, and troop 64, sponsored by the St. Mary’s Chtholic church, has 5 of 6, to lead the troops. Troop 60 has three of five, and 69 has 2 of 4. Os the remaining troops, troop 62, sponsored by the Lions club, has still set no goal, and no reports toward goals have been received yet from troops 63 , 65 , 66, 67 , 70, and 72. Among the posts a report of three of five new members' has been received from post 2069 of Geneva. Posts 2062 and 2068 have not yet reported any new members.

senators, all 435 House members, 25 governors, and thousands of other local and state officials. The heavy voting was not altogether an indication of proJohnson sentiment. For example, Alabama, a state conceded to Goldwater by the Johnson forces before the election, appeared to be producing a heavier vote than it did four years ago. Some keen state and local races also contributed to the big turnout. In Los Angeles County (Calif.), considered —Goldwater coun'ry, 6.5 per cent of those registered voted in the first 30 minutes after the polls opened. This compared with three-tenths of one per cent at the first half hour in 1960. Indications of record balloting also came from such widely separated regions as Connecticut and Oklahoma, Texas and South Carolina. In Aiken, S. C., the voting was so heavy that the Republican county chairman. Brad Hays, took it on himself to hire carpenters to build more voting booths. As usual, a number of small precincts raced to get their vote in and counted early. Dixville Notch, N. H„ was first. And as it did four years ago, it gave its eight votes to the Republican candidate. Wash Woods, Va., also running tdue to form, gave its 13 votes to the Democrats. Cataloochee precinct in North Carolina cast all of its seven votes for Johnson. But Pointe Aux Barques, Mich., split its vote—-seven for Goldwater and five for Johnson.

Geneva Resident Is Beaten, Robbed

A 42-year-old Geneva resident was beaten and robbed around 11 o'clock Monday night along U.S. 27, a few miles north of Monmouth. John Thornton was robbed of about S2O, a wrist watch, brief case and camera, by several individuals, one of whom had gotten Thorton to stop his automobile while he was traveling toward Decatur. The incident occurred about a mile south of the Minnich road, acording to the story Thornton gave to investigating officers Harold August, deputy sherifi, and state trooper Gene Rash. Thornton said he was traveling south on 27 when a man standing along the edge of the highway "flagged" him down. The unidentified man told Thorton his automobile had run out of gas, and asked Thornton to turn around $635.51 Collected For UNICEF Here Night Os Oct. 21 Decatur youngsters who conducted the UNICEF "trick or treat” last week, collected a total of $635.51, according to a report from Mrs. Paul Strickler, chairman. These UNICEF collections have been held for several years by Decatur youth but this year's collection is one of the largest ever received. Mrs. Strickler, in expressing appreciatlon for the fine donations, said, “once in awhile the children, with their eagerness, may overlap territories. All is done with sincerity, we are sure. The ■ people of Decatur will feel warm of heart for having made this one of the largest amounts ever collected in Decatur. ”

Johnson Votes Straight Ticket

HOHNSON CITY, Tex. (UPD — President „Johnson vot ed “Democratic—all the way” today at a polling place in this Texas village only a stone’s throw from the house where he spent his boyhood. The Chief Executive, who expressed hope Monday night for a "massive defeat” of Sen. Barry M. Goldwater, did his bit toward that end by placing his ballot in a 12 by 16 inch sheet metal box at 8:13 a.m. CST (9:13 EST). The President's wife, Lady Bird, was with Johnson when he arrived six minutes earlier at the headquarters of the Pedernales Electric Co-Operative, voting place for the 4th Precinct of Blanco County. Johnson, wearing a blue business suit, smiled from the minute he walked in the room to the moment he left. It took him a minute-and-a-half to scratch out the candidates of every party except the Democrats on the paper ballot. Draws Big X’s He drew big X’s down the columns, using a lead pencil, down to Republicans. Constitution, and Independent parties as well as a write-in column. That was the system for voting here, and Mrs. Johnson did the same — ‘ except that she drew lines across the names of each candidate in every column other than that of the Democratic party. The President and First Lady, who wore a bright red dress for the occasion, sat side by side at the- end of an 18 foot for-mica-top metal table. Voting officials, headed by presiding election judge Marvin McNatt, a 75-year-old ranch

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and take him to the Myers Gull station, about two miles north of the scene. Poked In Ribs The man got into the car and Thornton turned his auto around. He had driven only a short distance when the man poked a blunt object into his ribs and told him to pull the car off onto a side road. As Thornton pulled the car off the highway, he began to fight with the subject because, as he told authorities, he knew the object in his ribs was not a gun or a knife. As they began to fight, however, another vehicle pulled alongside his and a colored man jumped out, and then proceeded to pull Thornton from his vehicle. He struck Thornton in the face, dazing him. Thornton remembered seeing three or four other individuals in the- car. The Geneva man said he though the colored man had used his fist to strike him. One of the two tore the wallet from his trousers, along with the • pocket; the wallet contained about S2O. Aho taken were a watch, valued at $25, the brief case with a number of papers in it, and the electric-eye at S6O. / ' Thornton said We thought they were going to steal the car also, and fought one of the men for the car keys. After Thornton got them in his possession. the two jumped into the waiting vehicle and fled, traveling north on the Minnich road. Thornton, who is a partner in the Amstutz Hatchery, whose main offices are located in Celina, 0., said the assailants were driving an old model car. The victim had a swollen eye. bruised nose and scratches on the hand, but did not require medical treatment.

worker, sat in chairs along both sides of the same table. Ballot No Secret There was. nothing secret about the Johnson ballot or that of his wife. Several dozen cameramen photographed the scene while the President and his wife recorded their votes in full view. After Johnson folded his ballot several times so it could fit through the slot of the ballot box, “still cameramen,” asked him to pose with the ballot poised while newsreel men asked him to go ahead and put in the box. After about a minute of this, Johnson laughed, and asked “is everybody agreed?” There were replies of “yes,” and the President placed his folded ballot in the slot, then pushed it down with a swift pat of his open palm. Listed As President Johnson was listed on the voting registry as “President of the United States,” and his age was give as 55, since he registered before his 56th birthday Aug. 27. | The precinct is the South Johnson City one and has about 300 voters. It is one of two precincts in Johnson City, whose total population is 602. The community is 15 miles west of Johnson’s LBJ »Ranch and the President and Mrs. Johnson motored from their home in time to arrive at the polls seven minutes after they opened at 8 a.m. CST (9 J.m. EST). After Johnson cast his ballot, he shook hands with a couple of reporters in the room. One asked how he voted. “Democratic — all the way,” Johnson replied.