Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 265, Decatur, Adams County, 9 November 1964 — Page 1

VOL. LXII. NO. 265.

Governor - Elect Branigin Outlines Some Tax Views At Farm Bureau Meeting

INDIANAPOLIS (UPD-Gov.-elect Roger D. Branigin told the Indiana Farm Bureau today he hopes the intangibles, poll and household goods taxes can be repealed or nullified. But he made no such comment about the sales tax. Instead, Branigin said he would abide by the Democratic state platform, which states that the sales tax should continue until a satisfactory substitute can be found. Branigin’s appearance before the 46th annual convention was brief. It was his first public appearance since his election last Tuesday. He said he had made no decision on appointments to administrative positions and had not discussed appointments with anyone. He said he spent most of the time since the election at Lake Freeman near Monticello but plans to return to Indianapolis Wednesday to begin the task of assembling his new administration to take over when he is inaugurated Jan. 11. Branigin told the farmers that before the election “a lot of people came ta me who wanted to spend money, but nobody came who wanted to save it.’’ He said he would do his best to effect economy in government. Branigin complimented Governor Welsh’s administration but said, "It is always good to take another look.’’ One plan mentioned on the household goods to avoid a constitutional amendement has been enactment by the 1965 Legislature of a homestead exemption plan. Branigin made a passing reference to this in hjs remarks. Branigin said he has talked to nobody and reached no decision on leadership in the Indiana Senate and House. Later, the head of the convening organization described the sales tax as “fair” and said it /• has been “publicly accepted cause it is being used largely tog finance schools and to reduced j Judge Bierly Wins ! By 176,000 Votes € INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—Complete unofficial returns from Indiana’s 4,416 precincts showed that voters elected five Democrats as state court judges by j margins ranging from 175,000 tog 200,000 votes. £ United Press Interna'ional - figures shattered any dreams g ' Judges Dewey Kelley of Whit- r ing and John W. Pfaff of South . ; Bend may have had that they ; survived the Democratic land- z. 1 slide. X UPI was the only vote tabulat- — ' ing agency to cover the state;: court races n all 92 counties. £ Unofficial returns from the= ■ tabulation indicated G. Remy = Bierly, Decatur, defeated Kelley » by about 176,000 votes and Rus- = sell W. Smith of LaPorte de-g 1 seated Pfaff by about 198,000 = 1 voes. = i The Democratic judge candi-S dates recorded between 1,089,000 £ i and 1,104,000 votes and the Re-S publican judge nominees be-jj 1 tween 906,000 and 917,000. <

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The description was given by George Doup, president of the Indiana Farm Bureau, at the opening session of the organization’s 46th annual convention. Doup applauded the 1963 Legislature for “a remarkable job of enacting a tax package that provided additional, needed revenues for local schools and/ at the same time broadened the taxpayer base.” “A favorable result of this tax package has been a substantial reduction in property taxes,” Doup said. “This basic tax change seepis safe from discard in this next session of the General Assembly. But there will be efforts to erode away the property tax benefits this package produced. “An attack will likely be centered on the exemption feature and an a'tempt will likely be made to earmark sales tax revenues for purposes other than school financing.” Doup said the sales tax “has not produced the dire hardship some opponents had predicted.” “Its benefits far outweigh its injuries,” he said. '"Die General Assembly' should not liberalize the exemptions or earmark’ these revenues.” He said the legislature “could if they authorized an increase in state reimbursement to local schools,” thus providing additional property tax relief. Doup said expenditure of state funds for post-high school education “will be a good investment.” He described the U.S. Supreme Court order for legislative reapportionment on population as “unjust” and said if states are compelled to comply with it, “it will be big blow to the check and balance safeguard provided by a state legislature that is constituted of representatives elected both on the i basis *of population and area ; consideration.” Doup said Congress should I permit states by constitutional i amendment to apportion their I legislatures with other consider- ■ ations in mind and the apportionment plans “should be submitted to the voters in a referendum.” He also said farm legislation “will be a major concern of Congress in 1965” and the time is right of Congress “to make basic changes in farm legislation which farmers have indicated they want made.” “Farmers have had their first raw taste of a kind of farm program favored by those who are determined to scuttle the mar-ket-price system and substitute a state-managed price system,” Doup said, referring to the current wheat program. Doup also urged consideration be given by the 1965 Legislature to the enactment of a “local option tax as a supplement to the sales or adjusted gross income tax.” “Rising school and government costs caused by population increase should not be borne alone by the property owner,” Doup said. “Undefr present laws, all of this ‘stretch’ must be absorbed by property taxpayers. Another way should be found to finance these increases.

— — .. .U,-— - , ... SUNDAY SCHOOL PRESIDENT— EarI Chase, center, is receiving congratulations from the Rev. George McNeill, director of the National Sunday School Association, at the Saturday evening banquet ..at the Decatur Youth and Community Center, after Chgse was reeelcted ’president of the Adams County Sunday School Association. At the right is James Borchers, toastmaster at the banquet. — (Photo by Mac Lean)

Chase Is Reelected As S. 5. President The Decatur Youth and Community Center was taxed to its limit Saturday evening as 600 pastors, Sunday school officers and teachers met for the annual banquet held at the center. This was by far the largest gathering at any banquet held by the association. Music was furnished by a trumpet trio of young men and a ladies sextet. Rev. George McNeill, general director of the national Sunday school association, spoke on the subject, “Planned Neglect.” Rev. McNeill’s message brought attention to those present for the need of z Christian workers to neglect many of their various activities that they might spend more time doing their work as®* workers in the Sunday schools and church. Sunday afternoon, music was furnished by a flute trio of young ladies and a teacher's chorus. Two very interesting workshops were held where eight teachers presented interesting accounts of their teaching. Questionsi were asked by those in the audience directed to the panel members. Sunday evening proved to be another fine inspirational service with music furnished by a mixed chorus from the Cross United Church of Christ and the Menncnite churches. The men’s chorus of the Mennonite church sang. Rev. McNeill’s message brought to the audience the fact that all Christians are entrusted with the message that the world needs today, the glorious Gospel of the Lord Jesus Chirst. Officers elected for the coming years are as follows: president, Earl Chase; first vice president, Stuart Lehman; second vice president, Robert Reynolds; secretary, Mrs. Arley Spninger; treasurer, Frieda Lehman; ministerial advisor, Rev. Gerald Gerig. Members of the board are, Albert Agler, Lowell Noll, Mrs. C. H. Wiedekehr, Ralph Christy, Don Sliger. Miss Frances Burkhalter, past secretary of the association, asked to be relieved of her post due to duties at home. In honor of her service of 31 years in the association, she was presented with a corsage from the association. Mrs. McNeill presented the corsage. INDIANA WEATHER Fair tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy and cooler north, sunny and continued mild south. Low tonight 38 to 45. High Tuesday upper 50s extreme north to low 70s extreme sooth. Sunset today 5:36 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday 7:22 a. m. Outlook for Wednesday: Partly cloudy and a little cooler. Lows: low 40b. Highs: low Cte to lew 765.

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Johnson Summons Cabinet Officials <r

JOHNSON CITY, Tex. (UPI) —President Johnson opens toplevel talks on defense plans and foreign policy today with cabinet officials summoned to his LBJ Ranch from Washington. Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara and Deputy Defense Secre'ary Cyrus Vance were expected to arrive at the ranch at 3 p.m. CST today to talk about the size pf the military establishment and the department’s spending priorities. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and McGeorge Bundy, presidential assistant on national security affairs, will arrive Tuesday at the ranch, where the President has spent the past week. Acting Press Secretary Malcolm Kilduff said McNamara and Vance were expected to stay overnight at the ranch and join the foreign policy session Tuesday. Kilduff said “the whole gamut of defense matters*'and foreign policy” would be covered in the talks. The President wants to keep Veterans Day To Be Marked Wednesday The city of Decatur joins municipalities all across the nation Wednesday in marking the fortysixth observance of Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Highlighting the local observance of the commemorative holiday will be Adams Post 43 of the American Legion’s traditional gun salute ceremony at 11 a. m. Wednesday on the lawn of the Legion post. A local minister will deliver a Veterans Day invocation. In the evening. Legion members and their wives will attend a Veterans day dinner at the post. Veterans day, a holiday proclaimed annually by the president and the governors, was originally termed Armistice Day in commemoration of the signing on Nov. 11, 1918 of the armistice which ended World War I. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower changed the name of the holiday to Veterans Day. * . Ceremonies all over the country will mark the observance, the most famed one being at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington national cemetery. The county courthouse, the post office, license bureau, schools, city offices and the First State Bank of Decatur will be closed all day Wednesday in observance of the holiday.

the budget below the SIOO billion mark in the next fiscal year. Half of the current $97.3 billion federal spending goes for defense, and the President’s conversations with McNamara and Vance will include ideas on defense economy. The foreign policy talks are expected to center bn the stalemate in Viet Nam, the rift in the Atlantic alliance over development of the multilateral nuclear force and the forthcoming meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. The President planned to stay at his Texas home at least until Friday and possibly over next weekend. Thursday, Presidentelect Gustavo Diaz Ordaz of Mexico will arrive at the ranch for an informal two-day visit. Juries Are Drawn For November Term Twenty4our Adams county residents were drawn today for petit jury duty during the November term of the Adams circuit court, and another 12 were drawn for grand jury duty. County clerk George M. Bair drew the names of the prospective jurors today, In the presence of jury commissioners Ed F. Berling and Clarence P. Ziner. Drawn for petit jury duty were the following: Hubert F. Gilpin, Decatur-Root; Paul Hilyard, De-catur-Root; Forest Beer, Geneva; Norbert Aumann, Decatur-Wash-ington; William Journay, Root twp.; Robert K. Ehrman, Kirkland twp.; Lawrence Anspaugh, Decatur; Leroy Bollenbacher, Blue Creek; Clarence Amstutz, Wabash twp.; Glen A. Rupert, Monroe - Washington; Glen Manley, Blue Creek twp.; Marvin Hart, Geneva. Wilson Weiland, Union twp.; Donald W. Moser, French; Warren W. Harden, Union- twp.; Walter Hildebrand, Preble twp.; Merle L. Foor, Blue Creek twp.; Dorsey Bisel. Wabash twp.; John Walters, Union twp.; Glen W. Adams, Jefferson twp.; Daniel Habegger, Monroe twp.; Gerald Tullis, North Monroe; Ivan Hakes, Root twp.; Ward Houser, Geneva. Drawn for grand jury duty were the following persons: Robert G. Colchin, Washington twp.; Hernan Egley, Jefferson; William E. Hee ter, Wabash; Harry Eckrote, Berne; Albert Buuck, Preble;

Jesse Case Dies At Hospital On Sunday

Jesse Case

Jesse Case, 75, of 325 North 11th street, a veteran employe of the Citizens Telephone Co., died at 4 p. m. Sunday at the Adams county memorial hospital, where he had been a patient for seven weeks. He was born in Adams county June 8, 1889, a son of Andrew J. and Mary Ellen Watkins-Case, and was a lifelong resident of Adams county, residing in Decatur for the past 40 years. He was married to Elta Hawk March 20, 1913. Mr. Case was retired from the Citizens Telephone Co. after serving the firm for more than 40 years. He attended the United Brethren church, and was a member of the Moose lodge. Surviving are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Virgil (Patsy) Hawkins of Decatur; three grandchildren; four brothers, Rufus Case of Ohio City, 0., Roy Caso of Willshire, 0., Marion Case of Van Wert, 0., and Vaughn Case of Monroe, and one sister, Mis Elizabeth Putman of Celina, O. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Zwicfc funeral home, with the Rev.. Sylvester Martin and the Rev. Hilas Custer officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p. m. today until ,-Ume of the services. The Moose lodge will hold memorial services at 7:30 o’clock this evening. Operating Deficit Shown By Hospital Although cash deposits for-Oc-tober were 839,094.02, the paving of the parking lot and repair of the boiler resulted in a cash loss of 16,188.21 for the Adams county memorial hospital in October, Thurman I. Drew, manager, announced today. This was the first monthly cash deficit since January, after a record eight months of cash gains. The hospital is still we’l ahead for the year, however. Bills for the month of October included 84,522.44 for paving the parking lot, as approved by the county council and state board of accounts, and $1,862.98 toward the repair of the boiler, which took three crews of men working around the clock until it was fixed. This totaled $6,385.42, more than the month’s deficit. The payroll for the month was $23,787.14. A total of 220 patients were admitted during the month, one less than a year ago, but well over the 186 of September. There were 46 births, compared with 65 a year ago, and 51 in September. Twelve adults and two newborn babies died during the month, compared with nine a year ago and 11 in September. A total of 218 patients and 50 babies were dismissed. There were 57 adults and 11 babies on Oct. 1, and 46 adults and five babies on Oct. 31. The newborn babies included 26 boys and 20 girls. A record 406 out-patients received treatment in the emergency, x-ray and laboratory, setting a new gpcord for the month of October. A year ago 378 were treated, compared with 33 in 1962 , 244 in 1961, 216 in 1960, and 208 in 1959. This is the third month this year that out-patient treatment has exceeded 400.

Bluffton Publisher Token To Hospital Roger Swaim, publisher of the Bluffton News-Banner, and son-in-law of Mrs. Agnes Andrews of Decatur, was admitted to the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne Friday. He is under treatment for a heart condition, and is not permitted visitors.

George Rentz, Decatur-Washing-ton; Reuben Steury, Berne; Albert Coppess, Washington; Carl W. Menter, Preble: Orval Ringger, French; Charles S. Fisher, Washington; Robert Everett, Union.

Hope Priests To Be Spared

LEOPOLDVILLE, The Congo <UPD — Thirty Catholic priests i seized by Congolese rebels have a “reasonable hope” of escaping execution, diplomats here said Sunday night. The priests include Martin Bormann Jr., son of the former Nazi leader. But the diplomats expressed fears for the safety of all the 1,000 whites who are now behind the lines of the retreating rebels. Hard-pressed by government gains and bombing raids by white mercenaries, rebel leader Christopher Gvenye announced over the weekend that all Belgians and Americans captured would be treated as prisoners of war. Priests Germans, Austrians The priests are Germans and Austrians. They were captured with about 15 Belgian and Portuguese planters when the rebels fled from the Boende-Ikela Louis Worden Dies Saturday Evening Louis D. Worden, 65, of 4102 i Plaza drive, Fort Wayne, died at 7:20 p. m. Saturday at Robert Long hospital, Indianapolis. He was a native of Decatur and had resided in Fort Wayne for the past 36 years. He retired from’ the Pennsylvania railroad July 31 after 46 years of service. Mr. Worden was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran church, its Men's club and Lutheran Laymen’s league, and the Brotherhool of Railroad Trainmen. Surviving are his wife, Ella M.; a daughter, Miss Karen Worden of JPhoenix, Ariz.; four brothers, Carl Worden, of Genesea, HL, David Worden ol Valparaiso, Richard Worden of Craigville, and Wayne Worden of Fort Wayne; and three sisters, Mrs. Ruth McClure of Decatur, Mrs. Florence Kissinger of Chicago, and Mrs. Opal Noland of Syracuse. , Friends may call until 9 p.m. today at the Klaehn funeral home, where services will be held at 10:30 a. m. Tuesday, witn the Rev. Arno Scholz officiating. The body will then be taken to the Wetmore funeral home in Valparaiso, where services will be held at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday. Burial will be at Valparaiso.

Red Summit Talks N earing End Today

MOSCOW (UPD—The Communist summit talks on the ouster of Nikita S. Khrushchev headed toward an end today. But informed sources said the Soviets might soon announce agreement to continue private conferences with Communist China. Communist Chinese Premier Chou En-lai plans to remain in Moscow after the breakup of the international meetings on ousted Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev's mistakes and the future of Soviet policy, the sources said. His aim is to win Soviet consent to peace talks to open in Peking after the first of the year. The foreign Communist leaders who cage here to take part in Bolshevik revolution anniversary celebrations have been meeting for several days with the men who deposed Khrushchev last month. There has been no official announcement on the talks, but indications are that the foreign Communists are satisfied that

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area last week. Bormann, ordained in 1958, has been in the Congo since 1961. He entered the priesthood, he said, to help make up for the crimes of the Nazi era. Eighty whites who had been in Kundu, another town retaken by the government, told Sunday of their narrow escape from death in the hands of the rebels. The refugees were flown home to Belgium and greeted by Premier Theo Lefevre. Threaten Throat-cutting ‘'We were told that if the advancing government forces dropped lx>mbs on the town we would all have our throats cut,” mining engineer Paul Gomans of Brussels said. “Fortunately, the town was taken so quickly the rebels had no time to bother us.” Father Johannes Van Leeuwne, one of 20 missionaries in the group, said the rebels tortured three Belgians to death some weeks ago. Seeks To Subdivide Rainbow Lake Lol Forrest E. Brubaker, former Jay county commissioner, appeared th'is morning at the meeting of the Adams county commissioners to request approval of plans to subdivide a lot which he owns dn Rainbow lake near Geneva. Brubaker was not seeking forbnal approval this morning, but attended the meeting simply to explain his plans to the commissioners and to find out if they had any objections to it. The commissioners gave unofficial approval to the plan. Brubaker will now complete the ’ necessary legal work and submit the plan for the plat to the t commissioners at a later date. Brubaker’s tract does not have lake frontage, but it is in the lake area. He plans to subdivide it into five lots, three with frontages ( of 70 feet, one with 150 and one with 124. County, engineer Walter Gilliom also appeared at the meeting and was„inslructed by the commisr sioners to prepare specifications for road markers for the county road system. Once the specifications are completed, the job of supplying and installing the signs will be put up for bid.

the new Soviet leaders, party chief Leonid I. Brezhnev and Premier Alexei Kosygin, acted correctly in getting rid of* Khrushchev. <ln Paris, the French Communist party Sunday announced its unqualified support for the move. (The French party, secondlargest in Western Europe, sent a delegation to Moscow shortly after Khrushchev’s fall to find out the reasons. (“Khrushchev had a marked tendency of not taking into account (the) principle of collective direction and of taking decisions of a personal character which, in various circumstances brought about errors and negative results,” its statement said.' (“The motives for which comrade Khrushchev had to be replaced show that the Soviet comrades were right.”) Most of the visiting Communist leaders were expected to head for home Tuesday, with . the bulk of their discussions finished by tonight.