Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 284, Decatur, Adams County, 2 December 1964 — Page 1

VOL. LXII. NO. 284.

Pope Paul VI Is Greeted By Greatest Reception Ever Accorded In India

BOMBAY, India (UPD-Pope Paul VI arrived in India today as “a pilgrim for peace” and won the greatest reception anyone has ever received in this predominantly-Hindu land. Millions cheered him. A wildly enthusiastic crowd of 100,000 greeted him warmly at Bombay’s Santa Cruz Airport.

Three Indictments Returned By Jurors

Three indictments were return, ed and seven cases recommended dismissed by the grand jury of the November term of the Adams circuit court, according to the report submitted by the grand jury following its dismissal at noon Tuesday. The six members of the jury, Robert G. Colchin (foreman), Holman Egly, William E. Heeter, Harry T. Eckrote, Reuben Steury and Carl W. Men ter, were in session four and one-half days, beginning a week last Tuesday. Eor the first time in several years, indictments were returned by the grand jury. In fact, the latest grand jury returned three indictments. Adams circuit court Judge Myles F. Parrish has issued warrants for arrest of the persons indicted, and turned them over to the sheriff’s department, which will make the apprehensions as soon as'possible. The names of those indicted will not be revealed until the arrests are made. Seven Dismissed —- Judge Parrish has already ordered dismissed the seven cases the grand jury recommended dismissed. The seven dismissed, and the charges, are as follows: state vs Delbert Davison, second degree burglary; state vs Glen Dague, forgery; state vs Manuel Mireles, drawing a deadly weapon; state vs Vance D. Mclntosh, failure to provide; state vs James T. Werst, failure to provide; state vs Charles E. Niblick, failure to provide; and state vs J. Phillip Adams, larceny. * Dague was scheduled to come to trial Mondav. December 7. in , connection with the forgery charge. Another item contained in the report was the recommendation that the county commissioners establish a cumulative building fund as the jurors felt that more space will be required in the immediate future in the courthouse. Hear Testimony According to the report of the jury, testimony and reports from 11 people, including prosecutor Severin H. Schurger, were heard. The jury also heard from county officials and received no complaints from nrivate citizens. "We investigated into the conduct of the public officials of the eountv, we inspected e’ch office, we received no comnlaints fmm any source showing anv unlawful corruntion of misconduct of , public officials, we found no charge of extort’on nresentcd against such officials,” according to the renort. The iurv also heard reports from sheriff Rog»r S'nrietnn and Decatur no]ice chief Grover Odle, and inauired into the ca’e of every person under bail in the county and those imprisoned on criminal charges, who were not indicted. a Recommend Greater Care The grand jury, after inspecting each and every absent voter affidavit and anv and at] related papers, found all affidavits to be in nrooer form. However, one 6oened assumed marked ballot. ant>ar<»ntly not voted, was found, aihd there were also t«m unopened a"utr»i marked ballots discovered. The jury thus reported: “Election inspectors and election clerks are directed to exercise greater care in > the future that this does not again occur.”

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And police estimated that more than two million persons saw the Pope on his drive into Bombay. Observers said the welcome was by far the greatest ever given anyone here, including Britain’s Queen Elizabeth 11. Completing the longest journey ever made by a reigning

After inspecting the coumy courthouse and finding it “in excellent clean condition, in addition to commending courthouse custodian Mel Kohler, the jury made the following'recommendations in regards to maintenance. Recommendations Made “That the heating system be checked to give more uniform heating control over the entire building; that immediate attention be given to ventilating of the small rest room in the basement: that the drain pipes from die recorder’s photo equipment be corrected (when repairs again become necessary) to eliminate the sump pump in the boiler room; that the outside doors to the welfare department and the two rest rooms be repaired immediately,’ and replaced if necessary; that a storm window be installed in a window in the welfare department office.” The jury’s report also commended each office holder in the courthouse for their attention to cleanliness and orderly appearance of their respective offices, “considering the crowded conditions under which they have to operate.” Mrs. Mildred Foley, court bailiff, was also commended for the orderly and neat condition of the courtroom. What followed was the suggestion of establishing accumulative building fund. “In this respect, we would suggest that the board of county commissioners and the county council take some action toward the establishment of a cumulative building fund, as it appears that the present space In county offices in the courthouse is, or will be, in the very near future, entirely used, and more space will have to be provided.” Jail Orderly The report also explained that the jurors visited the county jail and found it to be clean and orderly, saying the confinement quarters were “’in excellent condition and the building generally in a good state of repair.” The same was given as to inspection of the county home, and both sheriff Roger Singleton and his staff and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morgan at the county home were commended for their excellent efforts. Here are some of the other suggestions contained in th° report: “consideration by the bean’ of county commissioners should be given to securing a part t : me custodian for the courthouse dur’’’hoft yjQ one else is in attendance.” “We recommend that the kitchen (of the county home) be redecorated or repainted; that certain floor tiling in the basement hallway be replaced: that the two old chimneys on the wash hbu'e, now unused. b° removed a* one mav damage the roof if not soon removed: several roof gutters on ♦he barns are in need of replacing. "We would recommend that the home be raised from the present wages Os assistants at the county SIBO ner month to $225 month.” And. "we would further snefest that the board of county commissioners and the eountv council initiate a study of using the present county home as a tvpe of county nursing home. This tyne of a county nursing home is especially needful for those for whom a nrivate nursing home is unavailable.” - c-* :

pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Patil’s Air India jetliner landed at 5:16 p. m. (6:46 a.m. EST) on a flight from Rome. En route he stopped for an hour at Beirut, Lebanon, where he thanked “both Chris'ians and non-Christians” who gave him a tumultuous welcome there and expressed hope for “harmony among diverse faiths.” Tumultuous Welcome When he reached Bombay, the 67-year-old Pope was draped with garlands of flowers in the traditional Indian welcome, while cheers from the huge crowd almost drowned out the engine sounds of his jet airliner. Because of anticipated opposition to his visit from militant Hindu organizations, a vast security guard of more than 15,000 men has assigned to protect the Pope. But the main task of the guards at the was to restrain the vast throngs who in their enthusiasm wan’ed a close look at the “holy man” from the Vatican. Tours City The - same 'scenes were repeated throughout the 15-mile drive from Santa Cruz airport into ‘ the cen er of this sprawling bay city sometimes called the “Gateway to Asia.” Instead of the expected few thousand persons, more than 100,000 were on hand to greet him at the start of his visit to the 38th International Eucharistic Congress under way here. The Pope will return to the Vatican Saturday. Normally stern - faced, Pope Paul beamed with pleasure when he emerged from the plane. Smiling and rising his hands above ‘‘his head, he gave his blessing time and time again as he walked to a dais to greet government officials. “It is a rare privilege to extend a hearty welcome on behalf of the head of the government and the en'ire Indian people,” said Indian Vice President Zakir Hussaim The Pope’s response appeared to be directed at India’s nonChristian population. “We come here as a pilgrim, a pilgrim of peace, of joy, of serenity and love,” he said in airport remarks obviously directed toward India’s nonchristian population. “We extend our gree'ing to all the nations of Asia, to every nation in the world. “May they always remember that all men are brothers under the fatherhood of the divinity. May they learn to love one another, to respect one another, to avoid violating the natural rights of others. May they even strive to respect these rights in truth; in justice and in love.”

Outdoor lighting Contest Planned The Decatur Stratton Place outdoor lighting contest plans were announced this morning by Mrs. Francis Ellsworth, chairman of the committee in charge Three prizes will be. awarded in the annual contest again this year. First prize is a SSO savings bond, second prize is a $25 savings bond, and third prize is $lO in cash. Mrs. Ellsworth’s committee is com nosed of Mrs. Joe Azbell, Mrs. Simeon Hain, Mrs. Carroll Schroeder and Mrs. Elmer Winteregg. The committee expressed th® hone that everyone will particinate and that every home will be lighted to some extent. The date of the judging of die lights, which will be before Christmas. will be announced later,, as will the judges. Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Schwartz were winners of the first nrize last year. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Harper won the second prize and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Curtin, the third prize. x_

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Gifts For Mentally 111 Sli'l Received Many useful and lovely gifts have been received, wrapped and tagged by the committees which we appreciate very much for their hard work and the efforts they made to make the drive a success.” Boxes to collect Christmas gifts for mental patients are still open. Gifts are rstill needed in order to make sure that every patient in Richmond state hospital is remembered. “After you have made your selection (nothing sharp or breakable and no pics) wrap it as 4 'Christmas gift and attach a label telling exactly what’s inside. Then leave the package at one of the depots 'in the county. These depots are Yager Furniture, Berne; LaRue’s Gift Shoppe, Geneva; Zurcher’s Mobil Station, Monroe, and Adams county Mental Health office in Decatur. “The deadline for the gifts is just a few days away, so get them in now,” a mental health spokesman said today. Muscular Dystrophy Campaign Thursday Moose members, their wives and children, under the direction of Carl Baker, will conduct a door to door drive in Decatur, Thursday night, starting at 6:30 o’clock for the purpose of collecting funss for the annual muscular dystrophy campaign. All donations collected are turned over to the M. D. association to be used in combatting this dread disease which afflicts many children every year. The Loyal Order of Moose were given a citation at their national convention in Chicago by Jerry Lewis, in person, for their outstanding work in helping the M. D. association. Lewis took time out from his screen work to fly to Chicago to present this citation to the Mooose lodge and then flew right back to Hollywood. He is national chairman for the muscular dystrophy association because he loves to help children much the same as the Moose lodge who take care of their orphaned chilnren at Mooseheart. Muscular dystrophy cannisters have been placed in local business places throughout the city „ for the convenience of those not ' contacted at their homes, and for rural residents while shopping in Decatur. Lee Davison Dies Suddenly Tuesday Lee H. Davison, 67, of 1414 avenue. Fort Wayne, was pronounced dead on arrival at 4t> p.m. Tuesday at the St. Joseph’s hospital. He was a native of Tocsin and had resided in Fort Wayne 25 years. Mr. Davison, a firemen on the Nickel Plate division of the Norfolk ft Western railroad, was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers, and the North Highlands Presbyterian church. Surviving are his wife, Edna M.; a sots, Harold Davison of Indianapolis; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Doris Perrv of Fort Wavne; seven grandchildren; a brother, Dale Davison of Kokomo, and five sisters, Mrs. Leonard Miller of Tocsin, Mrs. Virgie .Mayer of Bluffton, Mrs. Harry Foreman of Alaska, Mrs. Addie Boals of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Al Graf, Tocsin Funeral services win be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at the D. O. McComb & Sons funeral home, the Rev. Robert V. Gouwens of ficiating. Burial wilt ’be in Greenlawn memorial park. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services.

O SHOPPING 11 DAYS LEFT CHRISTMAS SEALS fightTß and other RESPIRATORY DISEASES > W o •• Ik ? TWO SECTIONS Scholastic Aptitude Test Here Saturday Nearly 200 high school students will take the scholastic aptitude tests at the Decatur high school Saturday, the second year in a row the test has been held in this city, and the only one in Adams county. Hugh J. Andrews, Decatur high school principal, and supervisor of the test, stated that 179 students are registered to take the test Saturday morning, while 20 students are registered for the written supplementary and educational tests in the afternoon. Andrews is the supervisor for the college entrance examination board, which is responsible for the test. He will be assisted by two associate supervisors and fotir prompters in administration and supervision of the test. Divide Group The large morning group will be divided into two divisions, and will be directed to the test rooms on arrival at the school. Doors to the school will be open at 8:30 a.m., and students ablet* to arrive early are urged to do so to prevent congestion at the entrance. The afternoon test will be given at 1 p.m. in room 300 at the school. All pupils taking the tests are asked to bring two’ soft lead pencils and erasers. Saturday’s registration is a sizeable increase over the 119 s udents who took the test last year, the first time it was offered in Adams county. Most of those who registered before the deadline last month are students in Adams county high schools. Decatur Stores Open Thursday Afternoon’ With the advent of the Christmas shopping season, Decatur retail stores will forego their usual Thursday noon closing effective tomorrow, and will be open until the usual early evening closing hour this week. And beginning Friday of this week, the retail stores will be open six nights each week, Monday through Saturday, until 9 o’clock effective until Christmas. INDIANA WEATHER Hazardous- driving warning this afternoon and tonight. Snow mixed with sleet or rain north and rain south this afternoon and evening, changing to snow over en'ire state during night. Up to about 2 inches of new snow in extreme north. Low tonight in the 20s north and central, around 30 extreme south. High Thursday in the 20s north, 26 to 35 south. Sunset Thursday 7:49 a.m. Outlook for Friday: Cloudyßsith rain or snow by afternoon. Lows low 20s north to low 30s south. Highs upper 20s north to mid 30s south.

City Studies Licensing Bicycles

The Decatur city council Tuesday night held first reading of a sweeping bicycle ordinance designed to initiate bicycle licensing and to regulate bicycle traffic within the city. Final passage of the lengthy ordinance was delayed pending additional study by council members. The ordinance provides that “It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a bicycle upon any street, sidewalk or other public place in the city without having first registered such bicycle and a license therefore.” The licenses will be purchased from the city clerk. Application for bicycle licenses must be signed by the cycle owner or in the case of a minor, by his parent or legal guardian. The license shall not be issued until the bicycle has been inspected by the city police department. The bicycle owner will receive a registration card and a metal license plate bearing the words “City of Decatur, Indiana.” the number of the license and the year of issue. The license plate is to be attached to the front of the bicycle, immediately below the handle bars. The license year will be from January 1 to December 31. Ride Single File The section of the ordinance giving rules for bicycle operation provides that groups of cyclists shall ride single file and prohibits any rider from clinging to another vehicle. It al,so forbids carrying passengers on the handlebars of a bicycle. It also says “The operator of a bicycle emerging from an alley, driveway, garage or private sidewalk shall stop the bicycle immediately prior to driving onto or across' a public sidewalk, or onto or across a public sidewalk line projecting across an alley, and shall exercise extreme care in making such movements.” According to the new ordinance all bicycles operated after .sunset and before sunrise must be equipped with 3 headlight and a rear light or’ reflector visible for at least 200 feet. All bicycles must also ,be equipped with noise-making warning devices. The ordinance specifically states that riders must always yield the right of way to pedestrians and ride slowly when passing pedestrians. Sidewalk operation of bicycles under the proposed ordinance is permitted only in'' residential areas. Bicycles, when parked in the business district, shall be parked in zones or places designated and marked for that purStudy Ordinance To Regulate Taxicabs An ordinance regulating taxicab business in the city of Decatur was placed on first reading by the ci’y council at its meeting Tuesday night. ->■ Passage of the ordinance was delayed until it 'could be studied further by council members. The ordinance, if passed, will require taxi operators to procure city licenses priced at $lO with a ack ditional $5 for each cab operated. Section 12 of the ordinances states, “No license to operate a taxicab in the city shall be issued unless and until the public vehicle commission shall certify that the public need for taxicab service requires the additional service to be rendered by the applicant. In deciding this question, the commission shall (Continued on page seven)

~ gkr-- * ' > - • -■ - - *— -'CLC* •■<-'*>*♦ ■>. ; , QUALITY CHECK— National sales representatives of Duo, Inc., Decatur boat manufacturing firm, inspect a fleece-lined cover which is used in shipping Duo boats. Left to right, Ken Erhart of Decatur, Bob Engel of Burlington, N. J., Jack Shall of Baton Rouge, La., Jim Gray, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., John Nelson of Muskegon, Mich., Tom Field of Norton, Mass., John Clune of Little Falls, Minn., and, Duo marketing vice president Tom Miller.—(Photo by Mac Lean)

poseThe ordinance states that the operator of a bicycle on a roadway shall keep as near as possible to the right hand side of the Roadway. Penalties ■ It also provides that “the operator of a bicycle on a roadway, when making a right turn, shall follow the right hand edge of lhe roadway, and the operator of a bicycle on the roadway when making a left turn shall approach the point of turning in the traffic lane nearest the center of the roadway. No operator of a bicycle shall start, slow down, stop or attempt to turn .without first in-

Duo, Inc. Unveils Customers Program

Duo, Inc., Decatur’s fastestgrowing industry, Tuesday unwrapped a new employe-dealer, customer relationship program. De ails of the local boat manufacturing firm’s new program, centered on the slogan, "We put oufsclves hi our customer’s shoes,” were revealed ii a series of conferences with Duo production employes, national sales representatives, Duo executives, office personnel and press, radio and t rlevisi n representatives. The new program was explained to Duo employes at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Marketing vice president Tom Miller toll the group that “the growth of Duo was the responsibility of all employes and the continued growth and expansion of Duo will not only assure the success of the company but will provide job security for each and every employe." In conjuntion with the new prograt?), the firm is initating an employe suggestion plan. In keeping with the "We put ourselves in our customer’s shoes” theme, the Duo company will award a new pair of shoes to each employe who presents a workable suggestion. The shoes may be selected at the store of the employe’s choice. Miller and Duo president Vic Porter thanked the employes for their past efforts in building a quality boat that in the short span of six years has enabled Duo to become one of the leading boats on the market. Sales representatives from the company's major sales areas east of the Rocky mountains were present for a sales meeting. The representatives were informed of the new custome? relation plan and shown new procedures and products at the Duo plant. Two New Models Two new boat models, a 20-foot deep vee fiberglass boat and a 14foot aluminum design, were shown to the sales representatives. The new 20-foot fiberglass model will be known as the DV I/O 2000 and will carry six passengers comfortably. The outboard version of the boat is capable of handling . 130 .horsepower and the inboard-outboard model will utilize engines rated from 110 to 165 horsepower. The new aluminum model is a utility runabout designated as the Console 4. It is designed for use as a water skiing or fishing boat and is rated for engines up to 28 horsepower. A press conference was conducted by Porter and Miller at 10 a.m. The two related the story

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cheating suph movement as provided by law.” The ordinance also requires any agency renting bicycles to license their cycles. Section V of the ordiance will require all dealers of new and used bicycles to file monthly reports with the chief of police . The reports are to include the names and addresses of purchasers, the description of the cycles and any other information which the chief may request. Penalties include suspension and revocation of license, fines up to SIOO, and impounding of bicycles for periods up to 90. days.

of the Duo firm's fantastic growth from a 1958 sales volume of sllO,000 to an anticipated 1965 volume of nearly $1,000,000. Th' firm's original plant covered 3600 square feet. The company’s total capacity including its aluminum boat plant in White Pigeon. Mich., now totals 100,000 square.feet. The Decatur plant has been enlarged twice and a huge warehouse has just been completed. Total employment now numbers 185. including 10 administrative personnel, six sales repress ntatives and 169 production employes. The company is presently operating on a two shifts per day basis. Attending the press conference were representatives of radio stati -nj WOWO and WADM, WANETV the Decatur . Daily Democrat and Popular Boating, a national boating magazine published in New York. Sales representatives present for the meeting were Ken Erhart of Decatur, Bob Engel of Burlington, N. J., Jack Shall of Baton Rouge, La., Jim Gray of Murfreesboro, Tenn., John Nelson of Muskegon, Mich., Tom Eield of "Norton, Mass., and Johh Clunes of Little Falls, Minn. Make Plant Tour After the press conference the newsmen and - 'sales representatives were taken on a plant tour Conducted by Porter and Miller. All stages of product!; n were view ed, with Porter explaining the techniques of boat building. At noon the group attended a luncheon at the Four Seasons restaurant. Chuck Kostal of Popular Boating spoke briefly on the. history of the boating industry and outlined present trends in the industry. He told the group that the period of “boorm and bust” in the boat industry is past and that they can now expect a period of slower but steadier growth. "We are no longer in a new boating market,” he said. “We are now serving a replacement market. We’re not selling to new customers. Eighty per cent of last year’s boat sales were replacement sales.” Kostal explained that replacement boat customers are familiar with boats and are much more likely to recognize quality products. He said that the average replacement customer is able to discern if boats are well-design-ed and well-built. After the close of luncheon meeting, the sales representatives returned to the Duo plant for further conferences.