Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 307, Decatur, Adams County, 30 December 1964 — Page 1

VOL. LXII. NO. 307.

Ball State Band In Parade Inaugural

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — A toss of a coin brought victory to Ball S‘ate Teachers College and defeat to Indiana State College in a battle over which school band would represent Hoosierland at the inaugural in Washington next month. Democratic state chairman J. Manfred Core flipped the coin when Indiana’s efforts to send both bands to Washington turned out to be fruitless. NO PAPER FRIDAY The Decatur Daily Democrat, following a custom of many years, win not publish an edition Friday, Jan. 1, because of the New Year’s holiday.

Bierlys Will Attend Inauguration Judge and Mrs. G. Remy Bierly will leave Thursday afternoon for Indianapolis where Judge Bierly will be inaugurated as appellate court judge, from the second (northern) district of Indiana. The inauguration ceremonies will be held at 11 a. m. Friday morning in the Supreme Court room, third floor, of the state house. To be inaugurated are the following justices: Thomas J. ■Faulconer, incumbent, appointed on the death of Judge Clements, Warren W. Martin, former judge, and George H. Prime, of Scottsburg, all from the southern district, and Judge Bierly and Judge Russell W. Smith, who is also a former appellate court judge, representing the northern district. Four-Year Term The judges are elected for a four-year term, and there are eight appellate court judges. They are chosen by convention to represent either or southern district, but are voted upon at large. They receive a salary of SIB,OOO a year, plus $2,400 subsistence allowance. The appellate court was estab- „ lished essentially to handle the overflow of cases appealed to the Supreme court. However, the appellate court does not hear appeals involving constitutionality of state laws and certain other kinds of procedures. It is the duty of judges elected to this court to render decisions upon those cases appealed to the appellate court, and at least five of the eight jurors constituting the court must concur in a decision or the case is required to be trans ferred to the supreme court. Judge Steckler Presides Federal Judge William Steckler will preside over the inauguration, and a general reception will follow the ceremonies. After the general reception, individual judges will receive their friends and well wishers in their respective chambers. Judge Bierly has been assigned a new room for this term, to the right or east side of the fourth floor. His .room when he served previously on the court was at the extreme northwest end, on the fourth floor. He will now : have room 418. Judge Bierly was first elected to the anoellate court in 11'8, and served from 1959 until 1963. He was defeated narrowly-in 1962 for reelection, and won election this fall bv an overwhelming marein. alnn<r with the entire Democratic state ticket. Mere Blood Donors Urqently Needed At Bloodmobi f e Monday More blood donors are urgently needed for the visit of the regional bloodmobile unit in Decatur Monday. Due to the long holiday weekends, the demand at the Fort Wayne Center is far greater than the supply. Volunteers who have been calling donors this week are Mrs. Irene Kraus, Miss Ethel Erviik Mrs. Laures Meyer, Mrs. Josephine Neireiter, Mrs. Francis Ellsworth, Mrs. Joe Rash and Mrs. Richard Green. Replacement donations for friends or relatives who have needed blood transfusions recently may be made at this time. Unmarried donors under 21 are reminded that they must have their parents’ written permission to be blood donors. Replacement slips may be picked up at the Red Cross office or by calling 3-3106 and they will be sent to the donor.

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State officials had expected that the bands from the state college campuses a Muncie and Terre Haute would be permitted to participate .in the inaugural parade and other festivities. But the parade committee firmly ruled only one band from a state could appear. Student groups on both campuses have been busy collecting contributions for expenses incidental to the trip. Indiana State had collected about half the estimated $10,200 cost of the trip and had scheduled a benefit basketball game Jan. 15 to raise more. Core said that plans to send both bands started last October when the musicians provided music for a campaign appearance on Indianapolis Monument Circle by President Johnson. “When the President spoke here, he wet over and shook hands with both bands and said ‘You all come’ to the inauguration,” Core said. “We assumed we could substitute one of the bands for a state or territory which couldn’t send one. We’d had trouble getting a band for the President’s speech and these two bands came when we asked, and we felt that we owed it to them, even though we were told we could have only one float, one

Trial Disrupted The Sound Os Radio

A rather monotonous two-hoir trial Tuesday afterneon was punctuated with a little humor, as Judge Myles F. Parrish, lilting his seldom-used gavel high in the air, woke up a snoozing radio reporter. Hefty Paul Rich, news reporter tor Decatur’s radio station WADM, attended the trial of Thomas and James Garwood for theft. As the case droned on end on, Rich fell asleep in the back o f the court room. As he fell deeoer and deenmInto steen. the rhvthmic sound o* his pe T 'tl° snm-es bepomo a narj of th° trial scene. After a -few minutes of listening.

More Casualties To U. S. In Viet Nam

SAIGON (UPI) —Six more Americans have been killed, .wounded or captured in separate clashes with Communist guerrillas, it was revealed today. The U.S. military headquarters here reported that two enlisted advisers to the Vietnamese army’s 33rd Ranger Battalion are “missing.” But eyewitnesses to the clash between the rangers and an estimated two battalions of Communist troops said the two men were captured. A spokesman for the U.S. military said two other enlisted members of the U.S. Army Special Forces were killed this morning when Communists overran an American camp near Lai Khe, some 35 miles north of Saigon. Meanwhile, American military sources at the site of a three day battle for control of the town of Binh Gia, 40 miles southeast of here, said another two American helicoptermen were wounded today by Communist groundfire. The reports increased the number of American combat casualties thus far in December to 167. It was the bloodiest mon'h for Americans since the United States decided to build up its forces in South Viet Nam in 1961. With one ylay left December, American combat casualties thus ' far numbered 16 killed, 149 wounded and two' known missing and reported’ iaptured by Communist guerril--las. : The highest number of Amer- j ican casualties previously recorded in a single month was 155, of which 11 were killed and 144 wounded, in November of this year. Fierce fighting was still raging today around Binh Gia. 1 Six Americans have been .wounded in the Ihree-day battle for —Binh Gia, which began when the Reds seized the village Monday. Eight South Vietnamese soldiers and at least 32 Communists have been killed and 34 government troops have been wounded. At latest reports, the Reds still held part of the village. The „ fight for the village turned to the sky Tuesday when Communist machine guns shot

governor’s car, one marching unit' and one band. "We got an order saying the state chairman would make the decision and we would be held to just that. I said I couldn’t accept that, and I went clear'to the White House, beating, crying and hollering, and so did he senators and the governor. “I got an invitation from the Virgin Islands to substitute one of our bands for theirs and we went to work on that. Then I think Hawaii offered to take one of our bands, too. “But the President had said he wanted the parade over sooner than last time. So the parade chairman called me night before last and said no substitutions would be permitted under any circumstances.

“So yesterday I said we might as well get this over with. First we called the band director at Ball State and he was in lowa, and we called him there and he agreed to split his band so that part of Ball State and part of Indiana State bands could go. /‘But when I called Indiana Strite, the band director said it would be impossible for him to split his band and that' he would not divide the honors. So the only thing left' was to flip a coin.”’

Judge Parrish suddenly reached lor the gavel, banged it loudly, arid announced in aToud voice, “Well, I guess it’s time to adjourn for awhile.” Lise sleeping beauty awakened by Prince Charming, Rich bounced into consciousness, arid regained his composure before returning to his office. The Gar woods, who had entered a plea of guilty to the lesser of two charges,, submitted character witness testimony in hopes of mitigating the sentence by the court. Actual sentencing will await the pre-sentence investigation of C. H. Muselman. ' r

down three U.S. helicopters which were ferrying Vietnamese s6ldiers into the battle. | -Six American helicopter crewBjajrwere wounded, one .seriously, a U.S. spokesman said. They were taken to military hospitals. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy north, mostly cloudy south and colder tonight. Partly cloudy north, cloudy south and colder Thursday. Rain Southwest portion afternoon or at night. Low tonight 28 to 36 north, 35 to 45 south. High Thursday 37 to 45 north, in the 40s south. Sunset today 5:29 p.m. Sunrise Thursday 8:06 a.m. Outlook for Friday: Mostly cloudy and warmer. Rain south and possibly central portions. Lows around 30 north to 40 south. Highs 40s nr/rtli to low 50s south.

it " Second Quarter Employment Up tv Adams county employment for ' the second quarter of 1964 averaged 4,979, with an average week- * ly pay of S9B 02 in manufacturing, " the Indiana Employment Security j division reported today. | This was a big improvement 1 over the first-quarter employment a average of 4,717 at $93.47 a week. 3 The total oavroll .for the quarter was $5,860,379, indicating a this year of more than i $22 million for Adams county’s a workers. ■3 A year ago die same quarter saw about 4,400 employed in the ' ? county t>n the average at a weekily average wage of $96.93. In 1 1962 4,330 were employed, on the average in the second quarter at an average wage of $94.07. Employment for the entire year of 1963 in Adams county averag- '. ed 4,500. January of this year I saw the lowest figure reported 'o ! date, with 4,644 employed, indicating that this year the average i will be over 4,800. In April 4.972 were employed, in May 4,983, I and in June 4,982. i The total Indiana payroll tor t the quarter was $1,667,867,721.

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Southern Railway Back In Service After Day’s Strike; Talk Dock Crisis

ATLANTA (UPI) — Southern Railway resumed passenger and freight service today after a one-day strike which left holiday travelers, stranded in a 13sta‘e area. Southern officials reported members of the striking fireman’s union began showing up for work here at about 3 a.m. EST in compliance with a federal court order halting the strike. “We have a regular complement and regular service has been resumed,” said Atlanta division Superintendent H. L. Stuart. "As their schedules apEd Jaberg Is Named Zone Superintendent Adams county auditor Ed Jaberg, who tomorrow completes the last day of 16 years of service ar> a county -official, was appointed as new city zoning superintendent at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Decatur city council. The $1,200 a year post was vacated two weeks ago by the resignation of Ralph Roop, who said that the duties conflicted with his work as city engineer and water superintendent. Jaberg, who has served for eight years as county clerk and eight years as county auditor, said this morning that, while the job is not a full-time position, he plans to establish regular office hours so that he will be available to those wishing to apply for zoning permits or confer on city zoning regulations. Jaberg’s appointment was the only item of business during the ten minute council meeting. Courthouse Closed Friday, Saturday AU courthouse offices, with the exception of the clerk, will be open all day Thursday, but closed Friday and Saturday. County clerk George M. Bair said, his office would close at 12 noon Thursday so as to begin work on closing out the books for the end of 1964. Bair said this early closing was recommended at a recent clerk’s meeting by the state board of accounts. All courthouse offices will reopen their usual time Monday, 8:30 a.m.

Living Costs Up Slightly

WASHINGTON (UPI) — Living costs rose slightly last month in the nation, the government reported today. It was the eighth time in the last 11 months that the price level showed an increase. The Labor Department's consumer price index in; November rose two-tenths of one per cent. This meant that goods and services costing $lO the month before cost $10.02 in November, s The November increase * was led by higher costs for housing, clothing and automobiles. The housing cost increase included both’ ren’als and home ownership, and both new and used car prices were up. The Labor Department said) the consumer price index for November stood at 108.7 per£ cent of the 1957-59 average. Liv-; ing costs last month were 1.2 ’ per cent above a year earlier, ® meaning that the same consum- u er items costing $lO last yearf' had risen in cost to $10.12 last!; month. g Robert J. Myers, deputy di-g rector of the department's Bu-g

pear they are turning up for 7 work.” Railway officials in North Carolina said freight trains will be running five to eight hours late most of today, but they expected to get normal service restored by Thursday. Officials estimated it would» take approximately 12 hours be- < fore passenger service . got back ! to normal Schedules. | "Pickets have been removed , and we are working to restore' normal passenger service this morning,” said terminal Managr Tom Martin in Chattanooga, Tenn. Seek Crisis End GALVESTON, Tex. (UPI) — Nego iators said today the president of the International Long-

Held In Connection With Theft Os Auto Robert E. Landrum, 21-year-old resident of 1038 N. Second St., has been arrested on a preliminary charge of improper registration in connection with an automobile stolen in Dayton, 0., on October 31. Landrum wag arrested by the sheriff’,? department Tuseday ' evening while operating the 1963 model car that was stolen in the Ohio city. The auto has been impounded and Landrum was released from the Adams county jail under SSO bond. The sheriff's department and FBI detective Donald Birdwell are continuing investigation of the car theft, and are checking the possibility of any federal laws being broken. Sheriff Roger Singleton also indicated that further arrests may be made, although no formal charges have been filed as yet. Landrum was stopped while driving the auto in question last night, and was asked by sheriff Singleton to see the vehicle’s registration. Landrum produced a . registration, but investigation showed it to be for another 1963 model of the same make. The preliminary charge was then lodged against him. Investigation began a week ago when information converning the car was received by the sheriff's department. No court appearance date has been set for Landrum as yet. , ,

* reau of Labor Sta tis t ics, called the increase modest. “We still have not seen the substantial inflation this year ihat many persons predicted,” he said. The November living cost rise will mean wage boosts for thousands of workers whose work contracts have pay provisions which call for adjustments based on living cost increases. The department said takehome pay of factory workers rose sharply in November to more than keep pace with the living cost increase. x Average weekly take - home pay for a factory worker with three dependents rose 11.43 during November to a record 193.61. 2 The report said food prices averaged slightly- lower in November. This was due primari;ly to a decline in meat hnd ~ fresh fruit costs. The departii ment said the lower meat J prices reflected failure of a *, farmer meat strike to withhold “ any substantial amounts of J meat from , die market.

shoremen’s Association (ILA), Thomas W. Gleason, planned to be in Galveston today to add his voice to talks trying to clear up' the dock crisis along the west Gulf Coast. Shippers were watching longshoremen’s work crews closely today to see if enough are available that shippers consider opera'ions nearly normal. Shippers considered a shortage of work crews, largely in Houston, the chief stumbling block to progress in negotiations. for a new dock contract. Gleason was reported scheduled to arrive in Galveston this afternoon from New York. The contract talks, although they cover only the west Gulf district of lhe ILA, hold the key to a strike that could spread to all ports from Maine to Texas. So far, talks have produced little progress. Goldwater Backs McNamara Plan WASHINGTON (UPI) — Sen. Barry M. Goldwater, v who often attacked Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara during the presidential campaign,, has endorsed McNamara’s plan to merge Army Reserve units with the National Guard. The 1964 Republican presidential nominee,, in a letter to McNamara Dec. 14, said civiliqp military few exceptions—is “by far superior” in the guard. The letter was released Tuesday by the Pentagon. “Over the years, you and I seert to be more in disagreement than in agreement, and we’ve made those points perftctly clear," Goldwater said. "Now, however, I find myself in agreement with you, and believe it only fair to tell you so. “I think your move relative to incorporating the reserve and the guard is a just one. In fact, I had a few harpoons thrown at me When I suggested the same thing a number of years ago.”

Enter Guilty Pleas To Theft Os Beans ’f’hom.as and James Garwood, 23 and 18 years. of age, respectively, will be sentenced in the Adams circuit court within the next week on charges of theft. Both pleaded guilty to the charge before Judge Myles F. Parrisn in the Adams circuit court Tuesday. Prosecutor Severin H. Schurger had filed an amended affidavit against the two, charging them with only one count each, theft. In addition, the value of the soybeans they had taken from a Pennsylvania railroad car in October was reduced .from SIOO to approximately $64 by the amended affidavit. ,— — The Garwood brothers recently pleaded not guilty to charges of second degree burglary and theft, but changed their pleas to guilty to the ringle charge of theft- yesterday "afternoon. Character Witnesses Judge Parrish, after hearing testimony of seven character witnesses, ordered probation officer Chris H. Muselman to prepar j a pre-sentence investigation report and return it within five days before the judge hands down sentence. Included among the seven witnesses testifying as to the« character of the two charged with the theft, were two men who work with Thomas Garwood on the Pennsylvania railroad, and an older brother who empldys the younger Garwood at his place of business in Fort Wayne. The Garwood brothers were taken into custody in October when found taking soybeans from some Pennsylvania railroad cars located around a mile north of the town of Monroe.

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Steel, Union Are Cautioned

PITTSBURGH (UPI) — The nation’s steel industry and the steelworkers union were cautioned today., that higher steel prices or a strike threat could damage the nation’s economy. A government official issued the warning on prices while a Michigan Sta’e University professor cited the dangers to the economy that a strike threat could create. The industry was told that if its p6licy Os "creeping selectivity” in price increases continued unchecked and led to a wage-price spiral, the economy would face the threat of inflation. The warning to the United Steelworkers of A m e r i c. a (USW) said that stockpiling of steel supplies due to a strike threat would cause a false spurt in the industry and thus falsely stimulate business trends. This could lead to a recession later, the , union was told, JAL Boosts Prices Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., 'the fourth leading producer, today became the 10th major steel company to raise prices on galvanized sheet by $6 per ton. This type of steel is used widely in the automobile and construction industries. Undersecretary of the Treasury Robert V. Roosa told the steelmakers these selectiv increases were not i'nflationary_at this point but could bcome so if they carried into the whole range of steel products. A Steely strike threat was seen as a possibility following the USW’s official notification to the industry Tuesday that' the current three - year labor contract Is formally opened as of Jan. 1. This meant that the union would be free to strike as of May 1, if no agreement is reached. Feared “Crisis Atmosphere” < The steel companies had urged the union not to issue such formal notification, argu-

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ing it would create a "crisis atmosphere” in the negotiations for a new wage contract. In their year-end statements, industry executives expressed the fear this would lead to largescale stockpiling and a false spurt in steel production. This same fear was voiced at the annual meeting of the , American Statistical Association at Chicago Tuesday by Dr. John H. Hoagland, a Michigan State University economist. He noted that the steel strikes of 1952, 1956 and 1959 were followed by recessions. Half Os Nigerians Boycott Election LAGOS, Nigeria (UPI) — Nigeria’s first general election since it gained independence« from Britain in 1960 began today with about half the voters boycotting the ballot. ''Police riot squads patrolled nearly deserted polling places. Violence had been feared because of disorders during the election campaign, but the early hours of the balloting produced no s’rife. Dissension stemming from . deep-seated tribal, religious and regional differences crystallized into political animosity during the campaign and brought this huge nation to the point of chaos. Voters of the United Progressive Alliance (UPGA), which dominates the eastern, midwest and Lagos areas, appeared to be following instructions from their leaders to boycott the voting. ... • ■ UPGA parliamentary candidates resigned from the election, charging that the opposition Nigerian National Alliance (NNA) had rigged the voting in the north to' have 68 NNA candidates returned to office unopposed. I' . .