Vidette-Messenger of Porter County from Valparaiso, Indiana • 11

mmmm Servinjr Greater Portet County Area 7 Promoting Progrew, Orderly Development Secon ecti Valparaiso, Indiana, Monday, November 25, 1963 3eMn Office Killed Near INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) The i Republicans, who swept to vie- but will replace other Republi-1 cans when they take their oaths Appellate Court Judges George B. Hoffman Joe W. Wanatah WANATAH A young Michigan City man was killed and another suffered minor injuries at 3:10 a.m. Sunday in a one-car crash on-the Penn Central railroad overpass, on U. S.

421, just south of U.S. 30. Emory Ganshorn, 22, 2012 Red Oak drive, died in a Wies- 1 I i. The big inaugural, day for the executive branch will be Jan.13, when the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general take office. Whitcomb takes over from Democratic Governor while Republican Richard Folz assumes the post held by Lt.

Gov. Robert Rock, and Theodore Sendak replaces Democratic Atty. Gen. John J. Dillon.

Rock was the Democratic nominee for governor. Republican State Treasurer John K. Snyder, who won. reelection, begins his second term Feb. 10, and Richard D.

Wells, re-elected superintendent of nub-lic instruction on the GOP ticket, begins his second term March 15. of office next Sunday. Mrs. Ethertori replaces John P. Gallagher, who sought bigger game at the GOP convention last summer and lost, while Salin succeeds Edgar D.

Whit-comb, who ran for governor and won. Federal Judge Robert Grant of the Northern Indiana District will administer the oath to Mrs. Etherton, a South Bend resident, and Allen County GOP chairman Orvas Beers of Fort Wayne will give the oath to Salin, also of Fort Wayne. Other inaugurals are snread over January, March. February and RETURNS TO PARIS-Le Due Tho (left), Hanoi's key negotiator in talks with U.

Is greeted on return to Paris Saturday. With him are Mai Van Bo, Hanoi's permanent representative in Paris, and Xuan Thuy (right), Hanoi's chief negotiator. Tho, after consultations in Hanoi and Moscow, warned that unless peace talks were opened soon, war would go on until 'final Vietnamese victory. (UP! Cablephoto) Scout Delegates Holding Jamboree Million To Budget Lowdermilk, Allen Sharp and Patrick D. Sullivan will legally take office Jan.

1, although formal swearing in ceremonies are planned Jan. 6. These four Republicans replace two other Republicans and two Democrats on the state court. GOP Supreme Court Judges Norman F. Arterburn, who was re-elected, and Richard M.

Givan take their oats Jan. 6. Completing the judicial officeholders' inaugurations will be that Jan. 15 of Mrs. Marilou Wertzler as reporter of the Supreme and Appellate Courts, She succeeds Democrat Miss I Helen, Corey.

licky. One of the jamboree organizers, Dr. Rudolf Plainer, was quoted by Czechoslovak News Agency (CTK) as saying the Scouting movement has "Developed successful cooperation with the young pioneer organi zation, which is the mam Communist youth another development, Deputy Premier Josef Hamouz left for Moscow Sunday to attend a meeting of COMECON," the Communist bloc's economic organization. The meeting was expected to tie Czechoslovakia more firmly into the Soviet bloc economic sphere, as the Soviets have sought to do since the August invasion. is Czechoslovakia's chief economic negotiator and he has made freauent trins to tory in Indiana state elections Nov.

7, begin taking office next weekend with the inauguration of two officials. Republicans actually gained only three executive offices at the state level, but those had been the only three that had been in the hands of the Democrats. Offices which change hands from Democratic to Republican are governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. The first, two Republicans to be inaugurated will be Mrs. Trudy Etherton as auditor and William Salin, as secretary of state.

Both are newly elected Urges More Authority By Local Units DEMOTTE State Replied Walter J. Roorda, of DeMottei came up with a "thumbnail" outline of important issues facing the 1969 Indiana General Assembly, at. a meeting of Northwest Indiana County Officials at Curtis Creek Country club Saturday. Roorda State Rep. King Telle and State Charles Kleinkort will all be in Indianapolis Wednesday when caucuses will be held to elect Republican leadership in the Senate and house.

Roorda expressed his views as follows: "I am in favor of having the Indiana Legislature grant more legislative powers to local governmental units so they can keep up with the changing needs of the "I feel if we should partially remove our taxation from the Property Tax and put our tax base on a more realistic basis, that is, more of the taxation of the state on a base which changes with the economy. Also, possible local option taxes. "I have thought that officials of adjoining rural counties should work together as much as possible with joint ventures on projects such as the con- struction and operation of jails and homes for the aged. "One of the most important items, you as county officers can do, is to keep the lines of communications open between yourselves and your legislators and work as an organization. When the or- ganization has good legislation to present which you feel will be beneficial, support it and work for its passage.

I will lis ten and do what I can." 3 Hurt In Crash Three per sons suffered minor injuries at 9:45 a.m. Saturday in a three car acciuem ai me un.ciao.uuu of U. S. 6 and County Road 550E. -r- JAMES O.

JACKSON PRAGUE (UPD-The Russians called them a symbol of anticommunism. But 900 Boy and Girl Scout delegates held a national jamboree in Prague today. They came to organize the activities of the thousands of youths who rushed to join the movement after it was reestablished in the reform days before the Aug. 21 Soviet bloc invasion of Czechoslovakia. They came from Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia.

Their movement had been banned 20 yars, under Stalinist Communist rule which labelled them bourgeois and antisocialist. The movement sprang to life pgain in March. It was cited in the Soviets' white book listed the reasons for the invasion. The book listed Boy Scouts as a symptom of the extent to wnicn anticommunism nau nuunsnea in tne spring. The delegates who came over the wekend nonetheless were addressed Saturday by the chief or the nation youth organiza tis' a "cu iue voiu in Court Notes Ellis (1 LinHhnlm 90 708 Center; Harold J.

Andersen, 25 an(j steven U. Andersen, both of RFD 1, were all fined $31 after arrest for hunting on pri-Ivate property without per: mission in Union Township Justice Betty Treadway's cert. Frederick L. Erbe, 20, 353 I Garfield, arrested Sunday for leaving the scene of an acci dent, was fined $43.25 the same day in Center Township Justice James Leffler's court. Dennis W.

Smothers, 19, 705 Beech, arrested bunday on a charge of making an illegal turn, paid $19.25 the same day justice jjemer court, 1 1 I I I Although both the state, as plaintiff, and defendants Abe Kushner, Steve and Doris Ger-sack have filed exceptions to the appraiser's report on the 11.85 acre site ondemned for the expressway, the court ordered withdrawal of the money with 70,88 acres of residual land belonging to the defendants as security to cover any and all repayments. WINS EIGHTH SAN FRANCISCO J. Engdahl of Indiana University won eighth place in the first monthly contest of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation's ninth annual journalism awards program. I jahn ambulance while being taken to hospital. He reportedly suffered a fractured neck and internal injuries.

Reported in "good" condition today at St. Anythony's hospital, Michigan City, is Larry E. Krueger, 23, 127 East Fulton road, the driver of the car. He repqrtedly suffered facial lacerations. According to Indiana State police, Krueger was driving north at about 50 miles per nour and as he started across the bridge, the right front tire on his car blew out, causing the vehicle to crash into the bridge.

Damages to the car were estimated at $900. Investigation was made by State Trooper Bry an Vickers. Arrested AsAWOL Two men, reported absent without leave from their army posts were apprehended at the Shadyside triler court, U. 12 near Chesterton Sunday by Indiana State police. Norman Stacy, 19, and his brother William Stacy, 28, were taken into custody when the state police received word that they were staying with their father at his trailer home.

William Stacy is AWOL from Fort Leonard Wood, while his brother is wanted at Fort Riley, Kan. Both are being held at the Porter county jail for military authorities. Car Off Road; Couple Injured A Hobart couple was injured Sunday when their car went off the road and rolled into a ditch on CR 675W just south of U.S. 6, county police report. Tommy J.

Gott, 22, 411 Lake-shore drive, reportedly suffered bruises and neck pains, while his wife, Setsuko, also suffered neck pains, when the mishap occurred. 1 Gott said that an oncoming car forced his northbound vehicle off the road. hospital. She was born Aug. 4, 1892.

On June 18, 1945 in Plymouth, she was married to Theodore Hancock, who survives. Also surviving are one sister, Mrs. Sally Gouge, Ervin, and two brothers, Robert and John, both residing in North Carolina. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Church of find.

Gifford. with the- Rev. Raymond Menard officiate ing. DUriai W1U De in nueuuiciu cemetery. Friends may call after 8 today at Todd Funeral home, DeMotte.

MISS RAE DANDERSON CHESTERTON Services for Miss Rae Allene Danderson, 36, 5238 Miller avenue, Gary, a former resident of Chesterton who died Sunday at Gary Mercy hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Carl Edmonds Funeral home. The Rev. Donald Weber, Immanuel Lutheran church, Gary, will officiate with burial in Augsburg cemetery, Porter. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m.

today. Born Dec. 29, 1931 at Chesterton, she was the daughter of Richard and Arline (Samuelson) Danderson. She was a member of the Gary Immanuel Lutheran church. Surviving besides the parents who now reside at Gary are two brothers, Richard, Chicago, and Park Forest, and one sister, Mrs.

Barbara Kruz, Gary. 'Them and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Roimisagr of New York City. Hunoval said one of the hijackers said his name was "Jose" and was "very sympathetic." Roimisagr said he got "menacing looks" from the gunmen.

Two U.S. Army soldiers from Puerto Rico, Spec. 4. Sandiego E. Mercado and Spec.

4 Julio Flores, were returning from Vietnam. Mercado said they were questioned about Vietnam, was afraid they might keep me prisoner in Cuba because I am fighting against them in Vietnam." Integrated Court Urged By Bar Group The Porter- County Bar Association Saturday resolved to urge the Legislature to adopt a bill establishing an integrated court system in the county as proposed by the Indiana Judicial Study Commission. The association, meeting at Wellmans, adopted this resolu tion: "Whereas, Porter County, Indiana, is experiencing an ever-incrfnsincr ovnancirvn it lha v. till industrial, commerical, resi-d i a 1 and decreational facilities located within its Dounaanes, and "Whereas, the same has resulted in an increase in the highway traffic both within and through Porter County, and expansion of the volume and variety of commerce being 'conducted in Porter County, an unparalleled growth in the population of Porter County, and a rapidly rising use of the. public and private recreational facilities available in Porter County, and "Whereas, the foregoing has placed an unprecedented burden upon the courts of general jurisdiction in Porter County so that a backlog of cases exists in spite of a diligent attempt by the existing courts to eliriijn-ate the accumulation of any backlog through the use of adjourned April terms and ether devices, and "Whereas, the establishment of integrated court systems has facilitated and expedited more eiticient handling of case loads in me courts oi general jurisdiction in other counties in the Stats of Indiana, "Be it resolved, that the Por- ter.

County Bar Association unanimously urges the Indiana State Legislature to adopt a bill establishing an integrated court system in Porter County, Indiana, as proposed by the Judicial Study Commission of the State oflndiana." POLICE NOTES A stolen car, belonging ta Maritvn Pnwpska RiilU Vvo Lake road, was found abandoned and stripped Sunday on Valparaiso street, near CR 450N, county police said. Koub Anderson, RFD 8, and George Kuehl, RFD 1, both reported damaged or missing mailboxes about noon Saturday. Dora L. Sabinski, 43, 356 Locust, arrested Sunday on a charge of public intoxication, is to appear Wednesday in city court. Arthur R.

Edwards, 43, 603 Elm, arrested Saturday on a charge of public intoxication, is to" appeafcednesday in city court. Portage A tape recorder valued at $90 -was stolen from the Assembly of God Church, Willowcreek and McCasland, police reported today. Police believe entry was gained through a panic door located on the southeast torner of the building. Pulaski county police and Indiana State police detectives are searching for clues in the area of the incident. bedroom.

"I can't afford to Pulter said. "We'll put an nilditinn nn ne snnn possible." The Pultefs don't have any cribs -or hassinet3 for the babies. For a long time they weren't sure if Mrs. Pulter would be able to carry them. "I'm just hoping maybe the stores will send us some things," he sakL Asked if he.

and" his wife planned to have any more children, Pulter replied emphatically, "I hope' not." Will Add (UPD-Gary Mayor Richara Hatcher Outlined a "safe streets" program during the weekend which would add about $1 million to the city budget. Hatcher and 21 other Gary city leaders presented the program which resulted from an 11-month study by Prof. Frank Cizon of Loyola University, the Justice Department and North MRS. HARRI BCCI Mrs. Harri (Elsie Bucci, 52, a former resident of Valparaiso, died Sunday at her home in Hollywood, Fla.

She was born in LaCrosse on Nov. 11, 1916. On Sept. 16, 1940 in Ghent, she was married to Harri Bucci, who operated i Music store in Valparaiso for a number of years. Mrs.

Bucci attended LaCrosse High school and was a garduate of Central Normal college, Danville. She taught school at Liberty township and St. Paul's and also in LaPorte county schools. She was a former member of St. Paul's Catholic church, the Oasis club and was past president of' the Altar Rosary society.

She was a charter member of the Third Order of St. Francis. Surviving besides her husband are one son, August, Hollywood, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred A.

Lawrence, LaCrosse; three brothers, Donald Valparaiso, Eugene Elmira, N.Y., and Willard, Redwood City, two sisters, Mrs. Roger (LaVonne) Henderson, Valparaiso, and Mrs. Herman (Blanche) Bitter, San Carlos, and one grand-daughter. Services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Dykes Funeral home, followed by 1 p.

m. services at St. Paul's Catholic church, with Msgr. John Charlebois officiating. Burial will be in St.

PauI'd cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p. m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where the rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

The family requests memorials be made to St. Paul's Catholic school. GEORGE M. WELSH PORTAGE Services for George Michael (Mickey) Welsh, 30, 5095 Lexington, who died Saturday in a plant accident, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Brady Funeral home, East Gary, followed by services at 10 a.m.

at Nativity of Our Saviour church. The Rev. Joseph E. Till will officiate, with burial in Calumet Park cemetery. Friends may Call until time of services at the funeral home, where the rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.

today. Welsh, an employe of Paul J. Krez Company, pipe covering contractors, died of injuries suffered Saturday in an accident at Inland Steel in East Chicago. He was a member of the i 4 1 i By CHARLES E. TAYLOR MIAMI (UPI)-Two groups of plane pirates, including women and children, who said they could not live in the United States because of "juvenile delinquency and corruption," hijacked two American jetliners at gunpoint over the weekend and forced them to fly to Cuba.

The planes, crews and passengers were allowed to return to the United States Sunday. The hijacked planes were an Eastern Airlines jet with 93 persons aboard on Saturday night flight from Chicago to Miami and a Pan American jetliner carrying 103 persons Sunday 2 A police helicopter. 3 Two squad rolls of 12 persons each to handle arrests and paperwork so the patrolmen could spend more time on their beats. 4 18 more walkie-talkies for beat patrolmen. Hatcher said the Gary Police Department is undermanned with one policeman per 1,000 residents, and that police pay should go up.

trious master, Valparaiso council 86, and past commander of Valparaiso Commandery 28. He received the York Cross of Honor and was a past patron of OES 14 164. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bartholomew Funeral home with Dr. Almon Coble officiating.

Burial will be in Graceland cemetery. 'Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeal home, where Masonic rites will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, The fa'mily requests mem orials be made to the building fund of the First United Methodist church. JOHN R.

FABING John R. Fabing, 68, a lifelong resident of Valparaiso, rcUed Saturday at Porter 'Memorial hospital. He was born in Valparaiso on Aug. 20, 1900, a son of John M. and Margaret (Walsh) Fabing.

He married Kathleen Kil-dea, who survives. He was a construction engineer for Holiberg-Root Architects, Chicago, and was a life member and past exalted ruler of BPOE 500. Surviving besides the widow are one son, Richard E. Fabing, Chicago; two daughters, Mrs. Lincoln (Nancy) Vehmeyer, Kalamazoo, and Mrs.

Richard (Kathleen) Nightingale, Valparaiso; and 11 grandchildren. Also, four sisters, Mrs. James Lawson, Glendale, Mrs. Clifford Randall and Mrs. John Gibbons, both of Chicago, and Miss Alice Fabing, Valparaiso; and two brothers, Frank Fabing, Valparaiso, and Richard Fabing, Augusta, Ga.

His parents and one son, John Robert Fabing, preceded him in death. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Bartholomew Funeral home and at 11 a.m. in St. Paul's Catholic church with the Msgr.

John Charlebois officiating. Burial will be in Graceland cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where rites by the Valparaiso Elks lodge will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

MRS. THEODORE HANCOCK WHEATFIELD Mrs. Theodore (Hannah Hancock. 74, RFD 6, Rensselaer, a Wheatfield area resident for 23 years, coming from LaPorte; died Saturday in Jasper county TolGiei States made life impossible," and that they could not find jobs and housing and health care were too expensive. Flown Back Sunday The passengers on the two flights, minus the hijackers, were flown back to the United States Sunday on chartered flights because Cuban officials claim it is unsafe for loaded American jets to take off from Havana.

Airport. The Pan flight largely was composed of Puerto Ricans and Americans on vacation. There were two honeymooning couples Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hunoval of South Orange, N.J.

western University under a $25,000 Justice Department grant for an analysis of the city public safety needs. Hatcher said he recommended four items he considers minimum needs which will have an impact on the city. They include: 1-rA police force of no less than 400 men, an increase of 05 over the present force of 305. Heat and Frost Asbestos Workers of America, local 17, Chicago. Welsh was a U.S.

Army veteran. Surviving are his parents, Mr. arid Mrs. Edward Welsh of Portage. GEORGE T.

MUSGRAVE CHESTERTON George T. Musgrave, 64, RFD 2, Chesterton, died at 1:15 a.m. 'Sunday at Porter Memorial hospital. Born Aug. J3, 1904 in Illinois, he was the son of Leander and Lydia (Jeffers) Musgrave.

At Robinson, 111., on Jan. 6, 1925 he married Mabel P. Week, who survives. Musgrave had been a resident of Porter county for 31 years, coming from Gary. He was employed as a machine operator by the Rockwell Corporation, Gary.

Surviving besides the widow are six sons, George, Hobart, James, of Otis, Jerry, with the U.S. Army in Vietnam, Leon, Liberty township, and Richard and Jack, both of Chesterton; six daughters, Miss Marcella Musgrave, Mrs. Laura Geissler, Mrs. Howard Davis and Mrs. Ivan Rippe, all of Chesterton, Mrs.

Wexley Wixkon, Crown Point, and Mrs. Hugh Kurby, East Gary; one sister, Mrs. Mae Longston, Palestine, and 25 grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the White Funeral home with the Rev.

Kenneth Dishman, Church of God, officiating. Burial will be in Chesterton cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p. m. Tuesday.

NORMAN KEENE T. Norman Keene, 62, 460 Park, died this, morning at Porter Memorial hospital, following a brief illness. Born Nov. 28, 1906 at Union township, he was a son of Thomas R. and Sarah Elizabeth (Baker) Keene.

On May 22, 1935, he married Marjorie Lutz, who survives. He was a graduate of. Wheeler High school and attended Valparaiso university. He was a 35 year employe of U.S. Steel in Gary, where he was a supervisor of Stores Accounting.

Active in church affairs he was a member of the First United Methodist church. Keene was a past president of the Valparaiso Jaycees, past master of Porter Lodge 137 and AM, past high priest of Valparaiso chapter 79, past illus- from New York to Puerto Rico. A woman and a baby accompanied three men who hijacked the Pan Am "Mayflower" Stewardess June Berry said one of he hijackers told her they commandeered the plane to Cuba because "Our finances were so low 'and this was the easiest way to get there." Five men, a woman and three children hijacked the Eastern Jet Saturday night, then told officials in' Havana they "could not adapt to the United States way of They said delinquency and corruption existing in the United Obituaries Way Treated at the emergency yy lX(QTQYfQl room at Beatty Memorial hos-1 pital were Orva Lehmen, 21,, hmvawaJ who resides at the hospital as MfJfJlUYdl an employe; Clarence Grott, 29, RFD 1, Westville, a passenger i Withdrawl of $312,435 funds in Lehmen's car; and William paid into the County Clerk's Jaeger, 77, Lansing, 111. All i office by the State of Indiana suffered minor cuts and bruises.1 for land -needed for 1-94 con-According to Indiana State struction, was okayed by police, Jaeger was driving east Porter Circuit Judge Alfred J. Moscow since the invasion to discuss Kremlin demands for greater Czechoslovak trade in the Communist bloc.

Government sources renorted in the past that the Soviets want Czechoslovakia to increase its Communist-block trade from the 72 per cent level to more than 85 per cent. Checking Break-Ins CHESTERTON Two break-ins Sunday night at Chesterton businesses were being investigated Joday by police officials. Entered was Buhman Dodge, 401 Calumet, and the Chesterton Seed and Garden Supplyt Locust andWarren. The auto firm was entered through a window. Reported missing are cigars, stencil gun and ink pens.

No estimate was made on the loss. Police said entry into the Seed and Garden Supply firm was made by breaking out a window in a rear office door. Mrs. La-y Birchfield, owner, reported that 28 pennies, two flashlights and miscellaneous keys were taken. Damages were estimated at $250.

Teflt Man Shot While Riding Near Medaryville A Tefft man was shot Sunday while riding in a panel truck on U.S. 421, about a mile south of Medaryville, Pulaski county authorities reported this morning- George Alexander was struck in the right shoulder by a deer slug from an unknown size shotgun. A second slug-also went through the' truck, striking Leonard Larson, Hobart, but not penetrating his skin. The men apparently tried to seek help in the nearby towns, but being unfamiliar with the area, could not find any. They then proceeded to Valparaiso, where Alexander is presently in "fair, condition' at Porter Memorial hospital.

army of "little additions." Brian, 6 "is very happy." Pulter, a Ford Motor Co employe "I know he'll be glad, to have his mom back again." Pulter said he and his wife learned of the possible multiple birth in late September and since then Mrs. Pulter has spent about four weeks in the hospital. For the time being, the babies who weighed 3 pounds, 4 ounces to 4 ounces at birth will be placed in one on U. S. 6 and slowed to make a turn onto County Road 550E.

He was struck in the rear by a vehicle being operated by Theo Ream, 46, RFD 1, Walkerton, who reportedly was not injured. The Jaeger car was pushed into the path of the westbound vehicle, being operated by Lehmen. Damages to the cars were estimated as follows: Lehmen, $500; Jaeger, $500; and Ream, $400. Investigation was made by State Trooper Leonard Kring. Quotation bjr Inc.

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C. Rexall Sears St Oil Ird St Oil NJ US Steel Walgreen Youngst Sheet 30.4 72 -55 301 62 72 54 83 84V4 43 39MT 36 41 50'i 457 33 45'V 414 66 61 82 40-. 311 42 44 ,59 36 41 52 45 34 45 -42 65 62 82 40 39 .42 Quads Born; Dad Exhausted DEARBORN, Mich; (UPIK In 24 minutes Sunday Gustave Pulter went from a father of two to a father-of six as his wife, Pamela, gave birth to quadruplets. The father said he is exhausted. JVhile Mrs.

Pulter, 31, and her four bWk-haired babies three daughlfrs and a son slept peacefully, Pulter was worrying about beds for the infants, the extra bedroom wants to attach to his three-bedroom suburban home and how his two older sons will react to the.