Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 4 January 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIII. No. 1

TRUMAN CALLS FOR nODERATF TAX HIKE

AreFloodedln Adams County St. Mary's River Above Flood Staff Hero This Mornidi em It waa aettasatad uwaNtelaßy this a4to*wa*«« that Wm craat as Ww rtaa tai Mm •LMary’s rivqr \ -i-M itena Orw'*' ~■ ■>,, .-■%,— wOMOiramv.-... aßffrt •» ■*•* *• *•*♦ ™ kimpxratara Him! to drag M ' 11 e’ctecb khte momlwp and at 1 •'•teak Writ afMmaaa Wm O*ily OtneocFOt BO ■ a te CallAaa of nfedbut Thta* vs • to* • MB ■«»**» 11:M a’cteek ttete marntoq after mara tteaa thraa laatea* MM faMaa la Uw laat 32 Mura. Tliapsrpliira as abaut 10 defrees wa* prtalatta far tomoe rew. Hoary rateik In Adami county daring IM past *• boars ha* raaa ’. ad several reads Io b« flooded and IM/ lonia* at al least two schools. —lt was learned today Herman "Hi" Meyer. Decatar weather rarordkeeper.rwportta that al « o'clock Ma morals* 241 inches of rain bad fallaa la tbe last 24 hour* ■r Rainfall Mace this morning baa radafarad another bate tach ai cording to unofficial report* The Mt Mary s river. in tlx* same 21 boar*, had own from ill feet to 1<75 fart at t-o'clock thia axon In* Thirteen fart to flood stage Mr Mtyer said that from peat •» , M believed that th* rlrtf would ooMtaa* IO ria* to mor* AM 1> Out ‘ I lan art Foley, eoeaty suporia tetaeat of schools. stated today lluii there waa no school session at Adam* Central high achool and Brandyberry m-bool hecausa It was Impossible to bring Ibr children in the busses without serious danger road* In the county ar* ~ flooded. and motorists hhVe : beeii \ cautioned by the sheriff* office todrire with extreme caution State road 124,‘ south of Decatur I* flooded in several places lietween Monroe ami Bluffton and I S n-aj 37 I* flodßed near the county ~i line north of here. I Surtaev water te responsible for most of the road flooding How ever. Ills believed by observers ' that the county road which anglessoutheaal of the Monroe street bridge will scum, he Inundated tild road- 27 at the north edge of Decatur near the Acker cement building 'also is inundated State highway crews worked most-of the night erecting oil light signals whers 'he water ha* completely covered the roads No state road has liven completely closed a* yet It was feared that parts of Bellmont park, east of Decatur. would tie flossied It the rain continues. No houses In Decatur proper ar* In immediate danger of th* high £ water. ~r—■■ - County highway crews are also tTwvw To reee Klu*t> ,1 .... 64 Fire Alarms Are Answered In 1949 Firemen during 1949 answered the alarm 64 times, three of the alarm* living false. They covered fires which caused a total of >3.135 damage Seven runs were also made to rural residences, with no damage reported House fires led th* numtier of call* on the Hat. firemen answer lug It alarms; there was a report *d JETTS' damage to. th* houses Nine calls were to extinguish grass and trash fires; no damage There were 14 car fire*, of |«M damage; were* listed a* miscellaneous, such v as to flush sewers, give first aid. . car wrecks. gas leaks and no on Sis calls were made to business place*. >»5 damage; wiring, mot or*, four caH* ISIS; oil beater*, two call*, and >3oe damage*. WCATHCR Cold wove went and north portions tonight Snow flurries and much colder with low ternperatursa ranging from near S above t with wist to IS t* 20 above satrsme southeast tonight Thursday partly cloudy and celd with snow flurries m north portton. High Thursday 1J to 20 northwest. 20 t* 25 *«-

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

To CoHogo Board Indianapolis. Jan. 4 — <UP) — John H. Hotter. Decatur. Member of tbe lioard f<* stale teachers coll sgea. today held a re*t>|><d«UM»t te tha board aa dM Robert M. Crttt'i field, Aademoa. . (loveraur Rcteieker also roag poteted Judge John H Morrta. New CMtte, to a four-year term on the state cotUM for menial health. Railroad Use OfCoalCut By Government Illinois Wildcot Strike Spreads As GovarnrtientActs Springfield, 111.. Jan 4 (I'P)-— , A wildcat strike of Vnlted Mine | Workers In Illinois spread to two additional mine* today a* th* ns i lions coal shortage prompted the | Interstale commerce commission to cut service of coal burning passenger trains . The new walkouts, plus shutdown of two mine* because of Hoods boorted to Id.seu the number of Idle <’MW memlters In Illi 1 not* sad rut further Into tbe state's dwindling soft coal produc- 1 tton * At Washington, the ICC ordered all railroads seriously adected 1 by the shortage to cut one-ihlrd ' of their coal hurnlng passenger 1 train*. eWwtlve Monday. It was 1 . expected that tbe order would atfeel between M and 4» raUrawMe ■ at «|a start, gsbrtly la th* south and Mat . , z The order Issued by the Inter state commerce commission hecome* etertlvr at 11:55 p m 1 loi-sl lime-next Bunday. Jan S It will remain In ege<-t for two- - unless revoked Th* ICC ordered all railroads to make lhe 33«t> percent cut passenger service on their coal burnIng trains when their supplies of coal dwindle to 25 days or les*. The ICC said that soft coal production. a* a result of the three < day work week ordered Ivy John I. howls, is "Insufficient to j emergency conditions in railroad ! supplies of coal Au .emergency exists reqtrirlng Immediate action in all seyHons of the country." the ICC said I’a.sengvr traffic nn thr affo ted roads is to Im cut to one third laat than It was on Dpt' 1 The order was more drastic than a similar one Issued by the ICC' in October, during the coal strike, which required a 25 percent cut. I That order was rescinded Noy j When the tnlnerx r. t urned li! , ihree-day we*k ICC chairman J. Monroe John-] son said yesterday that he thought | coal-burning railroad passenger I tragic would have to tie cut at > least 25 percent by Sunday ' There were these other development* on the coal front: I John L. Lewi*' United Mine .fTevw T» Pane Twwl . . i Y ‘ - Mn- - - Parking Receipts ; Hen Over $12,000 » First Year's Take Reported By City I Parking meter receipts for the year 1549 totalled *12.77»n2. ac- ■ cording' to figure* released by Vernon Aurand. clerk-treasurer. In > his annual report to -the city ‘ council. Os tbla amount, however, dist buraement* made from the fund . amounted to 1«.2»317. leaving a cash balance in the fund of 54.i 5<(.»5. The dliburaement* Included. . Auraad atated. payment* due to the company a* rental for the meters, one city policeman'* salary and miscellaneous expenses Comparative figure* for the laat quarter of th* year were al»o released During October ll.du.k.TS wa* taken from th* meters; November. 59*4 50. and December. 51.424 M December wa* the most productive month for parking meter receipts, due to tbe Influx of •hopper* into the city for the first holiday season since the installation of the Meters. ~

“Veep” SWears In New StMtora H IN THR RIRURNISHCO Senate chamber, Alban Bllßlag (teftl administer* tbe oath of offk-e to three new Senator* at the opening as the aecond *eeatal*af the 51et congress Taking the oeth ar* Sank. Herbert Lehman (D). N. Y.; William Beaton tD>. Cena., and Harry Darby |R). Kan*. Senate membership remain* 54 Democrats and 42 Republicans *■ ■ ■

CHy Coimcil Holds ! First 19S0 Meeting Reports From City I I Officials Approved . The city council, la their flrat I meeting of 1950. received' aggrajw i proved report* from the clerk- ' treasurer, police department, fire I department, and city court The clerk-treasurer’* report, i submitted by Vernon Aurand. eov- | ered tbe water and electric department a* anil as the parkjpg meter reports and lhe general f#d. I Aurand. however, withheld th* report from pubHeaUoa until further auditing bad been camptetod. Tbp police report,noted 291 traffic accidents during the yea*. wUb one fatality and 21 persona •«*- talnlng injuries Ftre chief Cedric Fisher noted that th* fire department bad been called HI times, three of them falsely. and th* total damage for the year by Hr* -was 23,135. The council also approved two appointments made by Mayor John Doan. Maurice teeple a* regular police officer, following a year's I proliation, and Vernon Hill a* regular fireman. The milk ordinance, which Will ; regulate the classification of milk, to be sold in the cityT was also : passed and approved by thus roun ( vil. the measure to licome effe<‘-| Alve within certain time limits ■ Set up by the stat*. The council also approved _a;, lesolution from th* state highway ! commission., which confirmed an , earlier ordinance of the council I prohibiting parking on the west side of Thirteenth street between Nuttman avenue and Monroe Lrtrtat.., Stucky Infant 1$ '1950 Derby Witmer Receives Gifts Os Decatur Merchants Marlene Kaye Stucky, weight six pounds and seven ounce*. 425 Elm street, who arrived at the Adams county memorial hospital January 2-gli 4-25 o'clock in the morning, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stucky, will rector* th* basket of gift* a* th* first baby of 1954. The contest, sponsored by 30 Decatur merchants In cooperation with th* Daily Democrat, is held annually and the gift* ar* given to tbe first baby born In the new year, whoa* parents reside in th* north half of Adam* county. Harry Steel*. udv*rtlslng manager of the Dally/Democrat. who la in charge of the contest, officially awarded the certificate* to Stucky at noon lodsy' The wtaner * name, wa* withheld until today in order that a complete check of arrival* could be made. Mr Stucky wa* busy this afternoon visiting the varlou* local store* to claim the maay gift* and cash presentations Hoosier Soldier Is Killed In Germany Frankfurt. Germany, Jan 4— (Wl- Pvt Raymond C. Hart. YeaFa day when a taxicab tn which he wna riding overturned on th* F>ankfurt Hanau highway, th* U S army reported a

ONLY OAILV HUWSMkMB M AOAMS COUNTY

DecahUg Indiana, WWnesday, January 4, 1950

Christmas Seal Soles $3,545.60 To Date Robert Zwick. preaMent of th? Adam* county tuberculosis association, reported today that Christman seal sales to date total >3,545.40. a* compared with the county's quota of 13.900 individuate and orgaatea tioaa who have aot paid for their aoate or health baud* are requeated to db so at once. In order that lhe county may reach its quota. l NoTramMCamMl On Chinese Probtaii No Reference To Chine In Message Washington. Jan. 4. — (I'PI — President Truman left congress up In the air today on what this government will do about Chin* In his annual state of th* union messag* h* had a lot Io say about communism, th* United Nation*, i his “point tour" plan tor helping underdeveloped areas and lb* for eign economic recovery WMCUUUL.. Bui th* nearest be came to talk . mg about the current troubl* spot in th* cold war between Russia anifrrt|)e w«*l. and the hut war between’TiemtH-rats and Re- > publicans, was when he mention ed th* need for prompt capital In I vestments In underdeveloped areas "It is more esaenllal now than ever," he said, "it the Ideals of freedom and representative govern ment are Io prevail in these area-, particularly In the far east, that their people experience In their own lives, the benefits of scientific and economic advances "This program will require th* Movement of larg* amounts of capital from the industrial nations, and particularly from th* Uplted State*? to productive“’gw lit The' under-developed areas of the world. Recent world events make prompt action Imperative" Most observers believed Mr Truman wa* referring more to India than to China. He recently discussed Indian Industrial develop meat with prime minister Nehru of India He said thia program ”1* the Interest of all peoples -and it has nothing in common with either the old ImperiallsnT of the last century or the new imperialism of th* comItiuntets.'' —-- Mr. Truman said h* Is confident the United State* can successfully meet Ibe challenge of communism "For my part. I welcome th* challenge." he said "1 believe that, in cooperation with other free nations of the world, we ahall ex tend tie full benefits of the democratic way of life to millions who do not now enjoy them and pre serve mankind from dlststorsbip and tyranny." > To help him in the world wide tight, the President called for ex tension of the Marshall plan. U S participation in th* International trade . organisation and the' con tinaatlon of a strong U. 8 mill tary organisation Cong. Roosevelt To Capitol On Cratches Washington J .an. 4. — fUPi — Rep. Frahkltn D Roosevelt J.. (D-Lib) N. Y.. returned to the capital today oa crutches. Roosevelt said doctor* had oruered him to uaa lhe crutches sod stay off Me feet aa much aa po»« Ibl* to recover from a badly pulled muecte suffered la a tall rwreatly from bora*back. '

182 Arresh Made In Decatur Last Yew Annual Report Made By Decatur Chief On* hundred and eighty-two arrests were mad* by elty police durteg 1*49. 291 accidents tnvesligat •d. i--ulllng In 117 trafHc arF*rt> There were €5 criminal arrests mad* dutmg th* year In addition, police rtcr.de t. Issuing 12? warn Ing *Hps to tvnvtic violators These ftyures and o' i»rr were contain'd in t'.»e annus' police rew»rt made to I** city c.-uncll Tuesdry even's-; by police chief James Borders. _ — Ttera wa»oaw,tel*tor. tl tew £d ae4 2C9 x.-»W prof-- y «tem age aa a rerwh of the aeetdett*. ’ There w.-- » acriden .la v t Ing pedestrians; other motor vehicles. 224; railroad trains. 5; anl- ( mal drawn vehicle. 1: bicycle. 7. and fixed objects. 33. Accidents compare unfavorably ; with I9IX. according to the reiw-tt ' In if 4 - there were 219 as coraiMred with lhe 291 of 1949 1' fatall l*«. -none: 1949. one: personal injury. 14 to 21 for the past year. Saturday, apparently. Is hagardou* day for driving, and drivers between 25 and 34 th* most reikless? A breakdown tri tigures tor aided In th* report revrgl - that 77 accidehts otTwrred «n Saturday; 44. Monday; 39. Thursday; n 3S. Wednesday-; .75. Friday . 2? ' Tuesday. 23. Sunday , An Hgp-prou, coiiinilatioF in the j import rt'Vf’al!* that dilwr* from 2534 vere ii.vohed in lit arci Jden-s: 20-24. ST; 'l6 19. ~r.3 1-. 54. 61; 35-44. 53; 5564. 3a. and over 45, All of which might prove that It Is wise to h* over when you ' drive your car on the ytjjft st day of , the week, Sunday First Stole Bank - Deposits Increase Bonk Deposits Only Slightly Off Record Deposit* Increased 2403.154 65 In | the First State Hank from Jun* W to DvM-*ml>er 31. last year, lhe hank's semi annual rpport shows At the close of the year, deposits totaled 49,179.234 53 This figure is , only >107.000 under a peak deposit , record of a year ago, officials ex- , plained. .L. Tha December 31 statement . shown that thr bank's undivided , profits account was Increased by . approximately >34.000 during, th* , year. < The annual meeting of stmk ■ holders will b* held next Tuesday • at the bank. T. F. Grallker. presldent, stated A board of six direc I tors will he elected, later followed j by an election of officers No change In lhe directorate, officer* or personnel In th* bank is anticipated, Mr. Grallker said Salesmanship Film Shown To lions Club Wstaoa Maddox of the Central Soya agrteulture department, showed an Interesting sound film t>a salesmanship at tbe weekly Rieeting I of tbe Llom club last evening 1 The film waa titled. "The face In I I the mirror" and showed correct and incorrect approaches in tbe art <>f ' salesmanship

Trillion Dollar Economy Visualized In 2000A. D. In Message To Congress

Da Jk OObAoMk T A KBBppoiiiniicnis io County Posffions County Board Ends First 1950 Session >i The county commissioners, lb th* afternoon session of their first regular meeting of the year Tues day. awarded claim*, made reappointment* to county positions, and referred other jaaUers brought before them to the proper authorities. Five people appeared before the hoard with tbe* separate requests for the county highway commls slon to improve, define or act on requests Carl Lucas, of French township, wanted It determined whether or not lhe road leading to his farm waa a right of way. of public domain. The lioard referred the matter to county attorney Ed Boas* Omar Merriman. Roy Johnson and Harold Fast appeared to request improvement of th* public highway frbm Piqua road *»»< on the Washlpgton-Root township line. Thery wa* a petition filed lu 1944 to hkv* this road black-topp-ed. and the current request is to fulfill the needs of that petition Mrs. Ernest Fisher. 81. Mary's township, pointed out to the commiautonera that q>* qif-er road, near Pieaaant Mills, te In need of grading and repairs. Th* matter Was referred to Phil Sauer, county highway superintendent. The commissioners reappointed as county health officer. Dr. H F. Zwick. to serve from January 1 for four years . Dr. Zwick had be*n| appoinleil one year ago to fill thej unexpired term of Dr. D. D. Jiqtes. ’ of Berne. Dr John Terveer was reappoint- 1 ,*d county physician for one year. ( Groce Tope. St Mary's town-' ship, -was reappointed a memlier of the alcoholic beverage commit slon. effi-elive February 1. Ed A. Bosse was reappointed county attorney. also effi-etlv* February 1 John Bixler was rwappointed for (Tuva T» Ftore F.tabii—- ■- ’ [ Jury Commissioners Renamed By Judge Berlmg, Rowley Are Reappointed Judge Myles F Parrish administered the oath tn circuit court today foltowing the..t»appolntmen." of Ed Herling and Frank Rowley to serve as jury commissioners for the next year. Ip accordance with the statute th* judge apt>ointed Brrllng. a Democrat, and Howley, a Republic I aa. the term* of office effective from January 1. The judge a wore in each mem-[ her singly, each man Intoning ihai they will atriva “ . . without favor or prejudice to aerve *.* jury com mlsstonera." They will, they stated ta turn, select none "but persons of good repute, intelligence and hobeaty " The judge then reminded them of their duties and penalties applicable lo jury commissioners I He told them how the juries were to be selected (disinterestedly front a box with name* of qualified tax payers! when *elections were to be made (the next one |will be January 30 > and th* re»tricttohs "Anyohe over 40," the judge said, "does not have to *erve if he doean t wish to do «o.“ but added that there I* no restricting a man. who wants to serve, because of age T-i - - - Th* commissioners told th* judge they did not believe It would be necessary to draw puy more names tor th* next jury selection, there sre still enough srailable fro* the laat drawing The judge agreed with them, but said that In any matters concerning selecting • jury the men were to "use yoar own discretion " \.- ■. ' ■

Heavy Floods Predicted On Wabash, White 40 Families Near Terre Haute Moved As Waters Mount Indianapolis. Jan. 4; — (UP) — The Indianapolis weather bureau today predteted "heavy floods" oa the whole lengths of th* Wabaaah and White rivers. Chief meteorologist Paul A Miller said heavy rain*, averaging three to four inches oyer th* basins . of both rivers, would produce "major floods over the whole ' lengths of these rivert with the exception of a few spots." Miller advised motorists to rhei'k rota conditinn* before start-; Ing trips, and suggested ihal att: stock be moved from tow lands b* for* crests wer* reached.- . ; “Crests are expected to occurs progressively, downstreams during th* n*xt five days." Milter said, but most streams will exceed Hisel stage by midnight tonight ' j He sail crests tor specific points: would be issued later. Meanwhile, nearly 4« fassiH** ■ were evacuated from their bom>s ' In two nmimwnlries near Terrt ’ Haute by rain swollen crertrs. Twenty-five 'famiites were evac ualed by boat from their homes In' Toad Hop. five miles west of Terre Haul*, and 12 others from North Terr* liaiite homes Sugar rrrrk -at Toad Hop was reported receding. but Otter creek at North Terre f Houle wus rising and convicts from 1 tbe state penal farm were-rushed J |to help sandbag th* * Th* Wabash was rising tenths of a foot per hour at letgans teirt.'i Slid the local weather , server there. Frank Elmlinger. I -aid tin river was - xi.*< hd (.-■ reach Id or 17 fret bv 2 p m,, today Flood stage Is 15 feet, and: ' the Tiver stood al 14 2at7a m, ' j , Several nmtD soutj) of Logans port tvera^etased.. by high water. 1 and one In northrni Case county ajso wa» blocked by the flood llow< ver. Goose creek. which caused serious flooding last summer was .not out of its banks._il. was dredged lasi fall by Ixvgans port and Cass county to eliminate th* fto<><l (Jir-eat _-, -o -»-■ Logansport merchants were moving stores out of their basements, but there were no reports of fami (Tern Ta !•*<* KluS*> —— New Voting Precind Sought For Decatur County Clerk Acks I For New Precinct Ed Jalwrg. county clerk, appeared before th* county commission ens Tuesday wltiy the request that th* commisaion*rw create a mew voting precinct In th* city of Decatur. to be known q* tSeestur Rise Th* pres-Incl would consist of that part of Decatur which is By Root township and also within lhe city limits Jaberg suggested that certain boundaries define the precinct l however, no action was taken The board of commissioners will meet next Monday and d*scu«s this pro posed creattou as w*u as consider consolidation of two precincts in J*ntewoh township into one. ata the possibility of eliminating Cey lon prcclnst in Wabash township The trustees of Wabash and Jefferson and tbe commltteemrn of th* precincts Inrolvsd will be in vlted to tbe meeting tor a dlscsslon of tbe measure „ It was also anaounced that up until 2 o'clock Monday th* commtw •toners would receive blds ter fur ntehlng a new pickup truck tor tbe highway department and for tbe cleaning and painting of th* courtroom. court library, jwv* room and judge's chambers.

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Unspecified Tax Increases Asked By President In Speech To Solons Washington, Jan 4.— <UPi -> President Truman today solemnly .. delivered to congress a slate of the unH’U message calling for mod* rate" but unspecified tax increases and visusHxiag a trillion dollar economy at 2uo» A.D. Appearing before a joint session of the house and senate. Mr Truman laid down a tefi-ogeenter. bigspending domestic and foreign program which was largely a duplicate of the on* be presented test year. He did not give figure* today on hl* spending program but speaker Sam Rayburn let them out of the bag He tiHd reporters the budget -jo be submitted Monday would be a llttte above He said this would represent a reduction of about >l,M»tet».'M* from spending in the rsrmt fiscal year. The President again called for repeal of th* Taft-Hartley labor f'liHETOi auoihar eateiwted pLJte rent control and draft laws, tor his - , controverstal civil rights priffram. t'H* embraced the Brknnan farm . program and repealed hut softitedalled his demand tor national health insurance. Congresstonal reaction to his i r*c<rtpmeudaiion< generally follow led party lines Devnocral* cheered 'lit aa a “courageous message Re > i publicans called It an "old political 'irahaah." dnme DeaaM-rau went I crltical-'on specific Issues such a* civil; rights, which southern D*mo i crats strongly oppose, and the" Brannan plan on which the Preet dent's own party Is divided Even his chief legislative Iteut.n ant in the senate Democratic lead er tb-otf W Lucas of Illinois— ar knowledged that some of tbe mess » I Ut-es asked by Mr Truman are highly controversial" and that it ,?is difficult to predict .what ; action congress would take oa i them Mr Truman's vague refer- aces ho taxes »«emed p-WTStt toward- : some reduction in ‘excise levies, and some increase tn Income levies on corporations and-itwHvlduals I Notably ah', to tt.'io thi prr'i dential message was any refer. n< * to lhe China crisis—which the Republican* are hammering into a major issue in this election y*ar session of congress did Mr. Truman mention universal military training.. which he exiled tor test year. Repuhlicgns noted that Mr Tru man also fail*d to mention numey savlng proposals advameil by* the- - “Hoover commission on reorganlta tion of the executive KtMp'h of the government Crowded galleries watched as the President read hl< snPwor< mqs sage in ’ the newly m.steenuted house chamber Millions heard him by radio and television cameras brought the historic scenes into thousand* of bonus lit Io 1 era half of the L'nite-d StateMr Truman spttk* In an even iTwrw Ta 9“W|» aPubrt City Court Report - Is Given By Moyor In th* annual city mort report ItabmiUta to th* " Mayor John Doan noita that W» / Iversons had pleaded guilts or were __ found guilty by trial and were fined a total of 2*16 da-tax IM" Pnsmcutlng attorney fees and -t---dacket fees Ndtet'led were 13*5 each, making a grand total of >l. 4M. There were 115 (teraoas brought tn trial, and nt the id* who were guihv 10 were for dhiiWicn drivtng ll pAm, tnloxlcaiton. 21. reckteaa drtvtoq: 17 disorder! v tondart; tear terewny five. WadMter? four passed so passing , toaes. three tatted to M<>p ai highway step gatinc two were drivtar vritbrmt Heemto*. bad one waa cuiltv of slander • Two case* were dtemteuM oae . whs indefinitely .vmtinaed two were venuta to other courts. iw.» > persons were found not gailty. IS > were sunt to the cnaatv Jail t>* - failure to pay flae* or to aarr* I seat ewees and threg were seat to th* state farm.