Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 3 January 1951 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT I i '• \ .Published Every Evening Except Sunday By T -— THIS DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. ' Incorporate | , Entered at the Dechtur, Ind., Post Office as Second Clads Matter \ \ Dick D. Heller u i — — President A. R. Holthou.e -i-;—? Editor V r . t "• Heller .—— 1--1 — Vice-President i C. E. Holthouse —— I Treasurer i P _ **••!*- .1 Subscription Rates: 4 By Mall ini Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year J 6: SiM mpnths, <1.25; 3 months, • 4 ' 1 By Mail, beyont Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, 17,00; 6 months, |3.75; 3 months, 12.00. i ' By Carrier, 25 cents per week. Single copies, & cents. i • - _ _ ■-J [ ' . *J

■ .• - ■ .■ N ■ A ' " j,\ Stove® will stand the heatkfrom the inside, but not frini th4 out--* r side. OVer in Kankakee; n 4 fire ' destroyed 33,000 crated stoves when the Florence Stove Qompacy’s plant Taking that | many new heaters off the jnarket, could cause a shortage in this line of heating equipment. • : 4 1 i —t—°— —o ,1 ! The current thaw Already has j t-ihown the wear and near on our y 1 streets and highways. Chucks 4 holes appear in hiany of the road surfaces and in’dicate that the repair jdb will be a big one. it’s tod early to niake the pernianient v repairs, force'll have mahy a ■ .freeze before thebtlmy spring days arrive, The city’s soften- . z iug and filtration pl; nt , may be placed in operation this month. \Piping and materials needed to? complete the plant have arrived and will be installed as quickly as ' possible. Citizens who have been . I using soot Colored water from, the ; k cisterns are looking forward with nX - eagerness to the supply of soft, rust-proof Xater from thetapsn 1 — Otto Hoffman wil serve as president of the board of County - .Cominissioners. the officials *com- , ; ">leting their organisation with “ the new year. Lewis Worthman of Preble township became a new Uifinber of thd board succeeding Jojjn W. -Blakey. John C. Angs- ' burger, a , veteran in public as--1 fcirs and senior met ibef of the - V -A I ''-i •' 1 ■ ; -Aj 4 .. 1 . I *■ board served its president la-st year, and now becomes the vicechairman in the. rotation of the A busy year lies anehdi for the cornhiissi|mers,‘ the important probl dins. Leihg roads', —bridges and supervision of the several county institutions under Ihefr jitrisdicticm > K - o |k , ; Frank Singleton of Root township, who served aif’a district road sjipervispr- h.ai]been appointed sin’erintendent of the county highway systeip, 41liich, includes more • ffiau7?s miles <j>f rdad. Mr. Singleton has deinopstrated his interest >ift public affairis on n imerous oc- — ■ iiCMssibns and ha*s the youth and tlpptfiy that thi f s important post re- , I tjuifes bf theunan* res ipnsible for . tjoatf Supervision. HP succeeds Phil 4 wlio tgave excel lent service the past three years. Our rounds drei probably o|ir nmst important investment, for with' he autoime Bile we dept ndl on pa-isable hfghi wity’s in all our transportation, I tv ami from the schools, churches, , ; faetjthies; farms ant markets. With; under s2pp,o<i() for k : flic ,tke job of keeping the ocunty roads in repair is no small ' :/'• .'J' ■S' I ’ ' 1 ; > .m

OWN AND OPERATE AN AUTOMATIC, SELF-SERVICE LAUNDRY I - / -’ ’ ' ' r ' H<re is a l opportunity, and NOW is the time to lake advantage of it, 4 TELECOIN, originators and pioneers the “sLaundrette” self-service system, has put more than j 10,000 people in business. If ypu are looking for a i business of your' own, doh’t overlook the possibilities i of owning your own i 4 ~ i ; . > .If you have,slooo to SSOOO cash, which will cover ? the down payment on the equipment and all installs- ■? tion costs, investigate this opportunity NOW whi|e ( | equipment is available. * J I FOR COMPLETE DETAILS, W rite dr I Call TELECIOIN MIDWEST CORP., 1601 { South Michigan Avenue, Chicago 22, 111. <

task. The friends of good highways wish the tnewi Superintendent thp best of success in his new assignment. — o—---O - ' Hemisphere Tici-Up: ( Among the projects for counting the nations w’ho will stand together in the face of the current • threat to their freedom is the •L Btate ret ent request for a meeting of the fdreign mihisr 4 ters of the twenty-one states iin the western hemisphere. is at stake in the present situatiUn, with respect to this intpr- - African community of outs, is tlip survival oi all that it Stands for in the world,” sail Secretary of State Dean Acheson. J • I No objection has been expressed on the part oVpiir Southern i neighbors as to the meeting, and it is expected to go forward as de* shed lly. our State Department. Soutih America, Central America and Mexico are n\t often mentioned in current discussions of iniernational affairs, !ut their co--' operation in the face of dagger is of great importance. Their intera : • i 'J . ' csts are even more, cjosely involved with ours than.Aire those of the free nations of liurope- and \ \ ' ■ • , — Q Q. | . • \ Against Hoarding:— yl’he government’s orders business hJusehoJd hoarding of materials add goods essential to the defeqae effort afe wise in ? their effective, thp; could be of great 1 J ' ■’ ’• i i |i •i • ;■ -j—’ ■ '„wt. r, hejp in maintaining a stabled - economy and general Jevelhteaded- ~ nejjs during t|ie period of stress. I When scarehjies ha ve occiiired in times past, they have usually ' been caused as niuch by hoarding as the veil lack of goods?! Hoarding usually sets in as soon! as scarcity—is anticlpaid, This} -.greatly increases! demand for the I Ilioatded items at the; time when! the supply is becoming smaller, s ? The result is an acute scarcityj\ .wljere otherwise there migjit have been only a reilatively small cur-I - tailment of general consumption, lloarders usually gain , very little advantage themselves, and cause a great deal of trouble ’. I *’ \ \ ,1 \ ' for the rest of the people. The government orders define hoarding as the accu'mulation of stocks "in excejss of the reasonable demands of business, per-1-onal or hojnv consun pilon.’’ \ Thai seems to be a reasonable definition. , |j h\j If everyone would apply that yaidstick in personal, business,; anti govertiment. buying, the suppl;’ of civilian goods would be; enough td go around. > , !l ?'— W' - ! 7 \ ‘i . U

The People’s Voice This column for the use of our readers who wish to make suggestions for the general good *i or discuss questions of Interest, please sign your name to | show authenticity. It will not | be used if you prefer chat it i not be. x i,-. 0 We Like To Hear This Editor Daily Democrat: L . .? I Was a reader of th.e Weekly pemacrat several years, before tire Daily Democrat was started. I sent in items to the paper from ..French township anil always enjoyed getting the paper. 1 have bepn a constant reader and Subscriber ever sinejf the Daily’s bifth and the enclosed check indicates that 1 am goinjj to continue tl|e same way. Thank you and ;a Happy New yeait ; ! . \ i i Jr C. Auqsburger, Berne, R.;R. f. (Ediitor’s note — you Mr. vAugSburger). I . ; j ■ ■ •. ■—4 Grateful to Governor \ Editor Daily Democrat: We should be very grateful to Gov. Henry ’ Schricker fqr pulling the runout from under some of the boys who were attached to our public serl’ice commission. Evidently they were throwing too many curves? Perhaps some of the curves concerned our proposed power project and drainage system. Perhaps these boys were too much by those too anxiouk t.p buy and sell bonds regardless of tlie effect 4>t our future. It is possible! that the consulting experts caused our PSC boys to forget that their number one job was to -correctly serve the taxpayers. , It> a goikl thing to have a boss who is courageous enough, io blow warm air down the back of bne’s neck. Thank you. Goy. Scnricker. ■ Dick Burdg

Want More Scouts Dear Editor: - ‘ \ Smue time ago there was an article' in this column explaining what; Scouting is and signed by a Boy Scout in a local troop. Thq article was very good, but this boy only gave you some of the high spots (if scouting. Scouting is adventure, education, a chance, to pcrforpi conmiunity service, to help others less fortunate than yourself, and to have a lot of fun doing, iu - What I can’t understand is why more parents aren't more interested in getting their bovs in this wonderful organization. Here in Decatur we h?.ve boys registered. I' £)ther towns our size have three or four times as many ScMuts as we have. . I think it would be? a good New Year’s resolution for some of us parents to see that all boy# interested in scouting arc let’s get behind them and help them make the 'Decatur Scouts the best in the world. 1 anji sure if we do this we will have less trouble with juvenile delinquents this coming year. If ydu do not know how to go about getting, your boy tn a troop just ask him. I'll bet he' can tell you. If not. get in touch with!any of the scourers in Decatur. They will be glad to help you, ahd you ivill be making ope of the best investments' you can possibly Drake in 1951. ' ' ■ . 1 y Kenneth Secaur v Scoutmaster, y Rotary Troop til. Unchanged Editor Daily Democrat: ' A In the Dec. T 9; Daily Democrat. I stated my convictions on the engine best suited for Decatur,which haven't Lima-Hamilton have never made \a 12 cylinder engine like' the board of works entered into a contract for. The only 12 cylinder engim\ th«y can show yo*t is on paper, aii|d ,1 am not in fivqr of making our a guinea pig for any manufacturing company. The. statement'thdt the $30,796.22 has gone down the drain is untrue. The board of works had. delivered to them an extension of time from the Nordberg Co., whiciq bid is for tile big engine. The eve-, iiing of Nov. 27 the council was 1 by the mayor to hear, the decision of HnT consulting engineers, we were informed by Mr. Marker that five of the eight bids received were rejected. They I informe d us that to their opinion the city of Decatur would be justified in acicepting Tither of the three remaining bids and stated their leasons why, one of the—three jbids, was for The big sev< n cylinder Nordberg engine which the-council has decided on. Then on the regular council night. Dec. 5. I was ! informed ‘ that the engineers would not recommend tiny one engine, but two evenings |ater ( this is a part of their report lead,to us—quote, - "The Ndrdbdlg Mamjfactoiing Co. with its hid fjlo. 1 is Offering a large engin'e with d slow [rotative speed (161 Fpmt .at a correspondingly higher price. that! that [of the higher speed'Engine. In adjdition to the increased liability &pd long life, generally ,considered tq bey inherent in slow speed recip--rocatihg machinery, the Nordberg Cq. claims that the slow speed engine (will operate satisfactori’y with relatively' heavy fuels fuels while ordinarily graded as Nb. (J or Bunker C. The Nqrdberg Co. can Substantiate its claim for the sucn- "iul ii'o of Hie Iqa'i-r iuvis\ In the presentation of actual respite

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experienced by users of that company’s large engines. In connection with this consideration of the possible use of relatively heavy fuels it should be itoted that the Lima-iiamilton Cd. blaims that its engine (240 rpmji will operate satisfadtorily with similar heavy, grades of fuel bi), has presented evidence to support the claim, regardless, however, of the merits of the Nprdberg big engine. The price which it is bid would in our opinion ( make it difficult for the city of Decatur to finahce Its purchase, In consideration of the facts and conclusions presented, its our opinion that thb bid or Lima-Hamilton Corp, for alternate bid to their bake bid in the amount ot $433,175 is ti;e lowest and best bid on contract No. 1 and we recommend its acceptance. Signed Jas, R.. Emery” <en<i of quote). Now thei Lima-Hamilton Co. has taken us aS far as California, add has. never shown: us ah engine ad large or using this heavy fuel as stated, why didn't they,show us this evidence that is spoken- of? And why did the consulting . Engineers change their mind- over night\? , ; J ■ Some years biick our city plant was remodeled after a turbine blew tip, a new boiler and a stoker were installed; the stoker was not of t|ie

K I Uke td. | That’s Why I Shop at A&PTVh(ie A 0 I! ' I ' . $ On Mv Total food Bill, ■ < Rather Than on Just O‘U !J| A Few 'Specials’!” ; '-Tlj .“Of course no savings are to be sneezed at thesedays. But I found that those J Customers’ 1 made on a few ‘ s P ecia,s ’ once in awhile i usl cut my total food bill ' V ' 4 enough to be worth atl the time and energy it took to track them down. ~ , Corner 1 discovered lhat 1 cduld savc a lot more -•- a lot easier... by doing all. . 1 , ■ , marketing at my A&P, where hundreds of items all over the store are Aa you know, A&P has led the 4 !<?U ’ evcry d * y in , lhe ' w ® ek and prices are guaranteed for way in seeing that every item you 8 , 1 " eek - even though wholesale prices go up. Believe me, the savings I s i purchase has the price marked on it. make that way are really substantial. Why don’t you try it, too?” Do you look for these price . 4 i . 1 I ' . /4- !-b i•• - - here guaranUed ITtd., Jan. 3,'.through Jan 9. receipt? ' - If we ever fail to price-mark an ’|‘ . -I ■ . i m t a r. k f a in the P ric . e Ants or CsU I the men and Women m your A&P want to know about it. mIT PIT DAKT I And if you can suggest any way vHUvll ItUAS 1 ’ LB •• C I in which we can make our price- \ * marking system «erv? you better, ?. 1 —i- . l\-' . ■ I‘ ■\ji l ' | u nj please let us know. Please write: \ Because “Super-Right” chuck roasts are weighed only after excess CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPT waste has been removed, you get more meat for your money . . . A&P Food StLreS ’ - ■ \ . m< ? at that ’ 8 deliciolusly tender And juicy and always sensibly 420 Lexington Ave.,U 7. 17, N. Y. Puced. . B \ ■" 1 Sliced BaXn s-et and ib 57c | ‘ \ n I ' - f ; , ... : I\!' • 1 "j .1 ' Fully Cooked Hams HaM* ib. 61c 1 Sharp Wisconsin 1 lona Ground Beef 1007® Beef .-ib 69c 1 Cheddar deese 4 1 Peaches N ‘; ™ 29' |R| Frying Chickens 55i< ' I U .59 < ‘ |, OW Cling, S.k.d .r H.l™ ~«,b H OR. L , . . _ AiP o . ' 'i Pork Chops > n,.49<? Domestic Swiss Cheese . lb 59c Panned Apple Saupe _-... 2 . 29c Leg 0< Lamb & s • * Fruit Cocktail S u, U n. . 35c Lamb Shoulder Chops | 874 Longhorn Cheese KL ? .» 53c Grapefruit Sections 19 c r i. Mel-O-Bit k. ssc ■’ Apricot Halves i OM No can 28c 1 sweit, Juiei FiaHda Domestic Blue Cheese 4.65 c Canned Sauerkraut a &p ...h 10c fi Fresh Brick Cheese Canned Tomatoes snT>d pack - -g, jft Butter Beans j®an ©t Arc can 10° Fresh Carrqts Bunche 5... 2 for 19c l a nnirn nAivmr Diced Carrots .......... i ..’ 10 JJOc Red Delicious Apples wX. . 2 29c V S POUCY ? lonaHominyS— !..„,. 10c Iceberg Head Lettuce 2 n .. a .33d . j J Golden Corn w U ho a ie a Kernei i 2 N °can»27c Cranberries Variety bag 19c V “one-day” or “week-end specials.” 4 Del Maa Niblets sH4 J. 2 33c Fresh Mushrooms ££.. 29c I •Adv.nbedp t ic« M .g MlM teedforo M I' Red Kidney Beans 10c 1 Seedless, &?'>«*'* I *“*“ rh *l*** go 3 Cut Wax Beans SL .../... ... 2''Ll 31c Yellow Oniprw 25< T ITe beUeveM, policy help, . j Navel Oranaes r a [5 e S i’ < 59c X customer* save more T k t:ariy June reas Brand Libby’s Custard Pumpkin 2- -25 c Red 2 3 J f 4 Wkite Irish Potatoes ....‘S 10c l : Sweet p ofatoet 3 2 9c £ 1 1 Tomato Puree io« "°can 10c Choir, or 3 Slate, ot A„» P.,e H. Q M3l I Beans uo. « B jj’ gh . ~ I 'l' ■ ■ ' ' \ ' 4

1 j, * ' city counfcil’a choice but the choice of their engineers and happened—it ha 4 to be replaeed| wjtb a new one that would work gild the first one junked., later it was de&ided that |the plant would not cirri the ever ihrcreasrtng load diimiiided of it. Engineers were hired 'to make plans and specifications. : These engineers advised the -council to receive bids op a turbine and condenser which they did, then advised (hem to enter into Contract- for the same! Later it was fbulrd that thd cityLeould not fulfill ,It|i obligations and had to pay for its release. Now, 1-ask js the council to be forced to go on taking tlils.kind of financial advice from cotisulthig engineers, even against their own belief and convielloiis? Ip conclusion: the dry council consists of three business men. one salaried one wage Pain Sr. These have spent their time from: their l business and their work tb go ana see engines in California. Ibwi(. wisconsJn, Michigan, Ohio, aiul here in Indiana, knd at their tA»t nieeting they voted without an opposing: vjote, instructing the board of I works to enter into a contract with the Nordberg Mfg. >Co. fiir their 29x40 seven cylinder ■i; i i < \-1 ■

engine. And still it is' said that they have done nothing about Lt. Why? ’ ' ,4 Dorphus L. Drum. O— —i o I 20 YEARS AGO ' TODAY 0 —l—— n —- —-o January 3 The Decatur sugar factory will close the sbason Tuesday after a 90-day run. Mrs. Faye appointed member of stajte planning conimission on child healthtotal tax rate lor DpcaturWashington this year is s3\§o and for Decatur-Root is! sij.64. Marshall Joffre, 78, great war hero of France, died in Paris this morning. \ Robert Beshire acquitted as a participant in the lynching of two negroes at Marion last! August. I F. V. Mills appointed bailiff, as circuit court by Judge l Erwin. —,— — ” : ” ’ ' ' > Little rainbows wbivln appear in slides of color photographs are called Newton’s ring. They occur where a slight bulge inthe film comes into' very tiglit contact with the glass used as a cover. ■ V A ■■ , ■ .4, , -

Funeral Rites Held For Harry Jeffrey ' -i i •' funeral services were held Tues4ay afternoon for Harry Jeffrey, formerly of Decatur, who died in Arizona last Thursday following a heart; attack. Mr. Jeffrey resided in (Colorado, near Denver, and services were held at, DenveT, according to the word tecteived by relatives. . ■ Burial was made at a cemetary near according to the dispatch received here. Mr. Jeffreyleft Decatur about 20 years ago and : resided in Fort Wayne for several years before going west

| OP ffotu Admitted: Mrs., Donald Herman, Berne; Mrs. Kathryn H a Tf> Decatur;' .Mrs. Wilford Burgess, Geneva \Dismissed: Mrs.- Wilbert St;oppenhagen and baby girl, city; Mrs. Raymond Lipder and baby boy Decatur; Mrs. Herman Lenhart and baby girl, City; Eugene Robinson, Geneva; James Baxter, Con voiy, O. . / ’ .

■ '’llWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1951

Veteran Policeman Observes 40th Year I ■ * [ - ' ■? • < I. ... - years ago Tuesday; -January 2> 1940, Sephus Mel'titi becamo a police officer In the xlity of Decatur, he recalled yesterday. jHe has served continuously except for the eight years which 'he served as sheriff of Adams .'county. When he left thfe sheriff's office, - he Started the same dt»y on t?e <lty police force again, not losing a single day. He hat served as chief and on in the <iHy-’ ’I ! ?,' 1 ——-t--—- > , • t NOTICE or FINAL SEI TLEMENT i < OF ESTATE ! ; No. 4153 . : Notice is hereby given tolthe creditors, heirs and legatees -of Daniel A Miller, deceased to appear iin the Adams Circuit Court, heldiat Decatur, - Indiana, on the 15th <iav df January, and slow <-adke, if any. Why the FINAL SETTiLIIMENT ACCOL'NTS-wlth lhe estate of said decedent should not be approved; and said heirs are [notified to then arid jjiere make pr< of of' heirship, arid rleceiy'e their distributive shares., I Cnrl Ifedlngton. Executor. Decatur,'lndiana, Decetnljer 22, L’Jiu, Attorney Hear) B. HeHer. OKC.i 27— JAN: 3 \ l . j _ The Amazon has the greatest water flow of any rivir on earth. Democrat Want Aas Results