Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 8 January 1953 — Page 10

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Pnbitebed Every Events* Except Bunday 9f THBDBCATUH DEMOCRAT CoTtNC. Entered *t th* Decatur, Ind., Poe* O«ice *• Second Claa* Matter % Dtak D. Heller- President , A. R. Hokhouee .. Editor . r J. H. Haller Vtoe-PreMdent Cb*e. Holthoute TreMuJw Subeerlptlon Rate*: i ' By Mail In Adam* and Adjoining Countlee: One year, 38.00 Six month*, $4.35; 3 months. $2.35. v Moll, beyond Adams and Adjoining Couqclm: Ono year, It dO; 6 month*, $4-75; 3 month*, <3.50. By Carrier, M cento per veek. Single copies, I cento

1953 May See End of the World, reads a headline in Editor A Publisher magazine. But don’t become unduly alarmed. The story deal* with the - proposal to rase .; the. New York World building, built by the fabulous Joseph Pulitrer in 1388. } 1-- —,O , For Richard Nixon, January; 20 wiloe his lucky day. And it is lucky f<w him that' inauguration day far off, for many in I the high Republican command are already Mining- about nominating Herbert | Brownell for yice»presi- • dent in 1956. . „ Veteran Republican congress- - man Burdick Os North Dakota, may become the sage of Washington, with !. his admonition that members who can’t afford to live • on 815,000 a year should cut their I living standards or quit. Th* 74year old solon said he make* ends meet, "but I don’t go out with a ‘ , stiff I lug hat on everjr night.” • f . ; f •• ’ r-Q O L. Luther Yager of Berne is j ’ Adams' representative in ■-the state legislature. If you have problems of legislative nature, or want infortuation on particular, biqs. he ikj Che man to contact. Mr. Yager is conversant: with?eonditfons in this and Wells county, which he also represents and mail < will reach him at the state bouse. - • • ■—o — . In point o( service the Adams i ’ County Memorial hospital will be | |.' 30 years old next July 29, the an- ' niversary of its dedication. lathe May primary election of 1920, voters approved the proposed bond I tissue and official steps were taken

y stote No. 731 Published in accordance with the call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this district pursuant to the prbvisibns of the Federal Reserve j Apt and a call made by the Department of Financial institution's of • the State of Indiana. . jf REPORT *JF CONDITION OF "THE FIRST STATE BANK OF DECATUR” of Decatur in the Statte of Indiana at th* doe* of busine** on Dec. 31, 1952. \ ASSETS , . j Cash, balances with other banks. indudinlß reserve balances. and cash items in process of coilection .... .--83,264,199.34 United States Government obligation*, direct and guar- , an eq 1 —---j"-'? •-1-r—i- — 5.832.940.58 Obligations of States a-nd political subdivisions 415.378.51 . Other bonds, notes, .and de lien tti res ‘ 20,030.46 Corporate stocks (Including 88.25<‘.00 stock of Federal I , Reserve Bank! J j-- —l.-.-. r.- — --—L-ir-- 1050.00 Loans-and discounts (including 8 none oyertlTafts)_-.-i.-- 3,462,341.98 .Bank premises own?d $11,303.00 ■ . . .■ ! Furniture atid fixtures 26.821.57 ' £ A 38,124.57 Oth«t? ? assets = — > 7.0M.68 TOTAL ASSETS —J-- 813,069,180.06 i LIABILITIES Demand deposits?of individual, partnerships, and corporations 4 r - —-.—.—, — Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 1- ! 5.227.369.92 Deposits of United States Government (including poet al ■Ravings) — — -.1 »»♦-» —-- 96.878.80 Deposits of States and poHtten| subdivisions —Y 1.194,728.56 JYeposits of banks 196.922.66 , Other deposits (certified and office ns’ checks, etc,).. 18,790.84 TOTAL DWPOSiTS 813.182.814-13 Other 'liabilities .--•— .\ 48.370.46 • P" >■ 4 | . • j . ——: —; i , TOTAL LIABILITIES' (not imuudihg subordinated obliga- ' J tiobjs shown beloW) 1— ...J. ' *12.171.184.511 ' -CAPITAL ACCOUNTS , ilCafnial*. t '4- i ; ----- $ 425.C00.00 Surplus — L 175.000,00 Undivided profits '...i-.-l.J— 282.949.47, Reserves (and retirement account tor preferred capital) 15.016.0(1 |\ ■ - ' ■ —— — t—«—« TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNT ..J897.995.47 f TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTSSI3,O69,IBO.O6 •Includes proceed -of $ none of debentures sold to the Reconstruction CotpcraJon. of debentures sold to local interS' ests which debentures a re”’subordinated the rights of creditors and depositors, and 1250 share; of common stock, bar SIOO.OO per ’ , -share. ' -I r I ‘ | v ■'■ i MEMORANDA I ' , . • Assets pledged or assigned to secure liabilities; anti for I 1 (I other purposes, l.J.$ 168,000.0(1 Obligations subor lihated io claims >f depo«itors and. other !, crfdi.ors. nc* included in liabilities none (a) Included in Loans and are LOANS TO j. .OWLIATED COMPANIES.J__. none (1?) Irichi'ded in .Other Bonds. Noles. IM>entures .and Corporate Slocks are OBLIGATIONS OF AFFILIATED -7 COMPANIES _T_ —1 —i . mine '■ (C) First pen trust funds fli none (a) Loan's as shown above are-r*fter deduction of reserves -, ■> of: — i. 45,806.63 .(,'b) Securities as shown above, are after deduction of '1 reserves of— — none, j JI. H. H. Krueckeberg. Cashier, of t|ie above-named bank, do solemnly swear that? the above s arpment is true, and that it fully and correctly represents the true siate-of the several matters herein contained and set forth, to the heat of my knowledge and belief, • a l Correct -i Attest: IL KRUECKEBERG (’ v T. F. Graliker; ' i'; I ;'' .? Ll t J- .E. W. Rusche. : 'V " ’ hb v i \ G- W*. Vizard. \i - \ ” -j Directors Sworn to nnd subscribed before life this- 6th day of January. 1953. p and I hereby certify that J am Slot an Officer or director of this bank. fjSEA'L) ' B P's " Klien Miller. .Vol ♦r> Ihlblic ;< » My cominibsioil -expires No\(bubcr 1951.

leading to t the construction and opening of this most useful of all county institution*. It has been suggested that a local observance be held oil th* hospital** anniversary. ' I ' ' ' —0 o Gov. Adlai Stevenson has been Incited to give, the speech at the annual Jackson Day banquet in Washington next month. It was at last year’s shindig that President Truman surprised the crowd with his announcement that he would not be a candidate. Mr. Stevenson will .probably te|l th* Democrat banqueters what "happened to him on the way to the White House." The official order from the Indiana Public Service Commission grafting an increase in the city’s minimum quarterly water rate and corresponding step-ups in gallonage schedules, has hot yet been received at the city hal. Officials are awaiting the certified order, which will show the scope of the increase. The IPSC will also give the effective date of the water boost. No citizen or local water consumer objected to th* increase, which was granted after a hearing in the state house. —» —<_ Gov. Dewey has a plan which may,put an end to traffic-ticket "fixing" in New York State. Dewey has. asked the legislature to approve a state-wide traffic ticket. A violator would receive 'a ticket, a copy of it would be re-" tained by the arresting police officer. another copy would be sent;, to the court having jurisdiction in the area of the violation and a

fourth copy would bl sent to * state agency which would act as th* controlling officii- Dewey’s plan is based on recommendations made by the Atoer|c*styar assoclai lion and is already In effect in ’New Jersey and Michigan. ' q Taxpayers have be«R given the assurance that they not fear the levying of additional or higher taxes by the Indiana general Assembly, which convened today in 88th session. Both If he Democrat and Republican parties pledged themselves in campaign against higher state'ftaxes and there is a possibilityy that the state’s 15-cent rate mij kt be dropped, thus Towering tlj»4 property tax next year. will control both the House and without doubt tbeklegislators will follow to a greatTextent the — ——l -U-Leath-a I | MEMPHIS. Tenn. Usi — Death street was the way the jjtreet sign read, but it’s really i,eath St. > Pranksters painted the Tj'JJ” into a I “ d ”- " ir i *

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program advocated by- Gov. George Craig, who will assume hi* office next Monday. ■ . ' ■ Harlan Hagen, a Democrat unseated. a Republican congressman in California in last November’s ! electiop. He was one of th* few Democrats elected in th* Eisenhower landslide. In one of his speeches be stated hijs philosophy on government, "You can’t lick corruption iby halfway measures any more than you can ~*top an epidemic by killing half the germ*.* It’s as guilty to pay as it is receive in thrt Washington influence racket. That applies to any lobby that seeks preferential privilege by direct or Indirect bribery as it applies to any crooks that are |e(t ih government.’’ Some people forget that it takes ’ • I* ' ! two persons to complete bribe. A feather factory is being established *t Brooks, Me. —said to be one of the only three iff the United ’States to in\ processing i poultry feathers into fertilizer.

Frozen Assets CAMBRIDGE, Maas.. UP — After al fire in* the building where be lived threatened his possessions, George Wai* put >1,175 in war bonds in the freezer compartment of his refrigerator for safekeeping. Less than a month later, somebody stole the bond*. X Fragile Mail ’ - EASTPORT. Me* UP — Ashton iMabee tells of being presenf in the local postoffice when a cferk asked an old lady who wqs mailing a B|ble to her brother lin a distant if there was anything breakable in her package. Mabee says the woman snapped, "only the 10 commandments.’’ . ' Loaded N. H., UP — School official* began a campaign ,to discourage bubble-gum chewing at an elementary school after one teacher. reported that a pupil came to class with |1 worth of the gum. Democrat Want Ad* Bring Result* TEEPLE MOVING & TRUCKING L*cal«*nd Long Distance > PHONE 3-2607

Beware NEW YORK, UP — International jewel thieve*, confidence men, and other criminals will have a hard time if they try to get in to Britain during "coronation years," says British Information Services. Scotland Yard is preparing a complete dossier of all international crooks who may hope to fake advantage of the thousands of vacation-spirited visitors, .who will pour in from all over the world. Trade in * Good Town—Decatur.

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