Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 135, Decatur, Adams County, 9 June 1953 — Page 2

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Attendance Report For Rural Schools Attendance Officer Makes Final Report Wabash township first and second grades and Brandyberry fifth and sixth grades tied for first honors in the attendance records during the last' slx-weeks period of the school year, thp report by attendance officer Mrs. Mabel Foley - shows. y /Only one room in the entire Adams county school system fell below 90 percent in attendance during the closing six weeks and that was the first grade of Adams Central with a mark of 86.9 percent in attendance. Hartford township seventh and eighth grades took third honor with an average of 98.4 percent. Following is the complete record for the closing six weeks of all schools; Adams Centred high school, 94 percent; Adams Central Bth grade 944; Adams Central 7, 92.6; Adams Central 6. 92.8; Adams Central 5. 94.2; Adams Central 4, 96'9 Adams Central 3, 95.1; Adams 2, 90.1; Adams Central f, 86.9; Brandyberry. 5-6, 98.8; Debolt 1-2. 96.8; Muensterberg 4-5-6. -2-3, 96; ißeineker, 3-4, 97.6;- Sackett 1-2-3, 93.8; Blue Creek Twp., Kimsey 5-8, 96.7; Khnsey, 1-4. 96.6; Lincoln 5-8. 92; Lincoln. 96.5. Hartford high school, 96.1; Hartford 7-8, 98.4; Hartford 5-6, 98.3; i Hartford 3-4, 98.1; Hartford 1-2, ■ 97.2. Jefferson high school, 94.7; Jes-

Bto P JHK IWk growing! ' ft ' _ ■flwsjM /Ff'wOliral , *■ j ■BbmW> ! ; > ■MBun - T F YO<J LOOK into the production figures American industry for the year 1940, and compare them with the figures today, find a parallel with the young Industrial production has jumped some 57%. New industries keep springing up all < over the place. And today’s 60 million jobs would have seemed a fantastic prophecy ’&* ‘4 I Naturally, this grow th is shared in varying degrees by communities served by the Erie BHmhß Railroad. That’s good news for us, for as t your community grows, the railroad grows >'"'>■ W ■ withit. /For our part, w r e aim to keep ahead of your '■ |B|B| progress by constantly improving our service W3BB| and equipment. We have spent more than : I improvements and equipment to serve This example of progressive railroading B helps to attract new industries and bring new ■ j payrolls to communities along the Erie right-of-way. You can't stop growing—and . .TV" i i —5 ” ' X/ Erie Railroad X ■• ■ ' " . ■ * ' i 1 [ ’ »S • r I ' ! i ‘ ' ■ ' i i? ‘ I • ■ . . - ' ■ ' h i ?: O ’ • \

ferson 7-8, 94.7; Jefferson 5-6, 96.2; Jefferson 3-4, 96.9; Jefferson 1-2, 95.2. prpble Twp., gt. John's 5-8, 98; St. John’s 1-4* 98; St. Paul's 1-8, 95.9; Zion! 1-8, 94.7. Union Twp., Luckey, 5-8, 93.2; Schnepp, 1-4, 97.5. Boot Twp. high school, 94.6; Root 7-8, 98; Root 5-6, 95.7; Root 3-4, 94.8 Root 1-2, 90.7; St. Peter’s 1-3, 96.8; St. Peter’s 4-8, 97. St. Mary’s Twp., high school, 92.5; St. Mary’s 7-8, 95.4; St. Mary's 5 6 97.2; St. Mary’s 3-4 97.6; St. Mary's 1-2, 54.3; Bobo 5-8, 91.5; Bobo 1-4, 94.1. Wabash high school, 94.9; Wabash 7-8. 93.5; Wabash 6, 97.8 Wabash 5, 96.5; Wabash 4, 97.5; Wabash 3-4, 96.6; Wabash 3-2, 96; Wabash D 2, 98.8; Wabash 1, 97.6. Automobile Stolen At Car Lot Here Theft yesterday of an auto from the Steffen car lot has been reported to police and the description follows: A 1941 black 4-door Hudson without license plates when removed from lot The motor number is 145194. 25-Year Sentence For $7.40 fioldup . ■INTMANAPOfLIS UP — Wi\liam Banks, 48, Indianapolis, was sentenced to 25 years in 3 federal penitentiary late Monday on a speedy jury verdict of guilty in a 1950 holdup that netted $7.40. Judge Williani E. Steckler imposed the mandatory sentence after the jury took only five minutes to . convict the defendant of |he robbery of a postal substation here. .f \ !

Sizzling Heal Is Indiana Forecast Temperatures May Hit Near 1 100 Mark INDIANAPOLIS, UP — Sweat will be popping on Hoosier brows the rest at the week;with sizzling .temperatures which could climb close to the 109 mark. Forecasters said temperatures Wednesday through Sunday should average five to 10 degrees above normal. In southern Indiana, where the normal maximum is 88, that could mean readings of 98. Normal maximum for upstate Indiana is 83. ■ In the southern half of the state, temperatures were expected to be “quite warm” throughout the period. In the north. was cooler Wednesday and warmer Friday and Saturday. A blistering 96 was recorded afternoon at EJvansville. A 92 reading at Indianapolis missed an all-time June 8 record l>y three degrees, It was also 92 in Terre Haute. The prospect of showers promised some relief. Rain totpl-' ing one-half to an inch was expected 'in the north Wednesday and Thursday, with scattered showers Sunday.. Raih in the south was expected to measure a quarter-inch or less. Today’s highs were expected to be 90-96 south and 10 degrees cooler upstate. Trade in a good Town —Decatur

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BRITISH FILM executive Sir Alexander Korda, 60, and his fiancee, 26-year-old Alexandra Boycun of Ontario, are shown aboard his yacht Elsewhere at Antibes, France, before their marriage at Venqe. on French Riviera. Thev met two vears aao in London. (International)

Approves Proposal Hiking School Rale > School Corporations i To increase Rates . ’ INDIANAPOLIS UP — The 1 general commission of the state board of education has unanimously approved a proposal to - almost double the state schooltuition support qualifying rate. \ The commission earlier suggested boosting the rate from 15 to 20 cents. But after a public hearing late Monday, the group increased the figure to 29 cents. The action came on a motion by Dr. Warren Roberts, Crawfordsville, and was seconded by O. M. Swihari, Kokomo. Both men recently were appointed to the commission by Governor Craig. The commission, at a bearing called by state school superintendent Wilbur Young, also approved a plan designed to equalize state aid to local school transportation and tuition funds by placing a greater burden of the cost on larger cities. The increase in the tuition support rate means school corporaHons must assess 29 cents tor each SIOO of taxable property in order to qualify for ptate aid. A similar proposal—to hike the rate to 20 cents—was rejected by the commission last year. Young, who did not vote on Monday’s proposal, had recommended a rate of 'between 20 and 22 cent?. He said “we thought that would jserve everybody the be«t. A Young declined comment on the 29-cent rate. He said the attorney general’s approval of the legality of the rate was almost a certainty, but then Craig must approve it. The governor’s approval was expected since men he named to the commission led the move for a 29-cent rate. The 20-cent rate would have forced communities with larger tax bases, the “wealthier” communities. to pay about $3,000,000 a year more for school support. The 29cent rate probably will make that about $9;000,000. The amount would be deducted from state aid. Judge Unimpressed By Negro's Excuse CHBCAGO UP —Janies Phatr. t 25 year-old Negro accused of draftdodging, told the court he 'believed he was immune from service as a “descendant of neanderthal man.’’ He told Judge Joseph Perry Monday that he found a striking resemblance between the contours of his skull and a statue of a neanderthal man at a Chicago museum. Judge Perry wasn’t impressed. “Five years,” he said. • •. ■ n

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L. A. Holthouse of this city and F. W. Holthouse of Louisville, Ky., have returned from Fond du Lac, Wis., where they visited their sister, Sister Mary Grace, a patient In,the St. Agnes hospital. Mr. and Mrs. David Baker and daughters left this morning for Kankakee, 111., where they will visit with the George Harris family- ' \ " Mr. arid Mrs. 'Robert Helm and son, Jim, of New Port Richey, Fla. are spending a month in Decatur at the E. W. Lankenau home. Their daughter, Barbara Lou, a recent graduate of Ball State school of nursing, will also visit here, returning with her parents to their home in Florida. Miss Mary Helen Moran, Geneva/ a sister of' Jim ; Moran and a niece of Miss Margaret Moran, both of this city, is a member J>f the 1953 graduating class at Ball State Teachers College, Muncie. She received her master of arts degree in public school administration. Miss Moran is the daughter of, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Moran of Geneva and a niece of Dr. Moran of Portland and the late Judge J. J. Moran. 'MitouMary Jo Hoffman, a teacher in the Decatur public schools, left 'Monday to begin a five weeks course of study at Ball State Teachers College at Muncie. The -Rev. Ray J. Walter, pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Decatur, and several other left . this morning for Hanover College 1 to attend the annual meeting at s the synod* which opened today. ; r Deane Dorwin left 'Monday tc ' enter Ball State Teacher’s college > at iMuncie, where he will continue his education in a five week course ” of study. * Ben 'Lange pf Russells Poin 1 Ohioi and a former Decatur resi dent* visited in Decatur today witi ; old friends. He was formerly as c sociatedp with Joseph in th* * confectionery business in this city r (Frank Schumacher came fron

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Fort Wayne today with his left arm in a sling. He stepped out on the back , steps at his home,and fell, fracturing the arm. DeWayhe Beer, 15> suffered a broken aiikle Friday afternoon and was brought to the hospital hqre. die -was riding in a light truck driven b’jr Karl Rich and yras thrown 4>ff when they turned a corner. He -was taken home after 1 •his leg was placed in a cast. <Mr. and Mr A- Robert Cooper of Uniondale have purchased the Dr. J. Blackman two-story brick residence at Bluffton and will convert it into a hursing home. Mrs. Cooper is a graduate nurse and is at present employed at the Wells county hospital. They will take po- : session August 1. i — ,i,—1. 1 ——->' J

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