Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 8, Decatur, Adams County, 11 January 1955 — Page 8
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Mountain Music Is j Hoosier Favorite Radio, TV Bosses Have Minds Changed INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — “In proving fore Hight may be vain" program directors of an Indianapo»» radio and television station now confess people of Indiana go for that good old mountain music. For yeare WFBM and WFBMTV had pursued the theory that "country" music wouldn’t sell in a metropolitan center like Indianapolis and so the 1260 frequency carried nothing closer to a yodel than Uing Crosby singing "Don't Fence Me hi." - Increasing requests for ten gallon tenors selections on disc jockey shows at the station led the talent scouts to round up some of the best available. Charley Gore and The Rangers were first to hit the airwaves through WFBM last November and now in addition to twice daily radio shows have a twice-a-week (at least) television show going. Another NBC show was corrajed by the as the switch to levis and bright colored bandana harmony continued. Guitar-playing Kay Adams and were hired for radio and television work. They do a twice daily radio stint plus television shows. . Occasionally, Charley Gore and the Adamses team for a roundup ’ extravaganza that station public- ■ ity men somewhat modestly say leaves only dogies and cacti to the imagination. Concensus of the listeners and viewers is “it's about time" “we need more of this type program" and "sure love that mountain music of yours." BERSERK (Continued from Page Onei doors, until he came to Crosier's door which happened to be unlocked. He aimed the gun in the darkened room and fired six times." One of the bullets struck Crozier in the temple? “But it could have been anybody." said Dr. Hunt. “There was no personal altercation between the two.”
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Adm. Radford For Blockade Os Red China Backs Suggestions Allies Be Asked To Join Blockade WASHINGTON (INS) — Adm. Arthur W. Radford, arriving home from the Far East, today backed a suggestion that the nation's allies be asked to join in a blockade of Communist China's coast if the 11 imprisoner U S. fliers are hot released. Radford, chairman of the U. S. joint chiefs of staff. satdT "That sounds to me like the best way to tackle such a problem.*' The suggestion for an allied blockade came from Sen. 11. Alexander Smith (R-N.J.) Smith propeaed that Allies be asked to join in a blockade if United tions* efforts to free the U. S. airmen fail. Radford said he believes the U. S. “certainly would support” an allied blockade and declared it "would have a great effect on the Red Chtnew. - The top military official has been on a month-long, around-the world trip during which he visited U.S. military missions. He said his was to “become personally acquainted with- their problems and see if I could help.” Radford declared that “it is hard to whether the bombardment of Nationalist-held Tachen Island by the Chinese Reds is a prelude to an invasion attempt by the Communists, whom he called “unpredictable." He added: “There is no question that they would like to take Tachen—it is a strong defensive position.” The admiral reiterated a statement made in the Far East thatatomic weapons will’be used by the U.S. if the Red Chinese should reopen major hostilities in Korea. Whether atomic weapons would be used in lhe event the Red Chinese attempt to invade Formosa, Radford said, is "not an open or shut case," but would “have to depend on circumstances.” — Radford said he has “not the . faintest idea" about the chances for peace in the Far East. Bill Would Smash Mgffjage Racket INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Although Lawrenceburg has been regarded as a Gretna .Green, *a Republican senator from that city Monday introduced a bill designed to smash the speedy marriage racket. He is James L. Dunn, who proposed a five-day waiting _ period between the time a couple obtains a marriage license and the time the marriage occurs. The measure also makes it mandatory that the marriage license be obtained in the county in which the woman resides. —* Washington — Production of mustard seed in the U.S. dropped to 11 million pounds in 1949 after the all-time .peak of about 73 million pounds in 1941. ...■
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Two County Farmers To Receive Awards Give Certificates At Annual Banquet Adams county farmers Ben Gerke and Paul Yoder will receive seven gold certificates and three silver certificates of achievement for their work in the Hoosier swine testing projects of the Indiana livestock breeders association at the annual farmers achievement banquet in March. Gerke, prominent Union township farmer, will receive three gold certificates and two silver pnes. Gold certificates will be awarded for the following sows and their litters: Air View 2D, 11 pigs weighing 370 pounds at 56 days; Air View 4D, 9 pigs weighing 400 pounds; Air View 21F. 11 pigs weighing 364 pounds; and silver certificates for Air' Vlßw 3D, 10 pigs weighing 307 bounds; and Blue Water Maiden 106, 8 pigs weighing 339. pounds. Yoder, well-known Hartford township farmer, will receive four gold awards and one silver certificate. Gold certificates were awarded for the follpwing s»8 and their litters: Triangle Princess Pride 72H, 11. pigs, weighing 393 pounds at 56 days; Jan De Lee Princess Royal, 12 pigs weighing 483 pounds; Triangle Princess 16F. 10 pigs weighing 529 pounds: Triangle Princess Pride 74H, 8 pigs, weighing 306 pounds; and a silver award for McKee’s Lady First, 8 pigs, weighing 338 pounds. Building Underway For New College ~ Concordia Building North Os Fort Wayne FORT WAYNE, Ind. (INS) — . -Construction was underway today on the nation’s newest college — the $4.5-mtliion Concordia senior college at Fort Wayne. The campus is designed as an old world village with modern design. It is being built for the Lutheran church, Missouri synod, and it is not to be confused with Concordia junior college now located at Fort Wayne. —- senior college will be located one and one-half miles north of Fort Wayne on Ind. 427. Bulldozers today were busy with the 8300,00(1 job of grading the land for the - campus. Church officials will ask for bids on construction of buildings in April. They-hope to open the college in the fall of 1956. Dr. Martin J. Neeb, president of the college-to-be, said the school will “apply the most modern education philosophy to the ministerial training program of the Lutheran church." Students from the nine junior colleges of the Lutheran churchMissouri synod will take two years ministerial training at Concordia senior college and transfer to Concordia theological seminary in St. ' Louts. — ■ —■ Buildings on the new campus will Include a chapel, classroom building, auditorium, gymnasium, library and dormitories. Detroit architect Eero Saarinen said he tried to capture the “tranquil, unified environment of Danish villages and Europe's medieval hill towns” but with modern innovations. < Suspended Sentence Is Given To Youth Max A. Ainsworth. 20, of 940 North Thirteenth street, was sentenced today to six months' in jail by Mayor John Doan for malicious tresspassing Saturday night. The sentence was suspended, pending good behavior, and repayment of the damage done. Ainsworth was arrested on affidavit of Homer C. Goodin, who stated that he had seen Ainsworth Saturday night break the ventilator windo_w_ln. Jiiswife’s car, and push it out into the alley, leaving it there:Goodi’a said that he thought Ainsworth had aa accomplice, but Ainsworth denied this. In passing sentence, Mayor Doan stdted that this was the eighth time Ainsworth hadp appeared be-I fore him in Hie four years since! he had quit school at the age of 16. Doan stated that Ainsworth had quit school because he thought he was a man, but his conduct for the past four years has been that of a young boy, and that it was about time he grew up and acted like a responsible person. If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results.
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Cub Scouts On Tour Os Police Station Members of den'ls of the Decatur Cub • Scouts were shown through the Decatur police station Monday afternoon by den mother. Mrs. C. I. Finlayson, and Mrs. Robert L. Theobald. County Rural Youth Meets Monday Night Radio Director Is Speaker At Meeting 'Stories and slides on a bicycle i trip through Europe entertained the i members of the Adam-: county rural youth at their monthly meeting ; last night at the Boy Scout cabin . in Hanna-Nuttman Park. Wayne Rothgeb. farm director of radio ! and T-V station WKJ.G, gave the , program. County agent Leo Seltenright l was introduced’and welcomed to the group. He announced that I scholarships are available for the . agricultural short course to be given at the Fort Wayne Purdue extension nights beginning in ' February. A report on rural youth day at , West Lafayette was given by the ‘ members who attended. Earl Yoder presented the gold bar- award ( for the membership plague which had been presented to him at the
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rural youth <hty ceremonlta. Sally McCullough. Marilyn Kiefer, Earl Yoder, and Jim Wilson were appointed members of the membership cbmtnittee for the coming year. The district meeting will be at Peru January 17, tuid members will leave Decatur at 5:45 o’clock and Coppess Corners at fl p. m. Adams county has charge of a - special feature for the meeting, and the distance of the meeting place will make It easier for the county to regain the cow bell attendance award. The members plan to attend a hockey game at Fort Wayne with the Komeis entertaining Johnstown on January 29. , Donations were made by the rural youth and were matched by > Mr. and Mrs. John R. Gage, visitors of the evening, to the International farm youth exchange program. Roger Koeneman presided over i the. business meeting, which was preceded by devotions led by Leona Bohnke. Mixers were led by Sally McCullough and Gloria Koeneman, , and group singing by Bob Gage. Earl Yoder and Sally McCullough . called for three sets of square i dancing and Bob Yoder and Dallas , Neuenschwander served refreshi inents. Washington — A trout 85 percent i of the nation's bntter is produced ■ by 15 states, the leaders being i Minnesota. lowa, Wisconsin in the i middlewest, and California and • Washington on the Pacific coast.
I. U., Purdue Both Lose in Big Ten Games By International News Service Kentucky’s top-ranked basketball team rode the victory band wagon again today following a 92 to 59 win over DePaul "while the third-ranked Iron Dukes of Duquesne suffered their second straight defeat. The Wildcats of tyentucky head coach Adolph Rupp bounced back from a surprise loss to Georgia Tech Saturday by trouncing the Blue Demons with an almost effortless try at Lexington, Ky., last night. It was the eighth win In nine starts for the perennial southeast conference champions and the second loss in 12 games for the Chicago quintet. Duquesne suffered its second straight loss. flB to 67, tn the Pittsburgh gardens to a revenge-seek-ing Dayton quintet. The Fliers were humbled. 90 to 75, in a holiday tournament earlier this year.' Reserve guard Ray Dteringer! scored the winning basket for Dayton with seven seconds left in the game. It was the 10th win in 12 games for the Fliers and the
third loss in 10 contests for the Dukes. George Washington, the nation's ninth best team, won its tenth game of the season by routing VMI, 104 to 52. Illinois, pre , season favorite for the Big Ten crown, marched to its second straight conference win by trouheing Purdue. 83 to 73, at Lafayette. Ind. It was the eighth win in 10 games for the seventh-rank-ed Illini and the first conference loss for the Boilermakers. Illinois’ victory put the Illini Into a first place tie-in the Big Ten with Michigan. lowa, and Minnesota, all of whom won last night. The Gophers dealt the defending Big Ten champs—lndiana—its second straight loss. 88 to 74, despite 30 points by All-American center, Don Schlundt. Dick Garmaker, Gopher forward duplicated Schlundt’s scoring effort. - ‘ Idwa rduted' MKblgan State. 94 to 81 at lowa City. la., with forward Carl Cain packing the Hawk attack with 20 points. Michigan routed Wisconsin, 90 to 63 at Madison, Wis. It was the third loss for the Badgers. Georgia Tech, victors over Kentucky, t>y to 58, last Saturday night, was beaten, 71 to 69, by Vanderbilt last night in a rough and tumble southeastern conference game at Atlanta, Ga. In other games last night. Marquette won its 11 th straight by beating Loyola of Chicago, 92 to 77. Holy Cross avenged an earlier loss to NoV« Dame. 93 to 57.
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Maryland beat South Carolina. GS to 52. and Colorado won its aocond straight Big Seven teat, outlasting Kansas. G 5 to 51. EFFORT TO (.Continued from Fags Ona? jTFFzed foreign relations committee. Their other place in the coveted committee want to former Vice President Alben W, Barkley (I>Ky.) _ Republican leaders of both houses were called to the White House for a legislative conference this morning, in advance of today's GOP conference. Presumably President Eisen-, hower was to be told in advance of proposed selections for the key senate GOP policy committee and appointment of a new senate campaign chairman. Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.J was reported favored for the latter post but instster he had no inkling of who would get it. Morse gavb a hint of his attitude on the Formosa issue by urging that a United Nations trusteeship be set up for the island now held by the Chinese Nationalists. He said this should be a "transition” status until the Island's future is established. TEEPLE MOVING & TRUCKING Local and Long Olatar.c* PHONE 3-2A07
