Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 2 January 1957 — Page 7

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Adams County nth * ’ ’ ’’• '"T ■'*) ’*• *« ' . ' • f 3 In Vole Percentage 82.9 Per Cent Os Registered Voters Adams county ranked 11th among all Indiana counties in the percentage of its registered voters who turned out at tee polls last November to cast ballots for the office of President, a survey hgr tee Indiana State Chamber of Commerce shows. This county established a 82.9 percentage of voter participation with 10.706 M its 11,910 registered voters balloting for tee top national office. On a state-wide basis, Hoosier citizens marxea up a new record ok 83.4 per cent voter, participation. This was on the basis of the L--974,807 persons who balloted for the office of President from among the total of 2,367,459 persons registered to vote. ' The 83.4 per cent comperes with a 79.9 per cent turnout in tea previous presidential election year of 1951. The state-wide vote for presidential nominees in 1952 was 1.937,789 as against a registration total Os 2,424,469. But registration rolls in 1956 carried names of 57,000 fewer persons than in 1952, indicating that many county election officials probably had done a better job of cleaning out their rolls of obsolete registrations than they bad done in earlier years. ; . In the hot election year of 1910, 79.1 per cent of Indiana's registered voters cast ballots for the ,«t---flee of President. ■ . ■ , ■ Carrying away top honors Cw voters participation in Indiana last November was Greene , county wite 89.9 per cent of its voters casting ballots for President. Other toh percentage ratios included St. Joseph county, 86.4 per Cent; Elkhart and Madison, each 85.9; Steuben, 85.6; Union, 85.3; Montgomery, 85 2; Allen, 84 4; Delaware, 83.6, and Daviess, 83.5. Lowest percentages included Pike county with 62.1 percent, Switzerland with 62.7, and Warrick With 63.8.

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Highway Employes Attend Anmiol Forty ployes of the county highway department Waa held recently at the Youth and Community Center. It te sponsored by tee various compantae that have done badness with tee department during tee port year. After a ham dinner. the Magley Church choir, under the direction of Lewis Wortbman, entertained with Several selection* of Oiiristmas hymns. 'llTreats wwe passed out to the ddidren, and the program coniMtel wtO a clever half hour erXchristmas novelty tones by mid MeAhren and his orchestra. Those attending wwfe — Mr. and' Mrs. Lawrence Noll , and Noma, Mr. and MM. Albert Beer, Mr. and Mrs. Chris MeSberger, DeJi? fly, Mr.’ and MrtTyrgfl Ferry and family; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Brunner, Mt. and Mrs. Lawrance Smith and fomily; Rarinan Moilering. and Mr. and MW. John Kintz. Also Mr. and Mrs. Harley Reef, Mr. and Mrt. Lewis Worthman, Mr. and Mr%* David Macklin, Mrs. Kenneth Runyoi. and family, Joe Spangler, Mr. SSMrs. Burl Fuhrman and fanitlf. Mfr. and Mrs. Richard LaFontaine and family, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kolter, oia xJurger, Mr. ana Jars. Arxnur Ross and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Abott, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rnppert and daughter. Seitz To Rejoin Police Force Raymond; Seitz at Decatur has returned home after receiving his release from active duty in tee U. .8. Army following a two year period of service. He was stationed until recently in Germany. A former member of the Decatar police department before his induction into the army. Seitz will return to duty on tee force next Monday on the second shift. He and his wife and family win reside at 915 Walnut street.

May Boost Jobless Benefit In State Increase In Weekly Jobless Fay Studied (BigMh in a series of stories based as a pail of legislators on MRM at tea fames te foe 1957 Indiana General AssemNyi By SAM NBWLCND--'..?/ . United Preaa Staff Comanondmt INDIANAPOLIS(U®- , flie IMT Indiana Legidatunn to give bigger thrown out of ; When that tatepens'''-|k>w,s the most workers can getli State unemployment pay Is 830 a week for 20 weeks. It was less than that before the 1955 session. Some members of the 1957 General Assembly believe that maximum is insufficient to meet the basic needs of persons Out Os work through no fault at their own. Otters point out the cost of living hasn’t risen much since the present rates were put into effect37 Os 68 Favor Raise Much mind-changing may occur between now and the time any proposed increase is voted on. But 37 of the 68 legislators who answered a United Press poll said maximum benefits should be increased again. Twenty-six were Republicans, eight Democrats and three unidentified. Twenty-one disagreed and 10 failed to answer or gave indefinite The pdl also showed sentiment in favor of increasing state welfare aid and agaihst adding disability payments toe gyfUre program. On jobless benefits, a Republican representative proposed the biggest increase—lso for 26 weeks. Otter proposals ranged from maximum benefits of $32 to S4O, and payment periods from the present 20 to 24 weeks, She most-mentioned maximum was s3s—suggested by nine resnondents. One lawmaker said payments “should be flexible with u.e cost of livine." On increasing welfare aid, 35

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Mid "yeg.” and IQ “no.” Th« rest were in the indefinite category. Democrats voted 11-0 for such Increase s—with one indefinite answer—and Republicans were In favor 2M—with "$2 indefinite. The 1957 Legislature, convening Jan. 10, will be controlled by foe Republicans, 109-41. -/ Ne Raises Recently Federal, state and county funds • are used to finance welfare payi meats to three classes of recipients—the aged, blind and dapcudent chldiren. i Present maximums are Mb l monthly for needy persons over I 65, and $95 a month for blind per- | fans. A top of $64 a month goes t for each dependent child being cared for by a needy relative, ' with $23 a month for each ad- : ditional child. : During the 1953 and 1955 ses- ; sions, attempts to add disability payments to the welfare program ■ failed. Payments would go, as in • some states, to persons “per- ! manentiy aijd totally handicap- ! ped,'* according to the State Welfare Department. ;3 : ! A department spokesman said -estimates of the number of Hoosiers in this category range from 3,500 to 5,000. r Os those who answered foe poll. 28 gave indefinite answers on the ’ question of providing benefits for i them. Only 16 were in favor and 1 24 against. Democrats were in favor 6-4 and Republicans against i '»'!■ 1 * r Mrs. Orva Striker ! Is Taken By Death 1 Mrs. Orva Estella Lhamon Striker, 79, native of MonroC township, ; died at noon Monday at her home • ini Geneva- after an illness M four . weeks. Surviving are the husband, , Finley Striker; a foster son, Char- ' les Melvin Striker, at home; a j brother, John A. Lhamon of Fort Wayne, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary > Lusk of Adriaij, Mich., and Mrs. Laura Vorhees of Anderson. i Funeral services will be held at ■ 10 a.m. Thursday at the Yager fu--1 neral home in Berne, the Rev. I George Yarian officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill cemetery, 1 ' northeast of Berne.

Magazine Predicts Business Increase Economy Will Surge On Again In 1957 NEW YQRK (UP) - The economy will surge ahead again in 1957 with a 3 per cent advance in the grow national product and 1958 appears promising, Fortune magazine said today. In a business roundup, the publication said “the striking thing about the business outlook is how extraordinarily impervious the economy appears to,be, after so long a period of expansion, to the threat of a real recession.”

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It admitted “there could be a minor economic dip in 1958 . . . but that appears to be the worst that can happen, and it would hardly be a recession!” Fortune said Its 1957 estimatein which the nation's total output of goods and services would rise to 435 billion dollars 427 billion dollars in 1956 prices — is based mainly on expected higher defense, business and consumer spending. It also pointed out that inflation "will continue but probably at a slower rate than in the past year.” The cost of living should increase by “a Ut less taiap 3 par cent," it said. : ' - ' As for credit, it indicated, the chances next year “are better than even” thai interest rates will be “in the direction of easing.”

\V\\Wr ’’ B«*ch \lan4 I * *f/ // c - . Wu®? i,u,u |<p| n MAP LOCATES the six Loa Angeles area fires which raged during Christmas week, l-ltama Beach started night of Dec. 26; $- Las Flores started Dee? 27 at sundowfif 3—Bel Ait started early Dec. 28; 4—Lake Sherwood started fn late afternoon Dec. 28; 5 and 6 started early Dec. 29. The Zuma Beach and I-ake Shet'wooti fires joined before they finally were brought under control.

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