Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 30 January 1957 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Bvenlng Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO., INC. •taered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter Dick b. Heller ——President J. H. Holler — Vfoe-Prestdont Chas. Holthouse ... Secretary-Treasurer •übaorlptton Retool By Mall In Adams and Adjoining Counties: Ono year, |S.O6j •lx nontbs, $4.55; > months, $1.25 Hy Mall, beyond Adams and Adjoining Counties: Ono year, |».00; I months, S4.W; I months, $2.50. By Carrier: W cents per week Single copies, 6 oonts.

Watch your driving and likewise watch your walking these days! o -O Prices on almost everything are sky-rocketing. Taxes are high and in some instances will continue to increase. It isn’t an insurmountable situation though, and as long as we have national leaders in which we can justifiably place our faith, we will continue to be the greatest and moat prosperous nation in the world. If our leaders break that faith, then we are in for troublesome times. , ,o ......0—... Stanley Kirkpatrick, popular Decatur high school athlete has been chosen by the young people of Decatur churches to deliver the Youth Address Sunday February 3 in connection with the Youth Week observance sponsored by the Associated Churches of Decatur. The Decatur young man is a star basketball player and is regarded as an outstanding representative of Christian Youth. In addition to these attributes, Stan also is on the scholastic honor roll and takes part in numerous high school functions. We congratulate him on his latest honor. . —-o -o ■ Re-apportionment of representation in Indiana’s 150-member General Assembly is in the limelight this year. Whether the present Legislature will do anything about it remains to be seen. Our Constitution provides for reapportionment every six years, but this has been neglected since 1921. There is no doubt, present representation is lopsided, but getting it changed is a difficult job. It usually deteriorates into a fight of city areas against rural sections. Some present members are forwarding a plan to retain the population plan in die lower house and designate one Senator for every two counties. Right now it appears that any plan would have - a hard time passing. . ■ .. i —-o_—o—— John Peters, high ranking Republican in the new Handley administration admits there is considerable odor attached to the outgoing highway department supervision. Mr. Peters is the new chairman of the state highway department. Now after assaulting the outgoing administration, is a

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clean-up of personnel enough? If the situation is as bad as Mr. Peters states, perhaps a grand . jury probe would bring better results and even stop this constant pilferage of our money. One charge that some employes are on the state payroll and don’t even report for work regularly, is pretty serious as far as taxpayers are concerned. It reveals a waste of our money. We have seen some state employes wandering around our county prior to the elections and we have wondered how long the practice would go unheralded. If Mr. Peters is sincere, he might even save the state enough money, by firing these ex-political bigwigs, that the 2 cent gas tax increase would be entirely unnecessary. We fear that the Peters statements are just conversation and in all probability we’ll see these farmer G.O.P. party workers still driving state cars next summer and meddling in precinct politics. —o— o Mrs. Mirriam Hall, Decatur clerk-treasurer, has submitted her annual financial report. The report, which is a reflection of the first full year of the Cole administration is most heartening. It shows that the Council and department heads have been on the job, shaving unnecessary costs every place. Departments are operating in black-ink figures and certainly the administration deserves an expression of deep appreciation from all of us taxpayers. Mayor Cole always has said that he was no “miracle man” but that he would do his best to operate the city efficiently, and | within its ability to pay. This he has done, of course with the aid of Mrs. Hall, the Council members and department personnel. Decatur has a bonded indebtedness, largely for the purchase and installation of the diesel plant, but most other comparable cities also have bonds to retire. The present financial status of our city reveals much work and planning on the part of our officials and it also stands out as a fulfillment' of the pledge of the Democratic party of Decatur to “progress, with economy.” The economy in every instance has not hindered the operation of the city and the people are the winners in this type of city government

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Editor's Note: This Is the second - of five articles to help taxpayers ( make out their federal income tax returns. By RUSSELL C. HARRINGTON Commissioner of Internal Revenue ; Written for United Press WASHINGTON (UP) — Married couples usually can save money by filing a joint return instead of separate returns for their federal income tax. The only sure way to tell which method costs less is to figure the tax both ways. The law allows you to file either jointly or separately in any year, whichever way you select. In other words, you are not bound to file jointly this year just because you did last year. The same blank forms are used whether you file jointly or separately. Generally, if the combined income of husband and wife was less than $5,000, you can make the choice between the simple card Form 1040A or the longer Form 1040. If your income was $5,000 or more, you must file on Form 1040. There are certain situations in which joint filings are forbidden. These happen in relatively few cases, but should be remembered. They are: If you were divorced or legally separated on or before Dec. 31, 1956; if you are married to a non-citizen who does not live in this country; or if you and your wife report your income on the basis of different tax years (that is, if you report your income on a 12-month period ending Oct. 31, for instance, and your wife uses the calendar year). Even if your wife had no income at all. you may file a joint return. And if you didn’t marry her until New Year’s Eve—before midnight, of course — you may still file a joint return. Both MUST Sign If your wife worked a little during the year and earned less than S6OO, it will probably be to your advantage to file a joint return, rather than letting her file separately. She might get a refund by filing separately in this case, but you could not file a joint return and you would lose her as an exemption. (More about exemptions Wednesday.) If your wife or husband died 1 during the year and you did not : remarry before the end of the : year, you may file a joint return for the full year. And under cer- 1 tain circumstances the surviving 1 spouse may claim the same 1 income-splitting benefits of a joint return for the two years following. When husband and wife file a j joint return, both must sign the return and both become liable for ■

Small Venom

CHAPTER 22 PERRY went back upstairs to tjie living-room. He was in a 1 , mulled haze of satisfaction. He moved sfowly round the room, touching the cold bronze of the statuettes, touching the white metal of the candlesticks, rubbing his fingertips lightly over the surface of the sofa-table, holding up to the candlelight the blue Bristol glasses. His feet were hot He changed into the bedroom slippers for which they yearned and sat down in an armchair, relaxed, brooding. He had been so right to seize the.opportunity, to ask that pleasant Mr. Duke to see his collection. Mr. Duke was the first man who bad seen it There was a certain danger in his seeing it but the danger had to be risked if he were ever to rise and mix with connoisseurs. Mr. Duke knew many of them and he knew the West End Clubs. In time ne would introduce Perry and then . . . the dream was not so much of • dream after all. It only needed time to make it a reality: time and resolve. That was what made him different from other men — the resolve to translate his dream into reality, the ruthlessness to get what he wanted. What might have been a thin, muffled laugh came from him as he sat there. He had remembered a conversation which he had overheard at the Bank one day. Two of his colleagues had been discussing him. “Perry’s a funny old stick,” said one. “Like a mouse with a temper.” “Temper?" queried the other. “He couldn’t scare a fly.” ’ “I don’t know. 1 think he could if you goaded him along enough. These quiet chaps do, you know.” “Don’t believe it,” said the other. “He’s just an Insignificant little fellow whom you wouldn’t recognize afeain if you met him — in the street. And I’ll bet you wouldn’t either. 1 say, we’ve got a new typist coming . . ~ That had been the crucial moment, Perry remembered. He had been hurt, then angry, then — suddenly and coldly—determined. It was as if he had been forced to a decision which had been nagging him for years. Thpy had done him a service, „ those gross fools in the Bank. He had determined to show himself that he was different from them, more cunning, more able, more

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I ' ■ ■ 1 ■" < any amount of tax owed. 1 In filing a joint return you add both the husband’s and the wife’s income and "list the exemptions 1 and deduction (standard or itemized) to which both are entitled. ' Special tax rates are provided for ’ calculating the tax you owe if you file jointly. The rates are figured 1 as If your joint income were split in half and you each paid the tax on one half. Keep in mind if you file separate returns that if one of you itemizes , his or her deductions the other must also itemize. Whether filing jointly or sepa- , rately, if you compute your tax ' and find you owe more tax, attach ; a check or a money order for the full amount due. Make it payable to “Internal Revenue Stevice” and ; send it with your return to the director of internal revenue for your district. Seiling a House When you file jointly, you attach both the husband's and the wife’s forms W-2 to the joint return. Jf your returns are separate, attach the right form to the right return. One tax item which affects couples more often than it affects individuals is buying or selling a ' house. As a general rule, if you sell your home or any other personal property, such as stocks or bonds, you must pay a tax on the profit 1 you make. There is an exception 1 which applies in certain cases ' where you sell your residence. If you sold your home during j 1956 for a higher price than you] paid in buying it and making improvements on it, you deed not ' pay a tax on the profit if you buy another home within 12 months and pay as much or more for the i new one as you got for the old one. If you sold your home and are building a new one—rather than buying an existing home — you have 18 months instead of 12. If you buy a new home for less than you sold the old one, you must pay tax on part, or all, of the profit from selling the old. If j you owned the old home for more 1 than six months, the tax may be at lower rates. Report all of this in detail on a separate tax form, called Schedule ] D, and summarize it on Page 3 of ’ Form 1040. ’ I will discuss the tax deductibil- 1 ity of interest payments on the ' mortage later, in an article on all < kinds of exemptions. Next: Exemptions and dependency allowances. 1 Trade In a Gooo Tun — Derattr *

of a character. Ana ms aeter- i mination was directed by their < comment on his insignificance, if he could not be recognized twice in the street, then crime would be safe: if it were a safe crime. < Blackmail was safe, so long as 1 you tapped your victim once. And blackmail would get him the : money to buy the beautiful things i for which he yearned; unspeak- ; ing, unhostile things whose presence would be a continual praise < of his own refinement For two years he had spent 1 every moment he could in study- 1 ing the accounts of his Bank's I clients, amassing knowledge, ' knowledge, knowledge. Then he i had retired. And they had even < given him a fountain pen! Now he was independent, resolute, cul- i tured while they — those black- ' coated fools—were still cashiers or clerks. He was in the same elevated spirit of mind the next morning as he dusted his furniture, dusted and polished, made his bed and washed up the supper things. He even whistled as he changed into his black suit with its pin-stripe trousers, making himself ready for his customary sandwich with Macfarlane in the City. • • a Casson went to the Shepley Arms that evening as usual but Perry did not appear. Casson was disappointed, but nothing more. But when Perry failed to turn up at the pub for the next two nights he became alarmed. Had be sprinkled his bait too obviously ? On the morning of the fourth day Casson kept watch at his window. Perry went out as usual and returned an hour later with his shopping bag. So ne was there all right But why had he broken his habit of going to the Shepley Armsf Why should ne break it unless he were afraid of meeting Casson ? In the end Casson rang Strutt. "I’m glad you rang up,” said Strutt's voice. ‘‘Something queer is going oh.” “1 know,” replied Casson. “I was getting on well with him and then he sheered off. He hasn't been to the pub for days.” “No, he hasn’t He’s been with Macfarlane.” “Macfarlane ?” Casson was doubly disturbed. This was quite beyond expectation. It was ab- : normal, out of routine, ft was ' disappointing, too, since it seemed that Perry had been Sounding out : Casson as a new provider of in-

o —<> | 20 Years Ago Today January 30, 1937 — Robert Gage, head of Knights of Columbus lodge, calls meeting for Monday to plan for annual bazaar. Chamber of Commerfe votes to hold annual agricultural show in August. The Rev. H. W. Franklin, pastor of First United Brethren church, is guest speaker at Indiana Central College educational council meet at Indianapolis. Beatrice Frazer Coon, South Bend, will give book review to Dramatic section of Woman’s club Monday night. Yellow Jackets beat Bluffton Tigers, 33-21, in basketball game at Bluffton. Commodores, scheduled to play St. Maty's of Anderson at Anderson, were forced to turn back because of heavy fog. Mrs. Robert Mills, of Ashland, Ky. writes her mother, Mrs. John T. Myers in Decatur, that Mills family is safe, following flood. Miss Helen Colchin has returned home from a Bluffton visit. Modern Etiquette I BY ROBERTA LEE | Q. When taking a girl to a nightclub, should a man escort her first to their table before excusing himself to go to the men’s room and "brush up”? A. Yes. It is the girl’s privilege to go to the powder room first, but the man should always get his companion properly seated at their table before leaving her. Q. If on a reducing diet, and you are served apple pie at a luncheon, is it all right to eat only the apples and leave the erust — or would this be discourteous to my hostess? A. This is quite all right, and a thoughtful hostess will not question it. Q. When a wedding is to be in the afternoon and the bride is to wear her going-away costume, what should per maid-of-honor wear? A. An afternoon frock. O 2 . M Household Scrapbook | BY ROBERTA LEE I o ; -o Shampoo A good recipe for an egg shampoo is as follows: Beat one egg well, beat into it a half-pint of water. Add a few drops of rosemary. Rub this well into the scalp. You may use either the yolk only or the white only, instead of the whole egg. r Pears Pears may be sliced and served with cream and sugar. But they Sre even more delicious when used in equal parts with sliced peaches.

ronnation and yet he was seeing even more of Macfarlane. “Are you busy?” Strutt asked. “No.” “Come on over and have a drink. I'll meet you in The Guinea in Bruton Place. When?*’ “Come to the office instead," said Casson. “I'll be there tn nalf-an-hour, and I’ll tell Tippett to get some lager for you.” "Right-ho, son.” Strutt rang off. When Casson got up to Manton, Heywood, the Superintendent had already arrived and was bulging out of the armchair in the inner office. He started talking as soon as Casson shut the door. "It’s odd,” he said “But I think it’s good. The boys h|,ve been on to Macfarlane. He’s pretty easy —regular hours of wofk, coffee at ten-forty-five, lunch at twelve. Four days ago they took him to a sandwich bar in the City — the one you told us about —” "John's ?” "The same. He and Perry had a sandwich. We couldn’t hear what they were talking about Young Macfarlane says something and laughs. Pokes Perry in the ribs with his finger. Sort of a joke, it looks like. s Perry goes as white as a sheet Practically starts shaking. Most unusual. He calms down a bit and they finish their lunch and Macfarlane goes back to the Bank. Does Perry go home? Not on your life. He prowls about like a hungry dog. Mac won’t leave the Bank till five-thirty so my lad goes after Perry. He sits in Hyde Park till four and then he goes off, looking sick as mud.” Strutt took a pull of lager. “Next evening they meet again. In a pub. This* time it’s Mac's turn to go white. Then he goes red, then white agaffi.' Like a «et of blasted 'traffic lights. Then 1 ne gets angry. Perry calms him down. It looks as, if he’s arguing, persuading, but we can’t get near enough to hear.. They have a couple of drinks and go out. The last thing Mac says to Perry is: ‘1 won’t believe it I can’L' It’B true,' says Perry, ’but you'll never get the truth,oJtot You can’t trust what a woman says. Not under those circumstances. You know you can’t.’ He sounds sad, sad and wise, the crawling worm.” Casson make* a gruesome discovery in Chapter 23 of Small Venom, here tomorrow.

Temperatures Drop Near Zero In State Two-Day Respite From Precipitation By UNITED I*RESS Temperatures dipped near zero in Imiiana early today but didn't fall quite as far as the weatherman thought they would. It was 5 above at Goshen and South Bend, 6 above at Lafayette, 8 above at Fort Wayne and 12 above at Indianapolis. Forecasters had counted on about zero in the north and 5 above in the central. Meanwhile, a two-day respite from precipitation that iced highways and created traffic hazards was expected today and Thursday. Partly cloudy skies will prevail throughout the state during that period. The five-day outlook for the period Thursday through next Monday indicated temperatures will average about 7 degrees below normal north to near normal south. Normal highs are 33 to 45 and normal lows 17 to 25 this time of year. "A little warmer Thursday and Friday, turning colder north portion about Saturday, warming slowly entire area Sunday and Monday,” the outlook said. “Precipitation will average about fourtenths of an inch* as rain south and snow north about Friday and rain entire area about Sunday or Monday.” High readings Tuesday ranged from 24 at Lafayette to 39 at Evansville. Snow ranging in depth from an inch at Indianapolis to 5 inches at South Bend covered the northern two-thirds of the state. The mercury will dip to lows ranging from 5 above to 15 above tonight after hitting highs of 15 to 30 today. Thursday highs will range from 25 to 32. Girl Scout News Brownie troop 12 met Tuesday afternoon. We opened the meeting with the Brownie promise. Roll was called and dues were collected. We read our Girl Scout handbooks. We also sang songs and played games. Refreshments were served to the troop by Mrs. Mallonee and Mrs. Ostermeyer, with the help of Kathy, Susan and Tony. We closed with the Brownie Circle, and song. Susan Ostermeyer, scribe. Brownie troop 25 met after school Tuesday at the Northwest school. We opened with the Brownie promise and then we had roll call and collection of dues. We then had a taste test. We were

TIN CAN AND RUBBISH COLLECTION ' All Residents are Hereby notified that the City Street Department will conduct a TRASH and TIN CAN COLLECTION, STARTING llonta lelniiarv I Collections will be made according to the following schedules: MONDAY,. FEBRUARY 4 North of Monroe street and West of Fifth street. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 North of Monroe street and East of Fifth street. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 South of Monroe Street and East of Fifth street. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 South of Monroe Street and West of Fifth street. Your cooperation is asked. Please place cans in containers prior to the date set for collection in your area. • . .... , ~ ■, -- • ■■-: :■■■ > • --.L. — >—— —; 7 ~~ 7 / t ' Robert D. Cole Bernard J. Clark Mayor Street Commissioner

each given something and we had to guess what it was. Patty Gephart was the winner. Our leader and co-leader were hostesses. We closed with “Day Is Done.” Margaret Witte, scribe The Girl Scouts of troop 5 held their meeting Tuesday at the Lincoln school. We sang “Girl Scouts Together.” We then went into our patrols and discussed plans for the party we are giving our little sisters. We also played a game called “This Is My Nose.” The meeting was then adjourned. Mary Kriegel, scribe Troop 22 met after school Tuesday evening. We called the roll and took dues. Then we talked about a party for next month. We started to make books for the things we used. We then elected officers. They are Dena Kimpel, president; Martha McGeath, vice-president; Judy Rydell, treasurer, and Rita Lei Glentzer, scribe/ Sherry Price, scribe Brownie troop 8 met Tuesday at

Don’t SDR Up On Insurance .... When anyone is injured on your property, you may have to pay the bill unless you are adequately protected by liability insurance. COWENS INSURANCE AGENCY L. A. COWENS JIM COWENS 209 Coart St. Phone 3-3801 Decatar, Ind. SPOTTED POLAND CHINA HOGS PUBLIC SALE BRED SOWS, FALL BOAR AND GILT SALE SATURDAY, FEB. 2,1967 1.00 P. M. (DST) AT FARM—2 Miles East of Lafontaine on State Road 218 45 BRED SOWS, FALL BOARS AND GILTS WRITE FOR CATALOGUE MR. and MRS. HERBERT PAGEL LA FONTANE, INDIANA PHONE: YUKON 1-4785 KENNETH SHERBAHN, Auctioneer South Whitley, Indiana PAUL CLAUSS, Wolcott, Indiana Merryl Runyan and Howard Obenchain, Fieldmen.

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the Lincoln school. The president, Jean Swlckard, conducted the business meeting. After dues and attendance were taken, we sang and danced “The Three Blind Mice.” Our leader discussed the Girl Scout promise and we memorized it. We also madfi plans for a Valr entinc party. ■ We closed with “Make New Friends” and other Brownie songs.Heidelberg Choir In Fort Wayne Sunday The concert choir of Heidelberg College at Tiffin, Ohio, will present a program of varied types of music, including sacred and classical works and spirituals, in St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed church, 219 West Washington bodlevard, Fort Wayne, at 3 p.m. Sunday. Appearance of the Heidelberg choir in Fort Wayne constitues one of 13 major concerts which the group is presenting on its annual between-semestsr tour, which this year is routed through Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, lowa, and Illinois.