Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 19 March 1957 — Page 8

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4— Fire Ant Invasion Os Southern States Stricken States In Appeal To Congress By UNITED PRESS Southern states appealed today* for congressional action to turn baek an invasion of the fire ant which is destroying erops, small livestock and poultry and even attacking humans over a widening area. While congressmen and” Agriculture Department officials laid the case before a House Agriculture subcommittee in Washington, ap» peals for help sounded from local authorities in a hard - hit Gulf coastal area. Fire ants resemble ordinary garden ants but are about twice their size. They are called fire ants because t%?ir sting feels like Since the fire ant first appearfire. ed 24 yertrs ago at Mobile, Ala., where it is believed to have arrived on a South American ship, it has spread northward into about 10 states. Three Airmen Bittea The “invader" has spread as far west as Harris County, Tex., and up the Atlantic Seaboard to Wake County, N. C., littering tilled lands and pastures udth its “unsightly mounds," other witnesses said. Rep. Armistead Selden (D-Ala.) said the ants have dug,'350,000 mounds at Maxfield Air Force Base near Montgomery, Ala., where they also have attacked three airmen, who had to be hospitalized for bites. Dr. David L. Ray, North'Carolina Agriculture Department entomologist, said the danger to farm workers exposed to possible bites which cause festering blisters is an important part of the fire ant menace. <Sai*s Deaths Resulted Rep. Bob Sikes (D-Fla.) said the ants, spotted thus far over an estimated 22 million acres, have “caused deaths" of human beings. Cost of eradication is generally rnxr Tonite, Wed., Thurs. OUR BIG DAYS! I Shows Tonite & Wed. at 7 I Continuous Thur, from 1:30| BE SURE TO ATTEND! | great! lift Hi I and they're a riot! From 1(4 M a VIST AVISION and TECHNICOLOR -0 Son. Man. Taes—"BatUe Hymn" Boek Hudson, Martha Hyer Chicken Carry Out A CampMa Chicken Dinner No Fuss — No Muss Eat It Out Os The Coop No Silverware! A Television Treat —■ When Special Onesto Drop In — The Whole Family Win Enjoy It OR ENJOY IT AT He FAIRWAY RESTAURANT Highways 27 - 33 - 224 re—Rare—re— ini ■■ ♦ I ■

estimated at $5 per acre but one control program, at Jay, in northwest Florida, ran $lO an acre, it was reported. “If allowed to continue their migration, the -Ultimate cost for eradication would be prohibitive,*' Sikes said. The House subcommittee is considering legislation to broaden the Agriculture Department’s over-all , authority to control and eradicate plant pests so the federal government can wage all-out war on the fire ant. Sen. Lister Hill has announced plans to sponsor similar Senate legislation, saying “it is unthinkable that farmers can do the Job alone." Presbyterian Men's Meeting Cancelled The regular monthly meeting of the Presbyterian men’s council scheduled for tonight at the church has been cancelled, it was announced today. Announcement of the date foi the April meeting will be made soon. VERA CRUZ <C«»tlmwt i F»« Ore, $15,000 for their school and received only $1,500 in state funds. The first enrollment was 10 students, but after four months it increased to 16. Last year 22 students enrolled, and this year 31. Approximately 10 students are allowed to each teacher. Presently there are 19 students from Wells county, eight from Adams county, three from Huntington county, and one from Chattanooga, O. This school was the first of its kind in Indiana, but several have now been started. The mothers of the students run the school buses which include a station wagon and five cars. A township trustee’s wife, a teacher, and four mothers drive. A school lunch program has been set up. The attitude of the parent of an exceptional child is one of the most important things. Mrs. Wibel stressed. The child must be accepted for what he is, and not for what the parents would like him to be. Also, the school is an institution of learning, with accredited teachers, not a correctional institution. The children are happy there, because they can see the progress they are making among other children. The parents themselves are assuming many of the responsibilities for the children. Many gifts have been made to the school, including repair of the stairway, repair of the wall near the furnace, tools and rug weaving looms from the Berne Rotary club, a duplicating machine, basketball goals from the BerneFrench shop class, and games, books, etc. John Halterman, former merchant here, and Alex Mackres, of Columbia City, were introduced as guests. STATE OF INDIANA) • SS z COUNTY OF ADAMS) ’ IN THE ADAMS CIRCUIT COURT FEBRUARY TERM, 1957 Cause No: 20,501 NOTICE OF FILING AND PENDENCY OF PETITION FOR VACATION OF CERTAIN EASEMENTS; TO AMEND CERTAIN PROTECTIVE RESTRICTIONS AND COVENANTS AND ALTER LOT LINES IN GRANT PARK ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DECATUR, INDIANA. INTERCITY CONSTRUCTION CORP., AN INDIANA CORPORA- - -TION, ET AL — VS CITY OF DECATUR, INDIANA, ET AL TO THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF DEGATUR, INDIANA, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CONCERNED, AND TO ALL PUBLIC UTILITIES OPERATING OR CLAIMING A RIGHT TO OPERATE IN SAID CITY OF DECATUR, INDIANA. Notice is hereby riven that the , Inter City Construction Corp., an Indiana Corporation, et al, by it; attorney Lewl» L. Smith, has fiiea in the Adams Circuit Court of • Adams County Indiana, and the , same is now pending therein, its [petition to vacate certain easements and to amend certain covenants and alter lot lines in Grant Park Addition to the City of Decatur, Indiana, affecting the following described real estate: Lots No. 1 to No. 29 inclusive of Grant Park Addition to the City of Decatur, Adams County, Indiana. That all of the lots in said addition will be affected by the petition as herein filed, as well as certain easements therein. ) That said petition sets forth that the public utility easements sought to be vacated are not of public utility and benefit, that the same are not used for public utility easements and were never so used; that the amendment of certain protective restrictions and covenants and the changing of certain lot lines are desireable and necessary for the enjoyment of the lots herein described, and that the changes as prayed for will not adversely affect the public. .... That the vacation of said public utility easemehts, the amending of the protective restrictions and covenants, and the changing lot lines will not be detrimental to any public utility or to any owner of real estate within said city, and will not leave any .owner without the nee* essary easements to obtain ingress and egress to his property. That said public utility easements sought to be vacated are not necessary to the growth of the City of Decatur, Indiana; that the proposed vacation of any public utility easements will not cut off the public to any church, school or other public buildings or grounds, and that no person, firm or corporation will be Injured or damaged by the vaca-* tion of such public utility easements. that the amendment to the protective restrictions and covenants in said Grant Park Addition or the changing of certain lot lines as prayed for in said petition. Said petition will be presented to the Adams Circuit Court on the Sth day of April, 1957, at 10:20 o'clock a.m.. and said petition in the matters and things in issue will be heard and determined by said court on said date. Lewis L. Smith (Signed), Attorney for Plaintiffs March 19-24. I w _■ -

Plan Mediation Os Railroad Dispute Jurisdiction Taken By Mediation Board CLEVELAND (UP>—The Nation- ' al Mediation Board today took jurisdiction in a dispute between the New York Central System and the Brotherhood of Railroad TrainI men, eliminating any immediate ■ possibility of a strike. The board said that a meditor i will be appJhted and that negotiations will be scheduled soon—probably later (today. An official of the railroad said that this action by the board means “there will be no disruption in our service.” W.E.— Chase, Detroit, vice president et the brotherhood, had announced Monday night that authority for a strike had been granted by the union’s general committeeapplying to the west district between Chicago and Buffalo. F.C. Montgomery, .Cleveland, general chairman of the union in the district, said a strike probably would Involve 3,000 trainmen and "probably" also engineers and ’ firemen, The board's intervention today ! postpones any strike poesibility for ■ several months under provision of ■ the Railroad Labor Act. The board intervened after union and company officials were unable to settle a number of grievances!

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at a meeting here Monday. The main grievance involves dismissal of three union members. The union said they Ware dismissed when they walked off their jobs to protect against the railroad's, repeated failure JU> provide them with a caboose while at Work. This dismissal prompted an unauthorized walkout of some 45 employes in Buffalo and Cleveland Stinday. which was ended Aft* r eight hours ‘ Two fl ks Collide, One t ‘ nls Killed *'' COLUMBUS. Ind. (UP) liam Theobald, 29. Shelbyville, was killed early today whesi‘two trucks collided on U. S, 31 east'of here. The victims* cousin, Carroll Theobald. 27, Shelbyville, sustained minor injuries. „ ..1,.,..,* New York Newspaper Increases Prices NEW YORK (UP) — The New York Journal-American. a Hearst newspaper, announced today that its weekday price will be increaa» ed from 5 cents to 10 cents beginning Wednesday because of “sharply increased costs for newsprint, wages and all operating expenses.” It was the second major New York afternoon newspaper to announce a price increase. The New York World-Telegram and Sun, a Scripps-Howard paper, Monday ! announced the new 10-cent wipe . I effective today.

Explosion Rips At Ford Company Plant One Worker Killed 25 Others Injured DETROIT (UP) r- An explosion ripped through a huge paint-drying oven at the Ford Motor Company’s Rouge plant late Monday night, fatally injuring 1 worker and burning 25 others, 5 critically. John Goodwin, 56, an inspector in the frame plant, died today at Henry Ford Hospital of burns suffered in the blast, which rocked the giant plant in suburban Dearborn. About 2,000 employes were in the plant when the blast occurred. It wrecked the paint-drying oven and part of a conveyor line apd blew out a section of the building wall. The explosion was followed by a fire which was quickly put out by company firemen. Hospital officials said Goodwin was “conscious off and on” throughout the night Hospitalized in critical condition were Basher Uddin, 22; Victor Taylor, 46; Curtis Freeman, 22; William R. Harper, 47, and Fred' Nelson. 59, all of Detroit. Some of the injured men were! working atop catwalk platforms I near the oven when the blast oc-i curred, hurling the workers to the 1 ground. Several were burned and one fireman was overcome by I smoke. I

Ambulances from surrounding communities removed the seriously injured to hospitals. Others were treated at the plant hospital and released. The oven in which the blast occurred is used to dry paint on auto body frames. The blast Was believed to have originated in a paint drain tank running beneath the giant oven. Ford officials said fire damage to the building was minor compared with the damage caused by the explosion. Production was not disrupted, according to a company spokesman. Specialist To Speak At Banquet Wednesday Contractors and other concrete users in this area will have the opportunity to hear a specialist in the field at a banquet Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. H. E. Vanderipe of Fort Wayne, a representative of the Portland Cement association, will speak at the dinner, which is being sponsored by the Decatur Ready Mix. To be featured in addition to Vanderipe's talk are a film and i a question and answer period. Rob- ! ert Ehr man will present dinner I music. Invitations to attend the I banquet have been sent to all local contractors and other interested i persons. If you hive something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad, it brings results.

PASTOR Fare O—) _ the bank to the road blockade to help return Hassett for identification by the bank employes. Hassett’s father, Beryamin. a retired General Electric Co. worker at Erie, Pa., broke down when told of his son’s death. “Oh, the poor kid,” he sobbed. “I've been worried about him for a long time. He called me six or eight weeks ago and seemed depressed." The elder Hassett said his son had worked at the GE plant in Erie until two years ago when he was transferred to Louisville. He said his son was married but was separated from his wife. “I blame the whole thing on his marriage," the father said. “He married the wrong kind of girl.” Gingery is a native of Indianapolis and was ordained in 1944. His first pastorate was at Edinburg, Ind. He became pastor of the New Albany church in 1952 and has been active in civic projects in the city. Indiana State Sen. Thomas Hasbrook of Indianapolis, a boyhood friend of Gingery, called him a “very nice guy, even-tempered, very understanding.” Arrested For Robbery Louisville police said Hassett was arrested there last January 6 on a charge of robbery by violence. The charges were dropped the same day. Walts was due to retire from the force in September. A native of DePauw, Ind., he was second in command of the Charlestown ■

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post. Survivors include his wife and a 15-year-old son. Capt. Lloyd Hickerson of the state police eulogized Walts as a fine officer and said "You wouldn't find a better liked policeman among members of the state police department or among the general public.” • Police at Indiahapblls said Walts was the first member of the state force to be killed in line of duty since the death of Earl L. Brown of the Seymour district on Aug. 31, 1955. Brown was slain by a deranged man he sought to question. RED CROSS SB4O. Gerhard Zwick, Preble township, $2; William Harvey, Union tcwnship, $7.50; Mrs. George Daniels, Pleasant Mills (additional', $10; Mrs. V. Hoffman for the Needle Club, $4; Mrs. Della Clark, Decatur, $1; Mrs. Naomi Wolfe. Geneva, $5; William Grandlinard, French township, sls, ana Emil Steffen, Kirkland township, s3'. H. H Krueckeberg, chairman of the advanced gift phase of the fund drive, has reported that 27 persons, responding to a total of 109 letters, have contributed $279. Accidental Bag HARWINGTON, Conn. — (IB — Os nine men who went hunting , deer in Vernont, only Henry De Lay Jr. had any luck. He brought back a buck which, during his return trip, darted in front of his car near home and was killed.