Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 84, Decatur, Adams County, 9 April 1957 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO., INC. Entered at the Decatur. Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter Dick D. Heller President J. H. Heller Vice-President Chas. Holthouse— Secretary-Treasurer 9wbo criptiit*’* Rites: By Mail in Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, 18.00; Six months. $4.25; 3 months. $2 25. SMail, beyond Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, ; 6 months, $4.75; 3 months, $2.50. By Carrier: 30 cents per week. Single copies, 8 cents.

Indiana suffered another bad traffic tragedy week-end. Bad driving conditions made motoring difficult and caused numerous highway deaths. Perhaps we’ll never learn that speed and carelessness are our highway enttnies. o o-— There is not too much encouragement given by weather guessers that spring is near. Cold, snow, high winds, and rain are on the menu for several days. However most of the blizzard type weather should spend itself by mid-week and we might have a little sunshine during the latter days. ——O M) It’s hard to get enthused over spring business with the weather we have had the last ten days, but there still are two week-ends before Easter and every day more shoppers brave the elements and muster up sufficient courage to ask for spring finery. It appears as if most of the Easter shopping will be crammed into a few days. You’d better join the brave and shop now, if you want your choice of the best spring merchandise. o o ■ Decatur is well situated as far as ‘floodwaters are concerned. We have come out of some terrific spring and fall rainfalls, with a minimum of water damage. There no doubt will be some damage as a result of the present high water. Basements will be flooded and furnaces and other basement appliances will get a ’ i A, ’ Ik' *J. soaking* It will take a lot more rain to force residents to leave any homes and we are much more fortunate than many of our neighbors, for which we should • Lbe thankful. O O—— - — . National Mother-In-Law Day, o served last Sunday, passed r ithor inauspiciously and without much fanfare. It should be a day to pay tribute to that character which has been the brunt of -a million jokes. Most mothers-in-law are pretty good people and certainly deserve to have a day set aside to honor thgjp. We have a whole week to observe much more trivial matters. Mothers-in-law are a lot like Idaho potatoes. There is one bad one"in a thousand good ones.

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WKJG-TV WANE-TV (Channel 33) (Channel 15) TUESDAY TUESDAY Evening Eveninc 6:oo—Heart of the City 6:00—-Gatesway to Sports 6:3o—The News. Hlckox 6 15—Jack Gray, News 6:4o—Sports Extra i :55—The Weatherman -nr 6:4s—Douglas Edwards :Jo_Wild Bill Hickok 7:00—Bold Journey tOO—<Don Aimeche 7:3o—Name that Tune Est—Jonathan Winters 8:00—Phil Silvers ___ ;f5- —NBC News B:3<K—Private Secretary ;oo—The Big Surortss 9:oo—ToTeit the Truth ■ 30—Panic 8:3fl—lAII-Star Theater •.SO—Jane Wyman 10:00—364,000 Question 30—Kaiser Aluminum Hour 10:30—Last of the Mohicans 1 ;30—Highway Patrol 11:00—■'Leave Her to Heaven” , 1 ;o®__Nws and Weather WEDNESDAY • I :IB—Sports Tcdav Morning 130 "Amiable Lady” 7:oo—Jimmy Dean Show WKD?,EBDAT Kangaroo ?ndav 9:oo —My Little Margie i-ixX—irkith to TJve Bv 9:9o —Stars in the Morning t 14 UT 10:00—Garry Moore e-toZjanet r>ean 10:30—Arthur Godfrey Time U R ‘ Ch iB Horo * 12:00—Valiant Lady lH^e«£h^ K Tomorrow 1.1J30— CTt-utn or Consequences 12:45—Guiding Light 1:00—CBS News 12:10—The Weatherman 1 •sfczs« € the H Wn'rld Turns 13:18—Farms and Farming 1 Brooks ’ hi tenth so 3:oo—The Big Payoff 6 U—... 3:>0 —Bob CroSby Show "prnle Ford 4:oo—Brighter Day vmZa’rJ” Theatro 4:ls—Secret Storm JiJJzThe of Night 6:55—A1l Star Revue 18 Ran<? “ o’SCTbe WMetler' Malov"Show 6.3o—The News, Hickox -£:l^«ZT sac Te Maloj Show 6:ls—Sports Extra, Grossman t-aSHcft”c«^” ndorp 8-30—&?i^ce a, Flction Theater f’HZjSL »:«O—The MllUonaire S:3»—l’ve Got A Secret ,:SO—X»vler cugat W;(W —steel llvur Z’SMRS.SSX. Party 11:00—Fabian of Scotland Yard 10 ;0e-¥hi» S Your Life MOVIES 11-asZrh* Ne* *' and Weather ADAMS TB iBPOrtO Today “Sharkfighters” Tuesday and WeII lft. nesdey at 7:-4M; 9:56.

Most of the early spring work done on Decatur’s parks will not have been in vain. Lots of the completed work was cleaning the park grounds and gathering of firewood. Park employes will be able to start in right where they left off and the opening should come shortly after the weather clears. O' ■ »-— The series of musical presentations sponsored by the Adams county Civic Music association which closed last night were highly successful in the first year of the undertaking. Officers of the association are to be complimented on arrangements and also on securing the fine talent which has appeared here. The Community Center was packed for each presentation and each night revealed ample proof that people of Adams county enjoy and will support good music. Arrangements are being made for the 1958 season and will be announced soon. O— 0 There was a high percentage of Church attendance in Decatur last Sunday, and this fact is not unusual here. Statistics reveal that Church attendance here has swung upward foe all of 1956 and the upward move has not stopped. It speaks well for a city and is just another reason why so many families choose Decatur when hunting a good city in which to rear their family.. Schools, Churches, parks and the Youth and Community Center all play an important part in making Decatui* outstanding, to say nothing of our gTOal industry. o o Tom Railing, famous Decatur baseball player of more than forty years ago died recently in California. For many years, back before World War I, the pitching ace blazed his way to a place in the history of Decatur’s baseball. After tiring of baseball, Tom moved to Fort Wayne where he served with honor on the police force of that city, retiring several years ago. Since his retirement at Fort Wayne, Mr. Railing moved to California, but he made frequent visits to Decatur and always the subject when he was greeted by friends, was baseball. Among the older sports fans of Decatur and northern Indiana, the name of Tom Railing will remain for ihany, many years.

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$ 11 — 20 Years Ago Today l> - ' ' —O April 9, 1937 — Decatur high school to have baseball team this year. Deane T. Dorwin is named coach. Edward M. Sether, 62, Decatur business man, is found dead. Levi Schafer, 86, retired St. Mary’s township farmer, dies. Mrs. Willis Fonner, 67, dies suddenly at hospital. Decatur school board receives approval from PWA of revised plans for new school building Decatur Rotary club ejects five “Welcome” signs at approaches of main highways into Decatur. The Rev. Harry Thompson Is speaker at Rotary club meeting. Miss Edwina Shroll, Bloominngton, is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Shroll in Decatur. Initatiop ceremonies held by Order of Eastern Star. John Everett and daughter, Mrs. C. E. Peterson, are visiting in Indianapolis. Urges Ike Protest Hungary Barbarism Death Sentences On Rebels Protested WASHINGTON (UP)—Rep. Albert P. Morano (R-Conn.) asked President Eisenhower Tuesday to make "the most strenuous protest'* against the “barbarism** oi the Communist puppet regime In Hungary. In a letter to the President, Morano denounced the •show” trial in which a Hungarian court Monday sentenced three Hungarian “freedom fighters” to death. “The news, although shocking, is nothing more than can be expected of the blood-stained puppets of Soviet aggression who now hold the freedom - loving people of Hungary in their iron grip," he said. Morano, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, urged Eisenhower to protest the court action through the United Nations and by direct diplomatic channels. ' Sen .Josph R. McCarthy (RWis.), meanwhile, said he is preparing legislation to permit 75,000 more Hungarian refugees to enter the United States. McCarthy said in a statement that ending the refugee program would “destroy the last hope of the peoples under Communist dictatorships that they can look to the United States as th& stronghold of freedom.”

CHAPTER 28 IV THEN Alvin Stiner reached W the Tipton house, Nero let him in. From .the expression on the servant’s face Stiner sensed that the end was near. "The General...” Stiner began. "He ain't got long,” Nero said, Mid led the way upstairs. "Is Miss Elizabeth all right?” Stiner asked. "No. She ain’t been all right since she heard about Fort Butterfield." There had been some doubt in Stiner’s mind whether Elizabeth would believe that Fort Butterfield was destroyed until the report was verified, but now the doubt fled. Nero opened the door and motioned for Stiner to go in. When Stiner first glanced at Tipton s gray, gaunt face, he thought there was no change, but when be came close to the bed, he saw there was. The smell of death was in the room. Leaning down, Nero said, "Mistuh Stiner’s here. General." Slowly Tipton’s bony hand was lifted and Stiner gripped it, realizing only then that the old man could not see him. Stiner Baid, "I’m here, General I’ve been out of town or I would have come sooner." "Chad's dead,” Tipton whispered. "Have you seen the papers ?” •'No. I’ve been in Omaha getting ready for spring, and 1 was too busy to look at a newspaper." “It’s tn an of them. The Sioux wiped out Fort Butterfield.” “It’s hard to believe,” Stiner said as if shocked by the news. "Has it been verified?” “No, but it must be true, with so many papers printing it” Tipton’s fingers squeezed Stiner’s hand. "Do you still love Elizabeth?” "Yes,” Stiner said. "I always will.” > ‘Then take care of her. Be patient Alvin. Give her time. If you love her, marry her.” "I’ll take care of her,” Stiner promised. The hand slipped out of Stiner’s grip. Nero nudged his shoulder and jerked his head toward the door. Stiner tiptoed out of the room, and when Nero closed the door, Stiner asked, "Could I see Elizabeth ?" "Nobody can see her,” Nero said. He returned to his flat, and within the hour Otto Grunwald brought word that the General was dead.

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coum news Motion to Dismiss Motions to dismiss a charge of forgery against Dorothy Bryant and a charge of entry to commit a felony against Leroy C. Spruhger have been filed by Hubert R. McClenahan, attorney for the defendants in both cases. The defendants seek the dismissal on the grounds of lack of prosecution. Hearings on the two motions have been set for April 11. Answered Filed In the complaints to vacate plats and easements by Intercity Construction against the city of Decatur and others, John L. DeVoss has entered appearance for the city. Answers have been filed in both complaints by the city and Northern Public Service company. The defendants, Peter D. and Mae N. Shwartz, have defaulted. Set for Trial The complaint on promissory note by Alva L. Kochhesiser against Wayne Gaunt and others has been for trial May 13 on motion of the plaintiff. Motion for Amendment In the divorce suit of Dale E. Sims against Bernell C. Sims, venued from Allen county, a motion has been filed by the defendant seeking an amendment to the judgment entry. Archbold Estate A bond in the sum of $5,000 has

In SL Louis, March came tn with roaring winds and weeping skies. Elizabeth, sitting in her room and staring out of the window, wondered if spring would ever come. Not that she cared. For weeks she had been warned of the General's death, so It was not a shock when it came. Her father had been far from a young man; he had lived with great courage and honor, and she knew that when he looked back across the years he'd had no regrets. He had said sadly he wished he could have been with Elizabeth’s mother more than he had. but that had been part of the price a man pays when he makes the army a career. Part of the price, too, that a woman pays when she marries a soldier. So her thoughts came again to Chad, as they always did sooner or later. But she didn’t cry. She had reached, the point where she could not cry any more. From that night a year ago when she had kissed Chad goodbye. she had known there was a chance she would never see him again, that there could be no peace or security for him in a tiny fort fifteen hundred miles up the Missouri. And last Christmas Myra Grunwald had warned her. “Just a little poet, a few men, o far from help.” - And yet. in spite of everything, she had never lost the certainty that she would see him again, a faith that would not completely die even now. Downstairs tn the General’s study there was a pile of newspapers—from New York, from Philadelphia, from Detroit, from Cleveland—all carrying stories about the massacre and destruction of Fort Butterfield. She shut her eyes, shuddering, but SUB the hope lingered that it might be a false rumor. It had not been verified by the army, as the Fetterman massacre had been. On that thin thread hung the last bit of faith that stiD remained. Foolish, stupid faith! Alvin Stiner had not said so In that many words, but she knew it Was what he thought. Wishful thinkingjust the wild glimmer of hope. ApparenUy no one, except Nero, really doubted the stories. But it was Alvin, more than anyone else, who told her she must be practical She was certain that Alvin loved her. He bad done so much after the General’s death, even to making the arrangements for the funeral. Now he had offered her money to live on. To Elizabeth that had been the final proof.

been submitted and approved for the estate of Dr. Roy Archbold. Letters testamentary have been ordered issued to Richard Archbold and Josephine A. Byron. Obtains Rights To FDR's Life Story NEW YORK (UP) — Dore Schary, former executive producer at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, has obtained stage and screen rights to the life story of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt, it was announced Tuesday.A spokesman said Schary was granted permission to dramatize the late president’s career by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and her five children. _ Mrs. Roosevelt's secretary said the former first lady ‘‘hasn’t thought febout” who might play the role of her husband. Close Service At St. Paul's Lutheran The final in the series of Lenten services will be held at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday at St. Paul’s Lutheran church at Preble. The pastor, the Rev. O. C. Busse, will speak on “The inscription on the cross’’ in the final of the series on “Memorial of our Savior’s passion." The public is invited to attend.

mere nad been no strings to me offer. He simply wanted to help. She had never been trained to face the nard, day-by-day problems of living. She had known there would be little money left after the funeral, but she had not dreamed there would be so little. How could she keep the house and pay Nero and buy groceries unless she accepted Alvin’s offer ? He made no secret of his desire to marry her. but he didn’t press her. He had said again today that he understood how she felt. He would give her time to get over her grief for Chad. "Just before the General died," he had said, "he asked me to look after you. 1 promised him J would, but the only way 1 can properly take care of you is to marry you. 1 know you don’t love me the way you loved Chad, but in time you will,'because I’ll devote my life to making you love me.” His love was in his eyes, in hie voice, in his gentle, understanding manner. It was almost as if Alvin Stiner. who was rich and could have nearly any woman he wanted, actually thought he was not good enough for her. The General had respected him, had even been fond of him. Sc there was that side of it. the sure knowledge her father would have approved of her marriage to Alvin. — ; ■: ' But there was the other side, too, the side which was rooted in her foolish faith that Chad war still alive. She had to be sure, and she had told Alvin that today. He hadn’t liked it. In his eyes she was being willful over ths memory of a dead man, while he was more than willing to see that she would never want for anything as long as she lived. If she could just find some tangible grounds for hope . , . That was when she thought of General Sherman. She had not seen hire since the funeral. He would have news if anyone did. He wouW even know if there was a reason able doubt. She went downstairs and tolf Nero to get the buggy—she wai going.'downtown. He didn't question her: he never did these days So, before the hour was over, sh< was sitting in the anteroom of Sherman’s office, waiting to set him. Elizabeth has to make an important decision as. a result of her visit with General Sherman. Read Chapter 29 here tomorrow.

Serious Problem Os Air Safety Facing Nation

By ROBERT J. GERLING United Press Staff Correspondent 1 WASHINGTON (UP)-Air travel ; today is statistically safer than it ' has ever been tiefore. Potentially, it is growing steadily more hazardous. The supreme irony of the seri- : ous air safety problems now confronting the nation is that they ' stem largely from past achievements in making it safer to fly. Twenty years ago, the scheduled airlines flew 10 million miles for every fatal accident. In 1956, they flew 100 million miles for every fatal accident and carried 30 times more passengers —a 1,000 per cent improvement in safety. That is doubly impressive because it was achieved under the pressure of fantastic expansion. In that very expansion, however, lies the seed of potential disaster. The air age has grown too, fast. The nation is now faced with an aerial traffic jam that will get worse before it gets better. Planes literally are flying too fast and too often for man to control their movement efficiently. Airliners now operate in weather that 10 years ago would have grounded them. In effect, the airlines keep pumping more traffic into an antiquated system which had difficulty handling the traffic of only five years ago. Old, Inadequate Airports A modern commercial transport plane is the produce of engineering genius, equipped with saftey devices that turn what used to be emergencies into routine situations Yet this same plane must fly under a traffic control system 22 years old and into airports that are obsolete and inadequate. It is a statistical fact that a passenger could fly around the world once a week for 118 years before the law of averages — and an accident—caught up with him. You are five times safer aloft in a scheduled airliner than you are )( driving your own car. But aviation experts warn that today’s mushrooming air traffic is endangering that safety record. In 1938. there were 345 commer-

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dal airliners flying 284 daily schedules in and out of 183 domestic airports—all under a traffic control system that was set up in 1835. Today, there are 1,637 commercial airliners flying more than 3,000 daily schedules in and out of 549 airports—under what is basically the same system established in 1935. The congestion problem would be serious enough if airports and airways had only the 1,600 commercial transports to handle. It reaches staggering proportions when you include the rest of the nation’s airway users—42,ooo military plaines, 44,000 private planes and 19,000 aircraft used by business and industry. 4 Near-Mlsses Dally One year ago, a special presidential commission warned that schedules, airliners were reporting four near-collisions daily. The Air Line Pilots Assn., representing 11,000 schedule airline captains and co-pilots, recently told the United Press: “Despite the shock that revelation caused and all the talk about correcting the situation, our pilots are STILL reporting an average of four near-misses daily, most of them occurring within five miles of airports.” That ALFA warning was buttressed only a few days ago by an official report from the Civil Aeronautics Board. CAB said it rereceived 452 voluntary reports of near-collisions in the last four months of 1956. Eighty-three of them were from scheduled aircrews. Ninety per cent of them occurred in “controlled airspace” Iwhich means the incidents happened in spite of air traffic control safeguards. Handmaiden to the traffic problem is the dismal condition of the nation's airports. Most pilots regard even the major terminals as outmoded, poorly designed and in many cases potentially dangerous, “Airports aren’t designed to handle heavy traffic,” one veteran American Airlines pilot said, “Hie

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ideal airport should have one-way runways just as busy streets are one-way to cont'M heavy automobile traffic." The "Black Thursday’’ . He explained that u >der this idea, some runways would be used only for takeoffs and others solely for landings, with the airport terminal located in such away as to avoid the long delays that occur moving planes between loading areas and operational runways. The present traffic control system has been known to virtually collapse under the strain of heavy .traffic combined with bad weather On June 21, 1956—a day the air* have dubbed "Black Thursday”— an estimated 100,00 passengers were subjected to lengthy delays or cancellations because bad weather in one large area caused a chain reaction of air traffic delays throughout the entire nation. Fortunately, there were no crashes. But no one in the industry would like to say how many close calls took place., A veteran airline captain, commenting on the strain of such bad weather flying in high density traffic, described his job as “hours of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror.” for 20 years, the airlines have been lengthening the hours of boredom and reducing the moments of terror. , But in the past two years, those few moments of terror have been getting alarmingly more frequent. Next: A report on what’s being done about the air traffic problem. Youth Is Fined On Speeding Charge James A. Adams, 16, of 725 Cleveland street, arrested Saturday on U- S. highway 224 at the east limits of the city for speeding, appeared in justice of the peace court Monday and was fined $1 and costa. EVERY WED. IS TOT’S DAY AT EDWARD’S STUDIO