Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 24 May 1957 — Page 2

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Fidld work in the evaluation of slat .floors for poultry houses was done in Adams and Weßs counties Thursday by Joe Sicer, Purdue University extension poultry specialist, in a tour of farms in this area. Sicer was accompanied by Leo N. Seltenright, county agent, and Artjeeler, local poultryman, who guided the group td the farms whei slat floors are used. Seleral years ago poultrymen —X—w IncwC_ — '■ mr BETTER, UVINv' I 1 f jvTj ®fr| . 158 S. 2nd St. PHONE 3-3030 mill I a " ■ 1 . —■ —

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decided that work could be saved, space used better, and eggs kept cleaner if the floor of the chicken house was raised about 1% feet above ground level, and a slatted floor installed. The slats, about half an inch apart, would allow the chicken droppings to fall through. The birds would then walk on the clean slats. Several of these chicken houses have been in use in this area for two years or more. Sicer, who is now evaluating the program, talked to each farmer who had this arrangement, asked him detailed questions concerning raising poultry on slatted floors. No decision was reached on the basis of the dozen or so farms visited in this area, but detailed notes were made to be used in the completed survey. Perhaps the best way to sum up the results in Adams and Wells counties is to describe an actual operation on a farm here. The Raymond ReinHhg farm irtdctted on the Preble township-Root township line, abouj Mi mile north of U. S. highway 224. Reinking installed his slat floor poultry house two years ago. He estimates that it cost him about SB4O, or 60 cents a square foot. If the floor lasts awhile. Reinking feels that his investment will pay

Mi RAYMOND REINKING, Preble township farmer, is shown here feeding some of the 800 chickens he is raising in a slat floor poultry house. This new type floor was installed two years ago at a cost of about 60 cents a square foot. The floor of the house is made of . slats, spaced about half an inch apart, so that chicken droppings fall on the floor 18 inches under the walking level. The idea is to produce cleaner eggs, and cut down on the handling of chicken manure. —(Staff Photo) ■ ■ .... <ll*l I' ■■i...*.*. 11 ■ —

- ■■■*■ — off. However, if the floor or its supports wear out, it may be too expensive for the money he saves. Reinking figures that he can raise more birds, 900 of them, in the slatted floor bouse, than he could in a conventional house of the same size. The eggs are cleaner, he says, but they still have to be washed. One main problem he has had is that his birds, which are banded on the leg, occasionally slip a foot between the slats, and cannot egtract it because of the band. This leads to the death of the hen. He estimates that he has lost a dozen birds that way this winter alone. Reinking said that he plans to either band the binjls on the wing next year, or raise unbanded birds. Reinking report that he removes the chicken manure from under the floor once a year, which saves him much labor over the old method. ' He has a dirt floor, rather than a cemented one. He found that the : birds kept warmer with the floor raised, and the additional birds in the same area. < One problem, that of insects, has 1 not bothered Reinking as much as ' some farmers who have changed to slat floors. Birds on slat floors ' seem to have a tendency towards ' cannibalism, scratching the feathers off each other. Only one farm- ' er in the area raising birds in this . manner was not troubled, and he ( used special feedings of fish oil to 1 provide vitamin 812 for the chickeqp- This vitamin, found in chicken droppings, seems to be lacking j in birds raised on slat floors. Sicer and Seltenright stated that ‘ they were well pleaded with the information they obtained on the fact-hunting expedition. Information gathered in this fashion from farms all over the state is available to farmers through the .extension service, and the local county agent. 59 Finish Course In Driver Training A total of 59 finished the drivers’ training course at Decatur high school in the ninth year of the project, Sylvester Everhart, instructor, said today. The class, mostly sophomores, must complete six hours of actual driving, and 36 hours of classroom work. The classwork consists of an explanation qf the motor, movies on driving, text readings, and tests. I Pupils are allowed to start drivers training when they are 15M> years old, but cannot get their licenses until they are 16. Therefore, some have completed the course, but do not have their licenses yet. Each -driver must be personally recommended by the instructor as a safe driver to receive special insurance benefits. ■hu , 1. id. til . ItillUillrllißH * WaNTADS ‘ C — ~

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Hildy Will Remain With Foster Parents Florida Governor Denies Extradition MIAMI BEACH (UP)—Frecklefaced Hildy McCoy and the Jewish couple who tobk her into their home happily celebrated her first grade graduation today, knowing for the first time they will always belong to each other. Hildy, 6, was to make the welcoming speech to parents and act and dance in a rendition of “Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs" in ceremonies at the Lear Private School. But no fairy tale could match the real-life drama for Mr. and Mrs. Melvin B. Ellis, Thursday before Gov. Leroy Collins at Tallahassee. . Extradition Request Denied Collins announced late Thursday after a hearing that he is denying a petition to extradite the Jewish couple to Massachusetts where they would face charges of kidnaping the blonde, blue-eyed child they have reared from infancy. They will be permitted to live in Florida and rear Hildy in the Jewish faith, even though she was born to a Roman Catholic mote. Hildy’s motner, who put her up for adoption and changed her mind when she learned the Ellises were Jewish, sought to have Hildy placed in an orphanage for adoption by a Roman Catholic family. Massachusetts courts upheld her. The Child’s Rights - Collins, a Protestant father of four children, said he recognized the birthright of religious faith, but added: “The great and good God of all of us, regardless of faith, grants to every child to be born: First, the right to be wanted and secondly, the right to be loyed." The Ellises, he said, had fulfilled these rights for Hildy. The kidnaping charges filed 14 months after the Jewish couple fled Massachusetts with Hildy were legally “synthetic,” Collins said. The executive decision cannot be appealed. Collins denied Massachusetts authorities permission to file additional briefs. The Ellises have filed proceedings in a Miami" circuit court of adoption of Hildy under Florida laws. Slight Damage Done Tn Auto Accident A car driven by Richard Lee Myers, of 706 North Second street, was damaged to the extent of $l5O early Thursday morning, when it rammed into the rehr of a car driven by Harry Staley, of 821 North Second street. The Staley car had come to a quick halt at the Pennsylvania railroad crossing just past zinth street, and Myers, who was just behind Staley, was unable to stop in time to avoid the collision. Staley's vehicle was not damaged.

12 Men Admitted To Methodist Ministry Admitted On Trial At Church Conclave WABASH (UP)—Twelve men were elected to admission on trial in the Methodist ministry Thursday by the North Indiana Conference of the Methodist Church at its annual session here. In addition, an executive session of ministers approved the retirement of 11 Methodist ministers. Admitted on trial were Joseph W. Adams, Anderson; Wayne Baxter, Economy; Riley Case, Geneva; Richard Clark, Muncie; Herschel Dyer. Jalapa; James Gleve, Markleville; Mark Graham, Philadelphia; August Lundquist, Twelve Mile; Clayton Miller, Kokomo; Bill Springfield, Salem; Leonard Thompson, Fort Wayne; and Richard Turner, Windsor. Retiring ministers incude the Revs. Garry Brown, SommersetPeoria Circuit; Victor E. Stoner, Selma: Alva P. Teter, Gas City; J. Harvey Brown, Pennville; Clarence J. Kerlin, Muncie; Thurman Mott, Avilla; Claude M. Fawns, Akron; Ralph C. Plank, Huntington; Walter H. Brumbaugh, Marion; John B. Sparling, Marion; and Roy S. Brown, Poneto. Bethany Church To Hold Bible School Plans are laid for the vacation church school to open Monday at 9 a m. at Bethany church. There will be three departments: kindergarten, primary and junior, for boys and girls, ages four through 12. The program includes stories, games, visits, songs, and activities. The kindergarten will be under direction of Mrs. Benj. G. Thomas with Mrs. Carl Sheets, Mrs. Donald Hoover, and Miss Sharon Michaud. The primary department will be headed by Mrs. Spencer Andrews, with Mrs. William Journay, Mrs. Donald Deaton, Mrs. Maurice Teeple and Miss Eleanor Teeple. The junior department will be taught by the Rev. Benj. G. Thomas and Miss Joyce Smith. COURY NEWS Enters Appearance Gallivan and Hamilton, attorneys, have entered appearance for Clyde and Jane Lewis, and Chancy Betz, defendants in a complaint for damages suit, filed by Emmett Insurance company. 4 ‘‘' Complaint Filed A complaint on account has been filed by the Monroeville Cooperative Equity Union Exchange, Inc., against L. R. Miller. A summons has been ordered issued to the sheriff of Adams county for the defendant, returnable June 7 Citation Ordered An affidavit for citation has been ordered issued to the sheriff fdr Richard Leon Velez, defendant a divorce suit filed by Racheal Esther Velez. The citation is returnable May 25, at 9:30 a.m. Offered for Probate The last will and testament of Elmer Beer has been offered for probate, and placed on record. The probate value of the estate induces $30,000 in real estate and $7,500 in personal property. Lena M. Beer, widow of the deceased, is the sole heir. Schedule Filed A schedule to determine inheritance tax due from the Fred K. Liechty estate has been filed with reference to the county assessor. The net value of the «tate is $13,906.82, with a daughter, Thelma E. Liechty as the Real Estate Transfers Robert S. Anderson Admr. to Adrian G. Burke etux, 100 acres in St. Marys Twp. SBBOO. Julius C. Schultz etux to Raymond B. Schultz etux, land in Washington Twp. William A. Klickman etux to Carl E. Mcßride etux, inlot 632 & west part 633 in Berne. Harold A. Moser etux to Frieda Lehmann, 125 acres in Kirkland Twp. Frieda Lehmann to Harold A. Moser, 125 acres in Korkland Twp. George W. Stallings etux to DeLuxe Cab, Inc., inlot 11 in Decatur. , Glen L. Chronister etux to Edgar L. Archer etux, % acre in St. Mary’s Twp. Louis F. Bultemeier to Harold Gallmeyer etux, inlot 11 in Preble. George Millington etux to Jerden F. Sanmann etux, inlot 112 & 113 in Decatur. Stratton Place, Inc. to Denzil L. Dobell etux, land in Washington Twp. I Arnold Lumber Co., Inc. to James C. Basham etux, inlot 90 in Decatur. Raymon G. Mathys etux to Earl Dawaid, inlot 340 & E l /fe 341 in Geneva. ’ Stratton Place Inc. to Cornelius L. Schirack etux, land in Washington Twp. Frederick Oliver etux to Verlyn R. Geyer etux, inlot 13 in Blue Creek Twp. Betty J. Feasel etvir to Eular H. Hill etal, inlot 23 in Decatur. Ruth Johnston etvir to Fredia Lehmann, 79 acres in French Twp. Fredia Lehmann to Raymen B. Johnston ctux. 79 acres in French Twp.

Syria Orderj Army Forces Leave Jordan Syria And Egypt In Attempt To Renew Old Time Alliance By WALTER LOGAN United Preu Staff Correspondent The Syrian government has ordered the withdrawal of its troops from Jordan in the start of a new Syrian and Egyptian campaign to restore their old alliance with Saudi Arabia and Jordan, Middle East dispatches reported today. Syria’s announcement it was withdrawing 3,000 troops from Jordan at the request of King Hussein coincided with Cairo dispatches that Syria and Egypt were trying to save their old alliance and prevent a new pro-Western alignment of the Arab states. Syria sent some 3,000 troops into Jordan at the time of Israel's invasion of the Sinai Desert last October when an invasion of Jordan also was feared. A note from Hussein to the Syrian government thanked it for the “military assistance” and said the troops were "no longer necessary.” Syrian press reports said the troops withdrawal would be completed today. Hussein was reported to have asked the troops with* drawal at the height of his recent political crisis but Syria apparently refused. Both Saudi and Iraqi troopis moved up to the borders in event of Syrian intervention in Jordan. Since then King Saud of Saudi Arabia and King Feisal of Iraq held a series of meetings in Baghdad which some Middle East sources believed would end Saud’s old ties with Egypt and Syria and bring him into a new pro-Western alliance with Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon. Egyptian political figures denied in Cairo today that the alliance had been weakened, but the same dispatch said President Shukri El Kuwatli of Syria sent an emissary to Cairo for talks with President Gamal Abdel Nasser aimed at "reviving” the "neutralist” alliance. Saudi Arabian Minister of Communications Emir Suttan. a brother of King Saud, arrived in Cairo and denied reports that Saud was planning to enjer a new pact. He said rumors Saud and Nasser were "estranged”were untrue. Joseph C. Costello Is Notre Dame Graduate Joseph C. Costello, sot) of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Costello, 404 Marshall street, is one of 169 students from Indiana who will receive degrees at the University of Notre Dame’s 112th annual commencement exercises Sunday afternoon, June 2, at 2 o'clock. Supreme court chief justice Earl Warren will deliver the commencement address, and the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C. S. C., Notre Dame president, will confer degrees on approximately 1.225 graduate and undergraduate students. A highlight of the exercises will be the presentation of Notre Dame’s Laetare medal f0r'4957 to Mrs. Clare Booth Luce, former U S. ambassador to Italy. Benny Hooper Taken Home From Hospital MANORVILLE, N. Y. — ffll —• Seven-year-old Benny Hooper went home from the hospital today to the little gray house overlooking the sandy back yard where he was trapped in a well hole for 23 Ms hours last week. Benny's mother said he'll go right to bed at home and stay there for a few more days, to complete his physical recovery from the ordeal which his doctor says has already been blotted'almost completely from his. memory.

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Man Trapped In Car Rescued Thursday Rescued From Car On Edge Os Cliff MOUNT VERNON. Ind. (UP)— Two men in a motor boat Thursday rescued a 48-year-old Chicago man who was trapped in his car for about 45 minutes while it hung on the edge of a cliff near here. Walter Stabach said he was driving toward Mount Vernon on Ind. 69 when he came upon a portion of the road flooded by high waters from nearby Big Creek. He said there was a sign warning motorists of high .jyater ahead,

INSURANCE.... Strong Stock Companies and Prompt Service when loss occurs! Consult This Agency Today! COWENS INSURANCE AGENCY L. A. COWENS JIM COWENS 209 Court St. Phono 3-3601 Decatur, Ind. ? PUBLIC SALE The personal property of the late MRS. HARRY L. MOLTZ 116 South Fourth St., Decatur, Ind. SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1957 Commencing at 1:00 P. M. HOUSEHOLD GOODS Bedroom suite; Rugs; Mirrors; Chairs: LOT OF CUT GLASS; other fine Glassware and China, some Haviland; Bookcase; Fireplace Set; Coffee Table; Magic Chef Gas Range; Bedding. Quilts and Linens; Cedar Chest; Pictures and Frames; Gibson Upright Deep Freeze; Many Other Items. ANTIQUES Small CHERRY CHEST of Drawers; Walnut Night Stand; Walnut Dresser and Bed; LARGE POSTER BEDfe; Several Victorian Carved Slip Seat Chairs—some have Needlepoint Seats; Walnut Tilt Top Table; EARLY VICTORIAN SOFA, Finger Mold, Medallion back —with Matching Chairs; CHERRY DROPLEAF TABLE. 6 leg, rope carved; Cherry Ch&t of drawers; Mantle Clock: Cherry Dropleaf Table, 4 leg; CHERRY CORNER CUPBOARD: Early Carved Mirror; Walnut Dropleaf Table, 6 leg; Lincoln Rocker; Mahogany Empire Console Table; COVERLETS; Brass Kettle; Set of 6 Cane Seat Chairs; Oval, Solid Walnut Dropleaf Table. "This is a fine lot of Antique furniture in very good condition." HARRY DAILEY, Owner Jack Brunton, Auctioneer, Decatur, Ind. S. E. Leonardson, Sale Manager, Decatur, Ind. Not responsible tdr Accidents Public Auction “THE MOLTZ PROPERTY’’ ONE OF DECATUR, INDIANA’S REALLY FINE FAMILY HOMES THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 6:30 P.M. (Evening Sale) LOCATION:— II6 South 4th Street, Decatdr, Indiana. THIS IS ONE OF DECATUR’S OUTSTANDING FAMILY HOMES OF SUPERIOR QUALITY. Built with the finest materials and best of workmanship in construction and planned with fine, spacious rooms and conveniences to provide for gracious living, a real family home. Home has Large Entrance Hall with Open Stairway, Living Room, Library with Beautiful Fireplace, Large Dining Room, Kitchen with Built-in Features and Serving Pantry with Built-in Cupboards, Vi Bath on First Floor. Four Large Bedrooms with Lots of Closet Space and Complete Bath on Second Floor with Back Stairway. Fine woodwork and Hardwood Floors. Floored Attic. Full Basement. Motor Plumbing for Soft Water. Good Stoker Fed Furnace. Water Heater. TWO-CAR GARAGE with concrete floor. FINE SHADE AND SHRUBBERY, BEAUTIFUL YARD WITH I,ARGE FLOWER GARDEN WITH CHOICE PERENNIALS. , THIS IS AN UNUSUALLY WELL BUILT HOME, DISTINCTLY DESIGNED FOH REAL FAMILY LIFE. IDEALLY LOCATED. Close to schools, churches and within walking distance of business district and on a fine, quiet street. CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST RESIDENTIAL SECTIONS OF DECATUR. INDIANA. TERMS—2O% day of sale, balance upon delivery of good title. immediate possession. HARRY DAILEY; Administrator J. F. Sanmann, Auctioneer s Sale conducted by Midwest Realty Auction Co., Decatur. Ind.

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but he decided to chance a crossing. Stabach told Sheriff Edmond E. Rutledge that when' he was About half-way across the flooded portion of the road his car was swept to the edge of a 30-foot cliff near the (bank of the creek by swift currents. Rutledge, who was directing traffic near the flooded area, said ■ he saw 'the car spin within a few feet of the drop-off and stop. ' Rutledge summoned a fire de- ' partment ladder truck from Mount ’ Vernon, but repeated efforts to i reach Stabach failed. The water i outside his car was only four feet • deep, but Stabach said he was i afraid to move for fear the car would drop over the cliff into ■ water which was more than 30 , feet deep.