Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 142, Decatur, Adams County, 17 June 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., Poet Office aa Second dan Matter Dick D. Heller President * J. H. Heller Z Vice-President Chas. Holthouse — Secretory-Treasurer Subscription Bates: By Mail in Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, $8.00; Six months, $4.25; 3 months, $2.25. By Matt, beyond Adame and Adjoining Counties: One year, $9.00; 6 months, $4.75; 3 months, $2.50. By Carrier: 20 cents per week. Single copies, 8 cents.

A half dozen Indiana drownings occurred in Indiana over the week-end to mar Father’s day. Water tragedies will take the place of numerous motor fatalities. Carlessness and taking chances are the chief cause for z 'these fatalities. It never pays to gamble, whether you’re swimming or driving an automobile. Results are usually the same: death. ——o- o Bids for the proposed sewage disposal plant, garbage lift and interceptor sewer, which the state has compelled Decatur to build, will be opened Tuesday night at 7 o’clock. Considerable interest has been shown by contractors who are planning to submit bids. It is estimated the proposed plant, when complete will coat more than a million and a quarter dollars. The disposal plant will be located near the bridge on the old Monmouth road and an interceptor sewer will start along the river bank at the south edge of the city and receive sewage from ev<y sewer in Decatur, carrying it to the treatment plant. Engineers state that the interceptor will be unable to handle the sewage and water when there is a heavy rainfall, and during those periods the treatment plant will be bypassed and the sewage will go direct to the river as at present. The city has been under order from the state stream pollution board for more than ten years to build the plant. We have never been able to understand why, because engineers readily admit the fallacy of the proposed construction. In other words we're going to pay out a lot of money for a project that won’t do the job completely. Similar plants constructed in this part of the state have resulted in the same problem. People who think they're going down to the river one of these days and see a bright, clear, sparkling stream will be .greatly disappointed. There isn’t much else the City can do. They’ve been cydered to construct a plant and not a single person on the stream pollution board will have to pay a penny for construction. It’s a great life!

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This area experienced its first real hot days of the summer, , this last week-end. Humidity was high, which added to the heat and the several heavy rains through the county did not coed,the temperature down. 1 o g A state Chambers of Commerce survey reveals that eighty percent of the cities in Indiana still remain open in the retail districts on Saturday nights. About twenty percent close on Saturday nights and remain open on Friday nights. A big majority of the Indiana cities have an afternoon on some day during each week when the stores remain closed. Most of the cities which observe ‘ Saturday closing are on the 15,000 class upward. The survey also reveals that every city in the state is abiding by the new time law and presently operating 'on daylight saving time. We are quoting these statistics to inform the public and retailers that Decatur isn't the only city with a store closing problem. Os the 102 cities included in the survey, twenty-eight also remain open on Friday nights. From a spot check in the Decatur shopping area it appears that a large percent of the shoppers and a majority of the retailers favor Friday and Saturday nights. This isn't unanimous, and certainly won’t please those retail store employes and managers who have a long weekend holiday in mind. However the fact remains that small Indiana communities still like their Saturday nights for shopping. Decatur merchants have been testing numerous store hours in an effort to ascertain which are best liked by the people of the area and which offer the most service to the most people, keeping in mind that the customer comes first. Next in consideration is the employe. An honest effort is being made to establish standard hours for the trade and we are sure that the retailers will come up with the solution soon. As soon as standard hours are set by the various groups, they will be published in the Daily Democrat. We believe we know the merchants jpf Decatur and we are sure they will come up soon with the proper solution to accommodate the greatest number of shoppers and also the employes. s~)

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a, l i > 20 Years Ago Today June 17, 1937—Walter J. Krick is named president of Decatur Lions club. "* Everett Williams, Redkey, confesses to his part in Hartford townshift grain theft after three days of questioning. i David J. Bunnell, Evanston, is elected vice president of Central Soya. Mrs. L. A. Graham is hostess to two tables of bridge. Harold McMillen and C. I. Finlayson are visiting in Chicago this week. Wabash river dredge case is taken to supreme court today. N.1.P.5.C.0. files today for natural gas to serve this area. Semi-annual district meeting of Red Men is scheduled for Decatur, July 10. Roland Reppert graduates today from Heidelberg College. A. C. Butcher and Maynard Butcher attended a banquet at Celina, Ohio, today given by an insurance company which Squire Butcher represents. * ■ 11 Household Scrapbook BY ROBERTA LBB —— Wail Paper States Grease and other stains on wall paper can often be removed by rubbing over them with some French chalk. Let this dry for at least 30 minutes, then wipe off with a dry cloth. Platinum Rings Here’s a cleaning hint for platinum rings only. Put some diluted laundry bleach into a glass and drop the ring into it for about a half hour. It will be clean when you take it out. Pudding Molds When it is difficult to remove pudding from the molds, dip a cloth in hot water, wring it out, wrap the cloth around the mold, turn it upside down, and see how easily the contents come out. I Modern Etiquette f BY ROBERTA LIB | > • Q. When visitors arrive unexpectedly while a family is having its meal, what should the hostess do? A. If merely acquaintances, you can ask them to wait for a few minutes in the living room until you have finished your meal. If they are very good friends, it is nice to ask them to sit at the table with you and have a cup of coffee while you finish your meal. Q. Is it necesary to mail engraved wedding invitations to close friends who have already been invited verbally? A. It is always correct to send the engraved invitations - - even to members of the immediate families. Decatur Student At Indiana U. Institute David F. Eichenauer, R. R. 5, Decatur, has .been selected among 62 outstanding Indiana high school students, all of whom will be seniors next fall, to attend the high school science institute this week at Indiana University. The institute is designed to give promising high school seniors' a close view of college science and science as a career. The students will have the opportunity to hear lectures by distinguished I. U. scientists and to work in their laboratories. Informal discussion sessions have been ararnged for the students, their parents, and the scientists. The week’s program also includes tours of campus scientific museums, a field trip in geology, and a trip to the university’s Link astronomical observatory northwest of Martinsville.

Berne Photographer Dies Ldst Evening Jacob Gerber, 76, a photographer at Berne for 44 years, died at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at his home. He had been bedfast for six months. Surviving are the widow, Adina; a daughter. Miss Pauline M. Gerber, and a son, H. James Gerber, at home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Yager funeral home, the Rev. Olin A. Krehbiel officiating. Burial will be in the MRE cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today. Hospital Building Program Discussed The Adams county memorial hospital board met in special sesison Friday night to discuss the building program, *Cal E. Petarson, president of the board, said today. Furniture for the new addition Was discussed, and members of the board will make plans to look at furniture in the near future. The entire board and the hospital administrator will go to Indianapolis next week for a talk with' the state hospital board on the new addition and other problems. Details of the building plan for the hospital, including an error in the plastering specifications, were also discussed.

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Air Guard Unite Go To Training Camp Several From City Included In Group Some 900 citizen airmen of the Fort Wayne area left Saturday for 15 days field training at Alpena, Mich., Baer Field Guard headquarters has announced. All nine of the Air Guard units based at Baer field will participate in the exercises, along with seven units from Hulman Field at Terre Haute. The exodus of the Air Guardsmen to Alpena 'will be over virtually every avenue of transportation. They will travel in military aircraft, government motor vehicle convoy, private autos arid trains. Tactical aircraft of the 163rd fighter squadron took off from Baer field at 8:30 a. m. Saturday, flying in squadron formation to a rendezvous at 35,000 feet over Lansing Mich., with fighter aircraft‘from the Terre Haute base. The massed formation then continued to the Michigan Air Guard base at Alpena. The majority of the Air Guardsmen departed from the Wabash railroad station at Fort Wayne at 1 p. m. Saturday. Ultimate mission of the training is to maintain individual profeciency and unit coordination sufficient to enable effective destruction of enemy aircraft. Among those from the Decatur area who are participating in the exercises are T/Sgt. Robert Laurent, Lt. Col. Ervin H. Bucker. Philip Deßolt, Thomas Grimm, George M. Smith, Richard Rice, James Rice, Edward Laurent, Pat Teeple, Sonny Andrews, Bill Smith, Butch Meyers, James Sheets, Thomas Ehler, Thomas Deßolt, Willy Bulmahn, Verlin Egly, Edward Pierce, Herbert Kitson, Thomas Buck, Gary Hagvey, James Wilson, Dan Gerbers, Jack Everett, Adrian Baker, Dale Hirschy, and Eugene Weber. Part of the group will retuiT June 29, and the remainder of the section will go to Lackland Air Force Base at San Antonio, where they will undergo 11 weeks of basic training, scheduled to return September 7. VOTE THURSDAY ON (Centinned from Page One) of parity, as provided by law. Chairman Brown emphasized that the vote in the referendum will not affect acreage allotments', which will continue in effect for the 1958 wheat crop no matter how the vote goes. The law directs that wheat allotments shall be in effect each year except in time of emergency. Marketing quotas, however, ar| directed to be proclaimed only is years when the wheat supply exceeds normal by 20% or more. The supply of wheat available for the marketing year 1957-58 is estimated at 56% of the normal supply. District Rurbl Youth Hold Square Dance Adams county rural youthers attended the district IV rural youth square dance Saturday night at the 4-H club building in Tipton. This annual dance is one of the special features of the district rural youth program. Those attending /from’ Adams county were: Nancy Shoaf, Earl Yoder, Sally McCullough, Juanita Hoffman, Barbara Lewton, Jim Schmiege, Legora Markle, Gloria Koeneman, Raymond Worden, Jim Price, Doyle Strayer, Fay and Roger Koeneman.

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Mrs. Charles Holthouse left this morning for Kansas City, Mo., where she will be met by her sister, Mrs. Boyd H. Fuller of Hollywood, Calif. They will continue on to lola, Kan., to help in the celebration of the golden wedding anniversary of their sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Burger, Sunday. Mr. Holthouse will join them Saturday. Miss Rose Steigmeyer, an employe of Niblick’s department store, is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Leo Miller, at Los Angeles, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Nile Williamson and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Chase spent Sunday in Indianapolis, visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Miller, formerly of Decatur. Willie Putteet, 809 Shirmeyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Putteet, is spending his summer vacation with his grandparents, Mrs. John Putteet Mr. and Mrs. Willie Chadwell, of Richmond, Ky.

Minor Accidents Reported In City Minor traffic accidents Saturday kept city police busy. Oscar Ewell, 53, of Preble, reported to city police that at 5 a.m. Saturday he struck a car driven by Walter Reppert, of route 4. causing approximately $25 damage to the Reppert vehicle. Ewell stated that he was parked diagonally in front of the post office, and as he backed out, struck the Reppert car, which was going west on Court street. At 9:45 a.m., a car driven by Clyde A. Burrill, 59, of Fort Wayne, struck the left front fender of a car operated by Carl Byer, 55, of Sturgis, Mich. Burrill, who was in a parked position near the stop light at 13th and Monroe streets, attempted to pull into the lane of traffic, striking the Byer car. Damage amounted to $25 to the Byer car, and $lO to the Burill vehicle. Ten dollars in property damages occurred to the residence at 813 West Madison street, at 6:36 p.m., when Doyle D. Lee, 27, of route 3, attempted to back the car he was driving out of an alley on Madison, and ran up into the yard.

Wet-Weather Curves Are Installed Here Two wet-weather curves were installed on county roads this weekend to make them safer, Lawrence Noll, county road superintendent, said this morning. A curve on Winchester street extended, south of Decatur, about 300 yards east of the Winchester street extended-U. S. highway 27 intersection, was resurfaced Friday by Meshberger Bros. The county highway department prepared the blacktop material, and the stone <jompany used its heavy equipment to put in the road material. About 400 fee# of the new blacktoping material was also put on Roop’s curve, one-half miles west of U.S. 27 on the Winchester road to Fort Wayne. This curve, scene of many accidents, has been improved, and the new paving widened to 20 feet. A spill-way, to keep the road from undercutting on the inside, was installed.

Law Enforcement Officers At Meet A number of local law enforcement officials spent today in Ligonier, attending a safety school, and assisting in conducting a safety-check there. Attending were sheriff Mefle Atfolder, deputy sheriff Robert Meyers. chief of police James Border#, Berne marshal Karl Sprunger, Geneva marshal Preston Pyle, prosecuting attorney Lewis Smith, Decatur justice of the peace Floyd Hunter, Berne justice of the peace Art Musselman, Geneva justice of the peace Earl DeWald, and state police officers Al Coppess, Dan Kwasneski and Walter Schindler. Trade In a good town — Decatur

Bible School Rites Held Last Evening Services Are Held At Church Os Christ The Washington street Church of Christ had its vacation Bible school achievement day Sunday evening. The program was as follows: Opening hymn by congregation. Prayer hymn with prayer by Albert Fry. Communion hymn and communion. Children’s program: All children sing,, “Calling Today.” Pledge to the Bible, by all children. Prayer by Ernest Lehman. Explanation of “Trip to Jerusalem” contest. Primary class was winner. Songs by all children: Rolled Away-—with actions; Deep and Wide—with actions; I’m on the Rock—with actions. Nursery class presentation — teachers —Mrs. Robert Stevenson and Mrs. Carroll Myers; students: Stevie Harvey, Diane Moser, Tommy Moser, Randy Myers, Gloria Romero, Tyler Rupert, and Tom Schindler. These children gave their, memory verses. Beginner class presentation — teachers: Mrs. Don Fifer, Miss Judy Rhodes, assisted by Ruth Roop; students: Richard Fifer, Richard Hunter, Terry McMillen, Sharon Myers, Sheryl Schindler, Sandra Spears, Daryell Stevenson, and David Thompson. These children gave a poem naming all the apostles. This was done in unison. They also gave their memory verses. Primary Class presentation — This class was the winner in the trip to Jerusalem. Teachers: Mrs. Ernest Lehman and Mrs. Lee Moser. Students: Donald Fifer, Jr., Robert Hunter, Porferia Ortez, Margie Roop, Larry Strickler, Kenny Thompson. These children gave the 1 names of the apostles, said their memory verses and told where they were located, answered a number of questions, and gave the Lord’s prayer. Junior class presents tion — Teachers: Mrs. Floyd Rupert and Mrs. Rual Thompson. Students: Lome Fifer, Edward Grover, Donald Hunter, Wayne Lehman, Patty Misercola, Nifa Ortez, Richard Ortez, David Roop, and Jim Roop. These children gave tlje titles of each day's lessons. The whole theme of the week was “Jesus Calls.” They also gave the books of the New Testament. They also gave the plan of salvation: hear, believe, repent, make the good confession, be baptized, live a Godly life. Awards were given to all students present more than four days. AU parents were given opportunity to view the handwork of the children. The invitation was extended to all, and the benediction was given by the minister, Carroll Myers. Services Held Today For Accident Victim Local persons attending this afternoon’s funeral services for Dickie Smith, 15, who was fataUy injured Thursday at Edmond, Okla, included Mrs. Doyle Clevenger and daughter, Mrs. Howard Elzey, Mrs. William Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Garwood, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Garwood and ■ children, and Ivan Garwood, Jr., Lester Garwood? Ronald Garwood and Walter Garwood/ Also, the Rev.* and Mrs. DeLoyd Garwood and family of New Lebanon, O. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Smith, former residents of Decatur, the youth was struck by a car as he crossed the street in front of his home at Edmond. Charges have been filed against the driver, who was later found to be intoxicated. Mr. and' Mrs. Frank Garwood and Mrs. William Smith, of Decatur, are grandparents of the youth. a , ?

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King And I Opens i Friday At Franke Park For Six Days ‘The King and I,” the worldfamous musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, opens the Festival Music Theatre’s eighth season at Franke Park in Fort Wayne, starting Friday (June 21); Complete show dates are this Friday, Saturday and Sunday and three more performance on June 28, 29, 30. The tremendous stage production will haye a cast of 40, the corps de ballet consisting of 12 dancers, and the 36-piece Festival orchestra in the pit. The entire production is directed by Dr. WaUace Dace of Troy, N, Y, One of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s most lavish productions, the show is filled with such tunes as “Getting to Know You,” “Hello, Young Lovers,” “I Whistle a Happy » Tune," "We Kiss in a Shadow,” and "Something Wonderful.” The Festival box office is open daily from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. at Brogan's Men’s Wear Store, 231 E. Berry St., telephone Anthony 2582, The Franke Park box office opens on performance nights only at 7 p. m., also telephone Anthony 2582. On Sundays, when there is a performance in the ( evening, the Franke Park box office opens at 1 p.m. Ticket prices are $2.75, $2.00, $1.75 and $1.25. Mail orders should be accompanied by stamped, self-addressed envelope. COURT NEWS Marriage Licenses Russell Lee Walchle, 24, Decatur, and Faith Ann Settlage, 22, Decatur. Ronnie Lewis Gephart, 19. Decatur, and Ramona Karleen Gattshall, IS, Monroe. ( Richard Byer, 19, Decatur, and Linda Darnell Fuhrman, 17, Decatur. Case Venued The estate case of John H. Barger has been ordered venued to the Wells circuit court, Wells

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county. Final Report A notice has been ordered issued returnable July 12, following the filing of the final report in the estate of Ferd Litterer. Distribution of the estate amounts to S4OO to the widow, Letta, *nd $186,756.56 to a son, Lewis J. Litterer, who is also trustee of the estate. This amount consists of $51,956.06 in cash, and $134,800.50 in corporate stocks. ' \ Bond Filed A bond in the sum of SIO,OOO has been submitted, examined and approved in the estate of August Bohnke, and letters testamentary, to Helen Schieferstein, have been reported and confirmed.

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