Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 18 June 1957 — Page 8

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in * Z I’C <WFT ■ ‘ F Wb'*‘ '**z ( ?r*w L ■ . S^R»!t(|»<.. .I.ill " ! _ ■ WwWx M * ••' —* ’ SISTMS WED TO MOTHEtS have their babies within an hour of each other at Bryn Mawr, Pa. Left: Mrs. Charles Hemcher. whose baby weighed seven pound*. Right: Her sister. Mrs. John Hem- . cher, whose baby weighed six pounds, 18 ounces. (International) New Watercraft Law In Indiana Is Outlined

A new watercraft law, pertaining to motor boats, sail boats, row boats, and other types ot water craft, passed by the 1957 state legislature, changes many of tne requirements for boating. Jack Hurst, district conservationist, pointed out today. The new act repeals an act of 1951 and an act ot 1903 dealing with boats, but does not repeal, affect or amend any other statutes. One of the main provisions of the law is to require all inboard and outboard motor boats to be equipped with at least one life preserver, ring bouy, life jacket, bouyant vest, or bouyant cushion, of a make approved by the United States Coast Guard, for each person on board. It is also unlawful, under the new law, to operate any boat at night which is not equipped with special lights. Motorboats and sailboats must be equipped with a bright white light aft, visible for two miles or more, and so fixed or attached as to throw light all around the horizon. Motor boats at 15 horsepower or more must have special combination of red and green lights forward and lower than the white light, on each side. Other boats must be equipped with a hand portable lantern capable of throwing a white light two miles or more, displayed in sufficient time to avoid a collision with any other boats operated in accordance with this let No person shall operate any boat with reckless or heedless disregard of the rights, safety and property of other persons or the conditions and hazards, actual and potential, then existing, including weather and density of traffic, or possible injury to the person or property of other persons. No person shall operate any boat which or .any part of which is so designed or constructed or is in such condition or state of repair as to endanger the person or property of any other person. No person shall operate any boat in such a manner as to unnecessarily interfere with the sage and lawful use of the public waters of this state by any other person. No person shall operate any boat while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs. ~ ( . No person shall operate any boat at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the conditions and hazards, actual and potential, then existing, including weather and density of traffic, or greater than will permit him, in the exercise of reasonable care, to bring such boat to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead. No person shall operate any boat during the period between sunset and sunrise faster'than 10 miles per hour. No person shall operate any boat upon any lake which contains less than 300 acres at a rate of speed greater than 10 miles per hour. Motorboats in races permitted by the department of conservation may exceed the speeds set by law. Every person operating a boat must follow the following rules: when two boats are approaching each other head on, each boat shall bear to the right and pass the other boat on its left side; when two boats are approaching each other obliquely or at ri«ht angles, the boat on the right shall have the right of way; Also, a boat operated on a river or channel shall bear to the right; a boat may overtake and pass another boat on either side if the same may be done with safety and within the assured clear distance ahead, but the boat overtaken shall have the right of way; a boat leaving the dock, pier, wharf or shore shall have the right of way over boats approaching the same. No person shall operate any motorboat in a circular course around a fisherman or around a person swimming. No person shall operate a motorboat in such a manner as to create a hazardous wake or wash. No person shall operate any mo-

torboat within 200 feet of the shore if the lake is at least 500 feet wide, except at minimum speed for trolling or leaving or approaching a dock. All provisions shall apply even if a “water ski, aquaplane, or sim? ilar object is being towed. No person shall operate a motorboat towing a water skier, or similarly engaged person, unless the motorboat is occupied by one additional person giving his entire attention to watching the person towed, while the operator gives his entire attention to the boat. Unnecessary sounding of a whistle or horn is a public nuisance and prohibited. No person other than a peace officer shall operate or sound a siren. \ * No person shall operate any boat loaded beyond its safe carrying capacity, having due regard for size and condition of boat, water hazards, density as travel, and weather. No person operating any boat shall permit anyone to sit or stand on the gunwales. No person shall moor to a buoy or like object placed for safe operation on the water, or remove the same. •■No person shall participate in a motor boat race unless a permit has been received for the race from the department of conservation. Accident reporting under the new law is similar to that in automobile accidents. Operators of boats involved in an accident resulting in loss of life, injury, or property damage exceeding SSO, must report it to the sheriff, state police, , dr conservation officer, immediately by the fastest means possible. Full identification must be exchanged between operators, and operators and persons injured, aid must be given to the injured, and written reports must be submitted to the conservation department within 24 hours. Other sections of the lsw maintain primarily to commercial operators, and the 61 sections of the law are available through county clerk Richard E. Lewton, or from district conservationist Jack Hurst. If you have aome thing to sen or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad — they bring results.

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June Heat Wave Is Not New In Indiana Three-Year Rash In State 1952 To 1954 INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — June heat waves, such as the one Indiana is experiencing ; now, aren’t new at all. In fact, we had a threeyear <ash of them between 1952 Yecbr<M go back to the 1870 s, and every yew. the panels are less thin thfe year before that a record temperature will be recorded . • . Yet here is what happened in a three-June span in Indianapolis: June 14, 1954—A 94 broke the old record of 93 for the date, which prevailed since 1894. June 15. 1852—A 95 broke the old record of 92 for the date, which was set in 1894 and tied in 1902. June 16, 1952—A 96 tied the old record of 96 set in 1913. June 19, 1953—A 97 broke the old record of 96 for the date, which was set in 1888 and tied in 1913. June 20, 1953—A 100 broke the old record of 96 for the date, set in 1933. June 26. 1954-A 102 broke the old record of 97 set in 1890 and tied in 1931. Not all the new heat records and ties in the summers of 1952. 1953 and 1954 were confined to June. ,» i A 100-degree reading oh July 18, 1954, tied the all-time record which stood for 67 years. A 101 on July 28, 1952, tied a 22-year-old record. Three heat records on consecutive days in late August of 1953 were either ’tie3“?sr“broken. That same year, four all-time September heat records were broken, one by 8 degrees and two by 4 degrees. The very next year, three more September heat records, two of which had stood since 1899, were shattered in another late summer heat wave. There is always something to be thankful for, and hot-weather liaters can take heart in the probability the records this year, if any, won't match the July-August heat wave of 1936 That year, 22 new heat records were set. There was one string of 11 days in a row of new records and another string of 7 in a row. BAKERY UNION (Ce tfm Page O»e) that,” Mann said. “He just told me I was through.” Mann testified that Cross promised him 15 weeks' pay and a policy in the union's health and welfare insurance plan. He said he got neither. As for the examination of the local's books, Mann said Stuart said the auditor criticized him for excessive spending of union funds at the Illinois State Fair and for having personal title to a car purchased by the local. But he said no charges were made and there was no union trial. McClellan told the committee earlier that "Uncle Sam was bearing a large part of the cost” of an $85,000 testimonial dinner given a Bakers Union vice president, Max Kralstein. The chairman said Kralstein got $61,000 cash out of the dinner, listed it as a gift, and paid no tax on it. The donors, McClellan said, charged off their contributions as tax-deductible business expenses. Eliminates early If you have something to sen oi i rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad, it brings results. I

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SAYS PRESENT,(Cootta—a Page PmQ “This criticism does not extend to the representatives of the Associated Press and United Press, “This criticism does not extend to the representatives of the Associated Press and United Press, whose reports have been objective and impartial and who have refused to take sides in Republican factional politics.” Craig said “no one would regret as much as myself should the alleged irregularities in the State Highway Department prove true.” “Very Fine” Appearance After testifying, Craig answered a few questions for newsmen. He said he had a “very fine” appearance before the jury. In his statement, Craig said he recommended to the 1953 Legislature that the bipartisan highway commission be “changed” and that a director be appointed—a director who would be “a career engineer and have minimum requirements of administrative experience.” “While this proposal was pending before the Legislature,” Craig said, “I secured the consent of Lt. Gen. Lewis Pick, then retiring chief of the Army Corps of Engineers, to accept this position should the Legislature create it. “The present leaders in state government fought this proposal and defeated it and the present three-man commission was written by the State Legislature in 1953 as a compromise.” Craig said he hoped “every alleged and suspected wrongdoing will be completely and thoroughly investigated by proper ties." “I welcome and commend the work of the Marion County Grand Jury and that of any other properly constituted body,” he said, “but I would also hope that these inquiries be kept fair and free of the smear and political witchhunting tactics which have characterized some of the news re-’ ports in the Indianapolis press ” PlKup 2nd pgh: Shortly before I Trade in a gooc* town — Decatar <

— -J Mamie Undergoes Physical Checkup Routine Checkup At Copitol Hospital WASHINGTON ®) — Mrs. Eisenhower today was undergoing a “routine physical checkup** at Walter Reed Army hospital. White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said Mrs. Eisenhower will undergo a “top-toi toe” examination. He emphasized that the hospital visit was not prompted by any kind of illness. Mrs. Eisenhower entered the hospital Monday. She was expected to remain several days. _ The First Lady underwent her last check-up only four months ago. She has a heart murmur as a result of a childhood attack of rheumatic fever. But Hagerty said the hospital visit had ‘no relation at all’’ to that. Reporters asked if Mrs. Eisenhower had been staying in bed at the White House lately, as she did in April during a presidential work-play visit in Augusta, Ga. Hagerty replied that the First Lady has been very active in. recent weeks. He added that she often takes the chance to rest up on out-of-town trips. Mrs. Eisenhower spent three or four days in Walter Reed for her last check-up. Prior to that, she underwent a: physical check-up in June ai last s. year during the President's hospitalization for ileitis. Hagerty said the check-up was in keeping with Mr. and Mrs. Eisenhower’s practice of getting regular physicals. . ’ ; . ' A mistake becomes an error when nothing is done to correct it. .“You don’t have to explain something you haven’t said.’* — Coolidge.

Three Boys Killed By Lightning 801 l > Took Shelter Under Tree During Storm NEW ALBANY m - T h r e e boys were killed and two others injured Monday when lightning Struck a tree under which they Were sitting at Denny’s Camp on in Crewfoad County. . The< victims were Jeff Jacobi, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Jacobi of New Albany; Steve Jacobi. 9, son of Victor Jacobi of New Albany; and James Eberhardt, 12, son of Mrs. Mildred Napier of Louisville. Injured were Michael Phillips, 10, New Albany, and Phillip Eberhardt, 11, brother of James. The accident occurred at a private fishing camp near Milltown. A tainstorm developed while the boys were playing and they sought refuge in a shelter near a tree. The Phillips boy was taken to Floyd County hospital here and later was described in good condition. The injured Eberhardt boy’s sight was affected by the shock. a, mb REPORT COOL f RONT frem Pa— Q«») three boys were killed by a lightning bolt near Corydon Monday, and a farmer died of a heat-in-duced heart attack while chasing a hfUfe. a Ruth Gouxflfc. road. TwofflWdfß at •JFerre' Haute last week after a windstorm swept the city. Records 4.49 Inches An officia rain gauge at a Northeast Indianapolis spot recorded 4.40 inches of rain during a torrential storm late Monday, according to the U.S. Weather Bureau. But only .02 of an inch fell at the Indianapolis airport and .32 on Indianapolis Monument CirclePrecipitation was spotty elsewhere, ranging from a trace at Lafayette to 1.05 inches at Evansville, 1.61 inches at Knightstown and 1.03 inches at Bedford. The temperature hit a consistent 93 over most of the state Monday. It was the same at South Bend, Fort Wayne, Lafayette and Indianapolis at the day's peak points. Highs in the 90s were due again today, although the mercury was held down in die forenoon by overcast skies. Highs Wednesday will be 89 in the northern half and up to 96 in the far south. A Little Cooler The outlook for Thursday was “partly Cloudy and a little cooler.” The northwest corner of the' state was due for cooler readings; late Wednesday. Thundershowers, which have made daily invasions of the state for days now, were due to strike again today, tonight and Wednesday. - The lightning bolt which killed the three boys near Corydon also injured two other lads as they sought shelter beneath a tree from a storm. • Roy Beckner, 60, Rushville, was found dead along a county road near his home Monday- A coroner’s report said death was due to an attack induced by exertion and heat while chasing a hog which got out of a pen. While making a run to a home struck by lightning, an Indianapolis firetruck overturned during a storm Monday and two firemen suffered fractures when they were thrown off.

I IS t > JU B . bßs I MAYOR ROBERT COLE and chief of police James Borders hold the trophy recently awarded the city of Decatur for its outstanding achievement in traffic safety last year. Decatur had no fatal accidents in 1956. The award was made by the Indiana Traffic Safety Foundation, Inc.—(Staff Photo)

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pensioner, every wage earner and every family with savings,” he said. RECORD HEAT from Page One) the Great Lakes to Texas and east to the coast The one cooling note throughout the nation came from Colorado where snow fell in the high rockies.