Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 188, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1957 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT .PBWiahwl BMgr Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO., INC. kMarad at the Decatur, lad., Port Office aa Second dasa Matter Dfck D. Haller — President J. H. Heller Vice-President Chas. Holtbouse Secretary-Treasurer Subsertptten Kates: . By Mail in Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, IS.OO; Six months, KK; J months, F?J6. By Mad, beyond Adams anu Adjoining Counties: One year, $9.00; 6 norths. M.7S; S months. $2.50. By Carrier: » cents per week. Single copies, I ceati.

What's become of the free spoken and always accusing someone highway chairman Peters. Seems aa if the G.O.P. leaders have put a lock on his jaw. Less than a dozen Decatur citizens showed any interest in the proposal to increase the Decatur water rates to provide a fund with which to construct the sewage treatment plant. Chances 1 are the same indifference will be shown in all of the hearings fixing the various tax rates. No one cares now, but there will be loud moaning when tax paying time . comes around. o—o In another month, autumn will be here and the days will get • Shorter- It will be a beautiful time of year and schools all over the county will be buzzing with activity. Sports fans will be turning their thoughts to football and basketball. It’s a happy season and no matter what, it comes every year. Many, many people, who admire good honest government. Will be disappointed in the outcome of the investigation of the Indiana highway investigations, which apparently are going to end with the prosecution of just a few of the accused. Some of the self-styled Republican leaders like Elmer Sherwood, an always shady character in G.O.P. activities and his side kick, William Sayer, were questioned and sent back to their large Florida estates to grow older in unearned luxuries. Such is usually the case in public scandal probeS and as long ps chiselers and cheats ean get by with stealing millions, . there will be others who try it.

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ADAMS "Gunfight at the O.K Corral " Saturday at 3*7: 4:35: 6:43: 9;0O. A. ‘•Head James" Sunday nt 1 fc:»4; 7:35: 9:36. Monday at 7:17. 9:18.

There has been a lot of mechanical trouble at the diesel plant this summer and every time the city has to spend five | or ten thousand dollars for repairs, it makes us think that if we sold our complete power plant to an operating group, we’d be better off. We could retire our bonded indebtedness on the diesel plant, which always has been a most questionable investment and we could also get shed of the I worries which always accompany a municipal utility operation. However on the other side of the ledger, the city would have to pay for every street light, light- ' ing of the athletic field and we also would be constantly at the mercy of the owners and the public service commission. Ifs worth some serious thought. ——o o With prospects for a $5.50 tax rate for Decatur, an increase in the water rate to a minimum of i about SSO a year, ordered by the stream pollution board for construction of a sewage treatment plant which engineers admit won’t solve the pollution problem, j constant increases in cost of food , and clothing, it is no wonder tjiat people are coming to Decatur ' stores where retailers make a constant effort to give you the most for the least. Shoppers of ’ this area are urged to watch the Daily Democrat advertisements and if you get the “trade in Decatur habit, “everyone of your shopping dollars will go much farther. Your local retailer is here to serve you every day of the year, and you can buy from him knowing that he’ll be at the same address year after year to serve you. It will be to your dollar advantage to trade in Decatur.

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WIF 1 it' J&hOv St *4? ■ k IIK M 1 • / —Hk JH ELMER RICH, president of the Berne Conservation club, French township farmer, and raiser of pheasants, deer, peacocks, and pigeons, shows some of the raccoon that he and his two dogs killed last winter. Rich is also active in fox hunting circles in this area. His ’•menagerie” is located in front of his home, 2t4 miles west of Berne, and 2% miles north.—(Staff Photo)

20 Years Ago Today Aug. 10, 1937 — Robert Gage was installed as grand knight of the Knights of Columbus at a meeting in the home here Monday night. Clarence V. Hilyard, prominent Decatur resident and veteran employe of the Decatur Casting company died last evening at hishome. On August 16. C. E. Stricker, incumbent, will start serving his fourth four-year term as county superintendent of schools. Decatur Yellow Jackets will begin practice August 24 under Coach Hugh Andrews. Nine games are on the schedule. Robert Dro, former Berne high school athlete, will enter Indiana University in September. Mrs. Palmer Eicher visit in Fort

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CHAPTER 26 NTELA AND I were married in * the pleasant, friendly front room of Ben SawhiH’s house. We had a good supper afterward, and for ms hospitality I was forever indebted to Ben Sawhill. Ben got out the champagne, tilled three glasses, and gave one to Nela and one to me. He held his up, his face very grave, as he said: "This happy occasion sails tor a toast Not just one that you think of off the cuff, but one you’ll remember as long as you live. Do you want to bear it?” “Os course we do,” Nela said. •'Not a legal one, Ben,” I said. He laughed. “This one didn’t come from Blackstone. It’s from the heart of Ben Sawhill.’’ He cleared his throat “To love and marriage, to happiness that only love and marriage can bring to us, and to a long and happy life for Mr. and Mrs. William Beeson.” We touched glasses, and once more I thought of him and Sarah Pardee, and I couldn’t help wondering if he would have been any happier if he had married her. We drank, Nela close to crying; and when Ben left, a little later, she kissed him on the cheek, while he swallowed as if something was wrong with his throat, and looked past her at me. “Lucky man. Will,” he said. “You’re a lucky man.” He went out and closed the door. There was no sound in the room but the ticking of the clock on the mantel. We looked at eachother, both of us suddenly taken with shyness. Then Nela came to me and hugged me. “I know we’re going to have a good life together,” she said. She stepped back. “Give me a few minutes. Will, I’ll call when I’m ready.” She took the lamp and disapinto the bedroom. I stood there waiting, hearing her moving about in the other room. Presently she called, “All right. Will.” When I went into the bedroom, I saw that she was In bed, her hair a dark mass against the pillow. I stood there awkwardly. “Blow out the lamp, Will,” Nela said. When I turned to look at her, I saw that she was laughing at me. Then the full Impact of the step we had taken that day struck me. She was my wife. No otic could stop us now. Not Sarah. Not John Mathers. And for a while, as I held Nela, the world held only Nela and me. 3 • • • In the morning I built a fire and Nela cooked breakfast After we finished eating, I sat at the table smoking while she did the ' dishes: then she sat down across I from me. There was much about [ Sarah X hadjiot told Nela, but I

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told ner now Because we nad to come to a decision sometime between now and tomorrow when we returned to the valley. I told my wife that Sarah had stood upright beside her chair, that she had walked a little, and that she had told me not to get too fond of Nela I put out my hands in a gesture of futility. "Nela, what can I do?" Nela listened closely, her forehead furrowed in thought. As I looked at her, I was so stirred by my feeling for her that I could not say a single word. It was first love, but it was real love such as I had never known existed. There would never be anything else like it, like last night and this morning and the few hours we still had together. Suddenly I found words. "We just can’t be separated! If Sarah , and your dad won’t take us to- , gether, we’ll leave.” “Oh, darling.” She reached out . and took my hands. “That’s what 1 want too, but we can’t. We’ve got to do the right thing now or we’ll be plagued by our mistake the rest of our lives. No matter what happens, you can’t forget your debt to Sarah, and I can’t i forget that John Mathers is my i father."“Then what can we do?” "We’ve got to go along for a while just ,M,we were," she said. “I guess I’m a coward, but T just can’t quite bring myself to tell Dad yet After all, we did act pretty fast" I was a coward too, as far as Sarah was concerned. “All right, , perhaps there’ll be a better time,” I said. “Will." She squeezed my hands. “1 don’t want you to get mad at me, but I’d like to tell you something I think about Sarah. It’s not anything 1 can prove; but because I'm a woman and Sarah is a woman I think I know something about her that you would never think of.” “Go ahead,” I said. “I think she’s been able to walk for a long time." Absolute disbelief must have come Into my eyes, for Nela added quickly; “Will, let me finish. I’ve watched her when she was in her chair and when she didn’t think anyone was looking. The way she moves her legs makes me think they’re not paralyzed. And the bottoms of her soles are worn. I know you’ve said she's been taking a few steps, but I noticed her shoes almost immediately." “Slim evidence.” I said. “But remember, Sawhill told ; you the doctor said there was nothing physically wrong with her. He said she could walk if she had to." I pulled my hands from Ncla’s : and walked to the back door. I . stood there trembling, thinking I

Wildlife Hobby Leads To Lucrative Business

A wildlife hobby has resulted in a lucrative business for French township farmer Elmer Rich, now the owner of a herd of 10 deer. Rich, president of the Berne conservation club, started years ago with an interest in dogs and coon hunting. About 12 years ago he became interested in fox hunting, and is one of the leaders in that sport in Adams county. Each year he brings a large number of the little red pests to the auditor’s office to collect the fox bounty. His interest in game led him to obtain a game breeder’s license from the state conservation department. During his years as a game breeder he has kept just about every type of wild animal found locally, including raccoons. He is presently president of the Berne Conservation club, which was reorganized this summer. The club helps develop conservationminded hunters and sportsmen. The county conservation clubs also support the 4-H game-bird raising project, and help provide free feed for 4-H youngsters who raise game birds. The front of Rich’s farm is closed off in wire pens for the many varieties of pheasants which he - raises. Some of the most colorful include the golden pheasant, Silver pheasant, Manchurian. Reeves, Lady Amhurst. and the ringtail. Near the pheasant coops are two huge pens, connected by runways. In these the herd of 10 deer are seen. About a year ago Rich began raising deer from stock he purchased in Ohio from another game breeder. At first he raised Japanese Saki deer. He traded these to the zoo at Franke park in Fort Wayne for several larger fallow deer, which he has been breeding. He now has six fallow deer, three white tails, and one Saki deer. Included in the herd are a large white fallow buck, a small black fallow doe, several red does, and some fawns. The saki deer is a very small horned buck. One of the beautiful sights on the farm is the great peacock roosters parading around with their tail feathers spread. The Rich’s now have more than 20 peacocks. including four roosters, five hens, and many young. The males are now losing their tail feathers,

that ff what Nela saM was true, Sarah was a different woman than I had thought for eight years, a woman who had hidden herself from all of no. “It’s crazy?" I said. “She wouldn’t exile herself to * wheel chair for four years.” j 1 "She might," Nela said. “We don’t know she told you the truth about her accident. Will, she’s a terribly possessive woman; she must have a person’s love ««•> pletely centered on her. Like Dog- i bone's. And Maria’a She wants yours. That’s why she doesn’t ; want you to love me. Tm her rival, and she’s known It for a long time. Bat she doesn’t love you the way I do. Maybe her love is like a mother’s. Or a sister’s. I don’t know. AH I know is that she doesn’t want to share your love with anyone else." I turned, hot words on my tongue, but I didn’t say them. .Nela was hurrying on. “Joe Pardee must have been a very strong character. So is Sarah. What happened when they got married was bound to happen. Each of them tried to remake the other, or at least prove to be the stronger. Perhaps, because Joe won, Sarah had this accident oa purpose." "Nela, of an the wild—” “Wait, Will. I’m still not done. What you haven’t thought about is that a crippled person in a wheel chair has everyone’s sympathy. Lake Sawhill’s. And Dad’s. When Dad came home last fall that’s all he could talk about. How, though Sarah was an Invalid, she was still a beautiful woman who had not let her condition break her spirit” I didn't say that what Nela thought was craxy now. I'd had the same feeling many times: A broken body but not a broken spirit It could be true. Maybe Sarah had driven Joe away; but all the time she was punishing him, and had never let him forget it But if she was that possessive, she was cruel, and evil, and somehow I couldn't believe it of her. “1 don’t know,” I said. “Even if what ybu think is true, I can’t just walk off and leave her. Anyhow, half the ranch is mine.” “I know you can’t leave her.” She rose and came to me. “Darling, you don’t hate me for what I've said? It’s something we’ve got to face just as wc have tn face my father's weakness.” “I couldn’t hate you," I said. "I love you." I kissed her and held her in my arms, and never wanted to let her go. There’ll be an unexpected delay to Will’s and Nela’s wedding announcement. Continue "Gunlock” here tomorrow.

A LITTLE FAWN, one of twins born recently on the Elmer Rich farm, allows the photographer to come within 15 feet before bolting away. The fawn’s mother refused to nurse the twins, and one died. This one fought against being nursed, and finally was saved by being put on a pellet ration which was set beside the regular ground corn fed the adult herd.-—(Staff Photo) and will soon be almost as colorless as the females. Rich also has some pigeons on hand, and many other interesting animals, which he cares for in addition to farming. He has two coon dogs, and two fox dogs which he' uses in the hunting seasons. The dogs are trained during the off-seasons by Rich and his wife, who has also developed enthusiasm for wildlife as the result of her husband's interests. The Rich’s have three children, now grown, including a married daughter and son, and a son in service. The hobby of wildlife for the Rich’s has expanded since their family has grown up, and now occupies a main part of their farm life. Glasses Deflect BB Shot From Eyes Glasses worn by David Gay, 12-vear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gay of the Homestead, deflected a B-B shot headed for his eye yesterday, and averted a serious accident. Gay and two other boys were playing along the St. Mary’s river in Decatur about 10.30 Friday morning. As one of the boys was shooting an air rifle his arm was bumped, and the B-B shot was deflected from Gay’s glasses into his head near the right eye. He was taken to the hospital emergency room, where the shot was removed by a physician, and a clamp was used to close the wound. The injury was not serious and he was not hospitalized. 0 Modern Etiquette | BY ROBERTA LKI 0 0 Q. I have been sending a wedding anniversary card to a friend for years—but now her husband has passed away. Should I send a card this year? A. It would be better if you discontinued the practice this year. Instead, write her a friendly letter of good cheer sometipie around that date. Q. My mother-in-law is always asking the price of everything my husband and I buy for our home. What can I do about this? A. Probably the best thing you can do in this situation is to become extreemly forgetful of prices. Q. Is it proper to apologize for a gift one- has given because it isn’t expensive? A. No; in fact, it is bad form to make any mention of price. Glossy Tile Extra gloss can be added to tile after it has been washed by covering it with a thin coating of laundry starch. Let this dry, then polish with a dry soft cloth.

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— - •, 1 y T I ’ ! . f i« ' « HERO OF DEER, still very wild, run through the large pen at the Elmer Rich farm in French township. The Adams county farmer now has ten deer in a herd which he started a year ago, including , fallow, white-tail, and Japanese Saki varieties. Hundreds of people have visited the farm, which is 2% miles west of Berne, and 2Vz miles north.—(Stiff Photo) I > CITIZENS A TELEPHONE CO. ”, I , WL* - 2 xH •Vl * Air < an wMli’ V MANY WOMEN . BANK BY MAIL They save time and effort. Why don't you try it yourself here? / I FIRSJSTATE BANK | Established 1883 k MEMBER MEMBER ■ F. D.i.C. Federal Reserve ■

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