Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 260, Decatur, Adams County, 4 November 1957 — Page 2

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Books, Supplies To Burned-Out School Notre Dame Aiding Burned-Out School SOUTH BEND RP - The University of Notre Dame prepared today to ship hundreds of books, laboratory equipment and supplies to Ottumwa Heights. lowa. College which was burned out Oct. 8. Notre Dame was virtually destroyed by fire in 1897. Both faculty and students joined in the effort to help the one-

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building college run by the Sisters of the Holy Humility of Mary, a Roman Catholic order. Notre Dame's vice’ president for academic affairs, the Rev. Philip S. Moore, asked deans and academic department heads to “promptly” answer the sisters’ appeal “In their hour of distress.” A spokesman said the chemistry department will equip 20 lab desks ‘and include 100 chemistry books in the shipment. An analytical balance, microscopes and slides plus texts and reference works will be sent. Professors were sending books from thgtr private libraries, the spokesman said. Young Christian Students, an extra - curricular

group, was handling boxing and shipping. Veteran Day Dinner At Legion Saturday The annual Veterans day turkey dinner will be served Saturday evening at the American Legion home from 5:30 to 7:30, Charles Chew and Dee Fryback, co-chair-men, said today. No speech will follow the dinner, but games will be included and door prUM will be awarded. The meal Will be served by the Women's auxiliary of Post 43, the American Legion. The Veteran's day banquet replaces the old armistice day banquet, which precedes

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the Veterans day celebration November 11. Three Dead In Crash In Chicago Suburb CHICAGO tin — An Indianapolis couple and the wife's sister were killed Saturday in a two-car collision on the Calumet Expressway in a Chicago suburb. William J. McKee, Jr., 41, his wife, Rita, 40, and Mrs. McKee’s sister, Mrs. Mary L. Sullivan, 65, Chicago, were killed and the McKees’ two children were injured when their car was hit head-on by an automobile driven by Arthur Smith, 34, Chicago. Smith was charged with reckless homicide.

Government Checked Many Price Items Specially Trained Agents Make Check WASHINGTON <UPl—The government checks prices on items ranging from whiskey to baby food to get the nation’s most vital statistic. That figure is the consumer price index anpounced about the 20th of each month by the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics. The latest index registered the 13th consecutive all-time high--121.1 per cent of average 1947-49 prices. That means it cost 812.10 to .buy what $lO bought 10 years ago. How do they know? Compiling the index involves the efforts of scores of federal employes. dedicated to accuracy, who pore over price changes in 300 goods and services the average city wage earner or clerical worker buys with his take-home pay. They work with the same price tags as Mrs. American housewife. Costs of biscuit mix, pulling a tooth, diapers, repainting a garage, union suits, a 53-piece set of dinnerware and stretch socks are included in the index. Here’s an example erf how it works: Specially trained agents in cities are assigned to price an item —say center-cut pork chops, one of the staple items in the index. Reflects Buying Habits Prices charged this month in chain and independent stores are compared with last month’s. If there’s an increase, it’s expressed in terms of per cent. Pork chop prices from across the country are assembled here, statistically weighted and combined with the increases and decreases for the rest of the 300 goods and services. For the past 13 months, increases have prevailed over declines. Changes in the price of food, which accounts for 30 per cent of the items in the index, have greater weight than housing or clothing. The items in the index were included after a survey of 8.000 families and their spending habits. The average ‘‘index’’ family has 3.3 persons and the breadwinner brought home $4,160 after taxes in 1952. Families nearly fitting that description. therefore, should find the index closely reflects their increased cost-of-living. The index family represents nearly two-thirds of all city dwellers, the bureau said. Because Americans change their buying habits so often, the “market basket” must be revised frequently to keep the index valid. Recent additions to the list are frozen foods, television sets, pre-paid medical care and home permanents. Salt pork was dropped when the bureau’s economists found it no longer was appearing so often on the dinner tables across the nation. Keyed To Wages About 80 part-time employes assist in gathering food prices each month. One-hundred more check on rents. Twenty-five' full-time bureau agents travel from city to city to price other items. The index was born of wartime necessity almost 40 years ago. It was devised to settle disputes over wages in shipyards during World War I. Workers claimed prices were skyrocketing ahead of wages in the shipbuilding centers. The government stepped in to get a scientific measurement. Even today, one of the major uses found for the index is calculating wage increases. More than three million workers get pay boosts, if the index goes up, under escalator clauses in union contracts. v Railroad, auto and electrical workers usually get a cent-an-hour boost for every half-point rise in the figure. Unions base other contract demands on the index, too. The BLS reports that even alimony payments are geared to changes in what a congressional committee has called “the most important single statistic issued by the government.”

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Gas Leak Leads To Call For Firemen Natural gas leaking from the main of the Northern Indiana public Service company into a city sewer between Bth and 9th streets along Monroe street, was ignited at about 10;30 p.m. Saturday. The fire was extinguished by city firemen before any damage was caused and immediate temporary repairs were made by the gas company on the fault which ‘caused the leak. M. J. Pryor, manager of the local NIPSCO office stated that there was no danger of the fire spreading back into the gas line. He added that men are working today to make 'permanent repairs jn the line. Two Accidents Are' Reported In County One Driver Fined On Traffic Count Two accidents occurred in Adams county at approximately the same time Sunday evening, one on U. S. highway 224 in Magley at 6:30 p.m. and the other on U. S. highway 27 just north of Berne at 6:40 p.m. George W. Duffman, 41, of Mt. Cory, 0., was arrested on a charge of failure to yield the right-of-way as a result of the Magley accident and was fined 81 and costs in justice o fthe peace Floyd Hunter’s C< Duffmfli was eastbound, following another eastbound car driven by Mrs. Zella M. Haines, 27. of Decatur route two. Mrs. Haines signalled for a left turn and was just beginning a left turn into a Magley driveway when Duffman started to pass her. Damage from the resulting collision was estimated at 8150 to the Duffman car and 8100 to the Haines vehicle. State trooper Gene Rash investigated. A charge of failure to yield the right of way was also filed ’against Robert A. Habegger, 69, of Berne route two, who was driver of one of the cars involved in the accident near Berne. He is scheduled to appear in Berne J. P. court. The accident occurred when Habegger attempted a left turn into the Poplar drive-in and turned into the path of an approaching car driven by Nancy O. Brehm, 24, of Richmond. A passenger in the Brehm car, Paul Brehm, 2 years old, suffered a minor cut to his lbwer lip. Damage was estimated at 8150 to the Habegger car and 8175 to the Brehm vehicle. Sheriff Merle Affolder and deputy Robert Meyer investigated the accident. David Wickey Dies Saturday Evening David A. Wickey, 87, died at 9:10 a. m. Saturday at the home of a son, Jacob D., northeast of Berne, after an illness of two weeks of pneumonia. Also surviving are five other sons. Samuel D., David D., August D., Noah D and John D. Wickey, all of near Berne; six daughters, Mrs. Christ Eicher and Mrs. Peter Girod of Bowling Green, Mo.. Mrs. Joe L. Schwartz, Mrs. Noah Wengard, Mrs. Henry H. Schwartz and Mrs. Cletus Christener of near Berne; 127 grandchildren and 116 great-grandchil-dren. Services will be held at 9:30 a. m. Tuesday at the David A. Wickey home. Samuel M. Schwartz officiating. Burial will be in the Schwartz cemetery. Trade in a good town — Decatur

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Ever wonder what Decatur was like 100 years ago? H. L. Phillips, editor of the little weekly, the Decatur Eagle which had just started ( printing that year, published the following description of Decatur, on March 6. 1857. “Decatur is the county seat of Adams county, beautifully situated on the west bank of the St. Mary’s | river, and surrounded by romantic scenery — was incorporated Under the general law erf the state about two years ago, since which time many improvements of great importance have been made — others ale I in progress, which will add to the appearance of the place. “A good plank roadHromrthe'cityl of Fort Wayne to St. Mary’s passes through this place, it is 20 miles from the former and 36 from the latter, and it is located in the midst of a good farming country, which wilj compare favorably with any in the stAe. “It contains five dry goods stores which are doing extensive business, three groceries and two taverns. There are three churches erected for worship, by the following denominations: Methodist, Presbyterian and Catholic. They are large, handsome and commodious edifices, and are each regularly attended — They are buildings that would do credit to a place having a much larger population. i —w'l “The mechanical arts are well represented, almost every branch of mechanical business is carried on by industrious and enterprizipg men. At the south part of town, and within the corporate limits, is situated and excellent steam grist and saw mill, which are known as the ’Fornax Mills.’ “On the north of town and upon the river is situated an excellent water sawrpill. There has also been erected within the past year, a school house, at the cost of 83,-

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500, which is sufficiently large to accomodate 350 scholars comforably, and there are at this time 175 in daily attendance. “The Cincinnati, Union and Fort Wayne railroad is located through this place. The depot ground is selected and purchased on the west part of town. This road is partly grubbed and graded; but like many other roads of similar character, progresses slowly, owing to the want, doubtless, of the one thing needful. There are many items that are*bMnLerest beneficial to the place, which we leave unmentioned and in general terms Mr ma6aW>inte»H!Uhar rfWh industry, there are but few places that excel, if any equal- her, and we feel gratified that our lot is cast in such a place, and amongst such people.” Many people want jobs, but not so many*want work. The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve. — Albert Schweitzer. ,— —

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