Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 112, Decatur, Adams County, 12 May 1958 — Page 6

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Annual Methodist Conference May 21 North Conference To Meet At Warsaw WARSAW. Ind. — More than 800 ministerial and lay representatives of Methodist churches in northeast Indiana will convene here May 21-25. The occasion is the 115th annual ] session of the North Indiana con- j ference of the Methodist church, j First Methodist church, Warsaw, j will host the annual gathering in ; which delegates set church policies, plan programs for the year and review the work of the church | during the previous year. Bishop Richard C. Raines, resi- j dent bishop of the Indiana area,! will preside over the five-day ses- j sion. He will convene the delegates ; at 10 a.m. on tne first day for the traditional memorial service i commemorating ministers and wives who died during the' year.] A communion service will follow. Among significant proposals to j be studied is one that would change the name of the conference to bet- j ter describe its geographic location ; in the state and another that would provide a permanent meeting site

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j for the conference. The first proposal would set up a committee to study the legal re- ] quirements in changing the conference name. The committee would report its findings at the 1959 session, and conference delegates could place the decision before the 1960 session -of the North Central jurdisciction, which is authorized to make the name change. The second proposal would set Ball State Teachers College at Muncie as the permanent meet- 1 ; ing place of the conference begin- 1 ning in 1959. > i A host of outstanding religious ; will speak at various con- | ference sessions. The list includes i Dr. Wallace J. Hamilton, Glendon IC. Hodsoh, Robert G. Mayfield, ; Dr. Charles Goff, Dr. William ! Clark, Dr. Eugene Smith and 1 Mrs. ! C: A. Meeker. Hamilton, pastor of the famed ; Pasadena Community Church the ; "drive-in'’ church in St. Peters- ; burg, Fla., will speak at the Wednesday evening worship service,]' jat Thursday morning devotions J ; and again Thursday evening, i Goff, noted author and pastor j jof the Chicago Temple, speaks j I twice on Friday, — in morning and j evening meetings — s and again Sat- 1 ; urday morning. Hodse, a Centralia, 111., lawyer: | since 1933 and lay leader of the ; Southern Illinois Methodist Confer-)

j ence. is the laymen's hour speaker Thursday afternoon. Mayfield. I general secretary of the Methodist Board of Lay Activities in Chicago, then will speak in the evening. Clark, associate director of the General Conference Commission on Christian Higher Education, will address the group Friday morning, with Smith, general secretary of the Methodist Division of World Missions, speaking at the Sautrday-evening meeting., | North Conference women will j hear Mrs. Meeker, editor of "The 1 Methodist Woman” magazine, at a Thursday afternoon affair. Bishop Raines will be the speaker for the Sunday morning worship service at 10:30 in Warsaw’s huge Billy Sunday Tabernacle. The conference closes at 2:30 Sunday afternoon with the ordina- j - tion of news ministers and the I reading of appointments, assign-! ing pastors to their charges for j. the year. ■ - — ■■■■■ . ■■ — ; i Miller Starts Work As Packer Salesman 1 Harold Miller, of Decatur, startje d today as a salesman for Emge- > I Packing company of Anderson. He 1 I will maintain local residence. Mil-: 1 i ler was formerly butcher at Good- 1 1 j in's Market. James Goodin will be j j the new manager of Goodin’s meat « ' department. , , .

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Autos Collide At Berne Intersection Tillman Geneva, and Marcel R. Welling, route 1, Bryant, were involved in a accident at the intersection of U.S. 27 and state road 118 in Berne Sunday at noon. Welling was driving south on 27 as Lehman pulled away from the stop sign on 118 and struck Well- | ing autb,. Damage was estimated at S4O to the Lehman vehicle, and $250 to the Welling car. May 31 Is Deadline On Corn Agreement A loan or purchase agreement on 1957 corn must be applied for by May 31, Victor Bleeke, ASC county chairman, announced today. Farmers who stayed within the corn allotments may receive $1.42 per bushel for eligible corn and those who exceeded the allotment may reveice $1.12 per bushel for eligible corn. Bleeke urged any producer who is interested in a loan to file an airplication at she county office before May 20 so thfc loan may be completed by the final date. Trade in a good town — Decrtur

Fantastic Comeback I *• • By Japanese Actor f One Os Kwai Stars On Comeback Trail By VERNON SCOTT " (United Press Staff Correspondent HpLLYWOOD (UP) — "The Bridge on the River Kwai" 1 proved a handy span for Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa 'to cross from semi-retirement into a new movie and television career. The 68-year-old veteran scored highly two months ago in "The Sea is Boiling Hos —a live dra--1 matic show for Kraft Theater. ; Since then he has completed a ! filmed Red Skelton program, and will be seen tonight in Studio One's "Kurishiki Incident.” Based on the famed Girard case. Hayakawa plays the uncle lof a boy shot down by an American GI. | "The Girard case is forgotten 'and forgiven in Japan.” says Ha'iyawaka, who returned to Hollyi wood recently from his home in ■.Tokyo. “The only resentment ■ j among Japanese is inspired by | the Communists, but they are not much success.” Offered Many Roles "I A great star in the silent movie [era. the dignified Japanese performer admits he is experiencing ' a fantastic comeback. "Television and film producers have offered me many, many ! roles,” he continued in a curious ! accent. Having lived 12 years in Paris, his English has overtones iof French in addition to Japanese. j "Fortunately there is tremendous interest in films with Orienj tal backgrounds, arid I have been I caught up in the trend America |seems to be rediscovering Japan; with a better understanding of the i ■Japanese mind, culture . and j ; beauty. You are finding uS quite j different from the picture painted of us during the war. "I am choosing my roles carefully. and after each performance I will return to Tokyo." 'Misses Family | Since last December Hayakawa jhas made three trips to this coun- : try. When he is* not working ih ; American productions he appears !in Japanese pictures and theaters and runs a drama school. "Kwai" has proved to be as ; popular in Nippon as it is in this i country, thus promoting Hayakawa to the status of national hero, t Spry for his years, Hayakawa -pitches for a baseball team comjposed of Jpanese actors. He also plays golf regularly. "No matter how busy I become in Hollywood I will continue to ,]. com mute to Japan between jobs," j jhe said. "Family ties are closer j over there, and while I was in j [Paris during ( the war I lost con-, tact with my wife and three chil-1 dren. Now I must make up for! -those lost years. “There is another reason, too-1 A Japanese is never lonesome in Japan. It can be very lonely for us in Europe and America." j ' If you have something to sell o ; rooms forrent, try s» Democra | Want Ad — They brL.g results. Hi LANDSLIDE VICTOR—A lberto Lleras Camargo (above) Is a landslide victor In Colombia’s first presidential election tn eight years. The 51-year-old Camargo polled about 85 per cent of votes. (International) I ‘

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AT HOME WITH MONACO'S FIUSTf AMIIY-At right Is the first informal photo of 'Monaco’s royal family since the birth of Prince Albert, heir to the throne now occupied by his father. F<ince Rainier 111. The little prince in traditional baptismal dress is held by his mother. Princess

Observe Feast Os Ascension Thursday Thursday, the feast of the Ascension will be celebrated by the St. Mary's Catholic church with spe-; cial masses. Masses will be held at 6 a.m., 7 a.m.. and 8 a.m. and at 5:30 p.m. on this holy day of obligation. Three Are Fined In Courts In Decatur Charles R. Johnson, 25. Decatur, paid a fine of $16.75 in justice of the peace court Saturday for driving a car without a muffler. He was arrested by the state police Friday evening on U. S. 27. >jj Carl R". Irwin, 23, Decatur, ! changed his plea to guilty in mayor's court this morning to the charge of public intoxication, filed against him May 2. Irwin was j fined $1 and costs, totaling sls. v Rex Allison appeared in cityi court this morning- on a charge of disregarding a stop sign April 27. He was fined $16.75. Red Skelton's Son Dies Os Leukemia j Nine-Year-Old Boy Loses Long Battle HOLLYWOOD (UP) Red Skelton, a grief-stricken father too i numbed by shock to cry, swore: j today that the death' of his 9-year- [ : old son, Richard, would not be in! jvain. ’ j. 1 He was determined to spend as ! much time as possible in the fuj ture fighting leukemia —cancer of j : the blood—the which fi- j j na]ly struck dowjn his son Satur- j day night at the UCLA Medical Center. Funeral services for Richard j will be conducted Tuesday afternoon at Forest Lawns Church of the Recessional. Wandering aimlessly Sunday in the garden of his Bel-Air home, j the 45-year-old comedian—who has! spent most of his life making peo-! pie laugh—talked about his coura- | geous, red-haired son and the final j hours. Skelton said he, his wife, Geor-: gia, and daughter, Valentina, 11, j were called to the hospital by j Richard’s doctor who said he was ! afraid death was near for the lit- i tie boy. “When we got back in the room Richard asked us all to kiss him,” Skelton said. “He asked Valentina to pull up a stool and give him j a kiss, too. I remember Richard said, ‘Hurry up, Valentina, I haven’t got all day.’ ” Richard was stricken with leukemia in January of 1957. He was : in and out of the hospittal for a ; year, entering for the last time a i few days ago Vj p . “Doctors managed to prolong his life from five months to a year and a half,” Skelton said. “And some day they will find a cure, and _ maybe Richard’s case will Lhave helped.” ■ . —l

Grace, who ta beaming at Princess Caroline’s Interest in her brooch. Prince Rainier is holding the baby princess. At left is a study of Caroline, who is showing her delight at having just patted the head of her brother without evoking a scream. _ Magazine Photos from International)

Four Twisters Hit Texas Area This Morning No Deaths, Injuries Reported In Areas Hit By Tornadoes By UNITED PRESS Tornadoes exploded in west central Texas early today in advance of a warm air mass driving through the Plains. At least four twisters hit in the Lubbock, Tex. area, sending residents scurrying for safety. There were no reports of death lor injuries. In the East, Gov. Luther Hodges of North Carolina Sunday night rushed National Guardsfhen to the flooded community of Tarboro jto help evacuate more than 100 ! families and guard against lootjing. The Tar River surged over its banks during the weekend, claiming at least two lives in the area, i The rain-swollen river hit the 30- j foot mark Sunday, the highest! level in 18 years All of the evacuees were from j a Negro section on the outskirts! of Tarbora The outbreak of severe weather i in Texas battered an area frop just north of Lubbock south to; Midland. The twisters threatened; an Air Force base near Lubbock and the city itself before they dis-! appeared without causing dam-| age. Sirens alerted residents of 01- . ton, Plains. Sundown and Lubbock jto take cover. Public buildings ; were thrown open to shelter farhj ilies in Olton and Plains, but. the ! twisters swerved and missed the towns. A cool air mass pushed south- ! ward Sunday, colliding with the warmer air and triggering stormy i weather- A twister was sighted

MANY THANKS .... to the Voters in Washington Township who supported me in the primary election. I ° **■ ROBERT E. GAY pol. advt. ■ PROTECT YOUR POSSESSIONS WITH THE PROPER INSURANCE i COVERAGES COWENS INSURANCE AGENCY L. A. COWENS JIM COWENS 209 Court St. Phone 3-3601 Decatur} Ind. Real Estate Auction 52 V 2 ACRE FARM THURSDAY, MAY 22nd, 6:30 P.M. LOCATION: 2 Miles South of Decatur Drive In Theater on old Salem Road; or % mile West of Pleasant Mills then V\ mile South; or 6 miles East of Monroe, Indiana, on No. 124 then *4 North. This farm lays level to slightly rolling, is good producing soil, has about 5 acres of woods and balance is farm land except building lot. There is a 5 room home with toilet and lavatory, some built in features in the kitchen, motor plumbing, 4” well, small basement. There is a nice lawn and plenty of shade trees, fruit, car garage. Barn has cement floors and 4 stanchions; 12 x 26 chicken house: granary. If you want a nice small farm in a nice community, look this one over. Immediate possession. Inspection can be made at any time by contacting the Auctioneers. TERMS—2O% Cash on day of sale, balance ujton delivery of Marketable Title. Mr. & Mrs. Earl N. Williamson! Owners Gtrald Stirckler, D S. Blair—Auctioneers C. W. Kent—Sales Mgr. Sale Conducted by The Kent Realty & Auction Co. Decatur, Indiana Phone 3-3390 Not responsible for accidents . 12 16 19 \ ■ *

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near Grand Chain, 111., but dissipated after plowing through a rural area. As the cold front moved over Chicago at mid-day Sunday, readings plunged as much as 26 degrees. Readings reached a balmy 80 degrees at Chicago’s Grant Park when the wind shifted and dropped the mercury to 67 degrees in 10 minutes and to 54 degrees in two hours. Showers dampened Mother’s Day activities in the East from the New Jersey coast and western Pennsylvania into Dixie. Tallahassee, Fla., reported 1.01 inches of rain and Apalachicola 1 97 inches. Widespread shower activity from the West Coast was reported Sunday but forecasters predicted clearing and warmer weather for the Pacific Coast today. Showers were expected to spread into the Plains today. Application Forms For Wheat Acreage Farmers on land on which no wheat was seeded for grain in any of the years 1956, 1957. and 1958 and for which a 1958 wheat acreage allotment was not established, may apply for a 1959 wheat acreage allotment, according to Victor Bleeke, ASC chairI man for Adams county. The owner or operator of such a farm I must apply in writing to his ASC | county committee by July 1 of ! this year or no 1959 wheat acre- : age allotment can be established ! for the farm. i Bleeke further explained that j 1958 wheat acreage on a farm : which did not have a 1958 wheat I acreage alotment does not qualiI fy as wheat history acreage for the purpose of establishing acreage allotments. A 1959 old farm wheat acreage allotment will not be established for a farm without wheat history in 1956 and 1957. and on which wheat was planted for grain in 1958 without a 1958 wheat acreage allotment unless an application is filed by July 1, 1958 Blank application forms are available at the ASC counljy office for use in filing requests for allotments.