Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 165, Decatur, Adams County, 15 July 1958 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATOR DEMOCRAT CO.. INC. Entered at the Decatur. Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter Dick D. Heller * President J. H. Heller — Vice-President Chas. Holthouse Secretary-Treasurer - Subscription Rates: By Mail in Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, 18.00; Six months, $4.25; 3 months, $2.25. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, $9.00; 6 months, $4.75; 3 months, $2.50. By Carrier, 30 cents per week. Single copies, 6 cents.

With almost 40% of U.S. soybeans now going abroad either as soybeans or as oil, foreign markets are playing a major role in the prosperity of soybean farmers. Soybean acreage is expanding this year. It is already equal to corn in acreage in Adams county. It is our biggest cash crop. Two visitation teams from Italy, one from the livestock feed industry, and a team from the Spanish vegetable oil industry, will be making a tour of the U.S. soybean industry in preparation for the 38th annual convention of the American Soybean Association in Des Moines, lowa, August 19-20. f— Farmers everywhere need to wake up to the dangers of the Senate farm bill which Will soon be debated. Senators Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, Stuart Symington of Missouri, and William E. Proxmire of Wisconsin have already spoken out against the bill in no uncertain terms. It will wreck all present farm programs except the cotton and rice programs, which will be temporarily maintained. It will put a fixed bottom price on corn of sl.lO a bushel. The net effect of the bill will be a tremendous overproduction of corn and hogs. It will be a sad day if farmers, bound to their work as they are at this time of the year, fail to take notice of this fraudulent farm bill. o o o In addressing the American Legion, vigorous, hard-hitting Mayor Vance Hartke of Evansville, Democratic candidate for the U. S. Senate from Indiana, stressed the importance of greater coordination in our military efforts, and the importance of putting our educational system into high-gear to provide this country with teachers, scientists, technicians, and educated laymen to insure that the U.S. gains back the ground lost to the Russians under the Eisenhower administration. Hartke pointed out that Russia’s submarine fleet is now the largest in the world, and called for an aggressive nuclear effort in both the ocean depths and in the space program. In his speech before the

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American Legion state convention this weekend, Hartke pledged continued and broadened veteran’s benefits. He said that "American conscience will ensure that an enlightened and reansae veteran’s program is maintained for the benefit of the veterans and their families.” We wonder what lip service “High-Tax Harold" Handley, the bane of property and car owners in Indiana, will pay to : Region ideals. He already has sta- ‘ ted that he is opposed to all Fed- ] eral aid, and favors only limited state programs. o—-o-*—o ’ ’ Why is Egypt, and most of the j other Arab countries, pro-Rus- j sian at the present time? Is it because they like Communism? J Certainly not. A few years ago, when the Democrats Truman and Acheson were in office, the Arabs were very much pro-American. Things were terrible then, though. Business was good, farm prices here up, but those “terrible men”, as the Republican press and T-V dinned day and night, were ruining the country. Well, we voted them out of office, and put Ike and Dulles in. Things are wonderful now, aren’t they? Os course, Dulles turned down our friends the Egyptians on a proposal to build the Aswan dam. The Russians offered to build it, no strings attached. They didn’t have to attach any strings — they knew full well that whoever helps build the dam would get the traiie, and political backing of the recipient. - Communism is abhorrent to a Moslem. But so is slow starvation in a country without water the year 'round. So Nasser, who had promised his fellow countrymen a dam, had to make good his promise. He accepted Russian aid. Syria and Yeman, and now Iraq have joined Egypt. Our entire foreign , policy has been undermined by a terrible blunder on the part of Dulles., Any competent high school graduate would’have realized the effect of such a thing, had he known anything about Arabic politics. But Eisenhower and Dulles didn’t. If war comes, they, not Nasser, will be to blame. Let the militant Republicans remember that !

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Leo Yager Observes 93rd Birthday On Wednesday

“Leo Yager, well-known Decatur businessman, will celebrate his 93rd birthday Wednesday, at his home on 246 South Second Street. In good health and very alert for his years. Yager has been chairman of the board of directors bf the Citizen Telephone company for eight years. He was elected to this post after he has resigned his position as persident of the telephone company in 1958, completing 30 years of service in the executive post. Although he was born in Tiffin, Ohio, his family moved to Decatur the fall of 1865. the year Lincoln was assasinated and the Civil War ended. Hege the father started a furniture store, located on South Second street where the Gambles' store is now. The Yager store was demolished by the Second street fire in 1877, along with the Thompson grocery, Bailey’s carriage painting shop, a saloon, and Schafer brothers. The Yagers rebuilt on the same spot after the fire. After a year of high school, he went to work in his father’s store, where he quit work to be deputy postmaster under Norval Blackburn during President Cleveland’s first, administration. In 1889 Yager resigned, as President Harrison came into the chief executive position aqd a Republican, Bart Quinn, was named postmaster. For three years after that, he managed the branch of his father’s store in Willshire, 0., until he sold out to return to Decatur. Here he opened a drugstore with his borther Leopold, where Sutton’s jewelry store is now. Continuing in the store for three years, the two were quite successful. There were three drug stores in Decatur at the time, and when John Holthouse returned from Florida after his wife’s death, he became a partner with Ben Smith. In the building where the Why l&W Peppy Pals Preble township’s Peppy Pals met Saturday afternoon at the Freidheim school. Leading in the meeting’s opening pledges were' Pasty Kalthoff and Delores Fuhrman. Shirley Scheumann and Karen Fuhrman were in charge of group singing. Members responded to roll call by naming their favorite hobbies. Mary Hickman and Shirley Scheumann demonstrated’-on making a chocolate cake. Next meeting for the Peppy Pals is scheduled for Saturday, July 19 at 1:30 p.m. Union Pals At the most recent meeting of the Union Pals club of Union township, held in the \lmmanuel Lutheran school, Lois Gerke presided Sheryl Wurm led’ the pledges Sandra Grote, the group singing. As a special feature, Jane and Loretta Wass, Lois Gerke and Janice Allison formed a quartet to sing, ”A Woman.” Suggestions, for improvements for the club served for roll call response. Jane Wass,-Nancy Adamson, and Mary Burley presented a demonstration oh making artificial flowers. The group discussed junior leader 4-H camp and the delegates who will represent the Union Pals. Next meeting for the group is to be Thursday. July 17, at 1:30 p.m, at the home of one of the leaders, Mrs. Ed Gerbers. . — ■ Merry Maids A meeting of the Monmouth Merry Maids was held Thursday with Barbara Workinger and Eileen Fritizinger opening the meeting with the pledges?; Roll call“wasanswered by naming “your boy friend” and Kay Stevens directed the singing. Joyce Busick was in charge of the discussion debating whether of not to enter a float in the 4-H parade and numbers for the projects for the fair were handed out by one of the adult leaders. Demonstrations were presented by Marsha and Diane King On vegetables; Gladys Busick, coffee cake; Kitty Harding, chicken: Joy Strouse, taking .gate of thmteeth: and Judy and Nancy Eifer and Sheila Caston, butter cake. A health report was given by Connig Bugman. Following the meeting, - Betsy and Sally Schnepf led the recreation and Susan Brite, Gladys Buisck, Sharon Witte, Sandra Marker, and Dianne Miller served refershments. • Kekionga July 10 at the Pleasant Mills school, a meeting of the St. Mary’s Kekionga 4-H club members was held. President, Marie Ohler, called the meeting to order and the roll call was answered by repeating “your favorite saying." Susie McCullough and Sandy Byers led the pledges and Mary, Longenberger directed the singing. A health and safety lesson was given by Lin da Riley and Linda King 'read the minutes' of the last r®Bting. Following a demonstration on handicraft by Susie McCullough, refreshments were served. Peppy Gals The Decatur Peppy Gals of

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’ '.A .mill,, 1 -IBM ML* i , /4K Bl w * store is situated, the store continued as Smith, Yager, and Falk. When Smith died in 1920, Yager sold his part in the drugstore. He stayed in the drug business, as, he was on the road for a drug supectaity -company Tor it years. Investments he had made while in business in Decatur paid off for him, and he was elected to the board of directors of the Citizens company in 1917. After three years he was elected president. Yager’s father, Leopold, was born in Baden, Germany, and came to the United States from ; Le Havre, France. Made in a; wooden sailboat, the trip took six ■ weeks. He took Christina Wall as hiS bride, and their first three children. John, Anna, and Leo, were born at Tiffin. O. In Decatur, j Leo’s two younger brother, Her- ! man and Leopold were born. In ■ 1872 the mother died. None of the i children ever married. ; Washington township’ held a meet-! . ing Monday at 1:30 p.m. in the home ec room at Decatur high school. After the pledges were led by Jeanne Swickard and Peggy Sheets, roll call was given and dues collected. Demonstrations were given by Patty Beam, Pam Straum, Ritaj Norquest, and Sandra , Affolder. > This was the last meeting for the season. Bids For Facilities At Field Rejected J Six Bids Are All Above Estimates Six bids for brick or cementblock toilet facilities for Worthman field were rejected by the Decatur school board Monday night because the lowest bid was $5,900, and $3,000 was the architect's estimate of cost. A building .13 by 19 feet was planned. with two toilets and a lavatory in the women’s section, and one toilet, two urinals and a i lavatory in the men's section. At present there are only two I wooden outhouses at Worthman | field, which the school board felt was both unsanitary and insufficient. Original plans called for a brick | building of construction similar to' the field house, or for a cement ■ block building. Plans will now be revised to provide the necessary facilities at reduced" cost. Carl Bradley. Fort Wayne architect. and John DeVoss, school attorney. were both present for the meeting with the school board I (and superintendent W. Guy Brown. I Bids were submitted by Yost Constduction Co.. Tibbitts Construction Co., Haugk's Plumbing, Kiess Electric, Baker Plumbing, and Lawson Plumbing. Police Attorney To Act As Co-Counsel Wilbur F. Dassel, of Evansville, attorney for the state lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, has notified the attorneys concerned that ho is acting as co-counsel with _ Robert S. Anderson in the case of Dale Death vs. the city of Decatur, which, has been venued to Jay county. The venued case in the one in which Death is asking reinstatement on the Decatur police force with back pay to the time of his dismissal. Death was dismissed from the police fotce last fall for conduct unbecoming an officer. He was arrested at the scene of an accident, and later charged with public intoxication, which charge was declared invalid by the court. - ■, Hammond American Legion Post Robbed HAMMOND. Ind. (UPI) — Hammond and state police hunted today for two armed men who held up the Hammond American Leand fled with SBOO Monday night, gion post, tied up the bartender The two masked men may also have robbed an Anjerican Legion post recently of SI,OOO at Crown Point, police said. Victor Krmizeh, bartender at the Hammond post, said he was alone at the lime the men enterfid.

o~— — 20 Years Ago Today O— "" July 15. 1938—Decatur’s net assessable valuation will be increased more than $200,000 for 1938 if the state’s assessment of railroads and utilities does not drop, according to a table compiled by John W. Tyndall, county auditor. The Rev. Thomas pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic church at Anderson, will deliver the sermon at the centennial celebration of St. Miary’s Catholic church in this city Sunday, Aug. 21- . Approximately 260 employes of the Decatur General Electric plant started on their vacations today as the plant closed for two weeks. The Citizens Telephone Co. has announced plans for completing an underground cable system in Decatur and Berne, extension of about 10,000 feet of cable to the rural lines and probable installation of additional switchboards to the above two exchanges. Superintendent Os Mails Is Appointed Clarence Smith In New Position Here Effective July 26 a new position, that of superintendent of mails, for the Decatur post office, has been authorized by the post office department. The position will be ; filled by the promotion of Clarence E. Smith from his present position ' as a finance section clerk. The new superintendent of mails will have general charge over all mail-handling activities for the entire office and, as such, is re- > sponsible for thep lanning. directing, and controlling of employee activities: the review modification arid extension of routes; coordination of post office operations with the postal transportation system, the motor vehicle service, and contract carriers; and all other phases of operations pertaining to the actual movement of mails. In recent years the department has become increasingly conscious of the fact that moving mail is the . j prime objective of the post office ; service. The vast postal organization foremrly operating solely out of Washington, Dr. C. has been de- | centralized and is now functioning I on the regional basis. Recently, field service Officers were assigned to smaller territories and are now acting as consultants and advisors to postmasters in the field of proceedur.es to expedite the movement of all mails. Because of the diversified assignments that Smith has covered during his employment at the Decatur post office, he has acquired more than usual knowledge of mail handling problems. He started his career at the post office Nov. 6, 1930 as a temporary subsitute car- j ; rier. He was made a substitute : I clerk March 1, 1939 and became a < | regular clerk July 1, 1942. His var- ; ious assignments during this time ■ included, in addition to carrier ! work, some mail»dispatch duty, i distribution of mail to carriers, ! stamp and finance window work. Smith is the son of Mr. and Mrs. I Ray Smith of route 6, Decatur. He graduated from the Decatur high school in 1929, married Marsha Ohler in 1930. The Smiths have three children, Bob of route 8, Decatur, Janet Manns, Toscin, and | Judy, at home. Regular Meeting Os Barracks Wednesday A regular meeting of the Step- ■ hen A. Decatur Barracks No. 1369 of the Veterans of World War I will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the D.A.V. hall here. All members, and all veterans of the first world war, are invited and urged to attend. , i THIS EMBLEM f : identifies your : : WELCOME WAGON = : SPONSORS... j • firms of prestige in the J • business and civic life of • • your community. Z • For information, call • i 3-3196 or 3-4335 • • • Q : W

Voter’s Assembly Is Held At Church July Meeting Held At Lutheran Church The July meeting of the Zion Lutheran voters’ assembly was held Sunday afternoon at the church. It heard a progress report from its planning commission, approved Norbert Bleeke as its new Sunday School superintendent, elected Dr. Wm. Freeby to its board of parish education,, and heard Earl Caston, its delegate to the central district convention, report on that event. Phil Sauer, planning commission chairman, reported that the congregation had acquired the Vernon Hill home on North Tenth street and the Licttenstiger property on Jackson street. T h e Lichtenstiger property is to be torn down soon to enlarge the parking area. Offers to purchase equipment in the home are to be directed to the planning commission. Aaron Weiland, reporting for the board of parish education, said this year’s vacation Bible school had an excellent enrollment of 234 children and 43 adult teachers and helpers. Miss Evelyn Nussbaum will return as teacher of grades 1 and 2 at the Zion Lutheran school, and Miss Norma Von Stroh will teach grade 3. Dr. Wm.; Freeby was elected to fill the vacancy on the board created when Fred Meyers left Decatur for additional teacher training. Norbert Bleeke was appointed as Sunday School superintendent. The congregation will sponsor his attendance at a workshop at Camp Limberlost, conducted by the central district, August 2 and 3. Ed| Wolfe will also attend a part of this workshop. Earl Caston attended the central j I district convention held at the new! Senior Concordia College at Fort, Wayne June 16 through 20. He told; of a new organization plan for the I district, a memorial to synod's ■ convention at San Francisco next ■ year suggesting a new junior college in Michigan, and tlm erection of ' a central district office building at Fort Wayne. Don Burke and Dale Schott gave favorable financial reports,. but mentioned that the congregation was again in debt to finance its long-term expansion program. Arnold Conrad, president of the coni gregation presided, and the Rev. \ Edgar Schmidt fled the opening ! arid closing devotions. City Engineer Is Confined To Home City engineer Ralp ’E. Roop has ! bbeen confined to his home since > Sunday with a very painful foot i infection following a leach bite at ] his cottage on Lake Lavine in. southern Micigan Saturday. The leach attached itelf to j ! Roop's foot despite the fact that I he wore tennis shoes while workj ing on his boat dock. Roop is easi-1 ly poisoned by the fluid which I a leach injects in the blood stream while sucking blood. His foot is very swollen and painful, and

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