Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1958 — Page 2

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. Hotter!" gasped the little girl, * “Juot guess what father’s gone and done." i “Dao’t hotter me," the mother said, “You know the Inn is overrun With guests and J have beds to make And wine to serve and clothes to wash And fifty loaves of bread to bake." “But, mother,* and the child pursued ‘The busy woman round the table, “He’s put a wife and husband from t Nazareth—out in the stable!" *Tte stable’s clean. Now get some flour. & Tell Sarah that the fire is low. ? Then run to Azrah’s. Get some meat «... > And vegetables. Don’t stand there, go!" ■sb- I “Please, mother, listen. I have seen The lady, and her face is white ’* With pain. She’s very sweet... and she k Is going to have a child tonight." “What are you saying? You don’t know „ ‘ About such things. Now run along.” The child clung to her mother’s arm. “The lady’s voice is like a song. Her eyes are full of wondrous light She said to bring my mother there— k She beckoned to me like a queen. A crown of light shines in her hair . •." The mother laughed. “AH right, I'll go But just to see if what you say ..... Is true.” She turned and walked outdoors, Out past the cattle munching hay. •: She took a look at the sweet wife s Who sat upon a milking stool.

* Christmas Spirit Abounds In Poland Communism Snowed Under By Christmas WARSAW (UPD — Christmas snowed Communism under in .Warsaw today. ,' The city’s biggest department '''store—a state-owned enterprise—- ’ was aglitter with stars and a six- ' l istory high Christmas tree in elec““tric 1 lights. On the main downtown intersection, the grey stone slab of the ...Communist Central Committee on a 40 - foot evergreen hung with globes and colored lights. While a member of the ruling Politburo complained of public apathy toward the party’s ambi- : ,‘tious program for agriculture and .industry, Poland’s estimated 28 million Roman Catholics queued for carp, the traditional Christjnas Eve feast, and planned to attend midnight masses. Santa Claus Returns f-V’ “Father Frost,” Communist stand-in for the Christian Saint Nicholas, left Poland two years >w«go on the heels of the Red Army • • edivisions withdrawing to the •Soviet Union. Santa Claus, in furtrjmmed red suit, whiskers and aU, was back in business today, behind his reindeer. • » Warsawians went on a gigantic buying" spree, ’shooting their slim wages on high - priced im-

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Help Fight TB Buy Christmas Seals Buys Health Bond The Decatur Research club has voted purchase of a $5 health bond, officials of the Christmas seal campaign in Adams county announced today. All proceeds from the annual Christmas seal sale are used in the fight on tuberculosis and to provide clinics and otherwise carry on the fight against the “white plague.” ported goods, including such luxury foods as fruit juice. Block-long lines stretched in front of liquor stores as the doors Were locked to allow clerks to drag out new cases of Poland's potent national drink, vodka. Warn Against Drinking Sound trucks toured the main streets, with girl announcers cajoling tl\e crowds “Don’t drink too much, remember, alcoholism is your enemy.” Compared with the glittering avenues of Paris, London and West Berlin, the showing in the Warsaw shops was meager, but to Poles, the range and choice of goods was the finest in many years. Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski was back in his Warsaw palace after two months in Rome, and the nation’s thousands of churches were prepared for overflow crowds to Celebrate the birth of Christ. The Pedes greeted Christmas joyously in a freedom unlikely to be duplicated in other Eastern European countries. They celebrated on a big scale, but they faced a new year in which the governing party was unlikely to carry t over the Christmas spirit.

“My nine is Mary. . “ “Never mini I Your name, my dean Tve been R fool We’ve very quickly got to find , A bed for you." She deftly made A A pallet out of soft brown straw On which a thick sheep’s skin was laid. Then hurriedly riw went to draw Fresh wafer from tte tan-ide well. “Bring out dean linen. Stir the fire. Heat this water. Go and toll Your father we are going to have Still another guest..." • • » Soon people streamed out from the ian To see the infant gently laid Within a manger. Some just gaped. But others, strangely, knelt and prayed. And presently the townsfolk came, And shepherds left their distant fold, i And three Magi In velvet robes Brought frankincense and myrrh and gold. And overhead the sky grew bright With a melodious kind of light • • • The inn beds were not made that night No fifty loaves of bread were baked. There was no meat from Az.ih’s shop, And not a drinker’s thirst was risked. But all the world remembers still The little inn at Bethlehem 7 Because, although there was no room, A place was found to welcome Them. And so it is in crowded breasts Where e’er the star of kindness gleams. So full of cares, so full of dreams. There is yet space for heaven’s gift —Ke* Woodman

■ Favor Increase In Unemployment Pay Council Endorses Federal Standards WASHINGTON (UPD—Advisers to Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell have recommended that , Congress give the states a strong incentive to raise unemployment benefits next year, it was learned today. A majority of the 25 - member Federal Advisory Council on Employment Security endorsed federal standards on the amount and duration of jobless payments during the council’s two-day session early this month. The majority urged states to provide maximum benefits equal to two-thirds of the state’s average weekly wage among workers covered by unemployment com-' pensation. It also urged that ben- -j efits be paid for 30 weeks to j qualified employes. < In states adopting these standards, employers could be excused ] from paying up to 90 per cent of the present 3 per cent federal . payroll tax. Employers now pay , only .3 per cent in states with an ; approved jobless benefits law. . In states which refuse to accept the new standard, however, ■ employers would be allowed less than 60 per cent credit against the full 3 per cent tax. ; The advisory council called it an optional program, but one source said the tax penalty would be a strong argument for state concurrence. Marine Corps Drops Three-Year Hitches • WASHINGTON (UPD — Beginning Jan. 1, the Marine Corps will accept only four-year enlistments and eliminate the three-year hitch now offered to new Leathernecks. i Trade in a good town — Decatur.

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Santa Claus Visits Hospital And Home Santa Claus visited the Adams county memorial hospital and the county home today, thanks to two Geneva businessmen who arranged for the trip. Waldo “Bud” Neal, county treasurer, and Al Cott, made the arrangements, and each patient got a little treat. Neal was sick today with one-day flu, and was unable to be present, but his partner saw that Santa made the trip. Traffic Death Toll Under 1957 Figures State Toll Lowest In Past 12 Years INDIANAPOLIS (UPD-Indiana appeared assured today of racking up the best traffic record since 1946. State Police provisional figures listed 997 fatalities through midnight last Sunday, 107 less thsjn in the corresponding period a year ago. Eighteen new names were added to the death roster last week, 10 less than in a comparable period in 1957. Since then, of course, the count passed the 1,000-mark. but it was expected to finish below the 1,071 deaths reported in 1948—the best mark since 1946 when the toil stopped at 995. As of midnight December 21. 52 fatalities had been recorded during the last month of the year —33 per cent less than in the same period a year ago. State Police Supt. Harold S. Zeis said Hoosier motorists can help post one of the safest Decembers in the state’s traffic history. "It depends on the care drivers exercise during the year-end holiday season,” said Zeis. Rural fatalities remained well behind last year but the urbat death toll was practically the same as last year. However, 26 deaths were recorded on the upstate toll road through midnight last Sunday, 12 more than in the same period a year ago. Meanwhile, at least two deaths were recorded since late Tuesday. One occurred near Boonville, the other north of Avilla. Suffers Broken Hip In Fall At Home

B. F. Breiner, of 324 South Third street, former three-term county commissioner, is a patient at the Adams county memorial hospital with a broken hip. Breiner was elected commissioner from the second district in 1920, 1924, and 1926. He is retired, and has lived in Decatur for many years. He was admitted to the hospital Tuesday afternoon. He fell in his bedroom at home while dressing and discovered he had broken his hip. Breiner is reported resting comfortably, and is able to have company.

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To Extend Probe Os Influence Attempts 7wter» Will S«* Stiff Legislation WASHINGTON (UPD—House in. fluence investigators hare agreed to Mil for a series of stiff new taws aimed at wiping out beckstage attempts to influence federal regulatory agencies. They also have agreed to call for a sweeping extension of their year-long investigation that already has resulted in such sensational disclosures as former presidential assistant Sherman Adams’ alleged influence-for-favors relationship with millionaire Bernard Goldffee. The recommendations—included in a tentative secret report disclosed today to United Press International—did not once mention either Adams or* his gift - giving wealthy friend. But the report made dear that the legislation proposed is designed to snag anyone involved in backstage influence attempts directed at the six regulatory agencies. This would include any executive' department officials or congressmen involved. The report—still subject to final approval ton the House influenceinvesttgdmg* subcommittee next week—-recommended that the proposed new investigations: —Dig deeper into the activities of the six federal regulatory agencies investigated* this year. It proposed dozens of studies including whether legislation is needed “to improve the quality of television broadcasting programs” and whether broadcasting networks should be licensed. —Expand to cover more than eight other federal agencies including the Bureau of Standards, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Weather Bureau, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, Offiee of Alien Property and Railroad Retirement Board. “We have information in our files which clearly indicates that there is a need . . . that inquiry be made” into these agencies, the report said. The report proposes that the entire job be turned over to a permanent subcommitte of the House Commerce Committee. The present subcommittee —officially called the legislative oversight subcommittee—automatically goes out of existence next month.

Record Corn, Wheal And Soybean Crops Soybean Record For Third Year In Row LAFAYETTE, Ind. (UPD-Hoo-sier farmers harvested record com, soybean and wheat crops this year, Purdue University and federal agricultural statisticians reported today. Indiana’s corn crop of 277,389,000 bushels was the second-largest in the state’s history, planted on the smallest acreage since 1950. The yield of 63 bushels per acre 62 bushels two years ago and was 10.4 bushels above average. Soybean production of 58,432,000 record crop, with 36.5 bushels per yields averaged 32 bushels an acre, compared with the previous record of 30.5 bushels in 1954 and 1956. The oats yield was 51 bushels an acre, equalling the record set three years ago, and rye fields equalled the previous record of 20 bushels an acre set in 1956. The experts said spring planting was well ahead of last year when a series of general rains began in mid-June, causing floods along many streams. Despite the fact “considerable acreage” of planted crops was destroyed and above-average rainfall later in the summer interfered with invest of small grain and hay, the rains provided ample moisture for growing crops and pasture. As a result, weather during the fall was favorable for harvest, the report said. Search For Missing Plane In Third Day ANCHORAGE, Alaska (UPD— The search for a missing air force C 54 transport plane entered its third day today. The plane, carrying 15 persons failed to arrive al Shamya in the Aleutians Islands Monday afternoon. It disappeared from radarscope shortly after taking off from Elmendorf Air Force Base here Monday morning.

Atlas Missile Fired Tuesday By Air Force Designed To Better Proven Performance As Wartime Weapon CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UPD —The Air Force Tuesday night fired an Atlas intercontinental missile designed to better its already preven performance as a potential weapon. It mi« met a six* Into outer space, but one which might well uncover some secrets which will be used in future space exploits. The Air Force merely described the flight of the 17th Atlas to be launched in the last 18 months as a test in the “continuing series of research and development flight tests of the Atlas weapon system." Lt. Col. John Powers of the Air Foree Ballistic Missiles Division at Inglewood, Calif., described the Atlas shot Tuesday bight as “very successful.” He said the Air Force now is attempting to recover the nose cone which does not contain anything live. “The Atlas went about 4,006 miles,” Powers said. “This was considered good because it had been programmed to go about that distance. He said the firing was primarily a test of the guidance system which worked perfectly. Unofficial reports said the new Atlas, the first of a series of tests, was equipped with some new devices to make it more reliable as well as a new thin metal skin which could theoretically make its flight longer. Tuesday night’s firing was the first Atlas launching since the Thursday shot which put a satellite into orbit around the earth — an 8.860-pound “moos’* that outweighed Russia’s largest Sputnik by more than two tons. This latest Atlas reportedly had a thinner skin than its predecessors, which was tested to see if it would buckle or rupture under the strain. It also was reportedly equipped with some new inside devices designed to increase its reliability. There was no official comment on what innovations the new atlas contained. Youthful Gong Under; Arrest At Muncie MUNCIE. Ind. (UPI) — A gang of youths ranging in age from 16 to 26 have been rounded up by police for doing their Christmas shopping in private homes and automobiles. Eight persons have been arrested and others were expected to be picked up shortly.

TIE customs, like the languages «C the various Scandinavian OS ' , * W«1 countries, are very similar. The days before Christmas are spent la giectie preparation of WK “ >, traditional foods: sausage, cheese, bread, cookies and special dishes g .WE. tor the huge dinner to be served on Christinas day. In Norway, for example, there is "flat brod,” a thin bread made from oat flour and baked over a slow peat fire. Huge quantities /J are made at Christmas time to be available the year round. There mMUEKW A is also "lefse," made of mashed potatoes, salt, cream and flour. ,; ’W rolled pie-crust thin and baked like a waffle, and served with syrup > and sausage at the Christmas breakfast. Rice pudding with lingen | berries is a favorite dessert, accompanied by a multitude of Christ- $ mas cookies, • r . 4 Christmas dinner in Sweden begins with the famous smorgas- WSO bord, which, during the holidays, becomes a feast in itself. There J is an elaborate assortment of cheeses, anchovies, herring and other * i spiced fish and caviar. Next is lutfisk, which is dried cod served , with a milk gravy. The meat course is roast pig or goose and BOM - sometimes both. And the traditional drink is Julglogg, popularly abbreviated to “glogg,” which is made from brandy and port wine, a variety of eight or more spices, and almonds and raisins. Finally ■ - rA* there is the famous Swedish coffee, cleared with egg white, and K| ?li accompanied by cookies. 1 ‘ Special thought is given to the birds and animals at Christmas I -■ time The farm animals get extra rations and, as in many Europyan agriryiltural areas, there is a tradition that on Christmas Eve gMwiBMMMKHKraI at midnight, the animals may speak so as to add their voices to all Sweden decked with those giving homage to the Infant King. the natural beauty . A of straw. fl - iil l-l ft I w -sassxss chew * L Form head and body of bird with pipe cleaner 1. For body, wind yam 80 tiraei on 8-in. cardboard. J base (dotted line J. Remove cardboard and tie peck. . vT mF e-lue straw tote a fan shape and trim. *. For arms, wind yam 15 tines around 4-in. cardboard. Then fasten wtaS-t>H unit i CardbOttrd **«•<*•*«•* <** «• * te bending section A £ pipe loop, to fonn skirt. *>• S. For legs. separate yarn and tie % in. from bottom. . Ww Wings on extended pipe 8. Embroider eye., nose, end mouth with colored thread.. CHf*U5 - L_, ' 9. Drew doHo of brightly coiorod material. ' p fcera of wing, on heejy X From tee imwtroiM «4 Few leek al CkeUfc « t raw to fit wings vertically. Fasten with glue. (Both •UH BrowaFeW’7* SMv M. Grotto Uiwae, g.f.c., am *2 ® >. covered with irtraw.) Attach a 1 Xarbirt A. CeWtpktei, Srucs FuOtirtina Co , ««» « k .5 . Mu«««ke«. wu. wooden bead for tiu beai

American! In Korea For Ninth Christmas Soldiers To Mark r eflOtlUOy WWWBByr ON ITBSrtBBN FRONT, Korea (WD—American serviceman along the desolate Korean truce line are busy making final preparations to celebrate Christmas—many of them for the first time away frame home. Military installations, from lonely outposts on the edge of the demilitarized zone to major headquarters in the rear area, are all decked out with Christmas trees and decorations. It will be the ninth Christmas celebrated by American troops in Korea since they were sent here to fight ttr Communist invading forces in July of 1950. But it will be one of the quietest Yuletides for them since the Korean War ended in an uneasy armistice more than five years According to the latest information, Francis Cardinal Spellman, the military vicar J of the U.S. armed forces, who made six Christmas visits for American troops Mere, including one last year, willMfot come this year. Such big name entertainers as Jayne Mansfield and Bob Hope who thrilled lonely soldiers, here with special Christmas shows last year are not coming either. The only stateside show group to visit Korea this Yuletide season will be a troupe led by Hollywood disc jockey Johnny Grant who has visited Korea 11 times before. The Johnny Grant troupe will include among other entertainers Japanese Nisei actress Miiko Taka, who starred in the movie “Sayonara.” Most of some 50,000 American troops stationed throughout South Korea will mark the holiday quietly. There will be company parties, dances, movies and special religious services tor men of all faiths. The mess sergeants planned to “really lay it on” for the troops Christmas Day. The traditional Christmas dinner — the roast young tom turkey—will be served in each unit. The soldiers plan to make Christmas a merry holiday not only for themselves but also for many underprivileged K ojrte a n children. Almost every unit will give a party for orphans ,pr <rthCT poor, children Christmas. Day and sol-’ diers will play Santa Claus handing out toys, clothes and other gifts to the tots. But for those who must keep a round-the-clock vigil at isolated observation posts on the rugged hills along the demilitarized zone, Christmas will be just another day.

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Sheriff Department Employs Secretary Mrs. Marie Debolt, of 523 Jefferson street, Decatur, has been hired as » part-time secretary for the Adams county sheriff’s department, sheriff Merle Affolder said this week. Mrs. Debolt will begin as secretary January 1. Her duties will consist of taking messages, booki work, and answering the telephone. This is the first time a secretary has ever been hired tor the sher- ' iff’s department, according to Affolder. Gary Steelworkers Receive Pay Boost GARY, Ind. (UPD — Gary area , steelworkers have received an unexpected Christmas present in the form of a one-cent hourly pay in- . crease. The boost is automatic. , based on a United Steelworkers ■ contract’s cost of living clause , which guarantees an increase whenever there is a rise in living . costs. A' ; Leave Os Absence Denied To Wampler Terre Haute School Board Rejects Leave i TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (UPD - ■ Democratic Congressman - elect t Fred Wampler was without his i old job today. Wampler will go to Washington [ as an ex-teacher instead of as an i educator on letve from his life- > time work. > The local school board rejected Wampler’s request for a two-year ( leave of absence Tuesday on k grounds it would set a bad prece- , dent and would be unfair to teachers staying with the Terre Haute school system. Wampler was football coach and ’ physical education instructor at 1 Gerstmeyer High School the past 21 years. He has been on leave > since Sept. 1 when he began his s successful campaign to unseat in--1 cumbent Rep. Cecil Harden. I Wampler greeted the school I board decision with "surprise and disillusionment.” He said he > felt that educators “belong in govt eminent affairs" but the school * board’s decision made it difficult i for teachers to show any leadership in government. k The board said it grants one- . year leaves but not two- year ’leaves. ft also' . leaves for only four reasons: pro- . fessional training, military service, illness and pregnancy. It said Wampler’s reasons didn’t fit ! any of those categories. * However, the board passed a 1 resolution urging future Terre ’ Haute school boards to “give con- ‘ sideration” to rehiring Wampler should he ever want his old job back.