Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 2 February 1959 — Page 4

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Still No Information When directly asked this morning if any affidavits had been filed in juvenile court against the common thugs involved in between 50 and 150 cases of burglary, malicious damage, and theft in Adams, Wells, Allen, Jay, and Van Wert counties, Judge Myles F. Parrish stated that he had not Changed his policy concerning juvenile offenses, and he had no comment. C. H. Muselman, juvenile officer for the court, when asked, stated that affidavits had been filed this morning against the two boys, one 17 and one 16 years old.. At that point the judge interferred and stated thal, neither of them had any comment. Apparently the court has not yet learned that a great number of local people, including most of the ministers and school teachers, believe that strictly juvenile crimes, such as signpainting, beer drinking, and causing minor damage on first offense, should be treated as juvenile crimes. ; t But the present action is the result of plain, ordinary criminals who, over a period of time, have violated all legal concepts of ownership of property. Although one of _the boys is still in a city school, and one quit when 16 a year ago while attending a county school, the number of crimes and their attitude toward crime certainly indicates that rehabilitation is a joke with them. > The law-abiding individuals of this community have a right to expect protection from criminal attacks on individuals and property, regardless of the age of the culprit. A teenager who is virtually an adult in body and intelligence and who is old enough to distinguish right from wrong, must face up to the same responsibility. under the same rules as an older person. Three of five young gangs working in Adams county have now been caught. The young members of the other two gangs have already appeared in other courts. In Celina Friday one 17 year old Portland boy, named outright at the discretion of the judge in the story, was sentenced to 60 days for passing a bad check. Two buddies will be tried later. Specific charges are still under investigation for the fourth. The three captured in Allen county after thefts in Adams county will face quick, stern, and fair justice there. Those to be tried in Adams county—what will happen to them? Will we ever know? For several weeks we have asked, editorially, for the local court to bring up Charles Johnson on the charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor filed here against him. Nothing ever happened. Johnson went right on his merry way, until finality charged in Fort Wayne. It’s about time the people of Adams county waked up to the fact that we are paying a court here to do something about ’ local criminal cases, both adult and juvenile. Yet the only way law enforcement officers can see justice done is run the culprits out of the county, into another jurisdiction. A good case in point—the 18-year-old brought in on probation Saturday. Although a proven conviction, while on probation, for possession of alcoholic beverages while a minor, and a fine of $5 and costs, was introduced against this lad, the probation officer did nothing. Although the probation officer was even informed that the boy was “floating” through the alleys, and along the .streets, at late evening and early morning hours, and drinking, nothing was done to see that he would not do it in the future. This is not good. It is bad for the youth of the county. They deserve a fair and even break. But if they think the Law is an easy “mark,” and lose respect for our government and way of life, we cannot expect them to develop into good citizens. Only the firm support of the general public will have any effect on the local court. It must be made plain before it is too late that juveniles who commit juvenile acts or first offenders should, be given every consideration towards reform, but that hardened criminals, regardless of age must be treated fairly and firmly. -*» ; 4— •k. I I !■! I IW. ■!■!.! „ I ■■■■■ . I .I », mt !■ ■■—■■■ll. »■ .--«■» -

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Port Office M Second OaaaMattW Dick D. Heller, Jr. President John O. Heller Vice-President Chai. Holthouse .... SecratarrTreasurar BObaertpttMi Bateei By Mall in Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, B 8.00; Six months, >4.25; 3 months, >2.25. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining Counttea: tee yeax, >8.00; 6 months. 84.75 ; 8 months. 8180. Py Carrier, 30 cents per week. Single Copies, 6 cents. Faint Radio Signal Is Heard In Area Os Ship

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (UPI) —Faint radio signals were reported today from the area where the Danish ship Hans Hedtoft disappeared after striking an iceberg, reviving hopes that some of the 95 persons aboard survived. A spokesman for the owners of the cargo-passenger vessel said the signals were heard simultaneously early this morning by two company ships and a radio station in Greenland. The 2,875-ton Hedtoft reported it was sinking 37 miles south of Cape Farewell, Greenland, last Friday. However, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Campbell reported that it had received no messages on either of the two frequencies reported for the survival radio gear on the Hedtoft. The Campbell, which is in the area of the tragedy, said it had received unintelligible dots and dashes on another frequency used as an aircraft homing beacon. "We ape unable to say whether th®e dots and dashes are coming from a lifeboat, but it seems highly unlikely,” a Coast Guard officer in New York said. The Royal Danish Greenland Trading Co. spokesman said the signals “might be emanating” from a hand operated emergency radio sender in one of the Hedtift’s lifeboats. He said the operator apparently had little or no knowledge of the Morse code and gave no information indicating that the message came from a lifeboat. . “But that possibility cannot be excluded,” the spokesman,said.

Hope Almost Gone The signals were reported to have come from a position 120 nautical miles southwest of the scene of the tragedy. A company spokesman said a lifeboat might well have drifted that distance in

Cpl Roger Strickler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Strickler, rt Decatur, has returned to Camp Pendleton Marine Base after spending two weeks furlough with his parents. . . Dismissed from the Clinic hospital in Bluffton were William Frauhiger and Mrs. Marvin Kammer, both of route 4, Bluffton. 20 Years Ago Today '~Feb~2. 1939— Many Decatur residents insisted the groundhog saw his shadow today, indicating six more weeks of winter weather. Mrs. Mary Durr, 92, died at her home on Mercer avenue after an extended illness. Mrs. Barney Wertzberger is recovering at the Adams county memorial hospital from an attack of pneumonia. The Decatur Archery club has established a range in the Heimann building above the Paul Graham offices on South Second street. GIRL SCOUTS Girl Scout 4roop 229 met at the Lincoln school auditorium Tuesday afternoon. The meeting was opened with a song and the girls worked on their dance badge. — Scribe, Jane Burk Girl Scout troop 200, held their meeting Tuesday evening after school. The girls took a tour of Alison's animal hospital, where Dr. and Mrs. Alison helped them finish their dog and cat badge. Scribe, Beth Ann Snyder Brownie troop 230 met after school Wednesday. The Brownie promise was led by the president, Diana Durbin. Good deeds were discussed and new officers selected. They are president. Roxann Feasel; scribe, Beverly Geyer; and treasurer, Wynne Begun. The Brownies made puppets out of cereal boxes and put on shows. Materials' for selling cookies were passed out. Jane Gerber served the treat and Judy Meyers will serve the treat next week. >■ Scribe, Beverly Geyer Brownie troop 573 met at the Lincoln school Thursday. The meeting was' opened with the Brownie promise and a song was sung,. Roll call and dues were taken. Vases were made by the girls. Nancy Koos served the treat at the close of the meeting. ," 'J Scribe, Karen Green Brownie troop 551 met Wednesday at the Lincoln school. Ann Brecht called the meeting to order and roll call was taken. Pamela Hirschy passed out the treat. The girls practiced the flag ceremony and then went to the auditorium to ploy games. The meeting was closed with the Brownie arch. Scribe, Mary Chappuis

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the 40 hours that had passed since the collision. Although the search for the survivors by 1,000 men of six nations continued, hope had almost been given up. It any of the Hedtaffs 40 passengers and 55 crewmen could have got away, the lifeboats would have had to buck 20-foot, ice-laden seas driven by 60-mile-an-hour winds. The owners reported Sunday that an American search plane sighted what appeared to be an overturned lifeboat drifting in the seas near Greenland. The pilot, Maj. Emerson Fitzgerald of the U.S. Air Force, described ithe lifeboat as white with a black stripe, which did not fit the description of the Hedtoft’s boats. Find Na Trace The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Campbell and three other vessels searched all day Sunday without finding a trace of wreckage or survivors. Four U.S. Air Force planes, a Navy P2V, and a Canadian Lancaster scanned thousands of miles of ocean without success. Search conditions were reported to be extremely dangerous. The Hedtoft was making the return half of its maiden voyage to Greenland when she struck the iceberg Friday afternoon. A German trawler reached the scene an hour later but found no trace of the vessel, which had been descibed as “unsinkable” by its owners. The Hedtoft was heavily reinforced against ice damage. Two of the passengers believed lost were Augq Lynge and Elias I.a uL members of the Danish parliament for Greenland. They had both demanded halting of winter passenger service between Denmark and’ Greenland as too dangerous. "

Nation In Grip Os Severe Cold Wave One Os Severest Waves Os Winter United Press International Rival groundhogs at Punxsutawney, Pa., and Sun Prairie, Wis., and the Weather Bureau agreed on one thing Monday—the nation Is in the grip of one of the severest cold waves of the winter. Shadow or no shadow, any groundhog which didn’t jump back into its warm burrow after sanfpling the morning air risked a case of frostbite. An arctic air mass which invaded the nation during the weekend spread from the Rockies to the Atlantic. The severe cold prssed as far south as Missouri, where Kirksville registered three below zero early Monday. The cold air advance touched off a band of snow and freezing drizzle in the southern plains through western Oklahoma and most of Texas. Roads were open* in the storm area but extremely hazardous. New snow Sunday accumulated handle Wicqita, Kan., was hit by a seven - inch snowfall, and amounts ranged up to a foot in rural areas between Wichita and Gage. Heavy Rain in Texas During the night, a band of freezing drizzle stretched from Wichita Falls, Tex., through Abilene and San Angelo. West of that line snow extended into most of New Mexico, while rain fell to the east. The heaviest rain was along the Texas coast with more than an inch at Houston in a six-hour period Sunday night and threefourths of an inch at Beaumont, Galveston and Kingsville. Elsewhere in the north, it was mostly fair and cold. Temperatures plunged to zero or below throughout the northern tier of states from Montana to northern New England. Groundhog Snowed In Lone Rock, Wis., recorded an early morning reading of 38 degrees below zero Monday after registering 40 below early Sunday. By contrast, Key West, Fla., reported a 72-degree reading early Monday. ■ A-- ■ Slated MeetingOf Cub Pack Cancelled The regular scheduled meeting of Cub Pack 3063 which was to be held tonight at the Northwest elementary school, has been cancelled. according to Edward Summers. The date of the next meeting will be announced Tater this

NOTES FROM AFTER THIRTY LOOK OUT Someone had better stay away from the K. of C. for a while. At least they had better stay away from the members who were up there for the lunch night Thursday, January 22. Seems some wise guy phoned about 11; 30, gave an anonymous name, and told them the first floor at the building was on fire. The voice said they could not use the elevator, but should file down the stairs in an orderly fashion. The members took hold of themselves, and made a very orderly exit. When they got downstairs there was something burning all right — all the people who had wasted a trip down the step® and found nothing but a very cold night. Some practical jokers have a warped sense >f humor. SEEING SNAKES One of our favorite stories comes from Dave Heller, advertising manager at the Democrat. Dave was stationed around New Guiana, during the second world war, with the air force engineers. They were in the process of putting in a landing strip, and were being helped by some Aussies. Some of the men were trucking in supplies from the beach, and others were busy putting the air field into usable shape. One of the truck drivers and a lieutenant were coming back front} the beach with a load of supplies when they spotted a fourteen-foot boa constrictor, or some other kind of huge snake, across the road. Thinking to kill the giant reptile, they stopped the front wheels on the snake’s body and turned off the motor. Seems like the truck wasn’t heavy enough to kill the snake, it only made it mad enough to have its head thrashing about by one door, and its tail by the other. To add to their misery, the driver couldn’t get the truck started, -and— the officer didn’t have a gun along. So there they sat, trapped in a truck by an indignant boa waving various ends at both doors. They were finally rescued by another officer who had his pistol along. Dave says some of the Aussies would go out in the bush snake-hunting, but he never joined them. FROM FRIENDS We enjoyed a very nice letter this week from Opal F. Bacon, originally of Decatur, then to Chicago, and now, back in Decatur with her mother. Enclosed in the letter were several clever verses. Lack of space prohibits the use of all of them, but one with both a story and a moral, is as follows: BIRDS Each morning to the feeder come Two birds who cannot have much fun; A Starling, with his leg so crooked; A Chick-a-dee, with broken wing; They've run afoul of someone, who Thought it game to shoot with sling The birds, who harm him not, but Eat more devastating things; The rock they used, let truth be said, ” - ■> 'Came from some little round unthinking head!* We are happy to hear from any of our readers, and glad to print any of the verse or human interest items might know about. If you have an item you think the rest of Adams county would enjoy, or get a chuckle from, please send it along. SHOCK Fred Corah, local insurance man, was attempting to perform a civic duty Tuesday. He had picked up a parking meter that had been kdocked over, and took it into the Diner to savtj it from 'further damage. Not to change the subject, but Dick keeps wondering how all these things happen to him. Anyway, when Mr. Corah stepped in with the meter, he found out how thankless it was to be civic-minded. Someone asked him if he started to put a nickel in the meter and it fell over from shock. HOW! Peter Friedericl, Decatur’s exchange student from Germany, made some interesting preparations before arriving in Indiana. He was thrilled when he received the news that he had qualified for a year’s scholarship in the United States. When he found out he would be in Indiana, he wanted to be prepared, so he went to the library in his home town, and got all the information he could on Indians. While he says there aren't as many Indians in Decatur as he supposed, the number on television is sufficient. WANTED: PONTOONS The Erie railroad had to reach into their sinking fund last week during all the rain and slop. The thing that was sinking was an

the southernmost tracks to shift engine. A switch engine ran onto some freight cars around. Due to soggy ground, the weight of the engine spread toe tracks apart, and there it sat, not too high and not too dry, and also, not on the tracks. Some fast hoisting and bracing was accomplished, and things were back to normal. It must give an engineer a thrill; no tracks! — 30 SUPPING SEASON While the folks around town who consider themselves more mature, shiver, slip and curse their way through this rather hard winter, the kids seem to be having a fine time. It’s rather pleasant to see snowmen around

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again. Bean quite • while since we had a real snowman winter. Sleds are back in style too, on hills, streets, and behind cars. Sunday, we noticed some boys playing hockey, with ice skates on, in the street next to the jail. Haven’t heard any complaints so far from toe kids, who got out of school during toe bad weather. ' ■ 30 '■ -- BEST OF LUCK We would like to send along our best wishes for recovery to Msgr. Seimetz. The Monsignor has been a very real part of Decatur for many years, and has always worked for community progress, both on a spiritual and a social and economic level. He is a great man in many ways; spiritually

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foremost, leading a large share of the community for 26 years, and, on a human level, he has been a grand friend of aU toe people in Decatur. His hearty, sincere laugh has helped lighten many a moment in our town, and a wish and prayer tor his recovery so that he, can continue his wonderful help to humanity semes from all of Adams county. COURT NEWS Marriage Application T.illian L. Laughlin, 35, Betkins, O„ and Jacques C. Motsinger, 38, Sidney, 0. Over 2,500 Daily Democrats are each day. sold and delivered in Decatur