Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 5 February 1959 — Page 6

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Ask Congress For j Shorter Work Wea k Local 924 of the United Elt'ctrical. Radio & Machine Workers of America cUE>, whose members are employed by the General H lectric plant here, has joined 35,000 co-workers in the .General Electric and Westinghouse coiporations in calling upon Congress to investigate with open hearings what tf* • union called "the relationship between the continuous rise in corporation profits and the steady rise in unemployment.” Noting that more than 70.000 of k their co-workers in GE-Westing-1 house plants across the country }

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are jobless, UE Local 924 also reported that the union has asked Congress for immediate enactment of shorter work week legislation to alleviate growing unemployment. ‘ The local took the action over the past week-end in New York City where delegates to the UE’s GE - Westinghouse conference board met on the issue of unemployment. UE claims to represent 35,000 GE-Westinghouse workers in the United States and Canada. The union has 150,000 members in 28 states and Canada. The UE proposals were directed to every member of the United I States house of representatives , and senate in a letter from Albert [J. Fitzgerald, president of the laToor organization.

Asserting that unemployment today was close to 7,000.000 people in the United States, if proper allowance is made for workers on short time and the influx of 1,000,000 new workers annually into industry, the UE pointed to the start- ; ling estimate of the United States i Treasury that 1959 corporation . profits will hit a record high of . S4B billion. The union also pointed to offici ial U. S. government statistics v showing that more tharwl million i jobs are expected to "disappear’’ forever because of the two-fold I impact of rising productivity I which business uses both to cut . down the work force and to expand ’ its volume with attendant rising profits. Some 70,000 woikers who make

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\ * ! I their living in the GE and West-! inghouse chaips, the UE said, have been "irresponsibly discarded" bj ( their employers. The deliberate policy of these two corporations, stated the union, is “systematically to lay-off GE-Westinghouse employees and abandon whole plants arid communities as a means >of pushing profits to record-breaking levels.” . ■ Twenty - three per cent of all franternity and swcrity house fires are caused tv -. -S-u?e of electricity. A recent government survey has shown that very iew persons are "stone deaf.”

Soil Conservation Writer In County William Lathrop, of the field information unit of the U. S. soil conservation service, working out of the Milwaukee, Wis., office, spent two days in the Decatur area this week writing feature stories on local soil conservation practices. The field information department works with the state offices of nine corn-belt states in releasing information of public interest and value concerning soil conservation work. While in Adams county Lathrop ; visited the Hugo ‘Bulmahn farm, where very successful work has been done in heavy soils with min-

imum tillage planting ot corn. He also visited Roy Balsiger and Ray Baumgartner, who own One-half of a farm, and operate it without fence lines, a very uiiusual operation, in French township. Enters Guilty Plea To Traffic Charge A traffic offender appeared in justice of the peace court Wednesday evening on charges filed against him last week by law officers. . J—- - Dale Gene Pease, 20, of New Paris, 0., received a fine of $16.75 after pleading guilty to the charge of failing to carry the vehicle registration. Pease was arrested by the state police January 30 on U.S. 27 six miles north of Decatur. .. ", —

School Reporter Currie, Jeanette Roth, Kenny Lee Wagner, Kenny Wayne Wagner. Ronnie Mefferd, Miriam McAnren, Bob McMillen and Wilfred Morrison. — P. M. H. S. — Pamela Hamrick, Miriam McAhren, Jerry Turner, and Wilfred Morrison of the seventh grade and Nina McAhren, a sophomore, have entered the American Legion auxiliary essay contest. The title for . these essays was "Land of the Free." These folks now have a belter idea of what American freedoms mean to them. — P. M. H. S. - Last Friday morning brought nine sleepy girls to sch z>l. Thursday night they were the guests of Louise Currie at her home for a slumber party. Ice skating, making pizza, and having fun were enj joyed by Barbara Garwood. Linda i Riley, Patty Johnson, Sue McCulI lough, Mary Geisler, Nancy Bai- | ley, Phillis Steavens, Katie Irwin, I and Louise Currie. — P. M. H. S. — The freshmen are happy to have I a new student, Roger Beer, from | Bluffton. We hope Roger will likq it here. “Good Luck Roger!” — P. M. H. S. — We are happy to see Mrs. Burkhart, one of our cooks, back to , school with us. Mrs. Burkhart I would like to thank Mrs. Melching 1 for taking her place while she was ill, and she also would like to thank the teachers and students for sending her get well cards? — P. M. H. S. — The Spartans had two ball games last week, one was with Willshire and the other one was with Bryant. We are happy that the boys came up and won the game with Willshire, but the boys should be congratulated for the fine game they played with Bryant. Nice work boys. — P. M. H. S. — Tuesday the students enjoyed watching the America’s greatest colored magician and ventriloquist, Mcßride, present Miracle of 1959 and many other illusions, and i the students would like to thank , Mr. Mcßride for the fine performance. — P. M. H. S. — The Pleasant Mills high school will have one away game this week with Decatur Catholic. We > are looking forward to winning this game. — P. M. H. S. — WILLSHIRE HIGH by Rose Banmgartner The February 1 program will be ■ held Friday, ’ February 16. at £ 2:15 and 3 p. m. ” The public is welcome to at- 'WQ ~ tend the assembly programs in ~ WF the school audi- . - fp torium. — W. H. S. — The Y-teen members are reminded .that the February meeting of the Y-teen club will be held in the school auditorium February 9 at 7 p. m. There will be a peanut sister drawing following the business meeting. — W. H. S. — The students and teachers are all back in full swing with their previous lessons and new semester courses. Due to bad weather, mid-semester exams were ommited. — W. H. S — January 31 at Delphos high school, the district 111 music concert of the Ohio music education association was given. It consist-' ed of schools from 8 counties, featuring the outstanding musicians of the 8-county area. There were approximately 144 pieces in the band and 300 voices in the choir. There were several different instrumental and vocal clinics associated with the concert. All the music was prepared and performed that day. — W. H. ,S. — The guest conductor of the band was Kenneth Snapp from Baldwin Wallace College, and the choir guest conductor Was Varner Chance of Illinois Wesleyan. ■Jhose representing Willshire in the choir were Mary Goodwin, Martha Goodwin, Sandy Maken and Becky Dellinger, and those from the band were Jim Cowan, baritone, Rozanne Stucky, clarinet and Rose Baumgartner, French horh. ; — W. H. S. - The Willshire choir was privileged to sing at the farmers institute this afternoon. The numbers sung were “Early One Morning” and “Wilt Thou Walk.” .— W. H. S. — A Bible film will be shown in the school auditorium, February 6. The title is “The Little Lie that Grew.” The public is invited to attend. — W. H. S. — Die Willshire high school band is proud to announce the election of their 1959 band sweetheart. Rose Baumgartner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Baumgartner is to be crowned by the captain of the basketball team at the half of the Ohio City-Willshire basketball game Friday/at Will- ■ au. . _, ■ - -- -— — The attendants, chosen by the classes, and their escorts are— Rose Baurrtgartner and Dave Duff —senior, Sandra Bayles and Leon Reynolds—junior, Jane Byer and Tom Clouse—sophomore, Mary

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Allmandinger and Don Hileman—freshman, Carol Baker and Jack Clouse—Bth grade, and Judy Charleston and Bobby Vining—7th grade. By Mary Goodwin. WREN HIGH By Joann Llchtenstelger Ardith Yoh. An n e Bowen, . JudyDarr, ■ • Elaine Springer, J Sharon Ku hl. Carolyn Ger - J . Jp. inann, Jay 11n1 - ? ' rick*. Leland Miller. Pau 1| Oechsle. Larry ■&! Jgr Wise, J er r y»*WF ; ' ~t Brittsan, a n d^* — music director Mrs. Sheets went i to the district music festival at Delphos, Ohio last Saturday. The 1 students participating either m ’ band or chorus spent an interest- ‘ ing day practicing, followed bv a 1 concert given that evening. Die consensus of their feelings seems ’ to be “Oh, I had a ball!” —W.H.S.— Not unhappily, the Wren students found Tuesday’s and Wed- ! nesday’s schedule somewhat disi rupted. Responsible for this bit of 1 novelty, was the Wren community (not farmer's as I said before) institute. A special number of varied - type was presented by each of the ) first six grades, junior high, junior t band and the band. , The sneaker for Tuesday, Mrs. . L. A. Younkman, presented two , outstanding talks entitled “Your . Subconscious and You” and “The Sling Shot of David in the Hands of Our Children.” Later in the as- . ternoon attorney Koch discussed 1 legal matters of local importance. J —W.H.S.— ’ Although the varsity was defeat--1 ed by Van Del Friday night, ! Wren’s second team had a whoop- ’ ing victory with the score Wren 54. ■ Van Del 33. Don Hurless, Larry • Wise. Allen Etzler, Paul Oechsle, Jeff Manley, and all the others played a beautiful game of basketi ball. Keep it up fellows and the t Wren “Eagles” will be going - places! t -W.H.S.I Farmer's Share Os Food Dollar Drops WASHINGTON (UPD—The Agriculture Department said today the farmer’s share of the consumer food dollar dropped to 39 cents in the last three months of 1958 under the impact of lower farm prices and higher marketing charges. This compares. wijh ; .afarm share of 40 cents In the Ihs’t three months of 1957. Farm prices for food products rose sharply in the first quarter of 1958, but declined in the last three quarters. Despite the decline in farm prices, retail prices across the grocery counter at the year’s end were 3 per cent higher than a year earlier. The marketing charges — the take of the middleman — which rose in 1958 included wages, state and local taxes, transportation, packaging materials, rent, depreciation, and miscellaneous expenses. The department said these are likely to trend upward in 1959. The farm value of food products probably Will decline in 1959. the department said, mainly because of reductions in meat animal prices. Prices of potatoes, fresh vegetables, and citrus fruits also will be lower unless weather conditions are unfavorable. The annual average retail cost of a family market basket of farm foods increased from $1,007 to $1,065 in 1958. Farmers received aoubt $26 of the SSB increase in the form of higher prices, mainly in the first three months of the year. Marketing agencies took the other $32. For the year as a whole, farmers received 40 cents of the consumer's food dollar, the same as in 1957 and 1956. No Polio Cases In State In January INDIANAPOLIS <UPI) — Not a single chse of polio was reported in Hoosierland during January, the Indiana State Board of Health said today in its weekly morbidity report. WEEK - END SPECIALS SOUSE and HEAD CHEESE, lb. 49c Fresh Liver—— lb. 29c Pan Sauasge lb. 39c Lean Fresh Side— lb. 45c Sliced Bacon lb. 49c Smoked Sausage—lb. 55c Minute Steak lb. 69c Pork Patties — lb. 69c T-Bones lb. 69c Sirloin lb. 69c Round Steak lb. 69c OPEN FRI. AND SAT. ’Till 9:00 P. M. SUDDUTH’S Meat Market 512 8. 13th Si. Phene 3-2706