Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 20 February 1959 — Page 4

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Young People Conscience on the part of youths at Decatur high school resulted Thursday in bringing to light a very sorry situation, one which should never have happened, and one which should certainly not be repeated. A letter to the father of a girl who went on the trip to Indianapolis Monday to see the state legislature informed him th'at she had been involved in shoplifting. When questioned, the girl admitted it, and said that she did it because other girls did it. The girl’s father immediately took her, and the sweater which had been taken, to the high school authorities. Five other girls, all of them from decent homes, readily admitted minor thefts of souvenirs. The girls involved returned the merchandise, and wrote a letter to the store owner apologizing for the theft. At the same time at Monmouth high school this week, beer cans were found around the school, and an athlete quit school because he was suspended from the team for smoking. Quick thinking on the part of a student and on the part of a father has resulted in bringing to light an embryo situation which could have developed into a major calamity in life. But what is happening to society? Why are we alt standing around, pointing our fingers at some other institution, saying “the school is at fault,” “the comnfunity center is at fault,” “the parents are at fault,” “the court is at fault” “the police are at fault,” “the church is at fault,” “the newspaper is at fault ?” Isn’t it plain enough that all of us are at fault? Isn’t it plain enough that each of us is trying to shift the responsibility to someone else? Yes, it was Decatur and Monmouth today, but Adams Central, Pleasant Mills and Decatur Catholic, as well as every other school in the county, has the same problem. Perhaps the real crux of the situation is this. In the past, when school was over, every boy and girl had chores to be done, some constructive activity that kept him busy in his out-of-school hours. Today this is all changed. Youths don’t even need to come home from school, except for supper. They drive their own cars to and from school as soon as they are 16. They have all of the privileges of adults, without the responsibility. Perhaps the answer is for us to tear out our gas furnaces, dish washers, washing machines, dryers, television sets, and return to the “good old days” when the boys came home to cut wood, and the girls to sew and cook. Or perhaps the answer is for us to find some new answer, a new institution, or organization, to handle the young people who feel that they are released on society without anything to do. But it is up to us as Americans and believers in Democracy to find a solution, and to stop pointing the finger at everyone else. Let’s face our responsibilities, and settle our problems.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Entered at the Dacatur, Ind., Port Office a/ Second Class Matter Dick D. Heller, Jr. — Preaident John 0. Heller *-— Vice-President Chas. Holthouse Secretary-Treasurer BMbseripUon Batea: By Mall in Adame and Adjoining Counties: One year, MOO; Six months. $4.25; 3 months, $2 25 By Mall, beyond Adams and Adjoining Countlea: One year, >00; 6 months, 04.T5; 3 months. $2 50. f Py Carrier. 30 cents per week. Single copter, • cents. \

COURT NEWS Estate Case The first inventory was filed in the estate of Frank P. Qillig- The total appraised value of the estate was listed at $17,477.53. Mechanic’s Lien In the case of Albert J. Anders son, doing business as Anderson Industry vs Lillian Tope, an answer by the defendant and a cross complaint was filed by the defendant. —— Complaint Case A motion to dismiss by the plaintiff in the case of Willshire Lumber company vs Virgil Cook, Lola Cook, was approved- Costs of the action were assessed against the plaintiff. Estate Cases The inheritance tax appraiser’s report was filed in the estate of Floyd Vorhees. The report shows the total value of transfers subject to tax at $23,218.32. A notice was ordered issued returnable March 16. A. petition for authority to sell real estate at public auction was filed in the estate of Esther L. Steiner. The last will and testament of Ernest W. Busche was offered for probate. A bond was filed in the penal sum of $50,000. Letters testamentary were ordered issued to Louise M. Busche and Louis M. Busche. Petition for leave to continue the business of decedent was ’ approved. A petition to sell real property at private sale without notice was ' filed in the estate of Eva L. Spade. J Deed ordered delivered upon payment of purchase price in full. The Comforts of Home MIAMI, Fla. (UPI) — A back scratcher made up of four large wire bristle brushes has been installed at the bottom of the 550,000-gallon main tank of the Miami Seaquarium far the use of its porpoises, who love it.

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I CHAPTER 18 . "J'LL BE GLAD to get to huffier J country," eaid Ree Semple. “1 swear them Ottoes made this dried meat we got from carcasses they found floating down the Big Muddy." "Likely," Mordecal Price said. Rhoda Marsh called plaintively, •Don't we stop tor nooning ?" "Up there by the little crick ahead,” Mordecal said. “Tell her, Ree. ?ou tell her everything else." “A man would think you are Jealous. If you was a missionary, Mord, you might have a chance with her." Ree grinned and swung back toward the woman. She wasn't stlfl, Mordecal observed, when she dismounted and walked into the bushes beside the small stream. She was hell for tidying up when there was water around. He and Ree sat crosslegged on the ground and munched dried buffalo. When she came back from the stream, Ree put a buffalo robe down for her to sit on. She chewed dried meat and drank from a small bottle encased tn a weave of rushes. Her face was really brown now, Mordecal ohserved. “How far la it to the Platte now?" she asked. *1 can still smell the Missouri," Mordecal said. "If you listen hard, you can hear the dogs barking in Fast Runner’s camp." He rolled on hla side and closed bls eyes. As if to cover up for the rebuff, Ree asked, “What kind of man is tbia feller you’re marrying, Rhoda?” "A fine man. His life is devoted to bringing Christianity to the Indians." "No offense, but they don’t hardly need it About everything they get from us gives 'em a bellyache or makes 'em madder than s bee-stung bear. Seems to ms like your teller Elisha Slocum could've stayed to home and done something useful like making rifle guns or—’’ “You have your views, of course, being ■ trapper," Rhoda Bald. “You may not know that the Nez Perces sent a delegation all the way to St Louis, pleading tor someone to come and teach them Christianity." Mordecal opened one eye slightly. When Rhoda got all het .up about something, her face was bright and alive and she looked you square In the eye. She was doing that now to Ree. “I know about them Nez Perces," Ree said, “byt they wasn’t looking for quite what some folks said." . I “What do you mew?" I "Oh, they said they wanted to learn about the white man’s God, sure enough, but what they meant was they wanted to get some of his medicine so they could hunt better and kill their enemies bet-

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o — c 20 Tears Ago Today O . . ■■■■l. II ■ t> Feb. 20, 1939—City health officials and school leaders urge use of precautionary measures against spread of influenza in Decatur, as seven public school teachers and scores of students are absent because of the flu epidemic. The four banks of Adams county j were selected by the county commissioners as depositors fpr county funds. They are the First State Bank of Decatur, the Bank of Ge- 1 neva, First Bank of Berne, and , Farmers’ State Bank at Preble. , Arthur Miller Camp 52, SpanishAmerican war veterans, will entertain members of the camps in Northeastern Indiana at a district > meeting here March 15. Bob Worthman, student at Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, , spent the weekend with relatives and friends in Decatur. The annual Indiana state Catholic high school basketball tourney I will be held next weekend at Fort Wayne. - I Services Continue 1 Nightly At Church , I Religious emphasis week serv- j ices continue nightly at the Beth- j any Evangelical United Brethren ' church. The Rev. James F. Thom- ■ as, evangelist, spoke Thursday night on Eph. 5:15, “Look careful- ( ly then how you walk, not as un- , wise men but as wise.’’ He pointed i out the implications of the text as < it applied to the family, the ath- 1 letic contest, the church board, f business and race relations. Tonight’s theme will be the 1 “Whole Armor of God.” Rev. 1 Thomas will speak at both morn- < ing and evening services Sunday. 1 The public is invited to 1 v •

“Are you a cnnstian, Ree?” the woman asked. i There, let Ree get his tall tn m i a crack. He’d started this thing, i i Mordecal watched through his slitted eye. “Wai,” Ree said, “look at It this < way, I don’t do no killing except when it’s necessary, or robbing 1 or stealing, except from Indians, and they treat me the same way, I ' so there ain’t no bad feelings 1 about that.” ' “Doesn’t any Mountain Man ever go back and settle down?’’ ' she asked then. “Ain’t nothing left for most where they come ixom,’’ Ree said. I Rhoda glanced toward Mordei cat "Nothing for him either?" “Naw!" Ree said. “He’d Just as weH been born in a grizzly den up in the Big Horns. He’ll be out I here till he goes under.” It riled Mordecal to have his 1 fate decided so freely by Ree. He 1 rose and said, “Let’s go.” “You’re always in a hurry," ' Rhoda protested. J “Got to save them Nez Perces . and Flatheads." Mordecal saw the hot temper i in Rhoda's eyes. She could get haired up, sure enough, like when ' she’d cussed him after that swim , from the boat. i Mordecal pushed that aside. I They’d been making better time the last few days, but it still , wasn't good enough if he figured i to overtake the Rocky Mountain , Fur Co. pack train soon. They made fair time crossing the empty uplands northwest of * the Blue Earth. As the trees began to fall away behind them, the : immensity of the plains became ; apparent On the second day they saw a furious rainstorm slanting ’ darkly into the earth far away in i the south. The knocking balls of i thunder rolled around them as i they traveled in clear sunshine, ; and they could see the crackling thrusts of lightning darting like ’ fiery tongues of snakes, i Riding alone in the. lead, Mor- : decal looked back. Ree and the i woman were laughing about ; something. i They struck the wide sprawled Platte. On the south bank were ' the marks of the Rocky Mountain ► train. Soon afterward Mordecal i came across the remains of a I mule. The wolves had cleaned it i to the bones, but Mordecal examined a fragment of the hide and figured the animal hadn’t been ; dead a month- That was as close i as he wanted to say, although he was sure the mule was from the train. • About two hundred critters, he , guessed. It had\ained here a few ; days ago, and he refused to make I any dose Judgment about the age : of the tracks. The best he would allow was that he hadn’t gained J a mile oa the train, *

Motorist Is Fined On Speeding Charge A traffic violator appeared in court Diursday night for a hearing on recent charges filed by the state police, three other offenders were scheduled for hearings at later dates. Robert A. Schmitz, 35, Kokomo, was arrested by the state police Thursday on' U. S. 27 about 1% miles north of Decatur for speeding. A fine of $16.75 was assessed against Schmitz for driving 85 miles per hour. A bond of $25 was posted by Jay L. Crozier, 20, of Craigville, and the case was continued to a later date. The arrest was made by the state police in Preble February 8 for speeding. Crbzier is charged with driving 48 miles per hour in a posted zone of 30. The case was continued until March 4. Robert F. Kiser, 23, Decatur, was arrested by the state police Thursday for improper passing on U. S. 27 about % mile south of Decatur. He will appear at a later date. Robert W. Keyes, 33, Orland, was arrested by the state police Thursday on U. S. 27 about three miles north of the city for speeding. Keyes will appear within the near future on a charge of driving 85 miles per hour. * Guest Speaker For Missionary Church The Rev. Clarence R. Gerig, home secretary of the Missionary church association, will be the guest speaker at the Decatur Mis-1 sionary church Sunday. He will speak in the Sunday school hour at! 9, the morning worship hour at 10, | and the evening gospel hour at, 7:30. Rev. Gerig has been a pastor for over 25 years and for several years was district superintendent of the j midwestern district of the Missionary association. He has recently taken up his duties as home secre-! tary after serving a pastorate in I Phoenix, Ariz. As home secretary he is responsible for all of the activities in the United States and also serves as promotional director for the Sunday school department. The public is invited to hear this speaker.

Ree thought differently. "About a week old,” he said. “We’D catch ►up, and then what are you going to do?" “I’ll worry about that" The real worry was what the American Company was doing. They had Blas Wimarr's mules, big groundeating brutes that could walk any pony that ever lived into the ground. If the packers rode mulei and set a steady pace, they’d pas» the Rocky Mountain train dayi before It could reach the rendezvous. “You think the American U coming?" Mordecai asked. Ree mocked him with a grin “Bet my rifle on it" “It pleases you, huh?” “I don’t suffer none for any fur company. 1 been robbed of beaver by all of them. That’s why I don’t understand why you’r< willing to kill yourself for Rocky Mountain." It wasn’t the company. Rocky Mountain was just a name; it was the men who made the outfit who evoked the fierce, unquestioning loyalty in Mordecai. You stuck by the friends who’d stuck by you, else why was beavei made? And maybe, by Old Ephraim, you were some proud oi the name too. Ree, who’d been a free trapper more years than he’d stayed with different companies, just couldn’t understand how a man felt. Mordecai increased the pace. II surprised him some that Rhoda stood up under It , Three days up the Platte they found two dead horsea This tima there were packsaddles, the rawhide eaten away by small varmints. Not much of the horses was left. Mordecai figured ths members of the train had eaten them, since there wasn’t a sign of game in the whole land. Weight distributed around from those two dead horses would help break down more pack animals tn time. It wasn’t too early for a few critters to be dying, or weakTiling so bad they had to be shot; nevertheless, Mordecai was worried. . He decided to make up some tost time, to travel all night. What could Ree do If he found himself left with Rhoda? Not a thing but bring her along. They'd catch up with the pack train In time. Meanwhile, Mordecai would be finding out for certain what was wrong with the outfit If the pack animals were as bad as Ree said, then ft was up to Mordecai to ride on ahead of the trail and do some trading with whatever Injuns he could find. “Was yon to try to sneak out some night, trying to leave neo stuck with bar. we wouldn’t be triepds no longer." Mordecai is going to be warned sharply, jfilgffim tt* *tu| tomorrow.

O fl 11 — 0 The People’s Voice Thia column la tor the turn of our readers who wish to make suggestions for the general good or discuss questions of Interest. No articles will bo published without signature of the author. o • —o Upheld Law Editor, Decatur, Indiana It is stated in your editorial on Wednesday, Feb. 18, that two cases filed for driving under the influence of alcohol were not prosecuted. I know of a case where the arrest was made in October, 1958. The man was tried the very newt day and his license revoked for a year plus a SSO fine plus costs of $16.50, yet when stated he had no financial means for a lawyer to fight his case, he was not provided with one. In a few weeks this man may have to refuse a means of employment for lack of transportation. He is married and has

Annual Meeting Mire The Annual Stockholders meeting of the Adams County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association will be held on Monday evening, March 2, 1959 at the Adams Central Gymnasium at 7:30 P. M., EjS.T. The program is as follows: Invocation Secretary’s Report Election of Six Directors Entertainment —Adams Central Music Department Officers Reports Drawing of Valuable Door Prizes v V Refreshments We urge every patron and Stockholder to attend and receive the annual report of your business and help with the election of directors. We promise you will enjoy the evening. Harry Raudenbush, Secretary “RED” FOLEY WANTS TO SEND YOU HIS CHECK FOR i N o._ I I fat Missouri Trust I I Ths Southed I _■ I----—" 7 ____ ALLYoll NEED TO DO IS BUY / A FERGUSON 35 TRACTORI v -as J Yes sir, ft's a check for SIOO .. .'made . * t out to you by “Red" Fohvy—- \ star of our ABC-TV Network . ' ? show, "Jubilee U.S.A" ’r-r - - p ■ / • ‘ \ A , ( t J HOW DO YOU GET YOURS? \ i ✓ v 1- >- >■ , * Come in today — See the Ferguson 35- . a? ; tractor — Buy it now, during “Red” Foley’s SIOO Cash Award offer - But hurry * v □jßw this °^ er * s for a •Ur . ‘ ePW limited time only. 1 VW *■ ' ■ DIERKES < IMPLEMENT SALES 341 N. 13th St. Decatur, Ind. ’Try * ’ Your Massey-Ferguson Dealer V) v v

three small children. Js the law so unfair to punish a first offender when second offenders go on exactly as they please? I am not saying a first offender or anyone guilty of a crime should go unpunished. The law would not purposely punish an innocent man, yet it might as well if only a part of the guilty are to be punished. The upholding of law has made our nation a free nation, so let us keep justice and a good clean place to live. Mrs. Sherian (Robert) Zeser Family Os Three Die From Asphyxiation BOONVILLE, Ind. (UPI) — A family of three were found dead in their upstairs apartment here Thursday night, killed by asphyxi•ation, authorities said. The victims were Donald Wolldring, 26; his wife, Rosemary, 19, and their daughter, Dawn, 7 months. -

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