Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 77, Decatur, Adams County, 1 April 1959 — Page 7

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Jackets Down Pleasant Mills In Dual Meet The Decatur Yellow Jackets defeated the Pleasant Mills Spartans, 67-38, in a dual track meet Tuesday afternoon at Worthman field. The Jackets won seven individual events, the Spartans four, and the teams divided honors in the relays. Murphy led Decatur to its victory with four first places, winning all three dashes and also the shot put, plus running anchor on the half-mile relay winners. Van Horn took both hurdles for Decatur, and R. Snyder won both distance runs. The complete summary: 106-yard dash — Murphy <D) first; Nelson <D) second; Dague (P) third. Time—lo.B. t 220-yard dash — Murphy (D) first; Nelson (D) second; Smith (P) third. Time—22.9. 440-yard dash — Murphy (D) first; Smith (P) second; Gay (D) third. Time—sß.s. 880-yard run — R. Snyder (F) first; Baumgartner <D) second; DeVoss (D) third. Time—2:2l.l. Mile run—R. Snyder (P) first; Franklin (D) second; Irwin (P) third. Time—s*l4.3. Low hurdles — Van Horn (D) first; Frauhiger <D> second; Corah <D) third. Time—24.s. High hurdles — Van Horn (DI first: Butler (D) second; McAhr(D) third. Time—lß.9. Shot put—Murphy (D) first; Roe (P) second; Gay (D) third. Distance —37 ft. 8 in. Pole\Vault— Jackson (P> first; T. Snyder <D> and J. Snyder (P) tied for "second and third. Height —9 ft. High jump — Brunner <P> first; W. Snyder (D) and Archer (P_> tied for second and third. Height —5 ft. 4 in. Broad jump—Knodel <D) first; Butler (D) second; Corah (D) third. Distance—l7 ft. 6 in. Mile relay — Won by Pleasant Mills (Smith, R. Snyder, King, Brunner >. Time—4:o6. ... » ’ -Half-mile relay—Won by Decar tur (Nelson, Van Horn, Corah, Murphy'. Time—l:46. Player Os Year Award To Oscar Robertson CINCINNATI, Ohio (UPD — Oscar Roberson of the University of Cincinnati will receive the United Press International award as the basketball Player of the Year tonight. The plaque will be presented to Robertson, who retained the national scoring championship and set four records during the past season, by Haskell Short, UPI Ohio news, manager, at a banquet honoring the team. SPECIAL CARRYOUT! Wed., Thurs., Fri. A WHOLE BARBECUE CHICKEN 98c • Freshly Cooked • No Breading • No Grease FAIRWAY Don’t Forget the BARBECUE RIBS . . . served with or without Barbecue Sauce

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Braves, Phils In Six-Player Trade BRADENTON, 1 Fla. (UPI) - Manager Fred Haney today named Felix Mantilla to open the season at second base for the Milwaukee Braves and claimed the acquisition of Stan Lopata gives the National League Champions ' “catching second to none in the 1 league.” 1 Haney’s big decision on his perplexing second-base problem folj lowed the announcement of a six- * player deal in which the Braves obtained Lopata and infielders Johnny O’Brien and Ted Kazan- ’ ski from the Philadelphia Phillies ’ for pitcher Gene Conley and In- ' fielders Harry Hanebrink and Joe Koppe. r "Mantilla’s going to start the . season for us,” said Haney. “But look for Chuck Cottier to take over later on. We’re playing the Pfrl ates in oiir opening series and I ; don’t want to expose Cottier to that kind of pressure.” ( Asked how the acquisition j O’Brien affected his second-base plans, Haney replied: “We traded t a bench man for a bench man.” I Kazanski, who received a SIOO,OOO bonus from the Phillies in 1951, i is being sent to Louisville of the . American Association “on a temporary basis.” Mantilla is a 24-year-old native i of Isabela, P. R., whose “lack of incentive” often has been critii cized. He hit .221 in 85 games last . season. Cottier, an unheralded rookie not yet on the Milwaukee i roster, has been the surprise pack- - age of the spring for the Braves. "Conley is the big man in the deal for us,” said General Manager John Guinn of the Phillies. “He is a good gamble because he’s a lot better than his 0-6 record last season, and he can be a good pitch- ; er for four or five years.” “I like Koppe very much,” said Phillies’ Manager Eddie Sawyer. “This means Valmy Thomas is ; our first-string catcher and Jim Hegan will do a lot of our secondary catching.” k Chicago Cardinals Sign Defensive Back CHICAGO (UPD - The Chicago , Cardinals today announced the signing of John Roah, a defensive halfback with the club in 1956 who has just finished a hitch in the armed services. ■ Hockey Results l NHL Playoffs > Toronto 3, Boston 2 (overtime) (best of seven semi-final series tied, 2-2). i Chicago 3, Montreal 1 (best of seven semi-final series tied, t 2-2). IHL Playoffs Fort Wayne 6, Indianapolis 4 (Fort Wayne leads best of seven semi-final series, 1-0). Louisville 4, Troy. 1 (Louisville leads best of seven semi-final series, 1-0). HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Continued from page one) John Reynolds’ home) to Willshire, 0., in good repair, and was held by the grand jury for “malfeasance in office.” He had been paid the huge sum of $5 for opening and repairing the road. Also charged was John K. Evans, the associate judge, who was charged with having brought Samuel Maddox before himself on a charge of larceny in an unlawful manner, and of oppressively holdi ing him for a long space of time I—to wit, one day! | The third and last charge was against the sheriff, David MeKnight, who was charged with having detained Maddox for that one day. Butler was fined a dollar and costs in August, after trial by jury, and Evans, also asking for a jtiry trial, got $5 and costs. The former sheriff pleaded guilty, and was aL

Gordon Hopes Indians To Be Improved (Editor’s Note: This is the 15th dispatch on the prospects of the major league teams for 1959). By SCOTT BAILLIE United Press International TUCSON, Ariz. (UPI) —Frank Lane is shuffling the Cleveland Indians like a riverboat gambler caresses the pasteboards and hopes to come up with something approaching a royal flush. In his latest move to get a winner, the Lane traded Larry Doby to Detroit for outfielder Tito Francona. Thus died a plan — if there ever was one—to start the season with Doby playing first base instead of the outfield while Vic Power shifted over to third. Francona disc Can play some first base •but ft looks as if Power will be on the initial bag when the season begins. Lane really has worked the Tribe over since coming to the club. A total of 8 outfielders and 12 pitchers on the roster at this time last spring are gone. Manager Joe Gordon thinks that Lane’s “operation shakeup” will pay off. Looks For Improvement “I think our chances of improving over last year’s finish are good,” says the former Yankee star who replaced Bobby Bragan in the middle of last season. “Our pitching is good and we have 11 or 12 hurlers on hand with big league expedience. We also have some mobility in the infield—it can be shifted around a lot.” Herb Score, the blazing lefthanded star of two years ago, is the club's main worry. The feeling is if the trim guy from Rosedale, N. Y. can regain the mastery he enjoyed in 1955 and 1956 that the Indians could give the Yankees a tough argument. Herb was struck in the eye by a ball early in 1957 then last year his comeback was impaired by a sore elbow. If Score no longer can pitch in the majors, and he has been badly hit in a pair of appearances this spiihg’. Gordon will Ibbk to Cal McLiSh (16-8), Jim Grant (10-11 ’ and young Gary Ben (12-8) to help firm up the staff. And tn place of left-hander reliever Don Messi, who was shipped to Detroit with Ray Narleski, Gordon has a good prospect in Dick Brodowski. The latter, a right-hander, did not give up an earned run last year in 10 innings for the Indians and could be a surprise starter. Garcia’s Status Doubtful The comeback status of Mike (Bear) Garcia also is in doubt. The beefy fast-baller who underwent surgery for a slipped disc last winter, was struck in the knee by a liner last Sunday and now is recovering. The infield is hard to peg. Presumably. Power will hold down first again while Billy Martin — obtained from the Tigers — has second base cinched. Ransom Jackson, whom Lane bought on waivers from the Dodgers last August, is putting up a strong bid to win third base. There's a big battle at shortstop with Woody Held, a one-time property of the Yankees, out to show that he really can play major league ball if given a chance. Will Moran, one of the four men who played short last year, also is in contention. Rookie Ray Webster. a draftee from Sacramento, has drawn some praise there from Gordon. Minnie Minoso, whose- name was a password during the Cuban rebellion, is on hand again in left field and hopes to -match last year's .302 batting average. Center field is up for grabs between Jim Piersail and Carroll Hardy who thinks he can outhit the former Red Sox defensive wizard. In right field is handsome Rocky Colavito, whose .620 slugging percentage led the majors last year. Gordon feels Colavito has even better years ahead “because he is going for the base hit more and not just homers.” Colavito belted 41 tor the circuit in 1958. Russ Nixon is back to handle the regular catching chores. The Indians don’t look much like last year's fourth place team for obvious reasons. Writers who travel with the club say that Gordon’s popularity could sharpen team morale.

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Hawkins And Barnett First Round Choices CINCINNATI (UPI) — Notre Dame’s Tom Hawkins and Dick Barnett of Gary, Ind., and Tennessee State were first-round choices in Tuesday’s National Basketball Association draft. Hawkins, the nation’s lOth-rank-ing scorer, was selected by Minneapolis, Barnett by Syracuse. Barnett sparked his team to two consecutive NAIA tourney titles. Minneapolis also chose Wilson (Jake) Eison of Purdue and Gary and former Trester Medal winner Jim Henry of New Albany and Vanderbilt. St. Louis picked up Purdue's Willie Merriweather of Indianapolis, Ron Loneski of Kansas and Hammond and Nick Mantis of East Chicago and Northwestern. Cincinnati swapped its choice and Archie Dees, the former Indiana star, for 6-10 Phil Jordan of Detroit. , Syracuse also selected Tennessee’s Gene Tormohlen, a former prep star at Holland, Ind. Farm Bloc Opposes Conservation Cut WASHINGTON (UPD—The administration’s plan to cut conservation spending has run into the expected cold shoulder from the farm bloc. The evidence came today in a transcript of hearings before the House agricultural appropriations subcommittee, which has been considering Agriculture Department budget proposals for the fiscal year beginning July 1 in a series of closed hearings. The published record showed leading Democrats and Republicans on the committee agree they’re against the administration proposal to redue spending for the onsej-vation payment subsidy development program. The Agriculture Department wants to cut conservation payment subsidies from 250 million dollars in 1959 to 100 million dollars in 1960. The department also wants to trim $5,500,000 "from the watershed budget. Top-ranking members of the subcommittee told Agriculture Department officials they wouldn’t agree to cutting the conservation payments. On watersheds, they indicated that they probably would approve a two-million-dollar increase ovpr the present yearThe proposed watershed increase would be aimed at making sure that no approved project is held up for lack of federal aid funds. WASHINGTON (UPD—The Agriculture Department today picked broiler-fryers as the leader of its plentiful food list for May. These young chickens are due to be so plentiful in May and so reasonable in price that the department's Institute of Home Economics suggests them as the buy of the mqnth for the main dish at the family dinner table. Broiler supplies in May probably will run 16 to 18 per cent above last May when there were 126,800,000 birds. The department estimated so many will be eaten this year that the per capita consumption of all chicken meat likely will be near 30 pounds—with broilers accounting for threefourths of the total. WASHINGTON (UPD—Farmers were reminded today of best dates to plant soybeans.' The Agriculture Department said the best times to plant in the northern states are May 15 to June 1, in the central states May 10 to June 5, and in southern states May 1 to June 10. In extreme southern areas, the recommended planting dates are June 1 to June 30. If planting is delayed beyond recommended dates, the department said, early-maturing varieties should be used in northern areas, medium-maturing varieties in central areas, and full-season varieties in southern areas. Danielson Candidate For Trustee At I.U. Donald C. Danielson, grandson of Mrs. John Peterson of Decatur, and a 1942 graduate of Indiana University, is one of four candidates for Indiana university trustee to be voted on by university graduates in May. Danielson is the husband of the former Patty Peterson, daughter of J. Dwight Peterson, a native of Decatur. The Danielsons now live in New Castle, where Danielson is a director and vice president of sales for New Castle Products, Inc. He is a former assistant alumni secretary and head baseball coach at I. U. J. Dwight Peterson i is a former member of the I. U. board of trustees.

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Attend Conference Os Social Workers The members of northeastern regional conference on social work elected officers at the confab Monday in Fort Wayne among other activities. Miss Bernice Nelson, department of public welfare in Decatur, was named to the program chairman position. Social workers were told that the public will be harder than ever to convince of the problems of the aging, delinquency and family break-down. Miss Constance Kellum, chief supervisor of the Lake county welfare and agencies, cited the inadequacy of the social agencies hroughout the area as the biggest drawback. to_enlightening the ' public. She added that communi--1 ties must realize that the agencies cannot be solely responsible for these and many other prob- ’ lems. She called for more public support, if the job is to be done. George vice president and director of public relations for Ppppies Trust and Savings company, urged the social workers to get out and participate in more community affairs. In this way, they could spread the urgency of better public support for their projects. Other officers elected are: E. 'David DeVoe, of the United Fund and United Chest-Council, chairman; Miss Anna Doran, Allen county department of pubile welfare, vice chairman; Miss Martina Wagner, D.P.W. in Peru, secertary; Miss Floridine Snyder, treasurer, and Miss Nelson. Lions State Officer Judge At Limberlost Eric G. Purchas, of Indianapolis, state secretary of Indiana Lions clubs, will be one of the judges to select “Girl of the Limberlost 1959” at the Geneva Lions club’s I eighth annual Limberlost land party in Geneva Friday evening, April 10. Jim Luck, of station WOWO, Fort Wayne, will be mas- ; ter of ceremonies. Robert Heller, of Decatur, president of the Limberlost Association, Inc., will speak on heritages of the Limberlost during the evening program. Five high schools have already entered girls in the i contest, Hartford Center, Petrol- , eum, Monmouth, Montpelier and i Berne-French. Winner Os Dinette Set Is Announced Jackie Miller, chairman of the f “Spring Opening,” announced to- • day that Mrs. Dick Black, of 344 ; Line street, Decatur, won the 7- ’ piece dinette set offered by Decatur merchants in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce’s retail I division.

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; ASK U.N. AlD—Buddhist priests demonstrate in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York. The American Kalmuck community presented a petition to the U.N. asking free nations to help stop Red terror in Tibet The Kalmuks also asked that the Chinese Communists respect the immunity of the Dalai Lama as spiritual head of his nation. ;

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Independent Candidates May File For Primary Independent candidates may still file for the primary, and the Republicans can still fill their ticket for the primary, although the individual candidates may no longer file. The Democratic ticket has no vacancies, so no more names can be filed on that ticket, unless one of the candidates dies before the election. Republican county committee, through-its county chairman, and any independent, may file until April 6. April 6 is also the first day that primary ballots may be mailed to those who have applied for them. Decatur Barracks To Meet This Evening A regular meeting of the Stephen A. Decatur barracks No. 1369, Veterans of World War I, will be held tonight at 8 o’clock at the Disabled American Veterans hall. AU members, as well as aU veterans of W.W. I, are urged to attend. February Rainfall Higher Than March ... Weather observer Louis Landrum reported the precipitation figures for the month of March as less than February’s total. What seemed to be a blustery style of weather accounted foi only 2.89 inches during the month. The February mark was almost two inches more, 4.59. Monroe Scouts Will Be Chartered Sunday Cub Scout and Boy Scout troops which are being sponsored by the Monroe Methodist church, wiU be chartered during the worship hour at 9:30 o’clock Sunday morning. The Scouts and their leaders will be recognized in this service. There are 18 charter Cub Scouts and 16 charter Boy Scouts. Farmer Is Killed By Falling Limbs INDIANAPOLIS (UPD — Alton Starkey, 47, was killed Tuesday when limbs fell on him as he cul trees on his farm north of here. Authorities said Starkey died of a skuU fracture. Trade in a . good town — Decatur - ------ --- - ■ -'■

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‘ Appeals To Castro ! For Life Os Son * HAVANA (UPD—Ab American " mother, Mrs. Helen Lynch, appealed today tor a personal interview with Premier Fidel Cas3 tro to plead for the life of her 1 son, accused of plotting to kill 8 the Cuban revolutionary leader. 8 “Cuban officials encouraged my ‘ hopes of seeing the prime minister ' in the next day or so,” she said, f “And if I see him I have a moth- ® er’s feeling I can convince him s that my son, Alan, is innocent.” » Mrs. Lynch flew here Tuesday from Whiting, Ind., and promptly was granted permission to visit her son, Alan R. Nye, at Havana’s Cabana Fortress prison, where he has been held since December. Nye is accused of attempting to shoot Castro for SIOO,- '• 000, but he denied any part in the e alleged plot. e . «. [. Mrs. Lynch told United Press ■„ International that Cuban officials [ have been very co-operative and had relayed her appeal to Castro. She said she expected an answer momentarily. • - Nye is being held without charge with thousands of other prisoners, i- including “war criminals” still to n be tried by revolutionary tribunh als. I Mrs. Lynch said she found Nye y both physically and mentally sha- * ken by his three-months in prison. it "The poor boy is so weak we had to cut our talk short. He’s going to need a long period of peace and quiet when he gets out of there,” she said. She said Nye is suffering most from the dampness of his cell and s the bug-infested food. e e Mrs. Lynch flew here accomr panied by attorney Joseph Sulli- [. van and businessman John ChrisII ty, both of Whiting, and Robert O’Maley of Gary, Ind., who ops erates a travel agency. NOTICE! FRED’S y BARBER SHOP. Will Be Closed a ’ Untill Further Notice Due To Illness