Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 78, Decatur, Adams County, 2 April 1959 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO.. INC. Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter Dick D. Heller, Jr President John G. Heller... Vice-President Chas. Holthouse Secretary-Treasurer Subscription Kates: By Mail In Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, $8.00; Six months, $4.25; 3 months, $2.25. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, $9.00; 6 months, $4.73; 3 months, $2.50. By Carrier, 30 cents per week. Single copies, 8 cents. What It Means A big worry in the minds of most of the voters of Decatur, who will be called on to vote for or against the sale of the electric plant April 14 has been, is $2,102,300 a fair price? The city council, after consultation with other city officials, called in Consoer-Towngend for an evaluation of the property, and advice on what to do, and received substantially the same sort of figures. Numerous electrical engineers in the area have commented that they thought the price was fair. But still we were not sure. ' Then Wednesday the officially appointed appraisers began their discussion of the value of the plant. And an electrical engineer with great experience, brought in purposely to help establish the real sale value, and a man resected by both sides of the question, has given the opinion that the offer is about. $700,000 higher than could be expected! This, of course, will not lower the offer. It will stand, and if the appraised value in the final report is $2,102,300 or less, the election will decide whether the city will sell the plant. Today the appraisers will discuss the sale with the public service commission. They will sound out that board on whether they think it is a fair price. So we may eagerly await the final decision, which should be in late this week, or early next week. For those who are attempting to consider this seriously, rather than from the emotional point of view, there can be little question left. No one has been able to devise away of financing the necessary improvements and changes needed in our city lines that would not necessitate at least a $2 million bond issue. It would take $160,000 a year for 25 years to retire the bonds and pay the interest at 4*X. We cannot reasonably expect to make anything close to that much for the next 10 or 15 years. That means we would have to increase taxes or rates, or both. But suppose we try to get by with a $1 million bond issue. It would take SBO,OOO a year from the electric ( earnings, which, if we use the figure of $150,000, would leave only $70,000 a year. And it would take at least SIOO,OOO a year for 10 years to bring the. lines up to ; the condition which they should now show. We would : have had to have paid $30,000 a year from taxes or ! higher rates for ten years to get something we should have today. What about the arguments of the other side? Ex- < amine them closely. At first the argument that Co- < lumbia City or Auburn is making so much per year, and therefore so should Decatur, sounds good. But that is only because we do not realize or understand just what condition our lines and plant are in compared with Columbia City or Auburn. When someone says, “John’s car goes 120 miles an hour and gets 21 miles to the gallon,’’ you know enough about your car and John’s car to reply, “Yes, but John has a 1959 sports car, and I have a 1950 model standard that s in poor condition.” Do you see the parallel’ You cannot compare Auburn’s plant and Columbia City’s plan with Decatur’s, unless you know the exact condition of all three. And remember, the other cities started purchasing power years ago, perhaps when ' Decatur should have started. As the final figures come in,- and as election day approaches it becomes clearer and clearer that the . r P be sold, or retained at the expensive luxury of higher taxes and higher electric rates in the city. -This would certainly discourage business, and in turn the chances for Decatur to grow

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o — o I z 0 Years Ago Today April 2, 1939 was Sunday and no paper was published. COUR’i NEWS Divorce Cases An amended complaint for divorce was filed by the plaintiff in the case of Rita Irwin vs Jimmie Irwin. The recent divorce of Beverly R. Reynolds from Roger W. Reynolds, granted on March 17, was modified Wednesday in the Adams circuit court to the effect that the defendant was granted temporary custody and care of the two minor children for a period of six weeks during the summer months. Oaths of Appraisers The affirmation or oath of the appraisers was filed by Guy T. Shoemaker. Robert Long, and Eli Graber, in the matter of the petition by the city of Decatur, Indiana, for the appointment of appraisers to make an appraisement of certain electric utility property owned and operated by said city and proposed to be sold. Estate Cases The last will and testament of Oscar Steiner was offered for probate. The executor’s bond was filed in the penal sum of $20,000. eLt-, tets of administration were order-' ed issued to Carlton C. Steiner. An additional bond was filed in the estate of Genevieve A. Berling in the penal sum of $20,000. The report of sale of real estate was isled in the estate of Theodore Heuer. The deed was ordered delivered upon payment of purchase price paid in full.

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O I The People’s Voice | This column Is for the use of | our readers who wish to make | suggestions for the general | good or discuss questions of j [ interest No articles will be | I published without signature of ; i the author. o— —, —-— o To Whom It May Concern, In appreciation of being singled out with Mrs. Mart Braun as Decatur's “Mothers of the Year,” I certainly feel the need to express my thanks to the Daily Democrat for this honor. As Mrs. Braun said, the credit is not solely mine. Without the help from the neighbors, the relatives, the children themselves, and my husband Cal, while he was alive, I couldn’t have gotten the job done. The biggest assistance, however, came from God. Without the Lord’s help, I don’t really know how things would have turned out. When my husband Cal was still alive, he always managed to work the second shift, so he could be home to help out while the boys were away at school. When he died last May, the boys, although four of them are married, always-found time to come in and help theit mother. .. But when times were-; reaily hard, the family would look to God for his assistance. We always managed to go to church every Sunday as a group, even when the boys were little. Now that all of them have gone to live with their owrt families, except the youngest, who is the only one at home, we stfll maintain a wonderful family bond. I just wanted to thank all of those who gave so willingly to aid me when help was certainly needed. I know that words alone are not enough to express my feelings, but I think they know how I feel about it. God will look with favor upon them, too. So, from my five sons and myself, I want to thank you again for the honor of being thought of as a Mother of the Year in such a fine town as Decatur. It is really a wonderful thing for me, believe me. Sincerely, Mrs. Cal F. Peterson Grass Fire Results In Department Call Decatur's fire department answered a call to 1217 Patterson street Wednesday at 1:40 p.m. to extinguish a grass fire. The fire was extinguished in a matter of minutes. No damage was reported. | Trade in a good town — Decatur.

Indiana Drenched By Heavy April Showers United Press International Heavy April showers drenched Indiana on April Fool's day, but the weatherman said no major flooding was expected along the Wabash and White Rivers. Marion reported 2.70 inches of rain in the 24-hour period which ended this morning. Fort Wayne had 1.69 inches and numerous other cities and towns, including Scottsburg, Jamestown, Muncie, Bluffton, Peru, Elwood, Wabash, Warsaw and Zionsville, recorded more than an inch. The Wabash was slated to crest at about 18 feet by mid-day, the weather bureau said, about 6% feet lower than the flood crest last February and about a foot below the point when some evacuations are necessary. At Bluffton, the Wabash is expected to crest about 3 feet below flood stage of 10 feet Thursday. p “On White River, only minor rises are expected during the next several days except at Edwardsport, where a crest near flood stage of 15 feet is expected next Tuesday,” the bulletin said. Indianapolis soaked up .81 inch, Lafayette .76, South Bend -53. Temperature - wise, Indianapolis was high Wednesday with a reading of 74, but the mercury dropped , 36 degrees to an over night low of 38. South Bend reported 34 this morning, just 2 degrees above freezing. APPRAISERS (Continued from paar* one) are not needed as they can in other operations. Every consideration will be given to the men as individuals, Hill stated. Shoemaker then called for a full discussion of the depreciation figures, pointing out that the city had used only 3% a year, while private utilities and many public utilities I use 5% for diesel plants. Hill point- I ed out that the three per cent fig- I ure was mandatory on order of I the Indiana PSC. High Price Explained Shoemaker asked the I&M offi- I cials how they justified paying I such a high price to the city. Hill I explained that the purchase was I suggested purely as a long-range I program. In the first five years, I I&M expects to lose money. They I expect the revenue for the" first I year to amount to only $750,000. I But they plan to step up the volt- I age, which will give better service, I and encourage people to use elec- I tricity. * Decatur presently has 1,000 rural users, Hill pointed out, but the service is so poor and costs' so high that many will not consider installing electric heat, or new milkers, or other power equipment. One of the rural lines runs 23 miles with only 2,300 volts, he added. Shoemaker could hardly believe this, as it normally takes a 13,000 volt line to run that far. Hill pointed out that IndianaMichigan insisted on the referendum so that the people of the city could decide if they desire to sell. He observed that the election will be held April 14, and that it will be meaningless if the appraisers have not reported by that time. All three men indicated that they hope to have reached a decision before then. All had gone over the figures presented by the city and by Indiana-Michigan. They planned to question the PSC on the matter, and determine if the basis used for the reports is satisfactory. The PSC must approve any utility sale, they pointed out, and if they are asked ahead es time it could save possible embarrassment later. The appraisers plan to then examine the physical plant, and talk to those in charge to determine the accuracy of the figures and statements used before reaching any decision.

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j The Complexion A muddy complexion can be cleared my drinking buttermilk. If 1 one would drink a quart a day, a decided change would be noticed in the complexion after a few t weeks. * Curtains [ The curtains will always hang 1 straight if the selvage is cut off 1 and a narrow hem seWed on in its ‘ place. Sornetimes this is all that 1 causes uneven curtains. I

THURSDAY. APRIL t 1659

Pack Committee To Meet This Evening The committee of Cub Scout pack 3062 will hold its monthly meeting tonight at 7 o'clock in the offices of Don Norquest, in the K. of C. building. All members of the committee are urged to attend. Plans will be made for the next pa,ck meeting, and several activities for the month will be outlined. Trade in a good town — Decatur.