Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 85, Decatur, Adams County, 10 April 1959 — Page 4

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People Speak Out Interest in the election on the proposed sale of the electric utility has mushroomed this past week. Numerous people, on both sides of the question, have given their views. Cletus Miller and H. J. Knapke, owners of the • Fairway Restaurant, were among those interested. They sent in to I&M a month-by-month breakdown on the amount of electricity they used. They wanted to know how much they would have gained or lost under I&M rates. Today they found out, and immediately informed us. From April, 1958 through March, 1959 the Fairway used 129,040 KWH power. Under the city-owned utility they were billed $2,800.61. Under I&M, they would have paid $1,657.63, or $1,142.98 less. This would mean a savings of 40.8%. What would it mean to General Electric, the city’s leading industry, furnishing employment to families representing about one in four or five of our population? The local General Electric company would save $25,000 a year under I&M rates. 'Hie city cannot match this, no matter who is running the plant. What does this mean to the woi’ftrs at GE?** It means that GE, interested in showing a profit at this plant, miSt compete with plants where power costs are much, much less. This hurts labor here, and cuts down on orders and business here. • • • • Red Cross Aid “Three of our newest citizens lay cooing in their bassinets today because of medical research and skill utilized because the qounty is a participating member of the American Red Cross Regional Blood Center.” That is the way a story started recently in a Hunt- ( ington newspaper. It tells how Royce, Duane and Helene Hammel, triplets, were born with a blood condition ’ that made necessary to complete changes of each child’s blood supply. The Red Cross, and the many volunteers, perhaps some from Decatur, gave the blood that saved those babies’ lives. Think of the many wonderful things* that the Red* Cross does each day for people—then remember that the local drive is still SI,OOO short.

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Kennedy Sidesteps Query On Primary MILWAUKEE (UPI) — Sen. John Kennedy (D-Mass.) opened a three day Wisconsin tour by voicing half-hearted support of a summit conference and sidestepping queries on next year’s primaries. The Massachusetts Democrat wound up his first day here Thursday night with a speech at the Press Club’s gridiron dinner where he urged that “our quest for unity” should not lead to choosing the "lowest common denominator of agreement in preference to a program of high enterprise in noble causes.” The real cold war challenge facing Americans is whether they have the “nerve and the will” to survive, Kennedy said. At an earlier news conference, he said he was “not enthusiastic about a summit conference,” and "not optimistic about its effect. But the proposal has widespread support, particularly in Britain, and I think we should certainly attend.” He felt foreign ministers’ lack of authority to make decisions would force the coming ministers’ conference to “end in frustration,” but said the meeting might indicate whether a summit conference would be worthwhile. As for his own political aspirations, Kennedy said the “proper time” to make a decision would! be “at the end of this year or the beginning of next year.” He denied that he would decide on entering Wisconsin’s 1960 presidential preference primary “during this trip.”

CHAPTER 35 1 Rhoda marsh sad recog- i nlzed her betrothed, the Reverend Elisha Slocum, quick j enough. ‘ Mordecai Price was beside her. < He’d waited a long time to see I what kind of boss Slocum was. Fair put together, he was. maybe i some like Old Gabe, not no bear, < but enough of him. Light-colored 1 face, like some Hudson’s Bay Scots. What he said and did was i going to be more important. Any i man could be born with legs and I arms and everything fairly well I in place. Rhoda didn’t say nothing. Slocum looked right past her, i into the boil of work at the coun- i ter where the Rocky Mountain Fur Co. trade goods were being ' unloaded. Then he turned to Mordecai. “Perhaps you can help me. sir. A young lady from the States—” He caught on when ; Mordecai said nothing, but kept looking sidewise at Rhoda. Rhoda said, ’’Hello. Elisha." Slocum was thrown plumb in his tracks. His mouth opened and he started to say something, and then he got the look of a man who discovers he’s traded a good rifle for a pack of poor beaver. He kept looking at Rhoda like he thought she ought to be dressed In white, without a speck of dust on her, and maybe with a prayer book tn her pawS. “Rhoda!” he said at last "You took me by surprise!’’ Mordecai just kept staring at the two of them, mostly at Slocum. “Well, you’re here safe," Slocum said. “Reverend Arnwine and 1 have been praying for your safety and good health since I received your letter last summer. But this is hardly the place to talk." Mordecai started to turn away, but Rhoda said, “Elisha, I want you to meet Mr. Price. He brought me all the way from St Louis." Mordecai nodded. When Slocum stuck out his hand, Mordecai hesitated and then took it certainly want to thank you. Mr. Price," Slocum said. “I assume you’ve been paid tn full?” “Yup." Mordecai went on over to help unload the packs. He heard Slocum saying, “I suggest you change from those heathen Indian clothes as soon as possible, Rhoda,” and then they were walking away, with Rhoda leading her pony. At Mordecai’s shoulder, Ree Semple said, “What do you think of the missionary boss?” “1 ain’t going on no fall hunt with him, so what’s the difference if I think anything about him?” Ree let that one go. “Well, then, here’s a hunk of meat that „ maybe won’t swell in your mouth when you chaw on it Some of Wyeth’s men just come in. They run into Jim Shandy several days back. He’d been looking for me. From the novel published hr The Mi

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■K. St. Mary's River Is Below Five Feet St. Mary’s river remained below five feet today as weather observer Louis Landrum reported the level at 4.50 feet. No rain was reported as of 7 a.m. today. ' Man Killed In Fall From Church Steeple MONROVIA, Ind. (UPI)— Charles W. Wade, 44, a Morgan County odd-jobs worker, was killed Wednesday afternoon when he fell from the steeple of the West Union Friends Church near Monrovia while repairing the church. Actor Eddie Bracken Injured In Accident HOLLYWOOD (UPI) — Actor Eddie Bracken was reported in fair condition today with a possible broken rib and internal injuries suffered in an auto collision. The 39-year-old performer was taken to Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after his small car was rammed in the side by another auto Thursday. Shortage In J.P. Accounts Charged LAPORTE, Ind. (UPI)—A shortage of $36,750 in the accounts of Justice of the Peace Ova Nickell of Springfield Twp. (Laporte County) was reported by the State . ; Board of Accounts today. Exam- > i iners said an audit showing that fines, fees and bonds collected in court cases were not turned over to township, county and state agencies was sent to the attorney general for collection and to a LaPorte grand jury. *

he said. Then he mentioned coming on in to rendezvous.’’ "Good.” Mordecai went over to jaw with Jake Creed and some other tree trappers who were cussing because all three pack trains hadn’t come in at once. Mordecai moved around considerable. but somehow things didn’t shine the way they should have. Now she was in full whoop and he was sitting alone, not admitting any more of the truth to himself than was necessary to keep him unhappy. He heard Rhoda coming around the lodge. Even shoes couldn’t change the sound of her tread, nor could the ground-dusting, white woman’s skirts she now had on. Her hair was fixed the way it had been when he first saw her in St. Louis. She stood for a while without speaking. “How long before fall?" “Month —about.You'll be there afore then." "Elisha says as soon as the Flatheads get well, we’ll go on." Mordecai made marks in the dust between his legs. “Get sober, you-mean?” “Yes. They aren’t from his mission, you know." Oh hell no! No Injun around hia mission would get drunk. Mordecai stood up, thinking to tell her what a hopeless thing it was trying to make hymn-singers outen any kind of Injuns, but when he was on his feet he didn’t say it. He saw a band of Snakes ride tn at the south end of the rendezvous where their camp was. Pretty big bunch, too. He guessed they’d just about give up on holding the other nack trains off any longer. The truth of the smallpox hoax had been around for some time, coming from the free trappers and the Delawares that had left the Hudson’s Bay Co. pack train. Nobody had got in from the American Fur Co. train, not yet. It had been a pretty miserable thing to. pull on men like old Three Horas, but Mordecai guessed he would have done It himself, if he had been the one to think of it. “That Lajole,” he said to Rhoda, "it was sort of dangerous for you to be fooling with him.” “It’s mors the shame of it that’s troubled me since." "Slocum know about it?" Slocum didn’t get around the rendezvous enough to find out. but Mordecai thought maybe Rhoda had figured she ought to tell him. She shook her head. “No need to be ashamed. You saved our hides.” Rhoda was silently watching a group of staggering trappers. “I got to tell you something, Rhoda,” said Mordecai. “Was it back in the settlements, or eveti was I working around i fort somewhere, Td be real set against you marrying Slocum." Rhoda met his look honestly, tacmUisa Ca. A 1961 Stove Fisma Die

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Steel Industry Asks Union To Forego Demand PITTSBURGH (UPI) — The na tion.’s steel industry urged th< United Steelworkers Union t< forego wage demands this yeai and extend the present contrac to 1960 to combat inflation, unem ployment and foreign competition The proposal was made by 1! major companies in a letter t< David J. McDonald, USW presi dent. It was signed by the nego tiators for the companies and pre sented to the USW president per sonally by R. Conrad Cooper, o: U. S. Steel, Chairman of the nego tiating team. The letter said that the econo my seemed to be moving upwarc moderately after mord than a yeai of low activity. “This progress is being artifi cially accelerated, however, bj heavy demand stemming from oui customers’ fear of an interruptior of steel supplies in the case of t strike by the steelworkers unior after June 30,” the letter said. “We believe that it would b« wholesome for the economy if thi scheduled negotiations could tx anticipated and a settlemea reached now which would assun the nation of continued steel pro duction,” the letter said. “Such action would enable oui customers to purchase their stee so as to permit a more norma growth to replace the artificia bulge of synthetic demand and s subsequent period of decline an< dislocation. “Therefore, although we coulc have waited until June to act oi this matter, we the 12 companie: . . . proposed that the Steelworker! Union join toward meeting th< problems mentioned .. ? namelj that we agree now to continue ; present wages and other benefits ' without change, for an additlona period of one year beyond Jun< 30. 1959.” A spokesman for the USW saic the union "had no immediate com ment on the proposal.”

quietly She didn’t ask what did he mean or any trifling talk like that. She knew what he was saying She looked at him quite a spell before lowering her eyes. Ree Semple was breaking out of things below, coming fast up the slope. “Where are you going this winter. Mordecai?" Rhoda asked. ~"In around Bayou Salade and about there. Likely run into the Taos bunch now and theft." Ree had something on his mind. He always did when he came along trying to look easy and unconcerned. “Shandy’s here,” he said. “So . . "It ain’t cut just the way you’re figuring. Mord. That Shandy, he’s got a story of his own. Came close to killing Big Nose, he did. for trying to say different. Bridger and Fitz done stopped it. Sublette don’t believe him a damn, but . . ." Ree shrugged. “That’s how she is." He glanced at Rhoda. “Says he was trying to help the train all the time, huh?” Ree nodded. "He made Big Nose admit he was drunk when Shandy kicked him out. Then Shandy went ot to help you and me get Injun ponies." Ree shook his head. “It don’t sound too bad, even when you know.” "What did you say?" "Huh-uh. I ain’t no Rocky Mountain Company man, Mord. I just let him lie away.” "What happened when he went for ponies ?" "Sioux got after him. Chased hell out of him. He said.” Just showing up at rendezvous was a powerful help in making Shandy’s Iles sound better. Mordecai picked up his rifle, Old Belcher He was walking off when he thought to turn and say, "I got to. Rhoda.” "Do you?” She was as cool as a sprung trap Just raised. Ree got tn his oar. “How much of the Rocky Mountain Company you own, Mord?” , Mordecai didn’t bother to answer. But he hung on a while longer, looking at Rhoda, wondering what her look was saying, beyond she didn't favor him killing Jim Shahdy. She’d said before she didn’t think he ought to rub Shandy out, but that was when it seemed nobody would doubt what a slippery coyote h« was. Now maybe even Old Gabe and Fitz were wondering if Mordecai hadn’t pulled his bow string toe tight when he was telling about Shandy. Mordecai looked at his priming and walked off. Ree didn’t say anything; he just came along behind hixh. Jim Shandy will pull a surprise, but Bhoda Marsh will be more surprising as •‘Rendezvous” concludes tomorrow. Don't miss the end of Steve Frazee’s novel stributod hr Kins Features

fl Wk *it *’• ' ■ ' 1 ’ ’ ? " 5> <> iff t ”*,Z , > ■I ■ ■ ■ IT I I a DIVISION CHAIRMEN of the membership drive of the Adams County Civic Music n gress this week, are pictured above. The drive closes at sp. m. Saturday, and no membersh p. be accepted after that date. Left to right: Mrs. Clark JWacyhn, Mrs* Francis •e Tyndall, Miss Fan Hammell, Mrs. J. M. Burk, Mrs. Lowell Harper, Mrs. Harry Dailey, Mrs. Willard ie Lehman, Sherman Stucky. ' >e Z “

•e ° 20 Years Ago * Today o o "j April 10, 1939—Eleven properties E * were sold today by county officials “ at the annual delinquent tax sale. al City officials have been notified a that the city must provide the right ‘d of way for the 13th street bypass of U.S. highway 27 when the imld provement is inside the corporate •n limits. is Three Adams county girls will ■s graduate from nurses’ training ie next month. Gretchen Winans, of [y Monroe, will graduate from the ie Fort Wayne Lutheran hospital, and I s, Alma Lucile Hilgeman and Ruttft il Edna Worthman, both of near Deie catur, from the Methodist hospital school, also in Fort Wayne. ti John Gerber, native of Adams j. county, was fatally injured in a fall down the cellar steps at his home in Fort Wayne. (City police issued a number of $1 traffic violation tickets over the weekend. They were Issued for driving too fast, double-parking / and similar violations. f ■ o - j | Modern Etiquette ’ By ROBERTA LEE o ' Q. Does a guest at a wedding congratulate the mother of the bride? - A. No, as this would be in the anture of implying that the mother has been fortunate, in “marrying off" her daughter. It is better to tell her how pretty her daughter lokos and “what a fine couple” they make. Q. How does a guest in a large hotel put in a telephone call for service? A. In a large hotel, there is always a list on the telephone table or dresser of your room which tells you what services the hotel offers and how to call for them. Q. Is it ever permissible to use the spoon for eating a pie, especially when it is very juicy? A. No matter how liquid the / juice of a pie may be, it is eaten I with the fork. And never finish the j juice with a spoon.

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Public Auction] PERSONAL PROPERTY SATURDAY, APRIL 25th, 1:30 PM. 405 WINCHESTER STREET Walnut Dining room suite; Leatherette upholstered chairs; Buffet and China Cabinet: Walnut Poster Bed; Mattress and springs; Full Mirrored Dresser; Cedar Chest; Bedroom Rocker; Chest of Drawers: Cogswell Chair; Upholstered Chair; Leather Rocker; Victrola; Bookcase; Smoking Stand; Walnut Desk; Kelvinator Refrigerator; Norge Gas Range; Kitchen Cabinet; Kitchen Drop Leaf Table; End Tables; Lamps; Radio Bench; Piano Stool; Speed Queen Conventional Washing Machine; Bench and Wash Tubs; Porch Swing; Lawn Bench; Pedestals; Hall Tree: 9x12 Rugs: Foam Rubber and Felt Rug Pads: Pipe Threader and Cutter; Ice Cream Freezer; Single and Three Buhier Gas Hot Plates; Earthenware Crocks; Jugs; Mason Cans; Dishes; Kitchen Utensils; Copper Boiler; Garden Tools: Lawn Mower; Chests; Many other Miscellaneous Articles too numerous to mention. TERMS OF SALE—CASH. ANNE K. SMITH, Owner Jim Beery—Auctioneer Geo. C. Thomas—Sale Mgr. ! Sale conducted by the THOMAS REALTY AUCTION CO. Reppert Bldg. Phone 3-2116 Not responsible for accidents. 10 15 24

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Rag Rugs After washing the rag rugs and carpets, dip them into a heavy starch. The rugs will remain clean much longer and keep in better position on the floor. Old Hairbrush ; If your old hairbrush seems to have lost its vitality, it can be made stiff and firm again by dipping it into a strong solution of alum.