Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 95, Decatur, Adams County, 22 April 1959 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By i THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO.. INC. Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter Dick D. Heller. Jr. --- John G. Heller Vice-President Chas. Holthouse Secretary-Treasurer Subscription Bates: By M»ii in Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, $8.00; Six mor ths, 84.25 ; 3 months, $2.25. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, 89.00; 6 months, $4.75; 3 months. 82.50. By Carrier, 30c cents per week. Single copies, 6 cents. What Now, Mr. Gage? The election is over, and the generation and distribution facilities of the city electric utility have been retained by the city. This was done in spite of all the advice to the contrary—advice from engineers, appraisers, city officials, and others who had carefully considered every angle, and advised sale. But a group of “smart” citizens, of both political parties, decided to capitalize on misunderstanding and lack of information. A very clever and spirited campaign of vicious lies, half-truths and rumors, none of which were ever stated by a responsible person in such away that he could be made accountable for them, drove reason out of sight. The “citizen’s committee”, using men of both political parties, made promise after promise, insinuation after insinuation. • But now the pidgeons are coming home to roost. Where was the Gage committee Tuesday night? Did they face the farm group, the industrial group, or the commercial group, and manfully explain how they are going to improve service, cut rates, and reduce taxes 20 or 30 cents? No, they didn’t appear at all. _ Instead, they are going to meet in a “closed’’ session with the city officials this evening, and explain their plan of operation. It would seem that if they really had a plan, they could have made it public before the election, and let people choose between the two, rather than just spreading propaganda.’ Today the city faces the loss of one industry, the anger of the rest, which purchase 45% of the power distributed; it faces the extreme disgust of the farmrural group, and the growing alarm of the commercial . users on main street. Instead of a united community working for the bet-, terment of conditions here for everyone, we have instead a split community, with fanners against the city, friend against friend, even the political parties split wide open. Worse yet, we face the reality of substantial rate increases to maintain the present electrical service. We face business and growth stagnation. And why? Because we listened to rumors and stories of a few, spread up and down the streets. Let’s just remember who the people were who so heartily opposed the sale of the electric utility without even attempting to understand why responsible persons advocated its sale.’ The time is not far off when they will be known for what they are. They will deserve and get full credit for their deeds. Some of those who were most adainant against the sale have blamed the newspaper stories for the vote. Os course, just a few weeks before, the very same ones were crying loud and long because of the “tremendous influence” of the same newspaper to influence voters. 'Apparently people vote pretty much as they please re? .gardless of the stand taken by a newspaper. A newspaper cannot “tell” anyone how to vote, and would not if it could. It can only present the actual facts, and in the editorial columns the opinions why cerjtain things should be donp. ; Some have even complained that the editor changed ?his mind. This is very true. The editor, when he saw -that his position was wrong, that it would retard the growth and development of Decatur, force high rates .on the people, and eventually force the loss of the plant, iturned right about, and did the only honest thing he jcould do—reverse his position.

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GAGEBRUSH- " JW'BL-O OFTEN CONSIDERED ' ItaifK AN INDICATOR OF FERTILE SOIL, DURING THE REI6N IP WATER 0P EDWARD IH> IS APPLIED (RON POTS, 6PITS AND yWyJW FRYING PANS WERE CLASSED AMONG * W ROYAL JEWELS / 1a FARMER'S almanac SAVED A MAN’S LIFE / IN MAY, 1050, ABRAHAM ‘•‘HCOLM, ffi S|X HANDLING THE DEFENSE IN A MURDER A| I TXlftL, DISCREDITED THE TESTIMONY Jfl I OF A KEY WITNESS WHO SWORE COMMITTED BY MOONLIGHT—THE almanac showed \ THERE WAS NO MOONLIGHT AT THE TME IN QUESTION/ | • Beira s 7, 111. ~ -

Soil Conservation Meeting Held Here The 27 unit conservationists from 12 counties in area five, who attended their bi-quarterly dinnermeeting in Decatur Tuesday at the Youth and Community Center/ learned the answer to that perplexing question—“ What makes drain tile so red?” The Krick-Tyndall Tile company, who sponsored the dinners? alos sponsored a tour of their facilities on Elm street to answer the query. One of the first questions asked by one of the conservationists was the one above. “Do you add coloring?” “Is the clay that you use red?” These and similar questions were asked by the soil men from Jay. Blackford, Grant, Delaware, Madison, Wayne, Union, Fayette, Rush. Hancock, Randolph, and Henry counties. Tour Begins The grey-colored clay is brought in by truck to a screw-type conveyor that breaks the large chunks into smaller ones. The clay is then moved on a conveyor to drying ovens that removes all but 5-10 per cent of the moisture from the tile ingredient. Traveling on negatively charged screens, the clay is now single-grained in structure, or a powdered substance. (The screens are negatively, charged the same as the clay, to repell the soil from clogging.) After a uniforming agent (grog) is added, the finely ground clay moyes along to a moisture control machine. (Grog is ground up burnt tile.) The amount of moisture added is controlled by a dynometer, allowing the operator to keep the mixture consistent. The moist mixture is then compressed into the round, tile shapes by hydraulic presses. After being cut into standard lengths by a glorified cheesecutter machine, the tile is stacked onto carts for the drying process.

A hvgrameter controls the moisture in the large drying rooms, which might well remind an athlete of a steam bath. The dried tile is then stacked in the kiln ovens, about three feet from the domed roof. Here, the coal-fed ovens, reaching 1,800 degrees fahrenheit, make the seeming “miraculously” change from grey to an orange-red color. The amount of iron in the clay soil lends itself as the coloring agent at such temperaturcs. No Tooth Picks Here The tile remains in the heated ovens for approximately 72 hours. Un|ike a cake, a tooth pick can’t be used to check the tile to see if it’s done. Samples are taken out of the oven at regular Intervals and visually inspected and checked of strict specifications. Os great interest to the conserservationists, the tile was then tested for high grade quality In both sample tests, the tile withstood pressure in excess of alloted United States Testing requirements. Charles Baum, area five conservationists and speaker at the meeting, pointed out the importance of good tile in conservation work. It is the oaaservationist’s job to assist farmers in providing good drainage programs on their farms. The technicians must know which soil is drainable and the best methods to promote good programs. And these 27, at least, now know why tile is re<|. Peppy Pals The Decatur Peppy Pals met April 16 at the Decatur high school home economics room with president Carol Norquest demonstrating how to sew an apron. After roll call, pledges and group singing, dues were collected. Mary Eichenaur reported on the care of teeth, and gave dental cards to the members.

Nancy Hitchcock and Pam Koos will demonstrate how to bake a butter cake at the next meeting, April 30, after school.

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Completes Training Army Pvt. Carl H. Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs, Irvin R. Moore, route 1, Berne, completed basic engineer training April 10 at Fort Belvoir, Va. Moore received instruction in map reading, bridge, road and airfield construction, and mine warfare. ‘ The 20-year-old soldier entered the Army last January and completed basic training at Fort Knox, Ky. Moore is a 1957 graduate of Hartford Center high school in Geneva, and was employed by Smith & Johnson, Indianapolis, before entering the Army. COURT NEWS Divorce Case A cross complaint was filed by the defendant in the case of Rita Irwin vs Jimmie Irwin. The case was venued to the Wellss-county circuit court on an application filed by the defendant. The divorce decree judgment handed down by the Adams circuit court September 11, 1958, in the case of Verena M. Martz vs Joseph A. Martz, was modified Tuesday by the court. The defendant was ordered to pay to the clerk’s office the sum of SSO for the benefit of the plaintiff’s attor-: ney. Complaint Case In the case of Baber Jewelry store vs Richard K. Eller, a motion by the plaintiff was filed that the defendant be ordered to comply with the court rules in five days of date, which rule provides that a special appearance shall be designated in writing, and state the particular relief demanded, together with the facts in support thereof. . Estate Cases Richard J. Sullivan, attorney, entered his appearance in the estate of Louisa Harvey. The schedule to determine the inheritance tax with reference to the county assessor. In the estate of Ernest W. Busche, a petition to redeem stock was filed. The inheritance tax appraiser’s report was filed in the estate of Arthur M. DeArmond. A notice was 'ordered issued returnable May 14.

The report of sale of real estate and personal property at public auction was filed in the estate of Lee J. Bell. The deed was ordered delivered upon payment of the purchase price in full.

SALE CALENDAR APR,L ’Sg’JSS goods. Phil Neuenschwander, Jeff Liechty, Emerson L man, auctioneers. oit APRIL 25-1:00 p. m. Mrs. Ada L. Marquardt, owner ™ nes and % mile north of Monroeville on Snyder Road. Auto, truck, and farm machinery. Glenn C. Merica, auctioneer. APRIL 25-1:30 p. m. Mr. & Mrs. Oprence Hake, owners. Across from new Shell Service Station on NW corner of Main St., Hoagland, Ind. 7-Room Modern home. Sale conducted by Kent Realty Auction Co. Gerald Strickler, D. S. Blair, auctioneers. C. W. Kent, auction mgr. APRIL 25—Paul Schafer and Harry Bennett, 1 mile south of Roann, Ind. The Paw-raw Hatchery and Feed Mill and 122 Acre Highly Productive Farm. 1:30 P. M. Midwest Realty Auction Co., J, F. Sanmann, Auctioneer. APRIL 25—10:00 la. m. Heirs of Leonard H. Stapleton, estate, owners. 4 miles west of Ossian, Ind., then % mile north. 80-Acre farm and personal property. Ellenberger Bros., Aucts. APRIL 25—1:30 P. M. Anne K. Smith, owner. 405 Winchester Street. Extra fine line of household goods. Thomas Realty Auction Co., Geo. C. Thomas, Sale Mgr., Jim Beery, auctioneer, APRIL 27 & 28—10:30 a.m. Each Day. Robert Varner, North Main St., Hicksville, Ohio. Complete Close-Out of the Varner Mum.Moline Dealership and Heavall Mfg. Co. Small tools, parts, shop equipment, tires, etc., will sell on Monday; Large equipment, tractors and farm machinery will sell on Tuesday. Midwest Realty Auction Co., J. F. Sanmann, Auct. APRIL 29—1:00 p. m. Wm. A. Gutzwiller, 4 miles southwest of Batesville, Ind. on No. 229, 218 Acres. 118 Acre Modern Dairy Farm, and 100 Acre Improved Pasture Land. Midwest Realty Auction Co. J. F. Sanmann, Auctioneer. MAY 2—1:30 p. m. Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Garwood, owners. East of Decatur, Ind., on U. S. 224 to Ind.-Ohio St. Line, then south to first set of buildings on east side of road. Improved 60-acre farm. Sale conducted by Midwest Realty Auction Co., J. F. Sanmann, auctioneer. MAY 2—1:00 p. m. Heirs of Myrtle Daniels, Pleasant-Mills. 5 room modern home and household goods. Ned Johnson and Bill Schnepf, auctioneers. MAY 2—1:80 ; p. m. Mr. & Mrs. D. E, Bohnke, owners, Ist House West of Saddle Lake. New modern 3-Bedroom home. Sale conducted by Kent Realty Auction Co., Gerald Strickler, D. S. Blair, auctioneers. C. W. Kent, auction mgr. MAY 16—1:30 p. m. The Thomas J. Durkin property, 437 Mercer Ave., Decatur. 10 room house. Ned C. Johnson and Bill Schnepf, auctioneers.

Tibetan Refugees Relate Atrocities

By A. K. GUPTA United Press International KATHMANDU, Nepal (UPD— Communist Chinese troops have turned Tibet into a vast prison with thousands of Tibetans being whipped each day in the streets and Buddhist nuns sent to army camps for the pleasure of the troops, refugees fleeing to Nepal reported today. They said nearly 2,500 Tibetan monasteries were damaged or destroyed’by Communist artillery in the past month and nearly 8,000 monks killed, 12,000 arrested and about 800,000 lamas forced to flee homeless and hungry into the mountains. This correspondent tra v elad through the snow-covered 17,000foot mountain passes to reach the border of Tibet and interview the refugees. At the Nepal-Tibet border a few miles north of the village of Tarke, I met some refugees who said some of 30 wellarmed Chinese divisions in Tibet were led by Russians. * All Are Prisoners One English-speaking Tibetan named Thote, a 27-year-old graduate of Peiping University, said the Chinese killed 165 members of his clan in the village of Ghetumba in Kham Province. He said he saw his father machine-gunned for refusing to betray other Tibetan patriots. Thote said that during his- flight to Nepal he passed through 85 i villages that had been known as good trading centers and that every one was destroyed by the Communists with not a sign of life visible anywhere. “Every Tibetan was a prisoner,” he said. “The whole country was turned into a vast prison. Dusk to dawn curfews were imposed all over Tibet and did not allow normal living. “Thousands of peaceful, innocent Tibetans were being whipped daily in open places in the course of questioning and inhumane methods were being applied for confession. Mostly the people preferred to confess as desired by the Chinese than stand tortures any longer. Manar Starve “Markets are closed; essential consumer goods have disappeared; trade is finished, Resulting in numberless deaths inside houses from artificial starvation causd by the Chinese. Any mention of devotion to the Dalai Lama was a serious crime and people were being forced to show their entire devotion to the Panchen Lama. "Large numbers of nuns, who locally are called “ennis,” have been forced to live in army camps at the pleasure of the Chinese. Several nuns reportedly committed suicide to escape Chinese brutalities.” Lithon, another refugee, said 20,000 Chinese troops were searching each house and every person along the southwestern border of Tibet and that most of the people had fled to the barren plateaus and now were dying of hunger and cold. “The Chinese have confiscated every ounce of corn available in the area and have scorch-earthed all the standing crops in the field, turning the entire vegetation into ashes,” he said. Show Open Defiance “Every person must beg food from the Chinese officer at the nearest camp, waiting hours in long unending lines and only those who could satisfy the Chinese of their loyalty managed to get one meal.” Anglani, who lost his wife and three children while escaping, said he saw Russians with the Chinese and believed they were helping the Communists build a big concentration camp at the 17,-000-foot level at the northern base

Here Thursday

Judge Harold Stump, of the DeKalb circuit court, will be guest speaker at the weekly dinner meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening at the Youth and Community Center. He was elected judge last fall and took office in January, succeeding his father, Judge Walter D. Stump, who retired. of Mt. Everest. Despite this campaign erf terror, the refugees said the Tibetans still were continuing their fight against . the Communists and showing open defiance of their Red rulers. They said lockets with the picture of the Dalai Lama were worn in spite of the fact that Chinese soldiers have orders to shoot on sight anyone wearing such a locket. State Distributes Gasoline Tax Funds INDIANAPOLIS (UPD -Check# totaling almost 23 million dollars were sent out by the state auditor's office today to Indiana counties and cities and towns as their share of gasoline and license fee collections. A total of. $48,632,610 was available for distribution. Os th?t amount 53 per cent, or a total of $25,775,283, went to the state highway fund; 32 per cent, or $15,562,437, was sent to the counties; and 15 per cent, or $7,294,891, was distributed to cities and towns. Total collections were about $1,600,000 more than for the same quarter in 1958. Collections for the first quarter normally are about twice as great as for the other three quarters because they include license fees which are paid at the beginning of the year. Collections for the last previous quarter ending Dec. 31 were $23,231,455, almost all of it from the gasoline tax. Distribution by counties: Adams $133,497, Allen $439,949, Blackford $69,322, Huntington $140,407, Jay $133,929, Wells $132,803. Distribution by cities and towns include: Decatur $18,918, Bluffton $15,809, Columbia City $12,346, Fort Wayne $376,946, Garrett $11,164, Hartford City $20,583, Huntington $39,233. New Haven $6,786, Portland $18,379. Trade in a good 'own — Lecatui

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Dies From Injuries Sustained Saturday GARY, Ind. (UPD — Leroy Osborn, 30, Griffith, died ip Methodist Hospital at Gary today from injuries sustained Saturday in a car-truck crash on U. S. 6 just west of here. Robert E. Morrison, 35, Monticello, the truck driver, said Osborn’s car skidded on the highway and smashed into his truck broadside. Morrison was uninjured. It was Lake County’s 19th traffic fatality of the year.

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Public Auction REAL ESTATE—PERSONAL PROPERTY HEIRS OF MYRTLE DANIELS PLEASANT MILLS, INDIANA SATURDAY, MAY 2 -1959 ft -l/- \MB Selling at 2:30 P. M. Located one block from school on U. S. 33. Good modern one story frame house, 26 by 36%. Asbestos Shingle Lifetime Roof and Asbestos shingle siding. Complete basement, Sunbeam stoker fired furnace, electric water heater, cistern, good drove well. Full size lot. Driveway at front and side. Beautiful lawn, evergreen shrubbery, shade and fruit trees, ample garden space, strawberry bed. Good frame garagp & storage building 18 by 24. This pleasant home has a living room 12 by 22, two nice size bedrooms with closets, kitchen 12 by 15 with built in cupboards, complete bathroom. Constructed in 1936, in excellent condition, your inspection is invited at any time. Phone Ned. C. Johnson, 32796 or Bill Schnepf, 39147. TERMS & CONDITIONS—2S% down day of sale, balance on delivery of deed and abstract. Immediate possession. Statements made on day of sale shall take precedence over any contained herein. -HOUSEHOLD GOODS & MISCELLANEOUSSelling at One P. M. Zenith 21 inch Console TV, like new; 11% cu. ft. Philco Refrigerator, like new; 3 Piece Living Room Suite; Wicker Upholstered Rocker; Kneehole Desk; 9 x 12 Rug & Pad & Thorw Rugs; Lamps; Pillows & Bed Clothing; Modern dining Room Buffet; Two Dining Room Chairs; Elec. Sweeper & Attachments; New GE Fan and Other Good Elec.' Appliances; Wall Mirror; Hall Tree; Singer Sewing Machine; Drop Leaf Kitchen Table & 5 Chairs; Hotpoint Elec. Stove; Antique Mantel Clock; Small Wood/Coal Kitchen Stove; Antique Table; Chest of Drawers; Single Metal Bed & Double Metal Bed, complete; Cupboard; Stand; Dresser; Piano Stool; Luggage; Nite Stand; Miscellaneous dishes, cooking utensils, etc.; Washing Machine & Tubs; Large Fruit Cupboard; Radio-Record Player (Console); Girls Bike; Antique Rope Bed; One Reel Type & One Rotary Type Lawn Mowers & 3 Hand Mowers; Roller; Garden Tools; Lawn Chairs; Six inch Power Rip Saw and miscellaneous hand tools and other articles too numerous to mention. TERMS—CASH. Not Responbile for Accidents. NOTE—Sale will be held under large tent in case of rain. HEIRS OF MYRTLE DANIELS OWNERS. Ned C. Johnson—Auctioneer , • , , . Bill Schnepf—Auctioneer — Decatur, Ind. Harry Brown, Clerk

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1958

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