Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 115, Decatur, Adams County, 15 May 1959 — Page 4

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A Strange Situation One of the most persistent, interesting, and untrue statements in state and local politics is the fallacy that a Republican administration is a businesslike administration, keeping taxes down, and holding down the expenses of government. Since many of us are very much interested in economy, perhaps it would be well to examine the record, and not just listen to the gossips. A governor takes office about the middle of the fiscal year. To get a correct tabulation, the governor and party in office in the state government are credited with the entire fiscal year, rather than with the calendar year; actually, however, the same conclusions reached below would be true, even if the years were dropped back one, of the fiscal years when the parties changed in the middle. The totals of course would be different, but the same general trend would show through. ? The last eight Democratic years would be 1942-5, and 1950-3, when that great Hoosier, Henry F. Schricker, was governor. He ran in the black for seven of those eight years, exceeding receipts by SIOO,OOO in 1950. But during his eight years of budget-making, receipts exceeded expenditures by $83.1 million! During the last eight Republican years the story is quite different. While Gates ran up a $43 million surplus from 1946-9, Craig exceeded receipts by $51.6 million, for the period 1954-7, and in 1959 Handley spent $5.5 million more than the state received. , Thus for the measured eight years of the past four administrations, two Democratic and two Republican, the Republicans took in $421.1 million more hard-earned dollars, and spent a whopping $512.8 million more, for a deficit of $8.6 million. Oh, but Republicans will tell you that its been different under Handley—he hasn’t been a spendthrift like Craig (whom they all favored when he ran). But the truth of the matter is—during the only full fiscal year of the Handley administration, the Republicans received one-third more tax money than any pevious Democratic administration, and spent a horrible 43 per cent more than in any Democratic year. And not only that, the Handley boys went into the red $5.5 million. The Indiana state budget department gave all these figures, so they can be considered accurate. State Senator Matthew Welsh has campaigned over the state pointing these things out to hundreds of audiences. They deserve the careful consideration of every voter. It becomes increasingly clearer that contrary to the popular notion, it is the Democratic administrations that try to hold down taxes and expenditures in the Hoosier state.

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County Rural Youth Meets Last Evening "Everybody’s birthday party” was the theme of the Adams county rural youth meeting held last evening at the Farm Bureau Co-op building in Monroe. Balloons, serpentine and birthday signs decorated the meeting place. Sally McCullough led various mixers before the business meeting. The county chairman, Legora Markle, called the meeting to order. Jane Uhrick led the group singing and Byron Linker used ajs the theme for devotions, "Mother". Paul Germann led the pledge to the flag. Many guests were introduced by the president. Items discussed during the business meeting included: bowling tournament Sunday afternoon at the Jo-Co alley in Marion. Adams county will enter a mixed team in the district competition. The special activity of the month will be Monday, May 25. and will feature a tour of the Gene Stratton Porter Memorial in Geneva at 8 p.m., to be followed with a hamburger fry at Rainbow Lake. Plans were made to take the traveling district monkey to the Grant, county meeting Thursday, May 21. Those planning to go are asked to meet at the Decatur post office at 7 p.m., or the Berne parking lot at 7:15 p.m. Other announcements included: state rural youth camp at Camp Crosfey June 12-14, state membership dance at Indianapolis May 23, state bowling tournament in Indianapolis May 24 and the district square dance in Tipton June 20. Tentative plans were made by the rural youth for their part at the Adams county 4-H club show. A committee was appointed to bring ideas to the June meeting. A film on mental health provided the educational feature. Legora Markle then distributed information and explained the mental health program in Adams county. She stated that there are 45 from Adams county at the Richmond state hospital and of this number 19 are forgotten patients. The rural youth club voted to spend sls on a community service project by remembering the Adams county patients with gifts. Recreation in the form of musical games and square dancing was led by Elmer Phelps of the soil

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CHAPTER MURRAY KIRK spent a large part of the morning trying to locate Ralph Harlingen—he was in court, Dinah Harlingen explained over the phone, but she wasn’t exactly sure which court — and then, after Mrs. Knapp had located him on the basis of this slender clue, waiting for him to get to the office. By the time he arrived Murray had brought the Arnold Lundeen file up to date and had prepared a discreetly censored outline of it. He and Harlingen put in a long session over the outline. It was clear that various items in it, and especially the notes on Eddie Schrade’s story, did not make Harlingen too happy. Not that Conmy-Kirk wasn’t doing a good job, he hastened to assure Murray. On the contrary, it was doing a fine Job. After all, fit all this stuff together the way Murray had done, and what did you have but a perfect picture of LoScalzo’s line of attack. Ira Miller's five previous convictions would seem to give him a motive for paying an exorbitant bribe, and that was the springboard. Then Miller would testify that the stand-in arrest had been arranged at the very time Lundeen was away from Benny Floyd. And then Schrade would step up and swear to his own part in the sdfair, and that was it Why, the Conmy-Kirk report was as good as a blueprint of the prosecution's whole easel ’ Trouble was, however, that knowing a man’s line of attack didn't automatically provide you with a satisfactory defense against it Take the time element for example. If LoScalzo was out to prove that the deal had been arranged at the very time Lundeen was with his floozie, Helene, she’d have to take the stand, wouldn’t she? She was the only one who could alibi Lundeen, wasn’t she? “What about it?" Murray said. He had been looking forward ■ to this part of the discussion with relish. “My money says that the jury’ll take one look and go for her as big as Lundeen did.” “That isn’t the same as believing her. And it isn’t what I meant, anyhow. Can you picture how this will hit Ruth? It’U be awful I don’t even know if Arnold would allow me to put that woman on the stand. I’ll have to talk to him about it And I should talk to the woman, too. She may—• Murray felt a quick alarm at the way his trump card was being snatched from his hand. “Hold on,” he said. “As far as Lundeen is concerned, there’s no point in making an issue of this thing until we have the whole case lined up, and he can see he has no choice in the matter. And with

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conservation service. Dallas Neu-J enschwander served refreshments at the close of the meeting. Advisors present at the meeting were Lois Folk, home demonstration agent, Ray Miller,' 1 Farm Bureau advisor and Leo N. Seltenright, county agricultural agent. The next regular meeting will be held June 11 at the Farm BUreau building and will feature a safety program, cake walk and refreshments of a soda fountain. Savings Bond Sales Decrease In County T. F. Graliker, chairman of the Adams county U. S. savings bond committee, has received a report on the county’s bonds sales for April showing sales of $52,310.63 compared with $84,166.85 for the corresponding period of last year. The state’s sales for April were $11,132,113 and $12,921,571 for the like month of 1958— a drop of approximately 14 per cent. Only 31 of Indiana’s 92 counties reported sales increases over a year ago for April. Both industrial

Watching Harlingen digest this information, Murray was surprised at the degree of his own honest sympathy for the man. After a while, he said to parlingen, “Do you mind my asking you a personal question?” Harlingen smiled. “Well, when somebody starts off with that question I usually find out later that I do mind. That’s just a joke, really. What did you want to know?” “Oh, whether you’ve changed your mind about Lundeen, at all. I mean, about his being a nice, clean-cut, innocent cop who’s been framed by a pair of villains for some unknown reason." “No, I have not," Harlingen said. He was clearly nettled. “And from that somewhat sardonic tone I take it that you haven’t changed your rnipd either. That surprises me. It really does." “Why should tt?" “Why ? Because of the evidence you yourself went out and got. This evidence," said Harlingen, slapping a hand down on the papers before him. “All right I grant it proves Arnold was a fool. Perhaps a little more than a fool. But by the same token it happens to prove that he is not guilty of perjury. I don’t see how you can dispute that." “Oh, but I can. And do." “I still don’t see how,” Harlingen said stubbornly. "The girl’s story alone —” "—takes care of about twenty minutes. It does not take care of one minute before or after that” "But Lundeen was with Floyd the rest of the time. Yow heard Floyd say that yourself.* "Yes,” said Murray, "I did. And whether he’s been splitting the graft with Lundeen or Is just a real good pal I don’t know, but he was lying like an old master. Not that I don’t give the boy credit Baby face and all, he isn’t going to change that story for anybody. Not you, not LoScalzo, and not the Recording Angel either. He’ll stick with It to the end, and it won’t bother him one bit.” Harlingen opened his mouth to say something, and then closed It. He sat rubbing his hand slowly back and forth over his closecropped hair in abstraction. “No,” be said at last, "I don’t believe IL” It was the way he said it that pulled Murray up short. The flat finality of it The notice that the evidence had been reviewed and was politely rejected. It gave Murray the feeling of having run headlong into a hard object he hadn’t known was there; and that, as he told himself, was a strange feeling to have evoked in you by someone like Ralph Harlingen. “AB right, then you don’t believe it,” Murray said. “But LoScalzo does, and he’s going to bang away at it at the trial until he’s got the jury believing ILXoo.

and agricultural communities were among the counties reporting sales increases. Among the industrial centers reporting sales gains were Columbus, Muncie, Elkhart. Marion, Newcastle, Anderson gnd the cities in Lake county. Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Charge Paul Faurote, 21, of Decatur, pleaded innocent Thursday in U. S. district court, in Fort Wayne, to a federal charge of failing to disclose the suggested manufacturer’s price on new automobiles. Faurote was arrested by the FBI April 25 for allegedly violating a new federal law covering disclosure of price information on new autos. At the time of Faurote’s arrest, E. J. Powers, Indianapolis agent in charge of the FBI, said the arrests of Faurote was the first in northern Indiana under a statute passed by congress in 1958 which requires dealers to display on each new car a label showing the cost of the vehicle and charges for “extras” and transportation.

That’s what they pay off on in your line of work." Harlingen did not seem disturbed by this, either. “I know what you mean," he said. "I’ve been seeing quite a bit of LoScalzo during the past week.” “You have? Where?" “In court. I’ve been sitting in a back row as an observer at this trial he’s working now.” Harlingen shook his head admiringly, “He’s a good man." "Worried about that?” “No, the funny thing is that Fm not.” Harlingen laughed shortly. “Maybe it sounds like the most goshawful conceit, but Tm sure I have what it takes to make a good trial lawyer. 1 can think on my feet, I can speak well, I can really hit hard if I have something to hit with. I mean, Fm not just saying IL My father once admitted as much, and I suppose you know how he was about doling out compliments. Or is this turning your stomach? I warned you it would sound like goshawful conceit." “No,” said Murray, “a little of that can be a big help to a lawyer. Fact is, the one thing I couldn’t handle in law school was public speaking. Only reason tt didn’t bother me too much at the time was that I pictured myself winding up ultimately as the brains behind somebody eise’s mellow voice. Made a nice picture, too, until reality set in.” “I never knew you studied law,” Harlingen said with surprise. •'Where was that?” “Oh, St John’s, in Brooklyn. But let’s back up to Lundeen again. Have you seen him lately?" “Yea, he was at the house Sunday morning. We worked out a list of people who might testify as character witnesses." “Such as?" "Well, erne’s an old friend of his who’s now doing very well in real estate. Very much the sort to impress a blue-ribbon jury," “Might be. Who else is there?” "Quite a few. A minister and several church vestrymen. And there’s a policeman who was on the beat with Arnold when he was in uniform. He was there when Arnold captured an armed bandit and won a citation. Did you know be had won a citation?" "No. And I don’t know if that’s admissible tn this case. Is it?" “It may not be. Even so, I want to get the fact before the jury. It doesn't matter if it’s struck from the record later, as long as the jury’s heard about It." “It’s worth a try," said Murray. When Felix LoScalzo sayt be wants to aee yon, be takes no chance on your refusal —an Murray to going to find out the hard way. Continue a great detective story hen tomorrow.

Plane Os Limitless Range Is Described WASHINGTON (UPD—The Air Force said today It had cleared the final obstacle to development of a nuclear-powered war plane and had embarked on a program to produce a prototype. Ut. Gen. Roscoe C. Wilson, deputy chief of staff for development, made the statement at the annual meeting here of the Aviation Writers Association. At first • impression, , Wilson seemed to be saying that the Air Force would proceed with construction of the controversial atomic plane which has been an off-anain, on-again project for 10 years. But the Defense Department said there has been no change in the policy outlined by President Eisenhower when he said an actual plane would not be built until proof was produced that it would be militarily useful. A defense spokesman said Wilson’s speech meant that the Air Force would continue a development program leading toward a nuclear-powered bomber but had not yet received a green light to start building it. Wilson, describing a plane of limitless range that could be equipped with ballistic missiles, said in effect that all the problems that have held back actual construction now have been solved. He said shielding against radiation had been “our final obstacle” and added: ’’The shielding problem is no longer a hindrance to delay the construction of a prototype aircraft.” The plane will fly almost as the speed of sound, he said, carry several ballistic missiles and nuclear bombs, and will be “always ready for instant retailiatory action.” With nuclear power, he said, the plane could penetrate enemy territory at Iqw altitude and high speed “undetected by long range radar and thus relatively secure from interception.” Plaque Is Awarded To Local Hospital The Adams > county memorial hospital received a plaque as the outstanding hospital in northeastern Indiana in achievement and endeavor pn behalf of memberpatient relationship from the Blue Cross-Blue Shield organization at a banquet in Fort Wayne Thursday night. __ Mrs. Lawrence Beal, who handles all Insurance claims at the hospital, received the plaque together with Thurman I. Drew, hospital manager. The local hospital was in competition with all the Fort Wayne hospitals as well as other medium-sized hospitals in the district. In making the award, the district manager told Mrs. Beal that if all hospitals were as efficient in making out their claims, he would be out of a job. A large part of the total income of the hospital is received from insurance claims, and Blue Cross-Blue Shield is one of the largest companies.

NOTICE Due to the limitations of time some qualified voters of the City have not been contacted and have not had an opportunity to sign tHe following petition: PETITION TO: THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA, AND ALL OTHERS CONCERNED. "By reason of information and developments which have become evident since the special city election held on April 14, 1959, it now appears that it would be highly detrimental and work irreparable injury to the City of Decatur, not only at the present, but in its future growth, and would saddle on the people of Decatur higher taxes and electric rates, if the City were to continue to operate its municipal electric utility and to abandon its efforts to sell. "Accordingly, the undersigned voters of the City of Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, respectfully petition and request that the Common Council and Mayor of the City promptly take all actions and steps, by ordinance or otherwise, necessary or proper in accordance with law, to effect a new and other sale of the municipal electric utility. "The undersigned would further petition, ask and request that where appropriate, in any proceedings by the Common Council of the City of Decatur required to obtain and accept such an offer and make such, sale, it be set out so far as is permitted by law specifically how the proceeds from such sale are to be kept and preserved by this and future City Administrations." All qualified voters of the City desiring to sign this petition may do so from now until next Tuesday at the following places; First State Bank Thomas Realty Auction & Securities Co. 125 Madison Street Custer & Smith ' ' . • ■ - l ' ■ ' ■ - ASSOCIATION FOR THE BETTERMENT OF DECATUR

The national rural young people’s safety planning committee met in the national safety council offices recently, to discuss and plan the rural young people’s sessions of the 1959 national safety congress. Their stated goal for these sessions is one of, “Stimulation through education.” Left to right, are Ronnie Mattson, chairman, of Elk River, Minn., representing Grange youth; Jerry Eickmeyer, of Newton, N. J., representing FFA; Charles Frazee, vice chairman, of Divernon, 111., representing’4-H clubs of the nation; and Gloria Koeneman, of Deeatur, representing the Farm Bureau young people.

Seeks Restricted Driving License A petition was filed in the Adams circuit court Thursday by Francis J. Schmitt, of Decatur, asking that he be granted a restricted driving license. Schmitt has filed the petition against Severin H. Schurger, prosecuting attorney for the 26th judicial court. Merle Affolder, sheriff of Adams’ county, and Robert L. McMahan, commissioner of the bureau of motor vehicles. The Adams circuit court revoked Schmitt's driving license April 10 for driving while under the influence of alcohol as was charged against him by the city police. Schmitt entered a plea of guilty and was assessed a fine for the violation in addition to having the driver’s license revoked. The petition reads in part as follows: “1. That your petitioner is 65 years of age and resides at 323 Line street, Decatur, and that his occupation is that of livestock buyer and salesman. "2. That he has never been convicted of a similar offense as that from which he was convicted in this court, or been suspended for similar reason before. 3. “That the suspension works an undo hardship and burden upon the petitioner and his family for the reason that the nature of his business requires the use of a private conveyance. ' “4. That the petitioner’s business requires his presence at numerous

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farm homes and business establishments in a radius of some 40 miles from Decatur, where he makes purchases of livestock and sales of livestock products. “5. That your petitioner’s headquarters are at Decatur, and that he travels in all counties within a radium of 40 miles from Decatur including the state of Ohio and operates at various times at all hours of the day.” Attempted Breakin Reported Thursday An attempted breakin occurred Thursday at the Red Men’s lodge about 10:15 p.m., according to the city police. Nothing was believed stolen. The police report shows that at 10:15 p.m. last night, the burglary alarm was set of when thieves attempted to enter a refrigerator. An attempt to leave the premises was tried at the front door, but was believed by the investigating officer that the thief or thieves left the building as it was entered, by way of the elevator shaft. The police were notified of the incident by Bob Ashbaucher.

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