Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 120, Decatur, Adams County, 21 May 1959 — Page 4

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Electric Service Is Disrupted Briefly Decatur power was off for about live minutes at midnight last night While the main transformer was stepped up about 5% from 2,300 to 2,400 volts, Mayor Robert D. Cole said this morning. The added load on IndianaMichigan with both the diesel and steam generating units out of operation, caused a slight drop in

Marge & Charles Dance Studio Announces Registration . NEW CLASSES STARTING Register Wednesday, May 27 4:00 P. M. to 8:00 P. M. Decatur Youth & Community Cantor

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voltage to the Decatur lineu. To step this up, it was necessary to puli all the lines for a very short time while the change was made, L. C. Pettibone, plant superintendent explained. Work on both the steam and diesel plant is progressing, Pettibone explained, but neither will be put on the line this month, since the city can benefit by using the cheaper purchased power, and continue work during regular working hours on the two engines and gen erators.

Barracks Crash Toll Increases To Eight ASHIYA, Japan <UPI) — The death toll rose to eight today in the crash of a huge jet-prop transport into an Air Force barracks but the heroic actions of two men from New York prevented it from being much higher. Witnesses' said Capt. Arthur Berken, 27, a doctor, of Jackson Heights, and Airman 2C James V. Farrell, of Levittown, saved many of their fellow airmen. Farrell, loadmaster for the transport, was the first man in the plane to find away out. He led the others through. “If if wasn’t for Farrell we’d all be dead,” said one thankful crewman. I Berken treated wounded near the crash for more than an hour before submitting to hospitalization himself for burns and laceraHis wounds were not considered serious.

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M The fire cauterized Berken's wounds," an Air Force spokesman said. "There was no bleeding so he didn’t even know he was hurt." Berken and Farrell were two of eight aboard the plane. One was killed and the other seven injured. I In the barracks, seven men were killed and six injured when the huge plane ripped Into the building. Names of the dead and critically injured were withheld pending notification of their families. Explorer Scouts, Leaders On Outing Six explorer scouts and two adult leaders from Decatur Elks post 2062 will leave at 6 a.m. Friday, May 29, on a trail-blazing project around Clifty Lake, near Campbellsburg. Dan Poling, Jim Newton. Tom

Sharp, Larry Maeklin, Denny Scott, and Tom Cravens, all explorer scouts, will join Dr. Mel Weisman and Sim Hain, scout leaders, oh the trip which will also include a little fishing and spelunking at the Cave River Valley Park. The week-end expedition will end Sunday, May 31, when the group will return to Decatur. Facilities are available for trout fishing and lake fishing, picnicking, hiking, camping and other outdoor recreation. The park is a one-time resort that was neglected and allowed to return to a camper’s wilderness. Through the efforts of Banner Publications, a southern Indiana chain of newspapers, the site was restored into a natural historical site. Outside of the few equipped cabins, the area is ideal for campers and fishermen. Over 2,500 Daily Democrats are sold and delivered in Decatur each day.

Newspapers Score Indianapolis Police INDIANAPOLIS (UPD — All three Indianapolis daily newspapers today criticized the city police department editorially in the wake of the fifth fatal shooting police this year. A 14-year-old boy, suspected of a burglary at a social service center, was shot to death in an alley in the early morning darkness Wednesday when he ignored commands to halt and warning shots. Mayor Charles H. Boswell and Dr. David M. Silver, president of the city safety board, launched an investigation of the shooting by Patrolman Robert B. Potter. “It plainly has to stop, and immediately,’* said the Times. “The experience of these last five months . . . has tts pretty well convinced that it is far better to let a dozen fleeing criminals get away than to shoot down one innocent man, or one misguided child. “Neither the law nor the public interest demands that our policemen be expected to function as accuser, prosecutor, trial court and executioner ... all in the fraction of a second which is all the time they have . . . when a man suspected of clime is only running away* from them.” The boy’s death “demonstrated again that the police system has a glaring weakness,” said the Star. “There is a gaping hole in police training in the matter of dealing with persons who are fleeing from possible apprehension of from custody . . . The Indianapolis police system in the main is a fine one. But it has closed too many cases with' bullets.” “The public has a right to be concerned,” the News said. “In cases involving armed bandits, police using their firearms cannot be criticized as being trigger-hap-py. In this case, however, there is a serious question, “The police should review any general policy of shooting at suspects where their own protection and that of the public is not immediately involved.

Happy Hustlers The Washington Happy Hustlers met May 19 at Becky and Janice Soldner’s home with Gyneth Schnepp presiding. Miss Lois Folk, county home demonstration agent, demonstrated the proper and improper methods of preparing eggnog. A committee for a car washing project was appointed. The funds will be used for 4-H activities. Marilyn Stucky gave the health and safety report, while roll call consister of naming a dream vacation by each member. .». Brook Warner and Linda Lengerich led the pledges and Judy Arnold the group singing. The next meeting will be at Karen Barkley's home on June 2. at 7 p.m. Horse and Pony Club Members of the 4-H Horse and Pony club will meet May 28 at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Shirley Worden in Berne. COURT NEWS Estate Cases In the estate of John H. Heller, the inheritance tax appraiser’s report was re-submitted for hearing and determination. The report shows the value of the net estate to be $4,015.97, and $48,733.49 “outside of the estate,” and that there is tax due in the sum of $682.48. The report of real estate at private sale was filed in the estate of David Depp. The deed was ordered delivered upon payment of purchase price ip full. Real Estate Transfers Richard D. Lichtenstiger etux to Grace C. Lichtensteiger, inlot 55 in Decatur. Kathryn Strickler Admr. to Forest Beer etux, parts inlots 127 & 128 in Geneva. Gilliom Lumber Co. to Ira C. Ger be retux, inlot 945 in Berne. James F. Pyle etux to Larry Dale,Parr etux, part outlot 6 in Berne. Christian C. Schwartz etux to Jacob P. Schwartz etux, 36 acres in Wabash Tp. Jacob P. Schwartz etux to Menno D. Schwartz etux, 36 acres in Wabash Tp. Isidore R. Kalver to Roy L. Kalver etux, parts inlots 55 & 56 in Decatur. Josephine M. Ivetich Richardson etvir to Barbara J. Mowman, 20 acres in Union Tp. Barbara J. Bowman to A. W. Richardson etux, 20 acres in Union Tp. William D. McColly etux to Arnold Lumber Co. Inc., parts inlots 14 & 23 in Decatur. Robert C. Everhart etux to Forrest E. Brubaker etux, inlot 92 in Rainbow Lake Subdiv. , »■■■ Severin H. Schurger, executor to Patrick J. Briede etux, inlot 135 in Decatur $12,000. Fanny D. Dugan to Mack Realty Co., part inlot 59 in Decatur. John Zurcher to Karl E. Kauffman etux, 80 acres in Wabash Tp. Lester H. Burkhart etux to Arthru G. Cook etux, inlot 222 in Decatur.

School Committee In Meeting Here The committee in charge of the social studies exhibit of the elementary workshop for the 1959 Indiana State Teachers’ (northeastern division) convention In Fort Wayne in October met Tuesday evening at the office of Gail Grabill, county superintendent. The Adams county ~t group includes Earl Dawaid, of Monmouth, as chairman. Others on the committee are Harold Long, GenevaWabash township; Marcella Scherry, Berne-Freneh: Edna Glendening, Hartford Center; Shirley Hirschy, Jefferson township. And Delores Mitchel, Pleasant Mills. John Eichenberger, who recently resigned at Adams Central, was also on the committee. The theme for the convention will be in three parts, “Historical Highlights." Alaska, Hawaii and Abraham Lincoln will be honored at the convention. Art Exhibition At Von Wert In June A Decatur artist has entered the Van Wert, 0., art exhibition slated for June 5,6, and 7 at the Van Wert Armory. Area residents from Adams and Allen counties in Indiana. as well as Williams, Defiance. Paulding Van Wert, Mercer, Auglaize, Putnam, Allen, Henry and Fulton in Ohio, are eligible to enter. Only original works that have not been previously exhibited will be shown and judged. Classes which are eligible are oil, watercolor, pastels, and black-white drawings. All oils must be framed without a glass cover. Others must be framed and matted under glass. John Sheets, local artist and 1958 graduate of Decatur high school, will enter two original oil paintings entitled, “Spring at Krick's Pond,” and “Spring at Hanna-Nuttman.” The deadline for entries is May 24. The event' is sponsored by the Van Wert county and the county foundation. Thefts Reported To Police Department A burglary and two thefts occurring during the past 48 hours have been reported to the city police department for investigations. Dick King, of W. Adams street, reported to the city police department Wednesday afternoon that thieves removed four Fiesta hub caps from his automobile early Wednesday morning while the vehicle was parked at his home. A value of S6O was listed for the four stolen articles. Ted Anderson, of 401 Adams street, reported to the city police Wednesday afternoon a similar incident. Anderson reported that two Edsel hub caps were stolen from his auto sometime between 1 a. m. and 7 o’clock Wednesday' morning while the auto was parked at his residence. An estimated value of S2O was given for the two hub caps. Kenneth Mills, owner of Kenny’s Ice Delivery, stated at 6:50 a. m. today at the city police station that a thief or thieves entered his place of business at 122 E. Oak street, sometime after 11 o'clock last night and 6:45 a. m. today, and stole two cases of beer. The subjects entered the building on the north side by removing a pad that held the lock. Mills gave a value of $7 for the two cases of beer. The police are investigating the three incidents.

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THURSDAY. MAY 21. 1959

launch Roundup Os Big Name Racketeers WASHINGTON (UPD—Federal agents and state police began a coast-to-coast roundup today of 27 big name racketeers who attended the 1957 gangland convention in Apalachin, N.Y. Atty. Gen. William P. Rogers disclosed that all of them were indicted by a federal grand jury in New York on charges of conspiring to obstruct justice by refusing to disclose • what went on at the November, 1957, underworld meeting. Thirty-six others, including Joseph Barbara Sr., who was host at the conclave in his hilltop Apalachin home, were named as co-conspirators but not defendants. I Some of the men were routed out of bed at 6 'a.m. as the nationwide crackdown began. At least .two of the men were reported to be members of the Mafia or ill-famed “Black Hand” society of Italy. The New York grand jury that returned the indictments had been conducting an investigation of racketeering and crime syndicates, particularly in the ladies’ garment industry, and of the East Coast traffic in narcotics. Rogers said all 27 named as defendants were accused of conspiring to obstruct justice by giving false and evasive testimony about the rendezvous of racketeers at Apalachin. Three faced additional charges of perjury on grounds they lied to police, investigating committees and grand juries. The conspiracy charge carries a maximum penalty of a $5,000 fine and five years in jail, or both, on each count. The amximum penalty for perjury, per count, is a $2,000 fine, two years in jail, or both. Rogers said today’s mass arrest was part of a long-range Justice Department drive against organized crime, I The indictments, -he said, were the work of Milton R. Wessel, chief of the criminal division's special crime squad in New York City. Wessel praised the assistance Me received from enforcement officers all over the country. He particularly singled out agents of the federal Bureau of Narcotics for help in the drive.

Army's Draft Call Increased By 2,000 WASHINGTON (UPD —The Army will draft 8.000 men in July, an increase of 2,000 over the May and June calls. The increased July call apparently indicated a skid in voluntary enlistments and reenlistments. However, the announcement Wednesday said only that the July call represented the number of men needed to meet the Army's strength goals after allowing for enlistments and reenlistments. March was the last month in which the Army drafted 8,000 men. It drafted 7,000 in. April and plans to call 6,000 each in this month and next. The July total will bring to 2,449.430 the number of men drafted in the armed forces since the Korean War began in the summer of 1950. BCRATCH-ME-NOT WITH ITCH-ME-NOT! Apply ITCH-ME-AOT. In 15 mln--11 ten, if the itch need. aeratchlnK, net your 4Xc hack. You feel the medication take hold to quiet the itch In minuteni watch healthy, dear akin come on. Get ITt'H-ME-AOT from any drUKKlxt for external akin Irritation.. NOW at Kohne IlriiK Store.