Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 166, Decatur, Adams County, 16 July 1959 — Page 9

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THE DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, DECATUR, INDIANA

Jack Dailey Teen-Age Diplomat In Tokyo, Japan, For Summer w ~ I i*/' 1 I I I Ml S "9 ’ If '1! W 1 B Kfi B v * Jack Dailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dailey of Decatur, is shown the art of flower arrangement, called “Ikebana” by the Japanese. Dailey, a summer student in Japan under the exchange program, is staying with Mr. and Mrs. Toshikatsu Nishimura in Tokyo, Japan. Above, his Japanese mother, Natsuko Nishimura, explains the fascinating Japanese arrangement as her husband looks on. ' (Photo by Roberts)

by William O. Roberts, Tokyo, Japan Decatur has a teen-age “diplomat” living in Tokyo this summer. Jack Thomas Dailey, 17, is the guest of the Nishimura family at 2-Chome, No. 3, Irifunecho, Chuo Ward, Tokyo-To. And although not a member of tile state department’s diplomatic corps. Jack is doing fine in the job of representing Decatur, Ind., and the United States, to some very important Japanese, - an average family. The Decatur high junior is the son. of Harry and Louise Dilley, 321 N. Fourth St., Decatur. Jack is one of 32 U.S. high school students spending the summer in Japan under the American Field Service’s summer exchange student program. The 13 boys and 19 girls live in scattered areas throughout the country. Seven are living in Tokyo. “For a total of only two essays, plus transporation costs this is an extremely educational and enjoyable summer.” Jack declares. “The summer is proving educational for us as well,” Toshikatsu Nishimura says. “Jack is sensitive and easily moved by other’s kindness,” he says. “He is very modest and must have been brought up in a good family... a real gentleman. He has taught me to realize what Americans are really like. This is very important to me,” he adds. Jack’s new “mother-for-the-sum-mer” describes him as “a gentleman with a sunny disposition and well behaved... -he is very studious. “My son (Yuichi, 18,) is also studious. They are very much alike.. ..1 guess it’s because they are both ’only children’ of their family,” she continues. Yuichi and Jack attended school together for a week after Jack's arrival. Jack sat in on high school classes in that division of Tokyo’s famed Keio University's senior high. Yuichi is attending his third year there. Toshikatsu Nishimura operates a cosmetic manufacturing and sales concern in downtown Tokyo, very close to the famed Ginza St. His office is in the front of a two-story building and the family lives in pine rooms behind the office. They have a maid who lives in and two of the business employes are boarders Although well off financially, the Nishimura family lives a very average type of existence, much more so than any of the other six families keeping AFS students this summer. , ~, Jack claims “the house is full of art treasures and traditional pieces. .. .as well as modern. This is perfect for it reflects the entire way of life here... contrasts between traditional and modern. — “Although I have only been here since June 13, I’d like everyone to know that this is really a terrific summer vacation, much more beneficial, enjoyable. .. and exotic, than you can imagine,” he ados. Seeing Jack Dailey with his new Japanese family, one is immediately impressed by how well he fits into the Nishimura’s family life. And, after talking with him. you are aware of how quickly he has picked up Japanese manners and some of the language. “We are schedule to leave Aug. 27, and this leaves very little time to learn all that I would hke to,” he explains. “But lam trying my best to learn all I can. Showing interest in the pobtical and international aspects of Japanese life, as well as cultural, Jack asked, “How can we (Americans) do more to promote our way of life here in Japan and in AsiaAfter visiting Decaturs JackSan,” I am convinced that one answer is to send more Jack Dail.eys to Japan. The best kind of dildomat, Jack is representing Dec-

■ 7 W t!! JM EJ Yuichi Nistiimura. son of the Nishimuras, and approximately the same age as Dailey, tries on Jack Dailey’s “Ivy League” sport jacket, which he admires. The boys are pictured above in the study of the Nishimura home, a room which Jack claims is walled with books. Photo by Roberts).

atur and America to a group of Japanese that U.S. foreign policy fails to reach. Accident Report By Sheriff Department June 30, the six-month period of 1959 ended and with it the accumulation of highway accident statistics was released by the Adams county sheriff’s department. The first six months of the year saw no fatal injuries recorded on the rural roads of the county, but 56 persons sustained personal injuries in 24 accidents. The month of April led the list of injuries with 17, while March and April each had six personal injury-accidents. In January, the most accidents occurred, 20. with 17 being for property damage. And of course, January led in total cost of damages with $19,625. The next nearest was March with $8,830. The hazardous road conditions during the middle of the winter was the big factor for this splurge. The total number of accidents, 77, for the half-year period accumulated damage amounting to $50.151. During this time, the sheriff’s department arrested 15 persons for violations related to these accidents. The most were made in May when five were registered. Os the 123 persons involved in the accidents, 78 were county residents and 24 non-county, with 21 out-of-staters. Os the 78, January and February tied for the high with. 17 each, while nine were hurt In May .amongst the non-county residents. Os the non-state residents, seven in January led the list of injured. Thirty-two of the accidents were one-car mishaps, with the causes ranging from falling asleep at the wheel to poor highway conditions. Under poor conditions, the causes were listed from ice and fog to chuck holes and bumps. The most accidents happened on U.S. 27. when 25 were noted, while county roads followed closely with 22. U.S. 224 had 21 accidents while

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U.S. 33 had only four and state roads only five. The most accidents were recorded in January when seven occurred on U.S. 224 and six on county roads. February was next with « total of 15, whereas January had 20, with five occurring on county roads to lead the list. In the 1958 report for the entire year, the state police noted that rural Adams county had nine lives claimed in highway accidents, while 78 were injured. To date, the county is bettering its safety record in number of fatals. but is likely to exceed the number of personal injuries. The state record also shows that the leading violation for accidents in the county was automobiles on the wrong side of the road (not in passing), while following too closely was the second high cause and right of way violations ranked third. It also indicated that Saturday and Monday were the worst days to drive in Adams county, while peak hours fpr accidents were from 1 to 5:59 p.m. and 8 to 9:59 p.m. Other rural accidents accounted for 159 accidents, of which seven were involved in deaths; 48 personal injury, and 104 property damage only. County roads accounted for 65 of the total, or a little more than Sheriff Merle Affolder urged all county motorists to use a defensive manner of driving to assure a better compilation on highway accident figures. “If more drivers would exercise more caution on the highways, the amount of accidents would be greatly lessened and the heartbreak that accompanies such occurrences would be greatly reduced,” Affolder added. “We must stop the economic and human drain of our resources,” he said in closing. The carnation was selected as official flower for Mother’s Day because it Was the favorite of Anna Jarvis’ mother, in whose honor the first Mother’s Day celebration was held in 1907. Jack