Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 178, Decatur, Adams County, 30 July 1959 — Page 6

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO., INC. * Entered at tee Decatur. Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter Dick D. Heller. Jr President John G. Heller - Vice-President Chas. Holthouse Secretary-Treasurer Subscription Bates: By Mail in Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, 98 00; Six mot ths. 84.25; S months. 82.25. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, •8.00; 6 months, 84.75 ; 3 month*. 82.50. By Carrier, 30c cents oer week. Single copies. 8 cento. Sewage Disposal Rates No doubt most of Decatur’s citizens have noticed that Fort Wayne is being forced to raise its sewage disposal rate to a $1.55 minimum plus a gallonage charge. Decatur’s minimum rate is $1.75, or 80% of the water bill, whichever is greater. This compares quite favorably with Fort Wayne where a larger operation should cut the per capita cost. The building of the Decatur sewage disposal system was mandated by the state, and the Federal government helped pay part of the cost. The rest was paid for by issuing bonds which will become due over a period <ff 15 or 20 years. The payment of interest and repayment of the principal necessitates the present sewage disposal rate for Decatur. Most of the other cities around here have higher rates; Garrett has a $2.50 minimum. Columbia City, just completing theirs, will also pay a higher rate than Decatur’s. Only one city stands out as paying a lower sewage disposal rate. Mayor Andrew’ Milnar of Kendallville recently had to apologize because the Kendallville rate was raised—to $1 a month flat rate. Commercial users pay $1 a month, plus 4 cents a thousand gallons for all used over $25,000 gallons. This rate is substantially lower than Decatur’s. ' Why is the Kendallville rate so low? Because they have already paid for their sewage disposal system, which has just recently been completed. They are not paying interest on a large debt; they are not setting aside money for repayment of bonds issued. No, Kendallville used the money from the sale of their electric utility to build a sewage disposal system. Their present rate is high enough so that they will set aside $4,500 a year for depreciation to take care of all future repairs needed. Decatur’s rate would also be considerably lower if all the bonds were paid off; this cannot now be done in total, but money could be placed in escrow for use as payment on the bonds as they come due, and perhaps the money could draw interest during the period. Os course, Decatur would have to have the money first. About $925,000 is still due on the sewage disposal bonds. What is even worse, Decatur could be forced into an even higher sewage disposal rate, if the present rates do not raise enough money to pay off the bonds. In some years a number of the SI,OOO bonds become due, and it might be necessary to raise the rates at that time to pay off the city’s debts.

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Same Car Involved In Two Accidents Two minor automobile accidents, involving the same woman driver, were reported to the city police Wednesday by drivers of the two other machines. In the first accident at the A&P parking lot at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, the vehicle driven by Mrs. Donald Suman, of Pleasant Mills rolled into the left front door of the car owned by Vivian M. Bowers, of Liberty street, causing SSO in damages. The Suman vehicle was then involved in the second accident at Monroe and Second streets 30 minutes later at 5 p.m. when a car driven by Linda Lou Herter, 23. of 521 S. 13th street, was stopped at a traffic light behind the Suman car. The Suman vehicle started a left turn, but backed up into the Herter machine, causing 870 in accidents. The reports received by the police stated that the Suman vehicle left the scene of both accidents.

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Chemical Plant Is Destroyed By Blast PORTLAND, Conn. (UPD — A series of thunderous chain reaction explosions destroyed a chemical plant today. The blasts started a fire which burned out of control for more than three hours and caused damage estimated at half a million dollars. Firemen were helpless at first in the heat and deadly fumes hut saved nearby buildings, including another chemical plant. No injuries were reported, despite the intensity of the blasts at the Phillip Bros. Chemicals Inc. storage area. One hundred persons were evacuated from the area. State police said a 13,000-gallon tank of alcohol apparently blew up first, from an undetermined cause. This set off a chain reaction of exploding drums of chemicals. The Hall Hubbard chemical plant 200 feet away, which makes fertilizer, was wetted down by firemen and spared. Authorities said nitrates there could have set off a worse explosion. No homes were seriously damaged. Windows were shattered in Middletown, across the Connecticut River from the fire scene. Flames shot hundreds of feet into the air and one chemical tank was hurled against a freight car. The heat was so intense that railroad tracks were warped.

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Tax Evasion Trial Goes To Jury Today TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (UPD— The trial of eight men accused ot conspiring to dodge the federal excise tax on more than three million dollars in gambling wagers was expected to go to the jury today. A federal attorney charged during final arguments Wednesday that the defendants turned this Hoosier town into the ‘‘illegal gambling capital of America.” Philip R. Melangton, Assistant U.S. Attorney, said ‘ there was money to be made—big money—if away could be found to beat the 10 per cent federal tax on wagering.” “These eight defendants thought they had found the way. They had not.” he said. The government called prominent citizens from all parts of the country to testify during the 32day trial. They told of placing bets on sporting events with the Terre Haute syndicate. Defense attorneys denied any conspiracy existed and claimed the government had not proved the defendants personally took any bets. “You can’t find people guilty simply because they were in the vicinity of where a law may have een violated,” defense attorney Palmer K. Ward said. Another defense attorney, Daniel W. Davies, Newport, Ky., attacked the tactics of Glen Johnson, a U.S. Treasury agent who raided the headquarters of the alleged syndicate in November, 1957. Davies accused Johnson, one of the government’s major witnesses, of “building this case into a Frankenstein for personal glory.” The defendants, if sentenced on all counts of the indictment, could receive up to 21 years in prison each. „ . . The defendants are Leo Schaffer, 58, and Jules Horwick, 55, both of Chicago; Charles L. (Buck) Sumner of Indianapolis, former Marion County sheriff; Phillip Share of Minneapolis; James Tamer of Detroit; Erwin Gordon of Las Vegas, Nev.; Edgar M. Wyatt of Terre Haute, and Joey Jacobson of Indianapolis. The all-male jury listened to 9 hours of oratory from the two government and five defense attorneys, and final arguments moved well into the night. Morris Shenker of St. Louis, one of the defense attorneys, said five of the men on trial were not involved in any way in a conspiracy to evade excise taxes. He said Horwick and Shaffer, to whom the government charged most of the bets were channeled, were in business for themselves. The jury was expected to receive the case following lengthy instructions from Federal Judge Cale Holder. Maintains Silence On Murder Charge WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (UPD — A Purdue University graduate student charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of a retired admiral’s son maintained his silence at his arraignment in City Court today. Prentice G. Von Conrad, 31, Houston. Tex., appeared before Judge Elbert Lasher with an attorney, Lehman, Lafayette, but made no statement in connection with the shooting last Friday* night of James F. Strain 26, Wesville. Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. — Tagore.

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others. — Stevenson.

Harold Sprunger On Berntf-French Board Harold Sprunger, executive vice president and manager 6f the Dunbar Furniture company in Berne, has been named to the Berne-French school board. He will succeed L. B. Lehman, Berne banker, taking up his duties August 1. Lehman has served two four-year terms on the board. The board will meet the first of August to reorganize for the new school year. Other members are Alfred Clauser, Berne, and Raymond Moser, Elmer Isch, and Howard Bluhm, all of French township. Trade In a good town — Decatur.

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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS FOR ADIHTIOXAI. APPROPRIATION* Notice In hereby given the taxpayer* of Blua Croftk Townwhlp, Anam» County, Indiana that the legal officers of said municipality at their regular meeting place at 8:00 P.M. on the 25th day of August, 1059, will consider the following ad<Utional appropriations which said dfflcers consider necessary to meet the extraordinary emergency existing at this time. TOWNSHIP Fl NO 6. Fire Protection ♦ 150 Taxpayers appearing at such meeting snail have a right to be heard thereon. The additional appropriations as finally made will be automatically referred to the State Board of Tax Commissioners, which Board will hold a further hearing within fifteen days at the County Auditors office of Adams County, Indiana, or at such other place as n)ay be designated. At such hearing, taxpayers objecting to any of such additional appropriations may be heard and interested taxpayers may Inquire of the County Auditor when and where such hearing will be held. Frank Myers Frank Myers Trustee, Blue Creek Township Adams County, Indiana July SO, August 8

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