Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 262, Decatur, Adams County, 6 November 1959 — Page 2

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Suggestions To I Water Consumers Please observe the following precaution NOW before damage occurs. Replacement of materials are expensive. Should too many breaks in water lines or meters occur from neglect, it may be necessary for us to shut off service until replacement parts arrive. This may take several weeks and will greatly inconvenience both yourself and the city. HELP YOUR CITY, AND YOURSELF BY PROTECTING YOUR METER TODAY. ' ' ■ ■ ’ ■ ■' J . ' . * * * Meters Water Closets and Faucets Water Meters are furnished by the Water Water closets and faucets should be examined Department but the consumer is required to keep frequently in order to keep the consumption of the surroundings of the meter clean, dry and of water on a normal basis. After a closet has been easy access and protect the same from freezing. flushed and the tank is filled, there should be no All damage done the meter by freezing or by movement of the water in the bowl; if there is, hbt vyater poured on or forced back through the water is wasting into the sewer. By holding a piece meter is charged to the consumer. of paper or cardboard against the rear portion of the bowl, a flow may be detected which an ordinPROTECT YOUR METER TODAY. a ry exarn i na fj on would not disclose. STOP ALL LEAKS PROMPTLY as "a waste of water is a waste of money." Frozen Pipes and Meters | If pipes are frozen they may be thawed in some cases by wrapping clpths around them and HftUf fft Chill fill iMfilPl* pouring hot water on. If there is a bad case of lIUW IU UH 111 VII 1111101 frozen pipes or if a house is to be closed for the The „ jhut off „ yalve QJ and winter it is best to secure the services of a compet- , , , ent lumber waste, where the pipes enter the basement or " ‘ building is your immediate protection in the event Do not pour hot water on the meter. Do not of o burst pipe or meter and also for the purpose build a fire on the meter as it will ruin the rubber of shuttirfg off and draining the house pipes where piston and celluloid register. In case of a frozen and when there is danger of freezing; it should meter call this department before the same thaws be easy of access and in good condition. In some out and causes a damage to your property and a basements it is covered w th coal or it is in such bad waste of water. condition that it cannot b s turned. The man of the he jse should see that the stop and waste is in goo< order and that the folks A a || » ■ A • |_|* a * home know how to operate it. To shut off turn will vOCKS TOT bprinKling handle so that it is at ri jht angle with the pipe, ■ ° one-quarter turn or if a wheel valve turn to right Sill cocks or house faucets on the side of the until completely closed. house should be shut off irj the basement before freezing weather and when this is done, the faucet should be opened so as to admit air, which will ALL SERVICE MUST HAVE A PRIVATE SHUT OFF \ cause the water to run out at the stop and waste in the basement. This procedure should |>e follow- INSTALLED AND IN WORKING ORDER! ed when it is desired to drain the house pipes. Air must be admitted at the top to force the water out below. Tests of city water are furnished the State Board of Health and their analysis and report is on file in the office of the City Clerk for your inspection. For further information or for any Wb are t 0 moke your wattr „ near service call WATER DEPARTMENT. perfection as possible and your co-operation is solicited. City Water Department CITY BUILDING PHONE 3-2702

$123,200 Monthly Payments In County Old-age, survivors, and disability insurance payments of $123,200 were being paid in Adams county ’ every month to 2,076 beneficiaries as of February 28, 1959, Christian H. W. Luecke, manager of the Fort Wayne social security office, said today. Luecke stressed that while the benefits are intended primarily for the beneficiary's economic securi ity, the payment of social security ' benefits at this rate in Adams county helps business in the comI munity generally because most of the money is spent immediately on food, clothing, and other necessities. "In February, social security benefits were being paid nationally at a rate of nearly 10 billion dollars annually.” Benefits Higher “Payments to a retired worker with no dependents receiving benefits averaged $67.50 a month nationally in February, and to a retired couple $119.40 a month," Luecke said. The average for a widow with two young children was $165. The maximum payment for a family is $254.

“There were several reasons for the increase in beneficiaries over last year," Luecke said. The longterm growth of the aged population and the proportion of the aged population eligible for benefits are important factors in the continuing increase in beneficiaries. Other reasons for the increase are found in the provisions of the 1958 amendments to the social security act which now make it possible for the wife, dependent husband, arid children of a disabled-worker beneficfary to receive monthly payments. These amendments also provide for benefits to aged dcpedent parents of a deceased worker even though other survivors are entitled to payments. Easier To Qualify Moreover, Luecke pointed out, it is now easier for a disabled worker to qualify for benefit payments. He no longer needs social security credit for llj years of work in the last three years before he became disabled. If he worked under social security for at least five years out of the 10 before he became disabled he may be eligible for disability benefits. "Increases in benefit payments reflect the 7 per cent raise in benefit amounts which became effective with the checks for January. 1959,” Luecke said. Average disability benefit payments also re-

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fleet the elimination of the socalled "offset” provision in the old law. Disability benefits under social security are now payable in full even though benefits are also payable under state workmen’s compensation or under some other federal government program. Number Benefited The table below shows the number of persons and amount of benefits being paid in the counties serviced by the Fort Wayne district office as of February. 1959, the date of the latest available tabulation: County Beneficiaries Payments Adams 2,076 $123,200 Allen 15,343 1,007,521 DeKalb 2,237 128,494 Huntington 3,474 205.208 Noble 2,627 156,534 Steuben 1,954 111,719 Wells 1,769 103,815 Whitley 2,065 120,057 This makes a total of $1,952,568 being paid monthly to 31,385 beneficiaries in the 8-county area serviced by the Fort Wayne officeFor the entire state of Indiana, social security payments at the end of February, 1959, were being paid to over 364,000 beneficiaries at the rate of more than $22Ms million per month. Social security benefits in excess of $254 million were paid in Indiana during 1958.

Boston Newspapers Shut Down By Strike BOSTON (UPD - Boston's major newspapers, with the exception of the Christian Science Monitor, were shut down by striking union printers today, leaving more than one million persons without their daily paper. There were no indications that the strike, called Thursday night in a stormy meeting of Local 13. International Typographical Union, would have an early end. It was the second mechanical workers strike against the newspapers in 27 months. No further negotiations were immediately scheduled between the publishers’ representatives and union officials. One union spokesman said it was “anybody’s guess” how long the walkout would last. An offer by the publishers to arbitrate the dispute was rejectedPicket lines were set up Thursday night at the publishing plants of the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald-Traveler and the Hearst newspapers. The Globe publishes morning, evening and Sunday editions. The Herald publishes in the morning and Sunday and the Traveler in the afternoon. Hearst publishes the morning Daily Record, the Evening American and the Sunday Advertiser. The strike by the 1,150 printers idled a total of 5,000 employes at the three plants. The union’s requests have not been made public. They have worked without a contract since last Dec. 31. K. Os C. Memorial Services On Monday Seven deceased members will be honored in memorium by the Knights of Columbus, council 864, Monday night at the local K. of C. hall with special services. Fred Baker, Sr., L. A. Holthouse, Sr., Frank Gillig, Msgr. J. J. Seimetz, John H. Lose, James Murphy Sr., and Clem Voglewede. will be the departed brothers honored. No business will be conducted at the ceremonies, which will start at 8 p.m.

The membership voted a new starting time of 8 p.m. which will be in effect for the next meeting. The new starting time will be effective until next spring when- a <iew vote will be asked. All mambers are asked to attend the special memorial services.

k I ihhH wmk»i ® ur Trouble iSr*' ' ‘’"W And We’ve Once NT JBB Our Doors! Dear Customers: VBB The mechanical difficulties we encountered during the past few weeks has been corrected with the help of Westinghouse engiJ* neers. Now we again feel confident we can K SL supply the proper heat temperature required ‘ j ry t h e normal drying load. So we have thrown our doors wide open-24 hours per WkW VKsBL - '**' ' kJEF day-7 days a week-365 days each year— Er toserveyou. Our apologies for your V The Management. ■ FREE DRY DAY Saturday, Nov. J 10 A.M. to 7 P.M. No Limit!'! .10 llcsliiiffhoiisf Ijiiiiiilroiiiiit 1107 West Adems Street

Symington And Stevenson Are Much Discussed By LYLE C. WILSON United Presslntematiortal WASHINGTON fUPD — The compromise candidates most discussed as available to break a deadlock in next year’s Democratic national convention are Adlai E. Stevenson and Missouri’s Sen. Stuart Symington. This compromise, if any. would hold the top spot for the left wing of the Democratic Party. Compromise talk among responsible Democrats rarely goes so far as to suggest an accommodation between the party’s southern conservatives and northern radicals. Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas would be a likely choice in any deal between the basically opposed elements of the Democratic Party. Northern Democrats generally do not consider Johnson even remotelh eligible for their presidential nomination. They do not hesitate to say as much- Sen. Paul H. Douglas ID-Ill.) ruled Johnson out a few days ago on charges that he was tied to the gas and oil industries and voted like a Southerner on civil rights. ADA Opposes Johnson Gov. Edmund D. <Pat) Brown slugged Johnson with a public statement that the senator could not carry California* because of his position on civil rights and oil. Rep. Emanuel Celler (D-N.Y.) faulted Johnson for being a Southerner, for being illiberal and on the grounds that the Negro vote would be against him in the North. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt downrates the senator. Americans for Democratic Action say that Johnson won’t do. The foregoing are samples of the current machinegunning of Lyndon Johnson. Speaker Sam Rayburn, also a Texan, is booming Johnson back home for the presidential nomination. Mr. Sam is a practical politician. Other practical politicians suspect that the speaker has objectives in addition to obtaining the nomination of Johnson. One of these objectives might be to whomp up enough Johnson enthusiasm in Texas to obtain a tightly organized Texas delegation to the Democratic national convention Texas Democrats are angrily divided but might be pulled together with a Johnson-for-presi-dent movement as a rally point. So, if Mr. Sam were unable to nominate his man, he still might turn up at the convention, with a big and tightly controlled delega-

tion-controlled by Mr. Sam, that is. There would be certain advantages in that. ADA Scored Senators ADA scored senators in the last session of Congress on the basis of 13 significant votes. Johnson voted against ADA on five of them. Those votes and Johnson’s policies as Senate Democratic leader killed* him with the left wingers. Two of these votes were to protect the privilege of minority groups to filibuster in the Senate, one minority right or privilege which the left wing denounces as evil. Johnson voted to reduce spending tax money for urban housing. He opposed reducing tax allowances to the oil and gas industries. He voted to continue the requirement that students obtaining federal funds for education must swear to their loyalty as U.S. citizens. Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (DMinn.) and Symington voted with ADA on all 13 issues, thereby becoming solid with the left wing. Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) was with ADA on 12 votes but was not recorded on the oil and gas bill. -- If Humphrey and Kennedy should deadlock the convention on early ballots, ADA would have Symington in reserve, or Stevenson. Linoleum When washing linoleum, add some starch, or a tablespoon of kerosene or turpentine to each gallon of water, to make it bright and new. This may also be used in cleaning oilcloth.

SUNDAY DINNER ROAST TURKEY and DRESSING Good Home Cooked CRANBERRY SAUCE MASHED POTATOES and GRAVY , GREEN BEANS CHOICE of SALADS PIE or CAKE Price $1.25 Hotel Coffee Shop

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1959

State Policeman Hurt In Accident WABASH, Ind. (UPD—lndiana State Policp Trooper William Kaylor was injured slightly Thursday, night when his police car skidded into a slow-moving semi-trailer on,, U.S. 24. Kaylor, who was pursuing a speeding car at the time, may owe his life to a seat belt. His only injury was a bruise where his body strained at the belt. Man Fatally Injured In Fall From Ladder INDIANAPOLIS (UPD — Worth C. Perkins, 64, Oaklandon, died Thursday night in the Fort Benpamin Harrison Hospital from injuries sustained about 12 hours earlier when he fell from a ladder while repairing a chimney on a building at the military installation, where he was a civilian employe.

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