Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 264, Decatur, Adams County, 9 November 1959 — Page 8

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Name Final Winners In Safety Contest The round-up of the winners of the Chicago Motor club and Daily Democrat - sponsored “Courtesy Driving Awards Contest” concluded with a near clean sweep for the women of Decatur. Even a girl bicyclist won that division and the most courteous pedestrian was a woman! TTie second male break-through came when police chief James Borders cited Paul H. Hess, a senior at Decatur Catholic high school, for the most courteous teenage driver award. Little Wynne Begun, a fourth grade pupil at Lincoln school, won the safety cyclist award, presented by Steve Everhart, driver training instructor at Decatur high, and the county driver award went to Mary Ellen Overhulser. 22, of route 2. Berne. State trooper Alan Coppes presented Miss Overhulser with the motor club check for $5. Fred E. Kolter, executive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, selected Mrs. Robert Isch, 22. of 708 N. 10th street, as the most courteous pedestrian. Hess Drives Well Hess. 18, of 325 N. Fourth street, . has had two years of driving experience. He complied with all regulations, including slowing down at all traffic lights, whether or not they favored him, the chief said. He seemed most flabergasted when presented with the check. Nine - year -old Wynne Begun, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Begun, of 209 N. Sixth street, pedalled her bike down South Fifth street to Jefferson, making complete stops to checft all traffic at intersections, even giving a left hand turn signal when she attempted the turn. She also approached alleys with extreme caution. State trooper Coppes said that Miss Overhulser observed all driving regulations and stopped to let another motorist pull out from the curb before continuing on. Coppes said that other drivers lost their chances by making improper turns, failed to signal turns, exceeded the speed limit, and failed to make complete stops at stop signs. He said, "Courtesy is more than obeying the law. Many of the courtesy acts nowadays seems to be forced courtesy. A driver will

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give a little mainly to avoid an accident.” •3 F Instructs Daughter Kolter said Mrs. Isch and her young daughter were walking north on Second street when they approached an alley. She stopped to see if any traffic was coming from the alley before proceeding. She waited on the sidewalk until the light changed to her favor, telling her young daughter to watch both ways for oncoming traffic. The complete list of $5 check winners is: Mrs. Jo Ann Deßolt, of 403 Gage avenue; Ramona Fuhrman, of route 1, Decatur; Miss Margaret Holthouse, of 426 N. Second street; Mrs. Endre Sipos, of 133 Harvester Lane; Tony Bonfiglio, of 616 Grant street; Mrs. Phyllis M. Bieberich, of route 2, Decatur; Mary Ellen Overhulser, of route 2, Berne; Wynne Begun, of 209 N. Sixth streetiPaulß. Hess, of 325 N. Fourth street, and Mrs. Roberta Isch, of 709 N. 10th street.

Apartment Damaged By Fire Saturday The Decatur fire aepartment reported two fires over the week-end with one day-bed being completely burndl up and damage done to the apartment at the Hirschy apartmqmts at Five Points, and the other Wta a leaf fire in the 800 block on ms. fire at the Hirschy apartment* occurred at 4:45 a.m. Saturday ’and started in the day-bed. Water and smoke damage to the apartment was quite extensive and the room will have to be redecorated. the fire officials report. The apartment below also sustained a little water damage. The leaf fire occurred at 1:45 p.m. Saturday, but was quickly put under control by the fire fighters. Asks Continuance Os Case In Mayor Court Forest E. Wable, of route 1. Monroe, appeared in mayor’s court this morning, asking for a continuance of his case. He was involved in a one-car mishap Sunday morning at Monroe and Fifth, with damages to his car amounting to S4OO. He is charged with public intoxication and driving while under the influence of alcohol. He did not enter a plea, asking until Nov., 16 for a hearing. Wable was arrested by city police at Third street near the post office. The accident to his car involved a big tree on the southeast corner of the intersection. Taster' Rabies Test PHILADELPHIA (UPD—A test for rabies in animals uses a fluorescent dye developed by a Philadelhia laboratary. The dye, reports the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, makes it possible to discover within a few minutes whether a suspected animal actually has rabies. A former test took several weeks to produce an answer.

- .TL h 7 ■ RB v W I ’ls * ; j > i Jj Me ■ ; ’ 4 ? * v- ■ If I -O' 5 K 1 ; r Itl v ■Mill j SCHOOL’S OUT — Geoffrey Hyde, 51, and his daughter, Wendy, 14, leave Chamberlayne Wood Road secondary school in London. Wendy has been sent home day after day because school authorities take a dim view of her high heels and tight skirts. Her father has consulted lawyers with a view to taking legal action because Wendy is being deprived of her education. Hyde apparently likes the way his daughter dresses.

Gordon At National Defense Conference Jack Gordon, county and regional director of the civil defense program, and a member of the state advisory council, returned Saturday from a three-day national conference at Battle Creek, Mich. Round table discussion and plotting of fallout protection and construction of shelters took up much of the time at the conference. t Plans were made for national civil defense day December 7. Communications and their expedition during emergencies were discussed. public information programs were also explained. Suggestions were given for handling various media of communications, such as the press, radio, and TV. Practical methods already in use were described. Bulletins from national headquarters and the government printing office were distributed to those present. Informational bulletins will be available to anyone desiring details on fallout shelters. They may be obtained by requesting them from Jack Gordon, route 5, Decatur, or from Fred Kolter at the Chamber of Commerce office. Motion pictures on various phases of civil defense are also available on a free-loan basis to county administrators who wish to use them in further spread of information among their county people. These come from the nearest regional office. 23 Persons Killed In Mexican Crash GUADALAJARA, Mexico (UPD —At least 23 persons were killed in a bus-truck collision on a high bridge about 60 miles from here j Sunday. The crowded bus and the pickup truck both fell into the water from the bridge. Thirty injured passengers were rescued. Speeding Charged Decatur Motorist Dick D. Heller. Jr., 30, of 751 Park View drive, was charged with speeding 75 miles an hour in a 65 mile an hour zone between, Portland and Redkey in Jay county 1 on highway 67 at 5:30 p.m. Sunday by the state police. Heller will appear in the court of justice of the peace Harold Smith, Redkey Wednesday to answer to the charge. Among girls who marry between the ages of 15 and 19 in the U.S. the divorce rate is 12.6 per 1,000, compared with a rate of 4.8 per 1,000 for those wed between 21 and 25.

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! U'A '■ - W. Ji U'l ' ’ 1 Fl W; IB' ■ MH 3® SMfr *Mh SM WHOOPWORTHV — Mri. Jean Morris landed this 52Impound wahoo off Hamilton. Bermuda. The catch missed the world record for women by six pounds. The prize was boated on a 27-pound test line while the Somerset, Ky., angler trolled with a gar lure. Tree Insurance KENT, Ohio (UPD — Property owners have been urged to include a guarantee against “smothered trees” in any construction contract. Tree expert Martin L. Davey Jr. warned that many trees are killed by soil deposited on their roots during excavating and grading operations. Tearful NEW YORK (UPD—Tears are Nature’s way of washing the surface of your eyes. The salty liquid comes from two glands, one to each eye. The tear gland for the right eye is located above and to the right of the eye, while the other is above and tp the left of the left eye. Tears* travel from these glands through tiny tubes to the surface of the eyeball and depart through tubes at the inner side of each eye. Weeping causes an overflow and the tears roll down the cheek and nose.

Farm Census Takers Appointed By Leader Census takers for the local area in the 1959 census of agriculture have been appointed and will begin an intensive training course Nov. 11 in preparation for the start of the field canvass November 13, it was announced today by crew leader, Rhoa W. Tricker. The training session will be held at Monroe and will be conducted by the crew leader, who recently attended a five day census training course. The training course will cover the use of the census questionnaire, census definitions, interviewing, and map reading. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of locating every farm obtaining complete and accurate information. The census takers will conduct some actual interviews as part of the training. Census takers scheduled to take the training include: Leo E. Engle, Hulda Leyse, Rose M. Jackson, Luella Amstutz, Harvey Lehman, Glen Girod, Iva Nidlinger, Elizabeth N. Peck, Ruth Lutes, Mary Rich, Mabie Ehrsam, Lester Zimmerman, Charlotte Bergdall, and Gloria L. Lydy. Word* Received Os Ashbaucher Death Word has been received in Decatur of the death of Mrs. Claude Ashbaucher of Minneapolis. Mrs. Ashbaucher died Saturday night. The body will be removed to Hammond, and relatives from Decatur will attend the funeral there Tuesday.

CHOU PROPOSES Continnoil from p*g«> on. protectorate of Sikkim on the Tibetan border that the population there was gripped by panic because of new massing of Chinese Communist troops only 14 miles north of the Sikkim trade center of Lachung. GASOLINE FIRE Continued from page one at the age of 12 but never learned to swim until Sunday. Sink Or Swim ‘‘lt was sink or swim and I learned fast,” he said. “I paddied just like a dog the 50 feet to shore.” The Amoco Virginia now was a glowing coal in the darkness and the sleepy waterfront was suddenly alive. More than 200 firemen began heroic efforts to put out the fire. The specter of Texas City, where 512 persons died after two ships blew up 12 years ago, haunted them. Each moment ticked off by the flaming time bomb in the channel was agonizing. They were joined by policemen and civil defense workers who also played with death. Fire Chief C. M- Bullock warned that “we still have an impending danger.” He said a small fire still raging in the bow could cause another explosion. Small parties were able to go aboard to search for three crewmen who were not accounted for. The captain, R. R. Combs of Columbia, N.C., was among the missing. It was believed he may have been killed while sleeping in his bunk.

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Seven Persons Die In Illinois Traffic Crash ROCHELLE, 111. (UPl)—Seven persons were killed today in a flaming wreck of three trucks and a station wagon that blocked traffic on U.S. 30 more than three hours. The accident occurred four miles west of the U.S. 51 intersection, which is 11 miles south of here. The identified dead, according to state police, included: Edward P. Hirsch, Clinton, lowa Earl Martin, Prophetstown, 111. Mrs. Martin; Willard Hartshorn, Rock Falls, 111. « - Mrs. Hartshorn. Richard Martin. Mrs. Richard MartinThe Richard Martins were iden-l tified as the son and daughter-in-1 law of the Earl Martins. Mrs. Hartshorn was reported to be the daughter of the Earl Martins. Fire departments from West Brooklyn and Compton fought the blaze that resulted from the wreck, which involved two semitrailer tank trucks and an “express” truck, according to the Lee County sheriff’s office. The accident occurred a little after 5:30 a.m. District 1 of the state highway patrol said U.S. 30 was blocked until a little after 9 a.m. One man was burned severely, the state patrol said, and was taken to a hospital at Amboy, 111. The bodies were taken to the Torman Funeral Home at Paw Paw, 111. Hirsch was said to have been the driver of a tank truck en route from Clinton to Chicago. The site of the wreck was about 70 miles west of Chicago.

Public Confidence In TV Decreasing WASHINGTON (UPI) —Broadcasting Magazine reports the public’s confidence in TV programs — especially quiz shows — < dropped sharply after Charles Van Doren confessed his appearances were rigged. The industry publication reached this conclusion as the result of two national opinion polls. One was taken before Van Doren toH his story to House nivestigatort. The other came a day after the testimony. “A national hero fell from grade last week and with him fell the public’s opinion of him and the medium that pushed him into national prominence,” Broadcasting said. The magazine said the second poll showed 'that more than half of the viewing public now wanted no more quiz shows. More than half also had lowered their opinion of the TV industry after hearing Van Doren, the same -poll showed. ? - The magazine’s report came Sunday as Sen. Jacob K. Javits (R-N- Y.) warned the (industry it might be in for a rude shock when Congress reconvenes in January unless it moves fast to clean house and make “some long over due changes in programming.”

Sen. Langer Dies From Heart Attack WASHINGTON (UPI) — Funeral arrangements were being completed today for Sen. William Langer (R-N.D.), a political maverick who died in his sleep Saturday night of a heart attack. Aides of the colorful 73-year-old senator met with Senate officials to work out the final arrangements. They said the funeral services and burial would be in Casselton, N.D., probably “toward the end of the week.” I Langer's body was found Sunday morning by a daughter, Mrs. Mark Erskine Gokey of Fargo, N.D., who had been visiting him at his home hereHis death left the political lineup of the Senate at 65 Democrats and 34 Republicans. However, GOP Gov. John E. Davis of North Dakota was expected to name a Republican to succeed Langer. In Failing Health Langer, whose wife died last August, had been in failing health in recent years. But he apparently had recovered from an attack of pneumonia he suffered in September. The North Dakota senator remained a political non-eonformist to the end of his Senato Career , which began in 1941. In one of his last major legislative gets, he joined with Sen. Wayne Mirse (D-Ore.) in casting the only two Senate votes against the Lan-drum-Griffin labor reform bill. Langer's death brought to a close a turbulent, 45-year politics) career. He was intensely proud of his maverick status, noting in his biography in the Congressional Directory that he was the "only person ever to be arrested in any English - speaking country for filing an affidavit of prejudice against a judge.” Liked By Colleagues As a person, Langer Was well liked by his colleagues, even by those who were the targets of his desk thumping oratory. He was known affectionately as "Wild Bill.” He was labeled a staunch isolationist in foreign affairs and a social reformer of the LaFollette - Hiram Johnson-Theo-

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» ™ x ' wi COUNTY CHOW —Martha Ann Deßorger, 35, of San Francisco insists she may be eating “county chow” for a long time. Air Force Maj. Arthur Deßorger, 38, divorced her recently but she refused to reveal where she had hidden lis $20,000 life insurance pol-j.-y. A judge put her in jail to her memory. dore Roosevelt tradition in domestic reforms. Besides Mrs. Gokey, he is survived by three other daughters— Mrs. Lydia Irwin, New Vernon, N.J-; Mrs. Emma Schaeffer, Rye N.Y., and Mrs. Cornelia Norland Washington, D.C. If you have suuneOilng to sell or rooms tor rent, lev a Democrat Want Ad — They bring reaulta.

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