Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 284, Decatur, Adams County, 3 December 1959 — Page 9

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1959

Many Children Seeking Santa Claus Mayoralty

By HORTENSE MYERS United Press International INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — Many Christmas-born children have applied for the job of being honorary mayor of Santa Claus, Ind., including an Alaskan girl named “Merry” who covets the honor so she can visit .some Indiana kinfolk. The Santa Claus, Ind., Chamber of Commefrce annually picks a child born on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day to reign tempo-

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rarily in the small village. This year the winner will be honored Dec. 14-15. A committee is weighing the qualiications of several hundred applicants. Merry Andress wrote' from Anchorage with the practical suggestion that she be picked as mayor so she could visit her Indiana relatives. Merry, who was born in Achorage Dec. 25, 1948, added also “I never have been out of Alaska in the wintertime'

and I never have been on a plane.” Then she closed with a business-like ofer to promote the town of Santa Claus in her wintry home state. Nine-year-old Karen Hawkins, Indianapolis, is running on a different platform. “I would like to make others happy as Jesus did when He was born on Christmas Day,” she wrote. Trip For Ailing Dad Lawrence Fowler, Ashtabula, Ohio, had another reason. Lawrence, who will be 12 on Christmas Day, explained “I would like to take my Dad with me for he was very sick for 10 weeks this year, and I think a trip would be

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good for him.” Marlene McDonald, Clinton, Ind., also thought of a vacation for her parents, 1 and added “it would be nice to have a special birthday just once." Gerald Barhorst, Minster, Ohio, who will be 12 on Christmas Eve, wanted to be mayor so he could compare the Hoosier town with “Santa Claus, Ariz.” With an eye on the age deadline of 12 for the honorary mayorship, Gerald also noted “this will be my chance.” , Sandra Farmer, Tipton, Ind., reminded the committee she had entered its contest every year since she was six, and closed hopefully: » ■ — “'I ' ■'

“This would make me a somebody. I want you to see what you can do.” Bobby Gene Tucker, Peru, Ind., wanted to be mayor so he could “opien and read letters from boys and girls and answer some of them.” Mike Cochran, Rising Sun, Ind., who will be seven Christmas Eve, ofered to be mayor because “1 do not have enough to do.” "I’d Be A Special” Jan Kohli, Tifin, Ohio, explained “the reason I would like to be mayor is because I have three sisters who believe that if I become mayor of Santa Claus 1 wil be able to tell him exactly whht they want for Christmas.” Christine Moerder, 9, New Ring-

gold, Pa., wrote “I would like to lx* mayor because I think it would be a wonderful educational experience.” Ronnie Fitzmaurice, Saginaw, Mich., felt that the mayor’s job “would make me a very special boy in the United » States.” Robert Lammers, Oostburg, Wis, particularly wanted an .airplane ride. Greg Pickens, Lake City, Pa., felt being honorary mayor of Santa Claus would make up for having a birthday at a time of year when everyone is too busy to pay attention to yule birthdays.

Taft Credited Four Men With Causing Defeat By LYLE C. WILSON United Press International WASHINGTON (UP!) Earl ’ Warren, Harold’ E. Stassen, Thomas E. Dewey and Arthur E. Summerfield are the names which pack the most punch in the late Robert A. Taft’s account of his defeat at the 1952 Republican national convention. * From time to time in that convention it was one of those men, a pair or all of them who pulled the wires. There were others who could pull and push. These four, however, seemed to Taft to be the men who did him inIt was their convention strategy in control of scattered platoons of fists full of delegates which caused the convention to reject Taft and to nominate for president Gen. Dwight *D. Eisenhower. This turned out well for all concerned—all concerned, anyway, in the strategy which obtained the nomination. General Eisenhower was elected and became President Eisenhower. Harold E. Stassen, temporarily unemployed when his own reach for the nomination failed, was given the first of several federal appointments by the new President. Brownell Got Reward Dewey had no interest in political reward for himself. He probably could have had almost any federal office within the President’s gift. But Dewey long had been in public office. He needed a job but as a top drawer corporation lawyer where the one- | time boy wonder at last would ' have an income matching his ability. Dewey’s convention strategies paid off, however, for his close political associate, Herbert Brownell. Brownell was attorney general in the first Eisenhower cabinet and, doubtless, he is making as much at the law now since he left the Cabinet as is Dewey. They are an able pair. Arthur E. Summerfield had it made, money-wise, long before he maneuvered the Michigan convention delegation against Taft and for Eisenhower. Summerfield’s reward was the Post Office Department where he continues as postmaster general. California’s governor hit the jackpot He became Chief Justice Earl Warren, like Stas sen, was himself a 1952 candidate for the Republican nomination. Taft wrote that Warren and Stassen in 1952 each sought a convention deadlock more than the nomination of Eisenhower. A deadlock was the only situation which could have led to the nomination of either of them. Stassen’s Luck Failed There were others in power postiions in 1952 whose strategy backfired, Pennsylvania’s Gov. John S. Fine, for example. Fine played it ks a coy favorite son. He held the big Pennsylvania delegation when either the Eisenhower or Taft managers would have swapped an eyeball for it. The last seen of Fine was when the convention was within a handful of votes of nominating Ike. Fine was shouting for the attention of Chairman Joseph W. Martin Jr., for a chance to throw his delegation to Eisenhower. That would have put Ike over the top. Martin ignored Fine.

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However that may be, others were more adroit and it paid of. There is nothing wrong with that. It is the American political wayStassen’s luck did not hold. He just lost a mayoralty election in Philadelphia. Perhaps Stassen hopes that publication of the Taft memo may remind the President of a famous line from Androcles: “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” Schumm Church To Install New Pastor The Rev. Edward H. P. Zacharias will be installed as pastor of Zion Lutheran church, Schumm, Ohio Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The Rev. Zacharias comes to Schumm from a pastorate in Muskogee, Okla. He was born near Marysville, Ohio, June 28, 1922. He attended the St. John's church and parochial school in Marysville. In 1956 he graduated from Concordia Seminary, Springfield, 111., and was installed as pastor in Hope Lutheran church. Muskogee, Okla., July 22, 1956. Mrs. Zacharias is the former Mary R. (Bok) Mechler. They were married April 11, 1958 and have three children. Richard, Ruth Ann, and John Andrew. At Schumm the Rev. Zacharias will succeed the Rev. Andrew Maken, who recently accepted a call to Zion Lutheran church, Hiawatha, Kan. Liturgist for the installation service will be the Rev. Francis H. Gerken, of Convoy, Ohio; the sermon will be preached by the Rev. Clarence H. Matthias, counselor for circuit C of the. central district, Lutheran church-Missouri synod, and the Rev. Hans F. Wiedenmann. South Harrison township, will conduct the rite of installation. A reception for the new pastof will be held in the church basement following the service. Adequate Records Urged On Growers Wool growers who marketed lambs this fall should keep adequate records of their sales so that they will be able to make proper applications for payment next spring under the wool incentive program, Adams county agricultural stabilization and conservation committee chairman James Garboden urged today The sales record for lambs sold must include the name of the buyer, his signature, and the number of liveweight lambs sold, plus the description “unshorn” Lamb payments are made only on lambs that have never been shorn to encourage the customary practice of selling lambs with the wool on. “I cannot urge to strongly,” Garboden said, “that growers get these fall sales records together now and either keep them in a safe place at home or file them at the county ASC office. The final date to apply far payments on 1959-60 marketings is next April 30, but an application may be submitted anytime between now and then.” The chairman warned again that lamb feeders particularly should keep accurate records of the length of time they have owned a specific lot of lambs. Lamb payments are made only to producers who have owned lambs 30 days or more, and the amount of payment Is based on weight gain*of the lambs during the sellers ownership.