Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1959 — Page 1

Vol. LVII. No. 300.

J 1 j||i IT* ! Wi vJ® •’ r .>...;&.. mIB.* okßSKsKhb Donald F. Gage Mayor Bernard Clark Street Commissioner

OFFICIAL CITY FAMILY— Mayor-elect Donald F. Gage, who will take office as mayor of Decatur Jan. 1, has mafle some of his offical appointments, with others to be named within the near future.

Decatur attorney Robert S. Anderson will be city attorney under the new Republican city administration which takes office January * 1, Donald F. Gage, mayor-elect, announced today. ' - Anderson, Gage, and city councilman Lawrence Kohne will serve as the board of Works. Kohne wQI replace councilman Norbert Au* mann on the board. Kohne is starting his second term on the council. Appointed Temporarily Bernard Clark has been asked to remain as city street commissioner until the final determination of who is mayor, Gage said. At

Living Costs Hit New Record High

WASHINGTON (UPD — The nation's living costs edged upward last month to another record high, the government reported The Labor Department said its consumer price index rose .1 per cent to 125.6 per cent of average 1947-49 pries. It was the sixth time in the last seven months that it climbed to an all-time peak. Higher costs for transportation, medical care, housing and personal care more than offset declining food prices in November. The increase means that 170,000 meat packing, aircraft, and other workers will receive pay boosts of from 1 to 3 cents an hour. Their wages are tied to changes in the jndex by escalator clauses. Ewan Clague, commissioner of labor statistics, predicted the index will stabilize between now and next spring, before climbing again next summerAsked if the movements represented creeping inflation, Ciague replied: "I would say this is barely crawling.” Lower prices for pork, fresh fruits and eggs accounted for much of the decline in grocery costs last month. Beef, veal, eggs, fruits and vegetables also were cheaper. Higher rents and increased prices on furniture, floor coverings, fuel oil and other household needs helped push the index higher. New car prices went up 2.1 per cent even though dealers started to give discounts qn 1960 models. Hospitals and doctors charged x higher fees, raising the cost of medical care slightly. Barber and beauty shops also boosted prices. The buying power of factory worker? earnings declined slightly between October and November. The average take-home pay of a factory worker fell about 5 Cents to $79.97 a week for a worker with three dependents last month. This reflected the return of steel to their jobs on

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I ■ ' g , gg|| 1117? Uh ■ , i 1 A I .Jr W'yy j I AiHBII Z’d Robert 8. Anderson City Attorney 1 ■ W1 F K» Cedric Fisher Fire Chief

that time it is possible that another appointment might be made. Fire chief Cedric Fisher will be reappointed, as will city engineer Ralph E. Roop. Both are veteran city civil employes. Gago said he . planned to keep ' Ed Kahffman as city auditor, and that minor changes might lie made in other city workmen. Other major city appintments will be announced latter, Gage said. Served Before Anderson served previously as city attorney under former Mayor John M. Doan. He is now completing two years as county attor-

Nov. 7 undr a back-to-work injunction. But shortages of steel kept many auto workers from working full time and reduced their earningsAdvertising Index Advertiser Page A&P Tea Co. 3 Adams County Farm Bureau Elevator 4 Adams County Farm Bureau Lumber 4 Arnold Lumber Co.. Inc 7 Ashbauchers’ Tin Shop 7 Beavers Oil Service, Inc 5, 6 Bower Jewelry Store -2, 8 Briede Studio — 2 Burk Elevator Co. 4, 5 John Brecht Jewelry —— 2 Butler Garage 5 Fred .Corah, Insurance — 4 DecatUr Ready-Mix, Inc 7 F. C. Detter ..... - 8 Fager Appliances & Sporting Goods ..... —2, 6 Fairway ... — 8 Goodyear Service Store .... 2,6, 8 Holthouse Drug Co. 6 Holthouse Furniture Store 8 Haflich & Morrissey — 2 Kohne Drtig Store 5, 6 Kohne Window Awning Co. .... 7 Mies Recreation ..... 6 Myers Cleaners 5 Myers Flowers ....—.... 2 Monroe Grain Co. — 4 Petrie Oil Co. —7 Peterson Grain Co 5 Preble Equity ..........—..... 5 Schafers 8 L. Smith Insurance Agency .... 5 Smith Drug Co. 2, 5 Schwartz Ford Co., Inc 5 Al Schmitt .1- 6 Stucky Furniture Co. 4 Stewarts Bakery 8 Sheets Furniture Co. 8 Stiefel Grain Co 4 Shaffer’s Restaurant _.— 2 P. B. Stewart Co 5 Teeple L.— 5 Uhrick Bros. — 8 Dr. Melvin Weisman 2 Yost Gravel Ready-Mix, Inc. ..7

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ney while the Republicans controlled the board of commissioners. Under the present law. Gage could have appointed two city councilmen, rather than the city attorney and one councilman, to serve with him on the board of works. However, the' council is entirely Democratic, and he-chose to appoint the new city attorney to the board. The board of works does most of the hiring and firing for the city, plans improvements,’ makes contracts, and conducts most of the city business not conducted directly by the city council.

Nominates Judges For Rezoning Case Judge Myles F. Parrish nominated three area circuit court judges for the position of special judge in the venue from the Adams circuit court in the Raymond McDougal, et al, vs the Decatur city plan commission, the Decatur city council, and the Mies-Dawson Realty Co. case. William H. Schannen, judge of the Allen circuit court, Homer J. Byrd, judge of the Wells circuit court, and Burl V. Whiteman, judge of the Jay circuit court, are the nominees. One Will Remain The plaintiff and defendant will each strike one name and the remaining name will be the special judge to review the case as registered by the plaintiff. A writ of certiorari, which calls for a judicial review of the legality of the city’s action in allowing an ordinance for rezoning of 3.5 acres of residential land to commercial, is the point of issue filed by the plaintiff. The plaintiffs are questioning the validity of the rezoning. The defendants, Mies-Dawson, plan to construct .a $300,000 bowling emporium and parking facilities on the site at U. S. 224 adjacent to the Schwartz Motor Sales Co. Little Room Remains The plaintiffs feel that the site is better suited for residential land as little residential land remains within the confines of the present city limits. \ ’ The action began with the city plan commission, who voted a recommendation to the city council, approving the Mies-Dawson application for rezoning. The council passed the- ordinance on the second tiy this year after deletions were made in the amount of land to be rezoned. The Mies .firm had originally asked that the entire eight acres be rezoned.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1959.

Decatur City Council b ’ , Favors New Purchase Offer On City Utility

Begin Construction At McMillen Farm Construction of facilities has begun on the 162-acre farm that was. purchased recently by McMillen Feed Mills to make possible the expansion of McMillen feed research, according to Dr. W. W. Cravens, feed research director. The farm is located IVi miles north of Decatur. Facilities currently under construction by the Bultemeier Construction Co., of Decatur, includes four housing units for swine and two broiler houses. Future plans call for additional units to enable an expansion of research on layers, turkeys and beef cattle. ' Practical Testings Cravens said that the 162-acre farm an expansion in two areas of research: (1) pilot plant scale research for new facts and principles, and (2) further testing of these facts and principles under conditions that exist in practical livestock and poultry production. Findings now a part of the McMillen research center adjoining the company’s Decatur feed plant, will be remodelled to provide larger numbers of small pens and permit more rapid progress in research. Build Swine Unite . The swine units flow "Under conwill include: (1) g faxroWing barn, consisting of 20 fatrowing crates and a 12-pen nursery, <2> an experimental growingfinishing barn, (3) a practica.l growing-finishing shed, and (4) holding pens for open and bred sows, and boars. The two broiler houses will have a capacity of 7,200 broilers each. For research purposes, one will be completely insulated, heated, and ventilated by forced air. The other is non-insulated, and ventilated by gravity methods. “These enlarged facilities will enable us to continue and expand the kind of sound, economical and progressive research that feeders have come to expect of us,” Dr. Cravens said. Lutheran Pastor Is Lions Club Speaker "Christ, the eternal King, came in human form to this earth, lived among men, loved us as a brother in order to win us, and gave up His life in order to elevate us to sonship with Him in the everlasting palaces,” the Rev. Richard C. Ludwig, pastor of the Zion Lutheran church of Decatur, told the Lions club Monday night. Boy Scout Don Lough, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Norman, led the group in the pledge of allegiance to thl flag. Gene Stoppenhagen and John Krueckeberg were guests of..the club. . Beery New Lion James Beery, of the Thomas Realty company, was welcomed to membership in the club. Jack Gordon spoke on the necessity of finding a storage place for a 200-bed emergency hospital* for the county civil defense program. “Christ’s brotherhood to man is the miracle find wonder of Christmas,” Rev. Ludwig stated. “There is no period quite so tender and lovely as the days be'fore the birth of a child. Then, if ever, husband and wife have hearts that beat as one. Hope mingles with fear, joy is held subdued by apprehension, and the spirit of expectancy fills the air. Spirit of Expectancy “Hie spirit of expectancy is now filling the Christian world. Christmas is just around the corner. ’Joy the world, the Lord is come. Let earth receive her King.’ For more than 1,900 years the world has prepared to celebrate the most significant birth in all its history. “Thus was the Child fortold in ancient prophecy—the Child an(Continued ob page eight)

<rr 7 • 11 1- 1 .. 1 • y : : .• Ferris Bower Home I Is Contest Winner . . •

Mr. and Mrs. Ferris Bower, of 420 Limberlost Trail, were named winners of the Stratton Place outdoor Christmas lighting contest, Mrs. Clark Mayclin, chairman of the contest committee, announced today. Second place went to Mr. and Mrs. Carl (Molly) Mies, of 431 Sunset Lane: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Gantz of 240 Stratton Way, placed third. Judges stated that entries were compared on the basis of originality, theme, and continuity, as well as beauty, size, and interest. Prizes were $25, $lO, and $5. Climax Wednesday The city-wide judging contest also started Monday night, and will be completed this evening, with the judging of districts 3 and 4, and Homestead, from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. A grand prize of a SIOO bond will be given by the Decatur Daily Democrat to the outdoor decoration judged the best in the city: additional prizes of one $25 bond each will be given for the best in each district. Winners will be announced Wednesday in the Decatur Daily Democrat. ■ * Winners Described ' Th# winning decoration Included .alternating red and £r?en spotIfghts playing on the house, a Christmas message, and an angel scene. ! The Mies included one of the most prominently lit homes in the city, showing well from all directions, with massive lighting arrangements. The Gantz home decoration was a huge star of Bethlehem on the TV antenna, with flickering lights playing up and down the antenna, and a window scene. The judges had a very hard job deciding on the winners, and they made the rounds three or four times, looking over each display. Stratton Decoration Some of the other beautiful decorations include: flashing lights on the Harold Baker home' at 226 Stratton Way; the Dr. H. R. Frey home at 132 Porter Vista, which has two large snowflake designs separated by a Santa Claus; the Dale Liby home at 204 Limberlost, which has red and blue candles, and flashing lights; the Fred Corah home, at 212 Limberlost, with red flashing lights; the Ed Wolpert home, at 220 Limberlost, with carolers and lights; the Robert T. ■Boch honie at|22B Limberlost, with white tree and red decorations; the William F. Christen home at 223 Limberlost, with carolers; the Clark Mayclin home at 520 LimberINDIANA WEATHER Cloudy with little temperature change* tonight and Wednesday with rain south and snow mixed with occasional freezing drizzle late tonight and Wednesday. Sunset 5:24 p.m. e.s.t. Low tonight in 20s. Sunrise Wednesday 8:03 a.m. e.s.t. High Wednesday in 30s except near 40 extreme south, low Wednesday night mostly in 30s. Outlook for Thursday: Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain likely south portion, high 34-47. Good Fellows Club Previously reported $526.66 Psi lota Xi sorority 25.00 Teeple Trucking Co. 10.00 G. E. Women’s Bowling League, additional 1.00 Boy Scout Troop 65 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. Frank C. Rowley 5.00 A Friend ....... 25.00 Mri & Mrs. W. L. Linn 5.00 A Friend 1.00 A Friend 10.00 A Friend — 10.00 Mr. & Mrs. Earl Caston .... 5.00 Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Klepper.. 5.00 Miss Nellie E. Wihnes 3.00 Harry J. Knapp 5.00 Kum Join Us Class 8.50 Change in boxes — 1.71 TOTAL $651.87

lost, black light playing on Christmas window scene, and a manger scene; and many other beautiful decorations. District Two Others which were seen in judging in district two included: the Neil McKenny home at 215 W. Jeferson, red Christmas tree and lights; Mr. and Mrs. Al Geimer home at 316 Jackson, Santa Claus going up a pole; a nativity scene with angel at the Carl Braun home, 311 N. Fourth: and a Santa with lights scene at Mrs. Nilah Neil home at 1103 North Second. District One In district One, which included all the area north of Adams street and west of the Pennsylvania railroad, the following were mentioned by the judges: the Paul Warthman home, 1609 Nuttman (highway 224), a huge, well-lighted display of Santa Claus, elves, and others of the Santa theme; the David L» Roop home at 1113 W. Marshall, a greeting card lighted with multiflashing spot and black lights, and Christmas trees; the Adrian Poling home at 1246 Master drive, decorated post with Santa face, candles on porch; shepherds and star of Bethlehem aUgflte of Mrs. Glenn McCammon, 113? Mix ave- ' nue; Santa in yard at home of Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Roth, 104 ;N. 13th street; decorated shrubs and <!oorway at home of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hill, 105 South 13th street; Santa and reindeer on , porch railing, and candles at home of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Andrews, 216 South 11th street; two decorated trees with poinsettas in the windows at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Daily, 1014 Master drive; Santa on roof at Verna D. Hill home, 303 N. 10th street; porch, doorway, and railing lights at Henry Krueckeberg home, 1227 Monroe street; many other beautiful lighting arrangments, and indoor Christmas trees were also seen by the three judges. Scout Honor Court Held Monday Night Fourteen Boy Scouts were promew'd and two were admitted to the tenderfoot rank in court of honor ceremonies by Troop 62, sponsored by the Decatur Lions club, at the Youth and Community Center Monday night, Robert Zwick, troop chairman, said today. The troop marched into the room, and recited the pledge of I allegiance, scout motto, oath, and 1 laws. Zwick then welcomed the parnts and friends present. Dick Heller, institutional representative for the troop, then spoke briefly on the meaning of scouting, . and showed slides taken at the Crooked Lake campout last June. Receiving their first class pins , were: Jack Stauffer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Stauffer; Lynn ' Lehman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Har- • ley Lehman; Barry Burnett, son of j Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Burnett; Ken ] Birch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenny ( Birch; Steven Gephart, son of Mr. ! and Mrs. True Gephart; Terry Sieger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon , Sieger; Allen Bender, son of Mr. . and Mrs. Don Dale, and Randy J Cliffton, son of Mr. and Mrs. De- , Von Cliffton. Second class advancements: Bill Faurote, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo ' Faurote; Steve Markley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Markley; Don Lough, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff- , ord Norman; Jerry Cornish, son ' of Mr. and Mrs. Jerdie Cornish; Ervin Lengerich, son of Mr. and ( Mrs. Julius Lengerich; Allen Krelschery. Those admitted to the rank of tenderfoot were Jerry Steiner, son of Mr. and Mrs.JDeWayne Steiner, j and Steve Heim.

The city .council unanimously passed-resolution 300, initiating action to sell the city-owned electric utility plant to I&M for that firm’s offer of $2,099,100, al., a spectal meeting Monday night. After legally publishing the resolution and contract twice, city officials wilt petition the judge of the Adams circuit court to appoint three disinterested persons as appraisers. The sale of the power facilities is subject to an appraisal which shows the total worth' less than or equal to the I&M offer. Petition Could Force Election Contingent to the action also is a stipulation in the contract which allows for a petition, signed by 100 resident taxpay .-rs and freeholders, to request a new election of the issue. The city utility would assume the election costs. The latest offer by I&M was brought about by two energetic groups of local and rural citizens, who are interested in obtaining better and more reliable service. The Association for'the Betterment of Decatur and the Rural Electric Association paved the way for the resounding election victory, when the Decatur voters voiced a 777vote majority to sell the power facilities. ■'' According to terms of the contract, quite similar to the previous one, it gives until noon of July 1 for the negotiations to be completed. Os the purchase price, $2,073,058 will be paid in cash, and the remaining $16,051.50. shall be paid as a credit for future electric service furnished tor th? city’s street lighting system. Cole and Doyle Sign The contract was signed by Mayor Robert D. Cole, attested by clerk-treasurer Mariam Hall, for the city, while R. E.‘ Doyle, Jr., vice president and general manager of I&M signed for the electric .company, attested by E. A. Luhman, assistant secretary. Included in the resolution is a mandatory clause, insisting that funds derived from the proposed

Ike Welcomed In Casablanca

CASABLANCA, Morocco (UPD —President Eisenhower flew here today from Madrid and received a rip-roaring wild west welcome by Berber tribesmen and hundreds of thousands of Moroccans who began gathering before dawn. Eisenhower flies on to Washington tonight after a 6% hour stay in Casablanca and conferences with King Mohammed V. Casablanca was the last stop on a 22,-000-mile peace mission to 11 nations and the welcome was one of the noisiest yet. Mohammed, wearing a long, fawn-colored burnoose with a hood and a peaked cap, shook hands warmly wjjh Eisenhower whom he last saw on his trip to the United States - two years ago. The King, speaking in Arabic, welcomed the President to this country and said he hoped his short stay would be enjoyable. Eisenhower replied he was glad to be in Morocco, “one of the first nations of the world to recognize the independence of the United States.” Eisnhower and Franco’s farewells were almost as brief, but in a joint communique they disclosed they had discussed the Western summit conference just ended in Paris, Eisenhower’s * trip to Moscow next spring and Eisenhower’s efforts to improve Spain’s lot in the Western Alliance. Berbers on Horseback Eisenhower was cheered by 1,500,000 Madrilenos* in Spain, but his welcome today at the American air base of Nouasseur outside Casablanca and in the city itself matched anything he has received anywhere else on his 19-day peace mission. Thousands of Berber tribesmen, hawk-faced warriors who fought th French Foreign Legion 30 years ago, galloped their horses

sale be used to redeem all city electric revenue bonds and securities. And all other sums of monies remaining should be held and invested by the city with the interest realized from these investments used to defray costs of city improvements. From time to time, the contract reads, portions of the principal could be used for governmental and proprietary purposes after study and recommendation by a citizens advisory committee, which will be appointed after the sale by the mayor. The contract calls for I&M to receive the electric system now owned and operated by the city, including the land bounded by Dayton street, Seventh street, Indiana street, and the Pennsylvania right-of-way in Decatur. It excludes and exempts, however, many of the properties and facilities, which can be used irt other city departments. In this list is office. furniture, a fleet of trucks and other transportation equipment, and all the land and buildings at the steam generating plant site. The land and building at the city's line department operating headquarters . also excluded from the sale. Other items are all fuel, all cash, bank deposits, bonds, securities, meter deposits, and accounts receivable owned by the city. Also all the street lighting equipment, such as conduits, poles, conductors, and other facilities. Company Assumes Taxation . . The company will be subject s taxes arid special . .ter. the date closing. The city will grant tne electric company a franchise and permit to locate and maintain its electric utility service within and adjacent to the city for transmitting electric energy in and through the city. ■ , No objectors appeared at last night’s meeting. The entire resolution and contract was read by city attorney John L. DeVoss and Mayor Cole to the five council : members. Action approving the resolution swiftly followed.

, down from the foothills of the AtI las Mountains to cheer and wave ‘ at the President. Children, waving tiny American ’ and Moroccan flags and shouting "Eek” for Ike and "Vive le Pres- ; ident” packed the sidewalks on the drive into town. It appeared , the entire population of the city ' of 250,000 turned out to see the visitor. Additional tens of thousands had ■ poured into the city during the night to take up strategic positions. A bright sun blazed down , from a bright blue sky on the , burnoose-clad men and the heavily veiled womenAfter the brief welcoming ceremonies at the airport the King and Prsident entered cars to - speed into the city behind an es- ; cort of 45 motorcycle police. In Madrid this morning Eisen- [ hower discussed the U.S. strategic air bases in Spain with Generalissimo Francisco Franco and the need to keep them going. Here he was. discussing a Moroccan demand the United Stater, evacuate its three strategic air bass, its* auxiliary air base and a big naval base at Port Lyautey. NO PAPER FRIDAY The Decatur Daily Democrat will not publish an edition Friday, Dec. 25, Christmas Day. Publication will resume with the usual 12 noon edition* Saturday. Rural church announcements will be published ThursI day, and ministers are asked to have copy In this office by noon Wednesday. Ministers of Decatur churches are asked to have announcements for Saturday in * this office by noon Thursday, i

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