Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1959 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By 1 THE DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT CO.. INC. Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Poet Office as Second Class Matter Dick D. Heller, Jr. ..... President John G. Heller Vice-President Chas. Holthouse Secretary-Treasurer Merry Christmas As we sit around our Christmas trees this evening, each of us here in the Decatur area has much to be thankful for, and many reasons to believe that thia will be a “Very Merry Christmas.’’ Merchants had a good month of business. General Electric is employing more workers, and employment is again reaching top levels in Decatur. The weather has been good. Summer lasted almost until Christmas! So let us again approach Christmas with our hearts brim-ful of joy for the glad tidings which Jesus Christ has brought to us, and each in our own way approach our God with thanksgiving and praise at this happy season. ' The staff of the Decatur Daily Democrat wishes each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and in the words of Tiny Tim, “Godbless you, one and all!”

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Holiday Travel Is Halted By Accident The words of Adolph Kietor, 65, of route 1, Decatur, (could well set the mood for holiday travelers throughout the state and nation, state trooper Alan Coppes and deputy sheriff Charles Arnold said Wednesday night after investigation of an accident that abruptly ended the holiday travels of a young Ohio college professor and his family. Kieter expressed dismay and gloom at the accident .which caused $350 damage to the car owned and driven by Earl W. Lehman, of Bluffton, 0. when it struck a Preble telephone pole near the Preble tavern on U.S. 224 at 4:30 p.m. Luckily, no one was injured as the Lehman car attempted to miss the Kieter car which was turning into the driveway of the Preble tavern. The Lehman vehicle veered sharply to the right, skidded on the icy berm, and crashed into the telephone pole. The Lehmans were planning to visit relatives in Illinois for the Christmas holiday. Now, they will remain with friends in Decatur until the car is fixed so that they can get back home. They will stay with the Fred J. Soldners of route 4, Decatur. No contact resulted between the vehicles, and no damage was caused to the Kieter car, but Kieter really expressed disappointment because the Lehmans would not be able to continue on their way. “It sure is a dam pity, but fortunate that no one got hurt —it could have easily been that way, you know,” he told police. Cabbie Confesses Beating Passenger NEW YORK (UPI)-A 30-year-old Negro cabdriver confessed Wednesday night beating and attempting to rape the attractive daughter of a well-known American novelist, then throwing her out of his cab when she fought him off, police said. Detectives had located the suspect by following his young son home from school. Laura Haines. 20. daughter of William Wister Haines, identified him as the man who attacked her at La Guardia Airport late Monday night. Police saiff they had f spmfi. 'ssSs* the items he stole from her when he drove off. Miss Haines’ father, is the author of the novels “Slim” and “High Tension,” and the novel, play and movie “Command Decision.” She was on her way from Radcliffe College to her home in South Laguna, Calif., and had hailed her attacker's cab for a trip from La Guardia’s main terminal to the marine terminal about two miles away. Police identified the suspect as Robert Pearson, and booked him early today on charges of assault, robbery, and attempted rape. Holiday Party For Rural Youth Tuesday A holiday party will be enjoyed by the Adams county rural youth members and their guests Tuesday night. The party will be held at the William Boerger home in Root township starting at 7:30 p.m. Boergers are Farm Bureau advisors to the rural youth club and live three miles north of Saddle Lake and Vt mile east. Holiday games, receation, mixers, and refreshments, will feature the evening’s activities. Rural youth committee members in charge are Carolyn Moore, Larry Andrews, and Roger Habegger. All rural youth members and rural young people are urged and invited to attend.

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' r"’ r . Christmas Contest k : Winners Announced I Mr. and Mrs. Richard Galbreath ■ placed first in the Highway Trailer ■ park fourth annual Christmas > lighting contest, Dr. Harold DeVor announced this morning. The Galbreaths had plaques spelling out Happy Noel, fir boughs around their trailer, and flood lights. Second was the trailer of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Beck, who had their home decorated with a window scene, and a man, woman, and child saying Merry Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. John Kintz placed third, with lights around their trailer, and Christ in the manger scene. Fourth and fifth went to the Amos Smiths and Mattax Vaughns, whose trailers were decorated with lights. The trailers were judged Sunday night, and prizes were passed out at the Christmas party Monday night. Mrs. DeVor is having a Christmas swimming party on Christmas afternoon for invited guests. Holiday Period Is Deadly On Highways Adams county enforcement officers are looking forward to the Christmas-New Years Season with something ’less than joy in their hearts, Robert Hill, president of the local lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, said this morning. Throughout the nation. Hill said, the holiday period is the deadliest time of the year on streets and highways. “And it could happen here —to you!” he added. On the sound theory that it is better to prevent traffic accidents than to pick up after them, the FOP is again conducting a holiday safety campaign to warn all residents of Decatur and Adams county against the dangers lurking ahead“Fatigue, speed, drinking and carelessness are the modern “four horsemen of the American road.” Hill declared. “They strike swiftly and with deadly frequency at this . time of the year. For example, be- . tween 6 p.m. and midnight on , Christmas Eve they are expected to be responsible for 12 deaths an hour throughout the United States. ■ This can only be termed heedless ■ slaughter.” “Be careful — don't drink and ’ drive—take it easy—stop for cof- ’ fee and stop fatigue,” Hill warned. ' WK—SOKKKK ■ ■

Dunkirk Candidate Asks Special Judge i Judge Myles F. Parrish may * have a second mayor’s election ; to decide, since the Republican • candidate in Dunkirk in neighboring Jay county has asked for a ! special judge in his case. j The attorney for Richard A. Overmeyer, Republican candidate, said Tuesday that he would ask i for a special judge, which means . that a judge from Randolph, Delaware, Blackford, Wells, or Adams county might be chosen. Tie Vote The Democrat candidate, C. ' Wayne Hobson, and Republican Overmeyer were tied, according to the election results, 530 votes each. The Democrat asked for a recount when the state election board, composed of two Republi- : cans, announced Overmeyer was winner. The Republican agreed ■ to pay half the cost. The commission found, among , other things, that a mistake of two votes in Hobson’s total had been made, and he should have • won by two votes. The mistake was made in the fourth precinct, . ■■wherO’-tito'-4j^;--wSs'- , taecis»rt.: ? Two Reports The recount resulted in majority and minority reports, on the four of five precincts counted. The Democrats contend that Hobson is elected by six votes, because the official report holds that he trailed by three in the four Jay county precincts, and won by nine in the one Blackford county precinct. The Republicans contend that even if the Democratic tally is accepted, Overmeyer wins by three, because, only the four precincts recounted should count. They also contend that the final count should have been 478-447 in favor of Overmeyer. Until this year, Dunkirk was the only city in the state which extended into two counties, and the case will be a test case. Attendance Report Os Rural Schools 'Hie monthly school attendance figures released from the Adams county attendance office by Mrs. Mildred Foley gives Monmouth high school and Bobo grades 1-3 the high attendance record vember. Monmouth copped top honors with 98.6 per cent, while Bobo had 99 per cent in the elementary divisions. Attendance Figures The high school enrollments and their attendance marks are: Hartford, 50 at 97.5; Geneva, 143 at 97.6; Adams Central, 246 at 97.3, and Pleasant Mills, 88 at 95.8. Amongst the township and county grade schools the enrollment for the various grades and percentages are: Pleasant Mills—l-2, 27 at 97.5; 3-4 27 at 97.1; 5-6, 32 at 95.1; 7-8 at 98.2. Bobo 1-3, 18at 99 and 4-6; 25 at 97.5. Jefferson—l-2, 23 at 98 per cent; 3-4, 31 at 97.9; 5-6, 31 at 97.4, and 1-9, 28 at 97. At Adams Central—l, 105 at 94.7; 2, 107 at 95.9; S, 97 a‘t 96.5; 4, 84 at 97.6; 5, 78 at 94.5; 6, 90 at 95.8, and 7-8, 165 at 97.4. Monmouth—1, 27 a? 96.3; 2, 30 at 98-2; 3, 29 at 98.9; 4-5, 35 at 98; 5-6, 35 at 97«3; and 7-8, 51 at *98.6. At Geneva—l; 66 at. 96.1; 2, 69 at 96.1; 3, 34 at 96.6 3-4, 33 at J 3.8; 4, 38 at 96.7; 5, 67 at 97.1; 6, 48 at 98.2 and 7-8, 109 at 96.7. Hartford -1-2, 35 at 98.5; 3-4, 25 at 98.6; 5-6, 36 at 98.2, and 7-8, 37 at 97.7. At the Lutheran schools, St Pet- ; er—l-3, 22 at 96.9; 4-8, 37 at 97.1. St. Paul-1-3, 22 at 98; 4-8, 31 at 97.7. St John—l-2, 23 at 97.6; 3-5, 38 at 96.7; and 6-8, 37 at 97.7. Fried- i heim—l-4, 41 at 98.7; and 5-3, 40 i at 97.6. Zion (Decatur) 1-2, 24 at ; 92, and 3-4, 28 at 98. At the Kirk- ; land Bible school, 1-12, 26 at 96.1. •

Eisenhower's Name Puzzled Children By MERRIMAN SMITH DPI White House Reporter WASHINGTON (UPI) - Backstairs at the White House: In Greece, the kids along the street called President Eisenhower "Ee-yike.” In Spain, the children yelled “Eekay” when he drove past. In Morocco he was just plain “Eek.” And in France he was “Icky” to many of the children. Many people in Asia and Africa found it utterly impossible to pronounce his entire last name. . On any normal Christmas, it is hard for friends to pick a gift for the President because he truly is the man who has most everything. With his returning from Asia, Africa and Europe this week, the gift problem for the President became more and more dificult. At the final stop on his tour, Casablanca, the King of Morocco gave him a double-barreled shotgun with a handsome stock inlaid in gold, rubies and emeralds. Eisenhower took a look at the jewels on the weapon and told King Mohammed V, “I ought to make a necklace out of these.” The Navy doctor, Capt. George Burkley, who did such a fine job of keeping the 83 members of Eisenhower’s press entourage relatively healthy and operating during the long trip, is quite a realistic man. Along with his pills and salves. the good doctor brought along a small supply of death certificates. Happily, he came home without using one of them. For the transatlantic flight homeward from Morocco last Monday night, Bill McEvoy of Pan American Airways and a fine staff of stewards and stewardesses aboard the press chartered jet decorated the cabin in Christmas garlands and tree ornaments. Then, after a lavish roast beef dinner, two of the girls marched down the aisle singing “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” and pulling an enormous, candlelit cake on a tea cart behind them. Attendants at the court of King Mohammed V in Casablanca were a trifle surprised to see Eisenhower pick up the French-language version of the joint communique and study it closely. v “That’s in French,” one of the court attendants said, mindful of the fact that Eisenhower must speak through an interpreter when working with the French language- • ■ “Iknow/’thrPrerident said. : “I read French pretty well, but I cannot talk it.” He also explained to someguests in Spain that he figured he was too far along in life to develop any fluency in a foreign language. 20 Years Ago Today o— - —• Dec. 24, 1939 was Sunday and no paper was published. o -— 0 I Modern Etiquette • By ROBERTA LEE o — ——o Q. Is it proper to invite persons to a shower who you know are not being invited to the wedding? A. This depends upon the size of the wedding guest list. If you happen to know that the wedding is to be a large one with many people invited, then you must invite only those persons whose names you are certain , are on the wedding invitational list. If the wedding is to be very small, with only the immediate families to be invited, then you invite only the very good friends of the bride. Q. My wife and I will be compelled to decline an invitation to be week-end. guests of another couple in the near future. Must we give a reason? A. It would be much nicer if you did give a reason for your inability to accept the invitation. A refusal without a reason is just too blunt. Q. Is a spoon or fork proper for eating brick ice cream? A. A spoon is the more formal, but both are correct. T Household Scrapbook [ By ROBERTA LEE I O ■ O Aluminum Vessels To remove lime deposit, hardwater scales and discolorations from the constat boiling ot water from aluminum vessels, one method is to bail vinegar in the vessel. Another 4 s to cut up raw leir\on, put it in the pot with water, and boil for 1* minutes before scouring it. Still another approach is to boil rhubarb in the discolored pot Holes in Piaster To impair holes in plastered walls without the necessity of repainting the entire room, try adding some food coloring to your patching plaster, mixing the colors to blend in with the walls as nearly as possible. '. < Baby’s Shoes After buying a new pair of baby shoes, give them a few coats of clear fingernail polish. They will not need polishing for a long time, and win also look new for a longer time.

JStory Os Nativity Is Most Beloved

By LOUIS CASSELS United Press International ’ His name was Luke, and he was a physiclap by trade. But history knows him best as an author. He wrote the most beloved story in all literature. It is called the Nativity story, and it is found In the first 20 verses of the second chapter of the Gospel according to St. Luke. It is only 416 words from the beginning to end. But it has had a greater impact on the minds and hearts of men than any long novel, play or poem you can name. From it have come enough great masterpieces of art to fill a hundred galleries. It has inspired a whole library of music, ranging from familiar carols like “Silent Night” to majestic oratorios like Handel’s “Messiah.” For more than 1,900 years it has been read, and cherished, by all sorts and conditions of men. — COURT NEWS Petition for Partition In the 13-year old case of Flora Schwartz vs Dorothy Timmons, et al, petition for partition, the cause* of action is dismissed on a motion by the plaintiff. Costs are assumed by plaintiff. Jury Commissioners James G. Gattshall, a Republican, and Ed Berling, a Democrat, were reappointed Adams county jury commissioners by Judge Myles F. Parrish Wednesday. Divorce Case In the Deloris S. Swoveland vs Jack L. Swoveland case, a verified petition for allowance was filed by the plaintiff. She is asking a "reasonable” sum in support until the trial, Jan. 4. Real Estate Transfers Eula Burk VanEmon etvir to Frieda Lehman, land in Wabash Tp. Frieda Lehman to Kenneth VanEmon etux, land in Wabash Tp. Alpha Barkley etux to Ray L. Collins etux, land in St. Mary’s Ray L. Collins etux to Norman Lee Edwards etux, land in St. Mary’s Tp. Grover W. Neuenschwander etux to Everett H, Neuenschwander, Jr„ etux, .83 acre in,Wabash Tpto Preston Zehr etux, inlots 44 & 45 in Ceylon, S3OO. Carl M. Shoemaker etux to Frieda Lehmann, 200 acres in Hartford Tp. Frieda Lehmann to Carl M. Shoemaker etux, 200 acres in Hartford Tp. Eugene F. Durkin etux to Clyde Dee Wolfe etux, inlot 16 in Decatur. • Harold C. Hoffman etux to Oswalt A. Hoffman etux, .35 acre in Preble Tp. C. L. Custer etal to Glen W. Foor etux, 80 acres in St. Mary’s Tp. Frank Arnold etux to Adrian Arnold, 40 acres in Washington TpJames C. Webb etux to Ray L. Kaehr etux, part inlot 644 in Decatur. Hazel Allison etvir to Solomon Mosser Jr. etux, parts inlots .104 and 105 in Geneva. Board of trustees of the town of Geneva to Herman J. Bixler etux, west part inlot 142 in Geneva $3,250. Amanda Heuer etal to Anna J. Nesswald, IgO acres in Root Tp. Anna J. Nesswald to James F. Matthews etux, 160 acres in Root Tp.

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It has moved Medieval monks—and atomic scientists; Roman charioteers—and New York taxidrivers; Oxford dons — and African bushmen. Many Translations It has been translated into more than 1,300 languages and dialects, and its poetic beauty always seems to come through. This week, as always at Christmas time, it will be read aloud in millions of churches and homes. “And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed- ..” Luke goes on to tell how Joseph and Mary left their home at Nazareth and went up to Bethlehem, the home of their ancestors, to be enrolled for the Rqman census. It must havb been a hard journey for Mary, since, the physician notes, she was “great with child.” “And so it was that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. —, “And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothed, and laid Him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” Christmas In Autumn How many millions of sermons have been preached on that one text? The first Christmas did not fall on Dec. 25. That date was picked arbitrarily many centuries later. It must have been some time in the autumn, when the weather was still mild in Palestine, for Luke records that “there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.” * “And 10, the angel of the Jford came upon them, and the Jglory of the Lord shone round ' about them: and they were sore afraid. “And the angel said unto them, fear not: for, behold, I bring , you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a savior, which is Christ the Lord. “And .this shal be a sign unto you: ye shall find the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. “And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and . taying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will to. • Whether Luke meant his story to be read as literal history, or dramatic poetry, is a question for Biblical scholars to debate. Some modern scholars, having never heard a ‘ choir of angels, assume that no one else has either. Others point out that critical studies have established Luke as a reliable reporter, who carefully researched his facts. Perhaps if Luke could join in the debate, he would say that the herald angels* song was audible, then as now, only to those willing to hear itAppointment* are now being taken for "PORTRAITS OF DISTINCTION IN NATURAL COLOR" Briede Studio 202 S. Second St. - I „ . •