Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 59, Number 284, Decatur, Adams County, 4 December 1961 — Page 8

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Give Warning On Confidence Man

City police chief James M. Borders issued a warning to Decatur and county residents this morning of a confidence man attempting to sell people a phony story and get as much as $500: which he “desperately” needs. Borders said this is more than likely the same confidence man who has attempted the ruse in the surrounding area in the past. Usually he try? to sell his story tn booole. He attempted the same trick on a Decatur person several.months ago, and was, last heard of in Wells county. Same Person s So far he has been unsuccessful in his attemots in this county, but “stole” a large sum of money from an elderly Monroeville per-' son recently. This is probably the! same person as was involved in; the other attempts. Borders said, as about the same story is usually, given, and other facts point toi the same person each time. The man, described as about 55 years of age. 5 feet. 9 inches tall, and weighing around 160 pounds, j attempted to get SSOO from a pair , of elderly Decatur ladies, who live together. Saturday, again unsuccessful. About 1:30 p.m. Saturday, he called on the two ladies, telling them that he was some of their distant relation and that he had been in an accident in Fort Wayne. He said that their sister-in-law was waiting in Fort Wayne for j money from their home in California, but he needed SSOO bond money to stay out of jail. He toki them further that he had been given a ride from Fort Wayne by a salesman and that the salesman was waiting uptown for him. Checks On Victims The man apparently takes much time investigating the persons he will try his ruse on, as he even gave the ladies his name, which was a name of some of their relation. They told the mam they didn’t have that kind of money in the house, but would attempt to borrow it. He said he would return later, but, as usual, didn’t show up the second time. Police Notified The two ladies notified their niece, a Decatur lady, who saw through the trick and phoned the police department. The police talked to the two ladies, but again as usual, the man had left on foot, and no car was seen. Thus, all they could give was a description of the man. Borders explained to the newspaper that this is the identical story that us used in each attempt. The accident, need for bond money, and happening in an adjoining county. Borders further related that the man usually strikes in a county, and then isn’t heard from again for some time in the same county. He requested that if a similar story is given by an unknown man to city residents, the person or

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persons ..should call the city police and check into the- story of the accident before giving the man any money. Usually, the chief stated, if the man is told to wait ! a minute while his story is checked, he will leave immediately. IJ Five Traffic Deaths Recorded In State By U n it e( | press International 1 Five traffic deaths were re1 corded in Indiana during the weekend, sending the 1961 highway toll up to at least 973 comi pared with 1,023 at (his time last I year. 1 Audrey Parker, 34. Muncie, was I killed Sunday when a car in which she was riding crashed into the rear of a truck in the early morni ing hours on U.S. 35 two miles ■ south of Swayzee. The car driver, Jesse Russell, 40. Muncie, was injured critically and taken to Marion County Hospital at Indianapolis. The truck driver, Walter Dees, Broadhead, Ky., was unhurt. Mrs. Elda Ixing, 50, LaPorte, died iii a LaPorte hospital Saturday night of injuries suffered two hours earlier when a car in which she was a passenger sideswiped a parked car in LaPorte. The driver, Jack Lon, 52, was injured and chared with reckless drivin. George Williamson, 74, Farmland, suffered fatal injuries Saturday night when his auto collided with a car seven miles south of Parker. His wife suffered minor injuries. The driver of the second car, Larry Glaser, 20, Parker, was uninjured. Two other fatal accidents occurred at Indianapolis and near Kendallville Saturday morning and Friday niht. Reject Appearance By Sarah Vaughan BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (UPD— Leon Bresloff, vice president of Indiana Universitys chapter of • the National Association for the , i Advancement of Colored People, , has termed “biased” a student i committee decision rejectin a scheduled appearance by Nero jazz singer Sarah Vauhan. The IU Committee on Student Activities Saturday turned down a request pf the local NAACP chapter to sponsor a concert by Miss Vaughn on Dec. 11 to help raise fundk for the NAACP. The committee, composed of students and one faculty member, said the proposed concert would have fallen on a week night, would have placed an undue burden on the already hectic preholidav schedule of students and the financial arrangement would have "set a precedent in decisions of this nature.' ’The latter reason referred to an arrangement by which 60 per cent of the proceeds would be split beI tween the national and local NAACP organizations and the remaining 40 per cent would go to Miss Vaughan. Bresloff said none of the reasons was valid and charged the denial was “unfair and biased.’ Miss Vaughan has scheduled a series of concerts to help raise funds for the NAACP. She said IU was selected for one of the .' appearances because of “its work i in race relations.” Picture Hanging Your pictures won’t slip and hang crookedly if you’ll wrap a little adhesive tape around the center of the picture wire.

Bad Weather . . I Plagues Much Os U.S. Today By United Press International Mud slides oozed into California homes, snow fell in the Rockies and adjoining Plains, and blindng fog accompanied heavy rain in the Great Lakes today. A total of 1.32 inches of rain fell,in the Ix>s Angeles area, sending mud and silt oozing out of the scorched and barren hillsides, clogging roads and filling yards with debris. Half a dozen traffic deaths were blamed on the huge mud slides. The slime reached a depth of four feet in the living room of one home. A small, private plane crashed in dense fog near Youngstown, Ohio, Sunday night, killing four members of the William Phillins I family of Mahoning County, The ! plane apparently slammed into high tension wires then crashed in a field. Heavy fog forced another plane down near Jackson, Mich., but with no tragic consequences. Henry Brusseau of Jackson landed the craft on a highway, tied it up off the road and planned to fly it away today. Warm, moist air from the gulf spread northward to the Great Lakes, bringing cloudiness and scattered thundershowers. Saulte Ste. Marie, Mich., measured .50 inch of rain and nearby Kincheloe Air Force Base, .44 inch. Un to two inches of snow fell in the central Rockies and northern Plains, with more nredicted for today. The U.S. Weather Bureau said the snow would soread to the extreme northern area of the tinner Great Lakes and upper Mississippi Valley. Winterv temperatures in the teens chilled parts of New England and the northern Plains earlv todav, and readings were exnected •to dron throughout the Great Plains and southern Rockies. It was 14 above at Oldtown, Maine, and 16 at Minot, N.D. Scattered showers were expected today from the southern Rockies eastward to the central Gulf const and northward up the Mississippi valley. Unseasonablv mild weather prevailed in much of the rest of the nation. St. Louis had a high of 70,—degrees Sunday, two degrees higher than the record for the date set in 1956. Welsh Ciles Value 01 Oil Industry DENVER, Colo. (UPD — Gov. Matthew E. Welsh of Indiana today told governors of oil producing states and members of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission that Indiana recognizes the importance of the oil industry to the state and to the economy of the nation. “The of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission,’ Welsh said, "is to attempt by mutual and cooperative effort to achieve the delicate and most desirable balance of the several and important interests of the states, the nation, the industry, and the market place.” Welsh cited the importance of the oil industry to Hoosiers because of the $l4O million annual payroll gained from the 30,000 and barrels of oil produced daily. He said Indiana invites and encourages exploration and development of its oil resources and that Indiana laws will protect against waste in the production or misuse of the oil reserves. INVOLVED (Continued from Page One ~ls Motel Units The Hi-Way Motel was built and operated by Reidenbach in 1947. It has two three-room apartments, a double room, and seven single rooms, many with car ports. The area for expansion, as well as its location and condition, make its future quite promising, Reidenbach and Vizard pointed out. It is in a location which any new four-lane probably will not bypass. Reidenbach was a student at Decatur high school, and when 18 years old he went into the fruit business in the old bank building on Second street. He is now an officer of the Daisy Mae Fruit Co., of Fort Wayne, and president of the United Fruit Co., of Fort Wayne, and commercial house. He plans to withdraw from the fruit business in the next few years after 22 years in it, , and semi-retire to the less rushing business of farming, having purchased the 260-acre Smith farm near Doc’s Car Dock earlier this year. Robert Hall and George Smith, brothers-in-law of Reidenbach, will actively manage the business for him, and will be assisted by a staff. HalL has considerable mechanical experience, having been a former air force mechanic at Baer Field. If you have something to sell or trade —use the Democrat Want ads — they get BIG results.

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Report First Break In Studebaker Talks SOUTH BEND, Ind. (UPD-Studebaker-Packard officials and United Auto Workers Local 5 negotiators here met today to work out details on working condition provisions in a new contract following tentative agreement reached Sunday night. C. M. MacMillan, Studebaker’s chief negotiator and vice-president of the firm’s industrial relations deoartment, said the two sides will meet this afternoon to try and reach agreement on economic issues which still stalled approval of a contract. The tentative agreement was the first break in the talks since they began last Thursday when the old contract expired. A strike was auhorized Nov. 21 by the union’s 6,500 members at the South eßnd plant, but they continued working on an hour-to-hour basis pending the outcome of the talks. Record Temperature In Indiana Sunday By United Press International Balmy weather sent the mercury rising to record heights in Indiana Sunday and set the stage for scattered showers and cooler readings. The temperature climbed to 68 at Evansville Sunday, breaking an all-time record of 67 for Dec. 3. At Indianapolis, a 60-degree reading was within one degree of the all-time high set in 1873 and tied in 1891. A little rain was falling this morning, and more was due be-

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fore the day ends. However, partly cloudy conditions will develop tonight and no further precipitation was expected before Wednesday. After hitting highs today ranging from the low 60s to 70, the mercury will drop tonight to lows ranging from 33 to 40, and highs Tuesday will fall into a more normal range of 34 to 53. The five-day outlook for the period ending next Saturday called for temperatures averaging 4 to 10 degrees above normal, with the greater departure in the central and south portions. After Tuesday’s colder trend, moderation

will develop for the remainder of the week. Precipitation during the week will average one-fourth to one-half inch north and one-half to one inch central and south. In the north, it will be recorded mainly Wednesday or Thursday, and elsewhere it will occur near the weekend. Temperatures at high points Sunday included 57 at Fort Wayne, 58 at South Bend, and 60 at Lafayette. Overnight lows this morning were generally in the 50s.

County Agents Attend Annual Conferences County agent Lea Seltenright and county home demonstration agent Lois Folk will be at Purdue University from Tuesday until Friday for the annual extension agents conference. In addition to the business session .review of this year’s program, and plans for next*ydbr, the county agents will be brought up to date on the latest research going on both at Purdue and other agricultural colleges.

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HOSPITAL (Continued from Page One 57 babies we born. Six patients and three babies died. There were 37 patients and seven babies in the hospital on November 1, 176 patients and 49 babies were dismissed, leaving a patient population of 35 adults ana 12 babies on December 1, about ten less than necessary to support the minimur staff needs of the present hospital . r- fll Two sets of twins were born among the 28 boys and 29 girls who made U{ the 57 births at the November. i ’'WM A total of 240 persons were treated in the laboratory, x-ray and emergency room facilities at the local hospital.

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