Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 79, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1963 — Page 10

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR 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. E. Holthouse Secretary-Treasurer Subscription Rates By Mail, in Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, $10.00; Six months, $5.50; 3 months, $3.00. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, $11.25; 6 months, $6.00; 3 months, $3.25. By Carrier, 35 cents per week. Single copies, 7 cents. Television Expansion Asked The tripling of the number of high school and college courses offered through television may be possible soon, if the FCC grants a petition seeking six UHF transmitting channels for MP ATI, the Midwest Program on Airborne Television Instruction, Inc. This would have four important meanings locally, in addition to the tripling of course offerings: 1. Many of the lessons could be repreated at different times, to accomodate local school schedules, a thing vitally needed by our high schools. 2. Year-to-year continuity of offerings through various grade levels. Students taking foreign language, science or arithmetic, for example, can continue receiving MP ATI courses in these subjects as they move upward through the grades. At present, the courses are more-or-leas frozen into certain grade patterns. 3. Special professional education material beamed to teachers during study hours for teachers. 4. Transmission of adult education and extension courses. This could go hand-in-hand with more efficient after-class use of present school teachers. If granted, MP ATI hopes to place the six channels in operation in less than three years. Those favoring an expansion of TV facilities for education, or those opposing it, are invited to send their comments to the FCC, as follows: The Hon. Newton N. Minow, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission, Washington 25, D. C. Copies may also be forwarded to MP ATI, Memorial Center, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana. The present two-channel operation has more than proved the technical and educational feasibility of the system. But to accommodate local schools, more channels are needed. Otherwise, every school must conform to the same patterns of classes as every other school in the multi-state area, which just isn’t feasible.

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Central Daylight Tima WANE-TV Channel IS WEDNESDAY Evening 8:00—Bachelor Father B:3o—Early Evening News B:4s—Walter CronkTte — News 7:oo—Whirlybirds 7:30 —CBS Reports 3:Bo—Doble Gillis 3:oo—The Hillbillies o:3o—Dick Van Dyke Show 10:00—Steel Hour 11:00 —Late News 11:16—Sports 11:30 —Award Theater TBVUDAY Word . 7:20—80b Carlin — News 7:36—College ot the Air 7:66—80b Carlin— News 3:oo—Captain Kangaroo 9:oo—Debbie Drake 9:30 —Divorce Court 10:30—I Love Lucy 11:00—The McCoys 11:30—Pete and Gladys Afternoon 13:00 —Love of Live 12:25—C8S News -- 13:30 —Search for Tomorrow 12:45 —Guiding Light 1:00 —Ann Colon* Show I:2s—Mid-day News I:3o—As the World Turns 3:00 —Password B:3o—Houseparty 3:00 —To Tell the Truth 3:2S—CBS News 3:80 —The Millionaire 4:oo—Secret Storm 4:Bo—Edge of Night 5:00 —Jack Powell Show ’'4:oo—Bachelor Father 3:30 —Early Evening News 3:43—waiter Cronkite — News 7:00 —Adventures in Paradiso 8:00 —Perry Mason 9:oo—Twilight Zone 10:00 —Surfside Six 11:00 —Late News 11:20—Award Theater WKJG-TV Channel 33 WEDNESDAY 6:ls—Gatesway to Sports 6:2s—Jack Gray — News 3:4o—The Weatherman B::4s—Huntley-Brinkley Report 7:oo—Bat Masterson 7:3o.—The Virginian 9:oo—Perry Comb .10:00 —Eleventh Hour 11:00 —News and Weather 11:11—Sports Today 71#—American Government John By 10:00 —Say When 10:25—NBC News 10;80 —Play Your Hunch lllOO—Price is Right

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11:80—Concentration Afternoon 12:10—Th* Weatherman 12:15—Wayne Rothgeb Show 12:30—Truth «r Consequences ’iJoO—llesl of*C?roucho Marx 1:30 —Your First Impression 2:00 —Ben Jerrod 2:2S—NBC News 2:3o—The Doctors 3:00 —Loretta Young Show 3:30 —.You Don't Say 4:00 —Match Game 4:2S—NBC News 4:30— for Dadd, 5:00—B010 the Clown s:4s—December Bride to Sports 6:2s—Jack Gray — News 6:4o—The Weatherman 6:4s—Huntley-Brinkley 7:oo—Trails West 7:3o—Wide Country 8:30 —Hallmark — "Disraeli” 10:00 —Andy Williams Show 11:00—News and Weather WPTA-TV Channel 21 WEDNESDAY Event ng 6:00- » P.M. Report 3:ls—Ron Cochran — News 6:3o—Dick Tracy 7:00—BOLD Journey 7:30 —Wagon Train 8:30 —Going My Way 9:3o—Our Man Higgins 10:00—Naked City 11:00—Murphy Martin — News 11:10—What’s the Weather 11:15—Frontier Circus TIUWBtr Worn Ing 9:oo—Fun Time 9:3o—The Jack LaLanne Show 10:00—Mom’s Morning Movie 11:00 —Jan* Wyman 11:30—Seven Keys Afternoon 12:00—31 Noon Report 13:80—Father Knows Best 1:00 —General Hospital I:3o—My Little Margie 2:oo—Day in Court 2:24—Alex Drier — News 2:3o—Jane Wyman 3:00 —Cueen for a Day 3:Bo—Who Do You Trust 4:oo—American Bandstand 4::3o—Discovery .'63 4:ss—American Newsstand 5:00 —Mickey Mouse Club s:3o—Superman Evening 6:00—6 P.M. Report 6:ls—Ron Cochran — News 3:Bo—Huckleberry Hound 7:oo—Wild Cargo 7:Bo—Ossie A Harriet B:oo—Donna Rend 3:3o—Leave It to Beaver 9:00 —My Three Sons 9:3o—McHale's Navy 10:00 —Premiere 11:00—Murphy Martin — News

The School Reporter

MONMOUTH HIGH By Elaine Weidler Di John .ikt at the >’ TA inevh|||||||||» mg held April 2 ■ Hi program con 0 a n d cmmiientrM entitled. “AkBBBV ’’ Cd in i p<e of thokWMmMr' Soviet Union.” M. H S. '* *' '' April 5 will befHBH the scene of a track meet, at Berne. The track meet will be between Beme, Pleasant Mills and Monmouth. Good luck, boys. — M. H. S. — This week has been National F. H. A. week. Tuesday the F. H. A. girls all wore red skirts and white blouses to school. . — M. H. S. — Thursday, April 4, immediately after school, the F. H. A. girls are giving a tea for the members of the faculty. Friday, April 5, the father-daughter night is going to be held from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the school. I know the fathers, along with their daughters, will have a great deal of fun. - M. H. S. - PLEASANT MILLS HIGH By Sylvia Buettner The mores were < ordering of tlieirß class rings. had decided *•*■?' t h e PleasantyH. _4 Im Mill s emblem* ASgr* would be on* * ’Wk their rings. P.M.H.S. , The girls vol-®, leyball team was started Wednesday evening. Let’s start practicing! The tournament will soon be here. _ P. M. H. S. — Mr. Franz, our superintendent, died Thursday. Flower money was contributed from the students. The school was dismissed a half day to attend the funeral. — P. M. H. S. — Our band participated in playing in the “Music Man” with some of the other bands in the county. — P. M. H. S. — Some of the eighth graders have made up their own newspaper. Their names are Connie Watkins, Vickie Suunan, Anita Girod. — P. M. H. S. — ADAMS CENTRAL HIGH By Marilyn Visard Tuesday even-MagKEHHOI ing, March 26,rVJB t h e basketball ’ boys, cheerleaders, managers, £3Ol Mi and Mrs Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. Honaker.. • and Mr. and ’ Mrs. Soud e r i. were treated to a, •• i MH delicious meal the Dutch MUI by the bus drivers. — A. C. H. S. - Last Wednesday, March 27, music students viewed the Fred Waring program held at Fort Wayne. — A. C. H. S.-*■ Thursday, April 4, the golf team will have its first match with Decatur at the Decatur Golf course. Team players are Jerry Morningstar, freshman; Mike Ross, sophomore; Don Egley, junior; and Mervin„ Mann, John Ross, Merk Fraughiger, ad Harris Halvorsen, Jr., seniors. The team is being coached by Leo Strahm. Good luck, “golfers.” Get those birdies!!! — A. C. H. S. — Monday evening the track team

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had its first meet. Hie meet, held at A.C., was between Pleasant Mills. Bryant, and Adams Central. — A. C. H. S. — Tuesday, April 2, Adams Central had the pre-school roundup. This roundup was for the first-graders of the 1963-64 school year to help acquaint them with the school and to determine the number of new first-graders for the coming school year. Also they were given thorough physical examinations to determine if any illness might be existing. — A. C. H. S. — Those people who saw the “Music Man” presented by the Decatur Jaycees would like to thank everyone who worked so hard to present the play. It was, indeed, very good, very well presented, and very enjoyable! — A. C. H. S. — The passing of our beloved superintendent, Herman Frantz, has greatly bereaved the entire student body and faculty. Mr. Frantz had been associated with our school system since 1955. He was a man respected and admired by everyone who knew him. Even during his illness, Mr. Frantz would take time to speak with seniors about their future vocations, smile a cherry “hello” at the first-graders, and consult with the faculty members. He will be deeply missed by all of us. We all wish to express our deepest sympathy to the wife and children of Herman Frantz, who was a great pillar to our school system. - A. C. H. S. — DECATUR CATHOLIC HIGH By Joan Gase Sunday, March 31. the .students JI of Sister Angeli-f* na had the opportunity to jB sent their music- B al accomplish- 'RBI JB ments which they acquired through J' many hours of practice. ' ents, friends, relatives listened with pride as students presented their pieces. Members of the musical were: Patty Schurger, Nancy Braden, Joanne Heimann, Mary Ann August, Barbara Ann Baker, Rita Foos, Michael Davis, Christine Cook, Alice Becker, Julie Terveer. Karen Eash, Barbara Braun, Teresa Loshe, Susan Rumschlag, Carolyn Geeting Cheryl Rumschlag, Susan Schurger, Ann Martin, Mary Gase, Vicky Braun, Ruth Geimer, Barbara Lose, Ann Kauffman, Phillip Schurger, Paul Heimann, Bruce Roop, Rosemary Clark, Linda August, Sandra Sutton, Donald Lengerich, Sharon O’Shaughnessy, Sharon .Sutton, and Elizabeth Rumschlag. — D. C. H. S. — Those who attend the Decatur Catholic high school awards banquet were very much impressed by Mrs. Hinga’s speech. Mr. Hinga made us stop and think how much more there is to basketball than winning. Letters and sweaters are proudly worn by those who earned them through long hours of practice and playing. — D. C. H. S. — Our second grade pupils under the guidance of Sister Francis de Sales and Miss Taylor, are preparing to make their first hply communion in the near future. They are anxiously looking forward to this happy day. — D. C. H. S. — All of those who attended the “Music Man” were very much impressed by the talent which was displayed by all of the performers.

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Boom In Culture Is Underway In Nation

By HARRY FERGUSON United Press International WASHINGTON (UPI) When the American cultural explosion occurred, it did not mean that 180 million persons suddenly became fascinated with the arts. There is no accurate measuring rod, bat expert opinion is that 80 per cent of our population today is bored with culture and that the explosion has affected only about 36 million of us. This is not news to the television and radio industry, which is in business to make money and tries to devise programs that will cause the maximum number of persons to turn on the set. But it is a fact that must be faced by persons who denounce television and radio—idiot box, wasteland, corruptor of youth—and who want less mass entertainment and more culture. Mass entertainment is a tough thing to buck and has been all through history. Poetry readings were fairly common in ancient Rome, but the attendance fell far short of matching the crowds that turned out when the gladiators were fighting in the Colosseum. Or as Thomas Griffith puts it neatly in his book “The Waist-high Culture”: ‘Those who acclaim the sale of half a million copies of the Odyssey in paperback might remember that such an audience would fill only one row in the stadiums full of Americans reading comic books.” Wield Great Influence Television and radio are under steady attack because they have become such a poweful influence on Americans. At the end of 1962 there were 56.3 million television sets in this country and We are happy that our school could contribute to the fine performance. — D. C. H. S. — DECATUR HIGH By Marilyn Scott The high school .ayniM was the scene of J ' “Music Man’ B last Friday andß f Saturday night. Both nights the gym was filledM ■ to the top spectators. ~ wool cl like jiV congratulate the D.H.S. students who participated in “Music Man” on the splendid job that they did! — D. H. S. — Monday, April 1, at 9 p.m. all the seniors took the Army alpha test in room 307. It is a requirement that all seniors take the test before graduation. Mr. Alger supervised the test. — D. H. S. — The Decatur track team traveled to New Haven last Friday for its first meet of the season. The Jackets were defeated by the Bulldogs 83-26. — D. H. S. — The junior class and their sponsors, Mrs. Worthman and Mr. Butler, have selected their class plays and casts. The first one selected was Shock of His Life, with the cast being Gary Schultz, Karen Daniels, Peggy Sheets, Kathy Hill, John Custer, ad Alan Kalver. The second play will be Great Smokies, with Lynn Sheets, Sally Schnepf, Betsy Schnepf, Rich Doty, Carolyn Cook, Ann Allwein, Dean Lehman, Rita Spence, and Manual Ybarra.

176.6 million radios. A sophisticate can stay away from second-rate movies and refuse to buy shoddy books, but the television set is right in the living room and if he does't turn it on his wife or children will. The most common complaint about television is that the screen is filled with violence. Television men reply that the high-brows who deplore the shooting and blood-letting in “The Untouchables’’ are the same persons who ■applaud when Shakespeare strews the stage of “Macbeth” with corpses. Reports On Attitudes This argument has been going on for years and the end is not in sight. But Prof. Gary A. Steiner of the University of Chicago has just published a book that sheds much light on what the American people think about television: “People Look at Television—A Study of Audience Attitudes” It is limited to the reaction of adults, and it gives small comfort to persons who argue that the mass of American people are unhappy about what they see on television. Some of Steiner’s conclusions: —The average television viewer has not gone beyond a high school education and has an income of less than SB,OOO a year. —A cross-section of Americans were asked to describe television programs in one word with this result: excellent, 72; good, 244; trash, 19; vulgar, 10. —Parents with children under age 15 were asked whether the children were better or worse off with television in the house. Better. 75 per cent. —Forty-three per cent of the persons interviewed would prefer television without commercials, but only 24 per cent of them would be willing to pay a small fee each year to eliminate commercials. Fifty-seven per cent said they didn’t mind commercials and — D. H. S. — Tuesday, Mr. Andrews, principal at Decatur high, traveled to Tipton, where he is serving on a committee for evaluating the Tipton high school for the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. — D. H. S. — Last Wednesday, Mrs. Dorothy McAllen, assistant director of nursing, at Community hospital, Indianapolis, conferred with many senior girls about the profession of nursing. — D. H. S. — Friday, April 5, the annual Dclub banquet will be held at the Community Center. The guest speaker will be Raymond Struck, athletic director of Hanover Colllege, Hanover. Also the awards for the most valuable player, the player with the most rebounds, and the player with the most break-up plays will be given. .' - —D.H. S. — Friday, April 5, the sophomores will order their* class rings at the high school. Upon making the order all students are asked to make a $5 deposit with balance of the payment due in the fall. — D. H. S. — Monday, D. T. Dorwin and Hugh J. Andrews attended a meeting of the college entrance examination 1 board at the North Central high school, in Indianapolis. — D. H. S. —

some said they enjoyed them. —What new product in the last 25 years has made life more enjoyable? Men—television, 62 per cent. Women—television, 61 per cent. Under Surveillance Anybody asking why television doesn’t accept the mandate of the people and ignore the high brows must remember that the television men are under constant surveillance by the federal government which has life or death licensing power. Shortly after he .took office Federal Communications Commissioner Newton Minow told the nation’s broadcasters that television was a “vast wasteland—a procession of game shows, violence, audience participation shows, formula comedies, blood and thunder, mayhem, sadism. Western bad men, Western good men, private eyes, gangsters, more violence and cartoons.” That was the voice of authority speaking, and television once more was on the defensive. It began pointing out the cultural programs it carried, and it can make out a pretty good case for itself over the years. There is plenty of good music and theater on television if the viewer takes the time to seek it out in the programs. Radio is not an rock-and-roll, and CBS-Radio has just broadcast its I,oooth performance by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in which it has presented the work of 315 composers. Few Listen But who's listening? Last January there was an NBC-TV opera broadcast. In the Washington area it attracted only 12 per cent of the television owners. Variety, trade paper of the entertainment field, has just published the Nielson ratings for the 15 most popular television programs in the two weeks ending Feb. 24. The

EXOTIC? Macao, off the coast of China, may sound exotic to us, but not to thia little refugee family recently escaped from Red China and another 60,000 like them. Macao is their first step to freedom but freedom alone cannot sustain them. Food, clothing, lodging provided by Catholic Relief Services, the official overseas aid agency of American Catholics, lightens •their burden. Even so, their .future is bleak. These homoless and destitute err for your help. Heed them by sending a contribution to Bishops’ Relief Fund, Empire State Building, N. Y. 1, N. Y. or vour nearest Catholic Church. Your gift will aid the needy of all races, colors, creeds in 67 countries.

WEDNESDAY. APRIL 3, 1863

leader is “Hie Beverly Hillbillies,” a series about rural characters who strike it rich, move to California and try to persuade their high-brow neighbors to drop in for a meal of hog jowl and sorghum. Next: The cultural artist and his problems. | Household Scrapbook | Silk Umbrella A silk umbrella should not be opened in order todry it, since this will cause the silk to stretch and become stiff. The proper way is to close the umbrella and turn it upside down, so that the water will drain off without injuring the fabric. Marred Linoleum To remove stubborn marks on linoleum caused by table and chair legs, and rubber heels and rust spots, make a jelly out of mild soap and rub carefully over the spots with a dry piece of fine steel wool. Wipe up the soap and rewax the spots. Or, first try wiping heel marks away with liquid floor wax. Dye Test To be certain that the dye in a material is a “fast” color, dampen a small piece of the dyed cloth and then rub it on a piece of clean white paper. If this leaves no stain, the dye is “fast.”

LEADS CANCER DRIVE— Ralph Edwards, television personality and producer, has been named 1963 national crusade chairman for American Cancer Society’s S4O million fund driva. Edwards has been telling the truth about consequences of neglecting cancer’s danget signals for 116 yean as a volunteer. . QUALITY PHOTO FINISHING AH Work Left on Thursday Ready the Next Day, Friday, Before Noon HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO.