Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 149, Decatur, Adams County, 25 June 1963 — Page 4

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War in Africa One of the editors in the editorial section of the New York Sunday Times predicts that the nations will soon raise an army to overthrow white minority rule in Angola, Mozambique, South Africa and Southern Rhodisia. In much of the same manner that India ejected Portugal from Goa, African nations, under the leadership of Ahmed Ben Bella of Algeria, are expected to enforce the abdication of white minorities from political control in the few areas of Africa where they remain in control. Already the very structure of the United Nations is being weakened by the 32 new African nations stand against South Africa. The group is understandably furious at the existence in the late 20th century of the super-racist policies of South Africa. The United States has often acted as a brake in slowing, or attempting to slow, the newly independent nations. But at Geneva recently, the U.S. delegation favored the expulsion of South Africa from the International Labor Organization. The United States is trying to regain some of its leadership status, lost to in 1960, when he called an immediate end to colonialism. For the past year the Congo has allowed the Angolan nationalists to operate a military training camp on its territory. Os course, the question could be raised could the Congo have prevented this, even if they wanted to? They have not had a very effective government so far. The prime minister of Uganda has offered his country as a training anti-colonial operations. Premier Ben Bella of Algiers is planning a tour of Africa in September to seek military and financial aid for the project. Adams county may seem a long way from Africa, but our Armed Forces are very much involved every place in the world, including the former dark continent. » The paternalistic attitude of the Western Nations is now reaping, the whirlwind sewn by our colonials of the 19th century. While educated men everywhere today recognize that people of every race and creed can contribute to a better world, if they are free to do so, the hatred generated in a less generous era can be expected breed hatred in return. Two out of every three people born into this world are non-white. Two out. of every three children that go to bed each night are hungry. Diease and poverty, lack of opportunity, ignorance, weigh down the great multitude of people in this world. But they do not bear this burden willingly, nor for long. If we do not help them obtain the dignity of human independence from want, fear, hunger, and need, if we rest on our own laurels, content because we have solved our own problem by refusing to share the abundance which God has given us, then we can expect the just retribution on our children and grandchildren that we will deserve.

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Several Towns In Nebraska Are Flooded WAHOO, Neb. (UPI) — Torrential rains up to 14 inches left several Nebraska towns either inundated or surrounded by flood waters today. Hundreds of families were homeless. Scores of others were warned to be ready to leave some areas on an hour’s notice. Two persons were dead. Damage was in the millions. DeWitt, Neb., was under two feet of water early today. Memphis and Valparaiso, Neb., were surrounded by the surging flood waters. At Ashland, Neb., the surging salt creek ran 14.73 feet deep, nearly four feet above flood stage. A highway bridge north of town started to crack and all dikes were reported broken. The Weather Bureau said water had not reached the town but flooded nearby lowlands. Army amphibians rescued families, four of whom had taken refuge in thenattics. The Red Cross said seven of its Nebraska chapters had given emergency assistance to 460 families. A woman and a 13-year-old girl were swept off a highway near Valparaiso Monday and drowned in the swirling waters. They were Mrs. Eleanor Divis and 13-year-old Jane Kolar, both of Dwight. The flooding struck hard at several east - central communities and spread southward during the night and early morning hours. Residents in low-lying areas of Beatrice in extreme southeast Nebraska were told to be ready to abandon their homes on one hour’s notjce should the rampaging Big Blue River rise to a predicted 10 feet above the normal 16-foot flood level. Radio stations broadcast warnings throughout the night and police loud speakers roamed the city blaring out warnings. Scores of National Guardsmen were at work throughout the southeast part of the state, and many more were on alert. Fourth Counterfeit Ring Member Seized DURHAM, N.C. (UPD-Secret Service agents early today arrested a fourth man on a charge of belonging to an alleged counterfeiting ring which produced more than $1 million in bogus S2O bills. The man, Haywood Forbush, 43, a South Boston, Va., restaurant operator, was brought here for a hearing today. Agents first announced the break in the ambitious counterfeiting .ring Monday night with the arrest of Roy Lee Matthews, a 33-year-old Durham used car salesman, and two other men. Federal agent George Dipper said a week-long investigation was climaxed when Matthews sold an unidentified undercover agent $30,000 in bogus money in a hotel room here. Dipper said an additional $70,000 in counterfeit money was found in Matthews’ car and that the alleged counter feither took agents to his home and produced three boxes containing $900,000 in bogus money from underneath his bed. Agents then arrested Robert S. Ferguson, owner of Ferguson Printing Co., and his assistant, R. B. Poole, also of Durham. Police said Forbush had $34,000 in counterfeit S2O bills on him when arrested in South Boston. Matthews, Ferguson and Poole were arraigned before U.S. Commissioner Henry Bane late Monday night and bound over to U.S’ District Court. Bond for each was set at $5,000. Both Dipper and Vernon Spiecer, agent in Charge of the Secret Service bureau in Charlotte, declined to say whether more arrests were expected. Both said, however, that they doubted that “any of the bogus money had gotten into circulation. New York Stock Exchange Prices MIDDAY PRICES A. T. & T„ 121%: DuPont, 248; Ford, 52%; General Electric, 81%; General Motors, 71%; Gulf Oil, 45; Standard Oil Ind., 60%; Standard Oil N. J.j 68%; U. S. Steel, 45%. Custer & Smith, Attorneys ESTATE NO. 5774 NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF IDA A. WHIT RIGHT. In the Circuit Court of Adams County. Vacation Term, 1963 In the matter of the Estate of Ida A. Whitright, deceased. Notice is hereby given that Charles E. Whit right as- Executor of the above named estate, has presented and filed his final account irj final settlement of said estate, and that the same will come up for the examination and action of said Circuit Court, 6n the ,>th July, 1963, nt which time all persons interested In said estate are required to appear in said court and show cause, if apy {here be, 1 why said account should pot be approved. And the heirs of said deand all onrerATrTtwested are also required to appear and make proof of their heirship or claim to any part of said estate. Charles E. Whit right Personal Representative. # MmlE Parristi— Judge, Adams Circuit Court •/!«, B&

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•qH 1 111 IB’W •w. * ■ ■ ' wnM 9 I* " ' 'M i’ cHteIN THE ROUNDHOUSE — Nellie Campbell, wearing a conductor’s cap, displays the miniature steam train owned by M. J. Stevens, route 3, Decatur. The train, which originally came from Sweeney amusement park in Fort Wayne, was operated by Stevens at Saddle Lake near Decatur. I £ i STALLED — These electrically-powered bumper cars, which were once operated at Saddle Lake by M. J. Stevens, now sand dusty and unused. The amusement facilities which Stevens brought'to the lake have not been used for several years.

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Amusement Park Dreams Vanished

By Michael Thoele An intricately detailed miniature steam engine, a floor full of dusty unused amusement park bumper cars, sagging strings of colored lights, a picnic area and a playground. This is virtually all that remains of the dr ea m s of an amusement park once held by M. J. Stevens—‘photographer, mechanic, locksmith, printer and jack of all trades. The-small amusement park once operated by Stevens at Saddle Lake near Decatur has been closed for several years. Although other recreational facilities are now being constructed at the lake by Jack Zehr, Stevens admits that for nirpself such days are past. But he can still talk a , little nostalgically of the train and the cars and the crowds which used to come to the park. And he still holds that the lake has ‘‘good possibilities" for someone willing to work to develop it. Formerly At Sweeney Stevens formerly ran a photography booth at the Sweeney amusement park in Fort Wayne. There he became fascinated by the bumper cans and miniature steam train which were operated near his booth by a friend. Offered the chance to buy both devices in the early 1950’5, he purchased them immediately and operated them for two years at the Sweeney park. When it was announced in 1953 that the Sweeney park was to be closed, Stevens began ‘looking for some place to take his treasured train and cars. Although a native of Ohio, he finally settled upon the Saddle Lake location, purchased a truck and completed the formidable task of moving both rides to the lake area. He erected several buildings and laid about a quarter mile of track for the train. He installed picnic facilities and playground equipment and even had a few rental cottages. Hurt in Accident For a few years all went well and the park was more than busy. Several companies held their annual picnics there. Then the amusement business began to fall off and within the space of a couple of years there were simply not enough customers to justify keeping the park open. The amusement area was closed but the picnic grounds were maintained up until the last two years when Stevens suffered permanent damage to his left arm in an auto accident, and became unable to keep the grounds up. However, some picnics are still held there. Stevens’ train is a mechanical work of art. The engine and tender are exact replicas of original railroad equipment .The engine’s boiler is coal-fired and takes a liesurely hour and one-half to attain full steam presstire. The engine itself is completely detailed, including handrails, light, bell, cowcatcher and air brake system. It pulls several large cars which seat eight passengers each. The train was

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built in Plainfield, 111. The roadbed at Saddle Lake includes small ties, grade crosings with signs and a switch and siding for routing the train back to storage shed. The bumper cars are standard, electrically - powered amusement park items, which run .on a steel floor. They have old-fashioned automobile-type grilles and plush, black leather-hpholstered seats. Other Crafts Besides his work with the amusement devices, Stevens is also a {winter, a photographer and a locksmith. He maintains two small presses in one of the old cottages at the lake, where he does small job printing orders. He also has much photography equipment, some of it left over from his days as an amusement park photographer. As a locksmith he is equipped to handle virtually all types of key and lock work. He has equipment to handle many old and unusual types of locks and keys. Saddles lake was originally built as a Works Progress Administration Project uring the depression. Only shovels and wheelbarrows were for much of the earth-moving connected with the project. Ben Shroyer of Decatur originally owned the 80 acres of land wheih was the site of the project. For nearly 20 years the lake was stocked as part of a conservation program. Slate Traffic Toll Increases To 544 By United Press International A man trying to board a city bus at South Bend was killed Monday night when he fell beneath the wheels, raising Indiana’s 1963 traffic death toll to at least 544 compared with 521 a year ago. The victim was Benton Hurst, 47, South Bend. Authorities said he apparently tripped as he ran alongside the bus when it began to pull away from a street intersection. Thomas Killelea, driver of the bus, told police he did not know Hurst was trying to get on the bus. An Elkhart man was killed in a truck-train collision northeast of Goshen Monday. Jack Leroy Hardesty was driving a pickup which was towing an automobile when the New York Central Railroad train caught him at a county road crossing. The train, which included 115 cars, dragged the truck and the car for nearly a mile before coming to a stop. , The traffic death came on the heels of a 10-fatality weekend, including two elderly women and a 4-year-old boy who died Monday of injuries suffered Sunday.

TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1963

I ■ Jerry Flueckiger Jerry A. Flueckiger Is Ordained Sunday The Rev. Jerry Alien Flueckiger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Scare, of Willst\ire, D., was ordained to the Cnristian ministry in special ordination services at the Cross United Church of Christ in Berne Sunday evening. The ordination rite was conducted by the Rev. Harry R. Reiners, pastor of the Cross United Church, and the ordination sermon was delivered by Prof. Eugene C. Jaberg, associate professor of speech and communication at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, Minn. The call to worship and scripture lessons were given by ♦he Rev. Henry G. Kroehler. president of the Indiana-Michigan synod, an acting conference of the United Church of Christ. The newly-ordained minister is a native of Berne, and graduated from the Berne-French high school. He received, a bachelor of arts degree in 1960 from Lakeland College,, Sheybogan, Wis. He enrolled in the Mission House Theological Seminary at Sheboygan, and when the seminary merged with Yankton School of Theology of Yankton, S. D., to form United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Rev. Flueckiger became a member of the first graduating class of that institution. Rev. Flueckiger was married in 1960 to Miss Bonnie Cook, a“ registered nurse formerly at the Adams county memorial hospital. During the summer of 1962, the Flueckigers served at St. Peter's United Church of Christ at Van O., and have accepted a call to return, beginning their ministry in July. Electric Garbage Disposer Spare that garbage disposer from corrosion by flushing the drain with a heavy stream of cold water with the disposer running for about 30 seconds after detergent water is poured down.

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