Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 197, Decatur, Adams County, 21 August 1963 — Page 6

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THE DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, DECATUR, INDIANA

U. S. Mail World’s Biggest Business

By HARRY FERGUSON United Press International WASHINGTON (UPI) — The U.S. Post Office Department has a sort of combined motto and pep talk which it lifted from the Greek historian, Herodotus, and put on the front of the New York post office: “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these courties from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” What frequently does stay these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds is a dog. Also a woman. The department talks freely about the dog problem, and the supervisor’s safety handbook for postmen says under section 188 that “carriers should neither antagonize nor attempt to pet dogs.” Gets No Counsel Nowhere is there advice and counsel on what the postman should do when a woman invites him to put down his mail sack and come in for a cup of coffee. But it is a real problem and a postman of about 10 years experience told about it after exacting a strict pledge that he would remain anonymous: “A lot of these women are just the motherly type. You know, it’s raining and they feel sorry for you and they want to give you some hot coffee and maybe toast. They don’t cause much trouble because you can always tell them you’re late and have to keep going to get your whole pouch of mail delivered. “Then there’s the other kind. You could call them lonesome. They’re waiting at the door every time you deliver the mail. If you turn them down on a cup of coffee, then they tell you to come inside because one of their letters has been lost and they want to talk about it. I always tell them to give me a written memorandum, but most of the time they don’t buy that. Sometimes they get real tough and say they’re going to report me to the department if I don’t come inside. Nobody has reported me so far, but you never can tell. Spots Dangerous Ones “It’s easy to spot the dangerous ones. Usually they’re wearing a kimono or something like that and have their faces made up as if they were going to a Saturday night dance. When you see one like that, brother, you better run.” Unfortunately, there is no Way a postman can say no to a dbg which is rushing at him with every intention of biting, About 7,000 postmen were bitten by dogs last year, and the worst offenders were Dobermans, cockers, Pekingese and terriers. The Post Office Department knows it’s walking a tight rope. It wants to protect the postmen, but it faces the wrath of millions of American dog lovers. The first attempted solution was to advise the owner of any dog that bit a postman that hereafter he would have to pick his mail up at the post office. That didn’t work because it developed that many postmen were being bitten by stray dogs. Armed With Capsule Now an experiment is in progress in Detroit, Miami, Baltimore and San Francisco where the postmen have been* armed with an aerosol capsule called Halt. It is loaded with mineral oil and an extract of cayenne pepper and was developed at the University of Georgia. When a postman is about to be attacked, he squirts Halt at the dog. The department says the preliminary results are encouraging: “The sprayed dog does not cry out. He merely puts his tail between his legs and beats a hasty retreat. In most cases, after one or two experiences with Halt, the dog never again attacks the user. "While an animal obviously has been made uncomfortable for a short period of time, there are no lasting effects to the eyes or any other portion* of the face. Within 10 to 15 minutes the effect of Halt has worn off and the dog returns to normal. Halt leaves a yellowish coloration on the dog’s hair which is removable by washing." Dog Bites Costly

Ten per cent of all dog bites cause injuries which force postmen to lose work time, and last year the department says the total cost was SBOO,OOO. Even so, the department did not plunge into the Halt experiment rashly. It informed the American Kennel Club, the American Humane Association, the Popular Pegs Publishing Co., and the Humane Society of the United States, and invited suggestions and co-opera-tion. Hie trail period for Halt is about over and by Labor Day there may be a decision as to whether it will become a permanent weapon in the postal arsenal. Any time the Post Office Department is accused of being an-ti-dog, it tells the story of .Owney, the Post office dog, who was mounted and is now on display in the Smithsonian Institution. Owney showed up at the Albany, N.Y., post office in 1888 and began taking out of town trips with the mail sacks. Hie clerks put an identification tag around Own-

ey’s neck and he began ttraveling ail over the country. One day he got aboard a mail steamer in Tacoma, Wash., and went around the world in 132 days. In Japan, the Mikado gave Owney a canine passport and he collected what the department calls “200 medals and certificates.” He was considered lucky because no train nor ship on wHich Owney was riding ever had an accident. If this doesn’t convince critics of the Post Office Department’s dog policy, the story then is told of how Owney died on the streets of Toledo, Ohio, in 1897. Another dog attacked and Owney—not being equipped with Halt — fought back unto death. More Train Robbery Loot Is Recovered LONDON (UPI) — Police said today they found $84,000 hidden in a house trailer believed to have been used as a hideout by a man and woman connected with the $7.3 million mail train robbery. The disclosure came as Scotland Yard appeared to be closing the net on the gang which held up the Glasgow - London train near Cheddington two weeks ago. Police said they thought new arrests “imminent.” The latest find raised the amount of money recovered to 274,297 pounds ($768,031), a figure well above the 260,000 pounds ($728,000) offered as a reward. Police in Glasgow, Scotland, said they have picked up hundreds of pieces of five - pound notes, torn in confetti fashion and scattered through the city streets. They said they were trying to piece them together to see if they came from the train robbery loot. Police have launched a search days after the robbery and then abandoned it last week in a trailer camp at Box Hill, near Surrey. The site was not far from Woods where strollers found $282,520 of the stolen cash late last week. The unidentified man and woman, one of two couples reported involved in the case, fled the wellstocked trailer after the crying of their new-born baby and the barking of their white poodle attracted neighbors’ attention. Five persons have been arrested so far in connection with the robbery and a total of $677,420 of the loot had been recovered before today. A London newspaper, the Daily Herald, reported that an underworld stool pigeon has given police full details on how the robbery was carried out and the names of 31 members of the gang, including hijackers and accomplices. The Herald said $2.8 million of the loot was in the hands of “a scared group of men who are taking ridiculous” chances to get rid of the money and that $700,000 has already been sent to Switzerland, where “the crooks believe they can sell the hot money safely.” Scotland Yard refused to discuss any of the reports. Jobless Pay Claims Increased In Area The Fort Wayne office of the Indiana employment security division reported today that there were 111 claims for unemployment compensation during the week ending August 17. Twenty-four of these were new claims and 87 were continued claims. Last week there were only 77 claims — 28 new and 49 continued. COURT News Marriage Applications Peter Everett Schug, Berne, and Sharon Ann Huser, Marion. James Christopher McHugh, Pergen, N. J., and Sara Ann Eichenauer, Decatur. James Lester Sipe, route 1, Monroe, and Judy Kay Neaderhouser, Berne. Norvin Thieme, route 5, Decatur, and Annie L, Grote, route 5, Decatur. Robert William Shraluka, Jr., Decatur, and Donna Sue Bixler, Decatur.

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NFO Recommends Storing Os Grain The National Farmers Organization is again urging farmers to store their soybeans and com. Plans are being made to arrange for commercial storage for NFO members who do not have on the farm storage. “Wherever possible, we recbmmend that storage be arranged for right on the farm, because not only does this give the farmer guaranter bargaining power, but the advantage in price by storing has paid off the cost of erecting such facilities over the past several years, particularily in soybeans. “For farmers who need money to pay off cost of production, arrangements have been made with local farm lending agencies to loan near market price against beans in storage. —.“NFO recently announced several sales of soybeans, both domestic and export, art price advantages to its members. “With the recent USDA crop report indicating around a 15 million bushel decrease in this year’s supply of soybeans as compared to last year, we believe a farmer should not contract at today’s futures, or sell them at harvest time. Not only does a farmer lose his bargaining power when doing this, but makes it more difficult to gain the position of pricing his products in the market place. , , “Farmers who still hold old crop soybeans should contact their NFO county chairman or grain bargaining committee, so an effort can be made to pool their beans with other farmers in order to negotiate with processors on a price advantage,” an NFO spokesman said. . ; , Vandalism Reports Received By Police The city police received three reports of vandalism Tuesday, all concerning breaking of windows. Noble Lobsiger, 521 Madison St., reported three marbles were thrown through a plate glass storm window at his home, and Mrs. Lloyd Reef, 810 W. Monroe St., that a front storm window and inner window at her home were broken by a B-B shot. In a more dangerous incident, Luke Majorki, owner and operator of the golf course in this city, reported a window was shot in his automobile while it was being driven by his wife. Majorki reported that his wife was westbound on Monroe street at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, and as she seemed to explode, nearly causing crossed the intersection of Eighth St., a left rear window in the auto her to lose control of the vehicle. Investigation discovered that the window was broken by a B-B shot from a high - powered air rifle.. The city police are continuing their investigation. Gene Ziner Is Named ... Sales Representative Gene Ziner, of 276 Park Place, formerly associated with his father, Clarence Ziner, in Ziner’s Culligan Soft Water, has been named special representative for the International Salt Co. Ziner will be in charge of industrial sales in 23 counties of northeastern Indiana. He plans to continue living in Decatur for the present time.

ELEVENTH ANNUAL 8080 TENT MEETING 4 miles East pf Decatur on 224 to 101, then 2 miles -South to Bobo or 2 miles North of Pleasant Mills on 101. AUGUST 14 - 25 7:30 Evening* - 2 O’clock Sun. Aft, HEAR HEAR Rev. Gorlan Dennis Darrell 1 Betty Dennis * Evangelist Singers * Musicians t 1 *j. ■ . ■ <• . A cordial Invitation I* extended to you! Gono Bebout, Pres. Ruth Hurst, Secy.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1963

Two Accidents Are Reported In City Two accidents occurred in Decatur in the past 24 hours, with one involving two parked cars. (' Robert D. Gordon, 24, of route 1, Convoy, 0., had parked his auto in a parking lot at the corner of .Monroe and Seventh streets at 6:50 p.m. Wednesday, when a child put the auto out of gear. The car rolled out of the lot and across the street, striking a car parked on the west side of Seventh owner by G, Roger Litchfield, 25, ■l2B S. Fourth St. The Litchfield car was hit on the left side and suffered an estimated $45 damage. The Gordon auto was not damaged. In a mishap early this morning, a parked auto owned by Russell Stanley, of 225 N. Tenth St., was struck by a car operated by Stephen William Hess, 17, route 6. Decatur. Hess was southbound when his car hit the left rear of the Stanlty car, which was parked on the east side of Tenth St., in front of the Stanley home. Damages were estimated at $250 to the Hess car and $65 to the Stanley vehicle. ■'.-••> ... - ' Miss Sue Merriman To Long Island School Miss Sue Merriman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Omer Merriman, of Root Township, and a 1963 graduate of Indiana Central College, Indianapolis, will leave Monday with MlSs Jean Deatline, of Martinsville, for Long Island, N.Y., where they will teach in the 1,100pupil Sachem Central high school. Miss Merriman, a 1959 Monmouth graduate, will teach business education. t Clown Diving Show At Berne Friday Frida# at 7:301 p.m., the Berne Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with the Berne Recreatoin Facilities, Inc., will sponsor a clown diving show at the Berne community pool featuring Hobbie Billingsley and Dick Kimball. The show will include comedy diving, novelty swimming, tower diving, trampoling, and water ballet. Billingsley was the American diving champion, the national AAU diving champion, the diving coach at the 1959 Pan American Games. Billingsley is at present the diving coach at Indiana University. Kimball was the national diving champion and the national trampoline champfeo. Kimball coaches diving at the University of Michigan.

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