Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 304, Decatur, Adams County, 27 December 1963 — Page 2

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Auto Is Demolished When Hit By Truck A 1956 model automobile' was considered a total loss' following an accident at 6:25 . ji.rm today.,? The vehicle was driven by MaxClinton Dean. 21. ®f 124% N. Second St., and a short time after midnight was wrecked on county road 8%, one-half mile easKof Bobo. Dean said a tire on the vehicle blew out. causing him to lose control, and the vehicle struck a bridge, and" .was resting* in the traveled port.on of the county " road. Dean and a female companion went to a farmhouse and received a ride into Decatur, abandoning.the vehicle. At' 6:25 a m . Jerry Lee Wheeler. 27. of route 5. Decatur, was driving a three-quarter ton truck west on the road and as he came over a hill, the .auto was still in the middle of the road. Wheeler was unable to stop in time to avoid hitting it.’ and crashed into the car Damage to his truck was slight. Deputy sheriff Warrren Kneuss investigated, this noon that further investigation was continuing. Also Investigating Kneuss is also continuing invest gation of a two-car mishap that < ccurred at 6:20 pm. Thursday on U. S. 27, at the intersection of county road 35, five" miles north of Decatur. Roy Gene Fuelling. 20, of route J. Decatur, was pulling off the county road to head north when his vehicle collided with a southbound auto operated by Clarincej’e Ilers, 18. route 6, Decatur Fellers was in the wrong lane of traffic at the time, as he was I assing a semi-trailer truck Kneuss estimated damages at $375 to the car driven by Fellers, and $l5O to (he Fuelling auto. - NOTICE Notice is hereby given to the share holders of The First State lank of Decatur. Deeat ur,,l nd i - : na, that there will be a meeting • f the shareholders. Tuesday. January 14, 1964 at its office 'at f :30 P.M. for the purpose of elect - ing a Board of Directors J of said l ank for the coming year of 196 1. t nd the transaction of any other business thAt may eo.ma> before the meeting. WM. R. LOSE, CASHtEK 12/13, 20. 27, 1 /3. io.

Record Dividends in 1964 at New York Life Policy owners of the New York Life, igr the second successive year, will receive record dividends totaling more than $185,800,000 in 1964, an increase of $28,400,000 over 1963. The 18 percent increase, largest in the company's 118 year history, Is principally dpe to continuing trends toward higher inteiest earnings on investments and lower costs. In the last 2 years the company has increased its dividends by approximately SSO million which means that the cost of insurance for most New, York' Life policy owners has been substantially reduced. New York "Life is a mutual company and dividends, as declared, are to policy owners only — there are no stockholders. Policy owners may take their, dividends in cash, 'apply ' them toward premium payments, buy additional paid up insurance, or leave them on deposit. If you 'would like life insurance ’protection with one of the oldest and strongest companies, I am here to serve you. Carl A. Braun New York Life Insurance Company * 211 N. Second St. » Phone 3-3005 Life Insurance - Group Insurance - Annuities - Health ' Insurance - Pension Plans .

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Pro-Casfro's Committee To Quit Business .--NEW ' YORK (UPI >—The proCastro Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPFC’i quietly is seeking to go out of business, it was learned today. -. I In its stormy 27 months of existence, the committee — financed originally by the Castro Cuban delegation to the United Nations—-has engaged in street brawls, beep investigated by Congress, more recently, tied in by implication with the slaying of President John F. Kennedy. Suspected presidential assassin. Lee H. Oswald, a self-con--fessed 1 Marxist, identified himself to authorities on his capture as a chapter chairman of FPFC in New Orleans and 6 Dallas. The FPFC claimed he was never a registered member but the Federal Bureau of Investigation dug up correspondence between Oswald and V. T,.Lee, the FPFC national chairman. Informed sources said FPFC began disintegrating even before the Dallas tragedy. Many of its original 29 sponsors—the ilist /included Truman Capote, Waldo Frank. Carleton Beals. James Baldwin, Simone de Beauvoir. Jean Paul Sartre. Norman Mailer. Prof. Robert G. Colodny and the; Rev. Donald Harrington, among others—had dropped out one by one. One of the original sponsors, Robert F. Williams, of Raleigh. N.C., expelled by the NAACP for preaching violence and sought by federal authorities for k'dnaping, jook “political asylum” in Communist Cuba. The committee’s original sponsors — self-described as “thinking people” — set out FPFC’s alleged purpose— “To give a clear picture of Cuba as it is, without the distorted picture as given by the American press ”, - Sources attributed its comparatively brief span of life—little more than two years—to mounting anti-Castro- American public opinion, the hearings and,, ultimately the “bad publicity" the,. FPFC got from disclosure of Oswald’s activities in its behalf. the. peak of its activity, FPFC had a. .mailing list of kome 6.000 persons with an active membership of one-fourth of that, total. 0 ; ( Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee a i o Q. We are the married children ot parents who will, soon be celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary, and we; would Ijke to give them some sort' of party. What kind of party should this be, and Whom should we invite? A. You can make this party a reception — and remember one "cardijrat~n.il e invite THETR good friends, not just your own. Q. After bridge has been played, and the hostess is setting the bridge table for salad and dessert, requiring only a fork and spoon,' where should she place these pieces?" J;The fork "on the left, the spoon oh the’righL Q .'"Who pays for the .dress of a youpg flower girl .at a wedding? A Her pare’nts. t> Q After being away from town for several months. I returned home about a month ago, and now some of mv friends seem- to resent the fact that I didn’t call them and inform them of my return. Wasn't it. their position to call, nte and welcome me back? A It. would have been much more rcas nable for you to have called THEM and let them know you. have,, returned-. Q. A woman -I know is foreyerusiig’the expressions, "dear” or'" “darling. ' . when speaking with people. Is this in good taste? A. There's nothing w'fbhg-with this, provided, of course that ills no.t overdone to the point of “gush-’ inetis.”.

1963 CORVAIR SPYDER Turbo engine. Showroom new. ZINTSMASTER MOTORS / First & Monroe Sts.

the J.• _ J f J . SPEAKS • International Unilors Sunday School Laaaona WuMW Freedom For What? Lesson for December 29,1963 Bible Material: Mark 10:32*45; Galatians 5 and 6. Devotional Reading: Romans 8:1>11. FREEDOM IS a great word, a rousing word, one that in all times has thrilled the hearts and fascinated the minds of men. But it is also a misunderstood word. Itjsno more than half understood when people forget that freedom

is both freedom from and freedom f0r.... Moses had his troubles with the Israelites on this point. All they could think of was getting out of Egypt. Freedom was their hope and dream. But when they ac-

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tually became free, when Egypt’s chains were broken, those Israelites didn’t care for their freedom after all. They actually wanted to go back to Egypt. They discovered that freedom meant work, danger, uncertainty, risk, and they preferred the protected assurances of slavery to the adventures of freedom. / Freedom from what? Freedom can be misunderstood on the other side.,This is particularly true of Christian living. All through the New Testament the reader seems to hear the bugles of freedom. Christians are reminded on page after page that freedom is good and that Christ came to set men free. But people then as now sometimes got a wrong idea about this. They supposed that they were now set free from obligations, they “wore no man’s collar,” so to speak. Paul (among others) sets us straight about this. He underscores something quite different. Christ was not born to set men free from obligation to each other nor to God. On the contrary, the Christian more and more recognizes the duties, services, and ways of help which he can render to other people. ■. The worst masters Being free from ourselves, we are free from those tyrants that so cruelly dominate the lives of those who have lost touch with God. Fear, for one thing. The man who by God’s grace can forget himself, even for a while, has a vacation from fear. Fear of death, of disgrace, of failure, of unpopularity, of pain, of frustration. If you were asked, what is the greatest evil, the harshest cruelty, under which then suffer? What are the necessities to which men bow their heads—and their souls? You might well answer: Certainly two of the greatest enemies of peace and freedom in the individual life are fear and sin. When a man commits a sin, even one that hurts him personally, doesn’t he say, nine times out of “ten, “I couldn’t help it”? When he stops to think why he fears death, doesn’t he say again, “I can’t help it”? That’s simply admitting to being' a slave. Fear and sin are hard masters, cruel, Relentless and ruinous. But the Christian in their presence is a free man. Freedom for what? But knowing this, or thinking about it two weeks in a row, as we have tried to do, does not clear up all the trouble we have in understanding what freedom means. The New Testament lays equal stress on freedom-for, as on freedom from. Paul puts it in a single sentence: “Through love be servants of one another.” To use freedom selfishly is to misuse it. To use freedom selfishly is to go back into slavery to ourselves all over* again. To serve others in love is not a rule, but like the “golden rUle” (of which it is a twin) it is a guide to the traveler through this tangled world. To serve others is not to meddle in their affairs. To serve others does not mean to force helpfulness on them. Serving others grudgingly, ‘enviously, is to miss the mark en- . tirely. Serving in love is (he right use of freedom. In a harbor of a great seaport, two ships are free. Each is being pulled by tugs. A sudden burst of wind snaps the line that ties one ship to one of the tugs. The ship is free, but unprepared; and it lurches, crashing into nearby craft, spreading destruction. The other ship, at the right moment, ■ casts off its lines and is free—free to sail under power to the ends of the earth Which shib is the better illustration of Christian freedom? ■ t - Chicago Produce v CHICAGO (UPI• — Produce: Live poultry: Tod few receipts to report prices. ■■ Cheese: Processed loaf 394444: brick 39-45; Swiss Grade ”A 52-55; B 50-54. « Buttjer: Steady. 93 score 57*4; 92 score 57^'4: 90 sc (we 57; 89 .score 56. •'». V*" Eggs firm. White! large extras 424; mixed Marge extras 414; mediums, 34; standards •36. *

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Administrative School Units Down To 652 By HORTENSE MYERS United Press International INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — A year- end survey 61 Indiana’s school reorganization progress shows? that by Jan. 1 the number of administration units will be down to 652, a reduction of 319 since the program began, and 23 counties will have completed reorganization. J. B. Kohlmeyer, director of the Indiana School Reorgniazation Commission, explained that both St. Joseph and Randolph Counties will have completed realignment of their school districts when remaining districts in these two counties come into Ijeing Jan. 1. Previously, 21 counties had completely reorganized their school districts. “When we began in 1959 there were 971 administrative units,” Kohlmeyer explained. “Now we have 652, an overall reduction of 319. Os these 652, 102 are'new community school units and 38 are metropolitan school districts or consolidations.” ■- ' - Eliminate Small Schools Kohlmeyer said 60 per cent of the school corporations formed since the commission was created have 1,500 or more students in average daily attendance. Aim of the program, as mapped by the lawmakers, was to eliminate small schools, particularly at high school level, which „were unable to provide adequate courses. Kohlmeyer said on the basis of reports from county school committees, he believes “at least 50 and maybe as many as 100 units in the counties v.’here reorganization still is in process will be voted on at the May primary election. Hearings have been set in January for three'eounties, and in addition, three counties have plans which are awaiting a hearing. They are Johnson, Orange and Ohio counties, Kohlmeyer said. & He added that on the basis of information he has received, he believes also that Parke, La Porte. Porter, Daviess. Spencer, Morgan, and Jasper Counties—and perhaps others —are about ready to present final plans to the state commission. January Hearings The hearings already set are Jan. 13 at Petersburg for the Pike County plan; Jan. 14 for Monroe County, at Bloomington, end Jan. 15 for Montgomery County, at Crawfordsville. Clinton, Owen and Sullivan Counties are among those nearing completion which expect JjgjA have remaining units up for a vote. Clinton and Sullivan probably will have school units on their primary ballot. Owen plans a special election in Order to be able to have its> new school board on the May ballot. Kohlmeyer said the school reorganization picture changes almost constantly; so that it is difficult to gWe figures that won’t be changed in a few days. For example! he said a new metropolitan school district has just been approved ’in Franklin County. The 21 counties which already are complete, according to the records in the state school reorganization office, are: Adams, Blackford, Brown, Decatur. DeKalb. Floyd, Fountain, Jennings, Knox. LaGrange. Miami, Switzerland. Tippecanoe, Union. Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo. Wa-’ Jt-ash, Warrick, Wayne and Wells Counties. *

] Household Scrapbook By Roberta Lee o 0 Fuse Changing Learn which circuit in yqur house each fuse protects. Changing a fuse is nothing more than unscrewing the old on£ and replacing with a new one. but observe these rulers: Always use the same amperage as the old one. Never stand on a damp floor while Changing a fuse. Never open the fuse box for any reason until you have thrown off the main switch to cut off the flow of electricity into the house.'And never ignore repeated fuse blowouts, since they indicate an over-loaded circuit or some other dangerous electrical defect in your home. After-Paint Cleanup You’ll do a better pnd quicker job of cleaning hands after painting if. instead of using turpentine or other such solvents s you’ll rub sawdust over the stubborn spots. Finish gashing the hands as usual' with 'soap and water. - hew York Stock Exchange Prices MIDDAI PRICES A. T. & T.. 1384; Central Soya, 274; DuPont. 241 Ford. s(>Vi; General Electric. 84%;. General Motors. 7«' 1 >; Gulf Oil. 47: Standard OH Tnd.. 64' r; Standard Oil” N. 'J., 744: U. t S. Steel, 524.

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UNION CHAPEL EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN “The Chapel at the Crossroads” Kenneth P. Angle, Pastor Tom Gaunt, S. 8. Supt. Opening Devotions for all ages 9:00 a. m. Departmental study of the Bible 9:10 a. m. Divine Worship for all ages 10:00 a. m. Lesson theme: “Dimensions of Freedom.” Scripture: Gal. 5:1326. - , Senior & Jr. Hi. Yr. 9:10 a.m. Anthem: ~*'*What a Wonderful Savior!” By Elisha A, Hoffman. Sermon: “The Best Use of Time.’ 1 Text: Psalm 90:12. Evening Family Hour for all' ages 7:30 p. m. An informal service where all are given an opportunity to share in this seryice. Bring a scripture verse, and a hymn number you would like for us to sing. Pastor’s sermon theme: “Christianity.” All officers and department supervisors, and teachers, will be officially installed at the morning worship service. Tuesday New Years Eve Service: 7:30 to 8:30 p. m. Public invited. At the very close of this service will be a “Burning Service,” Come with a prayer in your heart. The Jr. Hi and the Senior 'Hi Youth will join together in a service at Berne. This service begins at 9:00 p. m. We will leave the church at 8:30 p. m. Wednesday This being New Year’s Day, we will have no service at the church. Thursday The W.S.C.S. Circles will meet. One at 1:30 p. m. and the other two at 7:30 p. m. Saturday Pastor’s class at the church, 1:30 p. m. Thought for the week: )Are we going to follow the same pattern for ’63 or are going to follow a new one? SALEM METHODIST Joseph Gibson, Pastor Sunday School at 9:30 a. m. M. Y. F. Evening meeting at 6p. m. This is a most important meeting and it is requested that all members be present. Evening Church Service at 7:30. Bible Study and Prayer service Wednesday at 7:30. PLEASANT MILLS METHODIST Joseph Gibson, Pastor Sunday School at 9:30. Divine Warship at 10:30. ST. PAUL LUTHERAN ... Preble Norman H. Kuck, Pastor Early service 8:15 a. m. Sunday School, Bible class 9 15. > Late service, 10 a. m. PLEASANT DALE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Dolar Ritchey, Pastor Sunday School 9:30. Oscar Geisel, Sunday School superintendent. Director of Children’s Work, Ellen Leyse. Morning Worship, 10:30. Sermaji subject, “A New Commandment.” . Evening services 7:30. Sermon subject, “A Purposeful Heart.” Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30. The Young People are planning a New Years Watch party.

WREN CIRCUIT E. U. B. A. N. Straley, Pastor BETHEL 9:30 a. m. Sunday School. , 10:30 a., m. Prayer service. 7:30p. m. Evening Worship. Sermon: ‘Eternity In Our Hearts' WOOD CHAPEL 9:30 a. m. Sunday Shcool. 10:30 a. m. Morning Worship. Student Recognition Sunday service. Thursday: 8:00 p. m. Prayer meeting and Youth Fellowship. ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH (Friedheim) A. A. Fenner, Pastor 9 and 10:15 a. m. Divine services. Holy Communion will be celebrated in 10:15 service. 10:15 a. m. Sunday School and Bible class. Monday: 8:00 p. m. Sunday school teachers will meet. Tuesday: and 8:00 p. m. New Years Eve service. ■ Wednesday: 10:00 a. m. New Years day Divine service. Pleasant Mill?* Baptist Church Joe Current — Intrin Pastor 9:30 a.m. Sunday School v ". Lowell Noll S. S. Supt. Offering for building Fund. Business meeting, election of officers. Read Genesis. Decatur Calvary, E. U. B. Church Albert Swenson, Pastor 9:30 Sunday School' 10:30 Morning Worship We extend a cordial invitation to the people* in the community to worship with us at these service*. - lMt. Tabor Methodist Church Bobo Albert Swenson, Pastor 9:30 Sunday School Wednesday at 6:45, Choir practice Prayer service and Bible study 7:30 We invite every one to attend these services. • " • ' ■

HAPPY NEW YEAR Rev. James R. Meadows I do not know, I cannot see, What God's kind hand prepares for me, Nor can my glance pierce through the haze Which covers all my future ways; But yet I know that o’er it all Rules He who notes the sparrow’s fall. I know the hand that hath me fed, And through the year my feet hath led; I know the everlasting arm That hath upheld and kept from harm. 1 trust Him as my God and Guide, And know that He will provide. St. Paul Missionary Church 2 Mi East and 2 mi North of Monroe Robert R. Welch, pastor 9:15 Morning Worship 10:15 Sunday School 7:00 Evening Service ~ 8:00 Choir Practice 7:00 Annual business meeting and election of officers, Monroe Methodist Church Charles E. Elam, pastor 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:00 "a.m. Children’s Choirs 10:30 a.m. Church School 11:00 a.m. Youth Choir Tuesday 9:00 p.m. to midnight Watch-night service. Thursday 7:30 p.m. W. S. C. S. * St. John United Church of Christ Vera Cruz Robert R. Oleson, pastor 9:30 a.m, Sunday school 10:30 a m. Worship Service Wednesday, January 1, 1964 9:30 a.m. Annual Congregational Meeting , Thursday, January 2, 1964 , 7:30 p.m. Choir Practice St. Luke United Church of Christ Honduras „ Robert R. Oleson, pastor 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 10:00 a.m, Sunday school Wednesday, January 1, 1964 1:30 p.m. Annual Congregational Mefeting

STIEFEL GRAIN CO. PURINA CHOWS SEEDS — FERTILIZER Baby Chix Check-R-Mixing KE L L Y'S Fabric-Care Center A eDry Cleaning — Laundry ' Fur Storage Coin Operated Laundry & Dry Cleaning 427 N. 9th St. Decatur HAMMOND FRUIT MKTS.., INC, ° Fresh Fruits & Vegetables In Season 240 N. 13th St. Phone 3-3703 Hi-Way Service Station 24 HOUR Body Shop—Complete Garage WRECKER SERVICE Night Phones Decatur 3-2024 or 3-9368 1013 N. 2nd Decatur 3-2928 Frits Ellsworth GERBER’S n FEDERAL LAND BANK FARM LOANS - Thomas E. Williams, Mgr. 7 Rose M. Gase, Field Office Clerk 216 S. 2nd St. Phone 3-3784 Sheets Uumilure 150-152 S. 2nd St. Phone 3-2602 Decatur “FOR THE BEST AT CLAIM TIME’’ , BURKE INSURANCE SERVICE 239 N. 11th St; Phone 3-3050.

So, at the opening of the year I banish care and doubt and fear, And, clasping His kind hand, essay To walk with God from day to day, Trusting in Him who hath me fed. Walking with Him who hath me led. THIS WEEK’S BIBLE VERSE “Fear not, little flock; for it. is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” — Luke 12:32.

CLARK W. SMITH BUILDER *‘A Complete Home Building Service” Indiana's leading trailer courts, is located on highway U. S. 27 near the south city limits of fDecatur,' Ind. A modern laundry, outdoor playground, new indirect lighting, picnic area, a recreation building and a tenrtis court are provided for the convenience of the residents. Phone 3-0825 JOHNSON’S STUDIO Candid Weddings Portraits, Commercial, Baby & Confirmation. Roll Film De veto ping- All Kinds 110 S. 10th St. Decatur Miller’s Grocery Groceries, Fresh Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, Ice Cream 937 N. 2nd St. Phone 3-3307 Fleet-Wing Products BEAVERS OIL SERVICE, INC. Dependable Farm Service Phone 3-2705 ROTH ELECTRIC Electric Heat & Wiring Home Komfort Insulation FREE ESTIMATES Phone 6-5161 Monroe, Ind. QUALITY PRODUCTS, Plus Courteous, Prompt Service. DIAL 3-2561 DECATUR READY-MIX CORP. ADAMS COUNTY Farm Bureau Co-op Berne - Williams - Monroe Pleasant Mills - Geneva Everything in Farm Supplies Treon’s Poultry Market \ . ■> Fresh Dressed Poultry Fresh Eggs — Free Delivery * * Phone 3-3717 SMITH DRUG CO. 149 N. 2nd St. Phone 3-3614 Your Rexall Drug Store “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.” REYNOLDS ELECTRIC WEMHOFF MEMORIALS Hi-Way 17 ■ 33 N. Phone 3-2060

TEEPLE GENERAL TRUCKING Daily Service between Fort Wayne and Richmond. * * . • ’•*. Phone 3-2607 • ' * z • , .......

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PHOTOGRAPHY by Dave and Edith Cole EVERYTHING FOR YOUR WEDDING. Portraits Today Are Priceless Tomorrow. 1409 W. Monroe St. Call 3-3861 Gillig&Doan . FUNERAL HOME Thomas N. Sefton, Mgr. Phone 3-3181 Decatur, Ind. HARMAN’S MKT. GROCERIES - MEATS PRODUCE 618 Adams St. / Decatur BOWER Jewelry Store TEEPLE GENERAL TRUCKING Daily Service Between Fort Wayne and Richmond. Phone 3-2607 ” ISSSSSSESSESESTSIS22JSJSSSISSSSEESSESE STUCKY FURNITURE CO. MONROE, IND. SMITH PURE MILK CO. Your Local Milk Merchant Grade “A” Dairy Products 134 S. 13th at Adams ■ ' i '■ i'■ ■ V. F. Hurst and Son ORNAMENTAL IRON WE FINANCE Phone 3-4481 104 N. 15th St. Decatur. Ind. " GAY’S MOBIL SERVICE 13th and Monroe Sts. Phone 3-3609 — - ■ 1315 W. Adams Phone 3-2971 The First State Bank DECATUR, IND. Established 1883 r - Member F. D. I. C. ■«, Decatur Equipment Inc. I Sales and Service Hiway 27 North ||W Phone 3-2904 ,UL 11 *• ■ 11 ) ■! ADAMS COUNTY TRAILER SALES, Inc. v NEW and USED TRAILERS Decatur, Ind. 803 N. 13th St. Phone 3-3138 LAWSON Heating — Plumbing Appliances , Sales and Service Phone 3-3626 1835 W. -Monroe St. If No Answer Can 3-4539 Tom Weis Men’s Wear QUALITY CLOTHING ' for MEN and BOYS 101 N. 2nd St. Phone 3-41X5