Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 28 January 1964 — Page 2

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President Os Ghana Practically Dictator

By PHIL NEWSOM UPI ForeUn News Analyst In the small African republic of Ghana it always has been unhealthy to oppose lifetime President Kwame Nkrumah. By the end of this week, it will be. unhealthier still. This win be the result of a national referendum on a constitutional amendment whose phrasing, seemingly drawn directly from an article in the 1936 Soviet constitution, will make Nkrumah's Convention People’s party Ghana’s only legal political party. The voting will wind up on Friday, with the outcome predictable in advance. Since assuming power, first as prime minister when Ghana became independent in 1957 and later as president, Nkrumah already had consolidated his position to the point of almost total dictatorship. Since December, he has moved swiftly to remove the last vestiges of legal opposition.

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guilty verdict In the case of two former cabinet members accused of treason, Nkrumah and his rubber-stamp parliament passed an amendment to the criminal procedure act giving him the powef to nullify any verdict with which he disagreed. On New Year’s Day he went the next step with the announcement that he would have his Convention People’s party declared the country’s only legal political organization. At the same time. Ghana’s government - controlled press and radio was signalling a purge of “reactionary” elements in the civil service, judiciary, police and army, and stepping up attacks on the United States and other Western “imperialists.”

In the following sweep up, he dismissed the chief justice who had presided at the treason trial, arrested two top police officials and fired others, and

took into custody law professor Joseph Boakye Danquah, who had opposed him in the 1960 presidential elections, and was a pioneer in the fight for Ghanaian independence. Demands Expulsion As part of the campaign against the United States, the Ghanaian Times demanded the expulsion of U.S. Peace Corps workers in Ghana, branding them as “spies and meddlers.” As Nkrumah moved to > position of absolute power, he naturally has made enemies. An attack on his life this month was the fifth since 1956 and the third in 17 months. While he himself has remained alive, 16 others have died in the attempts. Even these, however, contain an element of mystery. An official picture presumably showing Nkrumah subduing his most recent assailant, has been widely suspected of being posed. There is an even more important suspicion that Marxist Nkrumah is moving closer to comtnunism as he moves further from the United States. Cork Coasters When cork coasters get old, water soaks through them, defeating their purpose. Put a stop to this by coating the bottom side of each coaster with colorless, fingernail polish.

Am'AL REPORT OF THE CLERK-TREASURER CITY OF DECATUR. INDIANA YEAR ENDING DECEMBER SI, 1943 BARRETT LAW FUND Cash Balance, January 1. 1963 « 2 2'5190 Cash Balance, December 31. 1963 »•••** GENERAL FUND Cash Balance, January 1, 1963 $ $lO5 154 59 Receipts: ’ General Property Tax 200,129.64 Bank Tax 2,707.92 Liquor Excise &A. B. Gallonage Tax 17,299.39 City Court — Fines and Fees 752.00 Office Rent — Water Dept 420.00 Office Rent — Sewage Dept. 240.00 City Traffic Fines 282.00 Zoning Appeals .... 49.00 Licenses and Permits 369.09 Miscellaneous 508.6$ Building Permits & Inspection Fees .... 146.60 Transfer — Parking Meter Fund 4,573.92 Transfer — Water Imp. Fund 77,000.00 Rural Fires 4,199.00 Total Receipts 308,733.12 ‘ ' ■■■’“»■" ""HOST7F Disbursements: • Mayor’s Office $ 5,550.00 Clerk-Treasurer’s Office 8,996.48 City Judge’s Office 7..; 2:176.26 Dept, of Law 2.297.38 Police Dept. ; 79,599.45 —’ Fire Dept. .7:777: —39,403.29 City Engineer’s Office 6,815.11 City Hall 4,863.50 Dept, of Health 3,052.42 Dept, of Sanitation ... 1'4,907.11 Common Council 114,874.86 Parking Meter Fund . 34.30 Total Disbursements 282 520 16 Cash Balance, Dec. 31, 1963 ' $131,367.55* » Includes $26,738.88 for Police Dept. Bldg, and City Hall Remodeling, contracted for in 1963. ' , ELECTRIC METER DEPOSIT FUND Cash Balance, January 1, 1963 . $’ 1 035 69 Receipts ■■ ipj Total Receipts and Balance "....... 1,035.69 Disbursements ....7........ ’ 10.00 bash Balance, Dec. 31, 1963 $ 1,025.69 STREET FUND Cash - Balance; January 'l," 1963 : $ 10,913.14 Receipts — Property Tax $ 12,696.23 Bank Tax 172.85 Gasoline Tax ~ 59,274.92 Miscellaneous 626.10 Permit Fees 229.00 Transfers 31,00Q,00_. Total Receipts and Transfers 103J)9!Llft_. Total Receipts and Balance 114,912.24 Disbursements ...: 90,120.61 Cash Balance, Dee. 31. 1963 _ $ 24,791.63* • Balance includes $17,331.98 for “Old Steam Plant” Remodeling for St. Dept. Bldg., contracted for in 1963. DEPARTMENT OF PARKS Cash Balance. January 1, 1963 $ 2,530.98 Receipts — Property Tax .....$ 14,106.93 Bank Tax 192.05 Miscellaneous 50.30 Temporary Loan — Sewage Bd. Red. Fund 1960 2,000.00 Total Receipts and Loan 16,349.28 Total Receipts and Balance 18,880.26 Disbursements & Pay’t of Temp. Loan 14,081.27 p - Cash Balance, Dec. 31, 1963 •?.* $ 4,798.99 DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION Cash....BalanceJanuary-. 1.1963 $ 12,481.76 Re.-eipts and Transfers 44,796.85 Total Receipts and Balance 57,278.61 Disbursements 40.203.21 Cash Balance, Dec 31, 1963 $ 17,075.40 RECREATION DEPT. — IND. SALES TAX Receipts $ 79.40 Total Receipts 79.40 Disbursements ... .....L.......' 32.01 Cash Balance, Dec. 31, 1963 . .$* . 47.39 PARKING METER Fl ND ' Cash Balance. January I. 1963 6 $ 6,893.92 Receipts 11.681.65 Total Receipts and Balances 18.575.57 Disbursements 12,175.12 . - —aCash Balance. Dec. 31. 1963 ,$' 6.400.45 RESOLVING SEWER FIND — CASH AND INVESTMENTS Cash Balance and Investments, January L, 1963 $ 57,931.40 Receipts and Interest 9.033.73 ■ IL.’luu. c■- '■ ~6.965.13 Disbursements? 7,110.16 Cash and investment Balance. Dec. 31, 1963 $ 59,854.97 WITHHOLDING TAX FUND Cash Balance January 1. 1963 8 2.007.00 Receipts • 27.041.10 Total Receipts and Balance 29.648.10 Disbursements : 27.345.80 Cash Balance, Dec. 31. 1963 $ 2,302.30 F. I. C. A, FUND Cash Balance January 1, 1063 $ 1.128.46 Receipts ....... ,a..u.;. y .v. 6,-232.65 T©tal Receipts and Balance’;: '7~ * ’Z.Jektl Disbursements* 6,107.01 Cash Balance, Dec. 31, 1063. i 1,254.10 GIIOSS TAX Fl XI) Cash Balance. January 1. 14*63 < $ * 671.43 • Receipts 3,016.05 Total Receipts and. Balance ? 3.6X7.48 Disbursements ...* , 2,919.98 Cush Balance. l»ec. 31,- 106.3 .I 767.50

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’ College Choir In Decatur Wednesday , The Indiana CeQtral College i chapel choir wil give a concert ; at Trinity Wednesday evening at 1:30 o’clock. The forty voice choir . will be on tour in northern In- ■ dfana. The choir will sing selections by Lekberg, Toch, Gillum, Morton, Bach; Isaac, Palestrina, i Leisring, Niedt, Friedel! and others, along with arrangements of I spirituals, folk songs and novelty numbers. The choir is directed by Farrell M. Scott,, associate l professor of music. Carol Cart- • son Turley, a senior from Logansport, and Janet Shank, an Elkhart junior, are accompanists. Linda Jackson and Ernie Sautbine, youth from the Decatur congregation, are members of the choir and are on tour with them. The Choir has given concerts in Richmond. Earlham College, Arcanum, Ohio, Muncie, Anderson and Bluffton. From Decatur the choir will go to Logansport, New Carlisle and Porter, completing •the tour with a stop in Chicago, ‘ jlll. 1 4 : J The public is welcome to attend gthe concert at Trinity church Wednesday.

'The average inactive American man when he reaches age 26 has a middle-age body." This shocking statement comes from an authority on physical fitness—after studying more than 50,000 individuals Why « this early physical decline? Lack of activity-not enough vigorous daily exercise. Today, our children risk all the hazards of easy living. Right npw, in fact,one third of them are unable to pass simple physical achievement tests. That's why it s so important for all youngsters to participate in vigorous exercise for at least 15 minutes during each school day. To learn about a basic fitness program that any school can carry out, send for the free leaflet put out by the President's Council on Physical Fitness, Washington 25, D. C. Published m 1 public service i* coop*ietk>« with The Advertlsief Council *nd the Newspaper Adverting Executives Association.

INSURANCE Cash Balance January 1, 1963 ’-♦ , Receipts - 5,505.14 Total Receipts and Balance -N 1 Disbursements -X• 5,605.14 Cash Balance. Dec. 81, 1963 y *~°* POLICE PENSION FUND Cash Balance, January 1, 1963 -?—♦ 7,024.61 Receipts - Total Receipts and Balance — ,2 Disbursements - 9,702.12 Cash Balance, Dec. 31, 1963 -$ 6,443.58 FIREMEN’S PENSION FUND Cash Balance. January 1, 1968 —$ 10.».>5.83 Receipts -- 2.252.86 Total Receipts and Balance Disbursements 2,536.62 Cash Balance, Dec. 31, 1963 1$ 10,572.07 DECATU R WATER DEPARTMENT DECATUR, INDIANA IMS FINANCIAL STATEMENT - - OPERATING FUND Cash Balance, January 1, 1963 —$ 46.0u1.04 Receipts -—163,507.13 Total Receipts and Balance ■■■■■ 20?, 55?.17 Disbursements and Transfers 161,420.64 — , Cash Balance, December 31. 1963 — W ATER DEPRECIATION FUND — CASH AND INVESTMENTS Cash and Investment Balance, January 1, 1963 $151,288.97 Receipts and Interest - — 23,457.9-, Total Receipts and Balance 174.746.89 Disbursements :.....• Cash and Investment Balance, Dec. 31, 1963 „..$147,257.98 WATER BOND AND INTEREST REDEMPTION FUND — CASH AND INVESTMENTS Cash and Investment Balance, January 1, »1963 Z.s 9,626.57 Receipts and Interest 4,918.47 Total Receipts and Interest ~.14,545.04 Disbursements 4,701.27 • -F . ’ Cash and Investment Balance, Dec. 31, 1963 $ 9,843.77 WATER IMPROVEMENT FUND — CASH AND INVESTMENTS Cash and Investment Balance — January 1, 1963 $188,427.73 Interest 2,799.5a Total Balance and Interest ..7...7.7..: 191,227.28 Transfers and Disbursements 114,004.75 Cash and Investment Balance, Dec. 31, 1963 $ 77,222.53 DECATUR SEWAGE WORKS DECATUR. INDIANA 1963 FINANCIAL STATEMENT ’ OPERATING FUNB Cash Balance. January' 1, 1963 $ 8.901.98 Receipts --..........— ■■■ ■■ ja,3Q6.0» Total Receipts and Balance 102,208.57 Disbursements - 89,924.07 Cash Balance, Dec. 31, 1963 -—.4—s 12,284.50 SEWAGE WORKS DEPRECIATION FUND — CASH AND INVESTMENTS . Cash Balance and Investments January 1, 1963 $ 23,269.60 Receipts - 6,617.u0 Total Receipts and Balance 29,887.10 Disbursements 933.90 Cash and Investment Balance, Dec. 31, 1963 $ 28,953.20 SEWAGE WORKS SINKING' FUND • Cash Balance, January 1, 1963 ♦ 27,01»..ia Receipts 44,612.45 Total Receipts and Balance 72,031.45 Disbursements and Transfers —, 45,470.82 Cash Balance, Dec. 31, 1963 ~..$ 26,560.63 SEWAGE WORKS BOND AND COUPON REDEMPTION FUND (First State Bask) Cash Balance, January 1, 1963 $/ 2,57a.00 Transfers ..--ti- 60,4 < 0.82 Total Receipts and Balance 63,045.82 Disbursements 62,677.07 Cash Balance, Dec. 31, 1963 ...................... , ?.:........7..$ 368.75 SEWAGE WORKS BOND REDEMPTION FUND — lIHKI — CASH AND INVESTMENTS Cash Balance and Investments January 1, 1963 .. $953,300.98 Interest — U. 8. Treas. Bonds and * Certificates $ 29,997.50 Payment of Temporary Loan—Park Dept 2.000.00 Total Receipts 31,997.56 Total Receipts and Balance 985,298.48 Transfer — Sewage Works Bond & Cpn. Red. Fd. — Bank 15.000.00 Temporary Loan — Park Dept 2,000.00 Total Disbursements 17,000.00 bee: 37*,‘ G 963 ... •. ' $968:298.48 INDEBTEDNESS OF CITY — DECEMBER 31. IM3 Interest Year ,<77 /’Maturity Date Purpose Amount Rate Inaaed Last Bond GENERAL OBLIGATIONS BONDSt - L 1967 Sewers $ 28,000.00 REVENUE BONDS: ■■■ ' — 2-1/8% 1950 July 1, 19711 ~Waterworks Imp.„ 33,000.00 Sewage 4.956% 1957 Jan. 1, 1990 Treatment Plant 890,000.00 Total Bonded Indebtedness — December 31, 1963 $9t1,000.00 INVESTMENTS: r. S. of America Certificates, of Indebtedness — Series B — 1964 7 bated May 15, 1963 Due — May 15, 1964 — 314% $1,126,000.00 I’. 8. Treas. Bills , , Purchased—April 15, 1963 Maturity April 15. 1964 Par Value — 569.000.00 Price —- 96.887 Yield — 3.062 ... 96,852.03. U. S. Savings Bands — Series H - Yield 3-3/4% — Maturity Date — 1972 20.000.00 . ’ $1,212,352.03 LAURA A. BOSSE .‘4- Clerk-Treasurer . « City of Decatur I January 2.8 ..., T

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