Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 171, Decatur, Adams County, 21 July 1964 — Page 4

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THE DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO., INC. ■ntared at the Decatur. Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter Dick D. Heller. Jr President Mrs. John Shirk - Vice President Mrs. A. R. Holthouse Secretary Ralph W. Sauer Treasurer Subscription Isles By Mail, in Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, 110.60; Six months, $3.50; 3 months, $3.00. By Mall, beyond Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, $11.25; 6 months, $8.00; 3 months, $3.25. By Carrier, 35 cents per week. Single copies, 7 cants.

Around the Town Decatur merchants are still chortling over their good luck last Wednesday on the Decatur sidewalk sale. Cold, wet weather preceeded the sale, and then sale day itself was hot and sunny, and people flocked into Decatur. Decatur merchant Kerris Bower kept his usual count and registration, with 836 persons, from 26 communities, entering his store and signing up. Naturally. 71% of the shoppers were from Decatur— that’s expected. With total area newspaper advertising this time, Geneva registered 32, Monroeville, 31 and Monroe 31. Berne was close behind with 25. Hoagland, Wflisßire, 0., and Fori Wayne ran 18, 17 and 16. Those communities with fewer members who registered were Rockford, 0., Celina, 0., Convoy, 0., Ohio City, 0., Preble, Van Wert, 0., Ossian, New Haven, Woodburn, Wabash,. Grabill, Bluffton, Wren, 0., Union City, St. Marys, 0., Pleasant Mills, Liepie, and Cincinnati, O. This compares favorably with past sales of this type, which have always been good when the weather is good. Merchants who put out good, high-quality merchandise do a good business. Those who just try to unload out-of-date or Inferior items usually don’t do so well. * But very few complaints were heard this time, and sales held for most of them the rest of the week. Interest still seems to be high on the part of some merchants over a group or association to revamp the fronts on Second street, modernizing them from the first floor up, the part usually overlooked, but only “""“" too familiar to tfiose who drive through town. Some have even suggested converting Second street into a mall, or parkway with a garden area down the center, since parking has been expanded re- . cently. The problem of moving state highways might make this impractical, however. The number of new businesses making their appearance in Decatur this summer also speaks well for our economic health. Decatur, the second largest city in the fourth district is well ahead of its competitors, and can stay that way if we all pull together. The new faith in main street has been more than demonstrated by the new fronts, air conditioning, and other improvemets taking place. Editorial Written by Dick Heller

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WANE-TV Channel 15 TUKMDAY Evening dim Bachelor Father «ran CMS Kpw* 7:00 Big New* 7:30 Death Valley P>*ye 8«io High Adventure s~:oo i’<i t legal .1 unytlon ____ 9:20- Jo'll Mi'llnv Show 10:00 Father William* ill Cypres* Garden* 11:30 Aw it ni Theatre: "Torch Mtnger" WEDNESDAY Morning 7:25 —Dally Word 7:3o—Summer Semester B:oo—Captain Kangaroo 9:oo—Rugarfoot 10:00—Soundl UK Hptt.rd.. —— 10:30-1 Love Lucy 11:00 —The McCoy* 11:30—Pot* and Gladys Afternoon 12:00—■Loye of Life 12:25 —CBS Now* 12:30 —Search for Tomorrow 12:45 —Guiding I-lght I:oo—Ann Colone Show 1:25 —Mid-day New* I:3o—A* the World , Turn* 2:00 —Password 2:3o—Houseparty , 3:00 —To Tell the Truth 3:2S—CBS Slews 3 30—Kdgc of Night 4:oft Sfi-rel Storm 430 The Marly Show "Henry Aldrich Haunt* a House _ Evening ■ v..= ,'.v, 8:00 Bachelor Father 8 30 41 -CBS New* 7:00. Hie New* 7:3O—CBS Report* 9:30 Suspense 9 :no—Beverly 11 il-1 hillies 9:3o—Dick Van Dyke Show 10:00 —On Broadway Tonight 11:00 —Award Theatre: "Womgtt Without Names" a WKJG-TV Channel 33 TVBBDAV Evening . • , 8:00- New* 6:ls—Gatesway to Sport* 6:2s—Weatherman 6:30 — Hunt ley-Brinkley lteport 7:00 —Battle Llne3:3o—Moment of Fear 9:00 —-Richard Boone 10:04) —A Man Named May* . 11:00 —Newt St Waathar u, 11:13 —Sports Today with Dick 11:10 —Tonight Show WHDMBBDAT Mania* 7:oo—Today \ *:oo—Baaa Show — — i —=—- 9:3o—Jane Flanlngaa Show . 9:33—Faith To Ldva By 10:00 — Make Room for Daddy - 10:30—Word For Word 10:55—NBC News 11:00—Concentration — “ i ■

11:80 Jeopardy Afternoon , 12:00—New* lit Noon 12:10—- The Weatherman 12:16 -The Wayne Rothgch Show 13:30 Truth or Conwequence* 12:30 NBC New a 1:00 Heat of Groueho 1 30 l.ets Make a Deal 1 ..5 MIC News 2:00 i.oretr* vUUK Tileatre 2 80 The Doctor* 3:00 Another World 330 You Don't Say 4:00 Matrli Game 4:26 NBC News ■I 30 FurelHii l .i'hlonalre 5:00 Might! lleri'Ulea' . 5 30 The Rifleman filming 6o« New s 6 15 -Gatesway to Sport* 6:25 The Weatherman “ R3e Itimtlev Brlnklev Report 7 00’ Men Into Spine 7 3o The Virginian 9.:00 I'lsplollaKe 10:00 The Eleventh Hour 11:00 New* A- W eather 11:15 Sport* Today with Dick I leFay 11 20 —Tonight Show WPTA-TV Channel 21 TI'RNDAY -r«fc. Kirning 6on Ron Coehran New* 6:16 21 New* Report 3:3o—Yogi Rear 7:00 /.oorHiun --e ■ 3 30 _ MeHales Navy 9 :00 ' i ii'eatest Show on Earth lo:00 The Fugitive 11:00 New* — Rob Toung 11:10 laical New* 11 ;1 5 1 aimpHte Theatre: "Bad Co mpany" Wednesday 9 Morning 9:00— Fun Time 9:3o—The Jgok LaLanne Show in:oo‘ Father Know* Be*t T 0.3- The Price I* Right 11 :00 Get the Me**»g* II 30" Ml**lng Link* AflerncMMt 12:00—The Noon Show 12:80—Tenneesee Ernie Ford I:oo—'The Mike Douglas Show 2:30 —Day In Court 2.ss—New* 3:00 —General Hospital 3:30 U nee n for a Day 4 :00—TrulilimMer 3:oo—Mickey Mouse Club 6:80-—Done Ranger Bvrnlng <- 6:00 Ron Cpclmiii - New* 6:16—21 New* Report 6:3o—Dick Tracy 7:00 —Bold Journey 7 30- o**l e and Harriet 8:00— Patty Duke Show 9:00 Bell I'nmiy 10:00—77 Sunset Strip " I 1 :00 Boh Young New* II .-10 - Local News i I:ls —LampH te Theatre: '.'Chasing ■■ Yesterday"

Urges Appointment Os Vice President

By LYLE WILSON United Preaa International The Republicans in their San Francisco convention demonstrated for all citizens how best to deal with the situation created when a president dies and Is succeeded by a vice president for whom there is no Immediate vice presidential successor. That was the situation when Indiana Bids For Square Dance Meet By IIORTENBK MYRRH United Press International INDIANAPOLIS (UP! - The pioneer pastime of square dancing has regained so much popularity in Indiana that the state is making a bid for the 1966 national convention. Mrs. Blossom Selmier, ■ copresident. with her husband, Al, of the Indiana Dancers Association. explained that the National Square Dance Association convention this year if, in Long Beach, Calif She and Ist husband will present the official bid to hold the i 960 convention in Indianapolis, and they will lie the central figures in a colorful send-olf Wednesday at- Weir Cook- -airport. As many as 100 square dancers will be on hand for the program at the airport before the Indiana delegation to i.ong Beach departs. Accompanying the delegation will be Dean Phillips, assistant manager of the Ihdiana|K>lls Convention Bureau. "If we are successful In -our bid, ihis will, be the largest national convention ever to come to Indianapolis,” Phillips said. He said that from 16,000 to 18,000 persons attend the squire - dance conventions and that many of the buildings at the Indiana .State, Fairgrounds would ... be utilized for the programs. Mrs. Blossom disclosed that while women have "equal rights" in the modern square dancing organization in that both the husband and wife are elected to office, there is a drawback to the pastime. Her costume for sq'uarc dancing ihcludes four petticoats! “The men's clothing is much cooler," she said. The Selmicrs became interested in square dancing about 15 years ago when they read a news artical about the pastime. They took lessons and have been trying to interest others in their avocation ever since, "IDA was. organized about 111 iffy;**-" stre recalled: “Now we have five districts and wc find younger people are getiging Interested in square dancing, and want to take lessons.” One problem of IDA has been, finding "nice places" in which to dance, she explained. If the bid io the national convention is accepted, the square dancers may get an unusual—but rrfee place. Plans include holding dancing on the 500-mile track at Indianapolis Ijjotor Speedway. Thirteen Indiana women whose hobby is paining open an unusual exhibit today in the office of Sen. Vance Hartke, Djndvy in Washington The exhibit is called "Painting for Pleasure" and is aimed nt showing die work being done by women who study art nt home. "These paintings are extremely impressive and are indicative of tl\e obvious joy that went into the creation of these works by- lanrsewives from every part of my'state." Hartke said. "I extend a warwelcome to al! Indiana visitors to the Capitol to see these paintings which will It on display for the next six weeks." The K1 women include several "painting grandmothers". One of them. 88-year-old Mrs. Alice Whftlatch_Milan. begun, to ivnnt when she was 75 She has sold everything she has painted and used part of the money to finance a college education for a grandchild. Mrs Nina Montgoery, Indianapolis, now 85, iH'gari her study of {tainting at the age of 78. and explains "It. is a morale builder that leaves no time to think of every ache and pain." Mrs. Joy Steel, lhppus, a 68-year-old grandmother, must use crutches to walk but commented that since beginning her artstudies two” years ago she has forgotten about bar disability. Other artists represented in the exhibit in Hartke’s office are Mrs. Minnie Brown. Mttncie, a former missionary; Mrs. Flora Burke. Mrs. Betty Caldwell, Indianapolis; Mrs Edna Clarke, Gary; Mrs. Helen Edwards. BruceviUe; Mrs. Florence Eic, Elkhart: Mrs. June Fe I t z, —1 ndianapolis; M rs._ Edythe Frantz, Cedar Lake; Mrs. lola Mills, West I Lafayette, and Mrs.. Elizabeth Mo dli h. Warren. . . *■

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President Kennedy was assassinated and that is the situation now. Lyndon B. Johnson stepped up from vice president to be President. Next in line to succeed Johnson is speaker John W. McCormack a 34 year veteran of the U.S. House of Representatives and now in his 73rd year. It-is no reflection on the speaker that the consensus is against his adequacy for the presidency. He is, in fact, inadequate by reason of background, experience and age. Yet, if Lyndon Johnson’s once-damaged heart should fatally fail him before next Jan. 20, the speaker would become president for better or for worse. Therefore, citizens should attend to the lesson offered them by the Republicans in San Francisco and to be repeated by the Democrats assembled in national convention in Atlantic City. President Nominates Veep The lesson is that nominees for president usually select them vice presidential running mates. This is a very personal selection. The nominee may seek advice but is not required to do so. He simply names his man and the convention obliges, usually with a urianimous vote. It follows, therefore, that there -would tie nothing unfair or in violation of our principles of conduct if a vice president who had succeeded to the presidency should nominate his successor ns veep. The nomination would be submitted to a- Joint session of Congress for confirmation by majority vote. _ There is no practical difference between selecting a vice president in that manner and the convention system of selecting a vice presidential nominee. There is an urgency about renovating the law on presidential succession. Perhaps it would be necessary to amend the Con- , stitution to empower a president and Congress to choose and to elect a vice president But the Constitution has been so often and ' variously '"amended' of late” 3- ' by opinions of the Supreme Court as well as by the more usual processes, that there should be no pause on that score. KenneOy Veep Considered * TTie process .by which Sen. Barry . Goldwater named his running mate is a perfect model for the repair pt the act of presidential succession. It does not surely follow that the Democrats will duplicate that process in Atlantic City. Persisting is the gossipy Washington talk that Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy wants the Democratic vice presidential nom ijiation. Persisting, also is the idle talk Tffat Piu'sidehT Johnson cloes 'hdt want any part pf Kennedy unless the political situation ap- ' pears to be such that he cannot win without JFK's brother on the ticket, These rurhors. gossips and reports could mask a really explosive political situation. The explosion would be national in scope if Kennedy sought the nomination njwi Johnson resisted. No matter who won that kind of an intra-party battle, both sides in the long run would lose. - So, since Kennedy is as good if not a better politician than Johnson, it is reasonable to believe that they will use their skills to avoid that kind of trouble.

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Crime In America Is On The Increase

CRIME AND POPULATION ru am QUHM nil I9M " j i» —^ CRIME RATI- > /fc NUMIER Os OFFENSES ++ V PER 100,000 X CRIME POPULATION k S RATE f Us *° % + 10 X-i (/ Mi POPULATION j I P 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 Although U. S. population increased only 8 per cent in five years, the number of crimes committed jumped 40 per cent, five times faster than the growth in population,-according to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.

4-H CLUB > Junior Merry Maids The Monmouth Junior Merry Maids held theft 4-H meeting at the home of Mrs. Robert Rice July 16. Jill Fuelling called the meeting to order and the pledges were led by Carolyn Boerger and Harden Scherer. Kristine Boerger led the group in singing and roll call was answered by “Who I’d like to look like other than a movie star.” The reports were read and approved. The fair, the float, the talent show, and the dress' revue were topics of discussion. The club decided to take a camping trip for one or two days at Pokagon state park. Refreshments were served by the third and fourth year girls, Trella Mann and Denise Franklin. Preble Peppy Pals The Preble Peppy Pals 4-H club met July 16 at the home of Ellen Nurge, with president Margenc Miller in charge. Marsha Erxleben and Sylvia Stoppenhagen led ffie pledges and* Marsha Erxleben led group singing. Roll caH was answered by “My favorite older guy." The judging of 4-H projects and the float decorations were discused. This was the final meeting of the year. 1 PATCHING SIDEWALKS When patching a sidewalk or driveway, widen the crack as much as possible with a cold chisel. Undercut the crack in the form of aa inverted “V” and expand the apace underneath to give the new cement a better grip. To match the cement to the old color so the patch won’t be too obvious, add a little lampblack to the mortar. &

New designs in barbell and dumbbell equipment open new vistas in family projects. Colored discs come in three weights for women to use with figure-trimming exercises.

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CRIME CLOCKS -1963 •6|6 d> MURDER. fORCIILE SERIOUS CRIMES RAPE OR MURDER ASSAULT TO KILL _ 4 Each Minute 3 0™ How 12 12 J* <4> O <2> FORCIILE RAPE AG g^JJ P ROBBERY On# Every 32 Minutes One Every 4 Minutes One Every 5 Minutes 4 6 6 BURGLARY AUT ° ™ E,T One Every 32 Seconds One Each Minute One Each Minute These FBI statistics show how frequently various types of crime were committed in the United States during 1963. According to the report, serious crime registered an across-the-board increase of 10 per cent over 1962. ,

MAICO HEARING SERVICE CENTER To be held: Rice Hotel, Decatur, Indiana. Time: 1:00 to 4:00 p. m., Friday, July 24, 1964. By: Mr. John Kenwood, a certified hearing aid audiologist , — ___ . from Maico, 217 W. Wayne SL, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Visit him for a demonstration of the newest in a complete range of hearing aids. Supplies and repairs for all makes of hearing aids are available.

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