Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 289, Decatur, Adams County, 8 December 1964 — Page 4

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Rural Society There are great values in life in rural America, the many communities like Decatur, Berne, Monroe, Preble, Pleasant Mills, and Adams county farmland — the open air, the nearness to the beauties of nature, the relief from congestion and traffic, the neighborliness of the rural community. Unfortunately, these very blesainga frequently lead to such a contentment with “things as they are" that rural areas fall behind other areas, lack economic opportunity, educational opportunity, modem housing, and sanitation. Even the fundamental amenities of community life — pure water and decent sanitation — are sometimes missing. Just a hundred years ago the old quotation, “A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse" was as true as it was in the middle ages. Today, powerful rulers cry out instead for the mighty atpm and nuclear bombs. A hundred and fifty years ago 25,000 people would have starved to death in Adams county. The farms could not have fed them. No roads or rivers could carry the food to the area, even if it had been available. All would have had to work — "hard scrabble" in fact — to eke out a bare existence. Today, things have changed greatly — some for the better, some for the worse. But they have changed, and changed at a terrific rate. They will continue to change. Today, if you try to just stand still, the world turns ’round without you, and you lose ground! In the 1930’s the department of agriculture of our U. S. underwent an historic transformation. Once a department concerned with research and education in the land grant colleges, it came out of the universities, and went into action. Farmers were at the bottom of the barrel — many lost their farms, and the rest just barely scraped along, eating what they produced, or what they could exchange their produce for. Action was called for by every citizen. The agriculture, department launched a series of dynamic action programs — buying, selling, and storing commodities; making loans for rural power lineH and for land purchase by tenants; providing funds and technical assistance for the installation of conservation practices on individual farms throughout the country. , The new transformation — just becoming apparent — from the old base of Iftnd grant colleges, then farm help, will be the development of rural areas as economic and social units capable of future self-develop-ment. p But remember — we only have the educational facilities to use — it is up to each of us ' to use them to the best of our abilitiea, and move toward the Great Society our president envisions. Editorial Written by—- Dick Heller

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U.S. Infant Death Rate Too High, March of Dimes Physician Says By VIRGINIA APGAR, M.D. Director, DMtion of Congenital Malformation*, The National •/ Dtasee Did you know that 10 nations have a lower infant mortality rate than the United States? That every year we lose about 105,000 babies aged one year or less? That this tragic and discreditable situation exists despite the fact we have the

best trained physicians, the'* most medical schools, more hospital beds than any other nation, and probably more prenatal clinics than any other country? How. if at all. can our infant mortality rate be lowered? In the course of my work with the program of The National Foundation - March of Dimes to eliminate birth defects as a leading cause of infant mortality and disability, I have talked to scores of obstetricians and pediatricians, leaders in public health and other experts to seek answers to the problem of the infant mortality rate in our country. All feel that better prenatal care would help. Everyone agreed that probably the most blameworthy culprit is a young woman we might call Sally B. She is 20, reasonably pretty, a high school dropout after a year, and she is married to a laborer whose education ceased at age 12. She has had one baby stillborn and two miscarriages, and more such shattering experiences are probably In store for her. .. Intimately acquainted with thia prototype is Vera R. Keane, now research director at Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, Conn., and formerly director of parent education. New York HospitalCornell Medical Center. She has had long experience as a public health nurse, and to me she describes the group to which Sally B. belongs in these terms: “At any given time in the United States, we estimate that there are some two million women pregnant. Os these, about 500.000 belong to that hardcore, lower socio-economic group who turn a deaf ear to prenatal advice and refuse to attend prenatal clinics because, they say, they don’t consider pregnancy as being ‘sick.’ “When you ask these women and girls why they won’t go to prenatal clinics in communities where these facilities exist, they say they don’t need any advice or, if they do, they can get it from a girl friend or]

gL“" T UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG „ TEEN- AGERS AND ADULTS 8 !? I V| 2 MtN M Y^s ANO OLMR ol I L_J i i ...j ——LE!J 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 196 f UNEMPLOYMENT, HOW MUCH?—The achievement “of full employment may be much nearer than the unemployment figures imply. Grouped in total unemployment figures are teen-agers and part-time female employes as well as men. Broken down into these components, the unemployment rate takes on a new look. The rate for adult men has had a definite trend since mid-1961, producing a wider gap between male and female unemployment. On the other hand, the rate for teen-agers has fluctuated between 13 per cent and 18 per cent with no downward trend visible.

Orval Allspaw Dies Al Home In Berne Orval Allspaw. 71. well. known house painter, died of a heart attack at 3:50 am. today at his home, 517 East Water street, Berne. He had been in failing health since suffering a stroke one year ago. Born at Willshire. 0., Aug 6, 1893. he was a son of D. W and Emma Seltz-Allspaw. and had resided in Berne since 1907. Mr. AlHpaw was a member of the Berne Evangelical United Brethren church. Survivng are* his wife, the former Lovina Meyer;:. one son. Harold Allspaw of Dallas. Tex.; one daughter, Mrs. William <Margaret> Harb of Groveland, Fla.: five grandchildren; one brother. Earl Allspaw of Los Angeles. Calif , and one sister, ■Mrs Mark' Smith of Perth Amboy. N. J. Three brothers and one sister are decetned. > t . Funeral rites • will be held at 10 am. Friday at the" Yager funeral home in Berne, with the Rev Kenneth Overmcyer' officiating. Burial will be in MRE cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Wednesday.

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* ' — INFANT MORTALITY RATES REPORTING COUNTRIES, 1950-1962 OR LATEST YEAR (Rates am deathe ondor I year par IfiOG live births) IM) 19J0 Psrcont COUNr,y RANK RA» RANK Mt ■SMMMMMMMBMMMMMMB ■MMBM RHM NETHERLANDSI_ 15.3 3 25.2 39.3 SWEDEN I 15.3 1 21.0 27.3 NORWAY 3 18.9* 5 25.2 33.0 , FINLAND 4 19.2 11 43.5 55.9 AUSTRALIA 5 1.9.5** 2 24.5 20.4 DENMARK 6 20.1 1 30.7 34.5 NEW —- ' ——— SWITZERLAND 8 21.0** 8 31.2 32.7 UNITED KINGDOM 9 22.1 9 31.4 29.6 IRELANDIO 24.2 13 46.2 47.6 LUXEMBOURGI2 26.2** 12 45.7 42.7 CANADAI3 27.2** 10 41.5 34.5 JAPAN 14 25.6** 15 60.1 52.4 REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 15 29.2 14 55.6 47.5 *IWO **IWI Sevres. ol Dalai United Nation., Statistical Office, and U.S. Department of Health, tducatlon, and Welfare, National Vital Statistics Division,

neighbor; or they don’t have the time; or they don’t have the money for transportation to the clinic and tot a babysitter while they’re away from home; or even if they are pregnant they’re much more concerned about their husband being out of work, or worried about where they are going to get next month's rent or the money for this week’s food. They just poohpooh the whole idea of the protective and preventive health service. That’s your typical Sally B.” But let me say to women in early pregnancy that even if they do feel some reluctance about making their first visit to a prenatal clinic we usually find that only about one in five

Mrs. 6. W. Sprunger Dies This Morning Mrs. Grover W. Sprunger, 72, of 356 Parr road, Berne, died at 8:13 a m. today at the Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne, following a month’s illness of heart trouble and complications. She was born in Missouri July 28. 1892, a daughter of Daniel and Katherine Sehug - Neuenschwander. Mrs. Sprunger was a member of the First Mennonite church. Surviving are her husband: two sons, Harold Sprunger of Berne, and John Henry Sprunger Os Woodland Hills, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Russell (Katherine) Studler of Berne, and Miss Harriet Sprunger of Los Angeles, Calif.; eight grandchildren; one brother. Calvin Neuenschwander of Knoxville. Tenn., and one sister, Mrs. Martha Price of Berne. Funeral services will be held at 10 arm. Thursday at the First Mennonite church, with the Rev. Gordon Neuenschwander officiating. Burial will be in MRE cemetery. Friends may call at the Yager funeral home in Berne after 10 a.m. Wednesday.

will need to return frequently. Those who are requested to return at close intervals are the high-risk cases where we find such disorders as diabetes, high blood pressure, anemia and obesity. I hasten to add that in these cases there are remedial measures that can be taken. If our infant mortality rate remains shocking and frightening, that tragedy is no justification for doing nothing to improve It. The time is long overdue for us to roll up our sleeves and get to work. We most certainly can make our prenatal clinics more inviting and less wearing on those expectant mothers who should use them. •

Michigan Solon Is Charged In Swindle DETROIT (UPI) — The U. S. Attorney's office sought a federal grand jury indictment today against Democratic State Rep. Daniel W. West, accused of a >250.000 income tax swindle. West, exposed as a man who for 10 years masqueraded as a brillant New York lawyer to ’conceal a crimnal record of burglary and forgery, was arraigned on a‘ federal warrant Monday. U.S. attorney Lawrence Gubow isaid West, 54, may have filed claims in a tax rebate swindle that might exceed >250,000. Gubow said the case would go before a federal grand jury today. Federal Judge Thomas P. Thornton ordered an examination for Jan. 6 and set bond at >IO,OOO. If an indictment was returned, the examination could be waived and West would go directly to trail.

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Record High Mail Volume Predicted Postmaster John Boch reports that the post office department is confidently predicting that the volume of mall during thia year’s Christmas rush will hit a record high. "Actually,” he says, ‘‘it's an easy prediction because Mail volume has been rising at a rate of nearly three per cent a year for the past several years and thia is most strongly reflected around the holiday season.” Well over twelve million pieces of incoming and outgoing mail are expected. to move through the system during December — with about ten per cent of the year’s mail moving in less than three weeks. The Decatur postmaster reports that public cooperation is one important reason that post offices around the country are able to handle this huge mountain of mail in such a short period, "Without the assistance nt the public, we’d be in a jam. People who shop early and get their cards and parcels into the mails early make it possible for the holiday mail to be delivered on time. Imagine what it would be like if we were to get all the holiday malls the last week before Christmas?” Mail Early In addition to early mailing, the postmaster has several other suggestions which will help the hardworking postal employed move this avalanche of mail. First, he recommends using ZIP codes which help handle the mails faster because of a new transportation and distribution set-up. ZIP code also helps clerks to identify receiving post offices when addresses are hard to read. During this time of the year, the faster mail is processed the better chance it has to make connections with outgoing trains, planes and trucks. Postmaster Boch also recommends that all parcels be wrapped securely, packed tightly and that the address be included inside the package as well as on the outside. This helps assure delivery even if the outer wrapping comes loose. The postmaster points out that "because ZIP code on parcels usually means a more direct routing and less handlings, the chance of damage is drastically reduced." Finally, Boch says™, that the. use of the new Christmas stamps helps brighten up envelopes and packages.. ‘‘Postal employes are working night and day in the post office to assure you a Merry Christmas. By following this advice, you can help them and yourself to a more relaxed, happier holiday,” Boch concluded. Reuther Recovering From Lung Surgery DETROIT (UPI)— United Auto Workers President Walter P. Reuther was recovering satisfactor- » ily today from lung surgery. A hospital spokesman said Reuther was “resting comfortably and his condition is quite satisfactory.” Reuther underwent surgery Monday. The 57-year-old union leader had “ a small spot removed from his right lung. Dr. Conrad R. Lam, one of the nation’s top chest surgeons, performed the surgery at Ford Hospital. Reports indicated the spot was a small non malignant tumor.

O O The People’s Voice This column is for the' use of our readers who wish to make suggestions for the general good or discuss questions of interest. No articles will be published without signature of the author. 0 O On Girls School Pear Editor: The episooe about the Indiana Girls School is indeed sad. As a former state senator and judge of the juvenile and probate court, I am perhaps more concerned than the average citizen. As judge of juvenile court, I was very reluctant to commit girls to that institution. Upon my return from Geneva, Switzerland, where I attended the United Nations conference on crime tyid delinquency, I advocated the establishment of youth councils, not only in St Joseph county, where I was judge of the juvenile court and had jurisdiction over the children of the county, but I urged the same for the state of Indiana. I recall also, that in our meeting at the international congress of juvenile court judges, in Brussels, Belgium, it was the consensus of the opinion of all judges and other experts, the importance of community action. As one speaker at the Geneva conference stated, “you can’t expect the results you hope for of the children if you manifest your efforts from the town hall. You must go to the home and neighborhood for proper results.” A good youth council operating in its full form, the Girl’s School which our state maintains, would not be necessary, or a Boy’s School for that matter. Hence, we would not only have a better society, but millions of dollars of the taxpayers money would be saved. Yes, millions of dollars are spent each year to operate such institutions. I preclude the youth council plan in our county. I was convinced it was very helpful. Our delinquency rate was not only the lowest in the state; but among the lowest in the nation. A youth council program must have the support of the church and school and every professional and layman, as well as every citizen. I vividly remember a juvenile hearing when a boy was charged with punching a school teacher. His lawyer, a well known barrister, in fact he was a former president of the county bar association, said that the teacher had it coming to him. That statement was made to the school officials in the presence of the boy, which is regrettable. As I pointed out in my article in legal publications and on television, and again I repeat, a good juvenile court, together with first class probation department and a child guidance clinic cooperating fully with a good youth council, will help every home to have health, religion, happiness and respect for law and order. That is the answer. Lest we forget: Our state and nation’s greatest assets —our children. The America of tomorrow. John S. Gonas,, 1512 E. Wayne St., South Bend, Indiana

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Plan Housing For Inaugural Week F. Joseph Donahue, chairman of the presidential inaugural housing corAmittee, William N. Roach, executive director, and George O’Gorman, sub-committee director for housing, met recently with representatives of the Washington, D. C., hotel association to arrange housing for out-of-town visitors attending the ceremonies inaugural week. Hotel association executive vice president, Bourbon A. Dawes, and other members of the association made two firm commitments to the committee which assure adequate and economical accomodations for guests. First, the association, which represents more than 13,000 of the 16,000 available rooms and suites in Washington proper, made available 20 per cent more facilities than were guaranteed in 1961. Should these prove inadequate to fill the committee needs, an informal agreement was reached to discuss a further increase. Off Season Rates Secondly, the committee was assured that off-season rates currently in effect in the metropolitan Washington area, covering 26,500 units, would be maintained during inaugural week. In turn, the inaugural housing committee, to assure efficient use of reserved spaces, agreed on reservations procedures. They are as follows: (1) All requests for accommodations will be made to the Inaugural Housing Committee, Inaugural Headquarters, 6th Street and Independence Av., S. W., Washington, D. C. (2) Requests should be made no later than January 1, 1965. (3) Payment for four-days occupancy, January 17, through January 20, must be made by that date also. (4) No reservations may be cancelled after January 4, 1965. Dave Swickard In Great Issues Forum Dave Swickard, 528 Limberlost Train in Decatur, is among students taking part in Indiana University's 1964-65 great issues forum. The forum, which recently completed its fall meeting, is a model senate in which 100 I. U. students - assume the roles of U. S. senators to draft mock legislation on current national and international problems. The next forum will be held during the spring Semester, with a nationally known political figure as guest speaker. Former Sen. Capehart Suffers Leg Injury SAO PAULO, Brazil (UPI) — Former Sen. Homer Capehart, RInd., today was recovering in his hotel room here from a leg injury. i A spokesman for Capehart said the injury was not seriousl and that the former senator was expected to leave Sao Paulo within a few days for Rio de Janeiro and then return to the States. Exact nature -of the injury was not disclosed.