The Tribune from Seymour, Indiana • Page 6

I the TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1957 SEYMOUR DAILY TRIBUNE. SEYMOUR. IND. PAGE SIX County Officials To Begin Today Schroer And Spray In Office -B'town Board Filled For New Year Two recently elected county of- ficials will assume the duties of their office today at the county court house, while, two recently appointed a members of the Brownstown town board also will assume their -responsibilities, Two more county, officials, elected in November elections, will not take office for another year. Louis H.

Schroer, elected Nov. 6. on the Democratic ticket as county auditor, today succeeds Lynn Roberts, Republican, who has held the office for the past four years and was defeated by Schroer in the general elections. Dallas. C.

Spray was also elected Nov. 6 on the Democratic ticket to )become county commissioner from the first district to Earl Singer, Republican, on Jan. 1. Charles T. Cummings, elected in November on the Democratic ticket vas county commissioner from the third district, and Mrs.

Rose Lane Allman, also elected in November on the Democratic ticket as county treasurer, wilt not take office until. Jan. 1, 1958. 0. O.

Shortridge, retired businessman and father of Dr. W. H. Shortridge, Seymour, is to 1 assume duties today as clerk-treasurer of the Brownstown town board. He succeeds L.

Lucas, who served in that capacity for 45 consecutive years before resigning recently. Herschel Hamilton, owner of the Brownstown Ford agency and native. of Linton, has been sworn in to. fill the created by the resignation recently of John Kamman, a member of the Brownstown town -board. Serving with Hamilton and Shortridge on the 1957 town board will be Elmer Darlage, W.

Hartley. Hotchkiss and K. H. Ball. Payment on Loan Made by Britain UP Britain Monday paid on schedule $56,180,000 due the United States on the of its World War.

IL lendlease debt and a postwar, loan. The British also made available $1,600,000 in interest charges, But, since, they have asked permission to omit this payment, the money was deposited in a special account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. No village in England is more than eighteen miles from a railroad. Miss Elizabeth Knobe Rites Set For Thursday Funeral services for Miss Elizabeth Knobe, 87, 506 East Fourth street, will be conducted at 9 a.m. Thursday with a requiem high mass at the St.

Ambrose Catholic Church, with the Rev. Father John J. Minta in charge, Friends may call at the Voss Mortuary after 7 p.m, today. The St. Ambrose Rosary Society will recite rosary at 3 p.m.

Wednesday, and a second rosary will, be recited at Wednesday at the Voss Mortuary, Miss Knobe was discovered dead in her bed Monday. at 12:32 p.m. by Seymour city police who investigated after neighbors reported that she had been seen that morning. Deputy Corner V. L.

Burkholder, who conducted the investigation, stated that. death, natural causes, come shortly before the death was discovered. Miss Knobe was born in Dec. 30, 1869, the daughter of the late Sebastian and Thresa Colemyer Knobe. She lived her entire life in this community and was widely known and beloved, by many who knew of her kind and generous nature.

Miss Knobe was an active member of the St. Ambrose Catholic Church, where she was a member of the Rosary Society. She is survived by a nephew, Earl Harrington, of Cincinnati, whom she raised following the death of his mother. One brother, Frank Knobe, and one sister, Mrs. Charles Harrington, preceded her in death.

Rites Monday For Kin Of Cville Woman Funeral services were ed "Monday for Charles R. VanSickle, 79, Columbus R3, father of Mrs. Clyde Perry, Crothersville, from the Hathaway Funeral Home in Columbus with the Rev. H. P.

Gaines in charge. Burial was in Garland Brook Cemetery. Mr. VanSickle died at 7:45 p. m.

Friday at Bartholomew County. Hospital. He had been in ill health for about a year and was admitted to the Friday morning when his condition became worseHe was born in Marion county, son of John and Melissa Montgomery VanSickle, but had spent much of his life in Bartholomew county. He was a member of the Shiloh Baptist Church and farmer by occupation. Survivors include the wife, Mrs.

Eliza Hacker VanSickle; two sons, Charles W. 1 and Harold Lee VanSickle, both of Indianapolis; five daughters, Mrs. Earl Lay, Columbus R3, Mrs. James Talkington, Columbus, Mrs. John Pierce, Indianapolis, Mrs.

Ben Pile, Fairborn, Ohio, and Mrs. Perry; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Fred Suesz, Indianapolis. Social Security Taxes Increase As Year Starts WASHINGTON W--Social security taxes go up today- -to. affect some million persons during 1957.

They also will begin to apply for the first time to members of the armed. services. The rate for covered workers and their employers will rise from 2 per, cent on each to per cent on each, or from a. total of 4 per cent to per cent. This is estimated to apply to about 63 million persons over the course of the year 1957.

For about million self-employed persons covered by old age and survivors insurance the rate goes up from 3 per cent to per cent The taxes apply on the first 200 of annual Voted By Congress 80 A social security spokesman said the tax increase was voted: by Congress to, meet anticipated costs of the new program providing disability cash benefits at age 50 for qualified workers. The 1956 changes passed "by Congress also provide for cash benefits to women at age 62 for the first time; for benefits to disabled children of qualified retired or deceased workers, and extended social security coverage to members of the armed services. Union Donates To Schneck Fund A check for $101 was turned over to the Schneck Memorial Hospital building fund Monday by Simeon H. Russell, of Crothersville, on behalf of American Can Local 4637 of the United Steelworkers of America, C.I.O.,. bers of which work for the Austin branch of the American Can Company.

This check is the latest of several charitable donations made by Local 4637, including $100 given to the Scottsburg Hospital, and $100 given to' aid a young rheumatic fever victim in receiving treatment from an eastern specialist. Approximately 400 persons comprise the membership of this civicminded and open-hearted union group. Ar third deputy' sheriff, Alton L. Chaney, 22, has been appointed to the Bartholomew county sheriff's office. This appointment was approved last summer by the county commissioners and in approving the 1957 budget.

Continued from Page $34,211,346 over the property taxes levied for 1956. The total increase would have been 880,061 if reviewing agencies had not cut $19,668,715 from the advertised tax levics. Local agencies slashed $9,229,899. from the spending requests of public officials and an additional 816 was cut. out by the State Tax board.

-Horn's statement showed that white 82 counties wilt have higher property taxes In 1957, 10 counties were able to reduce taxes. The 'reductions will come in. Benton, Crawford, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Union, Vanderburgh and Washington counties and although the reductions for these counties is but $263,123, Horn points out that they were able to hold the line and even make some progress toward reducing the property tax load. The lowest tax rate for any unit in Indiana, for 1957, will be 91 cents in- Lawrenceburg township, Dearborn county, and the highest will be $9.76 for Dune Acres, Porter county. Gary was pointing to A rate $9.32 until increased valuations brought the total to $8.68.

Property tax rates in Marion county will range from $3.977 for Pike township to $8.262 for the town of Rocky Ripple. The tax rate for Indianapolis in Center township will be $6.6674. Marion county's property taxes for 1957 are estimated at boost of $9,801,253 over the 1956 total. This is an advance of more than 17 per cent, compared with an average increase for the entire state of about 10 per cent. Advance Steadily "Despite continuous efforts by the Indiana Taxpayers Association to bring about a realization constantly mounting cost of government," said Horn, "properhave advanced steadily each year.

The bill payable in 1951 was $205,586,607 and we thought that was high, but the estimated $358,654,579 levied for 1957 is $153,067,972 more than the people of Indiana were paying six years ago. Although there have been increased collections from the Indiana income tax and other sources, the property tax has continued to be the work horse, or rather the pack mule, because its burden has become constantly heavier. Not so long ago we were greatly concerned when a tax rate reached $3. Now we have scores of local rates in excess of $6 with some over $7 and $8. It is no idle prediction that within a couple af years various local rates will be $10 on the $100 valuation unless the people who pay these bills call a halt.

The pleas of a few for councithlowering the cost of government are drowned out by the clamor for more governmental servicesincreased spending throughout the state. higher tax bills tor 1957 have been determined and will have to be paid by the owners of homes, farms, business 'concerns and even those who have nothing more than personal property. Nothing can picture be done now to change the for the coming year, but something can be done for future years if the people will demand relief when the Indiana General Assembly convenes in that January. determines It is what the shall Assembly be taxed, and how much. And it is upon the men and women who make the laws that the citizens of Indiana must concentrate if they hope to hold property taxes within reasonable County One Of music and dancing, one of young atures.

to 6.3 per cent today. A. Daven- these percentages: 24.7; Many authorities agree that In spite of the rapid gains. of stars and animals and china mini- Jumped from 4.4 per -cent in 1 1951 Dog ownership, for example, has is bfight. it should be brighter.

picture, therefore, people's favorite hobbies remains combined boy and girl port, Iowa, youth said: healthy, stimulating projects outthe old standby collecting, percentage of stamp and coin col- "Since I hook -up sketching Although boys let sewing and side's -hobbies, in short-ure DON'T DISCOUNT STAMPS lecting is 6.9, Compare this with months ago a whole world seems knitting trietty alone, giris are an effective way to combat Coin and stamp who the rapid rise in music as a Hebby' to have opened up for me, You'd encroaching on masculine pre- juvenile delinquency. GILBERT'S "What Young People Think" Music Sounds A Happy Note In Teen Agers Hobby Habits Rack Up One For Rock 'n Roll On This Trend By Eugene Gilbert President of the Gilbert Youth Research Co. Let's This take a look at the credit side on rock n' roll, for a change. I tad, for which Elvis Presley is a symbol, doubtless has much HALEY to do with the fact that music as a hobby among teen-agers has doubled in, popularity in five, years to reach a percentage point of 5.2. And most everyone agrees in principle that having a hobby is a darned good thing.

Elvis Presley and rock n' roll make up the largest group, think -together with Harry Belafonte they have the must exciting hoband his folk ballads are prob- by in the world. ably responsible to a large extent The majority, however, wouldfor the yourself popularity n't. call themselves philatelists or of the guitar. numismatists even it they were Rock n' roll may also be respon- Tamiliar with the words. They resible largely for dancing's upward sent fancy connotations.

swing in young interest. Dancing's A 14-year-old explained: popularity is edging close to the "I've been collecting coins for level it reached in the time of the four years now--and this numis REX HARRISON Lindy Hop a decade ago. Square business. is pretty silly. When JULIE ANDREWS dancing is back in vogue, too, and Dad me some yen and WY FAIR LADE the newer Latin American dances, francs and so forth from the particularly the Merengue and Orient and Europe, he didnt say Cha Cha Cha, have an enthusias- 'Son, now you're a numis.

tic following. whatever you call it He told me Tops in musical activities are to save them and see if I could group singing and playing the find others. which I have been piano and guitar. A high school working at as hard as 1 can." girl at Providence. R.

explains This year's favorite set of it this way: stamps, by, a landslide vote, is the When we kids all sing and Grace -Prince Rainier wedplay the uke or guitar, we get ding stamps from. Monaco. Teenthe most wonderful feeling. Like agers by the thousands have been being part of a big and happy buying them. family.

It makes me feel all warm One pigtailed enthusiast from inside." San Francisco sighed: On the other side of the hobby "Isp't it the most romantic picture there is some indication thing you ever saw? I didn't even that, over-all, the hobby habit is put the set in my album. It's declining among young people hung right on my wall where I rather than increasing. And among can" see it as soon as wake up girls in their late teens, looking in the morning." for 'a hubby instead of a hobby the time they reach 17, is still the preoccupation. most girls have given up stamp chief About 41 per cent of the girls collecting and as we said in the 17-20 year age bracket say boys become the prime interest. they have no hobby--but gosh, But -collecting is ardent business they go for beaux.

with 11-13 year olds. They tell us that boys are their No. 1 -topic of conversation, and GIRLS STILL LIKE DOLLS this may account for some of the Of course, by the time they unexpected statistics our inter- reach 17, girls could also have viewers have come up with. adopted the feminine hobby that For instance, one out of every involves spending, instead of col- Music, rock n'roll in particular, for a new and lively hobby for today's tour boys and one out of three lecting, coins. makes youngsters.

girls has no hobby, atwall. Boys Over-all, boys are considerab- -in 1951 music was 3.7-per cent; be surprised how differently you cincts with a representation in and girls counted together, 28.5 ly more intrigued with stamps in 1954 it had increased to 5.2 look at things when you are try- the hobby of building model per cent say they have no hobby. and coins than girls, the percent- and the latest taily put it at 7.4. ing to reproduce them on paper." trains and planes, and doing This is an even higher tigure 'age being 10.6 to 3.1./ Girls get CUTOFF POINT which are often con- wood-working. than five years ago when the even taking over the field of Painting and drawing are grow- sidered members of the family- Looking at the over-all, comparative percentage was 22.9.

collecting dolls, pictures movie popularity and art has show up as an outstanding hobby, the situation Seymour Police Continued from page At the present time, Seymour's police de department, headed by Chief LaMaster, consists of 13 men, dividing their labors over three eight-hour shifts, six days a week. Radiomen include James L. Booker, James P. Flyhn and Robert Gill. Those operating the cruisers are Walfred J.

Kleimola. W. Thoele, Charles W. Freeman: Donald F. Scott, Jackie R.

Nowling and Harold Knoke. Officer Charles Koerner 1s in charge of parking meters, Jack Ferry serves a foot potrollman, while Donald M. Winn is the "Swing man, filling in for whichever officer has a day off. While it is considered almost un-American by many persons to say a good word for any police department, it is nevertheless unbiased observer 4 obvious to an that Seymour has an outstanding force. Both with respect to the maintenanse of its facilities, which are admittedly outdated, and in the appearance of its personnel, the department is several cuts above those representing the average.

city of far larger size. While not a Hilton Hotel, the lockup is far different from the odorous flea boxes found in a majority of communities, with the cells kept as neat and sanitary as the calibre of overnight guests permit, Likewise, the muster room and radio room reflect a generous and steady use of soap, water and wax. Although making the best of present budget appropriations, Chief LaMaster recognizes that Seymour's growth has stripped that of the police department. Discussing the future, LaMaster listed these as outstanding needs: 1-additional official space and filing space. Present accommodations, designed for a tiny, quiet community at the turn of the century, are as sadly outmoded for today's department as a ModelT police cruiser, 2-four additional officers to out the increased services carry demanded by individuals and businesses in the community.

3-yearly refresher courses for city police at schools, dealing with drunkometer traffic problems, first and other law enforcement matters, 4-a training course for new officers. At. the present tome, those joining the force learn by experience only. While nothing can substitute for experience, still any community will be better served by officers who have had the benefit of a police training institute. 5-a full time detective.

Detection, as distinguished from law enforcement, is a highly-skilled task requiring special training and constant learning of latest scientific techniques, Chief Master explained. Until the force has such a plain-clothesman, it must rely on outside agencies to give such technical assistance. as be offered in the solution of may crimes. city police activities of Viewing the past year, LaMaster stated that auto accidents, although more humerous than in not increased at the same rate as. the traffic, flow, while criminal violations have actually decreased.

Continuation of this favorable will be the Seymour police department's goal for .1957. War State Decreed In South Sumatra JAKARTA, Indonesia P-President Sukarno Monday night proclaimed a state of war and siege over South Sumatra. The province was the last on the rich island to be affected by political and military unrest, over policies of Premier Ali Sastroamidjojo's central government. No explanation was officially for the sweeping action. The decree came a week after Sukarno proclaimed a similar state of emergency over two of the three regencies composing North Sumatra.

The proclamation was prompted by a bloodless coup led by the island's army commander. Col. Maludin Simbolom, in protest against the Jakarta government and the way it handled Sumatran tax money and other affairs, But that coup has since been put down. Attorneys To Attend New Superior Court Judges and attorneys from surrounding counties, including Jackson. have been invited to ceremonies Wednesday afternoon at which a Bartholomew superior court, created by the 1955 legislature, will be formally inaugurated.

The ceremony, which will also be attended by members of the Bartholomew County Bar Association, will be held at 4 p. m. in the new superior courtroom, being established in the south courtroom of the Bartholomew county courthouse, Columbus. Hugh Wickens, veteran Greens. burg attorney and a former judge of the Bartholomew-Decatur Circuit Court, will be the principal speaker.

Judge Sidney Showalter, Columbus attorney elected this year to become the first judge of the superior court, will be inducted by Judge William M. Lienberger, judge of Bartholorhew Circuit Court. Edwin, G. Crouch, vice-president of the Bartholomew County Bar Association and chairman in charge of the meeting, will preside. After the courtroom ceremonies, dinner will be Home.

held at the Columbus Elks' Judge Showalter will serve a four-year term. 1956 Weather Newsy Paragrafs Schneck Memorial Hosnital News Mrs. Ray Whittington, Columbus, underwent surgery Monday morning. Mary Jeanette McKinney, fivemonth-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Joe McKinney, 509 East Third street, was admitted Monday afternoon for medical treatment. John Hayden Emhuff, 20, who underwent. emergency surgery Dec. 28, returned home Monday afternoon to 819 Oesting street. Earl Bowman, who underwent emergency surgery Dec.

28, returned home Monday afternoon to 804 North Blish street. Roger Johnson, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Oral Johnson, admitted Dee. 30 for medical ment, returned home Monday afternoon to Brownstown R1.

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Newkirk, "East Second street, are the parents of a son born in surgery. Mrs. Dale and son, Kirk born Dec.

28, returned home Monday afternoon to North Vernon R2. Mrs, 'Erman Shoemaker and daughter, Lisa Gail, born Dec. 28. returned home Monday afternoon to Vallonia. Mrs.

Merle Roll and daughter, Penny Lee, born Dec. 31, returned home Monday afternoon to Brownstown R1. Mrs. David Willman and son, Kim Bryon, born Dec. 28, returned home Monday afternoon to 624 North Pine street.

BERLIN P-All 15 boys in an East German high school's senior class have slipped across the border into West Berlin. They fled to escape Communist reprisals for a five-minute silence they staged in class to protest Soviet intervention in They will be flown to West Germany and given an opportunity to finish high school there. The Columbus building inspector's office reported. that construction in Columbus during 1956 was about equal to. that of 1955.

Permits were issued for 156 new residences, totaling $4,527, 000. This was a decrease of 20 under 1955, but an increase in costs. Revenue from parking meter collections and parking violations in North Vernon are expected to be over $16,000 for the year 1956. The Seymour Public Library will be closed today in observance of the New Year's holiday. Hospital needs of the Bloomington area can best, be met.

by establishing a new 140-bed geleral hospital at a new independent site, James A. Hamilton Associates, professional hospital consultants, recommended in its report of a survey conducted there last fall. A tentative estimate: of the cost was set at $3 million, which would include an allowance to convert the present Bloomington hospital to one designed to provide care of the chronically ill. Cost of the survey, $3,000, was met by public donations from Bloomington, Monroe county and sections of Owen, Brown and Greene counties within the service area of the hospital. License Plates Continued from page 1 first time this year, the gross weight will be shown: on the license plate, and it will not be necessary to issue a separate weight tax for trucks.

Manager Combs pointed out that now is the time for all motorists and whose birthdays occur in January to apr ply for renewal of their operator's Licenses issued for the operation of a motor vehicle. are issued for a two-year period, coming due in the month of the holder's birthday. Chauffeurs' licenses are issued for a one-year period and likewise are renewable in the month of the holder's birthday. A rush always occurs just befor the deadline last few days of February and motorists are urged to obtain their new plates as soon as possible. after they go on sale.

Palmer Again Tailed In. Bartholomew County Thoma's Palmer, 23, has been returned to the Bartholomew county jail from Norman Beatty Hospital at Westville, where he was sent for a sanity examination to see if he was competent to stand trial. Special Judge John M. Lewis, Jackson county, recently set the date for Palmer's trial for Jan. 10, after two examining doctors agreed that Palmer was aware of the charges against him.

Palmer was being. held on a second degree burglary. charge. when he slashed his wrists twice with razor blades. He is being held in the women's section of the county jail.

Continued from page was 3:09 inches, which was 1.11 inches belaw the month's normal precipitation of 4.20 inches. A two-inch snow fell on March 15. April's top temperature was 80 degrees on the 3rd and the low mark was 28 on April 19, 20 and 22. Total precipitation from: April showers was about normal, being 3.70 inches while the norm is 3.75' inches. "However, the first week had heavy rainfall with .55 inch on April 2 and 1.20 inches on April 3.

The river rose to 16 feet, two feet above flood stage on April 4. There was a snow shower on April 7. High Water In May Maximum temperature in the month of May was 92 on May 31. The minimum. was 36 on May 7.

With rain on 12 days, precipitation amounted to 8.11 inches, than twice the normal a4. mount of 3.97 inches. On one day, May 27, rainfall totaled inches. The heavy rains lands and White River in this brought high, water in the lowarea crested at 18 feet on May 30. Highest temperature in June was the same as that of May, being 92 on June 11 and 12.

The month's low mark was 40 on June 1. Rainfall was again above normal, totalling 5.18 inches above the norm of 3.89 inches.July brought the hottest day of the year when the temperature rose to 97 on the 27th. The minimum for the month was 54 on July 30. Total precipitation was 4.34 inches, 1.16 inches above normal. Maximum temperature in Au-gust 96 degrees on the 5th and the minimum was 47 on the 21st.

Precipitation amounted to 1.89 inches, 1.64 inches below normal. September's top temperature 13th and the low mark was 36 on the 20th. Rainfall occurred only two days, the 14th with 2.9 inches and the 15th with .9 inch, making a total of 3.18 inches for the month, slightly below the norm of 3.31 Light Rainfall In OctoberHighest temperature in October was 84 degrees on the 6th and 16th and the low mark was 31 on 16th. Rainfall was very light, the precipitation amounting to only .9 inch. Normal amount for the month is 3.04 inches.

Maximum temperature in November was 75 on the 2nd. Coldest day of the month was November 23, which had a low mark of five degrees and a top reading of only 30. There was a three-inchsnow on the 22nd. Precipitation. totaled 2.18 inches, .89 inch below: normal.

December's top reading was 74: degrees on the 6th and the low. mark 20 on the 18th. While the' month seemed to have more its share of cloudy days and. brought rain instead of snow to; this area, precipitation to only 2.8 inches, .4 inch below normal. As 1956 draws to a close pros-: pects are that the last night of the old year and the first day of 1957.

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