Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 97, Decatur, Adams County, 24 April 1945 — Page 2

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Effort To Miss Hog Results In Accident Heavy Damage Done In Accident Today The attempt to miss a wander-1 ing hog which was crossing C. S. I highway 224 at about 5 o'clock I this morning, five miles east of I Decatur, proved costly to George Cockran, -M. of Indianapolis, | driver of a large semi-trailer, for the Merchant's Freight System, which skidded and turned over in a field south of the road, doing considerable damage to a fence and tractor plow The black Poland China hog was killed, as it deliberately ran into the truck. Mr. Cockran was not injured. Tile driver informed Sheriff Leo Gillig that he saw the hog, on the highway and made an effort to avoid striking the animal. As he put on his brakes, his large truck, loaded with 15 tons of aluminum plate, which was loaded at Cleveland, skidded and swerved over to tile south I side of the road The truck tin- I ally turned over in tile George I Hinib-nlang Held, where it struck : a tractor plow that was left there i tjv night before \ large si retch . of fence ami about 15 posts were j torn down by the uncontrolled j truck. Mr. Cockran was driving west and Sam Bentz, deputy sheriff, said he was headed for Terre fla.ute. The huge cargo had to I he unloaded before the trailer i < ould he set up by a local auto I week service. o bounty Council To /eet Here May 5 Th county council wilt be asked ! t in special session Sat- , 1 ; day. May 5. to consttier the ap- I p priation- o pay the per ditto , ; nd salary ini-rea < s of county of- I 1 let ils. gianted by tite Indiana gen- ; tial a-sent >iy in i's recent st sston. ; ■ The stima'e of trie allowances ! ' and general salary inerouses to de- ■ , puti< ; io.till f7.,1T5.5‘i Thurman';] I 't.-ew. t'tutity auii ' >r. stated. i The 1 gal no’: will be published ' Wednesday and the convening of i ( the county body will take place 10 , days later. The p-r diem allow-, ar.res affect every 'public official, from judg to the county commie- ■ iiionet-3. o— Ernie Pyle Widow To Receive SIOO Weekly I Aibmpt rqut- X M April 24 —I (UP) —.Ernie Pyle's widow will re- • ceiv'e slOll per week for 'he rest of h r life under term's of the war] < t-rrespondents will which was filed for pro it 'e yesterday. Pyle, who wais killed whil ■ cover- i ing the invasion of le Jima, named , IWy F. Johnston. Stillwater Minn.. I triistee of hta estate. In addition to Mrs Pyi . who will I Receive the family home in ATbtt- j iuerque and a trust lund paying | (I per week. Pyl left s,2.atm to | Eugene L'eibelhardt of L« Angeles, j Upon agre meat of Mrs. Pyle and ! trustee Join,-on. the will provides i *5.000 each to Ibe paid to Ernie's] {athgr and hi.s Aunt. Mrs. Mary E. I Bales, both of Dana. Indiana. Mnt. Pyle's mother. Mr* Martha Sieboldfi of Afton. Minn., and Ernie's secretary, Rosamond Goodman. Washington. D. C. 0 — I Sugar Application Forms In Schools The Adame, county war price and rationing board announced today , that canning -sugai applita,ion*s ate being distributed tnong the se.tools because only a limited initial supply of these forms has been received. I When an additional supply of ; the applications is rec ived. notice , will be published by the ’ooard. Applicants will no* receive then canning sugar coupons until approximately th- middle of May. o — Censorship Director Submits Resignation • 4*'*- r ’ iWh-tfiington, April 24 — (UP)-* Director Byron Price of the of: of censor-ship su'bini’ted h's re.-.-nation to President Truman today, bu-t the President insisted that Price remain at his post. Price talked with Truman at the While Hoiase. Price would not dtacue<3 his personal status afterward, said he had brought the preisic(en» tip to date on censorship qperations. “ o Trade la a Good Town — Decatur r WHY sisff-ek ' Rheumatic. Neuritis. Arthritis, ’ periodic Pains, Lumbago and all other aches and pains are quick- t - ly relieved with Alt's .Compound , W, G- Tablets. Positively , guarantied. At all drugstores dr send sl-00 ,to Union Pharmacal Co., Bludton, lud.

, . — i®h THE DARY FOOD RATION allotted to U. S. soldiers in a German prison camp is held up by Pvt. Robert W. Pryor, San Francisco, Calif., who was rescued when American forces overran the camp he was in. The enemy ration was a part of a potato along with a small chunk of hard, black bread. (International) Two Autos Collide Here Last Evening Autos driven by Carles Jacobs aud Mi-,- Rulh Miller, both of Deca-> itir. collided a: the inters ction of Adame and Tenth .streets Monday < veiling al 5 .-'cmck Damage estl- ' ma: d at S.mi was caused to the J. •(/>- car while the .Miller auto was no: damaged. An electric light i pole w.:s knocked over by the col-] lision. I —o Roland N. Little Is Given Army Discharge Roland X. Littl- of Fort Wayne, has resumed his nursery bmsinese ' after be ,ig honora’bl.v discharged from :he army, and was her - today with hi-.-* familiar white truck, calling on old friend - and checking on plar.iinz.s that he set out here a f w years ago. Mr. I.it’le wa - in the army about 3o m.mtlu and received his discbarg,- from Billings General hospital at Fort Hani->n. He stat d '

J J 1 iWb' v waaß all A M 1 TWO OF THE WOMEN S. S. GUARDS of Belsen concentration camp in Germany are shown above following the capture of the prison camp by British troops. The women guards, Whose brutality equalled that of their male colleagues, were forced by the Tommies to help in the burial of their thousands of victims who perished at the concentraLlOil CftlfiD. ''/ntarnatmm) I

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o mH Wjl ■IT fla REP. JAMES M. CURLEY, Democrat ] of Massachusetts, and six others indicted with him as associated in Engineers Group, Inc., a war contracts firm, will be tried in federal district court at Washington, April 30. The defendants were indicted by a federal grand jury j Jan. 3, 1944, on 16 counts alleging I use of the mails to defraud. All | nleaded innocent. (International) hr- would make several trips to this ' city in the interest of Ills busiuees ; and lands.-ap- work. -- -—o — Pleads Guilty, Case Is Under Advisement Lawrence Atwood, of Michigan, a railroad section worker, pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent xpesure -when arraigned before Judge J. Fred Frucht- in the Adams circtii- court Monday after- j m»on. Tin- judge took entente under advD'-m nt. Atwood was taken in;:) custody by city police last Fri- ] day. o ; Former Bulgarian King Reported Dead Ankara, April 24 —(UP)'—-A . report from Vienna said today that ; former King Ferdinand of Bulgar- ■ ia had been ki'llul in a road acc-id- | ent whil attempting to flee from I h ; heme in Slovakia to Austria. Ferdinand. 84 years old. abdieat- ] ed his throne in 1918 in favor of | his sou. :a? late King Bora-. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

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Infants' Ciothinq Is Badly Needed In War-Torn Countries The packing of infants’ clothes i has start.d at the used clothing depot in the old Peoples Restaurant j building on South Second street, op- ■ pcs-ite t.he court house. There is a great need for child- ! ren's clothing ranging in age-s one to three. Mrs. William Bowers, j chairman of the Red Cross com- ■ mitte? in charge of the receiving station, stated. Mrs. Roy Kalver is ; supervising the packing of the in- ] fant's clothing. j Great quantities of used clothing ; hav-. been received at the receivi ing station. The room will be open ] 1 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 1 I evenings, -when menilbers of th? Ro- 1 I tary and Lions cliPbs will be in ; charge of the headquarters.

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ACTIVITIES OF ADAMS COUNTY J 4-H CLUBS ♦ —■ ■■ ' ■■ ■ ® Union Township 1 The Union tawnship 4-H club will 1 hold ita ffiist meeting at 7 o'clock ’ f’riday ev-ening at the Harry C. Lehrman home. All girle over 10 ‘ years of age are invited to attend. ‘ Be'ty Leihrman and -Barbara Bark- 1 ley will be the hos'tesee»i. 1 Kirkland s The Kirkland township 4-H club ’ will hold its organization meeting 1 Thursday, at 7:30 p, m. in the Kirk- ! land high school. Phyllis Beineke, ] the leader, will be present to con- | 1 duet the meeting. The following , girls have already sent in their en- ' rollment cards: Patricia Barger, Mary Ellen tßyerly, Audry Andrews, Banbara tach, (Esther Sowards, Vi- 1 vian Arnold. Sally Ross, Alice Dick, 1 Baifbara Byerly, Wavelene Lehman, 1 and Doris Dick. All girls interested 1 in joining this club should get their 1 enrollment cards so that the sup- • plies ean ! be given out at the meeting. 0 Trade in a Good Town — Decatur 1 ‘ ' ■ I • , ■ t

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