Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 4 February 1946 — Page 2

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Additional Trucks For Bellmont Co. Twelve new t > slier nuts »oott Will be add'd i > I h>- fie * of rolling Htwk by Belli.out Truckin;c ('> »: tins city, it •■ra-' learn•«l today William !’. Hell pr<*i dent <ir tlie firm, lu.<* oinpleted >*

I , . JBB. * rs ' ’ • '*l dfl —J -•» 4PV.-tf*A, -‘Mi '* V "Ww i - ’’ 1 ' ■ 4 . 4 -W& a®? POLICEMEN are shown above working to open the door of a car overturned by picketa at the (trikebound ]’ U hern Steel Co. shipyard in Alameda. Cal., in order to free William Endig of San Lena Rio, p! it < cv ve, who was pinned inside. Later, Endig was again set upon by pickets, when police left him out .(!-• th- <ar in a rush to quell another fight. Returning to his assistance, the cops saved him from further abuae an 1 escorted him into the plant (Inttrnational Soundphotv) U ■Ek < .*% i . MISS MARGARET HUMAN, left, and her mother. Mrs. Harry S. Truman, second from right, are shown ehatting with Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Gardiner backstage at Washington’s Earle theater during the v,,t of the first lady and her daughter to the midnight performance presented in behalf of the campaign tor the National Foundation for Infantile Paralvsis. f International Soundoboto) ’ll r X . Bsf ■■■■»* - ■ ~ ImSS"- „ i f UNFINISHED CARS REST ON ROtleHS in the trimming room of the Ford Motor Company’s assembly plant at Edgewater. N J-. after about 1800 employees were laid oft “tor an indefinite period.’’ Shortage of ports because of the steel strike caused the suspension of work tn this and other ford plants. (International) >4 I. aV | < • : H 7 ji *4{uF'**u - '* X - w ;; n

deal with the Fruehoff Trailer Co. whereby two of the new units will be delivered immediately aud the other io will be delivered in the in Xi few Weeks. The lie* <*quipmeul » ill Imi used iiutb as replacement and for use in carrying <>ut naw contra* t». The Bellmont Co ha a contract carrier franchise in the middlewest.

The Beaver City F’ioneer was the first newspaper printed in the - fur western section of Oklahoma known as "no man’s land.” and lii<l<-.iway for many of the state's I early day outlaws. H was established in 1888 with the slogan The new civilian Jeep has six forward speeds and two reverse ! speeds.

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Series Os Four Chicago Hotel Fires Probed One Guest Kilted, Others Are Injured At Congress Hotel Chicago, Fell. 4—(VP)— An investigation was ordered today Into four fires which broke out In the historic congress hotel within 11 houi>< yesterday, causing one death, injuring several suesu and driving l.ofH) perfcons from their rooms in night clothes. Fire Marshall Anthony J. Mullaney scheduled a meeting with hotel officials and plated IS guards in the hotel corridors to watch for a p. asible firebug. "It looks suspicious.'* Mullaney said. “One or two fires could lie a coincidence, but not three or four." Hotel officials said the firns apparently had been < aust-d by smouldering cigarettes. The dead man. identified so Frank J. Van Hoesen. 32. Brighton, N. Y., a paint and wallpaper manufacturer, was oven- >me by smoke. His partially-clad body was found in a bathtub beneath a window on the fifth floor from which hr apparently had attempted to escape. Mullaney eaid the fire probably originated in Van Hoesen's room causing loss estimated at 125/mhi. Twenty-four rooms were burned out and another hi rendered temporarily unuseable by smoke and wa ter. Another fire. iM-ctirrlng at about noon, about 30 minutes after its occupant had checked out. put an additional 95 of the hotel's 1.000 rooma out of use. Damage also waa estimated at ttfi-tMtA. Earlier, two small fire*, in the Glass Hat night club and sixth floor, were extinguished Ity the hotel staff The third fire. In which Van Hoesen lost his life, brought a jam of hysterical guests fleeing down fire escapes, stairways and elevators. Several women fainted after reaching safety in the lobby. Although the fire way confined to the fifth and sixth tloorw. men ahff women in night clothes crowded the stairway* and fin- escape* as high as the IZtlt floor. Firemen rescued three persons from high window ledges at the rear of the hotel. Including Nowfol Alex Habeeb, 15, a hotel resident. wbo hung by his hands from a fiftb-flooi windowsill for half an hour. Mrs. peal Norgorve, 35, Grand Rapids, Mich., became hysterical In her l.ith floor room and jumped to an outset on the 12th floor, breaking her ankle and wrist. Mrs Ruth Mixner, 33. Douglas, Mich., suffering from shtek and emoke. collapsed in the lobby. Reno Mlnlstrelll, (15104 llth St.) Detroit, fractured his right ankle Jumping from a llth floor window to a ledge on the 13th fl n>r. Less than four hou ♦ later the I last fire on the 12th floor brought I guests piling down again to the I street and lobby. Mrs. Marge Houne, 46. and Mrs. W J. Payne. 2*. both of Pittsburgh. Kan., were overcome by smoke on the 13th floor, and a fireman fractured his leg in a fail downstairs. John Ramsey of Kansas City, Mo. and his wife. Almaretta, were awakened by smoke and the crackle of flames. Jlgnw,ey toj-j his wife, suffering from >i-rvous tension, that he would carry her piggy back and they went out to the hallway, where other gueets were fleeing their rooms. Ramsey turned around and bocatcd his wife to his ha< k and had walked down five flights of ntalrv before discovering he had been carrying anoth-r woman. He raced back to the sixth floor and searched for 10 minute* before smoke aud heat forced him out. In the lobby he found his wife sitting on a soft, sobbing fur fear he hud been lost. Others of the injured Including William O'Rourke, Kansas City. Mo., who cut his right leg kicking in a door to i*a.-h a fire escape; George A. .Smith. 54 Pontiac. Mich., who aufferod face burns, and Mrs. Harold Robison. Tyrom*. Pa., who Injured her r.ght ankle. The hotel, a Cliicagu landmark, recently was purciiuaed by the Samuel Leeds Hotel Corp, from the Reconstruction Finance Corp. During the war. it was occupied by the army lor an air ioreea radio school. — — — ws— — ■ Truman Bierie Named As State Detective State police of I leer Truman Bierie. Bluffton, has been named a detective of state ix>lh e with headquarters al Pendleton. It was announced Officer BU-tie has bewn uiwigmd to Ad»uu county tor several yuan-. He win continue to reside at Bluffton.

James Ehinger Buys Theater At Albion James Ehinger of this city, recently dim harged trout Hie service, lias completed a business transaclion whereby be will lie* >me owner and nunagur of a mo'lon picture theatre In Albion, it was learned today. The theater at present Ir owned and operated by Douglas Haney, fonuerly of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Ehinger aud their daughter will move to Albion soon, it was learned. The change In own crahlp will take effect the latter part of February. The Haney then ter is the only one in the Nobk couuty seat town. Government Refunds Billion To Taxpayers Four Drug Firms Top Corporations List Washington, Feb I — Il'P) — four drug firms topped the list of corporations receiving federal tax refunds for fiscal year 1945. a iwriod in which the government was spending most of its money on weapons of war. This was disclosed today In the annual list of al! taxpayers receiving n funds of WOO o more which the treasury submitted to the house committee on executive expenditures. The r funds were .or overpayments by Individuals, cor(Hirations an<| estateThe internal revenue bureau said that refunds In th 1945 flsc-tl year, including Iho-e amounting Io |so(* or less, came I > approximately 41.Ulhl.IHHl.OuO Only seven taxpayers received refunds in ex* -s of > 1 .mm.weo. the treasury rrjmrted. la*ading till* group wa the drug firm. Eli Lilly ami Co. Indianapolis, with 12.239065. The oth r three drug firms were: Shaipe and Dohm Inc., rhlladelphh. 11.9511.744 Parke. Davis and Co.. Detroit, 91.610,013; and I'pjohn Co.. Kalamazoo. Mich.. »l 14t5074. Largest refund to an individual was f 1.375.000 to Henry F. Du Pont of Winterthur. Del. The other n-cipl nt* of million ilollarplus tetuixi* were: Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corp., of lauiisvlllt- Ky.. and Pel ersburfil). Va.. $1,478,3X7: and Til on. Im-.. Meadville. Pa s|,'h;6,|7X. Tin- list eonlaiiK-d Hie num s of ir iny notable, Ln the field of mush. drama, literature and finance and others in public life, but their refunds gen rally were all in the lower figures. These include*! mov ic iH-rsonulilies Marlene Dietrich Jackie Coop r. Erie Bion- and Canada Lee; radio star Ma y Liv-I iugston; symphony mchestri con ductor Sir Tito ua* H«-e ham: jazz; orchestra leader Duke Ellington: ' violinist Miseha Elman; novelKt Wills Catber: John D Kix kefell r. Jr., and the late Wendell Willkie. The bank of England gut a return of $31,646. Among the larger refutlds wer Estate of Melville N Rothschild, Chicago, $559.79b; Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.. Lynn. Mass.. $697,716; Youngstown Steel Ds»r Co., Cleveland. $627,337; Wyeth.

r —i. 1750 (wiev I I s . yy 1 I 1600 . _ I 22£O|_B R j'x E ■ I 1 sues JBWRL. ~ (78 SHIRS WO. _2.737,0 & QTQN5 1 l___ 700 JBRBpil RRRiliil_. HBHHI WmmuMWM i 600 soo Mswi 300 HBRaMIfll JHkKI ■3lO cu.sc 764 SHIRS (MUMHMin — *7isooo tons--513 700 TONS 100 H UMHB_ h asasp "»>» THIS GfiAPHIC CHART, showing the toll taken by U. S. subnusrioes in their war •gainst Japanese shipping, is based on Information which has just been officially released by the Navy Department. Destruction of Japanese records made exact figures difficult to obtain—particularly where casualties were concerned—but the total Jap low through sinkings of steel merchant ships appears to have been 276,000 man. The months in which the greatest toll was taken were January, February. September. October and November •>! 1044. As the figures show, subs accounted for 1750 ships of varied gross tonnage. (International)

line. Phllad Iphla. $626,930; Glenn I L Martin Co., Middle River Md. $638,158; Cleveland Railway CoCleveland. $458,742; estate of Edith IL Delong. Chicago, $493.67'; estate of Henry Wilson. Han Francisco, s47o.4<ts, and Bankets Farm Mortgage Co. Washington. l>- C., $444,538. , , . ..- O ■ Safford Continues To Give Testimony Marshall, Stark May Be Involved Washington. Feb. 4 tl'Pt — Navy (’apt L F. Safford reluctantly told the P*-arl Harbor com rnlttee today that in bls mind "suspii-ion docs exist" that Gen. George C. Marahal! ami Adm. Harold R. stork were involved in alleged destruction of an intercepted Japanese nit-ssuge which Safford said indicated war with the I'nited State* Marsliall was army chief of staff and Stark was chief of naval operations at the time of the Pearl Hnrlxir attack SafforiL then head of the navy department's communications intelligence section, insisted that the navy intercepted a Japanese message Dec. 4. 1941—three day* before Pearl Harbor —which gave this country definite knowledge that Japan intended to go to war witli the I'nited States. He continued “there is appearance” of a conspiracy to destroy evidence of I hat message to cover up mistakes which resulted In th** Hawaiian defenses Is-ing caught by surprise There Is no evidence of th*- message In army and navy files. Previous witnesses have denied it ever was received His suspicion that Marshall and Stark were connected with such a conspiracy was wrung from Safford reluctantly -luring questioning by It-p. J. Bayard Clark. D. N. (’ Clark reminded Safford that it Is a criminal offense to destroy government papers He pointed out that any mistake or neglect of duty in connection with the matter would rent directly on Marshall and Stark. "Do you wish to make that charge." Clark asked. "Not against them personally,” {■'afford replied. 'T*o you want to make any assertion to that effect’" No" "Do you want to,make any suggestion to 'hat effect " ”1 am not making suggestions of any sort." "Then you don't think there Is any suspicion," Clark suggested "There is a suspicion," Safford . inslste 1. "Do you mean even to create a suspicion that either .Vim. ! Stark or Gen. Marshall violated the Jaw by distroying public records to cover up a mistake’” Clark persisted. "In my mind that suspicion does exist," Safford finally answered. Safford said there were "not more than 10" persons who had access to a safe in which secret Intercepts of Japanese messages were kept, lie said they included translators and navy person-

nel directly concerned with the deluding and translations. He said then when he saw the so-called "winds message" on Dec. 4, 1941, it meant to him that Japan not only was going to war against England In the tar east but also against the United States "It meant the war would commence in two or three days—in alt probability on Saturday. Dec. 6. or Sunday. Dec. 7," h<- teuttfie«l. "That Is the bent estimate that could be made by th* 1 timing implied In that message.” ! FIRST WAR BRIDES tCasllssed Fra- Fa«« <»*•) strike and only au occasional ferryboat whistled a greeting to the “Brldeshlp” as I' moved up the Ice-caked north river to Its pier. More than 2>>o anxious husbands of the Argentina’s pa*s*ngew were wailing meanwhile at an American Red Cross chapter house to greet their brides. The first group of 5o brides was scheduled to leave th** ship at noon. The Argentina, a 30,000-tou ship which was used as a troop trans port during the war. had been completely reconverted for its new assignment. A nursery and playroom, complete with a variety of t tys, wa* set up on the ship. The bunke were arranged especially for the convenience of mothers an-.l babies and cribs and bassinets were provided. lairge supplioH of disp<»*alde diape s, liatiy bottles, high chairs, and baby blankets were put atmard the one-time troop carrier. Diet kitchens were equipped for the preparation of baby formulas Recompense to no .nan evil for evil.

Public Sale ■ REAL ESTATE ■ Improved 94.56 Acre Fam® A* I have purchaxml an apartment house in Bluff,m. I. *igii<-d. will kcII at public auction to the highest hHhb-r. my 94 56 acre farm (without reserve) located 4 miles we»t of Ind., on Stale Road No. 121. then 1 mile south; or I milr* Bluffton. Ind . un the Smoky Road Pike, on Thursday, February 7,19® Sale Starting at 1:00 P. M. Prompt * This is an extra good farm, good level prodm-in- .*uii, black. All under cultivation except about I aci* juit barn ami 15 acres ot woods and woods pasture on -oiith Fences are extra good, with cedar and steel posts. MS IMPROVEMENTS: Barn, like new. Size jft v6o to the barn. Water tank in barn Corn crib ana hog mum: to south side of barn Good 7-room house. 3 room* rooms down Cement block house on south aide ot iiou»*. POL'LTRY HOI'SE -Size sfi'x2lT, with i-euient tb>"i ventilators -this building is like new. 20x15’ Stnnim i Imm Brooder house, lairge garage and tool shed. Ele> 'tibuildings. 94 ft Drilh>d well, pump jack motor. Anyone this kinu of a (aim. be sure and attend this sab' Jani, ■ Wj) will sell with farm. Come look it over anytime bet ,i, Come prepared to buy. This farm tells to the highest bildrr TERMS: $2000.00 tasb on day of sale, to bind :,••• 'l l '-*- ; down to mortgage of $5500.00 on or before March 1 '' , l' Wem. Dunn has the fields rented, grain rent for 1916 l-'.i.m »iH subject to his lease Purchaser will receive ’ s of I’-'l'* inga will be available March 1, 1946. K|| MARION (Barney) M <)U\M EBeubergor Brux., AucHotieers. MfrS? Farmers A Merchants Bank. Clerk. Ja PUBLIC SAL# As my health is failing I will sell the following ,|<--. un my (arm located 5 miles east and I'x mil**» !H >rt! of “‘‘'“MB *4 mile west and m ffi. uf Ml. Hope churcl- m - opanil *3 east ot Salem, Friday, February 8,194il at 12:00 Noon f 15—HEAD OF CATTLE—IS | •; Holstein heifers coming 2 years old, heavy »P> -u*'• ■;i 2 Durham heifers, heavy springers; w ® Guernsey heifer, heavy springe'’: ■ Holstein cow, coming second calf; K Guernsey cow, 1 years old, due to freshen soon B Blue roan heifer, heavy springer; K 1 Holstein heifer and 2 black heifers. 8 months old. ■ 3—HEAD OF HORSEfi—3 I) ®* < Diack mare, 9 yrs. old; Bine roan mare. 9 yr* "l'< team that has been winning prizes at p*> , !!ng contest Mfi| colt, light mane and tail, coming 2 yrs. old. B j — HOGS — . ( . tlilu 1 Spotted Poland f’hina tried sow; 2 Spotted Pul- 1 ' 1 '* 1 Kfl 1 Spotted Poland China boar. HM — FEED — (| . <<«>■ 5 tons mtre or lew of timothy hay: MW bales nW' ■. alfalfa and timothy hay mixed. B — IMPLEMENTS — , Farmall F-12 tractor, with rnbber In front i«nd P"*'' ;l .fl vator; Corn Planter; 16” Plow, all with power lit': ilk tractor; 14" Little Genius breaking plow; Wagon and * |,v r '' Ing binder. 6 ft cut; International disc T’on side; Intern* s fl 5 ft. cat; Hay tedder; 10 hoe grain drill; Oliver breaking !’■" ■ feed griader; other articles. ■ ' TERMS—CASH. HARVEV Uja Roy S, Johnsen. Auct MM Ned C. Johnson, Auct. Bw Melvin E. Lieehty, Sale Equip, and Auct. Ma Clerk—First Bauk of Berne. K

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