Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 150, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1946 — Page 2

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Trade* hi a Good Town Decatur Gas on Stomach Relieved in S minutes or double your money back WhofttfeetM at. am* h raumi painful xufforat* Inf <B* »*ur ah ms h an<| hr«rtliun . *hi>’of» usually l>r* HM fhw U«tlW acting imM! ineg toman ftjf o>:i:p(><matii r*lipf me«U> In*••» hto** itow In lieu am Tsl h* N latath** H’l a.ia bntf» - fifc»r In • i Ifg ur duubh tuur u» Oy bath ua return t*< UutU« tu i 4 *Sc at all druggllb.

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ISSUES FINAL APPEAL (Ceotlnuea From Page One! Hi.' *nd of ih< w.«*k Mi Sauer Mli.ll He <(pleased his appro ia 1 lion i<> th.' general public for the I lopoiise which ill. * ampulgn hud; met in the county and his thanks 1 l<> various worker* who assisted him du* Ing the drive

Local Youth Awaits Ohio Arraignment Youth Extradited To Von Wert, Ohio Lal.* today Richard Dale Swyamt, 211. Decatur, wan etlll being Ileal 111 pill al Y’ait Werl, 0., awaiting al 1 a 411111**111 <lll a break ilia ami entering charge Swygurt was arrested here Mon* Ida. by Sheriff l,e . (llllig and deputy Sam Bentz 011 11 governor's warrant and the issuance of extradition papers after a Van Wert county grand jury leiurned mi In dicliueiit agalfiut iiim last Octubei He is specifically .hu'ged Hi tile indict mein aUh burglarizing the Town Pump restaurant In Will -.lure, i)., on March Hi. l'H5, taking in mey and properly valued at *25 the property of John Estill A burglary charge, returned in an iiidi. Im* tit against him by the Glum* county grand jury lust year. lis still pending He pleaded not ; ituilty to the charge here and was released under bond. \t the time of bis al'resl he collI tios. ll Io breaking illlo the Appel man West End restaurant lien*, tin* grocery at Magley. the beer tavern al Houghmd and three pia.es in Willshire. Hie accomplice. Thomas \nderson, lit. has already served on.* yeai of a I II y. ir setiteli.H for his part in the th.'ftH and lias been released from ill.' reformatory They were first arrested al . Bluffton in March, IIHS when they | attempted to change coins taken i in one of the breakille into paper * money Cue resultant investiga* lion revealed the aeries of I TeakIII". 0 Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

QUALITY Photo Finishing HolthuiMe Drug Co. Roy S. Johnson & Son Auctioneers & Real Estate Wa'H bt glad to Repraaant you in tho tranuction of Real Eatate at Public Salo or private eale* 25 years in this buainese in Decatur. We welcome your investigation of our record of which we are proud. Phone 104 153 So. 2nd St. DeVoss Bldg., Ground Floor Melvin Loichty. Rep., Borne, Ind., Phono 251.

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1 y—, IFII »IB — -rw-w J " 1 ’ WILLIAM J. (BILL) HART, the ••two-gun” western hero of the silent screen, la dead in Hollywood at the age of 75. Hart, born at Newburgh, N. Y. died oblivious of the legal battle which raged over hia estate, estimated at 11,000,000. His only son, William 8. Hart, Jr., won custody of the aged actor three days before he died. Hart is (Lown at height of movie career, left, and recently. (Internttionil)

Bad Weather Feared For Atom Bomb Test Test Is Scheduled For Next Monday Alton id the CSS Mt. McKinley. 111 Bikini, June 20. 11,'Pl Vice Admiral W. il. P. Hiundy U not betting iiut he revealed today I hut his staff officers are hiving eighi to one odds that tho weather will be unsuitable for the atom bomb lest scheduled for next Monday. Ex.-epi for th.* weather, everything etae is all eel for "operation crossroad*." the (lm>,mm,iimi project designed to test the navy's strength against the most powerful wea|Mtii known tn man. Col Williiim Blanchard, commander of the bomb qua*lr*m on Kwajulein, said weather may obscure the target from th.* air and mild "it is very likely that we may have to return the Is.inb here because of bad Weather. "An inlet-tropical front that has been south of Bikini now is moving into the Kwajaleiti area atid will lie between Kwajaleiti and Bikini around July I," h«* said "Good dropping days will be few and far between." The B-29 which Is to drop the bomb will make one practice run over the target ships in Bikini lagoon. Then it will drop its bomb within three more runs, or return ‘since eneortlng fighter planes have ,nly enough gasoline lor four runs. •Handy said today foreign observers here for the tests would not lie allowed to se.< everything. Foreign representatives will be allowed to inspect some of the target ships in Bikini lagoon tw »• days before the teal. Alter the detmiation they will he permitted to visit at least one thoroughly damaged ship and another with superficial damage, he said. They will not be allowed to inspect the same -.hip before and after the bomb falls. Blandy explained, because otherwise they would obtain more information about the bomb's power than thi* country is willing to disclose. No technical Information will Im disclosed after the Umls because "it will be a state secret of the United Status," he said. Even if Hie lest do*** not take piste Monday, directors of operations crossroads believe they will be aide to curry it out in the first Week of July. Tile only factor which could delay the test is the iMMsiblllty that the atom bomb will turn out to be a dud The navy revealed that the atom iwmb. failing from a height of about six miles, j H exp. (ted to sink only one -hip. Damage to other .Ships Will depend on the height from which !h» bomb will In- d»-tonui.-d, the navy .mid, The bomb drop will simulate an attack with the rest o f the ships set in approximate battle formation.

DEMOCRATS OF «?oMfci—g rrern Pas« O ee) swiftly In endorsing unopposed organization candidates lor state offices. They were Harry McClain of Hhelbyvflle for secretary of state. George Barnhart of Brazil for state auditor. Timothy P. Seston of IndianaiHilis for spite treasurer. George W. I,ong of Columbus fm supreme court judge. Edward Furnish of Vevay for superintendent of public instruction. Jack Kale of South Bend for clerk of the supreme and appellate courts and Harry H. Stllley. Hammond. Fay W. Leas. Fort Wayne. Matthew E. Welch. Vincent**, and Warren Martin. Boonville, (or appelate court Justices Political Lineup

Indianapolis. June 2fl — (UP) — The political lineup for the fail elections in Indiana with candidat-

Municipal Plant's Landscaping Draws Favorable Comment Lands, aping at the municipal light and power plant is attracting Hu share of attention Hits* days mainly through th'* efforts of Fred Braun, custodian. In addition to eliciting commendations from local re- dents, th. , lawtM. shrubs and flowers are re- , ceiving numerous favorable com . men’s from visitors from out of 1 th.- city. Considerable work is required in keeping the landscaping >n it* present attractive .-ondilloii, it was shown. For instance, the mowing alone requires two days at a time and It him been mowid 15 times Hum far this season. — 0 llec.-ul discorevles of jade deposits near Kemmerer, Wyo.. give promise of a new industry in th.state.

Plan Expansion Os State Park System Lonq-Ranqe Proqram Planned In Indiana In.lmn.iimlis. .Inn.- 2<i tl'P. A long range drive to put Indiana's stale park system at the top <>f tli<* nation's list of recreational spots was launched today with the announcement of a *|i>,sim.mm .Mi expansion program. Dlreclo Miltim Mailer of Ho slate .oiiservation conimission unveiled a program calling for a 25 year stale park Improvement pro ject. The plan called lor *!.,ix*ii,mxi (Ml worth of new park addition* and for the expenditure of *7,5m>.. mm i.Mi in renovation of existing pa k facilities. Fourteen new parka in various section.-* of the sti.ie- wen* inchid **d. Mutter said, eventually placing a state park within a 15 mil.* radius of every Hoosier. Possible selections for new park sites included a -ceiii. area of natural lakes in north-central Indiana, a "glaciated" area between Indian apolis and Richmond, a wooded area on the bluff of the lower Wabash liver and an area of wooded knobs and cave* in the vicinity ol Wyandotte Cave in southern Indiana. Three state landmark sites were accepted by the commission for slate memorial* earlier. They were the Angel Mounds near Evansville. the Brown County home and Studio of Hoosier artist T. U. Steele and the old Whitewater Canal right of way in eastern Ind latia.

es chornm by Hoosier Republican and Democratic conventions: I'. S. Senator: Clifford Townsend. It, Hartford City, and Will lam E. Jenner. 11., Bedford. Secretary of State Harry McClain. D„ Shelbyville, and Thomas A. Bath. Jr.. 11.. South Bend. State Auditor George Barnhart. D.. Brazil, and A. V. Burch. 11.. Evansville tlncumbent t. State Treasurer — Timothy P. Sextoi:. D., Indianapolis and Frank T. Millls, Campbellsburg tlncumbent >. Supt. Os Public Instruction —Edward Furnish. D., Vevay, and Ben H. Watt. 11.. Noblesville. Supreme Court Judge George W. Long, D„ Columbus, and James A. Emmet t. 11., Shelbyville, Clerk of Supreme and Apitellate Courts Jack Kale. D.. South Bend, and Thomas C. Williams, R.. Jeffersonville (incumbent |. Appellate Court Justices (four to be named) — Harry H Stilley, D.. Hammond; Fay W. Leas. D„ Fort Wayne; Matthew E Welch. D.. Vincennes; Warren Martin. D.. Boonville, and incumbents Wilbur Royse. R Indianapolis: Floyd 9 Draper R. Gary. Donald E Bowen, Bloomington, and Harry Crumpackel, Michigan City.

Train-Truck Crash Is Fatal To Nine Mexican Laborers Accident Victims LaFei-ia. Tex. June 2G— (I'l’l—- — truck driver was held resimmiibh* by police today for the collision of his truck with a Mis- ■ <mrl Pacific train last night, in which nine Mexican laborers Were killed and !0 injured Seven workers were killed Ins'uiiHy and two other* died ut Harlingen. Tex. hospital, where tin* Injured were taken. Four (•thers were not expected to live. Non. of the victims was Identified. ('apt. Marvin Gordon of the Harlingen police said an Investigation had shown that the ac.-l-<l< nt occurred when the truck driver failed to take proper precautions before crossing the t.acks seven miles east of here The driver, who was not identif*ed, was taking a load of men and women laborers home from work at a citrus and vegetable . inning plant. Gordon said. Gordon said the driver's vision of the tracks at the crossing was oh*, u’-e.l by a string of box cars (■!* a siding near the packing plant but that he should have stopped .'.nd looked for an oncoming train. Tin- driver was Injured in the crash Gordon said he would be (.uesinne.l a. soon as his condition improves. The truck was demolished. None of the passengers on the train, Imund from Mission, Tex., •o Harlingen, was injured. Gordon said the victims lived at a seitleni.nt near the Mexican Ix-rder. . w _„ , ___ THREE PERSONS DIE K'nstlniirii From Page Owe) Wl.s suspended indefinitely when the fire broke out again in smouldering pilings and -pread to additional f.-rry slip* Th** fin- envelop* .! th** building, a three story structure of wmxi. .-••ineni and ste*'|. within five minutes. Hundred* of employes fled in panic or dived into the water. Firemen -ui*| the flames started from a spark the third rail of .in electric train. Clanking over a < ity owned paint shop was ignltml and the flames spreadqqnqqiqqc • d and the flame* spread qul.-kly >ln ■■■ig*h., a Hi*- spra wll ng bulldln g row. 1 W.MM- .

*?sicisw nn * W »»*.‘"M tbev-« ft ch*®* • M AKIS—Do (hey need & •djuMment need fluid? | ® HORN— Is it Ju good condition lure to give a ii signal when you need it? £ W THIS— Are they safe? '» Excessive wear may cause f, a blow out accident. • LIGHTS— IX, any bulhe W needreplacing/Arehead* E lights properly focused? K • STIIRING-Do yoar - controls operate easily? B • WIMRS- Do the* opcr- » *w satisfactorily? Brant Motor Co. I Third at Monroe • -d cooman wnw aoucs meme ■ jamrwwr

Fortunately, there were few travellers In the terminal nt the time The fciry Knickerbocker, carrying Hm pnsaengers, had pulled out on ly a few minutes before. Twenty five persons left on the slip dung precariously to tin* apron until u coast guard tug rescued them. The three dead, two men ami one woman, wen* terminal work era — —o—HEARING OPENED TO (Continued rrotu Page Oo«) that collertiun of assessments had been Imrred by the statute of limitation and thus the bonds. lotaUing some *30,000. should not be Issued. The counsel con. (ended that the suit would have to have been filed in January. IM2 or before to come within provisions of the limitations Other minor points of contention, such as the change in conn ty officials since the action was started, apparently were not con titled. Attorneys for relators In the drain contended In their argument to the court that the change in contractors had up bearing upon the case In queation. Orig Inal contractor in the dredging was the F. (’. Morgan firm. The f'leo T. White firm has the contract at present. The suit to force Issuance of the bonds was brought by Homer Teeters, as commissioner of construction and a number of relat*rs who approved the construction, headed l.y Elmer Gibson Roscoe D. Wheat of Portland ..nd John L. DeVoss, of Decatur, represent these relators, moat of whom made their personal appearance in court today, evidencing considerable Interest In the piocoedings. E’erd L. Lltterer, county attorney and Frank Gordon, Bluffton

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