Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 68, Decatur, Adams County, 21 March 1947 — Page 7

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(hooting Death Isbond Murder MC Is Mode By £,nd Os Victim L lad.. March 21 —(UP r,, h <» death <* a sought to arrest Lsdac <«"« ed C," lotlay by bis widow, udii t xi*'c bim • chanca L r Mid Mr* Dorothy L7 .. 1(( . pleaded with the 2 t,, »hoot and told him

Lblic Auction SIX ROOM MODERN HOME and NEARLY ONE ACRE OF LAN!) iesday, March 25 1:30 P. M. ON: i': uitk’S Weal of Fort Wayne. Indiana on Road Number K- llliuoii Road. OMPI-ETELY MODERN 6 ROOM HOME, unusually well con Large Living Room. Dining Room. Kitchen and Breakfast flrd floor- Three Bedrooms and bath on second floor, bpen , Kitchen has MODERN. BUILT-IN FEATURES. GOOD ,r CARPET on Living Room and Dining R<a;m Floors. and UM in Kitchen GO WITH THE HOME. Bedrooms have large -j.„ large Limn Closet in Bathroom. N BATHROOM FIXTURES. FULL BASEMENT, AUTOMATIC IRNACE. ELECTRIC WATER HEATER. Fruit Shelve* ami tn< h TRACTIVE HOME in Fine Repair, Nice High Sightly Location, rd and Lawn. Double Garage with concrete Boor. Good Garden Variety <>f Fruit. Young Trees. Strawberry Bed. White Picket round yard. IATE POSSESSION. I- !" r ; day of sale, balance upon dcßVery of good title. R. L CRIPE OWNER samanu— Auctioneer [cat —Sale* Manager , [hleu—Local Rep. ladvited by .Midwest Realty Auction Co.. Indiana. 21 Jblic auction — OF—- — and EQUIPMENT ON iesday, Mar. 25, 1947 at 2100 P. M. Ixmted at 2tß East Main St.. Van Wert. Ohio h- Ib-iautant is fully equipped and everything in A-l cundi lias la-vti open *4 hour* a day. 7 day* a week. Has a D-2 h And showing a 'good margin of profit. rut very reasonable and a 3 to 3 year lease to a fill In offered for sale with or without D-2 License. IS OF SALE—I5 r 4 down day of sale. Balance due on delivery )r title. NEVADA BURLEY OWNER tuhlwii-il l>y the Van Wert Llqi'idallng Auction Co. i Bailer. Sales .Manager. Phone 3348. Clay. Auctioneer. Phone 2466.

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be‘d go to jail." Bartholomew county official* indicated a grand jury investigation of tile death of Elwood George Travers might be asked. He died yesterday when «d<ot by a deputy sheriff who said he threatened his wife and sheriff Richard Thayer with a straight-edge razor. Coroner Marvin it. Davis said uarlier he would return a verdict of "justifiable homicide." Travers, a barber. was shot and killed by deputy Fred Wood* Wed nesday night at his home after hi* daughter Patty, 19, phoned the sheriff that, "daddy 1* beating mama." Thayer said they went to the one-i oom home to arrest Travers, who was Bntuicated. Ho said w idle

1* I j// ? / a . ‘ /l Xi y% IB k r /p ' Jpl 3HHI ! • KISSING HER NURSE goodbye, little Anne Hastings concludes a two* month stay in a Baltimore hospital where she has been recovering from amputation of her left leg as a result of being attacked by a caged lx ar. The 4-year-old child s mother, Mrs. Wilbur Hastings (left) watches the fond farewell. (Intetnaiional Soundphoto)

he and Mrs Traver leaned over to sign an affidavit. Travers appeared with a razor in iiis hand and ap-, preached bis wife When he failed to obey two commands to stop. Woods fired one shot, Thayer said. He kept on walking towaid them and Wood* shot him again Travers died in an ambulance minute* later with a bullet in hl* chest. .Mrs. Traver* said she tried to jump in front of the jleputy but "the sheriff grabbed me and held me while tin- deputy fired.” ".My husband bad a razor,” she said, "but he wasn’t lunging at any one and wasn’t coming toward us." Mr*. Travers said her husband pleaded with the deputy not to shoot a second time. "Please don’t *hoot me, i’ll go,” she quoted him a* saying. Thayer, in a formal statement, said, "it was the beliel of my deputy that Travers was starting to wield a razor on Mrs. Travers or myself." “ft all happened within a few seconds." he said. "Travers wan still advancing after the firci shot, and the deputy thought he had missed " Thayer said he did not hold Mrs Travers but "pushed her out of the path'' of her bushand. The idiooiing whs witnessed by the daughter, and a son, larry, u, both children of a former marriage by Mrs. Travels. AUTO WORKERS K'oiitinix d From Pag <iu--> • the percentage plan in the 1946 vacation allowance provision, with special provision to meet the problem of the veteran,” UAW said. Also demanded was lime-off for vacation for employes who asked I

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Former Geneva Lady Dies At New York Mrs. Adda Weldon Bolds, 70. former Geneva resident and well known here, died yesterday at her home in New York City. Surviving arc tie- huxliand. George W Bolds, four eons. Jay and Kenneth of New York City. Ermal and Donald of Alabama and two daughfers. .Mrs. Leah Spade of Robinson. 111., and Mrs. .Marie .Miller of T ire Haute Two children preceded hes In death. The funeral party will arrive in Portland tomorrow- noon and funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon al 2:30 o’clock at Baird Chapel — —- ————<J — ■■ ■ COMMUNISM FLAYED (Continued l-'rom Pag tine) Coniniurist ainr> In this nation. Asserting that labor unions art here to stay, mid that they arc .Vital to proper functioning of the free enterprise system, the speaker urged that the Communist ivailets be ousted from leadership in the unions that the latter may be true American organizationx Following his discussion. .Mr. Schafer conducted a question and HUSH er period of various phases of Communism. Henry Itromer. dull vice pri-sidcqt. eoudtlcliil tin meeting. Tin- annual ehi-iioit of officers will Im- lielil at the weekly meeting of tin- Rotary club nezt Thursday. • —: • UNITED STATES, (Continued l-'rom !’«<<• Oiiel for a loom- confederation of Ger iiiiiii states foreign minister V. M Molotov ha- advanced the theory that Germany should have a strongly centnlized government In which regional autonomy would In- strictly llmitml. Ib-vln proposed that alt |m>wci- Individed i»-oe<-n a central German government and state governments with all iMiwer- vested in flu- state governtm tits except for those e» prcxsly delegated to the central iiithority. The central government would have egm-irtive and legislative re s|M>uaildlttles v-senlial to assure iMdltical unity. imtumlisaßon. immigration and foreign affairs. <*. £ 3 r fry I -i • t x j CULMINATING * 14-month roFecsjr Ky» n - actrose, and AoHr lunmy Cross were married in Burteok, Cai , and HOW Dt • l-WCr*

Aged Rossville Man Is Killed By Bus Rossville. Ind. March 21 —(UP) John Schuler, 80. Ro-xville, was killed shortly after midnight today when he was »truck by a bus on a high way near here. 0 TALK OF HOUR CLUB .•Continued From Pag* One) for an hour and a half. He stated that within the next 23 years, history would show if the capital of the world remained in Washington. D. C., or would be centered in Moscow. "That is the

Need We repair and clean al! makes of furnaces. Best Furnace materials—trained workmen. All costs based on Repairs? *c‘u*l materials used and labor. Phone u* now. ”^ ue * consumption muc h less” !■ L"flor--TM “Tht WilUmwn Kttttr Comptay: i ii laiililmL. - tYr atr vriy pitapat with out Williamson B-Til! !l 8 Tlipl ilr Furnace. The eatra-—auch a> the tern- ■ ■“VWrrcSil penature control and the humidity control have H ll* : ’’i J iuatrhed our choice However, the moat cranly 3 jL tnt result waa the decrease in luel consumption 3 Hl I--I1 •*-. "'"C* »•» taatallatiaa." ... w I rfTTTfll >- Sicned—John Clement, ladiaaa Decatur. Indiana Furnaces cleaned 64.5 U up

Public Sale! Having Mild my farm. I will sell my personal property at the farm located 3 miles North of Decatur or 1 mile Must of Monmouth, on Wednesday, March 26,1947 Starting at 10:00 A. M. 9 — CATTLE — 9 Spotted cow . yrs. old with calf l>y side; Holstein cow 5 yrs. old With calf by “Ide: Spotted heifer will) calf by side; Red cow 3 yrr. old, milking; Spotted row 5 yrs. old. milking: Roan cow t» yrs old, milking; Red cow 8 yrs. old. Springer: Yearling Heifer; Red Poll Bull, yearling HAY—B tons of Miked Hay. — IMPLEMENTS — 10-20 .McCormick Deering tractor; Little Wonder tractor plows. 7 ft.; McCormick-Deering diia; Mr Cormick-Deering hay loader, like m-w; McCormick !>• erlng sid» rake, like new: McCormick Deering ft Mower; McCormick 7 ft binder: New Lime spreader on rubber; spike harrow; Gale corn planter; Superior 10 disc drill: Wagon ami rack: Walton and grain lied; Corn cultivators; 7 i novel cultivator; Hay tedder; 2 McCormick Deering manure sprHalers; Set of Harm-s*. Fuel barrels. — POULTRY — 9i> head of White Wyandotie laying hens, T- .-t-.1. Hatch--ry contract HOUSEHOLD GOODS Kroehler living room suite, liki new; s in-, dining room suite; Baseburner; 2 Floor lamps: Table lamp; Ebersole piano; Bookcase; Roll top desk; End table; Overstaffed chair; Maytag wasber: Metal utility cabinet; 3 pc. Bedroom suite; 2 Beds complete; 2 Dressers; Chest of drawers; 2 lab|i-» ; Pro-sure cooker; Ik-Laval Electric < r- uin separator: Sausai-.- grimier; Lard press; Knox circulating heater; Perfection oil tatige; .1 burner oil slave; Coal range; 12 gauge shot gun; Savage repeating rifle; 2 Bicycles; Oil brooder stove; 3 Electric brooders; Feeders; Fountains; 2 chick batteries; Disbe.-; Silverware; many small tools and numerous other Items. TERMS—CASH. Earl De Weese OWNER Auctioneers: T* H. Schieferslein. Chris I’.ohuke Clerk: Bryce Daniels *4ar. l'<-21-21 Lunch will he served.

PUBLIC AUCTION Have told my farm and will have a t’omplei. Cloim-out sab-. < <>n sistint; of the following <!<•« iil»-<l property, on FRIDAY, MAR. 28, ’47 11:00 A. M. LOCATION: 7 mil's W'.t of Ik'atur. lu 11-uj on No --’4 to th- \d amt Wills County Line, then mile .North <»r. ft tnilei. North ot Bluffion. Indiana on No 1. then 5 miles East to the Attains Wul's County Line, on No. 221. then -I, mile North CATTLE—I 4 HEAD Gmrnsey and Jersey cow 7yr edd with calf at side. ' Hol 'ein coWs. 4 and ft yrs. old. ft and « gal. i»»'. will be fresh hi few days; Gil-riirey hr Holstein. 1 yr* old with calf at side; Guernsey A Holstein <ow. '■> yt "Id. •• gnl. ft' ’l' in I W days; 2 Holst- in Heib-is. tre-.li in thlober; 2 Holstein Heifer*, trr li soon: Brown il-iter, will be tr« <h by • date- 2 Holstein Helfer: open Hohlein Bull >'•■’l " d THIS 16 A FINE HIGH PRODUCING HERD OF COWS. ALL BRED TO A PURE BRED HOISTEIN BULL. TRUCKS. TRACTORS AND FARM EQUIPMENT 1939 FORD I 1 Ton Truck with 12 ft Grain Bed with Slock Rack, in fine shap« on Sood rubber. 1936 CHEVROLET Panel Truck, in goo I n-pui- ami "it g<»od rubber 1942 J. D. H TRACTOR on Rill-Ini .stjiter and Mgii< 1938 F 2t TRACTOR on Rubber, with •’•sltivaUH . Power IJft. ; : p-<t«l Pulley LITTLE GENIUS 2 Bottom Tra< toi Plow, 11 inch J. O. Boltoiii, lirn tor Plow. 12 inch; 7 fl. Hit' Trat-’or Disc; tr.Wflt BRADLE) E’lexitde Culiil'U' k'-r; AVERY Kid.- In lively Rake: IHC llo’ary Ho. 1 :..tl.>i Spike Tooth Harrow; 3 S-.ti.rn Spring T.mlh Harrow; Goo.l ’1 Corn Plant, r; 6 ill. h Himmel Mill; Wagon on riiblier. II lli.ds 8.-d. on 16 Koo Tires. , t Ebv-tri.- Fence Uharg.-r; Pump Ja< k and Motor. N-• Typ- Chain Grapple Hay Fortt: Sickle Grinder with motor: S.-I of DAD Slieilds. Utter Carrier and Traci.: Tia.-toi l.litbtiug System; FJ.-clrie Cream Separaioi. Milk Cooler; Wash Tank; Milk Carn* and many mh. r ” 3 BUSHELS LITTLE RED CLOVER SEED: SUDAN GRASS SEED. TERMS—CASH. iXol RespousiWe in case of accident*. I LAWRENCE REKEWEG OWNER J F. sanmanti Am tiommr

i challenge for us to decide." hs said. The club will present John Eagle Blume on AprH 17. as the second number ot the five-program series. AUTO DEALERS LOAD (Continued rrom Page One) ■ port several Instances where the car makers have cancelled francbises. On Hie other bsud, many new-r-ar dealers blamed the manufacturers for a large part of the aecessoriex loading. These dealers estimated the cost of factory-mounted extras from , 1100 to 1250 on such items as

radios, heaters, seat covers, spare tires, white wheel rims, oil filters and windshield washers. One dealer in Kansas City. Mo., admitted his colleague* were "forcing customers to buy everything but the kitchen sink” to get delivery. He himself sold such items as radios, heaters and seat covers on an optional basis. Most dealer* said the accessories wore optional, but if a car ready for delivery were equipped with them, the customer could reject them —and the car—anil wait his turn for another not so equipped. "'?» course ” he added, “if the

PUBLIC SALE On a- count of my health I am compelled to quit farming so have rented my tarm and will sell at Public Auction the following personal property at the farm, located 2 miles South of Ohio City on Stale Route 118, then West 2 miles on Route 81 or 6 miles East of Willshire on Route 81. on Tuesday, March 25 Commencing at 12:30 Prompt HORSES—Good work team, bay mare, weight about 1630; good Roan Gelding, weight about 17u0. 2 sets of harness and some collars. 21 HEAD OF CATTLE—It Purebred Hereford heifers, carrying first calf, du> to -tart freshening by sale day; Hereford bull coming 2 year old; 4 yr. old Brown Swiss cow. due to freshen April 10; 4 yr. old Brown Swit,s cow. due to freshen in August; 5 yr. old red cow milking and rc-brcd, Gu< rusty heifer due in April, first calf; Guernsey heifer due in B<Pk; Holstein heifer 10 mo*, old; Guernsey heifer 8 mo*, old; Holstein am! Brown Swiss heifer. 8 tnos. old. Jersey heifer 8 mo*, old; Black Steer. 6 mo*, old, Jersey calf. 3 wks. old. All of the above of suitable age arc Bangs vaccinated. 41 HEAD OF HOGS 4 Hampshire sows with litter* by side; Registered Hampshire sow will farrow by sale day. Hampshire sow due last * of April; Registered Hampshire boar, yearling: 12 feeder pigs, wt. around 100 lbs. FARM MACHINERY—I 937 WC Allis-Chalmers tractor, on new rubber, cultivator attachment, imwer lift, power takeoff, hydraulic seat; 1942 model titt Allis-Chalmers eomldne in A-1 condition; John Iteere • No. 52 2 12 in. tractor plow, good; Allis-Chalmers tractor disc; John Ik-<-ie 999 corn planter, fertilizer attachment only used 3 Reasons; John Dem- sid>- rake; Inletuaiiomil 6 ft. mower, good; Rock island bay loader, good condition; lit hoe grain drill; New Idea manure spreader; goo I 8 f cultipacker. New 2-section rotary iioe; 2 2-sectlou harrows; McCormick Dei ring corn hinder; Klcel wheel wagon and extra good hl ft. ruck; Steel tireil wagon and wagon box; Bear Cat 19 in hammer mill; ixtru good il In rubber drive lielt. 23 ft. double; New 14 in. walking plow; and other items too numerous to mention. TERMS—CASH. CASH BROWN OWNER kuctioueeih E. 1-1 Bevington and Mvrl Knittle. Cierk Byron Stump.

Public Auction SURPLUS PROPERTY PAINT — NAILS — SCREWS — SADDLES — Pi LLEYS GREASE^-TOOLS—BOLTS—NTTS — PAINT BRLSHES NEW TIRES—CLEANING COMPOI ND — TOOL BOXES WIRING—( AN OPENERS—( HAIN HOISTS Any I'.M'd Cars or Trucks in Stm-k at Day of Sale Will Be Offered! New Trailer Parts—Sprayers—Large Quantities Miscellaneous Item* — Accessories TO BE HELD RAIN OR SHINE, AT THE CITIES SALES CO„ lac. 30* S. Maple Sinti Center us Town Hidtetille. Ohin Thursday, March 27 Starting promptly at 10:00 A. M. sharp. In . a,.- of ba! w-ath-r th< ah ail be held in heated garage Thi* i* the third sale of this kind we have held In the past 3 year*. Taking almort a year to pick and buy large quantities of good item* to make it well worth your while to utit-nd this sale. TlKMiKtinds of gallon* of good surplus Paint Some in one and live gallon can -. Th.- larger amount will Im- Arid hi 60 gallon drums. Grey. Manne Green and Olive Drab Over 2 tons of Grease*, cup grease, fibre grease, etc Will be sold in large lot* Several liiindred gHlinu* ot part* Cleaning Fluid to be sold in drum lots. Se veral drum* ol Cement Cleaning Compound iu powder form Approximate iy I"" gidiom of Carbon Tetr* Chloride, some use ss tin extinguisher fluid and cleaning purpose* More than eigiry B' t H> kegs ot Nails In sizes 39. 4<t. 6<> and 90. Twr t N< w Cavalry Saddles. Approximately too New Steel Bodie* all complete except fkw - sis«- 12 ft. *7 ft by 16 tn deep These bodies an- very well liullt and an- ideal for truck or wagon u*<Several New Rubber Tire Farm Wagon* twenty ii.cd factory building Stool Window Saab 25 window* in escll sa.ii New Power iaiwn Mower. Scv.-ral hundred New Steel Fenci Poat*. 6' 3 ft S- vit.,l bundled pound:, ot in' .1 i'-.f tapping and wood Screws— , vaii.'U* sizes. Several thouwii'l fc.t New Twisted Damp Cord. Tbom-and* ot G I Can Hpi-nei > The*, opener* ar. very small am| made »l very good material U ill Ih- sold In lots of lot l oi mure Appin.xiliialeiy |m> sets ttt New Steel 4t«m|uug Numtwra and Ud-ti-ra. sis - and I inch. Sold in setApproximately 2" N« w Two Wh'-el Freight aim Warebc-UM- Trucks. ■ latrge lot of new Mitmoapulis Ho*cyw'di R.-iay.'. Msnie.rsiata. Tran-lornu is. etc. Aiqn oxii-iat.-!y ft" New 36 in Pipe Wt- u< ii--a mo-' al l rigid. Several hundred New St.-.-l Pulley*, lailh single and double. Approxnna'efy ftgti New 1 gallon Hau l Sprayers. Over DM New S .iuxlil Tiies. first grade and guarantee.!. ‘ Imrge lot of in ami 1 in. Scotch Masking Tape. Large lot of N< w Tralh-r Parts < onsi*tiug ot hubs, air boM-, I buM*. turn bin kles, light plugs, light cable, fifth whesria. etc. Shop Equipment and Tsois Consist Ing of Steel Trail Hozes. Battery Stosf Chargers; Used Electric Motors; Tire Vuivaniaers; Used Work Bem-lu-s and Forges; Bolt Cutters; and many other Shop Equipment Arik-tea. Miscellaneous latrge Steak of Bull*. Nuts, Washers, Cotter Plus, Wrecking Hers Poet Hq)« Augers, etc. Parte A Accseoorien — (liaranr-e tJxhls. Mioduw tkrippeng. sßgual Ughts. Fire Extinguishers. Tire Inflsiers, etc. THUMS -CASH MANY OTHER VALUABLE ITEM* NOI MehtfiVwfcV. I IIU IH B «303 r ViHA.

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dealer equips a car with accessories, he will not take them off. i think the customers are glad to get them, and I don’t think they would want them removed to leave the ugly liole* where they were.” Profits on the extras were esti mated at M to 59 irercent. plus additional margin on installation cost* to the ‘ customer. Typical prices included: radio, *»0-)li0; healer. 145-850; fog light*. 425-130; bumper guards, ♦2d; seat covers, 450-|B<>; overdrive, ♦<MM; windshield washer. 111; oil filter. tls, and rear window wiper. 117.