Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 92, Decatur, Adams County, 18 April 1947 — Page 6

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A. J. ZELT The Rawleigh Dealer 230 South 4th St. Decatur Indiana IN’SI RANCE Leo “Dutch” Ehinge t FIRE — WINO — AUTIt 720 No. 3rd St. Phone 570 Save on Tennis and Badminton RESTRINGING I’rofeoio'i il Even Tensioning Reduced Prl.e* un'jj June 1 <>:-! rs fl lei In order received. Inquire—K. NALL Eox 124 Portland. Ind. Phone 277

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Decatur Man Granted Wish, Found Insane The 11- atur man. l-i-.»ted ea li th:, wi-.-k that "I am crazy and want to l>»- put away before 1 d<> S'lUlet rug b;id." got hl* wi*h lb was in tin i-Ustody of sheriff Herman Bowman tod.iv, awaiting a-imi** on to l!i inioiid stab ho«p|al ..Iter se< lirillg hi- own ap plii rion for an iti'-aniiy inquest ~'.d voluntarily appearing before I 'al d" tors fir exaiirnation "I am erazy." he declared They , agreed with him. COUPON S<md thi* coupon with >1. no and we will mail prepaid 3" blooming i •iz.. Hy iJi*. .New varie ties in b.-.-ii|t|ful pastel *h«d>-«. BEAVERTON BULB GARDENS Beaverton. Ore.

Blasi Survivors’ Nerves Shattered Least Noise Makes Survivors Jump BY. 0. B LLOYD. JR. Texas City. Tex April 1* il’l’l A small boy with a package of fin- ( tuckers would be a menace in Texa* city today The waterfront i» a scene of btiwtllne activity a* bulldozer*, i tanes. tractor* and hundred* of men si rape up H debri* and ■ search for the dead. . . Hut the hundred* of people still walking the street* in the deserted residential section are about tn drop Fa»i;’U'- and shattered nerve* are taking their toll. People are doing odd thing*. But they aren't funny I was t Iking to some 15 persons in the Presbyterian church. A mild-mannered man walked in. tapped one of the men on the shoulder and said "you'd better finish your conversation outside. It * going tn blow " The group ran into tin- street, tl *-:i *t"p|"-d and looked sheepishly at esch other. After 3u hour* of exploNioli* niining death, the waf<Ji-word “it's going to blow.” is fastened to their minds. The sudden, strange f#iiet gives the town even more of the appear alice of a Wartime beach he.l(l the

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, DECATUR. INDIANA

— blackened, devastated waterfront, the almost deserted village behind it. and people -tumbling about, de -d on their feet The sound of sirens is gone for the first time in II hour*. Tlie pop of a photographer'* flash bulb is enough to make people jump like a Jack rabbit hit by a charge of but k*hot I saw a party of fire-blic*ened i fire fighters sprawled on the grass, exhausted There was a roar and they Jumped up instinctively and ran I. (1. It.'iiiel, fi3year-old owner of n hardware and auto parts store •ni Main street was boarding up the glassies* windows. He apologized for his untidy ■ More ro'd buckled and some batteries on a shelf tipped over.” he said. "I've got to get up there, and fix it. "Some people will leave town." Daniel said "A lot of workers here, were farmers before high wartime w -ge* drew them into the plant*. They'll go hack to the farm. The rest of u* will build the town back." He looked we rlly at the claw hammer in his hand. "I think I'll finish tomorrow." lie said I talk'-d to a six-year-old boy He told me his father was an accountant whose office had been destroyed twice by hurricanes. "Now it'* all messed up again." l he said Dead on my feet. I was walking toward n group of men drinking ezifft-e at a Salvation Army can-< teen. They suddenly bolted and ran

i<>.»..nl no I turn'd and tan with - them. I fell In step with a man walking nlopg the street. "I've Rot to, get some sleep.” he s.ii.i. Hilt he was walking toward the hustling arene of activity nt the waterfront, j City schools escaped damage except for broken window*, hut authorities said no attempt would he made to hold classes for probably two weeks. It take* a long time to return to normal. — o Winston Churchill Denounces Wallace Attempt To Cause i U. S.-British Rift London. April IK. tl'Pi Win- ■ ston Churchill obliquely denoum ed Henry Wallace today as a I ”«rvpto-Communlst” and by infer-! eme accused him of trying to | separate Britain from the I’nited' States ami align her with Russia. Churchill spoke of Wallice as a visitor who foregathered with i "that happily small minority of I ! crypto-Communlsts” attacking Hrl-I ; tlsh foreign policy." After explaining that a cryptoCommunist was "one who has not got the courage to explain the destination for which he is making.” Chun hill added "The object of this demonstration lias been to separate Britain from the I'nited State* and weave her into the vast system of Communist intrigue which radiates I from Moscow " Speaking to the Primrose so-

(fety at Albert hall. Churchill ganged the domestic and foreign fields on a tirade of oratory reminiscent of hi* wartime reviews. He advocated an "honorable, friendship from strength with Russia" but appended an instant warning that "we *hall allow no wedge to be driven between Britain and the I'nited States.” Turning to the Wallace visit to Britain. Churchill mentioned him. a* "a visitor who lately arrived; from the I'nited States" and hob- 1 noblied with the crypto Communists attacking British foreign policy which Churchill *iid had the support of niue-tetrths of the house of commons. “I have traveled quite a bit myself,” Churchill observed drily, i "I am received with much kind-, ih-s* In Europe and America. Hut I when I am abroad I make It a j rule never to c ritic ize or attack the government of my country. ( "I make up for lost time when I come home " Churchill warned against becoui ] Ing discouraged and impatient | over the shortcomings of the, I'nited .Nation* In it* early day*. o —— Decatur Girl Hurt In Fall From Auto Kathryn Faurote. youngest! daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Faurote of this city, escaped serious' ' Injury when she fell from an auto driven by her mother when the carl door a < idc-ntally opened She was t cken to the Adams county memorial hospital for treatment of j head Injuries and then reb-aeed

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PROMINENT SOCIAIITI Vincent A*tor Is suing Vincent Aator \\ Ilham*. 34 - year -old veteran of Attu, in New York, to restrain him from doing bu*ine*« a* the Vincent Astor Purchasing Co. The ex-Gl, claiming he I* related by blood'' to Astor, declare* “Astor was born William Vincent A ..tor. but dropped hi* that name, hence, 1 have a* much right to diop my last name." Socialite Astor claims the public ha* been "deceived." (liitc> Divorce Suit Is Dropped In Court The divorce case of Joseph axain*i Beverly Ayala, filed recently in Adams < ireuit court, ha* been d smi. *e<| and the cost* paid I A citation so the defendant was I ordered Issued to sheiiff of Jay I county In the divorce case of Mary I against Clarence Kneu**. The citaI tion. charging failure to comply with a court order. Is returnable Saturday. A? you suffer TOLY FCH/ME PNH? This great medicine Is famous to relieve 41am. nervous dUtreaa and weak, cranky. dra,.ed out' tcelln*i. ot such day* when due to female functional monthly disturbances. Also fine stomachic tonic* irrn e.mmieyiess&i Roy S. Johnson & Son Auctioneers & Real Estate We'll be glad to Represent yov in the transaction of Real Estate at Public Sale or private sale. 25 year* in thi* business in Decatur. We welcome your investigation of our record of which we are ( proud. Phone 104 153 So. 2nd St. DeV om Bldg.. Ground Floor Melvin Leichty. Rep., Berne, Ind., Phone 251. F» USURP DANCING Edgewater Park Sunday, April 20 Bill Bardo and his far.’.ova Orchestra. This hand is jnxt completi ing a very successful tour which took them from coast to coast. DANCE 9 to 1. Coming - - Billy Butterfield

WORKERS (Continued from Pare One) th. 1..1. 101 l bill 'to ned today until the womans body was brought in l»r Paul Harris, of Houston, directing the non volunteer work eis. said bodies probably would lie found in latge numbers i.s hl* crew* penetrated farther Into the Mon santo plant. Sour- parts of the JO acre plant, he said, still were dej finitely unsafe. Ha ordered all ex ; ept workers frow the area. As the grim wo.k went on. two I oil fires still blazed les* than a half-mile away, but Or. Harris said they were subsiding rapidly, and

WE are entitled to know your personal preferences sUut ! I everything connected with the service « t I direct in order that we may continue to | “aerte at we would be terted, n YOU are entitled I to know the facts concerning our scientific 1 training, professional cotqietrnce and I business method*. You’ll get protective i n . I formation on the funeral subject if you p«y I u* a visit. I rtussos* rftA I* ! Home OS C ST us .INS I SNA I I L————— 1 I VWWVIAMWWVWWWWWVWVWWWVWWWWWHkI J Home Comfort I ‘ h® ; .3 Piece LIMED OAK r Bed Room Suite jl | [ Simple, streamlined styling in light hlonde fin4><| ; i w<M>ds that are particularly refreshing in the bosk* | I I Full size bed. chest and vanity with landscape nine.l [ Vanity has a drop center for a full length vien m:rr<| Stucky & Co. I MONROE. IND. Open Each Evening Except Wednesday _ —■■>*l ■L THANKS All Members. Volunteer Workers id Friends of the Adams Count.'' < haptw ■ American Red Cross. i Your work, contributions anti faitL i” 0 ■ J fives have resulted in a successful and nur-t-u ed 1947 Fund Campaign. Those who will benefit from y° lir contributions join with those active in A<! ‘ n ■* Chapter work in sincere thanks. ■ efft tt Red Cross will continue to make every justify your confidence and suppert. THANKS AGAIN C. E. BELL. Chain"* Adams County t' l ”" 1 "' American Bed (rOSS '

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