Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1947 — Page 2

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Christmas, 1947, finds American troops stationed overseas at the bases shown by Christmas trees: (1) China-5,000, (2) Korea-40,000, (3) Japan--120,000, (4) Philippines—3o,ooo, (5) The Marianas—lß,ooo, (6) Alaska ALMOST HALF THE STRENGTH of the United States regular forces is outside the continental United States as Christmas finds American soldiers and sailors unable to attend the traditional holiday season at home. In addition to occupation forces, the U. S. maintains considerable strength,

Newspaper's Plane Falls, Two Killed Prominent Oregon Men Killed Sunday Portland, Ore., Dec. 22 —(UP)— The Oregon Journal’s helicopter, pioneer of a new style of aerial journalism, crashed and burst into flames last night, killing C. S. (Sam) Jackson IT, 34, Journal associate publisher, and Ambrose M. Cronin, Jr., prominent Portland businessman.

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Jackson, grandson of the founder of the Journal, and Cronin, father of six, died in the flaming , wreckage of the green-and-white craft on the West Hills golf course, only 200 yards from Cronin’s home. Jackson’s grandfather, C. S. Jackson, established the afternoon Journal in 1902, and was an early day vice president of United Press. At the time of his death, young - Jackson was associate publisher r, and treasurer of the Journal and d manager of KALE, the Journal’s i- radio outlet. 5. Cronin was a son-in-law of Caro- )- line Leadbetter, former president I. of the board of directors of the d Portland Oregonian, morning newspaper. He was president of the

and Aleutians—lß,ooo, (7) Hawaii—2o,ooo, (8) Canada—SOO, (9) Caribbean Defenses—lß,ooo, (10) Greenland—Boo, (11) Germany—l2o,ooo, (12) Austria—lo,ooo, (13) Trieste—s,ooo. Size of small units are not given. estimated at from 60,000 to 70,000 naval and marine personnel, at our overseas bases. In addition, some 226,000 men gre aboard naval vessels outside the continental waters. It is estimated that a total of from 600,000 to 700,000 American forces are “on guard” outside the States.

Electrical Distribution Co., secretary of the Cronin Co., of Portland, and director of several corporations, including the Oregon Pulp and Paifer Co., Salem, Ore. Jackson, Stanford University graduate and a navy pilot in World War 11, was at the controls when the helicopter crashed. They took off at 4 p.m., circling over the golf course and hovering above the Crinin home while Cronin's family and dinner guests watched from the veranda. Suddenly, the plane faltered. Some eye-witness accounts said the ensne seemed to sputter. Others agreed that the helicopter appa : 'tly was caught in a downdraft. At 400 feet altitude, it made a sudden U-turn, wheeled and plummeted to the earth. Since last April, the 150-horse-power Bell Helicopter had been roaming the northwest on news, picture-taking and promotion assignments for the Journal. Pilotreporter Joe Stein, a former navy flight instructor, and young Jackson alternated at the controls. 0 Children's Clothing To St. Vincent Villa — Thirty boxes and cartons of children’s clothing were sent from St. Mary’s parish to St. Vincent’s Villa last week. The clothing was donated by members of the parish and packed by members of the St. Mary’s society and forwarded to I the Villa for use of the children at the home. The recent canned food drive conducted in the parrish resulted in obtaining more than 1,700 cans of food, which will "be shipped overseas.

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Three Men Escape At Illinois Prison One Os Escapees Convicted Killer Menard. 111., Dec. 22 —(UP) Police of two states today sought three men, one of them a convicted muderer, who escaped from t/ie Menard state prison by wriggling through a 200-foot steam duct. Two of the prisoners, Fred Putnam, Jr., 34, who pleaded guilty last February to’ a murder charge at Decatur, and Woodrow Whitfield, serving one to 20 years for robbery, were believed to be in the vicinity of Festus, Mo., where Whitfield has a sister. The third refugee, Edward Grass, 33, a convicted forger, was believed to be making his way toward St. Louis. The three men, all kitchen employes, entered the steam duct and inched their way along the fourfoot wide pipe, used to carry excess steam from a boiler room. The vent runs through the kitchen, dining room and chapel, dips undergrbufid and emerges 30 feet up the side of a cliff overlooking the Mississippi river. In making their escape the men had to break through three iron gates placed at intervals in the pipe. Warden Walter Nierstheimer said the duct was clear of steam when the fugitives escaped. Neirstheimer said he believed all three had crossed the Mississippi river into Missouri. He said that Joe McCarl. Chester, 111., had reported that he took two hitchhikers answering the description of Putnam and Whitfield to Festus yesterday. He said he became suspicious after dropping the two men off and checked with the prison when he heard about the break. Later, police at DeSota, Mo., near Festus, reported that two men had been surprised while trying to steal a car there, but that they had escaped. * Grass was believed to be fleeing toward St. Louis. Early reports last night said he was.aboard a St. Louis-bound bus but St. Louis detectives met the bus and did not find him. They said the vehicles also had been stopped several times by Illinois state police. Whitfield was sentenced to prison after conviction in St. Clair county, 111., in October, 1946. Grass was sentenced to serve one to 14 years for forgery committed in Marion county, 111. He entered the prison in August, 1946. Putnam shot Dalton Rice during a hold up of a dice game in the Decatur, 111., Labor Temple last Jan. 4. He was arrested in Chicago sometime later. o WESTERN UNION (Continued from Page 1) government proposal last month but it was rejected at that time by Western Union. Cyrus 8. Ching, director of the federal mediation and conciliation service, said the fact-finding panel would have no power to “determine or make any finding as to what, if any, wage increase shall be granted.” The unions had asked a 15-cents-an-hour pay increase. Ching said he would announce the names of the panel members “shortly.” he said they would be given 50 days to investigate the dispute and make a public report. After that, the unions and the company have agreed to resume direct negotiations on the wage demand. A walkout by the three AFL unions would have tied up Western Union service everywhere In the nation except metropolitan New York, where Western Union employes are organised by the Cid. Trade In a Good Town Decatur

Bogus Check Artist Sentenced To Term A bogus check artist, who last summer passed at least two fraudulent checks in Decatur, has been apprehended at East Chicago and sentenced to prison for a similar offense, local police hate been informed. The man, Carl Piatt, is now serving a sentence at a Moline, 111., penal institution. Both checks passed here were written for sums in excess of SIOO. and cashed at local taverns. City police have also been informed that a Decatur man is serving a sentence in Tucson, Ariz., for vehicle taking. He is William Johnson. son of Mrs. Harve Largent, who was given an 18-months prison sentence for stealing an automobile last September. Q. Scientists have discovered a nutrient of soybeans, upon which streptomycin, a new drug to treat tuberculosis, will feed. —o Chicken Giblets 50c lb. Chicken necks for dressing 35c lb. — H. P. Schmitt Locker Service. It

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Free Movie Wednesday To Veterans' Children Officials of the VFW announced today that a few tickets to the free movie at the Adams theater Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock are still available to children of war veterans. Tickets may be secured at tne VFW post home by the children or parents, and will entitle them admission to the movie, sponsored by the organization, In cooperation with the theater owners. Children aged five to 12 are invited and will be given a “treat” at 3:05 p.m. after the show. A corps of VFW and auxiliary members will be present to chaperone the youngsters. o Meeting Planned On Artificial Breeding A. N. Sprunger, Roy Balsierg, Holman Egley, Vilas Habegger, Dennis Liechty, Lewellyn Lehman, Gerhardt Lehman, Murray Hedges, W. L. Gerke, Robert Berning, J. J. Yost and L. E. Afchbold made a trip to the Indiana artificial breeding association farm near Carmel. At the farm they saw 21 proved

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