Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1947 — Page 3

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| CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. 1 Phones 1000 — 1001 r Wednesday Flo-Kan Sunshine council K of 1 P. home, 1 p.m. > /*■ r ■ r Mr. and Mrs. George Frederick Dellinger. 336 North Ninth street, are parents of a baby girl, born at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at the Adams ’ county memorial hospital. She weighed i pounds. 1 ounce and has • been named Carol Sue. ’ A baby son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Colter, route 3, this morning at 5:38 o’clock at the local hospital. He has not been named. Mi. and Mrs. John E. Meyer are parents of twin boys, born this morning at the Adams countv memorial hospital. The first baby, born at 8.50 a.m., weighed 6 pounds, 4 ‘ ounces, and the second baby was born at 9 am. and weighed 5 pounds. 12 ounces. They have not been named. I o— Admitted: Mrs. Harold Brown. , Berne. , ''Admitted and dismissed: Robert . Hanni, Geneva; Glenn Addy, Fourteenth street. Dismissed: Herman Franz, Jr., , route 3; Mrs. Robert Teeple and . daughter, 222% North Fourth street; Mrs. Chris Barrett, Berne; Donna Venis, 213 South Seventh street; Mrs. Frieda Courtney, 604 Grant street. • — o Aged Pastor Given Christmas Pardon Pastor Imprisoned For Burning Church Madison, Wis., Dec. 24. — (UP)— Dr. John Lewis, aged and ill Pres- ■ “byterian minister imprisoned for burning his church, was granted a Christmas pardon by acting Gov. Rennebohm today. Lewis, 73. was at the state general hospital here when the pardon came. He was brought to the hospital two weeks ago from the state pri- ■ son, and underwent surgery for a 1 kidney ailment. j His doctor said today that Lewis ; is recovering “in good shape.” Lewis was convicted June 27 on 1 charges of setting a $150,000 fire i which swept the Calvary Presbyterian church in Milwaukee last Jan. 25. Rennebohm said he believed Lewis would stay at the hospital until he has recovered. Lewis and his wife plan to move to a southern state, Rennebohm said. Lewis was sentenced to one to five years at hard labor at the Wisconsin state prison. The state charged he set the fire because he wanted a larger and more imposing edifice than the church where he had preached for 12 years. Although he was convicted in June, the clergyman did not start his prison sentence until Sept. 30. The extra freedom was granted him to permit an appeal to the state supreme court. The appeal was dropped when his friends decided to ask the governor for a pardon. George Howitt, a trustee of the Calvary church, presented the pardon application. He asked the governor for mercy because the pastor was old and ailing. 0 Teen-Agers Dance Christmas Night The fourth annual Christmas dance for teen-agers of Decatur and community will be held at the American Legion Thursday night, starting at 9 o’clock. The dance hall and orchestra are provided by the Legion, with the dance supervised by “The Den.” All teen-agers of the city and community are invited to attend. The second annual holiday dance sponsored by the Moose lodge will be held at the Moose home Tuesday night, December 30, with the hall and music furnished by the Moose lodge. All teen-agers of the city and community are also invited to this dance, which will also be supervised by “The Den. ’ —o — No Mid-Week Service At Nuttman Ave. U. B. The Rev. Gilbert A. Eddy, pastor of the Nuttman Avenue United Brethren church, announced that there will be no mid-week service at the church this week

War Bride, Son ■I V'- « r L WMfeb $ J* Os wp ) H w • .< Pictured above are Mrs. Ruth Hakes and son, Wilfred, here over the weekend before accompanying their husband and father, Sgt. Harold Hakes, to Fort Knox. Ky., where he is stationed. Mrs. Hakes is the first German war bride of an Adams county serviceman to come to this country.

Find Overpayments To War Contractors House Group Finds Huge Overpayments Washington, Dec. 24 — (UP) — Chairman George H. Bender said today his house executive expenditures subcommittee has found evidence of almost $1,000,000,000 in overpayments to wartime contractors by reconstruction finance corporation subsidiaries. “We're not saying that there is crookedness in all this,” the Ohio Republican told the United Press, ‘But there certainly is evidence of gross Regularities.” His subcommittee is charged with watching the activities of government procurement agencies. Bender had said previously that his subcommittee would present evidence showing that some army and navy procurement officers were “unreasonably enriched” while in their wartime jobs. He said his investigators now are gathering information on contracts between reconstruction finance corporation subsidiaries and some 17 corporations. Among these firms, he said, were Mathieson Alkali Works, Lake Charles, La.; Springfield Machinery and Foundry, West Springfield, Mass.; Andrews Steel Co., Newport. Ky.. Foote Mineral Co., Exton, Pa., and Houston-Gulf Pipline. “The biggest offender,” said Bender, “appears to be the defense plant corporation. This RFC subsidiary appears to have entered into some weird facility and operational contracts.” o—

Three Arabs Die In Christinas Eve Clash Britons Accused By Both Arabs, Jews Jerusalem, Dec. 24 — (UP) — Three Arabs were listed officially as killed today in a Christmas Eve clash with Jewish settlers in the Negev district of Palestine. Several Jewish prisoners were injured in another outbreak of violence when a bomb was thrown into a prison truck enroute from Jaffa to Tel Aviv. On the restive Jaffa-Tel Aviv Itorder, one Jew was injured seriously when sporadic firing broke out. In Haifa, a Jewish woman was shot and wounded by an Arab sniper. Both the Jewish Irgun Zvai Leumi and the Arab youth organization accused Britain today of being unable to “maintain a balance of neutrality” in the Holy Land. The Arabs said Britain was supplying arms to the Jews, and the Jews said Britain allowed the Arabs to steal arms. ■A new section of the Salameh quarter, between Jaffa and Tel Aviv, was in ruins today following an Irgun attack last night. The Jewish forces attacked a flour mill in the Salameh quarter which they said served as a hiding place for Arab snipers. o — John Marra Named General Manager John R. Marra, executive assistant to the president of Railway Express Agency, New York City, has been promoted to general manager of the Eastern Lakes Department, it was announced today by A. L. Hammell, vice president, according to word received by R. H. Krick, local agent of the Decatur Express office. He will succeed A. C. White, who after 45 years of continuous service.

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G. E. Plant Closed On Christmas Day The General Electric plant will be closed on Christmas day, the second shift quitting work at 8:30 o'clock this evening. Some changes are being made in the work shifts over the weekend, because ot repairs being made to the electric power lines which run to the plant. Friday’s work force will be reduced one-half due to the revamping of the lines, it was announced. 0 Five Hoosiers Die In Burning Homes

Three Fires Fatal To Five Hoosiers By United Press Three day-before-Christmas fires killed five Hoosiers over a wide Indiana area today. Mrs. Phyllis Hartsough, 26, and her two baby daughters. Margaret and Judy Ann, burned to death when their home went up in flames near Goshen. Mrs. Etta Benham, 79, was found dead in her charred bed at Columbus by her grandson, who said she was an habitual pipe smoker. Authorities believed the fire started from her pipe. Mrs. Mary Padgett Grant, 74-year-old New Albany widow, burned to death when her home caught fire from an overheated kitchen stove. Firemen rescued six other persons from an upstairs apartment by carrying them down ladders. 0 Foreign Newsmen Ordered Released Immigration Head Orders Release New York. Dec. 24 — (UP) — Two foreign correspondents accredited to the United Nations and representing communist newspapers in Greece and India were free today by order of the U. S. immigration commissioner after UN secretary-general Trygve Lie protested their arrest for possible deportation. Nicolas Kyriazidis. Greek communist correspondent, was released from Ellis Island yesterday at the order of commissioner Wat son B. Miller in Washington. At the same time Syed S. Hasan of India was released from Ellis Island under $5,000 bond. Later, the central office of the immigration and naturalization service in Philadelphia cancelled the warrant of arrest and the deportation proceedings in Hasan’s case, according to the American committee for protection of the foreign born. The arrests of both men were protested by Lie in a letter to the United States delegation at the UN. He said that under an agreement in force since Nov. 26 deportation proceedings of accredited correspondents to the UN cannot be instituted without the approval of the secretary of state after consultation with the secretary general. Kyriazidis. an avowed communist. was arrested Dec. 17 on charges of being a dangerous alien.Hasan, wTio said he represented the communist papers in India, was arrested Dec. 19 on charges of failing to maintain the status of a student although he held a student visa. Hasan said he was studying for his master's degree at Columbia University and had a ticket for his return to India on the Queen Elizabeth Jan. 9

Farm Near Eaton Sold At Auction The sale of Orchard Lawn Dairy farm near Eaton in Deleware county, owned by William A. Ball of Muncie, was completed Monday by the Midwest Realty Auction company of this city. The 283 acres and some farm equipment brought about $60,000 and was purchased by Doc Bookout. dairy farmer of near Muncie, who will continue it as a dairy farm. The sale, conducted by Col. J. F. Sanmann, assisted hy Jack Brunton and Lee Highlan, all of this city, was attended by a large crowd and the bidding was spirited. The Muncie Star carried a three column picture and feature article of the sale and the Muncie Press also covered the sale. o One-third of the United States’ apple crop is now processed, becoming either canned,#ozen, dried or made into apple butter, juice or bland syrup. “No," he replied, "Christ Is the Light of the world. I’m jttft one of the little lights."

Aged Landlord Held As 'Modern Scrooge' Accused Os Breaking Up Christmas Party Terre Haute, Ind-, Dec. 24 —(UP) — A 74-year-old landlord described by police as a “modern Scrooge” today was accused of breaking up a happy Christmas party at which seven children were unwrapping gifts delivered by a charity organization. Police held Chancey L. Boyll, on a charge of vagrancy after thef mother of the children said- he came storming into their modest two-room apartment early today, waving a gun and demanding payment of a month’s delinquent rent.

Mrs. Mary Cotrell, who said she was divorced from her soldier husband more than a year ago, told police Boyll threatened to smash a doll and a doll carriage delivered by a charity group to her six-year-old daughter less than an hour earlier. He also attempted to strike Donald" Barnett, a 15-year-old neighbor boy, with the but of the pistol, witnesses said. Mrs. Cotrell told police she fail>ed to pay her last rent installment because she needed money for for her seven children, ranging in age from three to 15 years. “He didn't even knock,” Mrs. Cotrell said. “He just came in. shouting that he wanted his money. I told him I would pay it out of my county welfare check the first of the month. But he said he would break up everything in the house and us too.” The woman said Boyll kicked the children’s new Christmas toys over the floor and threatened to smash little Ruth Cotrell’s new doll and toy carriage if he did not get his money. When young Barnett interceded, Boyll tried to strike with the gun, the mother and children told police. Barnett said he shoved the man, who stumbled over a coal bucket and fell to the floor. The children ran screaming for help and were followed back into the apartment by police, who arrested Boyll. Police quoted Boyll as saying he disliked children “very much.” President Delays Action On Measure Washington, Dec. 24. — (UP) — President Truman will not sign the Republican anti-inflation bill until after Christmas, the White House said today. Press secretary Charles G. Ross said the bill “might be signed any day after Christmas and there will be a statement with it.”

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Uons Entertain 9 Children Tuesday The annual Christmas party for children of members was staged Tuesday evening by the Decatur Lions club at the Knights of Pythias home. ( Students of the Lincoln and jun-ior-senior high school presented a musical program, movies were shown and Santa Claus distributed a treat to the children in attendance. —o Carols And Candles Service Here Tonight A service of carols and candles will be held in the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church tonight, at 11 o’clock. The service will consist of the singing of familiar carols by the congregation, the reading of the familiar scripture passages from prophecy and the gospels, special anthems by the choir and the double trio, both under the direction of Mrs. L. A. Holthouse, and a solo by Miss Pauline Britzenhofe. Mrs. J. Fred Fruchte will be at the organ. The pastor, the Rev, William C. Feller, will be in charge of the service and the special candle lighting ceremony. The public is invited to attend.

Call Extended By St. John's Church The St. John’s Lutheran church north of Decatur has extended a call to the Rev. M. Porath of Black- j well, Okla., it was learned today. Rev. Porath is 37 years of age and ‘ has three children. He has served the Oklahoma church for several years. The St. John's congregation has been without the services of a resident pastor since last October, W’hen the Rev. H. J. A. Bowman resigned to accept a pastorate at Sheboygan, Wis. It is expected that Rev. Porath will notify the St. John's congregation within the next week whether he will accept the call. o 4-H Dairy Calf Club Committee Is Named Officers of the dairy herd improvement association named the following men as members of the 4-H dairy calf club committee; Roy Price, chairman, Reinhart Werling, Wilbur Kirchhoffer, P. B. Lehman, Stanley Arnold, Benj. Gerke, Harry Lehman, Ben Mazelin, Leonard Kingsley, Everett Rice, Geo. Zimmerman and Charles Backhaus. These men met recently to lay plans for obtaining pure bred calves for 4-H enrollees, and help with enrollment in the project. They decided not to use calves younger than those dropped March 1, 1948 and after.

Arthur E. Voglewede Undergoes Operation Arthur E. Voglewede, local attorney and trucking firm counsel, was admitted to the Adams county memorial hospital shortly after noon today to undergo an emergency appendectomy. 0 Appointed Manager Os Geneva Branch Mrs. Elizabeth Potter, prominent Geneva woman, has been named manager of the automobile license banch of that town, it was announced today by Harry Essex, Republican county chairman. Geneva has been without a license branch since last June when Effie Campbell resigned the position. Mrs. Potter's appointment came after she was recommended by a majority of the precinct committeemen of Geneva. The new branch will open January 5, 1948, when the new autcj license plates go on sale, it was announced.

OFFER STASSEN (Continued from Page 1) —• to spare anyone involved. We are going to let the chips fall where they may. And if they happen to hit members of congress, that’s too bad. We plan to use the government list of traders as a starting point and go on from there.” The first installment, which was made public Monday, contained the names of some 500 individuals and firms holding 711 major commodity accounts. The only present government official mentioned was Edwin W. Pauley, special assistant to the secretary of army, whose case already had been aired before a congressional committee. The next list may be out late this week, the agriculture department said. A department spokesman denied that any names are being withheld. Stassen, who touched off the commodities controversy a fortnight ago, denounced the first installment of the list as a “shower of irrelevant statistics.” The question of whether administration “Insiders” have used their knowledge to profiteer on the exchanges, Stassen said, could be answered “in 10 minutes time from reports the government has had in its possession for months.” Stassen described the list as a “voluminous report of normal grain trading — obviously for the purpose of confusion and distraction.” He implied,that the alleged market transactions of "insiders" had contributed to the sharp rise in food prices since the first of the year.

★ Psi lota Xi ★ December 26-9 to 12 p. m. K. of P. Home DON SMITH ORCHESTRA Tickets will be available from members or at the door. ★ ★

Every one at Pumphreys extend to you With your Holidays filled with happiness and contentment. We’ll be closed all day Friday, so that we can be rested and meet you with a smile on Saturday. We not only wish you a - - but we always try to make your wish come true. Stone f REGISTERED JEWEL!! ’ I aMEKICAK cen society ...M.

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Children Warned Os Tying Sleds To Cars With school vacations starting today, a warning was issued on the danger of children tying their sleds to the rear .of automobiles, Kenneth Runyon, chairman of the safety committee of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce said. The local safety committee urges parents to warn their children concerning the danger of this form of recreation. Each year in Indiana during the winter months there are a number of casualties from the use of sleds, attached to the rear of autos and trucks, Mr. Runyon said. Local police authorities also are joining in the campaign to stop the hazard in Decatur and drivers of autos and trucks, which have sleds attached to the rear, will be stopped, it was said. o Investigate Auto Accident Tuesday City police today were continuing their investigation into an auto accident on Mercer avenue about 5 o'clock last evening. Damage estimated at S2OO was reported when a car driven by Ed Ellsworth, of near Decatur, crashed into a parked auto, owned by Dick Burdg, also of this city. City police said they were informed that the car driven by Mr. Ellsworth was involved in a minor collision at Second and Monroe a short time prior to the crash on Mercer avenue. Officer James Bonders conducted the investigation of the accident. No traffic accidents were reported on county highways last night, sheriff Herman Bowman stated today. Trade In a Good Town — Decatur I Say it with x I FLOWERS ® | from