Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 106, Decatur, Adams County, 4 May 1948 — Page 2

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Berne Lad Injured In Auto Accident Berne. May I Cletus Gifford. 19. son of .Mr. and Mrs. Glen Gifford of thia place, is confined to his home with injuries suffered in an automobile accident here over the weekend. The car in which he was riding and driven by Janies Burdg son of .Mr. and Mrs. Herbert BurdK. struck a car owned and driven by Harry .shoemaker of Awful Rheumatic Pain Left Man’s Body In 8 Hours ' For years I had rheumatic pains In the muscles of my shoulders. legs and ankles, which finally got so stiff sore and painful that when I walked I would flinch with agony I got TRl'-AID and started taking it. and the rheumatic; pains began leaving my body In eight hours Now the pains are gone from my muscles entirely. I feel like some other person, and I praise TRl'-AID to the sky." This is a genuine testimonial from a man living right here in this vicinity. TRL’-AID is the new liquid formula containing three valuable medical Ingredients. These three Great Medicines, all blende l Into one. go right to the very cause of rheumatic and neuritis aches ami pains Miserable people soon feed different all over. So don't go on suffering! Get TRI'AID Sold by All Drug Stores here in Decatur.

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PUBLIC SALE I, the undersigned. will sell my household goods at Public Auction located m Monroe. Indiana on State Hoad 121. on Saturday, May 15 -1948 Sale Starting at 1:00 P. M. (CDSTi HOISEHOLI) El RNiTI RE ;; p< l.ivin.' Room suite. Occasional Chair, Library Table: studio Couch, Walnut Gov. Winthrop Secretary Desk. Floor lamip; Bridge Limp; Table Lamp-; Magazine Rael 13 Dining Room Tahle: 6 Chair* and Buffet; Telephone Stand and .-tool. 2 Rocking Chaira Flower Stands; Ferns in wicker fernery: 1 Brass Bed springs and mattress, 2 iron Beds. spiiiiK" Mini oiaiiie--. 1 Wood B< <i i i>r<-.«ser. 4 Rugs 9x12: 1 Rug sxlti. I Rug 6x9 1 Laric Round Crochet Rue: Ik Throw Rugs. 1 Strip Carpet; Feather Pillows; i> Wool Comforts. 4 Cotton Comforts, and other lied clothing. Itrap ric-. Curtain- la,nt Mirror. Picture-. Sewing Machine. G. E Kl*-< tri<- Sweeper and atta. h tnents, 2 Hand Sweepers. Electric Iron; White Breakfast Tahle and (hairs. White Porcelain Top Kitchen Cabinet. Coldspot Refrigerator; 1 burner till Stove and oven; Estate Heating Stove. 16 pi Dinner Set and other dishes; Cooking I'tensils: Maytag Washing Machine; 2 Tubs, Copper Boiler Wash Board; Ironing Board; Camp Chairs. Canned Fruit and mason jars; Stone Jars; Garden Plow: Garden Tools, Coal Bucket; Lawn Mower; 2 Step laidders. 1 ten ft Rung Ladder; Hand Fruit Tree Spray; Kerosene brum. Cunain Stretchers; Soft Coal; miscellaneous articels too numerous to mention TERMS—CASH Mrs. Dan Noffsinger OWNER Roy A Ned Johnson, Melvin Liechty Auctioneers Bryce Daniels—Clerk. 1 13 REAL ESTATE & HOI SEHOLI) GOODS AT Public Auction Saturday, May 15,1948 Commencing at 10:00 A. M. Real Estate to sell at 11:00 A. M. ROOM HOI SE—« 1.0 ated in Pleasant Mills. Ind. first house South of Mann's Garage. Cottage Type Six Room House 4 roenis down —2 rooms up one r «t*m n be completely finished with very Hub work. Tongue and Groove Siding Good Asphalt Shing e Roof. Adjoining Rummer Kit«lien Good one car Garage Cistern. Nice lait 66x132 feet. Shade Trees. Nice Lawn. immediate possession TERMS—I I Cash, balance on delivery of deed HOI SEHOLI) goods Good 2 pc. Wine color Living Room Suite. Good 9x12 Rug and Fad, Rug 6xS. Good Walnut Stand Magazine Rack; 2 Rockers; 2 Floor Lampe, Table Lamp. 2 Pr. Wine brapea; Gtssl Metal boulde Bed with Good lnn*r*pring Mattress and Springs: Oak Bresser, Good Walnut Finish Gate I-eg Dining Table, Buffet and 6 chairs, a good suite; Radio; Metal Cot and Mattress; 9x12 Linoleum Rug; Florence Hot Blast Stove; South H*nd Range; Kitchen Table and I Chairs; Good 6 ft. Coidi-po' Electric Refrigerator. Steel Kiir hen Cabinets; Singer Sewing Machine. Library Table; 2 Beds; ABC Washer; Kitchen Cabinet. Oil Stove, Oil Space Heater; Dishes. Cooking i'tensils, Wheella rrow; 14 ft. Z l-»* wn Mowers; Garden Tools; Small Tools and articles too numerous to mention. The fcilowinu consigned by Bryce Daniels: Good Saddle; Sulky Cart; 1 Barrel; 2 Measuring Wheels; 3 Gas Lights; Grass Seisdor; Grain Har ks; Buckets; Hog Fe-der; Oil Can*; Tool Box ami Tools; Cross Cut ,«aw;; Hand Saws; Planes; Wood Working Tools; Dresser Base; Shovels. Rakes. Hoes. Tool Cheat; Lawn Mower. Laundry Stove; Walking Plow; 1 set Boat Oars; Good Outboard Motor; 2 law* Chairs; 1 Electric Sweeper; Hand Sweeper; Drop Cord. Trailer Jack; Poultry Netting. Iron Bar; Smoking Stands Clocks; Breakfast Table. Rockers Bookcase. Antiques; 11 Mussel Loading Guns; Dishes; •furniture: many small an’ique articles. TERMS—CASH IRA JONES . . OWNER Key 4. Nad Jctasos Maida LtoeSty—AultH— — * .. .. Bryce Daniels—Clark * »• 13

I Geneva. The local car owned by I 1 Gifford, then went out of control, i I struck a hedge and turned over on | the lawn of the F. J. % hug home .! along Federal road 27 here. Tflej car was totally demolished. Gifford j suffered an injured chest and' shoulder All others involved in the; wreck < ap'd injury The Shoe, maker car w.<«< damaged on the left' side. o Ascension Thursday At Catholic Church Ascension Thursday, commemorating Christ's ascension Into heaven. will be observed in Catholic • hurt lies as a holy day. Maeses at St. Mary's church in this city will be .it .’<.3o. 7 and 9 <■ clock. The latter will Im- a high mass. " I Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

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..y ' c ~ Mrs. Charles Nyffler The St Mary's Township Home E‘onomic s club is observing its ■ilver anniversary this year. The luh. < ganized on June 11. 1923. "as grown from a small group of neighborhood ladies to a membership of 55 Mrs Charlo Nyfflet. who helped to organize the group, was the first president of the organization. Outer charter members included Mrs. Evans, who was the first secretary;

Actions Are Taken In Several Cases Account Suit Filed In Circuit Court Action wax taken in several ia»cH before Judge Earl B. Adama In circuit court yesterday. An account ruit wax filed by the Martin Engineering company mainst otto D Bieberii h demanding fldfl. DeVo>.s A Smith arc attorneys for tile plaintiff In tlie divorce action of latella against Richard Bailer, a petition to modify a former order of the court wax filed and tip notice ordered i- uied for the defendant, re turnable May S. The net value of the estate o! ’ Alma Hill wax found to be 4V405.53. The defendants were called and defaulted In the partition suit of Clarence Hartley against Grover Kelly and others. In the divorce action of Marie against Thomas l.atnliett. the defendant was ordered to pay 136 per week support money and >75 for plaintiff s attorney fees.

Shelbyville Blast Fatal To One Man Farm Bureau Plant Scene Os Explosion Shelbyville. Ind.. May 1 -tl’l't The (hatred body of the manager of the Indiana Farm Bureau bulk gu- plant here was (lug from the wreckage of the plant today. Io h'Mir:< after a gasoline explosion set off a spectacular fire last night. James Ross of Middletown, police said, was helping unload gasoline drums from a truck when 'he explosion occurred. Firemen from Shelbyville and other cities as far away as Indianapolis battled the resulting flames for five hours before the wreckage could ■>e probed for Rohs' body. The search was temporarily abandoned shortly before dawn and then resumed after daylight. An Indianapolis truck driver was in a Shelbyville hospital for treatment of what physicians called "critical burns" and other injuries. Police said Rom. of .Middletown, was help'ng Marvin Rhoades, 2k. the truck driver, unload drum* of gasoline from a truck They theorized that the gasoline leaked out and was ignited l»y friction. The explosion sent 60.000 gallons of gasoline roaring into flames 250 fee< high. Police said some N.OOO spectators flocked to the scene, hampering the arrival of firefighting equipment from nearby towns and from Indianapo'ta. The blaze could lie seen as far awav a» 10 miles, they said. At the hospital, doctors said Rhoades wail badly burned and that several splinters had been driven into bis body by the explosion An k.ooo gallons railroad tank car wan kept from going up In flame* when firemen played streams of water on it for several hours The blaze was extinguished about 2 30 a. m . ending danger to a factory ami several homes in the area Faria bureau cSaraU tentatively estxiatsd ’ie dsaiags at about I IH.OIWi.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, DECATUR, INDIANA

Mrs. Car! Frey M.s. G N. Syphers. who now lives in Van Wert. O.; Mrs. Charles Hchncck. deceased: Mrs. H. O. Davis, of Pleasant Mills: Mrs. Asa McMillen. deceased: Mrs. John Clark, deceased; Mrs. E. W. llus- ! che. now county home economics president. Mrs. Carl Frey is now president and directs the club in many educational. so ial and community service activities.

Berne Senior Class Visiting In Chicago Bertie. May 1 The senior class • of ti e Berne high school left this morn n.’ in a ( bartered bus for i'hi< ago t<> spend t .vo days xisht- . elng and visiting plates of In- )' Stipt E M Webb and Mr. Freeman Burkhalter are chaperons for the group. o Monthly Red Cross Report Announced 543 Services Are Rendered In Month I Financial assistance given to ' veterans, their dependents and to civilians by th" Red Crr-vx during April, totaled 1430.75. the monthly 'report prepared by Mrs. Ruth Holiingxworth. executive secretary, show s. To veterans and their dependents. the Red t'ri.'s expended 1262.- > 75 t'nder the he id of aid to civilians and for disaster relief, th'' Red Cross di-ln!'!.)-! H6R. The lo< al home service offi e completed the following services during the month. R< ports for military and vet- • rans administration 7. emergency (omnieni ation- 7 assistance with claims for (ompensation and family alowance 3. assiitam e with claims for other government benefits 2. consultation an<l guidance 12. referral to other agencies 1. information 36. financial axsiatance 14 appli- atlon for hospitalization 2. wheel chairs loaned out 2, war • dead application 1. messages 7. •' hom< nursing book furnished R, ■ i interviews 11. letters received 10 s . letters written ion, telephone calls In M 3, telephone (alls out H 5. trips <SO mil 2. affidavits 1. notarizations 5. certification 1, a total of ' 543 services. i

ITCH Dea'f Suffer Asefker Mlaufe No matter how long you have raftered or how eu.ny retr.edie, you have tried for 'he nehing • t psortaua, eczema. Infections, athletes foot or other externally caused skin lrritation«-you can cet wonderful results from the use ot WONDER SALVE—a war time discovery. Hr,eh.ped for lhe bn,a in the Arm,— ■ow for lhe heme folhs. No acids, no alcohol, no painful application WONDER SALVE Is white, creosdlem. pain relieving and antiseptic. No u.-!y appeal met. Oet WONOER SALVE Ret reoulb ft is wonderful ;-!o‘d in Decatur by Smith. Kohne • and Holt bouse Drug Stores, or I vour toom town drsniM

HMB Special I’-•- * ’ M '3 NATIONAL 1. ’ J| r r’M’S? 1 \ \\<,i i.kis K* & EACH NIGHT y jfi until May 9 £. * ■ 1 COME f BKIX<; YOI |{ Rtv. E. E. W*it» Prof John E. Moore CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE NOK fH SL'LMH AND MARSHALL J Ok - ..J1.., J 11. _ .111 I . .... 111. ■■ ■>■

Bible School Opens At Kirkland May 24 i I Preparatory Meet To Be Held Sunday j The consecration and prepara-; • Hon meeting of all the teachers. of-j | fleers and the ministerial board ofj I the Kirkland Bible school will 'meet at the Pleasant Dale church.l May 9. at 1:30 p in. The ministerial board, composed of all the ministers serving the churches connected with the school, will meet for reorganiza- 1 tlon and appointing of officers for 1949. The Rev Russell Weiler is now serving as president and the Rev H H. Meckstroth as vice' i president. The officers of the school are | Mrs Ervin Ixw-hner. director. Mrs., i Walter Egley, assistant director, i Mrs. Russell Weller, superintendi ent of primary department, and Eileen S<herry. general secretary I ind treasurer. These officers have) been working for some time in preparation for the opening of the school. Final preparations, the distributing of l»ooks and materials will follow the worship service. The teachers in the school will be Victoria Stonebumer, Alice Dick. Mrs. Dorth* Shady. Mrs. Floyd Arnold. Mrs Milton Kreutzman. Mrs. Harold Barger. Esther Dick. Edith Moeschberger. Mrs. Evtut Yake. Mrs. Marie Diehl. Mrs John Borne. Mrs Ivan Heare, Mrs. H.l< H Meckstroth, Rev. Weller and' Rev. Meckstroth. j| It Is hoped that every teacher J and officer of school and minis- | ter of the community can find it'' possible to attend this meeting 1 The Bible school will open May 21 at the Pleasant Dale church and tile Kirkland high school. 0 DECLINES TO ((•'■nt t-’v-m I'agi One* sent* them, ami not one representng tlie communist line." Closing. Knox wrote, "our Ev-nt:-ville employes have just received the same wage increases we have already put Into effect elsewhere, but now we want them to know ami we herewith advise vour iKcntrert that the BucyrusErie Co. is not in any way interea’ed or willing to enier into an i:;"ecment witli the t'B-CIO or any other union that Is led. dominated or influenced l»y communists" The wagi increase mentioned in ill.- letter became effective here April 26. It provided a nine percent raise for "non-lncentive" 1 workers and five percent for "Incentive" workers. Copies of the letter wire sent to all 1.300 em-i ’ ployes. o __ LOBAUGH IS —•“ “ I ( r rmit I’hk* <>!»••» thp new trial petition. -

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i The latest legal battle for lx>-| I baugh's life was based partly on I "truth serum" tests given the man at Indiana state prison. Attorney I Robert Buhler contended the test indicated Lobaugh was innocent. 0 INTEREST DULL (Cont From Pa«" <»ue» I from two other Evansville men in the Sth district. I’noppoted for renomination * were Rep Gerald W. iaindis. R..| i 7th district, who is slated to become chairman of the important house labor committee next year if Republicans stay in the majority in congress: Rep Forest A Hsr- ; ness. R, sth district, and Rep, • Nolde J. Johnson. R . 6th district. The last time an incumbent con gressman lost In his bid for re(election was six years ago. In i 1942. Madden unseated William T Schulte of Hammond in the spring ! primary and Charles M l-'< Fol- ' lette. R. beat John W Boehne. D. Evansville. In the eighth district election that fall. In. 1911. all of the 11 Indiana , congressmen tried for two more years in office and all of them were successful in both the primary and general election. In 1946. io of the congressmen elected In 1942 and reelected in 1941 were up for re-election again, and all of them won both tests. The solo exception was lai Follette. who dropped out of the congressional race to try- for the senate. Indiana also picks 250 nominees

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I for the state general assembly toj day. AH legislative seats are up 1 for re-election this year except 2.. seats in the senate, where holdover senators elected two years, ago have two years more to serve BOTH STASSSN, <<’ '■? Fr. ; I'.f Oates each In II mgrcs'lons' div i trlcts and one delegate at large. 'lnns Taft Is assured eight delegates at large and 22 uncontented district delegates In his radio address. Taft point-i ed to hU 10-year record in the senate which he described as an "uphill battle against the New Deal, against federal spending, against federal control and against heavy taxes." Stassen summarized his

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