Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 135, Decatur, Adams County, 8 June 1948 — Page 2

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New Books Are Added Al Decatur Library Adult And Juvenile Volumes Are Added Book* put into circulation in th* Decatur public library during the month or May are as follows: ADULT Nonfiction A guide to Confident Living — Peale. A Mirror for the sky — West. Appointment on the Hill — Detzer. Cham pion* hip Technique in Track and Field - Cromwell. Civilization on Trial — Toynbee. The Common Header — Woolf. Complete Book of Shower* & Engagement Part lea Leeming The Complete Home Handyman'* Guide — Cobb The Complete Party Rook — Van Rensselaer Doily Madison. the Nation* Hoste** — Dean. The Earth I* Ours — Teal. Education and Reform at New Harmony fie«tor. The Everglade*: Biver of Grass — Douglas. The Fireside Book ot Romance — Wagenknecht. Free Admission — Chase. George Horace Lorimer and the Saturday Evening Post — Tebhel. How to Draw Bird* — Sheppard How to Pitch — Feller. I Lift My Lamp, the Way of a Symbol Pauli. I Wish I Could Draw — Bradshaw I Wish I Could Paint — Bradshaw The Journal* and Indian Paintins* of George Winter (1837-1839) — Ball. Katharine FePon and Her Social Work in San Francisco — Bur- ■ ton. Lake Okeechobee. Wellspring of the Everglades —Hanna Leave* of Gras* — Whitman. Live* that Guide Starbuck. The Magic of Believing - Bristol. Malabar Farm -- Bromfield. Maria the Potter of San Udefonso — Marriott. The Moment and other Essay*— Woolf. Murder Plain 4 Fanciful — Sandoe. The National Road Jordan On Active Service in Peace and War — Stimson. On the Meaning of Christ Knox Our American Government Patman. Romance of the Patchwork Quilt — Hall. Russian Journal — Stelnback The Scientists Speak Weaver Soap Carving Gaba. Strange ports of Call Derlotb. The Tennessee Vol. 1 Davidson. Throw Me a Bone — Ixithrop. Your Manners are Showing — Betz. Fiction The Circus in the Attic and Other Stories Warren Fire - Stewart. Home to the Hermitage - Crabb. Johnny Christmas — Blake. The Marriage of Claudia — Franken Parris Mitchell of Kings Row — Bella manti The Proud Way— Seifert. Reluctant Rebel - Van-De Water. This Awakening — Fuller. Toldas Brandywine — Wlckenden. Trouble in the Saddle — Gooden. Wilder* Walk Away — Brean. JUVENILE Non-fiction A Book ot Little Craft* —Powers. A Field Guide to the Bird* — Peterson. The Babe Ruth Story — Ruth. Better Health for Little Americans — Lawson Craft* for Fun — Perry. How to Plan a Successful Children* Party — Keene. Jeffersons Daughter Criaa. Scrap Fun for Everyone —Giantz. Fiction At Snug Harbor inn — Seymour. Bat Boy ot the Giants — Garlean Biu" Dowry — tpdegraff Growing Pain* — Taylor. Juanita — Polili. North to the Promised Land — Wire Pin o’s Journey — Bronson. Ranger. Sea Dog of the Royal Mounted - Strong. The Riddle of the Hidden Peso* — Colt. Roommates — Rendina Spoodle*. the Poppy Who Learned - Black. Ticktock and Jins — Robertson. Watch Dog — Bannon. Waverly — Walden While Susie Sleep* — Schneider The White Panther — Waldeck The Wind in the Willow* — Grahame. The following book* were prize winer* in the Children* Spring Book Festival: The Crimson Anchor — Rle*en Daughter of the Moentaina — Rankin. My Father s Dragon - Gannett. With the assistance of a com pleteiy equipped hospital with It bed*. UM M » Sobieski of the Gyd«M ASoa Um bad a record thia spring od five Mrtb* at *m

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VICTIM OF RAILROAD accident in which he tort a leg, John E. Magnuson, 28-year-old Borton A Main* railroad brakeman, exchanges marriage vow* with Evelyn Jodfrcy. 25, of Revere, Mass, from a hospital bed rolled into chapel of Massachuaett* General hospital in Boston. The Rev. Hyram Bennett of Grace Episcopal church, Everett, officiate* at the ceremony. (International)

CHURCH NEWS I Calvary Church A combined midweek service and , ladle* aid meeting will be held Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at the Calvary Evangelical I'nited Brethren church. ( Zion Reformed A special service that will be of , special interest to all young people of Decatur and community, will be held in the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church Wednesday eve-1 ning at 8 o'clock At this time' Roy E. Lauaman, a pre-theoioglcal | student at Elmhurst College. Elm-11 hurst. 111., will speak. Mr. 1-aus-man was a delegate to the Chris-. tian youth conference held in Oslo. Norway, last summer. More than 12.000 young people from all over the world, and representing practically every denomination, were gathered at Oslo, for inspira , tlon, diA u*»lon and fellowship ■, The theme of the conference was, "Jesus Christ i* Lord.'' Young people from Evangelical I and Reformed churches within a radiUK of 50 mile* have been in- 1 vited, and Mr Lausman extend* a 1

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special invitation to young people of all denomination?, to be present at this service. He expects to use slides to bring to his audience vivid pictures of the conference and his trip to and from Norway The double trio of the host church, composed of Pauline Brintzenhofe, Beverly Arnold. Janet Goldner, Kathryn Ann Goldner. Helen Ogg and Alice Roth, will sing. “Now the Day is Over" and ■Beautiful Saviour.” Adult* and all interested parsons are also invited to attend. Adams County Man To County Home 72-Yeor-Old Man Admitted To Home The 72-year-old Adams county man who ha* been held in the Adams county jail tor more than five weeks, most of the time on an insanity charge, and who last week was found sane, will have a now home at the Adam* county home, it was learned today.

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Ralph Miller. Hartford township trustee, ha* completed plans and sheriff Herman Bowman will take the man to his new home late to day. The man had become a problem . for county officials last week. He i had been found to be sane and none of his nine children would provide for him. officials said. 1 None had visited him during the five week* he had been confined in the jail. However, a son-in-law came to Decatur Monday to assist the trustee and sheriff with arrangements to place him in the home Sheriff Bowman said that the aged man had been a "model pri- : soner” and had not caused any trouble during hi* stay at the Jail He ha* resided in southern Adams county most of hi* life Helmet* Come Hi* Way St. Joseph. Mo (UP) While lightning may or may not hit the same place twite, firemen's heli met* do. says F X. Schott. Schott , i operates a furniture store. Twice i in three days, a* fire trucks spun D around the corner, helmet* spun through the air and landed at Schott's front door.

Army Commander To

Tour Flooded Area Dig In For Battle Against Flood Crest Portland. Ore.. June B—(VPl—- — army commander Gen. Mark Clark rile* to Portland today for a personal air and water tour of the flooded Columbia river basin ; Meantime, army and navy men dug in with volunteer civilians for a drag-out battle to hold dike*. along a 380 mile front. Weather forecaster Elmer Fisher predicted the flood would hold near It* cre*t for sever*! week*. Fresh troop* Joined worker* on patrol and labor crew* la a fight to protect remaining riverfront town* and farmland* from the relentless preesure of flood water. The Red Cross announced a Hat of 715 person* and famine* that It had 'been unable to trace In the Vanport Chy disaster. It l*«ued an urgent appeal for unregistered refugee* to report at once to Portland disaster headquarter*. The Red Cro** said ft did not consider the number of unlocated Vanport City reeldent* "alarming.” Clark was scheduled to arrive st the Portland national guard airfield thl* morning after flying from his San Francisco headquarters. Brig Gen. T E Rilea. Oregon national guard commander, will accompany Clark on a tour of the water covering Vanport City aboard an amphibious craft. The second flood crest of the Columbia dropped slightly today but a third crest Is expected to hit lat> this week. Fisher said the Columbia will start another rise Thursday when a new rush of water from melting snows start* down from the mountain*. High temperature* were forecast for the entire Pacific northwest today, ranging to 100 dei sreea in some areas and increasing the thaw danger throughout the highland*. Fisher said, however, that the third flood attack la not expected to reach the 29 7 level of the last crest. He predicted a top of 295. The Blue, or sulpbur-bottoined whale, i* the largest living anii mal. It attain* a length of more ;tlian 100 feet and a weight of 150 tons.

Berne Legion Will Nominate Officers

Berne. June 8 Berne l-eglon Post 168 will meet this evening and make nominations for officers for the coming year The meeting will l>e held at the usual place, in the recreation room of the Smith Furniture factory. Monthly Report Os Service Officer 788 Services Are Rendered In Month Dwight R. Arnold. Adams county service officer, in compiling *>’» monthly report for May, lists a total of 788 services rendered by his office for the month The breakdown of the report is as follows: Total persona! Interviews, ts7; repeat interview* 59; hospltaliza tlon. 7: claims against the VA. 23; out patient (dental and medical) 14; terminal leave pay. 2; educa tlon-academlc 22, apprentice and on-the-job 49; rehabilitation 3; farm training 7; flight training 1 Insurance 82; loans S; VS employment service 7; Indiana employment security 4; return of war dead 2: honk 5; housing 18; war assets administration 17; civil service 10; perslons 18; finance deportment 5. Veterans' organizations 21: Red Cross 1; legal advisers 4: welfare agencies 3; allowances 4; individual employer* 4; social security 5; employment 8; family al-

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lowance* 11; property tax Informa tlon 4; lost discharges applid for 0 Department of labor 3; *u terne pay 14; application for Ol>i. state bonus 2; publi relttlons <l< partment 3; mile* traveled on • >n tact* 247; phone < alls (in> lii: phone call* (out) 82; letter* Hui '.04; letter* (out) 89.

PUBLIC SAU of | HOUSEHOLD GOODS 808 Wert Adams St., Decatur. Indiana As we are moving to Florida we will H || al puiijf I complete line of Household Goods, on FRIDAY EVENING, JI NE I|, bl Sale to begin at 6 P. M . CDT Good 2 piece living room suite; Silv<-rtone , , ,j M I Radio and record player; Chair and ottoman | w „ hlu , 1 son rugs, and two throw rug* to match; Tabl. -J table*. Floor lamp and table lamp*; End f siu-U i JI and lamp. 2 Rockers. I Odd Chair*; Butb r Piano: i , r ,< Tab|l l Leaf Table; Chrome Breakfast *<4. Magi< < inf <; a , .. ,1 with oven. DUNN! Throw Rugs; Map! B< 1 Wood Bed* and springs. wood bed, 2 Dr- .-r». i ; l Wall Cupboard. 1 ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES Franklin Electric Cabinet Sewing Ma- tnn« et. J ator; G. K Sweeper. Electric Washing M;nhin<BOAT AND MISCELLANEOUS Extra Good Plywood Boat complete with on in 1 „ Boys Bicycle*; Lawn Mower and Garden Ho- Garden | , izeil Tub; Fruit Jars, and many other article* r rt ...l TERMS—CASH. MR. & MRS. CLYDE TROITXEI owv D. 8. Blair. Auctioneer, petroleum. Ind. (' Bohnke. Auctioneer. Decatur. Ind C. W Kent, Clerk. -

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