Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1948 — Page 2

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Ben Gerke Reelected Director Os Co-op Named At Meeting Os Membership Hen Gerke, of Decatur route 5, was reelected a director from district two of the Wayne Cooperative Milk Producers. Inc., at a meeting of the membership Monday night. The meeting was held at the Farm Bureau building in Monroe and was attended by members from Adams county and Monroe township (Allen county), which comprise the district. With Mr. Gerl:' presit’i... a dis mission centering around milk marketing problems and quality requirements was held. K. L. Stickler, secretary-manager of the

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Wayne coop, outlined the immediate pro.-pects for the dairy industry. He emphasized the importance of producers getting in a position to produce high quality milk in order to command the best markets. Dean Atcheson, representing the Cleveland board of health, re-em-phasized the importance of high quality dairy products. He stressed the importance of producers getting the facts on requirements before starting construction. Short talks were given by J. M. Rust, president of the co-op; T. L. McPeak, quality control supervisor; and Leonard Kingsley, director of public relations. Christmas is an event to be celebrated every day of the rear. Christian love is the greatest thing in the world. Trade in a Gocd 'own — Decatur

Hang Jinx Sign On House Committee Three Spy Figures Die During Inquiry Washington, Dec. 22 — (VP) They are beginning to hang the “jinx” sign on the house unAmerican activities committee's investigation of alleged communist espionage within the government. Three persons whose names i have figured in the case have died . since the inquiry opened last summer Ti • chairman of the committee, Rep. J. Parnell Thomas. IL. N. J . lias been indicted by a federal grand jury on payroll kickback i charges. Two Republican members of the committee were defeated in . he November election. Whittaker Chambers, the excommunist whose charges brought the case into the open, felt compelled to resign his $25,000 a year job with Time magazine Alger Hiss, ex-state department official named by Chambers as a communist agent within the government, lias been indicted for perjury and has submitted his; resignation from a $20,000 post as president of the Carnegie endow ment for international peace The resignation lias not been acted upon however. Mrs. Chambers wa .‘involved in a fatal automobile accident last Friday when her car struck a pedestrian who died of the injuries. At the time she was enroute to ■ the Baltimore station to pick up ; Chambers who had been testifying] ' before the New York grand jury ■ investigating espionage. She is I' now free on bond on charges 1 arising from the accident. Death first struck Harry Dexter I White, former treasury official i‘ named by Chambers as a figure in; a Washington communist "appar-I' atus." While appeared before the]' committee in August and denied the allegations. He seemed to lie in good health, and to enjoy lengthy and sharp exchanges with thel committee. A week later he died ■ 1 of a heart attack. Then, a justice department at-! torney W Marvin Smith, plunged to his death in a stair well in the ’ STOP that cough with OUR OWN Cough Syrup 49c & 99c sizes KOHNE DRUG STORE * LOANS S2O to S3OO Sufotdcu QUICKLY AND PRIVATELY MADE Easy to qualify -Ijlmt iI terms Re»dy <anh To apply ( .til or phone "Details without obligation” LOCAL LOAN Dependable COMPANY Incorporated Brock Store Building—Ground Floor Decatur, Indiana Phono 2*3*7 Loans arranged in nearby town* and vicinity J OPEN WED. DEC. 22 MIDDLEBURY MEAT MARKET MIDDLEBURY, OHIO Fresh Meats Pork & Beef Sliced • Chunk • Quarters Also Custom Butchering HURLESS & BLACK ffcoy S. Johnson & Son Auctioneers & Real Estate DeVoss Bldg., Ground Floor Phone 104 157 So. 2nd St. We’ll be glad to Represent You in the transaction of Real Estate at Public Sale or private sale. 25 years in this busincs in Decatur. We welcome your investigation of our record of which we are proud. Melvin Liechty, Rep. MAKE IT A MERRY CHRISTMAS with a FREE GIFT-WRAPPED PACKAGE From E. F. GASS STORE ’j«®C©C©(K!S:®CC

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justice department building here.: Smith's connection with the case was nebulous. He had notarized a document transferring title of a car once owned by Hiss, and which, according to Chambers, Hiss had' insisted on giving to "some poor communist party organizer." The committee never conclusively established what became of the car. During the course of the hearing Hiss acknowledged that he knew Smith and professed personal admiration for him. The third person connected with . the case to die was Laurence Dug- i gan. president of the Institute of International Education and a former state department official. ■ Duggan leaped or fell to his deatli from his sixteenth floor office in New York City Monday night. After his death, it was revealed j that Duggan had been named by Isaac Don Levine, a friend of Chaniliers, as one of six men in the,government who had provided I secret information to the spy ring., Levine, according to the committee. said in executive session early this month that he had heard i Chambers mention Duggan as one 1 of the sources of spy material. But Chambers told reporters in New York that lie had not nam.'d ■ I Duggan. Acting committee chairman Karl; Mundt. R.. S. 1).. said the committee had never questioned Duggan nr sought any information com ' cerning him. r Bombers Equipped To Fly World Non-Stop Washington. Dec. 22 (i'!‘) — ■ Air force officials said today ft is now possible for an American B-3G ‘ or B-5U ibomber to fly around the world nonstop with use of new ei'hniques tor refuelin:; in the air ! “There is no reason why it couldn't be done." an air force; spokesman said. But lie added that: •lie service lias no immediate plans . for attempting such a glohe-eircl-ing fliglit. A 'bomber recently flew non-stop t'.lim miles more than one-third ; he distance around the world. It i'.ias refueld in flight by “feeder"! planes. NARCOTICS <<’mt. From I i-jo < >iu i dulce ill the wild parties. t "The peddler is the one we're' most interested in apprehending.' ; he said. He said investigatimi liad disclosed other places suspected as hangouts lor narcotics parties and ; hat more raids lore likely soon DENIES BLAME (Cont. .From l ac» Oriel cos. was the first thing delivered. "There was needod 75 pcs. of lx 12-20 lumber, and to date thore has lien: delivered from the iend*n ! t It-azil. tti of them, and wi h justice to him. the weather has been . inclement, and he has been unable to get the logs out of the woods to saw them for the job. But he has ! been delivering them as fast as lie ■ i an. “The flooring is 2xfi-!6. and he . has made delivery of the most of that. "It is unfortunate that tho job has been held up on account of the material, but if the people around Pleasant Mills will hear with the state itig'jwa. pe.tdiug deli ery of the liaiauce of the material, they will have a bridge with whkh they will be well pleated. “Yowre very truly. Uted I'. Deal t>upt. ■ ' Blufftun bub L’letrict. •

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