Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 141, Decatur, Adams County, 16 June 1949 — Page 4

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'i !KR® \ *zw *- mi X F '\ ■ w !■ jt ■ — .-■ * c jst * H > \* f IWi X . \jHe < JmKL. - ... -, ■ . ■ k . Mr*. Birmingham weeps. Handcuffed, Milton Babich rides bus with jury over death route. AS PROSSCUTION wound up case against 19-year-old Milton Babich In fatal shooting of his then unwed w ife's sister, Patricia Birmingham, he accompanied the jury on a rainy, foggy bus trip over the route he took the day of the killing in the Milwaukee, Win., area ... to where he bought the rille ... stopped the car to argue with Patricia, who threatened to disclose her sister's pregnancy ... to where he got the concrete Mock to weight the body ... to where he threw the body into the Milwaukee river. Mrs. Albert Birmingham, the victim's mother, broke down in tears on the witness stand when the clothes Patricia wore the day she disappeared were displayed. (International Soundpbotaa)

Announce Leasing Hatchery Business Berne June 16. Weldon Lehman and Edward Sprunxer, both

,— _ (FATHER'S DAY r juni ,9> \ Ai he^inJ »WW " • -Y )\ r 7/ /<# ~rn 1\ \ k\xw DAD Would Like A Lot of Things For Father’s Day This Sunday - • - • DRESS SHIRTS • PAJAMAS • SPORT SHIRTS • SWIM TRUNKS • TEE SHIRTS • RAINCOATS • DRESS SLACKS • UNDERWEAR SHIRTS • BELTS • SHORTS • SUSPENDERS • SWEATERS « GARTERS • CUFF LINKS • SOCKS • TIE ( LIPS • HANDKERCHIEFS • TIE CHAINS • TIES • KEY CHAINS • STRAW HAT • TIE RACKS • LUGGAGE • WORK CLOTHES And You Can Find A Wonderful Selection Os Any Os The«e At Ihillliiw Nduihi' 10. I YOl'R DA D’S FA VORITE STORE

<>f Herne, have leased the Berne HiWay Hatchery business from Gor- ' don M Llechty. who owned it for In years. The deal is effective July l ' 1. The building housing the hatchi cry is owii**d by Vilas Schindl *r.

Liwhty will operate a small hatch- ' cry at his farm home north of town. He also keeps about 2,000 laying ' hens. Lehman has been employed In the hatchery. Sprunger is nowemployed at the Berne Equity.

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President Favors Brannan Farm Plan Renews Support Os Farm Subsidy Plan Washington. June 16 — (I’Pl — President Truman today renewed his support ot the Brannan farm subsidy plan asserting that it should and would be parsed at this or the next session ot the 81st congress. The president said the plan, developed by secretary of agriculture Charles Brannan, might not pass in its entirety at this session. but he was certain of its completion before the 81st congress quits next year. Mr. Truman challenged all suggestions that his administration <Ud no? want the program passed until shortly before the congres--1 slonal elections In 1850. He was reminded of such reports. which followed the recent Democratic mid western farm conI Terence at Des .Moines. : He said certain newspapers I might have gotten that idea, but | it was certainly not the idea of ■ the people who ran the conference. The president at first said flatly that the Brannan plan would be I passed at this session. A reporter called out; “Wants bet?" The president said yes. he did. and held out his hand for the money. Then he said he wanted to qualify hU statement to say that the entire plan might not get through ; this time but certainly during the life of the 81st congress.

Accident Reported North Os Decatur Sherrif Herman Bowman reported an accident four miles north of Decatur Wednesday afternoon at 5 o’clock. The accident occured i when a car belonging to a Warsaw man tried to pans an automobile driven by Omer Merriman. Decatur. x another car approached from the opposite direction. The Merriman cr.r was forced from the road and its damage was estimated at |2S. The Warsaw car. driven by John Nickotoon. stoppfd in Decatur and j the driver had the car’s muffler wired to the car so that he could ■ continue his trip, the sheriff stated. Nickolson did not report to the I sheriff's office, he said. Attend Meeting Os Youth Fellowship The pastor of the First Methodi t ! church, IT Gerald Jones. and four I voting people of the V 'hodlst I youth fellowship, attended the conj ference meeting of the Methodist j youth fellowship in First Methodist r hurch, Marlon. Frances Morrit, Merlin Lister. Ann Deitsch. Marilyn i Vanhorn were the delegates from i Decatur. The Rev. Donald Bailey, at Gosh- ! en. gave a report of his trip as ambassador of good will to the German Methodist people of Indiana, i Including the youth fellowship, are | supplementing the diet and salaries ; of all the Methodist pastors of Germany. They are also rebuilding the Methodist hospitals destroyed during the war and the seminary destroyed at Frankfurt. The resident bishop. Dr. Richard C. Raines. prea< hed the sermon lur--1 Ing the afternoon session and installed the officers of the North Indiana conference in the youth i fellowship. Miss Patricia Conner. Mexico. Ind , and student at Manchester College, was installed as I the conference youth president.

I Tragr Io a <.n..d — Iterator >- l| • V •' *- 3 **. WKH -A GOOD JOS” to the way Dr. 1 Robert Oppenheimer describe* work of Atomic Energy Commit ■ion Chairman David E. Lilicnthal to the joint congressional atomic energy committee la Washington. Dr. Oppenheimer, key scientist in making ot the atomic bomb, said he knew of no way Russia could use American* produced radioactive isotopes to strengthen her war machine. The committee to probing charges at "ineredibie mismanagement" by Senator Bouitma B. tAickatiJoDfMr i **>» ♦ (fatsrasw— aO

Oldest Father Will Be Honored Sunday Berne. June 16, — C. C. Hirscby, of Berne. Is Adams county a oldest father and will be honored on father's day next Sunday. He is 1”' years old and will celebrate his HHst birthday August 3. He was Imjhi west of Berne and has resided in this vicinity all his life. He has two children. Rosa, of Berne, and .Mrs Walter Luglbihi. Fort Wayne He is still hale and hearty and walks uptown every day. Clearing Weather Forecast In State Drenching Rainfall To End Late Today Indianapolis, June H—fl'Pi The weatherman predicted today that the rains which have drenched Indiana during the past week would »nd late today. Scottsburg. In southeastern Indiana. reported 5.52 inches of rain during the last 21 hours, the Indiana weather bureau said, it was the most precipitation recorded at any point during the rainy spell. Other heavy rains yesterday and last night were reported at Rich mond. 2.61 inches: Portland, 2.50; Winchester. 200; Knightstown. 181; Rushville. 165; Angola. 155; (Jolumbus. 137; and Paoli, 1.09 inches. Rainfall at other points included Bloomington, .98 Inches; Seymour, .90 inches; Fort Wayne, .88; Indianapolis .81; Marion .62; Evansville .40, South Bend .18. and Terre Haute .11 inches. Temperatures yesterday ranged between a high of 73 degrees and a low of 57. both recorded at South Bend. Friday, the sixth day of the week, was named after Frigga tile wife of Odin. The ste.am hammer was invented by an Englishman In 1839.

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Willkie Is Offered National GOP Post Senate Committee Offers Position Washington, June 16—(I PI Indiana legislator Philip Willkie said today he would make up his mind by Monday whether to accept an offer to become an assistant to the chairman of the Republican senate campaign committee The 29 year old son of former presidential candidate Wendell Willkie »•« offered the post yesterday at a meeting of the committee Sen Owen E Brewster, chair man. said Willkie was selected because of the promotion of his Idea tor "grass roots" regional party conferences and because of his successful "door hell ringing ' cam paign fc.r a Hoosier general assembly seat. Willkie had the endorsement of V S Hens Homer E Capehart and William Jenner for the post. Brewster said the job would not prevent Willkie from seeking reelection to the Indiana house of representatives. Willkie said he wanted to talk over the offer with Indiana associates He will be back In Wash ington Monday as counsel for the Purdue aeronautics corporation in a hearing at which the Lafayette. Ind . group will seek a franchise tor air shuttle service to Chicago .... ■ —— < Final Berne C. C. Meeting Monday Berne June 16. The Berne Chamber cf Commerce will hold its last meeting of the summer next Monday evening, June 20. at 6:15 In the Sub-Marine room of the Berne auditorium, it will be a dinner meeting. The organization will then take its annual summer recess until September. A discussion period by local men on matters of interest here will feature the meeting.

Robert Hansel Is Graduated Monday Robert Hansel, son of Mr. and. Mrs. Paul Hansel of Decatur, war graduated from the congressional page school Monday. Hob was appointed as a senate page In November. 1947, by Sen. William E. Jenner. He was vice-president of the student council and vice president of the debate club in 1948. He served as saiutatorian of his graduating class, and was editor of the school year hook this year. His class voted him the page with the most distinguished appearance, and In 1948 he was voted the outi standing senate pledge. Along with Elisabeth Taylor of Hollywood, he was chosen outstanding teen-ager of 1949 by Colonial Magazine, na-

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tlonal publication , r 7 -fl The Decatur senior < I*,',’”’'*fl him president while h * * fl Decatur high school fr „„ a J*"fl • ber to December. Active | n youl)g ■ affairs Bob |. a ttfl First Presbyterian <hur<hh« fl was moderator of the We, lm fl youth fellowship () t I( , !"""”■ three years. Bob pUn ,• college next year to , •••**/ Uw |g| Policeman Coffee | On Annual Vacation I Adrian Coffee, |„, alllr I man, is on his annual t»,. vacation During this t | m „ 'J ice Teeple. recent addition city police force, will he m.JJ of the parking meters I