Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 232, Decatur, Adams County, 3 October 1949 — Page 1

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17 AIR FORCE MEN, GIRL FRIENDS KILLED

ftp To Build ■per Market ■This City Krive-in Market To JK C Built At First "Knd Monroe Streets bio, k building *lll at the north ■ ,„ rn , r of First and Monroe IML „ J-.t. i: Worthman. In. . ' and r altorx <>» l ' ,,r ' Gloat Atlantic 4 -|> a , ompany a.< a , ip ,r hi food market |r ;• was announced tof.,r building were reftj by John It Worthman of ■■bj;.!)!..- -illiult.llleo isly bn ~f ■* 11,14 f ( ,r th., punln-O' of the ■■Kit,'.- ;to..’ -quart- site from ■■save r- i ompany of Wortlilhall who deve.oped ■(, e I’laie east of the Monroe rl-.er btllg<- and built a of the houses that sub--aid that construction n the building would begin a f*» days and hopes to the building completed by , The A 4 !’ c ompany ■ a long-term lease , |Mt> pr< perry The company's ( no* located In the Vogle-, building. 125 127 North Secrtreet. m te.r'bwest corner square the building will feet on Monroe street ami north 130 feet on First Kjfr- Driveways to the food . sill be from Monroe street the alley to the east of the An asphalt paved parking 7'i by 132 feet, will be locatof the building and will about 50 cars. Moi-.ro- x'reet frontage of ■ fth h'-i ding will be a continuous | M w.ndow with a vestibule en■tr t<e to the right Interior walls ■li ) will lie of glazed tile, anti r an I sidew alls of the exterior of 'hi. material will be painful masonry unit. Mr Worthman ■'h- d'-s. ribecl the building as .i roof constructed of c lear inn-<l «>>•! trusses thus elim■R ting interior posts and pi lastt A smooth, plain type metal ; |M 1 be used for the ceiling. lighted «ix continuous lines of fluorlights, extending from the to the rear of the market re-troom. will be located north end of the building amount Invested In the an I real estate was r.ot by the contrac ting purbetting and ventilating will be of the latest type. Worthman said with forced ■4 ulation and roof ventilat ■* The sales area In the store S' laid with asphalt tile Goer H* 4 p executives In Toledo. said that the market would ■■• quipped with the latest seaK- found in the large super Among these, are a 301 «•>( service bakery depart- ■*. an IX-foot self-service redairy case; 3S feet of W 'geratel meat cases to include service an d n «|f service M»Pment three large refrigerat- ■ J’’’* f °r storing perishables; " °ot produce department ■ Will include spacial cases * display of f rot „ n food as ■1“ * n * w ’ >pe of ‘Replay r tits Five check-out stands K , fl.K ) r‘' ~nV ’‘ ni '‘ n " y lo< ' a, ‘" , Foos, manag-r of the local ■ pl,,n » c “ 11 on* ■ thi. ' mo,l * rn '<*>d markets mil** Mr Fo °’ h,B been Ft. » n uger for a number of K**• after his ft 1 * with the army. ft atc Polio Death ft" Grows To 90 fr'Hmpolis Oct. 3. -(UF)K I* 011 " I«th toll (or K Mm U,Ot * lc,lm Eu? t 0 ,n e,khart h °«pi‘ a ' ! | Chud * IATMe " .J? * th • ee «» i en«l rein sru’z Bnsae pg ** **’ M, < h T «eee«y

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

32nd Polio Case Is Reported In County Adams county's 32nd polio case of the year was reported today. The victim is Von David Bixler, 19-month-cdcl son of .Mr. und .Mrs. Glen Bixler, of Bern". Taken to the St. Joseph hospital In Fort Wayne Friday evening, the case has been diagnosc-d as polio, although mild, with the acute stage passed. The child has some weakness of the left leg and back The latest victim is a first cousin of Don Alan Bixler, son of .Mr. and .Mrs. Hoy Bixler. Decatur, who was re-j cently returned home from thei hospital after also being treated' for polio. Truman Drops Requests For Civil Rights Let Civil Riqhts Legislation Rest To Next Session Washington, Oct 3 il'Pl President Truman agreed with' his congressional lead -rs today to ( 'drop requests for civil rights leg- ( I Islation at this session and aim i for consideration of a fair employi ment practices bill early in the 1 next. f The president's decision was 1 disclosed by senate majority lead- | er. Scott W. Lucas of Illinois, asIter the regular Monday legislative conference at the White House. Lucas said the president and leaders of both houses had agreed ' to let the civil rights fight go over until next sMaion. Lucas said it wax agreed today that it was “very doubtful that any prolonged discussion of civil rights in the senate during the remainder of this session would be very helpful." I But, Lucas added, "the senate will definitely take up an FEPC hill early In the next session.” House speaker Sam Rayburn said that house Democratic leaders will meet tomorrow with the senate pollc y committee in an effort to determine when congress can adjourn. Lucas expressed the belief that ■the senate could complete the I bulk of its work ffithfn two weeks. He said he did not want to guess on adjournment date but thought 1 it would come within two to three weeks. The congressional leaders tievoted most of their meeting with President Truman today to a discussion of pending legislation. The house rifles committee, meanwhile, gave clearance for full house action under an amendment-; barring rule of the big so< lai tie-, (Tara T» rune Three> William Hawkins Is Taken By Death Funeral Services To Be Wednesday William W Hawkins. 71. retired farmer, haekeeper and real estate agent, died at 2:45 p m. Sunday at the home of a son. Emery Hawkins. I Cleveland street. He had been in' failing health for several years and bedfast since January. He was born in Fayette county. 0.. March 15. IS7B. a son of Joseph and Mary Cibb*-Hawkln«. He was marrhd Aug. 23. IXSt. to Julia Boyer, who died Jan 29. 1942. He was a member of the Church of God Surviving are four sons. Emery. Wilbur and Hubert of Washington township, and Everett of Fort Wayne; four daughters. Mrs. Floyd Morrison of Decatur. Mrs. Glen Britthauer of West Unity. 0.. Mrs. Floyd Mitchell and Mrs. Kenneth Mitchell, both of Washington town ship; 1# grandchildren, eight greatgrandchildren ; three brothers. Merritt. Mathew and Roe Hawkins, all of Sheridan, and three sisters. Mrs Frank Burgess of Kirkland township, Mrs. Hal Wilis and Mrs. William Quick, both of Lsbsnon Three daughters, on* son and three sisters are deceased Funeral services will be held at 1:20 pm. Wednesday at the Zwick funeral home and at 2 o'clock at the Church at God. the Rev Dwight McCurdy officiating Burial will be the Ray cemetery at Monroe Friends may eall at the funeral home after 7 o'clock this eveninff.

r Singer Buddy Clark Dies In Plane Crash IwM k RADIO SINGER Buddy Clark lost Ills life and news commentator Sam Hayes, bis wife Sally, the pilot James Hayler and two others were seriously hurt in the < rash of this private p ane in a I>m Angeles I residential street. The plane was forced down by mo’or trouble, crashing on Beverly Houlevord. • „|| I j—IM in - - ... ■■ , — — !■ l —l 111 in ll I - ■ IM II « ■«■«» «il HIM ‘ "■ • 111 •

Commissioners In Monthly Session Contracts Studied By Commissioners Contract! for grocery supplies at the county home, a heavy duty truck and a atone spreader for the highway department, were among the Item* of business to be | disposed of by the county com ' mlssloners in session today. Scheduled for presentation to' the commissioner! was a petition asking that the salary of the judge 1 of the Adams circuit court be increased 13.300 annually, as provided for in chapter 129 of the 1919 I acts. The present salary of a . Judge in a county with 20,000 to | 35.000 population is 17.200. which lls paid by the state. The extra ■ allowance can he voted by the ' county commissioners. Bids for the supplies and equip merit will be opened after 2 o'clock. Awards will be made for grocery, tobacco and bread supp lessor the next quarter at the I county home. Blds will be received for furnishing a heavy duty truck to the highway department. The appro priation for this Item Is |3,5t)0 ' Bids will also be received tor a atone spreader, which will be (Turn T<> l*a*e Fiver Monroeville Mon Killed In Florida Morton E. House, S 3, of Monroeville. died in Palm Beach. Fla., ’ Saturday, following a fall from the Jioof of his home, which he was repairing following damage from | the recent Florida hurricane Surviving are his wife. Minnie; I one son. Helms; a daughter. Mrs Charles Bailey of Sunland, Cal.. ' seven grandchildren and 10 great , grandchildren. The body will Ire; returned to the Marquart-Painter; funeral home In Monroeville. Otto Fuhrman Barn Destroyed By Fire Preble Township Barn Is Destroyed Fire completely destroyed a large barn on the Otto Fuhrman farm In Preble township Sunday afternoon and completely destroy- ’ ed the contents. Fast work of the Poe fire department saved the home and other buildings. Loss was estimated at about IIO.COO Lost besides the barn were bales of straw. 850 bales of hay, 1.000 bushels of oats and considerable new machinery. Including a combine, garden tractor, grain drill and cultivator. The machinery was the property of Martin Schroeder, who rented the farm land and barn from Mr. Fuhrman Cause of the fire was not definitely determined. The blase was first noticed about 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon and an immediate call was placed for th* Poe fire fighting equipment The blase had gained considerable headway when the fire fighting equipment arrlv ed and there was no chance to save the building. The structure was <OsM feet Work was started Immediately <Tww Te F»W» Fleer

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, October 3, 1949.

Lions, Rotarians Will Meet Tuesday A joint meeting of the Decatur Lions and Rotary dubs w 111 be held ' at the K. of p. home Tuesday evening at 6:30 o'clock. Carl C. Pumphrey will be chairman of the program This will dispense with the 1 usual •Thursday meeting of the Ro tarian*. suspended this week In order that member* may attend the town-country fish fry at the Decatur high school Thursday evening. Francis Grandslaff Honored For Cantala Attends Centennial Opening In Texas Francis "Frank" Grand*taff. former Adam* county resident, who is serving a life-term In the Tennessee state prison, had a big day Sunday according to pres* association stories concerning the opening of the centennial celebration of the town of Big Spring. Texas Frank, who ha* become well known as an author of short stor- ’ les and musical cantatas since he started serving hi* term 10 years ago at an habitual criminal, was . given a 10-day temporary parole ‘to go to the Texas town to hear his musical scores and witness the cantata which he composed. Thousands of Texas people attended the opening of the celebra tion and Grandstaff was introduced as the author of the cantata He received a several minute applause as he arose from the front row in the auditorium Finally, he was brought to the platform, where the ovation lasted several minutes more Grandstaff is the author of several short stories which have liars Ts Page *'l»r»

I-. - - f |MB 111 I I '■ - ' COMMUNITY CENTER TODAY—BETTER COMMUNITY TOMORROW Miss Dianne Linn Winner Os Fund's Slogan Contest

i A Decatur high school student. I Miss Dianne Linn, was declared the winner of the slogan contest he'd in connection with the Decatur ! Community Center campaign to raise upwards of to be mate lied one dollar for every two raised by the citixens, from the Central Soya company. “Community Center today—Better Community Tomorrow" la the forceful slogan picked by the judges from the scores of good ones submitted. it was officially announced by Ixtuis Jacobs, chairman of the public Information committee. The judges who made the decision after careful study were Paul Hansel personnel director of thw Central Soya company. John E. Estabrook, assistant to the works manager o>* the General Electric company and E 8. Ward, executive «e<. etary of the Chamber of Commerce, all of Fort Wayne. General chairman Carl C. Pumphrey will make the presentation lof a |?5 I’. 8. government bond to Miss Linn at a joint meeting of the Lions and Rotary clubs Tuesds” evening at the Knights of Pythias

Trustees Discuss School Problems i Hearing Tests For Students Studied The county board ot education.j the trustee* front 12 townships met in the county superintendent's office Saturday to discus* matters relative to operating the schools during the current school year The tiustees agreed that the substitute leather'* wage* should be somewhere between the minimum ! as prescribed by law und the average level of wages paid teacher* in , the county schools. The substitute teacher * list is h-lng prepared today by county authorities for immediate use Hearing test* for county ichool children were also discuss'd by the board, and it was decided that Hansel Foley, county superintend ent. should be authorized to study the situation and determine the cost of hearing equipment, and pre sent the estimate to the next meet-, ing of the trustee* The hearing tests, the trustees noted, should be made available to all school*. A member of the state board of health. Mr Turpin, asked the board, of trustees to pick one school In the county for a survey study by the board of health to determine the water system. The health of fleers, after a careful study of the position of supply and its proxi j rnity to the disposal area, would analyze these factor*, then report to the board of trustees the necessary means of correction The board of trustee* told Turpin that i all school* in the county would be I open to the state's inspection; they, would not choose any particular I school. The board also, on motion., agreed to close all county schools ' at noon Wednesday. October 12. to ,1 urn To !•*•» Fiver - •

I F .. n I B 2 J I ar - * • If' srßi Miso Dianne Linn i home. i Miss Linn is the daughter of Mr and Mrs L E Linn of 355 Mercer ’ Ave Her father Is employed by the 1 (Turn To Pane Five*

Passenger Train Smashes Bus In California; Only Five Persons Miss Death

I Town-Country Fish I Fry Here Thursday Ticket Sales Close On Tuesday Evening Everything is in readiness for ' the first annual town ami country fish fry to be held Thursday night at 6:30 o’clock at Decatur high school gymnasium, it was announced today The event, which will become an annual affair. i-<' ' rponsorad by the retail division of ' the Decatur Chamber of Com-1 merce. More than 200 farm men and women will attend There are a few tickets available yet for Decatur men and wo men who desire to attend, R C Ebinger. retail division chairman, i -aid today Tickets may be secur'ed at a dozen Decatur retail 1 stores and they are designated with a printed sign on the window The dinner U not limited to Chainher members Ticket sales will close at 5 o'< lock Tuesday afternoon and I none will be available at the doors Thursday This Is done so that proper feeding preparations can be made At noon today the ticket committee reported that more than 500 tlcke's iiad been sold. Mr Ehinger has asked that all merchants named to assist In s< rvlug the meal Thursday, meet at Hie high school gymnasium Thurs I day afternoon at 1 o'clock to start ' preparations. Women are invited to attend | the party. It was pointed out Th> re will be community singing and music during the meal and a two-hour musical and comedy show will follow. Topflight tai- , ent has been secured to furnish the entertainment Inmates of the Adams county home will be guests in absentia, the committee announced Meals will be rushed by automobile to i each of them a| the same time the guests are being served at the gymnasium. | The Jonah club of Akron, spon ' sors of the 4 H summer camp at Silver Lake, will prepare the meal an I any proceeds from the banquet will go to that organization to be used in maintaining and Im I proving the camp. Mte ticket purchasers are reminded that no tickets will be available after 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Meeting Tuesday On Veterans' Training ! Discuss Program In Adams Central High Announcement was made today of two m?etings scheduled for Tuesday in the county superintend ent's office, both meetings pertaining to the newly-proposed vocation-j al agriculture veteran's training in the Adams Central high school According to a letter received today by Hansel Foley, county superintendent. W. A Williams, associate state supervisor of agricultural education for veterans, will meet with J E Thacker, in charge of vocational agriculture training at the Adams Central school. L Kingsley. Mr Mays, and the county superintendent, at 1 30 pm to make tentative plans of operation At m pm there will be a meeting of the potential advisory com mittee. comprised of nine mem I bers, three from each township, vnd a few interested veterans to discuss the possibility of a vete < runs' training program In the Adams Central high school. An earlier statement, made byFoley last week, described the in tention of the superintendent's of flee to provide this veterans' train Ing for eligible veterans wl’hin the Adams Central area, and for other Interested veterans living nearby At that time, the county superln tendent noted* that the number of veteran) will be limited, the Adam* Central area veterans being first served, the remainder to be chosen from those interested from outside those bounds

Senate Group Okays Minton Appointment Senate Committee Approves Minton Without Hearing Washington. Oct. 3 tl'Pi — The senate Judiciary committee today approved Judge Sherman Minton's appointment to the I’ 8. supreme court after reversing an earlier decision to call him in to testify The nomination of th" former n<-w deal firebrand senator from Indiana was okeyed by a 9 to t committee vote. It now goe-i to the senate for < onfirmation. The vote came after the committee reversed its decision of last week to call Minton for questioning about itis views on the late President Roosevelt's 1937 supreme court "packing plan.” The reversal vote was 9 to 3. Committee approval came as the supreme court opened its new term Minton, who was named to succeed the lat<- Justice Wiley B Rutledge-, waited down town as the .committee acted. He had expect- : e<| rigorous questioning, but with i three additional Democratic senators voting today, the call never ' t ame Instead. acting committee 'chairman Harley W Kilgore. D. W Va . released a letter from Minton protesting the call fortes timony. Minton said it raised a ■'serious question of propriety” since he mi;ht be questioned on "highly controversial" matters on which he might have to rule later as a supreme court justice Sen Homer Ferguson. R . Mich., walked angrily out of the committee rooln saying no, I'm not satisfied" with the committee action He want'd to question Minton about his stand in favor of Mr Roosevelt's plan to revamp the court, his role in a senate lobbying investigation and his sponsorship of a bill some < ri'ics thought would curb a free press. Ferguson declined to say whether he would fight confirmation of th ■ nomination on the senate floor. The commltt>>e last week had voted 5 to I to call Minton for questhming—an unusual action in considering appointments to the nation's highest bench. But Democratic Sen* Estes Kefauver. Tenn . Frank I* Graham. N. (' and James (>. Eastland. Miss., who were absent last week wer- pres ent and voting today Kilgore said he did not know when the nomination would be taken up In the senate There were Indications that the appointment Would be pushed to give th" <Turn 'l'» !'«•«» Three, Mrs. Alvira Miller Dies Al Fort Wayne Adams County Native Is Taken By Death Mrs Alvira J Miller. 87. * native of Adams county, died at 7:30 i m Sunday at the home of a daughter. Mrs Clyde H Pelkey 1234 Scott avenue. Fort Wayne She had lived in Fort Wayne for nearly 7<* year* She was a char ift member of the- West Creighton Christian church Surviving in addition to the .laughter are one son. Samuel A Miller. Fort Wayne; one shter. Mrs Libby Frank at Decatur; 10 grandchildren. 29 great grandchil dr<n. and a niece. Mrs Cora Bax ter of Decatur Three children pre ceded her In death. Funeral services will be held nt fpm Wednesday at the Mungovan A Sons funeral home, the Rev Ernest Harrold officiating Burial will be in Lindenwood cemetery. Friend* may call at the funeral heme after 2pm Tuesday.

Price Four Cents

11 Airmen, Five Girls, Chaperone Killed By Speeding Train In California Ontario, Cal.. Oct 3 (UP) - . Seventeen air force men and their 1 girl friends were killed when their G I bus driver heeded a shouted command to "turn left" and drove 1 In front of a highballing passenger train, a survivor said today The dead Included 1! airmen, five girls, and the chaperone who accompanied them on u bear h party from March air force base. Officials said apparently only 22 persons were aboard the bus which 1 had a capacity of 32 persons. Five persons were listed as in--1 : jured. at least one In serious con--1 ditlon The train, the Union Pacific railroad's “Pony Express.” slammed I into th" bus at 73 miles an hour as ! engineer A. A Hall of Lo* Angeles ’ slammed on the brakes In an attempt tn halt It The impact tangled the bin wreckage on the front of the engltoi and torches had to be used to cut ' it away. Some victims were im- - paled on the engine Mangl'd ‘ . bodies, legs and arm* littered th>« right of way for so<> feet The bus, en route back to March air base, was on a side excursion • J to return the girls to their home* ■ at Ontario and Upland. Cal. after • : the day's outing at Corona Del Mar. • j a nearby beach > j Railroad official* said the warnIng signal* at the grade crossing r i were still operating when they arrived to investigate the crash Local Lady's Nephew ‘ Dies In Michigan II Mrs George Wetnhoff has receivi <-d word of the death Sunday montr! ing of her nephew, Jim Jones, of Midland. Mich His death oi<-urre<j • at an Ann Arbor hospital following ’ a major operation. Survivors ini hide his wife and two < hildren Funeral services wPI 1 be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o', lock in Midland Senator Vandenberg Undergoes Operation i Senate GOP Leader Undergoes Surgery > Ann Arbor. Mich . Oct 3 (t'Pl Sen Arthur II Vandenberg. R. . Mich . was operat'd on at the Unii versify of Michigan hospital today > for a lung lesion Physician* said the senate Republican lead' r was doing "all right ” ' His wife awaited word of th»» > operation at the Vandenberg * - home in Grand Rapids. Mich , The 65-ycar-old sinator flew here from Washington Sept 26 for a physical checkup to determine whether he would require an operation Hl* phyiirlan* in Washington reportedly bad been urging Vandenberg for months to undergo an operation. But tho senator postponed the surgery several times to see major foreign affair issue* cleared through the senate The hospital did not announce 'hat Vandenberg had undergone an operation until several hour* after ' it had begun. 1 The R-publican leader was reported in "hi* usual good health" during the seven days of preliminary examination*. t Train Collides With Box Cars, One Killed 7 Antes, la.. Oct. 3 — (UP) — The rhlcaxo and North We«tern railway's City of San Francisco stream liner collided with a string of box car* and left the track* at 5v mile* , an hour today, killing a man and >a- , jur'ng six other persons The derailment n.’c”rred as the I flyer sped through a railroad yard here The forward part of the tra.l I sideawlpod a string of box car* standing oa the adjacent track.