Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 279, Decatur, Adams County, 28 November 1949 — Page 2

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Franklin Click On Trial At Fort Wayne Special Venire Os TOO Names Drawn Fort Wayne. Ind.. Nov. 28—(UP) | —Franklin Click. 30. a celery farm work-r. goes on trial today in Alien circuit court on a charge that he iiiurd* red 19-year-old Pbyilis Conine. Click was involved in one of Indiana's strangest criminal cases, the xex slayings of four Fort Wayne women in 1941 and 1945 The critnea stuin|>ed authorities i for more than two years. A special venire of 100 names was drawn in anticipation of trouble impaneling a jury. Jtrtlf William H. Bchannen. a few days before the trial, granted a defense request that ail persons present when Click was given a ■'truth strum" test at New Castle Sept. 6 and 7 be subpenaed for the trial. When Click was arrested several months ago in the kidnap-rape of a Fort Wayne woman, authorities <tuot< d him as confessing the slaying ■ of Miss Conine. Wilhelma Ilaaga and Anna Kuzeff. But italph Lobaugh, former Kokomo factory hand, already was under sentence to die in the electric chair for admitting he killed Miss Haaga. Miss Kuztff and Mrs. Dorothea Howard, wife of a Baer' field soldier. Furthermore, Robert V. Christen meantime had been convicted at Columbia City in the slaying of Mis. Howard and sentenced to life ( New Hearing Device Das No Receiver Button In Ear Chicago, lll.—Deafened people are hailing a new device that gives them clear hearing without making them wear a receiver button in the ear. They now en- j joy Hongs, sermons, friendly companionship and business success - with no self conscious feeling that 1 people are looking at any button’ hanging on their ear. With the new Fhantntnold you may free | yourhelf not only from deafness, but from even the appearance of I deafness. Th- makers of Be.tone j Dept |O 14,-ai w 19th St.. Chicago I 8, 111., are so proud of their | achievement tiny will gladly send you their free brochure (in plain w rapper i and explain how you can i t st this amazing device in the j privacy of your own home without risking a (wnny. Write Beltone today. adv. !

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■ imprisonmeat. Lobaugh last week was given his ninth stay of execution as governor SChrlcker postponed it to next May 26 pending completion of a "fullscale" Investigation of the complicated case. Click was sentenced to life imprisonment on a kidnaping charge. Firewood Available To Local Residents Local citizens who want firewood and are willing to do a little sawing, may have it free. Mayor .John Doan and street commissioner Floyd Acker announced today. The city crew will remove several dang> rous trees from In front of i Decatur residences during the next several weeks, the officials announced. Any person who wants some of the removed trees for firewood can have them delivered to their lots I by the city if they will contact Acker. Some of the trees are sawed up each year to provide wood for outdoor fireplaces al city parks, but there will be a surplus this year and it will be given to anyone who applies for ft. Republican Publicity Director Is Dead Washington. Nov. 28. —(UP) — William C. Murphy. Jr, publicity director of the Republican national ' < ommittee, died of a heart attack | yesterday He was 51. His wife. Maybelle, found him <lead in his bed Friends said he had shown no previous signs of I being ill. Murphy, a veteran newspaperi man. was appointed GOP publi- ! < tty chief in 1945. Republican national chairman Guy. Gubrielson | < ailed Murphy's death a "great loss" to the party. lean! Settee of Ilea etna Public Service Cnmmlnufnn of Indiana I»<>i ki-t No. 21753 In the matter of the petition of Cltisens Telephone Company of I »«•- <atnr. Indiana, for authority to issue securities or other evidences «f indebtedness N'othe Im hereby given that the I’ublb Service Commission of Indiana will conduct public hearing in i this < ause in (looms of the CommlsI sion 10l State House. Indianapolis. I hul . .' 'to I’. JI . Friday, December 16. 1 I'ublh- parth Ipatlon l« requested fl BMC SEHVKE <•' >sl JUSSI ON OF INDIANA By Arnold J Atwood Secretary William E Ste.kler I'uliiif Counsellor : Indianapolis. Ind. November 36. tyi't NOV. 2» Cafeteria Supper. Zion Ev. Reformed Church, Third and lack Mon, Saturday 5 • 7, T

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To Discuss Records Os Farm And Taxes > f Farm records and income tax . reporting will be the subject of , discussion at a school to be held . in the Bluffton community build- J ing. Friday, from 1 to 3 p.m. It will be conducted by R. H. Bauman, nt the agricultural economies department of Purdue University. Every person in the United States who takes in more than *6<hi |>er year must file a federal income tax report. Hearing December 16 On Issuing Stock A hearing will be held at the public service cbintnission office in the state house, Indianapolis Friday afternoon. December 16 at 2 o'clock on a petition of the Citizens Telephone Co. of Decatur for | permission to issue preferred stock, it was announced by Arnold J. Atwood, secretary of the commission. Some time ago. the local concern proposed the issuance of preferred stock, in connection with the modernization program, which, when j completed next year, will include , all automatic telephones on all Citizens exchanges. SERIES OF (Cont. From Pave One! way off. Lewis has not made public his contract demands. But it Is known they include a general wage Increase. a shorter work week and a boost In industry payments to i the mine workers welfare ami re ’ tlrement fund. Lewis himself has estimated that what he wants would cost the Industry between 3n ami 35 cents for every ton of soft coal mined. Glory not in natural gifts which 1 are of God, lest thou displease Him. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur t

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Rep. Thomas Is On Trial For Kickback New Jersey Solon In Federal Court Washington. Nov. 28.—(1'1’1 — Rep J Parnell Thomas. R, N. J., went on trial today in federal district court on charges of taking "kickbacks” from some of hi- con-gre«-ional employes. The former chairman of the house unAmerican activities committee carried a brief case under, his arm win n he entered the build-' Ing. He set med in good spirits and paused briefly while photographers snapped his picture. His face was pink and his hair white. Among the spectators In the . courtroom was columnist Drew Pearson who originally charged in a newspaper column that Thomas had collected "kick-backs" from his staff. Thomas is charged with filing false payroll claims for three con gressional employes and taking salary "kickbacks" from two of them Thomas and his former secre- ' tary, Miss Helen Campbell, are both charged in the fraud consplc-( . acy trial before federal Judge [ Alexander Holtsoff. The trial has , been postponed many times. If convicted. Thomas could draw up to a 32-year jail sentence and fines totalling 340,000. It would be up to the house of representa- ' lives to decide If he could keep his i job as a congressman. Thomas was chairman of the I house committee on unAmerican ’ activities in the Republican-con-trolled congress at the time of his indictment in November. 1948 Some of the most sensational mod- i ern day red spy stories. Including > the Hiss-Chambers case, broke during his term ;(s chairman. The fortress of Bacsahuaman In Peru, whh h still is standing after more than 400 years, was built with stones, some weighing over 200 tons, which were dragged from the quarry by human, power.

Regular Meeting Is Held By Cub Scouts Th • Cub Scouts held their regu- ' lar meeting at the home of the den mother, Mrs. Grice, recently. The ; usual business meeting was conducted, followed by gain-s and refreshments. Those present were John Hebble. Jerry Scheiman. Don Sudduth, Bonny Kiess. Denny Mertz. Darrel Grice, and the den chief. Ronny Mertz. Huge Storage Tank Bursts In Florida Tampa. Fla.. Nov. 28. —fl’Pl A huge storage tank burst at the seams here yesterday and sent 200.000 gallons of water pounding down on the surrounding area. The deluge knocked down eight persons, causing them minor in- ' juries. Jt demolished a small frame house but two children Inside were unharmed. It carried a fish-honse off its foundations, slammed an automobile against a tree 10 feet away and swept one man 200 yards Into a mangrove bush. VAN WERT GIRL | (Cont. From Page One) | was second with 81. Breeders of sheep and hogs also were competing for the championships in these fields. The grand champion wether in i the sheep class will he named to-| day and the grand champion barrow in the swine class will be selected Wednesday. The biggest crowds In the history of the exposition have witnessed the spec tacular events marking the golden jubilee showing this year More than 100,000 spectators have passed through the turnstiles 1 More than 51 .000 attended the show yesterday despite the fact that only a few judging* were in pro gress. An overflow crowd spilled out of the arena where spectators thrill•■d to the prancing of the nation's ■ best-blooded horses shown in the , International horse show.

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298 Hunting Victims Reported In Nation Accidents Caused By Carelessness By United Press With the big hunting seasons barely half over, at least 298 persons have been killed accidentally since Sept. 1. a United Press survey showed today. Most of the victims-ISI-died of gunshot wounds. Some were shot when they or companions accidentally disc harged their shotguns or rifles. Others were mistaken for . game. Other deaths were caused by simple bad marksmanship. Another 68 suffered fatal heart attacks due to the unaccustomed ; exertion of tramping through woods and fields, white 49 others died of miscellaneous causes including drownings. Virtually all of the accidentscould have been avoided, conserva- i tion and safety experts said, bad the victims or the accidental killers acted with due caution. "It s always the big If.” one official said. "If the victim had tak- ’ en frequent rests, he wouldn't have had a heart attack. If he unloaded his gun before climbing the fence, it wouldn't have discharged, ft his buddy had looked twice before , pulling the trigger, the victim | wouldn't have been mistaken and killed for a deer.” The survey showed pointed examples. In Nevada, a hunter cMmbed a tree for a look at the countryside. Another hunter killed Mm, mistaking him for a mountain Hon. A Washington state youth was killed because another hunter the rear of their yard. The hot- , ththought his white sweater was ! the hide of an Albino deer. Another Washington boy tried to club a porcupine with his gun I butt. The gun went off and be kilted himself instead. Washington led in gunshot

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Family Food Bill Increase Reported Chicago. Nov. 28. —(UP) — The Indianapolis family food bill increased 1.6 percent during the three months ending Oct. 15, a report from the U. 8. Department of Labor showed today. The food price jump helped 1 boost the cost of living for mod-erate-income families of the Hoosier capital by 0.3 percent for the quarter. The department said all major groups of commodities and services contributed to the increase except house furnishings, miscellaneous items and apparel. deaths with 17, including two men killed by a single ricocheting bullet as they stood back to back. Michigan and Minnesota followed with 14 each. New York State led for all types of deaths with 29. Including 13 from shooting. Minnesota was second with 28 and Michigan third I with 24. California. however, reported only 22 deaths, a drop from last j year despite a 10 percent increase ! in hunting which saw 325,000 deer hunters, 130,000 deck hunters and 3<i0.000 pheasant hunters take to the woods, fields and water courses.

SALE CALENDAR NOV. 29—Delmar J. Connelley, 3 mites south of lie. a t ur and then 3 miles west. General farm sale R.,y 4 " son and Melvin Liechty. aucta. NOV. 30—Bona Vesta dairy auction. Bryan. Ohio. 75 head f animals. 12:30 E 8. T. Roy Johnson, ami NOV. 30—Nancy E. Bister, Warren. Ind. Residence and 2 Iz west Realty Auction Co.. J. F. flanmann Auct DEC. I—Elvis Dettmer. 3 mi. N. of Ossian on No. 1 then 2'4 ( Yoder Road. Close-out livestock, farm Implement! dairy equipment. 10 A. M Ellenbergcr Bros a >ic DEC. I—Emery Hawkins, Executor William W. Hawkins nn 8. of Decatur and 3 mi. E. of Decatur. Also 1 mi Paul Church then first farm north. Personal propa & Ned Johnson and Melvin Liechty, aucta DEO. I—lra Wilson. 3 miles East of Antwerp. Ohio on Hlghwa Well Improved 77 acre farm. Midwest Reahy Auc J. F. Baumann. Auct. DEC. 3—Otto J. Prange, 8 miles northeast of Fort Wayne < n Complete closing out sale. Roy A Ned Johnson am road, then Vn mile east of Blume school house on Flei Liechty, aucta.

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