Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 27 December 1949 — Page 2

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Three Minor Wrecks Here Over Holiday Motorist Fined For Reckless Driving One man wan arrested an the result of one of the three accident* which occurred in Decatur over the lona weekend. No one wan injured in any of the mishap*. al) of which reunited in minor damage*. Arthur Miller. 952 Central avenue, in making a turn off Second street into the drive of the Miller grocery. at ruck a <ar driven by Lloyd Reynold*, of 2*>B South Second street, damaging the left front end of the Reynolds car. Miller was arrested by city police and later pleaded guilty in Justice of the peace court to a charge of reckless driving; justice Hunter fined him |5 and costs for a total of 115.%. Cars driven by Helen Schmitz. 1712 West Monroe street, and Hilda Heiman, Decatur, collided at the intersection of Thirteenth ami Monroe streets. The Heiman car. in making a left hand turn off Monroe street onto Thirteenth, hit tile Schmitz car. Damage was estimated at |2<>o for the Schmitz car; 125 for the Heiman car. A car driven by Edward Wert. Master Drive, in hacking out of one of the horizontal parking places on Madison street near Second, hit a car driven by Francis Stults. 330 North Fourth street. Wert told police that his view of the oncoming car was obstructed by another parked ear. Damage to both cars was minor. Sioux City Blost Toll Is Now 21 Sioux City, la. Dec. 27. —(UP) — Fatalities in the Dec. 11 explosion at the Swift ami co., plant here ' stood at 21 today after the death | of Lloyd Elkins, 33. McCook Lake. S D. Elkins died late yesterday at a hospital of injuries received in the blast.

SALE CALENDAR DEC. 29—Charles M. Frank. Admr. James C. Prank, 4 miles south ami mile east of Pleasant Mills. Personal property. Roy & Ned Johnson, aucts. DEC 30- Joseph A. Geimer. 2 miles northwest of Decatur on Wirgesfer road, then % mile west or 1 mile east of Mount Pleasant church. General closing out sale. Roy A Ned Johnson and Melvin Llechty, aucta.

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■ r pB i 1 E f f- W . . |H ..... AMONG THOSI arriving in New York o® th* SS. General Blatchfard from Europe *re Ma* Drenger and hiz children, Solomon and Golda. He la shown carrying hl* double burden of Joy and grinning happily under th* load. Drenger. • tailor by trade, spent year* in ■ displaced person* camp In Poland, where the children were born. (International) Two Women Trampled To Death In Church Naples, Italy. Dec. 27 (UP) — Two women were trampled to death at the traditional Christmas mid night mass in the small church of Termoli when a 10-yearold g*rl Carolina Delia, set off a firecracker and caused a panic. The firecracker exploded in a red flame. One of the worshippers shouted that the church was on fire. The woman were killed In the rush that followed.

Hoodlums Sought In Attack On Girl Beastly Attackers Sought In Chicago Chicago. Dec. 27—(UP)—Police today sought three "human beast" hoodlum* who kidnaped a 15-year-old high school girl as she was en route to church Christmas night, raped her repeatedly and then released her after 10 hours of horror. The girl, who ran home in a state of shock, was taken to Illinois Masonic hospital, where doctors confirmed that she had been raped. She told police she was seized by three youths, all about 19 years old. as she was going to a Church of Christ on the city’s South Side They forced her into the back seat of their car when she refused their offer of a ride For I<> hours, she said, they cruised around, raped her repeatedly and forced her to submit to unnatural acts. Her captors talked in plg-Latin. she said, apparently to camouflage their identities. Twice they stopped for gasoline but she was afraid to call for help, she said, because they threatened her life if she | cried out. They released her yesterday at; the spot where they abducted her. 1 Pollen described the youths as "human beasts." They said the, girl furnished good enough descrip-[ tions of the youths and their auto-, mobile to make them confident of finding the kidnapers. CHURCH HEWS Youth For Christ A watchnight service sponsored by county-wide Youth for Christ will be held on New Year’s eve from 'I to 12 o’rlwk at the First Mennonite church at Berne. An i iteresting program has been arranged and it is expected that • many will attend this last service of the year. The Rev Harold Walker and George Pike, who will hold two weeks of union evnngeliztic services, will participate in this service. Rev. Walker giving the final message of the year. A fellowship period with refreshment* will be enjoyed during the course of the evening. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend this service Troop 61 Boy Scouts Plan Overnight Camp

Announcement wan made today of the proposed overnight camph.? trip of Rotary troop 11. Boy Scouts, scheduled for Wednesday to Friday of thin week. Al) boys. officials state, who wish to make the Hip must have a written permission slip j from their parents. The scouts are . to meet at their cabin In Hanna Nuttman park, the scene of their encampment. Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Kenneth Secaur announced that the weekly meeting of the troop will lie held Thursday evening at the scout cabin. Price Cuts Mode By Mail Order House Chicago, Dec. 27. —(UP)— Montgomery Ward and Co,, today mailed out its 1950 midwinter sales catalog with price reduction of 10 to 25 percent or more on many household and clothing items. The ISt page catalog, mailed to several million customers. Includ- j ed price cuts of 17 to 89 percent . on women’s coats, 80 percent on 1 silverplate. 10 to 29 percent on vitamin pills. 20 percent on din-1 nerware and 10 to 29 percent on Inuerspring mattresses. Students Give Bed Lamps To Hospital Students of the Adams Central high school, instead of giving gifts this year to their Instructors, as had been the custom In years past, donated bed lam pa for all rooms of the Adams county hospital, it was disclosed here today by hospital officials In a statement of appreciation.

Hospital officials also noted that favors at Christmas time were given hy the Girl Scouts. Catholic ladies of Columbia, the Junior American Legion auxiliary and the Nellie Price < lass of the Adams Central school Chengtu Is Lost By Nationalist Forces Tsipeh. Formosa. Dec. 2?. • (UP)— The nationalist govern meat today announced the loes of Cheagta. the last “capital ’ tt had tried to maintain on the Chtnesa ma tn land The defense ministry said nationalist troops last night withdrew “safely" from Chengtu. capital of Ssechaan Province In west China, white the government had fled from Chungking before moving to the island cd Formosa.

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Study Renewal Os Liquor Licenses Representatives of the state nll cobollc commission met In the county commissioner’s room of the court house to hold a final hearing "on a few cases" In the county. Jack Ig-wis, field representative of the commission, stated that the •hree man group in Decatur today was acting on renewal application* submitted to the state commission by the Eagles lodge, of Decatur. Bessie Dickason and Earl Mai n, both of Geneva. Today’s hearing will be the final one before enactment by the state. Lewis did not indicate what action will lie taken. Alleged Jewel Thief Held In St. Louis Ft. Ixtais. Dec. 27. (UP) Former convict Francis Howard .May. 37. wanted for participation in a $20,000 jew»l robbery at Fort Worth. Tex., was held by police here today. Authorities said May was a< used as one of three men who entered the home of Charles Renaud and escaped with diamonds and watches In a daring daytime holdup a month ago. His alleged companions. Sam Akers and Ralph Brown, were arrested in Texas shortly after the robbery, police said.

Celebrate Midnight Mass Here Saturday A midnight mass will lie celebated at St Mary’s Catholic church on New Year's eve. the Very Rev. Msgr. J J. Selmetz, paston announ ced at the Christmas mornin? manses. Pope Pius XII extended permission to all Catholic churches throughout the world to usher tn 1950, the Holy Year, with th* celebration of a midnight mass. For those who wish to receive HobCommunion during the midnight mass, fasting will begin at 8 o'clock. Peace comes when nations and men get right with God through the One bom at Bethlehem.

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Half Os Farms Under Production Control To Reduce Surplus Planting Os Crops Washington. Dec. 27. —(UP)--1 About half of the nation’s farms will lie under government crop production controls next year. A survey showed today that <x>nir<>ls, ranging from mild to rigid, will be used in an effort to curb surplus planting of seven, possibly nine, major field crops. Tire aim will lie to stop the niulti-Milion dollar price support drain on the federal treasury. The government's support "Investment” in farm surpluses is expected to hit the ft.ooo.iMMr.iiiHr mark by next June. The seven crops on which controls are certain are corn, wlteat. cotton, tobacco, peanuts, tie* and potatoes. These crops accounted for 55 percent of the total 369,400.000 acres planted in the principal crops this year. Total crop plantings were the largest since the depression year of 1932. The controls seek to redu-e plantings of the seven crop* by about 15 percent~32.OOtf.ooo acres. Marketing quotas, the most rigid type of control, will be used on only cotton, ix-anuts and tobacco. Acreage allotment* will be used on the other crops.

Here is the acreage planted th|-> year, for some crops, and govern ment proposals for 1950: Corn-k7.910.iMH) acres. Acreage allotments will be used to cut al least lu.u<h).|h> acil's, probably more The program probably will lie announced next week. Wheat-H4.»HW.000 acres. An acr» age allotment has already been announced to cut iS.iXio.tum acre*. Indications are that farmers will actually cut hack plantings by about 12.<HM).0n* acre*. Potatoes-I .*23.609 sires. Acreage allotments will be used to seek u moderate reduction. Allotments may also be ordered also for soylieans and dry beans. Farmer* this year harvested 9.912.000 acres of soybean* and 1.852.000 acres of dry beans, v

Britain, Yugoslavia Sign Trade Agreement Belgrade. Yugoslav!*. D*c. 27 — (VP)— Great Britain became Yugoslavia's main business partner today under terms of a new 1616.000.000, five-year trade pect which will go into effect Jan. 1. The pact is the third major move toward the west announced in the past few days. Yugoslavia signed an air agreement with the United States last Saturday and a 11126.000,000 trade agreement with western Germany last Friday. Social Security, Civil Rights Tops 1950 Congressional Session Previewed Washington. Dec. 27 — (UP) — Rival party leaders in the senate agreed today that social security and civil rights are among the major issue* before congress From that point on. they are in legtslativie conflict. To preview the 1950 session of congress, the United PrvM asked senate Democratic whip Francis J. Meyrs, Pa . and chairman Robert A Taft. 0., of the senate Republican policy committee what they believe the chief issues will be. Their diverging views were most marked on the question of government spending, which the Republican minority is expected to build into one of their major issues for the 1950 congressional campaign. itarth Taft and Myers gave high priority to civil rights and aocial security legislation, although Taft gave first place to "th* question of deficit spending and whether it shall be met by Increased taxation or reduced expenses." Myers assigned no priorities to the issue* he Hated but he said that a "fundamental job” for the senate would be to teat Its ability to limit the debate of filibustering minorities. In his references to the fillbusher. Myers touched on the civil rights dispute, which will find southern Democrats fighting to block the fair employment practice bill supported by many Republicans and northern Democrat*.

But Myers also noted that the senate had ”a lot of filibuster material" in legislation dealing with repeal of oleomargeriae taxes, displaced persons and "basing point" pricing practices as well as the civil rights dispute. Other major issues listed by Myers included a bill easing credit for "midd e income" housing, health legislation (not President Truman's health insurance plan), the senate-approved aid-for-eduea-ttarn bill pending in the house, estenaioo of the Marshall plaa. government reorganiaatloa and excise tax reliefs. After the budget Issue. Taft listed "a proper social security program." and eivU rights. “Even more important are the Brannan ITarm income) plan, compslaory medicine and repeal of the Taft-Hartley law." he said. ’ but I assure the administration will not make a serious elort to On these ieowee. Taft Is squarely against the administration He opposed the Brannan plan, compulsory health insurance and repeal of the Taft-Hattley labor law. God In Christ shared our hum a a ity that wo might share his divinity. 0 Be<acle Jesus camo, the earth to destined to have peace

Ranch Hand Slays Woman Employer Crazed Man Is Held In California Jail Hanta Rosa. Calif., Dec. 27. - (UP)— Massive (Mrl Schwarts. 39, faced a formal tqurder complaint today despite his hysterical denials that he shot and killed a socially prominent Ban Francisco newspaper woman and seriously wounded a fellow worker, District attorney Charles J. MeGolder kk said the complaint, charging Schwartx with the Christmas Eve killing of Mr*. Jane Maggard Dickson. 31, would be signed by the slain woman'* husband. Fred W. Dickson. Mrs. Dickson waa murdered in her rambling home on the 600-acre Dickson ranch south of here. Schwartx. a native of Austria, was employed by the Dicksons. Officers questioned the crazed sus|*ect yesterday in the psychopathic ward cell at the Sonoma county jail Authorities Mid they believed Schwarts held a brooding hatred of "society people" and "disliked" Mrs. Dickson. Mrs. Schwartz told officers also that her husband felt he was "worked too hard” by the Dickson* Dickson waa abeent from the ranch near the Sonoma-Marin county line when the shooting happened. Officers learned from other witnesses that Schwartz ran amok with a .36 caliber automatic pistol after accusing hi* wife of flirting with other then. He fired one ahot at a fellow ranch worker, Lymann W. Lacey, 30, wounding him in the abdomen. He is expected to recover. Schwartz then fired four wild shot* at Dick Harriaon, a cook, officers said, before breaking through the back door into the main ranch home. He allegedly chased Mr*. Dickson to a second

Public Auction! I have sold my farm and will sell my personal property it h(M Auction 2 miles Northwest of Decatur on the Wliuheater nsi one-fourth mile West or 1 mile East of Mount Pleasant Church, oe ■ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, IM! I at 12:30 P. M. CBT 12 — HEAD CATTLE — 12 Holstein Helfer with first cslf by side; Koan Hrifrr with calf by aide; Holstein Cow. * years old. pasture bred; 2 Heifers coming 2 yr. old, pasture bred; Holstein Hull. H m'«tb® a gooxl one; 3 White Face Kpring Caifs; Holstein spring Hello MB 22—HEAD HOGS—22 Spotted Poland Sow with first litter of seven pigs by ’ »* ted Poland Sows, farrow in March; White Gilt, farruv aMB White Boar, yearling; 10 Feeder Hogs 80 to 100 |h>uu<l». ■ — SHEEP — J Seven Ewe Lambs, bred; Good Shropshire Buck. 1 UrtbwUOß — HORSES — Matched Team Sorrel Marrs. f> and 10 years old mother ter. Light Manes and Tails. Weight 33W. Extra well broke. g DOG—Coach Dog. 4 years old. | GRAIN AND HAY I 350 Bushel good hand shucked Corn; 2 T»n Baled Mnei W. ■ Ton good Alfalfa Hay. loose; 2 Ton Oats Hay. ■ IMPLEMENTS AND MIBCELLANEOVS J Steel Tire Wagon Gear; Rubber Tire Wagon with lb>» ."M Trailer with Stock Rack; Good Double Set Breaching Collars: Corn Planter; Corn Cultivator; 2 Screw Jacks. keg ot 8 penny nalle; keg of 10 penny nails; Eight Muan- —■ Liners; Set Fence Stretchers; So/nr Lumber. * rod ’> I 4 rod 4 inch Field Tile; Small Tools and Misc arth i« a. g TERMS—CASH. I JOSEPH A. GEIMER.OwM Roy S. Johnson. Ned C. Johnson I and Melvin Uechty — Auctioneers Bryce Daniels—Clerk , J! fl Not Responsible For Accidents ——■< K' ip mate' ***** Sf M B spin-drtH lhw *22** $ 279 95 BOTTLE & NATURAL GAS Used Refrigerators; 5 in . a^ n fabWashers; Gas Stover, Kitchen inets, 72 inch double sink* — James Kltch* 42S Meßtrnea St.

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