Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 21 February 1950 — Page 6

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Former Jip Prisoner = . Found Sho* To Death Widow Questioned - In Husbond's Dnotii Luray, Ya.,’ Feb. 21—(IP) — A shapely, 26-year-old red bend, whose hvibaad was found lying naked la tbalf bedroom with a fatal pistol wound In t>U cheat, sadly awaited his funeral today while the statu tried to decide whether she should be charged with murder. Mrs. Barbara Bath Miller Parka. 2«. was held without bond in jail ‘while officers Investigated the shooting of Hotter, F. Parka. 38, a former Japanese prisoner of war. Coroner George H. Long announced after his Inquest last ’ night that he considered the shooting "neither accident nor' suicide." But another physician; disagreed and commonwealth's I attorney I. R. Dovel deferred' i

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Public Auction 60—ACRE HIGHLY IMPROVED FARM—6O I ha.vp moved to Missouri aiul> will Hell my SO air- farm to the highest ladder Sale on the premises THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23,1950 at 10:00 A. M. LOCATION 1 mile Eaat.of Bern* Tile Mill on r<>a<T llkand then S ini> Sorth on Mud I‘ike roadr ‘-Tl.'a mile* ~SoW»t Hecatur. Indiana LAND- 4ft .nr •> good level Uuirt well tile drained. about 5 acre* woods, ’ good or< hardx Tots of fruit of all varieties IMPROVEMENTS—Good » room two ntpryframe house Full »iie easement- furnace, nice fronr"p«>rch screened back porch Good net him Hank barn 3Sx7rt, slawi roof: shed lix.TS adjoining barn ImpVment -h-d hog house and-Loul sbi'l combined, extra good poui’ry .’’E? 1 : dairy house good drove well. .’> good cisterns. Ttw.se iuilduufct are all,in excellent repair. Electricity to all main ’ 1 g? ■ TERM- i, Ca«h, hslanix. <*’*’ f>n delivery ofd-etl and abstract puri'haser may have immediate possession. Inspection of farm can la- made »ny time by contacting the auctioneers JACOB J. SCHWARTZ - Owirar K<»r Jbhnw, • —— - ' . : - Moh in' Li**< hty . 'Am Uon'eer* .

THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Adams County Farm Bureau Co-op Ass'n., Inc., will be held MONDAY EVENING February 27,1950 in the Lincoln School ' in Decatur, Indiana, at 7:30 o'clock. Each shareholder is urged to attend this meeting.

plartnir Hierges agetaet the iwetty red-haired WWmg. : Parks’ nude body wan found on h|a bedroom floor early Sunday. A pillow had been placed under rrti tiMt oft a xYiiit rovwaiß Um One slug from a .32 caliber pistol found lying 24 feet kway bad hit the survivor of the Bataan death march. But officers said five pulmarch. But officers said five bulhidden by a clothes hamper. Parks’ death Was reported when Mrs. Parks ran screaming to a neighbor’s home. _ "Bobby’s killed himself." she h-U-—-A BO'HNtl Parks had moved to this quiet Shenandoah valley four years ago to forget the four years be spent tn a Japan prison camp and to recover from a bomb fragment wound in his aide. 1 don’t see anything else to do except hold Mrs. Parks for further Investigation." Dovel said, referring to the Inquest. Mrs. Parks maintained that her ■ husband shot himself by accident. I but officers who talked with her ’ claimed she gave several versions !of the shooting. ~ ' I Her attorney said she was stilt ‘t*f»n» cs. 11,. r>a.. lf le LiXg" g'gall tjuiuv ■W^TvW'eeWJRBEB|r* She refused to see anyone other than members of the family and her attorney. The Grand Coulee Dam In Washington could easily house in its structure the greatest of the Egyptian pyramids. ...i-.,.... v■ - ' ■L-■ $ W BL Ab Isl < s ** > i ktUtVtD tn.ta ¥ Cbmwmtet years* Matthew Cvetlc, actually an undercover FBI agent, is scheduled for. questioning by the Holme un - American activities committee regarding- Conununut activities in Pennsylvania. He is from Pittsburgh. I International)

THE FATEFUL FIFTY:YEARS = Noteworthy ErentsofOurTime, 1900-1949 . .... Compiled Bv WILLIAM BITT. Central Press Staff Writer g. ■ ~

r '""jm o" ■' IM | ’ F WORLD WAR n—May 10 eg* the worst raid of the war on , London, with 1,436 killed and damage done to the House of ‘ Commons. Westminster Abbey and the British Museum .. . Ru- • doif Hess, No. 3 Nasi, landed in Scotland. May 12. after appart ently fleeing Germany ... The > German Wehrmacht invaded RuaI Lata, June 22. and'Russo-Finnish . hostilities resumed, Juno 25 . . . t Joint United States-British peace aims (the Atlantic Charter) were , Issued by President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Church* IQ . . . Germane took Odessa. Oct 18. while Russians recap* tured Rostov. Nov. 18 . . . Japan r attacked Peart Harbor and the ' Philippines. Dee. T. then dedared r war on the United States. Great ■ Britain and the Dominions . . . The United States declared war I on Japan. Dec. 8. as Jape Invaded Malaya . . . Germany and Italy ■ declared war against the United I States and the U. 8. declared war on them. Dee. 11. Same day Japan joined the Axis , . . The Japs occupied Guam. Dec. 12. and Wake island. Dec. 23. after heroic 1 resistance by U. 8. troops .. . Other events: President Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease Bill, March 10 . . . Hidekl Tojo became pre* mier of Japan, Oct. 18 . . . In the World Series the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers. 4 games to 1. 1882 WORLD WAR ll—The tide of Japanese conquest rolled on as the Nips took Singapore. Feb. 15, and New Guinea, March 8 ... On March 17. Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrived in Australia from the island fortress of Corregidor .Bataan was surrendered April 8 . . . The U. S. was elec- : trifled by an air raid on Tokyo, I April 18. led by Gen. James Doolittle . . . Corregidor surrendered I May 8 . . . Battle of the Coral Sea:- May 4-7 .. . Battle of Midway, June 4-6 . . . Japs landed on Kiaka. the Aleutians. June 7, and on Attu. June f1..,., . Americans atBattle of Savo island. Aug. » Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Aug. 23 . . . Battle of Cape Esperance, Oct. 11-12 . Battle of El Alamein. British stopping German advance in North Africa, Oct. 24-27 . ; Battle of Santa Crux Islands. Oct 26 . . Amer- , lean forces landed in North Asrica. Nov. 7‘ . . Sea Battle of Guadalcanal. Nov 12-15 . Other events- Kaiser Wilhelm II died in exile ip Holland June 28 Fire in the GbeoanuT GtdiZe . night club in Boston killed *4Bl persons, Nov 28 . . - In th<- World Series the St Louis Cardinals dc- ‘ seated the New York Yankees, 4 ga.-.'v s to 1. w? fcV 1943 wor.ln War It The Casablanca conference bctwicn Presi- | ' dent I.r vyvrtt' and Prime Mm-

j Urge Veterans File For Indiana Bonus I Indi.«napolr*: Feb 51—(VPl I lndUt.;< x»4» ran<'wer* urged today Jby ommandera of tkree major veteran* organisations to file their ap - plications for the <fat* -Bonn* r Homer M< I»ani» I,' Arnerl <• a n Legion commander; John Tinder, veterans of foreign wa»< and Ward ■ Ahd»r<»MV di*nbi>-d Amorkon v«-*- • trani afl.bMird a-king veterans to cooperate and file their ' bonus apjpli'attests now They, said early filing would re rdwee the cost of administrating the \ bonus law and japeed payments. ■ only half of the date's vet • ran* their application* j Th* deadline is Iler 3X,18&C- i

w ik>l ,>7 'S' MS’ 'lf ■ra! aw-wJ fit vK > n • Vj ' Aral < d|H Camera •turtle, of Dr. Hermann Sander a» “mercy killing" trial open,. I * Uchard Ford to testify. HAtVARO PATHOLOGIST Dr Richard Ford. who has been conducting tests on vital organs of Mrs Abbie Borroto's tx-ly. I* QpH-trd t<. be a key witms* at "men y killing trial f br. Hermann Sander. 41-yrar-old n-tm'ry doctor at Manrlwater N H Dr Sander admit* >• •-. ■ .ng air Into veins of Mr* ■ Horroto mar .:.a‘han<! In bain from cancer He'is charged with inur... r JntouatKMal Uvundfhototl

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Q.n, ml MacArilwr Hurry S- Tmm I® ■■ Ounural Frimu MinisHr tisunhwwar Churchill Istef Churchill took place, Jan. 24 . . U. S. planes staged flrot attack on Germany tWilhelmshafen) Jan. 27 . Battle of Stalingrad ended German advance into Russia. Feb. 2 . Surrender of remnants of Afrika Korps, May 8 . - - Americans occupied Rendora island, July 1 ... Invasion of Sicily, July 13 ... U S. planes bombed Rome, July 18 .. Mussolini quit as Italian premier, " ‘ July 2S . ' . Americana anil Ca- J nadians landed. Aug. 15, on Kiska to find,japs gone . . . Invasion of Italy began. Sept 3. Italy surrendered five days later . . . Mussolini was kidnaped from his guards by German paratroopers, Sept 12 . Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower wax named supreme commander of Angto - American invasion forces on Dec 24 . . In the wb-rid of sports, the New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Cardinals. 4 games to 1.1*44 WOR t .D WAR_H — Americans landed -ffl - 'i®»v GUitiea, ApHT SA . U 8. Ilntish troops entered Rome. June 4 June’6 D-Day Allied troops landed in Normandy. F’rance. in great force : . .- Americans landed-qn Saipan. June 15 - German V-l rockets hit southern England, July ,16 . . Allied troops landed on Guam. July 19 Hitler escaped attempt at assassination same day . V-2 ro< kets hit England, Aug 1 . . . Allied troops invaded south--Aug, .-A«‘.w:.-. leans entered St MiMef. Sfejjt f" Americans invaili-d Isyte. Philippine islands. Oct 22 Secohd Battle of the Philippine sea. Oct 24-2h —. . L' K. warslups shelled iwh Jimh. Nov 10 ; American a d .British troops broke Siegfried lane. Nov 25 . AnierI. ins took Mini.-ia Island, lac ' it .. Battle «.f ti- Bulge (Ger-c

Three Hotel Guests Injured During Fire , S<»utlT Berni, Ind . Feb. 2,| — ] H l‘« Three guests* weie ihjnredLJ lust night as fire ruined a room ■ in the” t»u r-*torv Jefferson hotel ' ’ qs, About ba) guests watched a* * fr < pH’ bu| tlij flames The fire, blamed by,firemen on j a discarded match. -broke out in '“ft* fourtir f nor room oeritpted by : A V Edward’. South Bend. J' J WARNS RUSSIA < < sißtllHßifd Frurn rnar Otert "thjrtJgh it H a vital part ” - k "" X. ht-Min ami .lh»ftinan h» g«»n . tbc-ir Tn; ai.iC.u i Xit

man counterattack) bflgfln. IM.’I 17. Bastogne waa isolated, Dec. 33. Bastogne garrison wm res- | cued by u. 8. troops. Dsc. 3J. I German retreat in Ardennee ofl* tensive began Dee. St. , . Other events: jL circus fire In Hartford, Conn , was blamed for 107 deaths July 8 ... A blast in Fort Chicago. Cal, July IT. killed 333... On Sept 14 a hurricane which I swept the Atlantic coast caused 80 deaths ... A liquid gas tank explosion In Cleveland took a toll , e< 135. Oct 31 ... On May T President Roosevelt was re-elect-ed (fourth term) . . . The St. Louis Cardinals won ths World •cries, defeating the St Louis Browns. 4 games to X 1845 I WORLD WAR n .. General MacArthur led American troopfl , landing. Jan. », on Luxon, main Philippine Island *,. On Jan. 3R the Third Army, under Gen. George S. Patton, invaded Germany at Oberhausen and Peterskirche . . . Feb. 3. Yalta Conference (U. S-. Great Britain, Russia! was held . . . On Feb. 18. Americans recaptured Bataan . . American troops crossed the Rhine. March fl . . . U. 8. forces landed on Okinawa, April I . . . President Franklin D Roosevelt died suddenly in Warm Springs, Ga.. April 12- Vice President Harry S. Truman succeeded him . . . On April 18, General MacArthur proCtatmvd ttberatton of the Philippines . . . The Red Army entered Berlin suburbs. April 22 . . . Par-, tisans executed Benito Mussolini, April 28 . . The German radio announced death of Adolf Hitler, May 1 . . FSII of Berlin, May 2. ... Germany surrendered. May 6. ending war in the European theater . . . The United Nations was .created by a conference. . April 25-June 26. by 45 nations in San Francisco . The first atorrr bomb m history was experimentally exploded, July 16. *t Aiamagorda Air Base in the New Mexican desert . . . Potsdam Britain,. Russia) in Berlin, July 17-Aug. 2 Second atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Japan, Aug "5. 78.150 killed Third atom bomb dropped, Aug 8, on Nagasaki, Japan. 35.000 to 40.008 killed . . • Same day. Russia declared war on Japan . - Aug. 14. Japan surrendered, ending World War II Other events: Rationing vs canned goods and gasoline | ended in U 8 . Aug. 15 . U. S.' j troops began occupation of Japan, - XUg 27 : Sept 1, Japan formally surrendered to the Allies aboard the U S battleship Mi'xourt-. Rationing of meat and butter ended in the 11. S. Nov" 23- . 1 The V’otld Serb s was won by the Detroit Tigers -who defeated ll,e Chicago Cubs. 4 games to 3 < Naxl-1945 to 1949

Marshall plan assis.lance amiilst apparently growing oppositiun_an 'congress to continuation of hoary toirign aid spending 4&_ Evon chairman Tom Connally. I> Tex . of the senate foreign relations committee opened the hearings with a statement that II [ was "altogether likely" that Mar shall plan spending would fie cut Hoffman ri-alfirmeii his intyn —rton-nf —hntding — Marshall —phrir - sjtrnding down to the minimum nee.|ed to carry out the program He told the committee it would tie a “cruel wast*" not to continue the four year program, and Lthat.il.also would dietOtirage the. [tie. nations which are fighting: cummttnisni.

Some Ity Highways Reported In State Conditions Blamed Far One Fatality „„.,. Indianapolis. Feb. 21 —(UPF— Rain spread over mdst of Indiana today as temperatures hovered around freeling. ■« As a result, some roads were Icy and basardous and resulted In al least one traffic death But most were just wet or slightly slushy. Mrs. Margaret May Knott. sf. Seymour, was killed and two other persons were Injured in a collision of a big truck and two automobiles after one car skidded on the ley surface of a bridge on U. 8. 31 north of Seymour this morning. The Indiana state police issued a "condition bulletin" at 11 am which showed: Dunes park district —Rain over most of district, snow east Including St. Joseph county Most roads wet but not freexing. Ligonier— Freesing rain and snow over entire district Most roads covered with snow, driving hasardous but Ice beginning th break ua luifayette—Light rain but not treexing. Pendleton — Roads north and northeast slick with slush, south wet -7 ■_ . .. Putnaniriile Light rain hut not freesing. although slick spots at some bridges Connersville- Wet. slick spotiT Seymour Rain, most roads not. slippery Indianapolis-Tiain, but not freesIng. RaBT VOGELER < < <»88tlflfl«fl<M Fwm !•■«* l»»ri whit h fun<• tinned for *dght y<»ar« Vogeler, asfitetant vice president and eastern European manager of the International Tele phono and Telegraph Thmpany. said in court that his huaineia impes tioeS in iLungaty Wf»re de sianed merely a¥. a <ovejTfnr/idR Rpyipg -on belialf’ of thy I S army intelligence. Vogeler was white of face hut firmly in cimtrol of bimaeU wlien he arid \ his six co-defendarit« ■fee®po!i< 1* escort just before *1 p. m (fl a. m. CST.> Judce 7 tilthy, wearing a ilarU business suit, entered and an ■,rti»anee'dr'---' '**- - “I <»peiWfMe session in the name I of the Hungarian people’s repub I . yardly pausing, ho went on in I a Blow, strong . voice as if weighring* every word, readlhu'the senti enres When /ho had finisnod’.- he -explaine«l the re.its<*ns for his deri bion- . ' - ' * "The court h.is no -doubt'-.’M’Htby . ritttid ; ‘ t J.Hi.t _V4 e- e r Sand nt* wore sent to Hungary to* commit military, economic and jx>l’ti<af espionage Vogeler reported tn i the intelligence. and Sanders ; worked for bolh the American I If You Hive Something To Sell Try 1 A Democrat want Ad—*it Rays*

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JM4 Olthy said th* court dacision was-based on Mich overwhelming proof that “a denial of the work of the defendants would be riflisuisua t- i*. afc/waiim wiifan.i ■■m'™ ’ They collected what "doubtleea were military secrets which, if they got Into the hands of unaethorlxed persons, could endanger the security of thia country," be said. Olthy said Vogeler and Sandero ! ‘‘ -■ -' •■*■-r~ t* ~~

More Days To Register for Our Big Opening Attendance Prize. •ibo In Merchandise GIVEN AWAY Thin will buy enough (Mint to cover an average home. It will buy enough wallpaper to paper the i average home. ILX anya. “We have quality merchandise. NV DA paints carry a label of non-yellowing. All of our paints are factory fresh. Our wallpaper patterns are 1950 _ designs.” . B.J.FEASEL PAINT a WALLPAPER STORE 270 N. 2nd St. Phone 236 Decatur, Ind. NEAL ESTATE AUCTION 40 ACRE FARM and PERSONAL PROPERTY ' LOCATION mites Nnrth nf HhrfHnn Ind on 8f Road 1 then Ik) ‘ uiiles Eaal tit-J mile South of Junction of St Komi land St Road 224 i ifr-n JfeuU or 2 miles North and 3 miles West ot ('raigvilb . Ind . on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1950 l Salt to begin at 1 P. M. IMPROVEMENTS: 7 Room Modern Home coiqqating of rooms with ; hath and em losed back porch down and two rooms up, hot and cold ' running water Good haaein’ent and the honse Is in good repair isith ' inside ind out. • i There is a k<«kl J.iarn 40x60: double cribs with driveway: large i hicken house, milk houtie and brooder house: electricity In all buildings Slid 2 eissl drove wells. LAND This is a square level 40 acre farm and Is all tillable It hat been complet' ls limed in the past S yrs. It Is well drained arid has .-AWMd .PIiXU-L-i. ..Xlp:^ r<^. .''W; 11W .-I’DM'rFly rotate.! and the land is rtf a pood «tare of fe-ri-Hlt-y Yntr are- invited 4o inspect this- farm atyp'ur cotrveniencfl Terms on Kcal Estate 2051 down on day of sale. I.a an.e upon delivery of I»ee<l and M.trlmnt.ible abstract of title • Possession on or before. March 15, 1450. ... ' PERSONAL PROPERTY " CATTLE: Roan cow S yrv bid wfffr calf by aide. Holstein cow”s yrs , old due by day of sale. Guernsey- heifer due In April. Itolsleln Hull -.luoli'h.i old —..— . ■ • -— '■ ' HAY. STRAW AND GRAIN, about'7o balls wheat straw: 130 hit oats. T.ibout 30i) Im good corn, pump jack tank heater, and.yilherjsrticles. i Terms on personal’property, cash. Not Responsible,. for Accidents. MR. & MRS. NORMAN BUl’CK—Ownerx l> S Blair. Auctioneer. Petroleum. Ind Phon- 21. - Dell Shaw Auctioneer. Bluffton, Ind Phone 806-2 j C W Kent and Gerald Strickler. Sales Mgrs . Decatur. Ind Phone .61 I Operating tinder Brokers, license No. 3423. 21 2a

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Mid they had "no grudge agalast . the people of thia country." FLAN LENT Which will be a candle-light Communion service. The church will join in-the union Good Friday service at the First Methodist church from 12 to 3 pjn. Dr. Fu A. WIF mer. president of Fort Wayne Bible 1 Institute, wIU be the ffuert apeuker.