Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 13 March 1950 — Page 2

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Gary Vice Is Cleaned Up

w4ve* at Gary. ted.. who formed •' vigUaat* committee a year ago to l •tam» oat vtoe and gamteta*. ra-, prated test week that the town was pretty well eleaned up hi (Ma dtapateh a MM Press reporter telle arhat he MM la a weekend teor at th* eity.) ■V MASK A. FISHER Gary, lad,, March 11.—(UP)— ‘ Thia root ban A ready steel town. IsaTt what It need to be. its wMßinf’on Btrem udcy was the aeetsr of w*M erasudtag tasaeewives called “the meet notorious red light diatatel in the midweai." But It was a* quiet aa a aefoh borhood street tn any aridweat hamlet when I toured It over the weehaad. Beekoatag women once nipped on the window pasra of the bordello* 1 found at Week. fraam hmm locked, shattered and dark. In the back room* of tavern* sandwiched between atnukwgrimed I factories and tumbtoddown stops, j wide-open ■nmMtak once oempteied »IU drink for the payrolls the ateel Industry paid out. I aw h gamine Saturday night. The quiet, virtually deserted' street* were a far cry from the day* before Mary Cbeever waa killed — | Mary Cbeever. a school teacher, we* killed end robbed ta an alley a year ago. Her death touched off a drive by housewife-vigilante* Mr* Kuaaell T Griffith, heed of the women's cttlaeae committee, believe* It baa done a good Job of

Asks Assessors To Aid Rabies Fight J County agent U K. Archbold met with the township aaaeoeors Saturday on behalf of the county health committee. The county Tonight? Maybe! TONIGHT . . <after yon ” 9 V «w '■ * - and put out the eat , •SJ can you go to heel with the comfortable feeling that your property is protected by Burglary Insurance? THE SUTTLES CO. Hartford Fir* Agent ■> — ’ * Nlbtlek Store Bldg. Decatur. Hid. 1

SALE CALENDAR MAR 11 Hwrh*rt 1 Petal Irwin. S mil* W. of Ben Elfin* farm on* 27 Cattle. Machtaery Honenhoid T D SrMefemteMi. Aact Condor ted by Kent Realty A Aa>*tion On MAR I.7—ffrurge Latit**® better 1 mi N of Bluffton on Road 1 ; then 1.4 mi E 2 tractor*, tryrk. farm implements 11 a. m — JCiienbeFMW- Brokr Au<;*.a. ; -,-...—-----, —-V-... . MAR 2 p m CST Jay S Stroure. 1135 North Meri'dlep St.. Portiandr Ind Drive In retail rant and reeidenrw property Rny <- Ned Johnson and Me tv hi LlecMy. Awt* Public Sale 1 A. v* ’.r mo’. to T r<-at’jr and will sell our pemoasl property i»• nn> aanth v* Stale Roed No 224-en State Road j No 2". ’h*n I Tt ml e *<Mt of De* afar or mile went of th* Beu ] ou Suue Roadl 27_ TUESDAY, MARCH 14th, 1950 Sa't t-ginnln" at 1 CO P M *-a rr cattle—* ,1 ■• ca'f 1- A -r old Cow wl'h’Ca!* 1 RitMNG HOW»£ . Saddle . 3 T»n» LODSE. HAY — MACHNERV — Rahbe- tf-<d traeon Bark Rak* far FnrreWtn Tractor R"w4*r Sfer* PUil-P Jack in* Motor 4-14 O»1 Milk Caaa Wilk Hrrat— HOUSEHOLD GOODS • F I. 1 r« .Room SnfW ‘ D> LHntnr Room SaF* Rcl! Top K*t. *w €,’*n»> r-.«- Ir -r. Ktrrtum Sink with Drain Bnarl: T <X»OD l>- ,r-lt .’. « fkrnaa Rd wtb .sprtngr. Gardea Toor Also tnaay of -r if* - s to-, nimeroaa tn ra*at>nn TEFit? CASH ■ Not Rerpotuuble f-r Acri4aot» ' " — f HERBERT (PETE) IRWIN Owner . Mie, f <md’r . , T p **«’*' a \«i« )'*»■;* lr*i ct i • I- I ■

■ elements were not lust drives' io I another sartor of Gary, aha aaM. The committee potato to Me vice and gsmNtag arrest* last year. I But It says only to* percent of the ! iOwiiqta wees eoevtetad. so bow , it seeks uterour praaocatten 1 I covetod WlMtaglW Street I armed wtth a Mat « “kuewn houses leg gimtuutke* eupplM by Mm. ■ Griffith. Loud knocks oe the door .of one place, deacribed by Mrs. | Griffith aa a former lAheura-day I besme." brought M —**■■■■ . c There were aa teelgitam ta the new snow that covered the sidewalk, steps and porch ot the building. The street was so deserted that the came panhandler approached me twice la aa hour. , The only eases ot waraNk la the cold atght ware the tararea The only cheer (top provided were the usual tavern wares and the everpresent juke box. | In moot of the taverns, a few {elderly man set qutetly drtaklag beer. One ot the more pretentious places tod a large counter pushed against aa aivh IraiMng to thu buck room, blocktag It off completely INo hard-faced men guarded the door, as tn the gaming days A bartender, g locality eyetag aa empty expanse of glewntag —' hogaay. sang Washington Street's - bleu eaag' J “Mist*,” be told me. “k ain't just tbs. snow keeping ’em away tonight*

agent told the mnnw d the | eiteut at rabies in the county; that doge are the greet riam rair of rabies and that control nt rabies depended 1. on control of stray dogs 2. on rabies vaccination of all dogs that are to he kept. j Vsorlnstlou protection lasts tn I rtogu tor about 12 mouths. Archbold asked that the assessor .Jell, (hg ftMile. (fa (hey ®9 ; ,aboqt 'heir assessing work about rabies and urge them to vaccinate an , dogs they wish to keep This time i of year, stated Archbold, in the - worst time ot year for the spread of the dread disease because this is the natural dog mating sensor Pigeons in No Hurry Homer. Neb (UP).— lack Bo Mer's homing pigeons took their time about coming home to Hemer Bobler took the birds out for a test ’ flight, released them, then hurried i home He had ample time Three days later, the first three drifted In The others never did show up ,T lURAL YOUTH • \\M??7v/ club 'xSlKz NfiWi Meeting Thursday Rural youth off!-er* and tneui leers of the recreetcs committee will meet In the county estesislon office at 7 3<> p m Thursday Miriam Edmundson of the Slate office, will meet with 'he officers and Dennis Nraman. county recreation directin', wilt mens with the recreatms committee for the second seasion of ths Folk * whiter*

Auto Plungoslntr Canal, Saves Throe Grayslake, TH. March 11. -(UP) — A »-r*ar-okl tut cab operator wm credited today with saving the Uvea of * fattor and two daaghtcre by leaping into a drainage aamal to pull them'hem a , wrecked automobile. A third daughter died shortly after she waa taken to a WatersgMl bospllll. A oar drtvau by M*t Urab seta 44, Antioch, collided with one drir . on by Mrs nl Alvord. 2». Grayslake, yesterday, seeding the Al- ■ v«d’ car » taut Into the canal. I Arthur Yolden saw the accident from his tax' stand. He dove Into l Mie canal and hauled Alvard to safety. The tath* was too dund tn tell If aapttac atoo was in *e{ cw, but Yolden thought there was a chance there might be. Ho does into th* icy waters a ’ second time and pulled eat-Marilyn Alvord. 12. and her sister Judy. 7. 1 By then the IWb* bad revived 1 suttkdeatly to tell YoMen there was still soother girl In the car. Yelden Bove into the casml a ' third time and found Nancy Alvord, i. wedged ta the bark seat. 1 Yelden finally freed her. but she ' died a tew minutes after arriving 1 at the boepital. fd ? jrarving unraicii Jared By Donations Food And CloHwwg Four Into Arizona Phornix. Artx . March 13 -(VP> —Smiling children with filled lunch boxes and warm clothing star -.ed bsek to sAool today, saved from starvation by a flood ot donations from throughout the nation „.rood. xiMhtog, jn«w«XJisS„meiv cine poured into destitute farm camps near here faster than a re lief committee could distribute the supplies. The plight of the farm workers was disclosed when a truant of fleer, checking on largescale absences from school, found that IM children were starving In the camps because their parents could not find work. * . Investigators said some families were reduced to eating weeds after a January frveke damaged citrus and other crops and no work could be found on the ranches “Now .we've got hundreds of nt - frrs of food and clothing from all fleer Pohn.Walker, eafd...'Tbef-’f jjnll {to. Jeß-bow. ■' 7. | Juvenile judge:'Thomas J Cr- iff •I -aid the workers' pride kept 'hem tmm '.nine ■ outsldW of -totr 'roubl** . ... ~ ’.-7..' . “These people being helped are worthy in every way." he said "They are proud people, not beg gars Tha: they are tn tMa deape rate situation Is no fault of theirs " 1 An Arixotra senate committee waa suth'-rtsed to invpsligßte conditions at farm labor camps., and Arizona congressman John Mur dock said be will trjLjo g« food from 'he V- S department of agri culture's surplus sto> k plies Gov Itan .Garvey estimated that flim.lMto would be needed to carry the wnrter over—until tabor is available iu cotton fields In about Lifelong Resident Os Geneva Is Dead Mm Nmkt Avlt. ** Ut*ion< re*i <vf d>«< ' •nxirnmc 3t th* h«»m* of'VJauKhT . Mr». Rny Hooter: in Elkhart Alan are a *oo. Earl AnH, Elkhart. ai»4 thr** C rand<h Fttn*rai oarvtc** *iU bo hold at--10 a in WMh«wl»T the Hardy «■ Hardy funoriTTioniKlii Gehe<’a, th* Kot ria)-t*n J Stool* oftkiatini; | Hartal will be to Wostiawn tary

GERBER’S r-. . : ’ Home Rendered LARD S Lspe” GERBER’S Meat Market PtIONK »*-

MCAna DAILY DMMOCBAT. DBCATUB. DtDBAMA

'S •a A MOI /X if I yoygyj/ HAtNANgg SIAM I O V** woo ( CHINA -•to Qf . VIST NAM H B m sis g M eOMBBINW VKVOBff ta WortbOtara. Frara* taßijCTteb WiM— wiral«wh—Mrata Mte BOMB at VM Mob (gray araa am amp). Btewggtag ter Mta raftm ara MwMrt bnteil Hu CM Mtab amd Bss ItaL Bn tatter smtutatamß by ttmUA PBBfcMtend. BTlth Amurtca consittertng large gate tnffltery and CtaMlam aid. Frandi eAcials hava axprrmsd (aw that tha arms wtU to glvmn dteaetly to Bae DM. This praupect has brought basted protests. Tba tasoao win ba disetuasd wham Dr. Phil* Jessup, spodsl U S Amtoaaaßw. waste Franck Fmdgn Minister Robert Shuman. (Central Press)

Woman b On Trial For KiHiag Parenb EvonsviMe Woman is On Trial For Murder Princeton. Ind/March 13. —<UP» —Pretty Mrs Clarice Spurlock, 2Syraroid wife of a business* college profoMSor. went on trial today on a charge that *be murdered her paren.it with arsenic —— r — 7 _— Prosecution and 4ef»;nse at!ox. ntys were schedul'd b to jury from a special venire of I<>® Gibson county eiHWis in the court room of circuit judge A Dale Eby Mrs Spurlock wan indicted by a grand jury in her hometown at Evansville. Ind -but the -eka® *abrought ®to this adjoining county She im-lMWHrTtredwnU'i J >*»r The psrui'- who irwul -ta - Hue:r.ghurg,' Ihd:. «H«ci alwu; five teS-jirpaYt---wfn'b s --o''7»i'4v- w t vt s it■.nt a’ ’hrir daugb’et s in E • i: -• i , Mrs !»♦ .trlng Sfi died in- No- - vembef. IMS Her husband, who w». r»" died |art ' 4h ■ 1 'wilk-d M» I2IW rem to !d* daughter Doth became «jrk while vtMting the daughter and died tn‘ the rame hospital After the father's dca‘h officials ; it Evansville and Huntingburg ’• joined Blate police-In an (xhans’tvef and secret in vest test b»t! of Mrs j Deering's death. 4 v An autopsy performed «»n her body, eahumed in August, sj:; we«j that it epntaaned six or nfor» grams .»( arsenic. an ord*r for Mrs Spurlock V arr* «t as she and her husband. Arh tgh. • ♦ti. were «n route tn Hot' Spring-.' Ark., for a vacation Mrs. Spurlock was «rrzed at ‘ Mimphis. Tenn She FKpre«*edi at the do lined 1 to tike the chargee seriously. J .Dressed in alack* and a tight*- ■ fittuw? sweater, »he kuuihed and! joked with Memphis officers I A few days later, her ta’Jnfsi b<idy exhumed from the Hunt' ingbur’g temepwy aod tojh’jurist* i found a total of 10 grains of arienia in xi OTfSira Mrs Dearing tlad cnYirplatncd. hr? for* her death, ot Mlziihcs- and HB-akD***. Her ai'ribut* <d in the death ccrtifii re s o a . i. li—ailmiFiii— — She-:had gone tn Eyan«vf!> to] aid her daughter itrear forSpur-1 I.K'k “wfrer had been sick |- ua* hi« , jitneys which had prompted rhe! ■ tfjp'TOtr Sprier' in ar. ;< tempt’ • return ‘hrs■■•health - L M • i” urns • snjjy! - -aIUE.M-w r buxX De'irhrr turned Ftiate -< ? v*r to i Mrs Spurlock on .< mdiiioh »hatl -he defray the roft ot toe iiuiher's' -FnnTF 1 -- _ - ■ ,—- -. ' ‘ I Liter bs learned tha th* rgd r.rr he*'£. ultd and *ea ’ I ’ £’• iP -vi'> t, -,,’k ‘ Ci,ah <t the P Vbt ddriawT this trip to Er.in«T! / jtC' tlia» he came .b ib ard died H. *. (,n behalf nf Mr* Syr'k um- made (five days befrre bi -. I y■ A ' I Ifork wv- tvkcd h» *ub»r. • • •Hl t- tH*. whr-t ♦? 'b- w*. 4- • t» ‘ w»vm« M. k...-. .u», :

' mainr»thli>« that xbe. tx tohoceitt. ' Mr* Spurlock refuted to .-nler ■ I plea at her preliminary hearing at wbi.-h h. r brother, (lernard Drauv InK. appeared aa a wltneia He ««; ' to Evanavllle from the - ate prison at Michigan City •Wff- rT'-he' - was" e»rrlto'-a .’ewo-+a.-*4. . y* ,r t.-rjn fo?-forgery. • Monroe Churches To Give Easter Cantata RehpartelH lmv,v. start*d for th_ hZaater cantata "The First EaMter. to he given by m cborus enntpoxe I of alngerK from the churcft«m jui Monroe and surrounding ronnnun »ty Rehearsals are being held each Suii<ia\ afternoon at-2 p m at the .Monroe Methodist church. The <-an" ♦ata will l»e given Sunday night. April -filiil. 7:3lk.u.i_l<H-k at the M<w roe MetlKHiist church The public is tn uHWd. - Adult Giri Leaders tn Wabash Township Adah Hi giii.- !• iitcrh in \\ a , l.asb t..unship for r»a*» are Mrs -Mhenniin _Ncurim».hwanilet. Ruth Riggin. and Ruin Hunt Mr* Neu en&ch wander will be !h;e leader for the third ertUMHUtwr year of the Cloverleaf club. ’ Ruth Riggin and Ruth Hunt will ‘ he the leaders f*»r the Hub in Hie , town of Geneva. Cloverbkuußoin i These names were o.mmit,(ed tr»»m ■ the atorv ..released last w-eek dur ting nation#! 4-H club wwk New Hearinif Device Has No Receiver B«tt m In Enr Chicago, in |h>4f*u«*d. i»Aq»p e «rf*e h.i .Un-a ;;rt -. dtvure . that.j given Them clear beating without making th m. ww a receiver button ‘in the .ear They now eu i joy aongs. evrmrns. friendly coint pMftkinship ind bmsh.c -s jniceesa 1 wi t. ] i, ■ ioil : • . • ■ ■ t • people. ;.r*‘ ifwikmc at any imtton" hanging or. tFtwtr ear With the ; r.< * ahr.os’ invisible l.’nan»«.-tnn|<t I i and Ivfßone you n»*y free yoarse.fi J not <m!y ff-cn ■ dv4ft:*’-.s< ‘but from, ■ »»v» n the ;*pp« m::Uu_c of <!♦• tfnest j ! The makers' of B» ltoh-, Dej t ♦<• j 14M* W nth .St . (Ticxgo Hl . j re so proud of thrt.rachievement •’ they will tladiy ‘end you tto.tr ( tree hr<?< hiu*‘ <in plain\wCapp* i > ; ah ! explain how yon ran te'r Hip-, amazing device In the privacy of! your <jwn home without risking a . perry Writ*- Reltohe today j

[ . • HtfD A . . LOAN? YCX7R OVN NAME iv the chief security when you borrow r here. - Any j mount- 320 to $250 ... or more. MOW fOR YW makes cjsii ivaikbleon short notice. All loins priVitely nude without cmbirrasnnx investigation. De tills uttliout Ca Lis, JX4UTL, Phone - LOCAL LOAN COMPANY Br xA !H‘*r Gmufd Fm*W . I ■ r : I •

Set For Dr. Sander ■ *“tetakra IKir KctoTXto CWteorß, N. H., M»r Ito-(UP) —Tto atate board o< rectetratlon In mmHctae today rat AprU 11 for a haartag to ttotarmlira wtothar Dr. HvrtMna N. Ban<fer xhoaM to allowed to raaarae fto practice ot medicine in thlk atate. Tha bearinc. closed to the public, *Ol be bold In the atate bonne at Concord. Dr. Sander will to permitted to appear with le<al coanaal if he wanta to. Dr. Sander'a mercy murder trial ended Thnreday ta Me acquittal He waa accaaed of haateninq the death ot Mra. Abbie C. Borroto. S». a dying cancer patient, by in ieettag air Into her velna teal Dec. <■ Chairman George Woodbury of the Hermann N. Sander fund annonneed today that the tend had paaeed the (U.ooq mark, reprteentinc JJIOO individual contrihu tfoaw. The hearing date waa aanmmc ed by Dr. John 8, Wbaeter. executhru eecretary and member ot the Mate board. Dr. Wheeler aaM tto baate tortto hearing ia the eame aa It was; when Dr Bander originally eras called to appear before tto beard last January At that time. Dr. Wtoeler aaid tto board wanted to nek Dr Ban der qaeotioaa about a notation he put ta a hoapital record that bej had tajected 1« ruble centimeters ot air four times tn eeccemdtn ta to a. patient's veins The nota-| tion aaid the patient died wtthtni 10 minute* Dr Wheeler said the state Jwiard probably would announce i it* decision ia Dr Sander'a case] itnnteda’r'ly after tlit li'-arlng j Meanwhile. Euthanasia propon-j ents withdrew from New Hamp ' shire So as not to prejudice the trial ,of Dr Sander by the atate' board ! Only a few hours' before the". WnntF-'to ft"hearing on the phyeii-ian s' right to practice, it was announced that a ."men y_death meeting ached uled for Friday had been postponed Indefinitely Woman Is Killed As Auto Hits Tractor .- IjaCnuiae, Ind. March 13 \ 3S*ywar 6M MuakHgtm. Ind . . At'in.'in, Jran Wititerk. waa kilh*d ' enterdav -when Lb* 1 <*r in whh lr! she wan riding Bkkkied iolo. th<

»insAHn-nn nu! New Tubeless Tire made OHLY by H&wMk B.F. Goodrich fl TH f No mnrr <ku on • h«T h«hwap ar a lonely infifr. / nwd M ni«ht! Tube unable, end'd far r>ad' / Ycx h "” rvrrTlh ">« mo ve mr warned fa Af/k i UK periormaoce — ready lor your car sow S **V nMWr ■***< * <>•« and ordmry mbe J rf*w_ W ~ *«’ a are and aafaeyeypr tabr. Skaft , MMr ®* BR yM Ou IMS: y *NafaUfaUy • * , Wik*- — ! . a— a.» ktaa»nq corm * coaWod Rh rw ram MaM nUM-W AUOWJUKE ' X, ~ MAKES NET COST SURFKISINGLT 10W dR ’25.65 '■ *aa Mk-N m> tm Bean’s Super Service Hi-Way Service Mk A Moairee Stu. -Na-Second SL , Gay’s Mobil Serviu Zurcher’s Mebii Service 13th > Manrac 9t»> . Monroe. Ind.

B.F. Goodrich FIRST IN RUBBER

fwrtfc Dograt K.C. fTp R ffWY n SLjigy’hXlWg W Lao Ehlngar F.N. of tto Fourth Dngraa M tto' Knights of Cohimot £> s jfrfdl Tnttdny following the tonte* aervicra at St. teuryte Ctettolte church. Arrangumutaa will to grade for , tha honor guard ahß tto Manßing guard ta couuoctioa with tto arrival of th* Pilgrim Vlggto Matin of Our Lady of Fatima Tto atatuu ' will to brought tor* from Fori Wayne and will to enshrined ta St. Mary's cbnrch at 11 o'clock Saturday morwiag. A Marion tour will be held from 2:10 to 1:10 Saturday afternoon. Drop In Hog Pricos Forecosf In Spring Washington. March 18. —(UP)— The agriculture department has forecast a "moderately targe" drug . ta th* price* of hog* tMs spring. In a review ot tto meat aitaation, the department gave two 1 reasons for tto expected decline. ' It said consumer demand for meat has weakened and tha supplies of > pork soon will start running w , head ot last year. ” I -i“ ■ - «r wr , HOUSE DELAYS «n»ni. From Paas On*) ’ hers had to find with this was that It didn't go far enough. There is powerful support for reductions in the 20 percent admissions tax. the 1* percent focal telephone tax, and the 25 percent tax on ( photographic apparatus. Some Democrat* believed It ' would be easier, fairer and politic I ally: wiser to make an scross the i board excise eat than to rsdec* ; specific hems They felt tbta4 might reduce pressure from I groups that are not In th* high priority category, j if—~... ... j, t rath of a tractor ——— J -—I | Hans Nielsen. 57. and hl* wi'.-, ! !zds, s*. with whom .Miss Winters f r its riding, were injured jsligbt’ylj •j Tractor driver Lloyd Thoma*. 28. 4K’nttt. nut not hurt.,in the anldc it C44p lrwl-.c-|.1.. O'-'- -

Trad* la a <«<h»U T>** — l>rrOw GENERAL OVERHAULING Body Worit — Plow Points and General Welding. 24 hour service at MOM < POP'S TKVCK STOP 2’ j mi. E. of Decatur

MONDAY. MARCH U 1»W

Berne Mawfoctaef IsTaken Wk ' r t~'-I~''*l wfrlßiy H.-THSMteftHßltffil^ -Tmiiiill'aiiW " 'Hiram A SprungM', Cl. maaaevr of tto BerUe Overall aad Shirt fte. for more than M years, died «<:H p.m. Saturday at his botae ta Berae. follow tag a threq-year » mm of carcinoma. Born in Adams county June 1, IMT, be was a son of Abraham A and Magdalena Neuenscbwandsg-. Spruuger, aad waa a Ufctons reeldent of the county He wae a member Os the First Menaonite church at jterae. _ Survtviag are bta wife, Mtan: an adopted daughter. Mrs. Walter Zuercher, ot Berne; one brother. Albert N. Spruager of Berae; two *i*tera. Mrs Mollie Itaamgariner and Mrs. Kila Spraagvr. both at Berne, and a foster sister, Miss Jennie Milter of Fort Wayue. Hour brother* wad three sisters sre de erased. Funeral services wm be held st 2 p m. Tueeday at tto First Menno nite church, the Rev Olin A. Krehhiel oftlciatlua Burial win to in the MRE cemetery The body baa been removed fri>m the Yager mortuary to the residence, where friend* mey call until noon Tuesday. when the tody will to taken to the churchi to lie in state until time of the service* HIGH COURT TO S'vwm p»s» <*W»t .'curt, but the conrt acted only on the committee » complaint today. 4* * Weed Too — Wsyalwe

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