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'■jpg HI All nlUKnia Entire Delegation Wire With Little TreaMa Tuesday Indteuapoita, lad. May ». « (CP) — Indiana's entire congressional delegation ot seven Demo .Mlg aaA tarer BreeaMAcawi Wtl 4B**w* NUMBtoatod to yteterdar’e HMBIT Btectfoß. . ~'"'a' ’ ~:~ . Th* contrewmen, IbclbMM for■tM* hnMooi Rfrauhliraa loodar > Charles A. Halleck. won placet on the November ballot with little raßtifiiMW Halleck, who waa mentioned aa a possible rauaiag mate to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey In tbe 1H» presidential race, easily defeated Maurice C. Mathie! 31. a Purdue University student. la the *ec oad district " Mia opponent neat November will be Democrat Dale E. Beck, a dairy fanner and atate legislator 1 Other incumbents who woo with little trouble were Rep« James H Noland. D. 7th district; Ray J Madden. D.. lai; Winfteid K Denton. D. Mb, Andrew Jacoba. D. lltb; Ralph liarvey. R.. IMh. and Mrs. Cecil M. Harden, R_ <th • Mrs. Harden, a K-year-old . grandmother serving - her 'flrat , term, had been expected to have a tough tight attain.! Ptalt Rep Sffltfl l. KkturtlkVi However. - he ran far behind In every county the district copareeamoe were unop | 7m? Rtito D.. Ird; John Wateh. D.. W ■»' > ward Krone. D., «h. and Earl Wilton. R. ath Hooelera ateo nominated t&t >< candidate, for IN .eat. In the atpte lecialatare and many county and township candidates. In addition. they elected’ delegate, to party conreationa nett month In which nominees will be chosen for the seat of Republican S. a Hppier E. Capehart, and for 12 ... state offices below the rank. ot governor Incomplete returns showed that most of the S 2 house member, and Id senators seeking reflection to the Indiana lerl.lature passed their primary testa. At dawn, only one race was In doubt — the Republican contest In the third district where Crook was unopposed as the Democratic candidate for re-election Shepard J Crumpacker. S2-year-old South Z Rend attorney, had a narrow margin over Marshall Glnther of Michigan city. Glnther swept three of the four counties In the <T«r» T. rase (ttetoi Missing Airliner Sought In Ecuador Quito Ecuador. Nay 1 — (UP)— Planes scouted the area between Quito and Guayaquil today tor a two-engined airliner missing sine* yesterday with IS persons aboard The plane took off from Quito for Guayaquil at 1:J« pm. yesterday. Its last radio report was sent at I:2S p.m. while It was over the moußtatnoua Quevedo arsa. Among the It passengers was Julto Mato Guayaquil Industrialist. Public Mooting Here On Tuesday, May 21 y The Chamber of Commerce Is sponsoring a public meeting Tuesday evening. May M. at the Lincoln school gym at S o’clock Dr Ralph J Gampell. formerly of WaaebedT ter. England, aad now a resident of San Prancteco. Cal., where he Is doing n hospital internship to qualify for a California medical license, will present a talk on his experi-■"■'-?,we medical system. He served five years tn the medical branch of the royal air force and entered general practice in ’ England tn April. IH7. - Bora in Manchester. England. S 3 years ago. be was graduated from the Unlveo slty of Manchester In IMO with the degree of M. B C. H. B. which corresponds to the M D degree of American medical schools "We sincerely hope that local dtitens will take this opportunity to bear first band the effects of government' controlled medicine.” said Earl Caston, organisation dl rector of the Chamber.

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IMWtamWli - h fumradiin Daces Gilliom And High Defeated Tuesday William Ltan. pramtoent Deme twr buatasss man. won the threw corammd race for the Democratic m ujCatlrin af Washing to* tosrnship io ’Tuesday’s primary sCctioa and WIR Winner, Incumbent township assessor, won bls contest with Gerhard Retaking. la the contest for trustee the total vote wan Ltan. 1JI»; Forest Durr. «M; U B Brandyberry. 11lIn the contest for asarssor the count was Wlanes. 130»: Retaking. >l3. Neither Lina nor Wlanes have Republican opponent for tbs November election.

la a hotly-contested race tor the Republican nomination tor Monroe township trustee, the voters of North Monroe precinct snowed un der the incumbent Howard Gilliom and he tosl tor renomination by a total township count of 353 for Gillium to 4N for Hllvaa Bprunger. In the Democrat coatest in Monrae township. Noah Neuenachwander got 3M votes to 135 tor hts lone opponent, elision Btegry. In Jbe November election It will be N'euenschwander. Democrat, against Spruager, Republican tn Kirkland township, tacumbenl H. H. High was defeated ta the Democrat primary for trustee by Lester Adler by a vote of 171 to 131 There were no GO P candl dates. ~ la Bt. Mary's township. Nimrod McCullough won the RepuMiean ontest toe trustee over Harry Marts By a’ vote of-tN io- Ik-and Walter Koos defeated Carl Frey In the Democratic contest by a count t,.wnship furnished tbe XIMMt contest In the Republican race for trasteg as Eug< ne Snow received 100 votes to 33 for Waldo Neal. 4< for Lake Glendenntag and 5o for Clarwaee Shepherd. In the Democrat contest. L. A. Mann won over Jess C. Mann by a count ot I*s to 170. In Jefferson township Hugh David Mouser defeated Orison H Stolts for the Republican trustee’s nomination. 5012. In several* townships there were nominations without opposition’ and isa some instances the flepnß-* llcaina did not have candidates. Here I* the way the contests loom for trustee ia each of tbe 12 townships Washington William Linn, Democrat and no opposition Republican Union Fred Bittner, Democrat against Ed Bischoff. Republican. , Root | August Selklng, Democrat and no. opposition. Republican Feeble I Ed Aumann. Democrat and no op-1 i position. Republican Kirkland Lester Adler, Democrat and no ( opposition. Republican. St. Mary’s Walter Koos. Democrat against Nimrod McCullough. Republican. ...Blue Creek Floyd L. Meyer, Democrat and no opposition. Republican. SWVVv v Ww Noah Neuenschwander, Democrat against Silvan Sprunger. Republican. French Ell Graber. Democrat and no opposition. Republican llattbrnd Ralph MUler. Democrat agalhaC Emil Stauffer. Republican. *■> Eg|M U A. Mann. Democrat against Eugene Snow. Republican. Jefferson Victor Bollenbacher. Democrat against Hugh David Mouser; Republican. NEW SERIAL STORY A new aerial, “The Gentle Heart," Kay Hamilton’s esclttag lave story will start In Friday’s Daily Democrat. This Is the story of a ptH w«w looked Into the heerta of ethers, m. -,w Sr* DUE F*TW Wv W SWH '"W rawr awn. Yea wtH enoy every chapter. The >ory atarts FriWEATHER Me atty cloudy tonight and deretarmi likely northwest toTin a atate. day. Cooter eatrenve north Thursday. Low tonight 45-50 north, lAM south. High Thursday 55-N north, «7-n south.

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proposal that the UN be reorganised without Raaata aad her satelIttrsta it Although he did not mention Hoover by name. Lie said proposals to sptU tbe world permaneady tato two camps sooner or later would lead oaly to a third world war. Ue already has talked with President Truman aad secretary of state Dean Acheson In Washier ton. with British Premier Clement R Attlee In Loadoa. and with French Premier Georges Bidauit In Paris In bls quest for a eoM war um-e. _ ..... He announced bls decision to visit Moscow at a press confer- , once here. Bestdeo Stalin, he is espected to talk with Soviet foreign minister Andrei Vtahinaky Ue first dlscloeed he was considering a trip to Moscow several weeks ago But he indicated he , wuuM mgb.KWa talßs with sfrteru officiate convinced him the trip would be aaeiesu His decision to go revived hope - he may find soma basis for aa ■ east-want trace. i Constantin Elnchenkb. assistant , UN secretary general for security council affairs and a Russian citlsen, will accompany Lie . "I expect to be In Moscow tor several days and to sec Soviet leaders,” Lie said “If Premier Stalin la In Moscow and it can be arranged. I hope to see him ”1 do not expect any great immediate results from my visits to the four capitate. What is to be hoped for is that all these ei--1 changes of views inay l.eaddo some riMili during the next two orthreei months ” Ray Vernon Sharp Funeral Thursday Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Cross I Evangelical aad Reformed churea [ Berne for Ray Vernon Sharp. 28, Os near Berne who died Tues]day at the Adams county memorial | hospital following surgery. Burial I will be ta the MRE cemetery, i Surviving are his wife. Angalene; [two sons. Anthony and Donald at home; hta parents. Mr. and Mrs. I Ernest Sharp of near IJnn Grove, land three sisters. Mrs. James Patton of Goshen. Mrs. Paul Peterson of Cromwell and Mrs. Earl Moser of near Geneva. Party Chiinnea To Be Named Saturday Expect Reelection Os Vizard, Essex After the smoke of the primary election dies down, the two county committees will meet aad name otfleers for the next two years. Tbe date Is set by law as 1 o'clock next Saturday. May g. Both the Democrat aad Republican county committees will meet In Deoatar aad. to date both.-are scheduled as tame affairs with the respective chairmen. Gerald “Doe" Visard, Democrat - chairman, and Hgrry "Peck” Essex. Republican, firmly ta tbe driversf seats is Jt. fr, frdteveA Jn poUtteal lent era of both parties that tbe Incumbent chairmen win have sufficient votes to name their own tickets and both chairmen are understood to be candidates for reelection. Following tbe organisation of county committees next Saturday, the chairmen and viewchairmen ot each party will meet ta district convention to name district officers These meetings are scheduled for next week. The two county committees, named ta Tuesday's electlonq will hare the responsibility of conducting the campaigns tor. their respective parties next November.

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‘ Bierly, Eichoni Take Slate tees Win Nominations In Primary Vote G. Remy IRerly. Decatur attorr ncy. and Von A. "Pat’’ Elchorn. sf Uniondale, won Democratic ‘ nominations Co tbe Indiana stats - legislature In Tuesday s primary election. Blerly. a former legislator and ex-county clerk and prosecuting attorney, won the nomination for joint representative from Adams and Wells counties ta one of the primary's closest contests, defeating Don L. Carnall. Bluffton real estate man. by a majority ot 437 votes in the two counties. Elchorn, incumbent, defeated Kenneth Hlrachy. employe of the Central Soya Co ta this city, for joint senator from Adams. Wells' and Blackford counties with a majority of 1.830 votes, carrying all three counties. Edward E. Liechty. Herne Republican, will oppose Elchorn ta the November general election, and Ervin Fox. Bluffton Republican. will be Blerly's opponent next fall. Both Liechty and Fox were nomlanted without opposition. A big vote in Adams county carried Bierly to victory. The Decatur attorney polled 3.205 votes In. thie county, compared to 1.287 for Carnail, giving Bierly a 'VWS -re rnqs stat

Party Nominees ; —— REPVBMCAMA. Representative In Cenpram Edward H. Kroos, Jr. E. Roae Adair Prosecuting Attorney •everin H. •churger Joint »tat* Senator Von A. Etchhorn Edward E. Liechty Joint State Representative ' A. Romy-Bierly Ervin L. Fqst. ’ . Clerk Adam* Circuit Court Edward F. Jaberg I County Treasurer Richard 0. Lewton County Sheriff Robert Shreiuka Russell J. Hoffman •■- ' Ci’drty Ceronw --■ - Harmon M. Cilllg County Surveyor HerWten bieoiiorlng County Aaeesaar i ■■™JMhurt’Hartow - - ■ - --- County Commtsstoner let Diet Lewie H. Worthman Roland J. Miller County Commleeienor End Diet. Otto Herman “ —~ —T County Councilmen Henry Dehner, First Diet Jvlbta C. Schulte. Second Diet. Chris BtaMy, Fourth Diet. Chorloe J. Jones, Third Diet. County Councllmon At-Large Rufuo Huoer William Kruetamann <-

T" — DcrWald Nominated Justice Os Peace Carl DaWaM, Gaueva attorney, was nominated on tbs Republican ticket for justice at tbs peace ot that town, almost doubling the final tabulated vote on John H. Moore. Da Wald emerged withlll5 1 votoa. Moore with BS. Dorothy Laßue. Republican who ran for justice of the peace for Wabash township, ended with 151. - I large Crowd Slays late For Returns Last Race Decided At 3 This Morning Other election nights might been more active, perhap*. "W none held a deeper interest than Tuesday's, iff least not for a long, long time. At 8:01 o'clock the first return was received In the Daily Democrat office, when the Republican l-allOt tor West Root was phoned in. From then on. although lightly at first, then increasing in tempo like the crescendo climax ot a wild symifiony. the telephone rang, from people seeking the latest results. The crowd who came into tbe newspaper office, like the phone calls, was just I a scattered tew early in tbe evening, but later *Twea To Fncs sis»

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Approve Contract Ste. Pepper Expacted As Races OetaWh KSS» • IOw“ 1/nIWvWBM w vi mi mit HI • ■ It * AdOinon Approvea ri - Featured by the ranoft tor the City councilmen ta their regutat I IVIIUU IwRrV sheriffs nnwttetataa aad a wbM- ' mating laai BijEht kbvb titelr BB* Brtßd ftalaii IB Cite at®4a ia*MßtlTß nmval bv BBBBMMIiBB UMI FBIBB, m a .11 FBffr. BtOVB HMMI RsM® iMifeßtß to — 'nriWuanraTtowovtag A ooa TrUIUOa ButeOfß Is east tor the le sberMt saadMatas i fvAtat hdktwreum thfr ritv *bß tiK O lam OmaMboaMf Taf’odßy • Fteiuorrßt Bftßßbry.. water works improvemoaL EICCfiM TlKSday C “ 4UW * «*«*•** L . The ordtaance. drawn up by i 0 city attorney Robert f. Andertob By Ousted FVeta I mraa neaaaaJart Ora tlhdb fn»tnthdM*M ttf pTT’EW. mMW UH Ute Sb. — the council corrota.rates the to President Truman’s political the polls up to 3 o’clock Tuesday formsT'eatiction at a sprotal conn- proatig. sufferod . seUmck today With, total sxroedtag dl meeting last week of Yost’s i« the def sat of Ssa. Claude Pew .at t-id for the work The cost of the P*r ot Florida, and It was a touch the 11. TO registered Voters ia the J .v. aad-go whether administration county, officials stated . I rZduerd toT»- ■«««*«•’» «* ,n <-oo ' ro ' & gobert * <*P*F * hrr I Slit I to* from tbe original bid of tire. comnltltee paper reporter, piled up 1.4 H votes I Pte Work te expected to gat Pewer , bulwark of tbe Tru- to the official returns aad woe the. I underway eeoa for tbe aew wwtar administration. Mat tie’MMbberat sheriffs nomtoattaw by I eoftoner plant aad comptattan to Deusocratic senatorial nomination a plurality of 1475 ta the ftoM at I anticipated about the tatter pert of Florida's primary yesterday to 10 candidate* Shraluka took tbe I September. boorge Smothers, outspoken lead when the first preetatt. Berne I Councilmen also approved sfrt- opponent ta, tetr deal.” B. reported aad maintained to I ulagram presented to them by Ha*- lead ta the Alabama eem- throughout the eeunttag. Tbe vote I ry Gottschalk, consulting engineer mlttee race had rhaeged heeds to this prectact gave him 75. with I for the Rchlrmeyer Co., of Fort ejght times by 1 p nr. (EDI to- Floyd Rupert running second with | .Weras- The ptatdtafraas ta toe * gay gp Shraluka tost only one Ot the

2*-home housing todt th tbe south pert of Decatur, ad the corner et Grant and Cleveland streets. Like approval Siren the engineer aad eaaoeiatoe earlier ta the evening by tbe Decater plan i nmmisslon. The plan commission made one change in the specifications of the houses to be erected. The original plan called for two-story houses with a ground floor minimum of 528 feet; thie was changed to a minimum of *OO square feet to comply wtth the sonlng ordinance. Another subject discussed by the plan commission was the off-street parktag requirement, and . representative* of the Fort Wpyne concern, which plans to elect the houses, agreed • to’ cut the curbing at each home so that driveways could be- bnilt to comply with the ordinance. With these Improvements assured members of the council. <Twrd» Fmw* County Health Nurse lions Club Speaker Miss Jean Shockley Is Speaker Tuesday

Mi*s Jean Shockley, county health nurse, waa the principal speaker before the members of the Lion* club at their regular meeting Tuesday. Walter Krick, public school superintendent, was ta charge of the program. Mia* Shockley ouUined her duties as county Health nursa, aad explained' ffhat had been done, and is being done. In the schools and home to educate the students snd public. She told of the audlo-vtoual tests conducted for children, to catch the defects while Mill young to make a cure easier. She stated that her duties were carried out ih conjuaction with school authorities, the county welfare department snd the county board of health. Member* at the Lions also dis- ' t’tttiMMi" at Mm* buaJ&aaa-- bioibUbb presided over by president Phil Sauer, the possibility of a floatend even a band—ta th* stat* convention of the Lions which la to be held ia Fori Wayne. No official action-, was taken. .... •UMMER HOURS As has been the euetom fee sevorol summers, the Deity Democrat buslaew office win a* l-» -n-e mibrtAh Areßaa outate C vke md • am aware wo • w Wws* month*, effectlv* next day. May A •aturday toauoo of the Dally Democrat may be purchased at an Modtoow street or the City bummer hours wilt be effective until further netleo.

8 Latest returns showed that t “toyaltat” Democrats held the toad in 41 of Ike 7T ISUkUtai ill B Mtapufira committee seats Tbs r states' rigbtors were ahead to M n races, while as uncomuUtted candidate led for the remaining seat. t The Alabama eteetiod was vital , to national Democratic headquartI ers because It will determine , whether the pro-Truman faction r will regain political control from . the state's righters. who seceded during the 1848 presidential campaign. Smathera' victory over Pepper. ' a veteran of .14 years In tbe sen- ’ ate. was so positive Pepper conceded soon after midnight With returns almost complete. Smath- ’ era* victory margin wa* approxi- ’ mutely *5.000 votes Republicans saw in the Florida outcome the harbinger of a GOP victory ta the congressional elections this fall. Guy G. Gabrielsen. Republican national chairman, saw in tbe outcome. a trend toward GOP principles, "Will the president recognise thia rebuke from his own party 7” I he asked. I The southern l>al lot I ng. with national issues nt stake, overshadowed th* nation's two other primary election scenea. In Indiana all 11 Incumbent congressmen — seven Democrats and four Republicans — won re-non-

instlon in the primary voUng. la Ohio, state auditor Joseph T. Frrvuson claimed victory ia tbe Democratic senatorial nomination to oppose Republican Sea. Robert A. Taft ta tbe November election. Taft waa unopposed In tbe GOP primary. Seven Democrats sought their party * nominattoa. Darius Robwsoo* b Taken By DnNi Funaral Services Thursday Aftornoofl Dnrttw Robineon. tA. f* many >••■• * caßreiito '«nMSirIS"SBBh twr. died at 4 o'clock Tuesday afterBoon at tbe Adaas* rauafy arcmortal hospital followieg aa illaeea of one week * He waa bora ta Adams eonaty Mareh tl. JMt/j* aoa-'of Abraham aad Naacy Zimmertnan-Bobiaeoa. aad had aever married. He had lived at Geneva for the past 2* years. ’ ___ _ He waa the test sarrtviag wAm ber of e family of oevea. and niece* aad aepbewe are tbe only aear survivor* Funeral sorricea wR! be haM at 1:20 pm. Thursday at the Olllig A Doan funeral home. Dr. Gerald H. Joao* offk-iattag Burial will be ta the Earn Salem cemetery. Friend* may call at the funeral home after < o’clock tkto eventag.

* G. Remy Btorly, Decatur uttaw f BUT. a former togtotator aad exe prneecuttog attosney and county U clerk, emerged a winner in tbe i- race for joint state representative - over Doa L Carnatt of BlufTUm. 1 Bierly carried Adame county with - J.2t>S votes and a majority of I.PI*. - * which off-set Caraall's lead of 1.4*1 > in Wells county Bterty won by 1 437 majority 1 Von A “Pat" Eicbora. of Unloa- ' dale, was renominated for Joint state senator from Adams. Mack* - ford aad Wells counties, over Kenneth Hlrachy of this city Eiehora . carried Adams county 2453 to ><*2o for-Hlrachy Ue also carried the other two. counties The two Democrat races for county commissioner built up considerable interust. In the first dMtrict. a three-point race resulted ta tbe nomination ot Lewis H Worth man of Preble township over John W. Blakey, iaemnbeat. aad C. O. Manley Worthman’* plurality was 823 The three candidates received 4*73 votes In the second district. OUo Hoffman. Washington township farmer. waa renominated over John A. 1 Kinta also of Washington towuship. These two candidates piled up 4.458 votes, Hoffman receiving 2.573 and Kists IJBS Other candidates oa the Democrat ticket were nominated without opposition Headed by Edward H , Krese. Jr., for representative ta ’ congress, tbe ticket to complete . wtth the following nominee* Severin H. Schurger. prosecuting at- , toroey; Edward F. Jaberg. county | elerk. Richard D Lewtou. county treasurer; Harmon M. Gilllg. county coroner. Herman Moeilrrtag, county surveyw, aad Albert Harlow, county attorney. Ail are iwcumbents ta their respect tv e offices Tbe Democrats renominated six cf tbe seven members of tbe Adams " eoudty etgßufl *"*-■■- Russell J Hoffman farmer and tracker who live* at the north edge of tbe city in Decat nr-Root prertnet, won the Republican nomination for siteriff ta a fouretart er r raca Hoffman received 743 voles ’ The vote far tbe other three caadi- ’ dates follows: Harty O. Irwin. 421; „ ’ Lawrence McCullough. 23* aad » Dick Parr. MA The race overshadowed tbe eoagreeaioabl heat r between th* three candidates, ta ‘ which XL4KE3KKMHK XMMSZ: - attorney, carried this county by 1 22 votes and was nominated It the * dtotrict. in the other Repablieaa tefrert, ’ Roy E Taylor. Washington toww--1 ship farmer, was nominated for r county eommiseiouer from the aeoood dietriet Hta v«* was 741. 1 while the runner-up. Arthur B. [ Wilder reeetred 543 ■ Republicana nomlntted caadi--1 dates for joint elate senator, joint - state representative aad county 1 commtoeioner from th* first disttrove ro Pane Two>