Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 5 January 1951 — Page 1

.I- * . - - - Vol. XLIX. No. 4.

ASK DRAFT FOR ALL 18-YEAR-OLD YOUTHS

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Report Disable To Issue Order Within A Week Vy - Ta i Freejte Nearly All , | Prices For Mon h I | Priije controller Michael V. Di- | . . Salle . will issue an prder within I the Imext {week in effec freezing almost all prices at their present i levels for ;}0 dayM informed kourlUcesj said today. ' t ' These - {informants said DiSalle, .I’wiU dirdcti'. all manufacturers, v wholesalers and retailerto give hiwit a minimum id#? 30 (Uys police of ijhx planned price ris?s. •i i This would be Ini effec . a 30-day j freeze. Alhiring thjs- peririd DiSalle fiopd* to /work out -a fo:-n)ula for a oross-thjp-board 'mandatory price 7 controls w go Into effect about •March L i l)jSalle ’Cannot directl r freeze the price*! of farm produsts whi< life below'partly but he < un freeze , s the pricvtt of food products pro* cessed from them. Thtis, in effect. ■ ‘ tfae ccmsbpjet would get the bjenefit Os O'st«eeze .on prices of many tuod prcpifK-tHV There' was \no I mined a(a fndi- < atlpp iyh»tl|ei\ a' jxirull d freeze ' would be < ld.i>>p<-d Oft wair.- ( iH* ;(l*r#niji prodm lion art which rmi»oW< rs ; t|H- Movefnm«'h| to MMI' ' Il <■! - W-.f.bi rth<| p»h«-s speciflrs ' - J hill cannot Im c out i , itnleajrt .•-atbo |re ?'Mi «ti||tz4't They ne«iid pit be Mtn ilianemrn i \ The kovetnimuit lodu> »ndni<d| JfOfl »h<l Me«l «(flip tilidets Io ' nni-.hi . Supplies Jqr V tai Steel prod (Rd «/ L . .. i The move was directly ronnwt rd Wlfh jiUriH to withhold trestric- - lions on use of steel. Mobilization chiefs hope stdel <r:pians|ons rigid .meimureJ will, find '/ the rpetiil for growing de- "" femie needs./' V( j_ | The lUti&ial prjkl.ucti an ( auth-, erity issued new regulations which limit the ambunts of] Scrap \ iron and stejel which jun r dealers .1 i and\ such, traders piay have \n hind ahy time. J The limit' was a “piactlcab/e \ working inventory” or th * .amount | on hand the’ Ust 60 whidhevei 4 is lower. This wMII mean rj.hatrrtexbesrs scrap those amount s‘ can be diverted ihto the / drive for more steel foi defense 'weapons. . Steel scrap is essential for producing fresh steel. night. N|PA said no restric- / fionsb on .steel use is "in »sight.”' adding that steps” will v be taken to assure supplied of _ Ascjadce ihetals for plant, expansions. ! rf' Informed "sources predicted that the soon may > relax wage l ami price controls in the r ,< autOtt|obi|e Industry. ' j DeCaturCemetery Officials Reelected • AHsSVentrusteel of ih e PfCh tur f’ettielefy assocliition were re f»d ui the annual m»etlng of ; the. group Thursday, as were ■the I fficMi's, Ed 'haricr, president, Ed ■ • Ashbamhe-r; tfeasiirw./nnd Harf ul.irm*, f.nc.retffi v the faller today ' »mid ! in lng the clc< lion reSlljilM. ' "I ■ i Thoite trusiees the mbwlaflop res|e»ied inclmfe Hauer, Ash l auchef. Adam*. Bed Shroyer, Virgil 'Krick. Clurcnde Sulth un<l AVbn frurk/. i-' • ■ ' ' V f i|— ' ' ' Geneva Mah Unhurt In Fatal Accident Knot. L Ind., J aft. 5 -iIJFj) 4 - EartAlierg, 20. Knox wps killed today\ lj|k auto hilt a big tu-m/k in las Gerald Runjcle, 21. Gefievk. Hp was Uninjured. ] ia r ' 1 ,'• j ■ -,|K ! WEATHER \ ~ Cloudy tonight, .with light - -• snow extreme northweiL Sat- i urday c-loudy and colder with »ndw flurrlee north. {.ow to- ’ night 24-28 north and central, j 30 extreme south. iHigh SaturA day 25-30 north and central, 35 . extreme south. < ■■( ,' ■ IJ.

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J h ' X' ‘ Boy Scouts Paper Collection Saturday Th* 1 Ijhctttur Boy S<’o|& will (andmt t.hclr regular waste paper Collection Saturday, it wuh an-nuum-od today. Residents are asked to place their papers, securely . tied,' on curbs in front <>f their [homies or in other conspicuous |o catiiUis. The iolle< lion will at !» o'clock tonfoorrow morning. Taft Charges i President Is Violating Law Truman's Policies Are Lashed By, Jaff I n Senate Address i Washington, Jan. a. --(UP/—Sen. Robert A. Taft. R.. 0..' today accused President Truman of violating “tbe laws and theAconstitutirn" by committings U. S. forces to ''battle' |n Korea without conI suiting (fdijg-ress. J Tie dhloanj kicked off foreign .policy debate lijt new congress with a lO.OOOkford ppeech ciiarging that the t»tes|d<'iilU (policies have ■’bt<> tglit- UH tb danger and dis asiAr 1 . ■ \ H* said thfd ipou|ntry mu»t fight Colo ntinism op lire world Httgi but must not rk to m»t<-h{ Hvd iioHl -fc tn masiiye trurrlex by land, ' I,’ H ...ddfiiMliHbj Tgf( auirl, mud big ba**‘<l on >-cii id aU power. b 1 1 Dr vlmk hom< hi aiLo k hr ad VMIM» r)f Hie pleahtrfll'«> wIMtW fit tine inion mei»4Mg» to ihf» kZnd con grrsr on M<md«y. 1 »fi r hgtged thnt IMI I tIHIIIIII t , , . [■ 1 Wax ''sucked into' ■war, by Win pul! ittg, by ii "dchislon" ax to « mm. existent power in the I’hited Ntitlond charter.' /; J. 2 “pimply usurped" power-ini’ ,d|d not ilegally pos S( to srtijl troops, to Korea without c<>ngre«lsiohal approval. 3. Threatetiirtl it his country with economic collapse by embarking tin too heavy a campaign 01, defense spend ins. ? ■ 4. Pushed jus nearer a general war with Russia 1 Taft declared he does not fagotabandonment of Europe. But/he 6s-,, jected strongly to large U. ground forces to. its (defense. He also objected to s ment of an American. Gen. D. Eisenhower, to head W’esterji <Tunt To F««e Kiirhtl j I Union Service Here During Prayer Week Hold Union Service Wednesday Evening "PiayCr\- The Need and I swerl' wilt lie the subject of the ser> { mon by the R« v Samuel Emerick at the unllon mhrVlcf during universal week of prayer. The service will lie held in the First Presbyterian chureh WedneMjhy* January 10, ■ ut-7: |s.p.iii, j f, Th • Rdy. Biw|ght McCurdy wilil i»ad fke scripture <»f the evening Th> Rev. Jonas llerkey.\.u veteran/ of W »rhl War 11. will pray rspecial*l ly for xi rvlcrmen In Korea. " Also with an und< ihinndlng .of Ihc probh Mk <>f men ami (women In the servlc». 'oiiihi aiuiy Clhapialn A.C.E/ Gil Under will pray for the moral' and ipiiltual preservation of all , those who have entered or who will {enter thg armed services thtsvyear, This worship service for all Pro testant churches of the community Is gpontored by the Decatur serial assoclatlQn. p tVvard of 2f)o members of Dera tur 'were lit midnight prayer at Die New Year’s eve watcimight service in Trtnlty Evangelic: 1 United Brethren v church. The*, trend toward prayer in this dangerous day is shotyni further l>y the fact that'‘the seritjus note of prayer is called for to open such affairs as the Cotton Bowl football game and Christmas parties of employe! *in great fdetorjes. A CIO union tally also asked ,a lodal minis-' ter to open and close the meeting with prayer.

Gov. Schricker Warns Expenses Must Be Pareti ■ « Also Cites Need Os Preparing Against Any Bombing Attack .. Indianapolis. Jun. 5 — (UP) —j Governor Schricker. in d "dollars apd defense” message to the Indiana legislature, told the lawmakers today the state faced financial di/astir if it failed to cdntrol expenses and—-human disaster if it ignored the threat of Immbing attack; ’' • .* J Schricker. a Democrat soberly facing the Republican-controlled ■ 87th general assembly, sgid “dan-/ ger told state officials of’ theppossibility of "financial disastei " \ ' "We must Jleed- their warnings." he said." Theijfe Was , warm applause after the governor finished his 57-min-lite talk. Republicans issued a policy statement agreeing basically with many of Schricker’s recommendations. - The governor spoke after a Aliort senate session In whlcH al bill to repeal the gross Inc.ome tax law and aeverul other bills und resolutlong were introduced. - . Hchrlcker warned that u "ami dsn shrinkage" in gross income J tun r«M!slpts might fbne him to 1 eull g >hmu!|mJ Mesalon of th* legtx 1 IgluVe 7’1(1 find new revenue* In I order eave th* slate from a I crttlcal flnam-IMI po«Hbm " , Admltllng (hnl th* problem nt ' .civil defense was "<mw of th* ( tfaveat qutatton* before this **« alon." the governor asked an ftppropria flon for civil defense <lepurinichi s future opdrathms and Sttfd hi; would delay further recun(l{ a special mcH-age |at*.l in the session “Our; stati government must be equipped with tM'power and authority to act-;” Hchrlcker said, "and to act quickly, in the event of an aerial attack. It would be folly to Ignqre Our present weakness "We I must he prepared for any ! To Pace Elahti | p,A ! - ———- j Americaj! Casually Total Now 40,176 f ' • 'A. :■ ' ' \ Includes Only Those Whose Kin Notified ’ Washington. Jan. 5 —(<TP)\ —1 The defense department said to- i day i that 40,176 American casua,- i ties jhaye Seen (Officially identified in tIU Korean fighiing through last Friday. [ ■ ' This is 1.5.11. than the total ’ I ('ported a \wee,k ago. The-new re- 1 port only whose ' next of kin had been notified 1 through last Friday, The time lag in notifying nex* ( of kin range* from one to three , weeks, therefore the summary does , not reflect all the louse* in the . UN retreat. \ Total d<*t«Nis listed In the latest summary -amounted to ln J chiding those killed In action.’ fat 1 ally wdumled ymd others found 1 dead after being reported 1 Inaction. ( a The newest summary Included" ' killed in a'ctlon, 27, 1 S!»7 wounded mid f1,14S missing (n ' action, 1 Otf the total casualties reported ' 33,184 army. 458 navy, 6,212 ' marine Icorps and 322 air force. Os tbh total deaths reported 5,- ( 377 w?r|i army, 60 navy, 1.216 mar- 1 Ine corns and 108 air force. ' ; ■ ' ■■■ V • 1 7..:— ■. ( I Monthly Meeting Os , Scouters Postponed d [ The rionthly meeting of the Ad- ( aiiis (bounty district scout commit- t tee and round table originally for January 10, has been i changed to January. 17.Jt was an- I Bounced/ 1 today hy Clarence Ziner, < chairman. ' I The meeting w'fll bp held at Ge- I neva. < ! /- A ' i

Decatur, Indiana, . Friday, January 5, 1951. ii ic ■■■■■ -i—■>■■■■—> 1.1. , ,

Two Millian Blaze -Al ■ ™ i I 1 II HF j| ' " (WK : ; J«r i! : ; J? Li-J | FIREMEN pour water into the still smouldering ruins of tIU worst fire in the history of Evansville, whjch jlestroyed ten buildings In the downtown section Damage was estimated at more tihan 12.000 ih.o Firemen fiopi three states foogjit {’the blaze wlih-jj gusted the major part of twb city lljock*. ■'J i

Record Budget Is Submitted To legislature Deficit-Spending Budget Asked Os General Assembly Indianapolis. Jan, '5, — I UP) The Indiana state budget [Committee submitted a record $531,800.POO deficit-spending biehn'/ul budget to the legislature today after lopping off more than from requested appropriations. The budget bills, usually delayed until laser in the session, were .th be introduced /tbday —second dayjof the i l ß7th general 1 current session. The, committee, headed by Republican Sen. John A. Kendall of Danville, recommenced doubling the annual dhjin on the. general fund surplus?.instead of raising .taxes? ' , It suggested raising the yearly drain on the purplus |fnom $7,000? 00(1 in the current biennium to $14,000,00(0 the next, reducing the surplus to ‘ d safe working balance of $22,500,000.” It warned ? the lawmakers against making "other substantial appropriations’' not lUtdd in the budget without "providing additional revenue to meet such obligations.". It wame<| the-105.1 legislature’* money problems thlg it be even more critical than the 1051 legislature's. , "If eipesndhures continue tg n disprop(h't|ioh#ta rate in relation to revenue with no' reductions In stale govern mental servlses \or functions?' the committee said. *‘lt would appear to 1 be Inevitable that the 11»|3 session will be confronted with the necessity of Increasing i revenue from some source." A x letter! of transmittal handed the lawmaker* with'-the budget a survey indicated “the business curve would stay on Its present level, or continue to rise tn June 30, 185.3," and that tax receipts should oqual or exceed current income. ' v ■ The comiutttee pared budget requests from $608,360,000. *- The $531,800,000 recommended y budget compares with $499,860,000 budget approved for the current hiennlum by the 1949 legislature, and represents a gain of 6.4 Percent; ? . • ;■?'

Gross Income Tax Repeater Submitted ■ - -- ' . Anderson Republican Introduces Measure ■ ■■ ? 1 ' <r J Jan f» <UP) Repeal jbf the Indiana groKs income tax li»4i Which brings njore than 110.00(1.000' a year to the stat et general hind, was asked today In a hill introduced by Hen. RAmue E. John son, H.i Anderson. ‘ " ?.■ ? ■ n It wiis; the. first bill Introduced in the henate of the p’th general assembly which opened a 61-da\ biennial session jifsteiWay, and the first' bill except legislative expen\dlture bills ■ infrjiducfd In either house, i ' ' The ; reading of the bill’s title drew Ipud laughter from the senators. Lt. GoV. John A. \Vatkins\ referred ft to the finance committee. Two |oint [resolutions also were introduced ip the senate., One by Sen. Lucius Somers, R.. Hoagland, would ratify a proposed chiendnient to the U. S. constitu tion limitng.the tenure of presidents tq two terms. A similar resolution tailed to pass the 1949 leg? islattire*.. | Another, by Sen. Dorothy Gardner, R.. Fort Wayne, called on all legislators to? visit mental institntions janil ?‘find out for yourself if patients a|e getting $1.60 a day worth bf care.”' The resolution passed, & to;. 17. after a brief argument In; which Sen. Marker erlund, p, Mjiim-ie, said "we should nbt ertiy for li scare probe.” ■? A hmise bjll appropriating $100? 0(10 to Miy lb«* legislative expense passed |t|ie Senate 46 to 0 and wept/ t,o|tli<• governor fhr tore,l i?? ■ — '' } ' I ? Hen i|dmiind F. Mankowskl I)„ East Chicago. Introduced » bilr to abolish personal property taxes on household furniture \ ; 4?.L |i: WT“ —"" ; ' j' I Native,Of Turkey Is Rotary Speaker . h - ? Rafael Emanuel, author and lecturer. wis the guest speaker at the Weekly -meeting of the Decatur Rotary kiub, Thursday evening Emanuel, a t(at|fve of Turkey, gave an interesting discussion of the history pt Turkey and Its present great friendship for the United States. Following tils address the speaker numerous questions by the <?lub members. W. Guy Browh Was i-hairman of the program. Hpheyt Zerkel. Jr., a teacher at th4\Lincoln school, xvas introduced an a new member. I Mi " J -?

Detense Officials Seek Authority To Draft All Male Youths Os 18 Years

Retail Food Prices Reach Record Highs Solons Opposed To | Any Price Freeze 'Jan. 5 -tUP)(~ i Retail food prices aro zooming toward a record high* hut the gov ernment isn't expectedAto do much about it. ]. 1 I | The bureau of (abor Statistics reported today that prices on December 15 had s&ired Within two-tenths of onle peiwnt of the all-time, peak reached i®jily; IMS. The bureau that food prices jumped 312 during Jhe month ended Dec. This was a 5.7 percent over the pre-Korean war June 1 ®igure and 9.6 percent ojrer (the I®(re a year i,gn - i ■■ llr ■ Prices during the P®t 21 days ijnay have surged record high. The BLS on too !: prices in 50 cities said life®* climbed at an average rate (®4bout two tenths of ohe percent Wery three day# from Nov. 28 to life. 15 Since food accounts for 40 p<went of t,hle cost of | living index, increase Indicated that tho indietHor Dec. 15 wiH hit anoUiei all I lira High, Howhfi,. atrotig <>p porithm developing ®t cougre** ugH(n*t any, move' »mi>owering pM Kident Tiuiomii to|i|rtze till food \prn« »- t«i <m trm li-vi lMt tiiimuii has not g*fced con-l greos fo* such nuihorlty hul »/r*' miiM ii hrt n« *« c(i»if«-(Pme ye* let Huy prompt'd vp4’dl4ih>rt t|»«t b«> may do »o ly hl* *tq<a of |h* iinioh mpseiigr (ip Mondyv It Io dors, Il will Indicate !h* ha* ov*r ruled l»l«i faYty udvhojra In favor rofl n comm-ndFiHon* from hrt pt Ire .control adinihrttratoiK Mi Turman ijfrdjh-’Hi at the hews (conference that dcirrtsfhip board wage and price , controls eventually will be ngeewary. He said such action require some new legislation. Akkejd spe- \ (Turn To ElcStl 15 Are Ordered For Induction Jan. 161 f ‘1 I Doctors Under 51 Register Jan. 15 Indue, ion ndtices were being dent to 15 -additional Adams eoudty youths by the coupty service board, it Was announced today by Omer Reusser. chairman of (the board, the young men scheduled tc report in indiafiapolist Jiaiiuary 116 (‘ The \call for 15 more meh from this county will increase the number to leave here since thei outbreak of the war to 52, with mdt) leaving for induction; every month since September. / Draft board officials stated the inamgs of the men would (He released at a later date. . \ While announcing the cgll l/or induction, members of ttuj i local board af»o outlined the plan for the registration of doctors. 1 I jn Those meh 50 year* of age <u youngcr.wholxold degrees as b>t< h< lors of medicine, doctor (>f medicine, doctor of dental surgery, doc tor of dental medicine, doctor of 1 veterlnaiy surgery and doctor of veterinary medicine are scheduled to report at the local office between 8 a.m. and 5 p in.. January i 6, according to the announcement/ The Adahis dounty draff board I* located, dn Segond street In Decatur, above the Holthouse Drug company. ’■ \ • {\!: f The jmtfce from the draft boh rd stated (that those who receive any of the \ above-listed degree* after January 15 shall regUter 00 (the day they receive such degrees. Only one excuse is acceptable, and that, but temporary relief: U circumstances prevent the doctor from registering on that day. the announcement says, he shall do so at the earliest possible moment. In effect, the announcement Infers that should any of Ah? mrdlcs, be unablie to apply on the scheduled day because of .illness - they should see a doctor.

Chinese Reds Plunge South, Threaten Flank U. S. Bth ArmyJs Still In Retreat Before Red Drive (Toky(\ Saturday. Jan. 6 — (UPV -4 Chinese communist vanguard* plunged 45 miles south of the 38th parallel*Friday in a massive flhnkiiig drive which may forte the U S. Sth army back into the old Pusdn perimeter. . 1 H The' red attack swirled toward Woriju. 53 miles, southeast of Seoul, and began rolling for the first time down the east coast highway toward the old battleground of the first Red invasion. The U. S. Bth army abandoned the Han. river line south bf Seoul aqd broke off contact I with pursuing forces. Some sources thought the southward \ retreat i may ( ontimie all the -wiAy to Tae1 gm 53 miles northwest Aof Pusan Allied force*’also pulled out of Inchon, the port of Seoul but the Reds uiade no iinniediate <m appearert’ to be, throwing tlieir , msifi •tr«hgt)> in,to a imr«*nt or ih« Bt|i tttniy In which w*« moving Inu k fiiwardl Tgggtt and t|jn Pusan perimeter, . i There was gpeefflgflon the new Kih nt my commsii<i* i Lt (.<n, Mfitthew H Ridgway, jimy fight only delaying battles along (hr highway urijtil hl* Mfh army forces can merge] with the U, S. 10th eorpa In a solid line on the Pusan perimeter i The Stl| army continued Friday hf puli back south through Suwbn. 18 miles south of Seoul/ in a series of' leapfrog - retreats. R^ r guard patrols \ kept watih, op the Red pursuit, which Pyongyang radio said across > the Dan river and driving swiftly south. Air force pilots said massive hordes of Chinese reinforcements were flooding south from Manchuria to join the drive. They reported war traffic flowing into Korea had doubled during the last few days and was four times greater than during thq communist buildup for .the offensive that captured Seoul. ] 1 ; Allied planes hit |he Reds with continuing fury ih oie fifths (Turn To Fake Six) . < ■ ; ( . ! Fredrick Fox Dies After Month Illness Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon i’!f (lrlck Fox. 80. retired farmer, died at 8:45 o’clock this morning at the Berne nursing home following a month’s Illness, He mqde hlluuiie with u (laughter, b|rs,. David J. Reinhard, three miles west and one rltllc north of Berne. Born 111 Adams March 30, 1870, he Was a son of John arid Martan Schwartz-Fox, and was a lifelong resident of Artaum copnty. Hr was married to Mary ylxler Dec. 29, 1902. / He was a member of (he fleme’ Evangelical and Reformed church. Surviving In addition to the daughter are one grandchild; a brother. Edward Fox of! Adamn county, and two sisters. M:rs. EnocH Yoder of Berne and Mrs. Elizabeth Luginbill iof Decatdr. One daugh/ter, eight brothers and one sister are deceased. / L , Funeral services will He held at 2 Sunday at the Berne Evangelical and Reformed church, the Rev. C. A. Schmid officiating. Burial wilt be In the Evangelical Mennonite cemetery. The body was removed to the Yager funeral home, where friends may call after 1 p.m. Saturday. i

Price Five Cents.

Also Ask Congress For Tightening Os Draft Deferments And Exemptions , Washington, Jan. 5.( —(UP)— - Defense officials said today they, will ask for authority to draft all the nation’s pßysically-fit 18-year-oid male youths for 27 to; 3d month* of military service. The defense department also A’ill ask congress to tighten up on draft deferments, and exemptions for the 19 through 25 yejar group. The legislative request will include lengthening thsir service from the present 21 months to 27 or 30* months. . •. • . Felix Larkin, defense department general counsel, told Reporters the legislation should be ready to send to congress within two weeks. He said a final decision had" not ; been reached on the exact length of service but that it would be from 27 to 30 months. Chairman Carl Vinson. D„ Ga.. of the house armed services commit-'’ tee yesterday predicted that the service period of inductees would be extended to 27 months, .?■ Larkin sa|d he doubted that induction of 18-year-hlds would be deferred to permit even a small percentage of the brightest to go ahead with their college, education. At present youth* must register for ih< draff when they are 18, but ai*- hoi Inducted until they are 19, i-.Mkfii Hold lh* tentuHvgr plsn cmH* forindmilonofall .15 year-old mule youth* who have edmpletrd ** high school edu<ath»n Nlneteaq'yFdPold* would be Induct #< regurdlex* of whwitmi u,,-y had eompfetwd high 10 hmd and p old* could stflft their service with 1 pkrentx* consent (j The planned universal military service irglsUHon Would permit sending the ybjlths overseas sjter they had completed basic training A definite date has not been set for the start of induction of 18-year-i olds. Larkin said, hut the program (Tan To Face F.lfekt t LATE BULLETINS Washington, Jan. —The state department announced today that Russia, after two; years of stalling, has agreed to negotiate an.'bverall A settlement, of its lend-leaeg account with the United Slates. t A : ■ Moscow,, Jan. 5.—(UP)— The British and French embassies here havbl received their gov- • ernment’x replies to Soviet notes accusing the two countries of vio’ating 4heir friendship pacts with Russia. They probably will hand the answers 1 to the Soviet foreign ministry 1 tomorrow t A \ VI The Russiah f notes; dated Dec. 16, said' the British and 4. French adherence to the Atlan- * tic pact wae inconsistent with the treaties of friendship. The notes said the agreement to rearm western German,/ alto violated the pact, v' ; , ' : ~~ £3 * Holiday Lights And Decorations Are Removed Here The hollilnysi have officially dome to an endi Employe* of the city light nm! power departmimt were busy today denuding' tbc business -district, strlpplrig-Cflt of the (!(•< ■>• utlons, of the light* strung across Sacbnd street and a portion of Monroe street, of the pristlr decoratibn* contributed by the buslne*-' and obtained through the Chamber of Commerce. Other aspects of the demise o* r the holiday neuron IncliKie the bare streets and sidewalks, -the last elements Os tbe White Christ- ’■ mas having gone down-the sewers With the recent rains There Is one encouragin' thought, though—in less than II months ( employes of the city's light and ppjyer department wilt again string the lights and place the decorations, abdythe holiday season will be with us once again