Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 138, Decatur, Adams County, 12 June 1951 — Page 2

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Critically Wounds Taunting Ex-Wife ; Former Prisoner Os Japs Shoots Wife Pebria, 111., June 12 — (UP) — Allen O. Wood, 28, shot hie exwife who allegedly taunted - him that he would die within eix months of tuberculosis contracted after 3ft years as a Japanese war prisoner. Mrs. Beverly O. Wood, a pretty 22-year-old waitress and mother ofj three children, was In tritfcal condition at St. Francisco hospital today. Police seized the tubercular veteran a few minutes after he fired a .32 caliber bullet through her right arm and chest on a street yesterday. He was held op an open charge. ; j Assistant state’s attorney Robert 8- Calkins said Wood told him he shot her because “she Wouldn't ccme back to*me.” '“lf I couldn’t live with her, 1 - no-i body was going to,” he quoted Wood as saying. Ualkihs said Wood told him he. “ran away” from the Peoria tuberculosis sanitarium, where he Das a patient* Stihday night and •.vent to see his fofrnter wifi. "J (fried to get her to go back to me and she .refused,” Calking said Wood told'him. '.‘She totd me that if 1- knew what she knew I <l, go~back to the hospital and stop bothering her. i • j

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months to Hve.” Wood said his doefor hadn’t told him he Was doomed but he “didn’t doubt what Beverly said was true.” j Doctors at the sanitarium did not confirm Mrs. Wood’s alleged Statement. h ~ Wood met his wife and her sister at the case where she worked Yesterday and followed them down the street, coaxing her to come bach to him. | Mrs. Wood asked her sister to get a policeman to make her exhusband get aw4y. The sister said that as she walked away she heard a shot. Three witnesses said they saw Wood ‘shoot his wife. 1 | - Mrs. Wood ran screaming inter a bakery, whefre she: collapsed. Her former husband was captured there. ’ Wood was a Japanese prisonefr of war for 3ft years during World War 11. His wife divorced him last October on charges;of cruelty after five jfears of J marriage. •They have thfree children. . • •! .1 .. II'■• 1- \ ■I ■■ : , j ■ ~ir . ■ Order Bargaining Election Be Held Washington, Junte 12— (UP)— Employes of the Northern Indiana Public Co. were ordered by the National Labor Relation* board today to hold a collective bargaining election within 30 days They are to decide if they want representation for purposes of collective bargaining by the AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the CIO Utility Workers Union of America or by neither. -7

Photographers Irk Prince Aly Khan Objects To Photos During Gay Party Paris, June 12 —(UP) — Prince Aly Khan flew Into a rage and threatened photographers early today for taking pictures of his gay evening with actress Joan Fontaine at the most sumptuous party of the season. He strode from the fashionable Laurent restauraint at 4 a. m. and shoutdd at two photographers who had been snapping pictures of him and Joan thfotigh an open window: * “Do I have to bump your heads together to make you lay off? This is serious business.” ' The photographers moved away. The wealthy Moslem prince and the Hollywood blonde who has been his favorite companion since Rita Hayworth left for the U. S. to get a divorce were among 200 guests at one of the most lavish affairs ever staged by Elsa Maxwell, America’s perennial partygiver.' ' ‘ >lt was the second time in a little more than a year that Aly has threatened cameramen. In 1950, he threatened to smash the camera Os a photographer at Lausanne, • Switzerland, where Rita was awaiting £he birth of their daughter, Yasmine: This time Aly was consoling himself iri the company of anbttier Hollywood beauty after lota’s rejection of his \ reconciliation plea. They were at a party to which Miss Maxwell said she > had invited of "the world’s nicest people?’ | The guests included the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Heiiry Fbrd 11. Barbata iftitton and Aly’s father, the >ga Khan. [! However, Miss Maxwell said ishe hadn’t arrtnged anything ornate ■—just several dozen cases -of champagne, two of the best orchextras in Paris, and the whole plush Laurent restaurant op the tree-lined Champs Elysees. 1 "My guests don’t need any special decor.” she said. "They have themselves as charming company. They have plenty.of champagne, and they have music. What more tould anyone ask?” Theft Os Equipment Reported To Fol ice City Police were continuing their investigation of the theft reported; to them by Ferd Klenk, who stated that two metal boxes containing equipment to assemble a bailer and tombine and valued at >l5O were stolen over the weekend from tne Tbeple Trucking company park* ing lot. it was reported. Police have notified other departments in surrounding counties. -\ State Civil Defense Leades In Meeting Indianapolis, June 12 —(UP) — Indiana’s civil defense advisory council met today with state police Lt. Fred Cretors, state director? to discuss disaster \plans for hoosierland in event or an emergency. Cretofrs and the. council met this morning and called in several State departmeht heads to them in an afternoon meeting. Striking Richmond Bus Drivers Return Richmond, Ind., June 12 (DP) — Striking AFL bus drivers \yin this city, one of three left Without Ims service dn a six-week-old walkout against the Indiana railroad, voted to return to work today in a surprise mote. Joe Aslams, local manager for the bus firm, reported drives called hi»’ office and said they Ranted to return to work. He said, service would be restored immediately. The return to work apparently did not tbttch Muntie and Anderson where the IRR workers also have been idle in a wage dispute. Milfdfrd Bbll, committeeman for thh Richmond local, said the drivers decided to end their walkout at a meeting today. He refused further comment. CHURCH HEWS Trihlty Church The annual \ congregational bus! ness meeting will be held at Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church Wednesday evening. A cafrry-ln fellowship supper will be enjoyed at 6 p.m., followed by a devotidhal message Uy* Dr. B. F. Smith of Warsaw,'the superintendent of St. Joseph conference.. Reports and achievements of th? year will bfe made by the pastor, the Rev. John <E. Chambers, and other officials of the church. The election of the superintendent, secretary, and treasurer of the Sunday school and one church trustee will be held. All members and friends of the church are invited to attend this fellowship and business} meeting.

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Decafur Firemen Fare Well At Meet Individual, Team Awards Carried Off Decatur firemen fared well in both departmental and individual contests at the recent weekend I6tb annual industrial and volunteer firemen’s ashrxdation convention held in Bremfen. Seventeen members' of the Decatur department attended the meet, in which Russell IJaumgartner won the individual Sportsmanship award and ♦he liecatur department won the division's , sportsmanship award. Other Adams county departments also walked off with honors. especially Waldo Neal, of Geneva, tvhjo, was elected president of the association; Joe .Mcßride, of this cjty, was elected vicepresident. The Decatur department won first place in the waterball contest, second to Berne in the parade, tied'for Second in the truck race and ' second in replacing section of hose. The <1952 convention of the association will be held in Hartford City, it was announced from Bremen. \L — — - v 'Cooks’ Corner’ ;I ' ft; . " , I ! .j\ BY MARY R. BMITH ; •. ■ Strawberry Time is Here. There are innumerable ways to use strawberries; in salads, in desserts and in preserves. This rosy-red delectable fruit is just as good served on breakfast cereal. 111 settle for plain strawberries with cream and sugar - how about you ? : 1 ’ If you like pie. you’ll give yot;r vote of approval to French strawberry pie. it’s rich with oh, so many calories, but it’s worth it sometimes, especially when the pie is so taste-tefnpting as this: French Strawberry- pie 1 pint Strawberries. % cup -sugar. \ i 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatine. W cup bold water. r % ct>p hot water. 1 lemon juice, ft teaspoon salt. cup heavy cream, whipped. 2 stiffiyibeaten egg whites. 1 9-inch baked pastry shell. 1 package cream cheese. 2 tablespoons cream. Crush strawberries; cover -JVitti sugary let stand for 30 minutes. Soften gelatine in cold water; dissolve in h<»t water. Cool. ’Ad 1 strawberry mixture, lemon jfilce. and salt. Chill until partially set; fold in cream and egg whites. For a distinct flavofr and unusual but eream cheese that has been mixed delicious j* combination, spread with crearn on bottom of pie ( ritst. Now pour the strawberry mixture into the j&tked shell; chill until firm. Gdroish with additional whipped creairi and berries. Incidentally, strawberries are one of the most nutritious fruits we can eat, so buy some today. ■i* ■ <«m Adolph Hitler's Nazi armies marched into Poland on Sept. 1, 1939. On sept. 3, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. \

Indianapolis Youth 1 Drowned In River ! i Indianapolis, Jane 12.— (uf>4 Policb blamed stomach cramps today for the death, of Roben Hawkins, 16, Indianapolis, whp browned yesterday while swiii)ming in the White river. The) laid the youth swam across the liver and went under while returning. His body was recovered.

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Substitute Chicken For Beet On Menus Show Little Concern Over Beef Shortage ; Chicago, 'June 12 — (UP)— Housewives substituted chicken for beef on their family menus today and showed little concern as cattle shipments continued to drop at . livestock markets. Butchers here reported that customers showed no inclination to stock up beef cuts which were becoriiing more and more scanty on counter trays. Instead, they were buying poul(ry, pork, and cheaper cuts of amb. \ •' Wholesalers on the big Fulton street market here said they were getting big poultry shipments in anticipation of heavy sales. ! JAt Lafayette, Ind., Purdue University poultry expert Melvin L. Wilson said the beef situation has made chicken a much better buy than usital with prices reasonable and supplies ample. He suggested that housewives buy chicken during the next few weeks for freezing. Commercial broilers will in especially good supply, he said. Indiaria poultrymen reported that they sold a record that they expected next week’s tobroilers and fryers last week and tai to hit 700,000. In its bulletin on the “food outlook for Jupe,” 4 the national restaurent association recommended broilers, fryers, turkeys (breeder stock), and fresh fish as plentiful this month land reminded restaurent proprietors that “June Is the top month for dairy products.” Supermarkets here generally reported that their supplies of beef were normal but housewives were unable to obtain the cuts they wanted at some neighborhood butcher shops. In those cases, retailers reported, the customers simply turned to pork o r poultry for their dinners. George T. Xepil. executive secretary of the national association

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