Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 202, Decatur, Adams County, 27 August 1951 — Page 2

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Traffic Accidents Kill 7 In Slate Weekend Mishaps Prelude To Labor Day j By United Press , The accidental death toll tn Indiana was average durtag the wjeek-end despite warm, fair weather which lured motorists out in droves. <' Only four persons were counted ' as fatalities in week-end I traffic accidents. Three others wete killed in a train wreck for a total of seven violent deaths. /? ThV'ee railroad train crewmen p'-ywere killed when an engine, hnd 50 freight ratjnmed 'into a car in a siding 4t Bloomfield Saturday. They were George E. Dean, W, Indianapolis; Wyatt Reynolds and Howard W. Sparks, 24. both of ted to detective* 'he rut i piece J of metal on the rails to what would/ happen. i; Mrs. Mary Jane WotalwaiM. 4s. Salem, was killed yestvrd.»f when her car collided with a triick on Or.d. 56 at a county road itiiersts.'- ' tion near Salem. _J i A man died Sunday of injuries sustained when he was 4 _ hit by a car on U. S. 35 in Star City. He was Frank Davis. 60. Three-year-old . Thomas ' Stillrt.eyer, Jasper, was killed in a similar accident near his home Saturday. . / • ./ George L. Clough. 68, Michigan ' City, a former treasurer of that city, was killed Saturday in a head-on collision on U. <S 421, south of Michigan City, j Also during the weekend, two Fort- .Wayne youths-..-were kiled — cutside;, the state. James Sweetman. 25, and Richard- L. Pettit, 27, died when their ear hit\a bridge abutment along U. S. 25 near Lima, ___ • . • -;i- • Russ Production In East Zone High Geneva. Switzerland. Aug. lj7.H (UP)—Production -in Russia and i six eastern European countries increased more rapidly than in Etjrope as a ■ whole in the first part of 1951, the U.N. Economic Commission for Europe said today. _ Industrial -production was up Tl 9 -percent over the first quarter of 1950 ih the Soviet zone pf Germany Poland. Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and Rumania the, report said. Production was up 18 percent in Russia. The increase for; Europe as a whole was 13-14, percent. ' ’ Trade in a Good Town -r- Decatur

—/ J p Jj M,UERS sflaßfli |BB Z fmm > I M Laura Blayde, fight- J ing to mend a broken heart, finds herself the cen- nRH JM ter of another and more vicious fight —one stemming HVgJ f I from the savage jealousy of four women. How Laura SBBB / combats it, how she strug- B gles for the love and secur- ■1 1 r M ity she dreams of make unforgettable serial reading. Read every installment of WE HAVE GIVEN OUR <*lll HEARTS «eGIH s V7ATCH FOR IT! BEGINNING TUESDAY IN DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Postpones Swim Dover, Ehg., Aug., 27.—(UP)— Florence Chadwick, 32-year-old San Diegoj Calif., secretary, who hopes to become the first woman to sw-im the English channel both ways, today postponed her England-to-France swim until Sept. 9. Miss Chadwick called off her swim after’ seeing the galelashed channel thia morning. She swam from France to England last year. ’ ■■— - . Ferrier Hangs On To Cop FW Open FVrt Wayne. Ipd.. Aug. 37. (VP) — Australian-born Jim Ferrier filled his pockets with >2.400 in American dollars today for winning the second annual Fort \\ ayne open golf tourney. Ferrier, who shot three straight over the hilly parTl hUks i rtOMmtry chib eourseftnlshrd with s '( yesterday, to turn th a l»uni derpar cant of i Dr Cary Mlddleroft. Memphis. IVnu. was ruutivrup with 370 in the 315,000 event Abd pocketed lI.StMK The.golfing dentist got oft to a slow start with an opening day 71 but canted Ws on the next two days to threaten Ferrier’s lead.' Mlddleeott s 67 in the final round of the 72-hole meet could have been Improved with better luck on the greens. Two of his putts on the 12th and 13th holes, stopped on the lip of the eup. Tied for third place with 371’s wpre Earl Stewart, Jr., Dallas, Tex., Boh Coski. Northampton, Mass., Chick Harbbrt, Northville, Mk-lx. and Clayton Heafner, Charlotte; N. C. They won 31,000 each. , In the 272 bracket, good for >65,0, Vame Fred Haas. Jr? New Orleans, and Johnny Palmer of Badin, N. C. who placed „d7iird here last year. Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago, defending tournament champion and the nation s top money winner this year, added only 3470 to his earnings by tying for tenth place with L Zimmerman of Portland. Ore. They turned in cards of 274. Zimmerman, who played only soso golf on the tyrst three 18-hole tours) fired" a blistering 63 yesterday to tie the new course record set by Glenn Teal of Knoxville, Tenn., on opening day. Teal-fin-ished eleventh with 275 after fail-\ ing to break 70 on his three sucrounds. FtttrtFlteJ’kt .276 were Jerry Bar-1 ber, Pasadena. Calif., Jim Turnesa, Briarcliff, N. Y.; Buck White, Greenwood, Miss), Ed Furgol, Royal Oak, Mich., and former national amateur champion Lawson Little, Pebble Beach, Calif.

Expect Truman To Copper Worker's \ Move l«| 'Threat' Washington, 27.—(UP) — President Trungji was expected to move swiftp’ |today in an atto end » Nationwide strike /by * 58,000 copper workers that poses a serloajt threat to the defense progrardß White doubted, if Mr. Truman would seize the industry—as prappsed by union officials—but said he more likely would appeal the strikers to return to w<jr|Kbnd refer the dispute to thft.hwage stabilisation board. There also yaji a possibility that he would the Taft-Hartley law t and court injunction to call off thcJltrlke for 80 days, ilt was taarnsd from white house sowrcei thst defense mobilUer Char les-,M, Wilson is conceded over oss of even one day's production of a strategic metal so vitaj to the rearmament program!. J Copper is scarce and the stockpile is said to be dangerously low. The walkout began promptly at 7 a.m. (local .time) following rejection by the Kennecott Copper Co. of a government proposal for settling the dispute. The 12 unions involved accepted the proposal made by the federal mediation and conciliation service during/ a bargaining session which lasted 1414 hours—from 1 p.m. EDT yesterday until 3:30 o’clock this morning. One union, the Mine, Mill and Smelter --Workers (Ind.) telegraphed President Truman from Denver Colo., asking him to take over the industry. They said the company’s refusal of the settlement; proposal made by federal mediation director Cyrus 8. Ching put the responsibility on the company for the shut-down. Copper is scarce and vital to! defense: the nation’s stockile Is reported down, and defense official* were worried about the impact of a strike —even a brief one —on the re-armament program. @ne company—Anaconda Copper Co. —already had closed down some of its operations before the strike and laid off employe® on Saturday and Sunday. Although Kennecott was t|ie only company involved In negotiatons here, the bargaining set the pattern for virtually the enindustry. . \ Kennecott reported that the proposal submitted by the conciliation' service called for a 16 cents an hour wage increase, plus a pension piaVi that Kennecott estimated wou’ld cost 4Vi cents an hour. f Await Verdict

Amman, Jordan, Aug. 27. —(UP) —The verdict in the trail of 10 persona charged with complicity in the assassination of King Abdullah of Jordah is expected tomorrow. L • ' Report Piled Leona Zimmerman, administratrix of the Anna tift-schy estate filed a report of the sale of household goods and estate, showing receipts of $60.60; court authorized the payment of $64.36 to Herman Strahm tor auctioneering, $23 to Bryce Daniels as clerk. sl6 to Ed Lobsiger afhd $46 for advertising. Schedules Filed Schedule to the inheritance tax of the Mary Jean DeBolt estate file® showing a total estate of $5,917;. and four heirs, Zplma Raymond And Chalmer Deßoli and Mae Henricks. Petition td'settle estate prior to the expiration* of one year sited by Chalmer Deßolt, adminisyratpr, and the? final report was then filed. This latter report showed a balance of $2,396.58 tar distribution remains after Obligations of the estate has been met. Notice issued for hearing, September 21. The schedule .for the Voglewede estate was also filed, showing a total estate of $7,140.52 and two heirs. Rose Fisher and Bertha Voglewede, Referred to the county assessor. Application Filed Application for letters of administration was flled\ by Martin Gallmeyer for I the August Gallmeyer estate, the application noting a personal; estate of SI,OOO and no red! estate; two heirs were listed, Frieda Silking as welt as the applicant, betters issued. r Marriage Licenses Bruce AlleriJ: 22, Delphos, O.', laborer to cerville, O. t Thomas A. 'terveer, 24. salesman, Decatur to Joan Bierly, 23, nurse. Decatur. ‘ Samuel Sprudger. 22, Minister. Berne to Donna Mae Sprunger, 20, Berne. p ■ ■ Democrat Wan r Jtdr Bring Result* i - 11 i fill

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Judge Parrish Returns From Democrat Confab Judge Myles F. Parrish, Adams circuit court returned to Decatur today after a three-day visit at Bloomington and French Lick. During Judge Parrish’s absence, L. Litterer, Decatur attorney served as Judge pro-tem. It is the first time during the summer vacation that Judge Parrish has been out of the county. He attended to business at Indiana University and then visited at the Democrat conference at French Lick Saturday and Sunday. Held For Navy I Mishawaka, Aug. 27.—(UF) — Vern C. Bice, Jr., 22, was held for military authorities today on charges of deserting from the navy in 1949. The FBI said Bice deserted from Littlp Creek, Va., and was living here and working as a truck driver at the tidie of his arrest, >' '/A'’ A:' Net collections of the lowa gasoline tax of >28,228,000 last yelar Avere almost five times the amount collected twenty-five year® ago. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

»<.V x • s - ■ I Ready For School.. Jjji -J / , . t The Township School Systems of J / Adams County Join In Extending » A Cordial Welcome Td All New Pupils In Its Grade Schools — To RjL fc- All Those Who Are Back After A Strenuous Vacation — Especially k a To The High School Students Who V I * With Foresight and Personal Hl Sacrifice Are Continuing Their IBs B Education. I/ ’ *b|. ' ~~ / BE «WUB I YOU NEED A High School Education FOR A MORE PLEASANT AND County Schools Open May, z knowledge of ail phases of toddy’s complex busiz \ AniMniel ness, industrial and agricultural methods only if you MUyUSi are prepared with a complete education. Don’t . neglect completing your high school education .. . . ? ! . don’t worry about future disappointments, and rePAD|T|||TC grets about insufficient education due to having - " ■ ■■■— l ■ JlUfel! IV t quit high school. Enroll now .... stop in at any f •' 1. ' “' 1 ! ' j, of these excellent rural high schools nearest you to J I finish high school. A few vears extra training and IF YOUR CHILD WILL BE SIX YEARS OLD knowledge can make a tremendous difference! BEFORE OR ON DECEMBER 31, 1951, HE OR i SHE CAN START THIS SCHOOL TERM. AND • ADAMS CENTRAL REMEMBER THAT YOUR CHILDREN SHOULD • GENEVA AlpjNp SCHOOL TILL THE AGE OF 16 IS \ || ART p ORD CENTER 4 REACHED AND EVEN THEN THE SEMESTER W WTtK MUST BE COMPLETED* < • JEFFERSON • PLEASANT MILLS ■V ■ \ .-- 1 ■ • ■’ ’ \ / THE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES, OFFICIALS AND SCHOOL BOARDS OF THE • ’•‘ ' /••’’’ ■ FOLLOWING TOWNSHIPS OR SCHOOL CORPORATIONS URGE ALL PARENTS AND SCHOOL PUPILS TO STRIVE TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS THE BEST AND FINEST IN THE STATE! " ma ; , ; Adams Central School Corp. Bfca Creek Township Root Township Hartford Township St. Mary’s Township BSmbßk Jefferson Township < Union Township Preble Township Wabash Township '

Parly Conference Ends On High Note Democrats Feel That Changes Still Good Indianapolis, Abg. 27 — (UFI) — Hoosier Democrats dtaplsyed sn air o( confidence in their 1962 election chances today as they anslyzed the results of a three-day 15state midwestern party conference at French Lick. The conference, held in conjunction with an annual meeting of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association, ended Saturday night with a speech by vice-president Alben W. Barkley. Barkley advised Republican critics of ’immorality In government” in the present administration not to forget y»e Teapot Dome scandal in one of thei< own administrations. The 7 vice-pfesident also warmed the cockles of Hoosier hearts by heapipg praise on Governor Schricker and all but ordering him to change his mind and the U- 8. senate next year for Republican Sen. William E Jenner’s seat. • •

After the conference ended, Hoosierland's two top Democratic party executives lauded the conference’s “combative spirit” and expressed a new confidence in 1952. State chairman Ira L. Haymaker and national committeeman Frank McHale echoed the sentiments of most leaders at the parley that President Truman should run for re-election and that hs would win. But they said the president should make another “whistle /top” Hour. “That’s what elected him before?’ McHale said, adding the midwest would be the key to the election. “The people love a fighter for the common man and they think Truman is that fighter.” -i Riley Named CO Os Hoosier Air Uni£ r Columbae, Ind., Aar. 27.—(UP) —Col. George C. Riley, Indianapolis, has been appointed commanding officer of the newlyactivated 123rd air force reeerve training wing. The wing, an all-Indiana outfit, is part of a new defense program which calls few building up this year of organised sir force reserves to fall strength. \ Tenth air force headquarters at

Atterbury air force base near here announced Riloy’s appointment and said ths unit woald welcome applications for membership from reservists not now connected with other organised units and others who are members of

SALE CALENDAR AUG. 30—North Manchester, Ind., Cooperative. Large) locker plant, grocery store and modern residence,’ 1:30 p. m. Midwest Realty Auction Cp. J. F. Sanmann, auct AUG. 30—'Mis. Ethel Granger, adm., 3 miles northeast of, Rockford, O. Farm machinery, equipment, tools. 11 ».m. Carson Fast, Kenneth Hoblet, snets. j SEPT. I—Heirs of Adolph Sprunger, %. mile east and 2 miles north of Berne, Ind. 40 acre farm, 6 room house, personal property. Ip. m. Jeff Liechty, auct. j . SEPT. ? B—Heirs8 —Heirs of Mary E. Ashleman, 2 miles south of Berne, 5 miles , west 82 acre farm and 7 room house; 16 acre farm south of Linn Grove; 6 room house and lot in Linn Grove 1-30 p.m. Jeff Liechty, auct. - “ ‘ SEPT. 11—Lamoine Springer and George Springer. 2 miles North of Bluffton on Road 1, then % miles east. Livestock, hay; benefit auction for U. B. Qhurch starting at 10:30 a. m. Ellenberger Bros., aucts. — ] SEPT. 11 —Everett Rice, 1 mile east of Monroe on road 124 then % miles south. 23 registered Jersey eattie, horses and hogs. Ro> A Ned Johnson end Melvin Liechty, aucts SEPT. 13—1:00 P. M, C L. VINING, Adijir. J. F. Becher. 2H miles northeast of Neptune, Ohio; 2% miles east and 2% miles south of Mendon, Ohio; 9 miles northwest of St. Marys on Center & Union township liqes; 240 acres in 4 tracts. Roy A Ned Johnson. Aucts. SEPT. 17—1:00 P. M. HERMAN KIRFER, 5 miles east of Bluffton on road 124, then 3U miles south on Adams and Wells counties line; 7 miles west of Coppess Corner on road 27 then 3% miles south. 29 registered Holsteins. Roy & Ned Johns son and Melvin Liechty, aucts. L ■

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volunteer air.-feserve units. The Northwest Territories of Canada have an area of 1,309,082 sq. miles. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur