Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 95, Decatur, Adams County, 21 April 1952 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO., INC. ! I \ Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter \ Dick D. Heller — President A. R. Holthouse Editor " . J H- Heller Vice-President Chas. Holthouse -, Treasurer ' Subscription Rates: By Mail in Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year,' $6.0(1. Six months, $3.25; 3 months. $1.75. r J IL L By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, $7.00; (Lmonths, $3.75; 3 months $2.00. r‘ [. By Carrier, 25 cents per week. - Single copies. 5 cents. ~ _ - - — ■ . — ' H— - --

Next Saturday you turn up the clock. o oMore steel has been alloted for the building of schools, hospitals ■ and commercial projects by the National Production Authority. The increased tonnage will be a-- ' vailable during the third quarter of the year, beginning July 1. This country continues to build, despite wars and other handicaps to normal living. ; * v —_o——o- —- ;/. U.S. highway 27 from Monmouth north to the Allen county line is not yet included in the state’s spring repair program. The condition of this stretch of road is hazardous. It should be resurfaced and widened and the work should be done this year. o- o—— The safety patrol boys who guard the street crossings at the | schools perform a fine public service. These energetic -American chaps haVe been recognized by the Chicago Motor Club and individual lapel pins and certificates for their schools. The patrols are on duty at the Lincoin and Catholic schools when children cross the heavily traveled streets. Everybody hopes the city's record of no child fatality from a school traffic accident stamps indefinitely. ‘oo 1 . A person wrote to Gov. Adlai Stevenson suggesting that he. marry Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and then run for president with Mrs. Roosevelt as v i c e-p re s i d e-n t. -1 Humorously the Illinois executive, said the well-wisher had the to (Democratic perplexities, in naming candidates. He read the letter and a reporter asked the former First Lady what ntie / thought of the “leg.p year pro-.,, posal” and in genuine Roosevelt candqr, she replied, “Like a good many other things, it is ; perhaps a good idea but totally impractical; ” The idea isn’t so ridiculous 1 at that. ' s | » r _4 —a —t—-o . The dikes along the turbulent Missouri river held against theflood and cities threatened with L a deluge escaped what might have been complete extinction. . Congress should get busy on flood con--7 tiol problems and remedy condij lions so that the nation would not, be faced with disastrous floods every spring.- Much of the rich soil on the fertile farms that parallel our great rivers is washed down to tfib ocean, plus all the damage to property and the loss o.t life from the flooded streams.. .1 ThtA rivers Should'be harnessed or projects similar to the Dayton flood prevention program be 'inaugurated. -

A Cough Serves Real Purpose ;

; By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D. TROUBLESOME . coughs send many people to their doctors every year. Indeed, this is one of the most frequent t of all symptoms plaguing mankind. Did you know that a Cough has M a definite purpose in the body? It , Is an unconscious, or reflex, action to remove irritations which origi- : nate in the lungs or air tubes. The Irritations may be due to accumulated mucus from an infection, disturbed circulation (as in heart disease), or a foreign object in the lung and respiratory tract. Two Types of Cough There are two types of cbugh. The first type rids the lungs and tubes of foreign substances in them, whether due to infection or not. This cough may be useful and beneficial if it aids in removing Infected or irritating material. The second type does not rid the body any substances. This Is a useless or infective cougl£ It may be due to irritation in some region outside the lungs, such as the sinuses, windpipe, or chest cavity. Certain infections and tumors may also bring coughs ♦which do not get rid of any fluid. ; Useless Variety ) 1 Many times an inflammation in the air passages forms mucous . that is very sticky or

j 1 — ~’ Sweden's Role:— Premier Tage Erlander of dweden said in ah address that his country is servings the cause of peace, better by maintaining Neutrality than it would by joining in military alliances. Some observers may wonder how it is' possible to remain neutral in the face of the clash of twp philosophies sjlich as Communism and democracy, which seems to affect the enpge world. Yet Sweden is not really Deutral. The premier pointed out that, his country is combatting communism by trying to develop the high Standards of living which make communism impractical. He praised tihe Truman Point Four program' inybringing technical; as-' resistance to’under-developed countries. It appears that Sweden is‘Neutral in the struggle between Russia add the United States. Bui as far as the issue of cbmmunistri is concerned she is? definitely opposed to the spread of the Red doctrine. It may be that Sweden’s \ neutrality will provide the machinery through which the fjree countries and the Communists can eventually reach agreements. While we may wish that Sweden would'take a more positive stand there may be merit in the position of a qualified neutrality. .. '■. -__ o L II Preventing War:— : Omar N. Bradley (old cadets at West Point that the American isoMier of the futiire must be as efficient in the techniques of pre-|,t ' venting war as in the methods used to lead men in'combat. “The way to win an atomic war is to make certain it never starts,” said the general. I . J 1 V/ It is encouraging to hear it high ranking officer of Bradley’s stature take such a position- -As long as this renraips the attitude I of our leading generals there lioed be no fear of the kind of militarism that has plagued Europe' for hundreds of years. . || \ • Circumstances • have plated the burden of military as as ; economic leadership of the wotld Ou the shoulders of the United : States... The. hostile stand tdken J by Russia and its pawns bus made ; it necessary for us to build a lai’ge military organization which may have to be maintained for a Jong time. Urider such circurnstaMeS nijlitary leaders may have to play more important, civilian roles. It is important that these leaders ' ■ L - ' L r remember that they owe a tremendous responsibility to their countrymen to see that thsir leadership is in keeping with the , democratic tradition.

fibrous. The cough then brings nothing up, and falls in the Useless class. , | j In treating a -cough, it is mostimportant to find out its trup cause. This makes it very hard and even dangerous fop a person to treat: his own cough. Too often he goes to a drug store and asks for a remedy for a cough that has hung on for months. He does not realize that such a cough might come from damage to the lung tissue itself. Underlying Cause J Many remedies relieve the cough , i itself but do not touch the underlying cause of the trouble. Too of--ten a cough is stopped for months at a time by heavy doses of codeine or other sedative drugs, giving a diseased lung time to develop into a serious disorder. Persistent coughs should not be brushed off as just due to a common cold or simple irritation. A csfreful examination should be made by a physician and X-rays taken, if necessary, to discover the real cause. ! QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS K. L. R.: Can Infected teeth cause arthritis? I I ’ ‘ Answer: It is believed by some authorities that any infection, such as in the teeth, tonsils qr sinuses, may help cause arthritis.

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A '3c Frederick C. Bittner

A/3c Frederick C. Bittner, left, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bittner of route 5; A/3c John H. Parfish, center,ison of Mr. ahd Mrs. Kenneth Parrish of route 4, and A/3e. Dopnie A.'Abbott, right, son of Mr. and Mrs. C; C. Abbott of route 5. have entered the airplane and engine tnbchanics School at Sheppard air force base at Wichita Falls. Ttxas. They now have the following addresses, A/3c Donnie A. Abbott, AFSN 1639205 k. 3759th Std. Tug Sqd.. Bks. 5801 Sheppard .Air Force Base, Wichita Tex'.; A/3<i Frederick .-C. Bittner. AFSN 16392055. s7s9th Std. Tng., Sqd. Bks. 580. Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Tex.; A/3c John H. Parrish, AFSN 16392054. 3759th Std.l Tng. Sqd., Bks. 580, Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Fa|lls, T<>x. ! . L j Aiibthei sop of Mr. and Mrs. Abbott is stationed at Sioux City. lowa/and has tile following address, A/2c Wendell L. Abbott, AFSN 22965809. 79th A. B. Motor Veh. Sqd., Sioux City, lowa. \ ' — - • - I .—, —-t-M : ; 1-' 1 L' 'v'L

o I —— ( | Modern Etiquette I by Roberta lee 0 ; \ j .o Q. When it is impossible for a man’s mother io pay the\ conventional visit upon her son’s new fiinced, what kind of a letter can she wrHe? A. ‘rilear Ruth: Jim has just told us of his grea* happiness which, of course, brings joy to us. Our one regret is that we are so far away (or whatevet it is that prevents 'the visit) that we cannot immediately welcome you in person. We d>. however, send yoti our love and good__ wishes. Mafg-f aret Wilson ” Q. IsJt al right for a hostess to serve twp or three dishes at a time,, if she must 510 all the serving akme? i\ A. ()f <Oll )so. Considerate guests would not (griticize her for this and of course she; would not be lerving if the dinner were formal. Q. Is Ht all right for a man to se only hip initials when signing social corresiMuulence? A. htii should sign Ijis full naine.'., j | d ?L\'~~t r- -*—r — i j—• —

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CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR < HELOISE and Leonie bustled 1 out to get supper, and Henri sat 1 on the 4»azza to think. Leome J would go away for two weeks — ■ that was settled, thank Heaven. 1 This infatuation tor young Calvert might not outlast the- separation. 1 He smiled fondly at the thought : of Leonie’s enthusiasm for the young fellow's projects. The usual 1 castles in Spain of the young. A 1 crop failure or two and the scamp ' would go right back North' and that would be the end of him. He felt a good deal better by suppertime. - “I suppose you realise,” he said to Leonie, “what a farmer’s life is like.” ' “My grandfather was a farmer, wasn’t he?” Leonie Inquired. “He was a planter,” Henri corrected. • “Well, a planter. What’s the difference?” V "There’s a considerable differenced” Henri said. A farmer, he thought, was a self-employed laborer with A red neck and whiskers and a straw hat and overalls. A planter was a gentleman. “And what did grandfather raise?” “Rice,” Henri said, “before the War. Cotton, too.” “Who owns the land:now?” Leonie demanded. “Oh, it passed from hand to hand,” Henri said. “First one of the Desnoyers bought it. and then an Irishman named McGrory, and lhen an Italian who thought he would raise cabbages. 1 It belongs to the People’s bank now,” “And what’s happening to it?” Leonie persisted. Henri sighed wearily. •’Nothing,” he said. “Everything is a|l grown over, and the house is falling down, and there are a\few colored people who eke out a living from a few acres they get for taking care of the place.|” Leonie was thoughtful. “If we get that money,” she said, “we could buy it back and work it again. I heard Cousin Henry say there might be a fortune in Sea Island cotton.” “No, thank you,” Henri said. “I don’t believe 1 want to spend my last years on earth worrying about boll weevils.” f “Maybe I’ll have to buy the old place, myself,” Leonie said. ‘[Then you .and Auntie can come t<!> live with me. Auntie can have charge of the housekeeping.” “Auntie will have charge of sitting on the front piazza,” Heloise said. , * , “Those were the days, though,” Henn said. ‘‘Heloise, remember the ; ' ■ Wi

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\ A 3c John H. Parrish

! 0 o 20 Years Ago | TODAY | ; 0 ' j ['■ ■ L ; ' L -■ Y ■ April 21—Rev. A. R. Fledderjbhann will deliver the baccalaiifete sermon to the graduates of th< Monmouth high school April 24. Prebident Hoover's cabinet favors submitting the prohibition question to the voters. William Werling. Bh, well known Preble township pioneer, died yesterday at his homie after a long illness following a stroke of pa ralysis. * H. F. Linn, chairman of the city park commission, orders shrubbiry and trees for Legion Memorial park. J. Bruce Patterson, Jr. graduates from Marmaduke (Ark.) high school. Thy Douglas st|ore announces a "Surprise value sale.” fl U.S. corn experts are hoping a new insecticide, known as pyrenona grain protectant, will aid in pre-i venting an annual 25 percent lOS3 in corn to insects, mostly from infestation in storage. | \ || ■ I' ’ 7 . W H r

dinners, Christmas and other big days ? And the time I went around and drank all the wine that was left in the glasses and got tipsy? I must have been ten years old, but 1 remember it V“I was nine when the War began,” Heloise said, “but somehow I mostly remember being hungry.” Leonie, with four sandwiches and several glasses of tea inside her,., did not appear impressed by this mention of **nderfeeding. “If all of you hadn’t been so anxious to have a war/’ she said, “all that would never have happened.” Heloise’s eyebrows lifted, but she said nothing. Henri was indignant. Leonie went upstairs, remarking that she had to write some letters. •Jit was about time we decided on I that trip,” Henri Said. “That boy has already begun to corrupt her mind.” “All that interest in the old Edistd place,” Heloise laughed. “A new bee in her bonnet. Farming. Leonie’s being a farmer’s she said, “and getting up at five in the morning.” And she laughed until Henri was bewildered. He didn’t see any humor in the situation. Henri was in good spirits the next evening. Having further extended his erpdit—this time from the Morris Plan offices, qince he did not care to return too soon to the obliging Mr. Pincus—he felt delightfully flush, even 1 though he had already spent some of the money for Lcpnie’s ticket. “Well, my dear child, we’re going to lose you again for a while,.” he said as they sat doWn to supper. “Here we’ve hardly got you back and we just don’t feel that we can stand having you Ground any longer.” “Maybe I won’t come back," Leonie said, entering into his joke. “Maybe I’fl fall in love with one of the young men at the boarding house and elope with him.” Henri laughed, gruffly. ‘1 expect your Cousin Annette to keep a very sharp eye on yqu,” he said, willing to jest about purely hypothetical suitors. ”1 do hope,” Heloise said, in one of her rarer fits of seriousness, “that you’re not going to give Annette any trouble. 1 mean going off places without telling her and that sort of thing.” “I’ll do everything possible not to worry Cousin Annette,” Leonie said. “I won’t make them regret their hospitality.” Henri cleared his throat “In that connection," he said, “I want to remind you of something. We are I' '

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A/3c Donnie A. Abbott

o — 0 Household Scrapbook BY ROBERTA LEE , 0 I : ' 0 Resizing Axminster Rug Stretch thp.rug tight and tack face down op the floor. Sprinkle with a solution (mjade by dissolving ki-pound of flake! glue in of water. Allow to dry at least 1 one day. Care should lie taken not to put on so much glue that it will show pn the right side. Blisters Sew a piede of chamois oh the inside of the heel of the shoe, and this will prevent the shoe from rubbing the Stocking. A new shoe , will not be lso apt to blister the heel. . | d Dog Nuisance t The dog nuisance is an exasperating problem of the average 'hom" ■ L gardener. A spray Los one of tae nicotine proc Ucts is usually .eftNc-' tiv.e. This should be renewed’after rains. - 1 | ... ; ■ I ■ \ Pearls are sometimes found in i the Caribbean conch —inhabitant of tlm “singing” seashells that once , graced many a living room. F 1 L t ‘ ' 1

giving you money to pay your own board, you remember.” Leonie indicated ' that she had heard. d ’ “Naturally/’ Henri went on, “we understand that you are Henry O’Donnell’s guest. On the other hand, it is presumptuous to accept such an invitation without showing some willingness to pay your own expenses.” / “It sounds like bad manners to me,” Leonie said. Henri stiffened. “You don’t understand these things,” he said, "as well as we do.” “Still, Uncle, if people invite you they ought—’’ “Now wait a minute. It isn't that we are ungrateful or unappreciative. But by Showing that you are able to provide for yourself, you make it more comfortable,-for everybody concerned. No one can say that you are try i h g to sponge—” J “Just tell Cousin Henry that you don’t like to feel you are imposing on him,” Heldise explained. ; ’ "Just a minute, Sister,” Henri said, not willing to be deprived of a chance at theorizing. “We want Leonie to understand this thoroughly,” He held the first two fingers of his right hand close together as he often did when engaged in earnest explanatione ,’’l he weht on, waving them toward her, J’by suggesting politely that you did not expect this to be a gratuitous invitation, you make it plain that you are accepting, not out of necessity, but out of pleasure.” “It sounds . Very roundabout to me. 4nd hypocritical 'besides,” Leonie objected. || ; “Listen to your uncle, dear," Heloise said. “In this particular caso," Henri said, “it is necessary to be very careful. Yout Cousin Henry was a very poor young man, and I’m afraid that he is overly sensitive about his ability to provide money. So don’t be insistent. When he' comes up for Saturday or Sunday, you say to him, when you are alone, that it’s wonderful of him to think of giving you this holiday, but your aunt and uncle don’t feel that it's fight that he should asstime— wejU, better come right out and say expenses. He’U say of course not, that ne never drean&d, of such a thing. And then you say that it’s wonderfully kind of mm, or very sweet, or some girlish expression ii|ke that. Put It your own way." “It sounds,” Leonie said, “like something they might do m China. 1 think ’thank you* would ba enough.” (To Be Coatinnedj

Red Cross Fund ■ ■ ;V® '■■ i - ' -.'M r •' \ ''■'■ GO AI _'_J . $9,915.00 PreVious,..jtotalsß,476.22 Clem Wuhiman, V — Sec; 35 Hartford 14.00 Employees, Ailams Co. \ Memorial Hospital 12.00 Geege Foos; Sec. 16 Root.. J 1.00 B. A. Seegenguth, See. 2, 'French ILSO Mrs. Hazel Banta, - ? Chr. Geneva, Add’l. __ t __ 5.00 employees Adams Co. Court House 3. 16.00 Mrs. Joseph Hunter, Res. Zone No. 2, add’l.— 2.00 Ad mas Centrla PT A 10.00 Miss Marie Christener, See. 4 Monroe 8.50 J. Irpel Hall, Sec. 22 Hartford 6.00 ;: ‘ X Total -4 $8,562.22 SPECIAL. DISASTER FUND GOAL $600.00 Previous, total 17(2.64 Mr. & liflhi. H. M. Crownover 5.00 Decatur Home Ec. Club Total to be raiseds4l3.36 Marriage License Charles Loienoni, 26, New Philadelphia, O, and Delores Meiniger, 22, East Sparta, O. David Cole. 20, Decatur, and Edith McFarland, 20, Decatur. Paul Weller, 21, Berne, and Mary Jane Steury, 19, Berne, route 1. Delbert Neuman, 22, Spencerville, 0., and Louise Sakermiller, 19, Spencerville, O, Denford Tucker, 28, Carey, 0.. and Darlene jacques, 24, Carey, O. Elvin C. Moody, 27, Neva, 0.. and Janice Lindsay, 20, Ashland, O. Suit 1 Continued By agreement of parties, the suit lor a Claim of Fred’ Hirschy vs theestate,of Henry Hirschy was continued until May 7. Hearing Reset The petition to modify allowance in the (jivorce action of Elizabeth Ladd vs Melverd Ladd was reset for hearing April 25. Under Advisement In the citation of the defendant

■ “ ~ ; r- — f— ..— ~ t ■ ■ Va FV"" 1 ' ■ " *" , ■■ .> . . n—l’ = _ —. - . • ’ i " ...TRUCK! ..■/ - ■ ■ - The truck is the workhorse in the farm- «thc market in stockyards figures. Four . ■ > Upmarket transportation picture. Indiana livestock markets are among the J That fact is very evident when you ob- major markets in the nation. The De- • A serve the traffic on Indiarta highways. It partment of Agriculture says that nearly I f lis borne out by U. S. Department of | all hauls to those four markets are made Agriculture figures showing that 89% of by truck. Here are the figures on what all farm products in our nation go to the trucks bring to these markets: Fort market directly by truck. Trucks also Wayne and Muncie, each 100%; Evans- " x haul the other 11% part of the Way. villc, and Indianapolis, 97.7%. .; The 1950 census revealed that farmers Indiana farmers ship virtually all of in Indiana own nearly 60,000 trucks. their farm produce including livestock V Those farm trucks" make up one-fourth to market by truck. 1 of all the trucks registered in the state. And if you are a farmer .*?. or not; the t There’s also good evidence of how the ne*t time you see a truck on the road... . farmer takes a truck when he sells on remember that everything you use . . . f I - everything you eat .. . and everything . . you wear . . . comes all or part of the r | way to you by truck. - INDIANA MOTOR TRUCK ASSOCIATION, ING "" Roosevelt Building • Indianapolis 4, Indiana J X s ’J. JAMES E. NICHOLAS, General Manager b.|jk ' JMB B-' %. JW ■ J 2 ... ~ tatrHf ' B SBlCQkiuunS 4M BhM ,W TO " w Zl— jyage i■ mL lEiVi ? ■ ' VS&IBWBS M| ■■-Jirii fellJn ' 1 ■ • \ ' 1

it*, the divorce cause of Pauline Smitley.Vs John Smitley v arguments were heard and the court took tIU fnatter under' advisement until April 26.

EXECUTOR’S PUBLIC AUCTION 102—ACRE FARM—IO2 - and , . T .• PERSONAL PROPERTY The undersigned Executor of the last will and. testament of Benjamin F. Butler, deceased, hereby gives uptime that] by virtue of an order of the Adams Circuit Court, he will offer for sile\at public auc- . tion the following described real estate and personal property, on ; Wednesday, May 7,1952 Commencing Sale of Personal Property at 1:00 P. M. >. ‘ Commencing Sale of Real Estate at 2:00 P. M. ' " - . Daylight Saving Time ' v ' ' .\ ■ ' ' I , J ■ ■ Located milks West of Decatur, Indiana City Limits, on Winchester Road (River,Road), , — REAL ESTATE — \ The Southeast Quarter (%) of the Southeast Quarter (%) of Section 291 Township’2B North, Range 14 East; also the Southwest Quarter (%) of the Southwest Quarter f’4) of Section .28, ToWnship 28. North, Range 14 Ea>t; als<|> a tract of land commencing kt thje quarter post on the South line of Section 28, Township 28 Noi*»h. Range 14 East, thence west on the South line of said Section 28, 81) rodg, thence North 50 Tods U> a postrthence east on the 8 line parallel with the South line of said Sectiot) 28 until it (strikes the center of the road as it existed in 1853, thence Southeast with the center and meandering of said; road till it strikes the line dividing the Southeast from the Southwest quarter of \ said Section 28,. thence iSouth to the place of beginning, containing 23/ acres and containing in al} 102 acres, more or less in Adams county,' Indiana. & ' - ' \ : < This is a 102 Acre Improved farm, fertile soil, all under production. 1 improvements Good 6 Room frame hou’sk} Basement, 2 enclosed I ! porches, asbestos shingle siding, good atsphaP roof, good cistern, hip I root 36’ x 60’, poultry house, grammy, hog Rouse. and implement 1 shed. BirtJjljnfcs situated nice distance from road. Make? a splendid home, electricity, telephone, and good well.. TERMS AND CONDITIONS — cash day of sale, balance cash , . upon delviery of executors deed and abstract of title. - POSSESSION -V Immediate possession of buildings and 22 acres of * pasture. 80 acres is rented to Nile M. Butler for this year. Landlords share of 1952 crops will go to purchaser, 16 acres of growing wheat. >-■ PERSONAL PROPERTY / I 1 SHEEP 26 good ewes with lambs by side; 3 last spring He lambs. CORN 100 bu. corn more of lessL 3 individual hog houses. HOLSEHOLD GOODS Living Room Suite; Lounge Chair and Ottoman; Rocking chairs;. Walnut Bedixioih Suite with lum-i spring mattress; Bed and Dresser? Studio Couch; room size Heating Stq,ve; Floor Lamps'; 2 Rugs 9x12; Throw Rugs; Round Odk Range Cook Stc|ve. white porcelain finish’; Bottle Gas Range Stove: Coldspot Electric Refrigerator; Kitchen Cabinet; Utility Cabinet;’ Dining Table imd Chairs; Sewing Machine; Kenmore Electric Washing Machine: 2 Laundry Tubs; Glass Door Cut* ' board; Dishes; Cooking Utensils: Bed Clothes; Hollywood Bed; Electric Sweeper; Crocks and Jars; Many other articles too numerous to ■ mention. j TERMS —On Personal Property: Cash (day of sale. ' KENNETH R. BUTLER / Executor of Estate of Benjamin F. Butler Roy S. Johnson kind Ned C. Johnson— Auctioneers Bryce Daniels-!—Clerk ! . ■ I DeVoss, Smith & Macklin, Attorneys : . X April 14, 21. 28 May J

MONDAY, (APRIL 21, 1952

Hearing Set ;\ / In the citation of defendant In \the divorce action of Juanita Ross vs Richard Ross, hearing was re-' set for May 19. JI