Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 166, Decatur, Adams County, 15 July 1952 — Page 2

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Case In Illinois Is Demolished By Blasi Building Owned By Notorious Shelton EAIRFIELD. 111., UP —An earth shaking roar followed by the sound of splintered tintber tumbled residents !out of bed'today as th% underworld served notice it’s still trying to get the JJheiton clan. Unknown assailantb bombed a newly opened case in a building owned, by notorious Big Earl- Shelton. one-time member of the Southern Illinois' toughest gang. The case, owned and operated by Roger and Betty Nicks, was, demolished by the blast. The explosion tore oiit walls, doors, fixtures and sent glass flying street. ' _ • - Windows of buildings two "blocks away were smashed by the explosion. Sheriff Elmer Brown said the windows of nearly every building adjoining the -town square were broken. , ~ Brown, who came funning to the , scene in his bare feet, said he was not sure at first where the explosion was. “Hell, I thought they blew up the Fairfield National Bank,” he said. ' \ The sheriff said he estimated the damage to the building owned by Shelton and adjoining structures at about Russell Dixon, who lives nearby

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Margaret Truman Enroute To Ireland ■i- . . I/ONDON, UP — Margaret Truman prepared to leave late today for Ireland after six days of sight-\ seeing here as an ordinary tourist. The President’s daughter commented that few persons had recognized her on the streets or at the historic places she visited. “But I’ve had a grand time,” she said, “and that's the way I’ve wanted it. I've done most of my sightseeing by car; but the few times I've gone irito shops or walked down the street, people have paid no attention;” K-j —- ■■ -< 7 - in his fuheral home, was blown out of bed by the blast. He said glass from his broken windows ripped into his bedroom and tore up the furniture. Bill Theofanopoulos, driving bn a highway about three miles east of here said he heard the explosion and saw the flash when the bomb went off. , \ The sheriff said he “had no idea” who set the boinjb off. He said, however, "it was probably set by somebody who was trying to get back qt the Sheltons. The Sheltdn clan terrorized the “Little Egypt” region of Southern Illinois during the days of prohibition when it was warring with rival factions. ' _ / The Sheltons have moved out of Fairfield, although they \st ill own holdings here. Rig Earl "was the last of the clan to move away. He finally gave up the fight about a year ago. packed up his family! and moved to an unknown location. . • ; — - — ,4 Baby Likes Learning ■' r MEMpillS, Tenn. (UP). —Education must run in the family, IX-nionth-old daughter of Dr. Jim Davis, University of Tennessee pro fesspr, won’t go to sleep without a copy of “Outline of , College Algebra” in her hands.\

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Britons Say Queen Working Too Hard Only Criticism As Given By Subjects ! LONDON, UP —Britain’s second Queen Elizabeth is criticized by Her subjects for only one thing. They're afraid she’s working too hard. “She’s young, and she and Philip should go jvith the younger generation more,” Mrs. Anthony Mullen, a housewife from Cheshire, said as stood in front of Buckingham Palace to watch the changing of “We’d like it if they’d brigfeteh up the place a bit.” In the house of commons the members of parliament are worried about the heavy burdens 26-year-old Queen Elizabeth assumed so uncomplainingly. Besides cutting down the number of public appearances required of'the monarch, the M. P.’s have even brought up (he\ possibility of moving the royal family from “the white elephant" Buckingham Palace —-which is antiquated and highly inconvenient. Such a move, however. is unlikely. This fatherly concern shown the ”Oung queen is just one example of the devotion of the subjects, 1 “She has the same devotion for duty her fat-her had,” explained one British businessman. “She has everything she needs to make her a beloved ruler.” ' Both men and women are frank to admit the appeal of a pretty, young queen. “1 think people will rally ’round more for a queen than a king.” said Mary Adair, a young secretary from Belfast. Northern Ireland. “A queen needs more support. And anyway. England has always been prosperous under a queen.” ; Thousands Homeless By Floods In Indid CALCUTTA, India, UP —Thousands r of persons homeless today as floods swept most of Assam and West Bengal. Trade in a Good Tow^—Decaturf

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Section Devoted To St. Bernard Annex Friends here have ies of a special section of the Evening Snn at Ark., deboted to pictures and stories of the new annex to St. Bernard's hospital in that city, which was formally opened July ”2. The hospital staff is guided by the Oltvetan-Benedictine Sisters, one of whom is the former Miss Agries Holthouse, daughter of the Iqte Anthony B. Holthouse of this city, who has been stationed at the hospital for many years. State Employes May Qualify For Bpost* INDIANAPOLIS, UP — About 8.500 state employes may qualify for an increase in salary ceilings under new scales set up by the Indiana budget* committee, budget director Lytle J. Freehafer announced today. The increases, ranging from S2O to si>s a month, will not be effective immediately. Thej" Will cover jobs handled by 6.500 merit, employes and 2,000 others. Freehafer employes will qualify if they meet standards of efficiency and length of services Departments with sufficient appro+ priations may adjust salaries beginning Oct. 1, he said, but others must Wait until July 1,1953. Third Man Arrested On Shooting Charge The third person alleged to be involved iti the shooting disturbance Sunday night, . was served witjh a warrant Monday night and tvil) appear for trial with two others tonight in mayor’s court at 7 o’clock. James C; Everett, Jr., is the latest* one charged by John D. Simcrnhan with shooting guns in his neighborhood. 921 Thirteenth street. Everett is 24 and lii'es at tljie Porter Trailer sales at Washington and Thirteenth streets. The same address is given for the others. Andrew D. Schrock. and Norman E. Biberstejn, 36, who pleaded not guilty to the charge. Rooster Takes Over j summer Land. miss. (Up) —a I rooster owned by Charlie DucksI worth evicted a setting hen from ‘her nest, hatched out 12 chicks and j proceeded to scratch wortns for the i offspring.

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Trip To Camp For Raising Pheasants . Three Winners Are Named In Contest At a meeting of the conservation council; three w'inners were chosen who had scored a 100 percent survival record for raising pheasants; The lucky ones will spend a week, July 20 to 25, at Kosciousko county conservation camp. They are: Elaine Field, Decatur; Keith Welch, r. r. 2, Berne; Rex AUiaon, r. r. 5, Decatur. During the past eight weeks' boya and girls of the 4-H club and Other clubs and individuals have been busied raising pheasant chicks. The score is based on the ones that survive, and a percentage .taken with an over-all average, good, the}’ hope, as the thing to strike for. Conservation officer Merle AffoldOr disclosed the program being the first of its kind ever tried: The St. Mgry’s conservation club received 150 Chicks and raised 115; Geneva received 375, raised 272: Country received 250, raised 196; Bejfne received 106 Q, raised 8'41; Decatur received 575, raised 448; Union received 550, raised 310; Magley received 325, raised ,265. A .free party will be -given for all those taking part in the unique program at the Wells county state game farm August 11. Those-pres-ent. {bald Affolder,' will receive an attendance prize. ; CHURCHES Cnurch of God Charles McKinney, chaplain’s assistant, ■ from Korea, will be the siiK st speaker at the Church of God Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. McKinney, who is a nephew of Mr. and MiSt Emery Hawkins, of Cleveland street, visited many mission Stations in Japan and Korea, and has a very interesting story to tell. The public is invited to this Service. Saturday, the Fort Wayne district youth rally will merge with the northwestern district of Ohio; for a youth rally, to be held on the; Church of God Convention Grounds, at Payne. Ohio. The Rev. Thurman Hall, of New Albany, is to be the guest speaker. Herman W. Hammond; of Decatur, is president of the rally.

Mass Os Cool Air Moving Eastward Scores Collapse As Boston Sizzles By UNITED PRESS \ A mass of cool air slowly shouldered its why eastward today, promising some relief for heatweary residents in the eastern part of the nation. '< Nbt much hope of relief was held for southern states that are 1 burning under temperatures in the’ high 90’s. \ The cool air hovered over the midwest Monday night and sent temperatures dropping before inching its way toward the New England states and the Appalachian mouptain region. The U. weather bureau said the cool air probably would not reach sweltering New York City, where heat records have been toppling regularly summer-long, until Wednesday. v ; In Cleveland, Ohio, it got so hot Monday that a 62-year-old hospital patient, r who was supposed to be in bed recuperating from an abdominal operation, walked across the street in his hospital gown to a nearby tavern to order a beer. Police rushed him back to the hospital—without the beer. Scores of persons collapsed from the heat in Bostofi and the city recorded 17 drownlngs in the three day hot spell. K record 101 degrees was rcyMrted at the Bedford, Mass., airport

In Auburn, Maine, five firefighters collapsed from the heat while battling an $ll,OO0 1 fire. Monday was the hottest;July 14 on records in New York. The mercury climbed to a sizzling 95. Many firms closed early to permit drooping employes to get home early and avoid the rush hour jam* More than 650,000 persons soiight relief at nearby beaches. Railroad cars loaded with wheat from Nebraska and neighboring states piled up at Omaha and other grain terminal points. Farmers said the weather was “fine for harvesting’’ end most of them reported record yields. Thunderstorms and showers kicked up trouble at scattered points throughout the natioh. Thunderstorms douped Southern Wisconsin and Easterji lowa in the midwest with as much as one-inch of rain.- ; • ’ u • The weather outlook in the w’estern part of the nation called for medium temperatures and scattered thundershowers. Yuma and Poenix, Ariz., reglgstered tjhe highest temperatures in the nation Monday—-a blast-furnace like 108 —but the weather bureau described the heat as “not\ unusual.” Spinsterhood For 3 Million Germans BONN, Germany, UP — Three million “surplus” German women are condemned to spinsterhood as. the result of the war. the West German statistical office said today. There are 22,70’0,000. men. after the less of an estimated 3,000,000 in the war, and 25.700.00 woolen. As the result of the scarcity of males there are many advertisements by girls for “male companionship” in the newspapers. Some seek lifetime mates, for others a vacation of even a weekend suf-\ fices. Tn 50 years, the American automobile industry has turned out 88042,466 cars.

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First Suicide Leap From Great Pyramid CAIRO, Egypt, UP —Gambling debts were blamed today for the first recorded suicide leap from the 4,000-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza. Leon Capelli, 34, an oil company

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(Worker, leaped from the top of the 42ff-foot pyramid Monday and rolled down the huge stone steps to the ground. His skull was' fractured. i July Clearance Sale, Now Going On, At The Style Shop.