Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 166, Decatur, Adams County, 16 July 1953 — Page 9

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v ; '4R . ;, I ‘ J . — & ARRESTED after Forest service -fire detectives” and Sheriff Lyle G. Sale amassed circumstantial evidence, unemployed Stanford P. Patton, 26-year-old volunteer firefighter, confesses that he set a California coast range forest fire which killed 15 men near Willows. He said he needed money for his wife and three children and started the fire because “I figured I could get a job fighting fire.” (International J

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Salvage Work On Ship Now In 6th Year Continue Salvage Os German Warship Sunk In World War II ..r . * • ; , TROMSOE. Norway UP —After an unprecedented hard winter one of the world’s most peculiar salvage works was {resumed here. J The Salvage company. Hoevding Skipsopphugging ‘ A/S,' began by bringing to the surface four of the biggest guns from the form'r GernJfci battleship Tirpitz. The Weighing 150 tons, h id been aruried in six meters of mud on. tM bottom of Tromsoe Fjord Off the island of Kvfaloya (Whale island.) • By using a German floating crane— the only one in ScandinaI via capable of taking up to 2000 ! tons— were moved to a rock- | bottometf'part of the Fjord, where I they will remain till it has been

decided what to do with them. Sunk By RAF The Tirpitz was sunk in the fjord Nov. 12. 1944, by British plants after an earlier attempt by two British midget submarines in the Alta Fjord,’’farther north, had failed. Sr f The huge battleship lay upside dawn off Kvaloya for three years, with its hull sticking 12' met«rs out of the water. It was mqrked as a separate island on Norwegian mapis, and after the war became a big attraction for tourists who to walk on the bottom of the forrr|er German m;in\of-war. •- In 1947 the hull was bought by Hoevding SkipsopphUgging A/S, and the work of salvage began early irt 1948, with the assistance of Gerthan experts. Twelve of the 32 men now working on the hull are Germans," and much of ti)e equipment has been brought frcjim Hamburg. Sq far 16.000 tons of steel have been broken up and sold to Norwegian iron works, to jlants in the Ruhr district, and to the Swedish Bofors Company, .Electric pumps, 60,000 meters of electric cable ami other equipment have also been taken from the hull and sold. 1 • 1956 Goal A painting of the Tirpitz which

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was found iwas given tio (he Royal Norwegian air force which' presented it to the RIAF as a sribute to the British pilots who bombed and sank the ship. The salvage company estimatec that 40,000 tons of stedl platds ar? still left, and they dol n&t. expect •woMc to he concluded before? 1956. Huge quantities of ammunition still left in the* wreck have bfeen a great problem, although qnly minor mishaps have occurred sb far. One of the most difficults operations was to bring the guns {to the surface. When the 'lrirpit z spuk the cannon towers were flung deep into the mud. The f steel-plated towers were built tb withstand great explosions, and. the divers had much {difficulty in bibwing them up to get the guns frees Serving as a lighter to (bring the scrap steel from the a; reck tohicarby Tromsoe is another firmer man-of-war. th e Norwegian frigate Aalesund. When salvage]operatiipn.are completed, the Aalesund Will be scrapped. Well? NEWARK. N. J., UP —The New Jersey Academy of Medicine’s highest formal distinction is an annual award made in the name of the late Dr. Edward J. ill.;

Look* like ftrnr f t 1 eh*—but it could I , be tragic. What I- Jffh i r appears inno- { j - cent horse - play »• such as can catch you off- j guard, result in painful accident. JI |fc -MF ’JB 1 I Sa .. ■ ■ B ■' \ > lr ' t ‘ Rememlier the hard and* fast rule—one, and only one, person to a . diving board at a time. Keopioff that board while some one else is diving or yoq may bei jolted suddenly off the board and cause injury to yourself and thq diver, .whose timing has been thrown off. i. . i H . P'• P : DIVING can be lots of fun ihyou know how. However, the American Red Cross warns, you should not play around on the diving board.

I — I ■ ' r • ; \ .- Constant Speeds I Help To Save Gas I Aid In Obtaining n Good Gas Mileage ' i i» CHICAGO (CP)—One of the nation’s top drivers advises /that •niooth driving at constant speeds is a big factor in good ‘gasoline mileage. ; v Les Viland. winner of 4he1t1953 Mobilgas Economy Run, sai4 f ‘fast starts and Jerky drivipg gcosts more'gasoline mileage to the|average motorjgt than any other|iiriving habit. .= . “Abrupt starts and an Irregular driving pace cost more mileage because they slosh gasoline abound in the carlmretor and the|»car burns too rich a mixture,’’ VQahd said. |< Take These Tips t|: Here are some tips Viignd outlined for gasoline economy:. I—‘Drive1 —‘Drive at a steady pacq.and! avoid excessive speed. 2 No jack-rabbit start* tjand i

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stops and eliminate jerky driving. 3— to regulate your speed So that you pass: lights ‘while they’re ’ green and won’t have to start and stop. 4- long engine idling. I s—Have yuur engine tuned for top efficiency j. < 6— Don't use heavier lubricants than tlje owi er's manual of : your car specifies. 7 — For maximum gas mileage, shift quickly into second and third so you have the gasoline saving advantage high gear driving. Mass Graduation JACKSON, Miss.J UP — Mrs. Ray WOlfe and her son,. Hillman, both received A. B. degrees from Millsops College. The same day her yohnger son, Roy, was graduated from Central high school. Underground Steeple BUFFALO. JN. Y.. UP — St. Joseph's Cathedral here is believed to be the only church in the world with its\ steeple in the basement. It was removed many years ago when strong winds threatened to topple it.

John Paul Jones On ? Lam For 20 Months j Clears Up Mystery ' In Life Os Hero CHAPEL HILL, N. C„ UP ~ A of North Carolina pro) fessor believes he has cleared up the mystery of the 20 “missing months” in thedife of the Amer* ican naval hero, John paul Jonesj Dr. Archibald Henderson said no one in the world can show’ doCt umentary evidence that Jonesi was anywhere on the face of the earth for 20 months after Feb. 1; 1774, although hundreds of seholf ars have attempted] to do sd through the years. Here’s what he thinks happened: 4 “John Paul, while master of a ship around the year 1772, hadi trouble with a crew’ member anti flogged him at the port of i To* ba go in the West Indies. After re* turning to England the sailor bitterly ishowed his wounds to mafiy people, denouncing John Paul. More Trouble “Three months later the man died at sea on another vessel’, but it whs believed his death was! a

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result of <{he Hogging. John Paul bud to obtain jnany affidavits to prove his , innocence, but finally did so. “Two years latter, he had trouble again at with another saildr, and this time he killed him. There was 4 no admiralty commission in > Tobago at this time and this rendered John PauPs position. Very hazardous.] The two incidents , were; heavy on Jones* conscience, - and,'afraid he !would not receive j justice, he' went intbghito for 2fl> mopths.” ' Henderson said he thinks hA ’ has discovered the • name that Jones used but is waiting for further* verification. Operation Owl MUNCBB, Indi., UP — To prove the wisdom of its aims, the Muncie public library has borrowed two owls to rfd the building of J pigeons. , \ ' Nice Timing MEREDITH, N. H., UP-ThieV-es stole meat, 20 cartons of cigarettes apd two cases of beer from, a local market;. The job was done while both the police chief and the only; wstate trooper in Itown < were in nilinicipal court. * i ; 1