Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 281, Decatur, Adams County, 30 November 1953 — Page 2

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Truman In New York To Visit Daughter Attends Lunch For Greek Royal Couple •NW YORK UP X former President Harry S. Truman arrived in New York today for a visit with his daughter, 'Marggre*, and a lunch party for the King and Queen of Greece. “Here’s my schedule;' Mr, Truman said, pointing to bis daughter, who met him at the train in Grand Central station. Mr. Truman was asked to comment on a speech of Democratic natioral chairman Stephen A. Mitchsll in which he said President .Eisenhower should “hssert himself with the extremists and irresponsibles within his own patty.” “I can’t comment because 1 never read it —yet," Mr. Truman said, 'but.Mitchell's been making Sonv good jpeeches, and I suppose this is a rood ofie, too.” A He refused, as he had in Chica-

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go, to comtaeiit further on the Hktry DexUr White controversy or bn Seh. Joseph R. •MeCSifthy'k recent address on that subject Chasing Dead Spies ST. ALBANS, Vt. UP — Republicans are so busy “chasing dead spies” that the United States is losing world leadership against Communism, Democratic national chairman Stephen A. Mitchell said, here Sunday night. The Eisenhower administration’s lack of “bold” action against global communism Will be a. major issue in the 1954 campaign, Mitchel Ipredicted in an address to a Demcoratic rally in this staunchly Republican state. iMitchell’s speech touched off the Democrats* counter-attack against the GOP barrage of Reds-in-government charges against th? previous Truman administration. Auction Sale Held Saturday Afternoon A “peach blow" water < pitcher sold for 3117 as a rare antique at Alolia “Lollie” Meibers sale Saturday afternoon. Mbs. Fred Patterson, antique collectdr, wafe the purchaser. Other household articles, including valuable diShtes, linens and hand-made fancy work, sold at the sale bringing a little less than $1,290. The Meibers residence, 1127 West Monroe street, was sold to Benjamin Biting for $3,750. Several antique dealers from this city and area attended the household sale which was held during the early afternoon. Attorney Severin H. Schurger is executor of the estate and the sale was conducted by the }Kent Realty and Auction Co. ! I

Two Slightly Hurt Whek Alitos Collide Two local people were Injured —one needing hospitalisation — in a two-car accident Sunday evening at the intersection of Second street extended and Thirteenth street i » At the Adams county memorial hospital with a Severe facial laceration arid cuts add bruises is Burddtta White, 20, * 122 South Ninth street. Suffering minor cuts and bruises and the loss of a tooth is Jean Roth. Driver of the car in which Miss White was riding was Judith M. McKean, 20, 100 South Eleventh, who. police reported, halted at a stop sign on the River Road where it meets Thirteenth, but pulled out and collided with a northbound car on Thirteenth, driven by Dwight E. Huffman, 16, 51’1 North Thirteenth, in whose car Miss Roth was riding. Police are Investigating the circumstam ces. '\ v —— Notre Dame Student Killed In Accident DECORAH, lowa UP — Steve Bossi, 23, South Bend, Ind., died in a hospital early today Os a fracture suffebed in a traffic accident near here Sunday. ’ Authorities said Bossi and Dennis Fitzgerald, 22, Rapid City, S.D. both Notre Dame University students, were returning to school after spending the Thanksgiving holiday at Rapid City.

Noted Cartoonist Milk Gross Is Dead beverly hills, calif, up — Milt Gross, who Started as a cartoonist at the ’ age pf 12‘ and rose to national fame, died aboard the liner Lurline 'qn route home from a vacation In Hawaii, his son reported today. Jerrold Gross skid he reefeived Word his father, 58, died of a 'coronary occlusion Sunday. — » Report Farm Exports Higher In September WASHINGTON UP — The Agriculture Department reported today that $234,429,000 worth of American farm crops were shipped abroad in September, a 6 per cent gain over September exports last year. It is the third consecutive month that farm exports have shown an' ihcrease from a year ago. / Fort Wayne Man Is Poisoning Victim FORT WAYNE UP — Coroner H. Paul Miller has ruled that Harry Haddock, 54, found dead at the industrial equipment firm where he Worked, was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. Haddock’s body was discovered at the C. H. Ellis Cb,, where he apparently was overcome by fumes from a truck he. was repairing. 28 Mexicans Hyrt In Bus Accident : MEXICO CITY, UP — Rescuers today hauled the Ust of 28 injured Mexicans up from a 100-foot cahj’on where the crowded passenger bus in which they were riding had plunged Stinday night when the driver swerved to avoid a head-on collision with a fleeing car thief. Authorities said there were no dead as a restilt of the crash, but listed several of the injured in a critical condition.

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Unrtpatriated Americans Told Claims Untrue No Fraudulent Use \ Os Mails To Coerce Return To Homes PAN.MUNJK>M, Korea UP - The neutral repatriation commission told 22 unrepatriated Amery cans today their claims that the United States fraudulently used the mails to coerce them into going home were untrue. Lt. GehAK. S. Thlmayya, Indian chairman, of the commission, sent the Americans, one Briton and 32 * South Koreans a rejection of their charges and enclosed a copy Os Geneva convention provisions on war prisoners. The prisoner-?, who refused to go home in Operation Big Switch last summer, submitted a petition Nbv. P charging the United States tried to bribe them with letters into leaving the Reds. One of the prisoners’ claims was that Washington had "ihhdcent school girH” write come-home let ters to them. Allied officers said the letters were of a patriotic im stead of propagandist nature. The commission sided with the prisoners on their coihpAlint that some of the newspapers and magazines mailed to them were “undesirable ip nature.” Henceforth, the commission said, all mail serit to the prisoners will be censored and all objectionable matter deleted. \ \ The compaint, signed by Sgt. Richard G. Corden, identified in his service record as the brothei of Miss Ursula J. Corden of East 'Providence, R. 1.; the lone Briton und one South Korean accused the United States of “qiallciously and fraudulently” using the mails hi an attempt to lure them home. It was v not released until Sunday. None of the Americans has been interviewed by Allied “explainers - who now are trying to get permis--sion to spend several days talking to the men. A\ • ' • A 1 ”jr Under the commission’s ruling, “explainers" of both sides must ihterview more than 500 prisoners in one day. Which, if cart-led odt, would limit the Allied program to 24 hourt. The Communist ihtervleWs have been suspended because of Red de minds to Interview lets than 530 anti-Communiat North Koreans And Chinese daily.

Extension Committee Will Meet Thursday The extension prdgram planning committee of Adams county, Mrs? Leonard Wagley, chairman; Mrt. Theron Fenstermaker, Mrs. Ralph Bluhm, Mrs. Albert Beineke, Ervin Schuller, Vilas Habfegger, Forrest Sprunger, W. L. Gerke. Henry Dehher, and Richard Arnold, are to meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, In the Kozy Cotners restaurant, at Geneva. The program committee has the responsibility of studying the problems. of the rural people of the couhty and rtcbmriifending for thb consideratioh of the county extension committee, the long range objectives oL the eritite extension program. The planning committee wil make its report to the extehsion group Monday. Jantiat-y 25.

Litt Foil* Soldltts \ For 'Metsiah* Stonily Four nationally famous soloists have been announced by the Fort Wayne Lutheran choral so ciety who Will tike part in the 19th annual prkAehUtloh of Handel's “Messiah” Sunday, Scottish Rite Auditorium, They are William HoffmAn, bass, nitlv? of Fert Wayne, nOW of New .York City. He studied at Juilliard for five years under the Nelsbft Ed’dy scholarship with Bernard U. Taylor, nationally known teacher. He has appeared in solo work with Jullliard chords under Robert Shaw and Indianapolis Symphony under Fabien Sevitzky. Glenn Schnittke, tenor, from Cleveland is well known through the midwest as an oratorio tfenbr having sung all the major works of Bach, Handel and Haydn. He has had many concert and reteital engagements in and aroiihd Cleveland, including his annual faculty recitals at BaldwinlWaUacc College, where h els head of the voice department. Iona ; Strasser, also from Cleveland, will bte featured As the contralto Soloist. She has appeared as soloist with the Cleveland Symphony v Orchestra and id many of the leading churches ih Cleveland, Plttsbdrgh, arid NdW York. Miss Strasser also appeared with the choral society In its 1851 "Messiah” performance. Myleeh Applegate, Soprano, from Chicago, is a soloist at the First Congregational church in Evanston, and has appeared in recital, oratorio add radio in the midwest and the South. She has sung in Dach's “St. Matthew Passion”, Schubert’s Miriam's “Song of Triump”, “The Creatioh”, “The and others. The 95-voice chorus and the symphony orchestra} wil ibb under the direction of George Gerhard Arkebauer. State Detective And Companions Beaten

Roadhouse Owner At Muneie Is Arrested ‘ MtI4CIE, Irid.. UP—Carl Eley, ♦5. an ex-copvict owner of a rbadhouse, was accused tbday of leading a gang of a dozen rrieh who beat a State police detective and his three Companions. Eley wks arrested on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill and released on $6,000 bond on an affidavit filed by Det. Sgt. Robert F. Dillon. 33. Spiceland. Dillon said Eley \ blackjacked him and his companions as they left the Fireside Inn after a gambling investigation. Dillon said he was knocked unconscious and suffered a fractured nose and eye lacerations. His companions were beaten badly and one, James Livingston, 33. Knightstown, was hospitalized. Eley fled and was found attending a farm sile hours later. After his arrest d dozen state troopers and six Delaware county deputy sheriffs confiscated cards, dice and gambling equipment from the roadhouse. \ Six othet mfen also were arrested in connection with the beating. The attack bh Dillbh, Livingston. Ernest Muse. 27. and bls brother, Kermit, 22, Spiceland, occurred as the fbdr left the roadhouse early Saturday. ' Dillon, attached to the Connersville state police post, told superiors he arid the others went tb the inn Shdrtly after midhight. He said Livingston lost about $6 in a crap gams while Kermit Muse watched and Dillon and Ernest Muse stayed in a restaurant portion of the night spot. He said later he asked Eley about his companions and “Eley apparently- became aware of the investigation.” Dillon said he was struck from the side as he walked from the inn and fell unconscious to the ground. When he recovered Consciousness, he said, Eley was beating him with a blackjack. Eley denied taking part in the beatings. State Police Frank A Jessup flew to Muncie aftbr he received word of the attack and promised "justice” for ’ the “malicious attack.” STEER <C6aHaUe4 From o**s age* ‘ - “ Wjl rather hot have the chamjiiorishlp thah have the Careys thirik ths!.’ the elder Greathouse ?afd. Carey’s father is recuperating from a heart attack at a hospital in tWeViiie, Wis. disqualification was announced by exposition president Jesse C. Andrews, who said in a tormni statement: ' “The executive committee of the Internstlona! live stock exposition at a meeting this morning, Nov. determined that Kick Carey’s steer Was ovdr age. and therefore he is barred frorii further competition at the i9s3 international.” Andrew said the committee had decided not to bnn the youth from .competition in years to come. Trade *n a Good Town — Decatur

Ice And Snow Coat Midwest Highways . Five Os One Family Killed In One Crash By UNITED PRESS Treacherous ice and snow — which paused a rash of Sunday highway tragedies — coated midwestern highways today, but skies cieAred over most of the nation. Show fell today and Sunday night over the Gbeat Lakes region, Most of Ohio and extreihe western sections ot Pennsylvania and New YbHt, vrtlh Chicago reporting one of the heaviest fa115,.2.1 inches. Slippery roads cause or contrtbuted to several pttto deaths Sunday, including a car-train collision that killed five members of che family and critically injured a sixth. Roy Dalton. 40, Rochester, Mich, his wife and three daughters, 14 years to IB months old, wfere killed at Durand, Mich., when a Grand Trunk Western passenger train hit Dalton's car at a crossing obscured b> snow. Douglas Dalton, 10, was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. Three members of the Adolph Stetten family were killed in a similar accident at Lengby, Minn. A daughter, Linda Stenan, 6, was the only siirvivot when a Great Northern train hit het- father’s car at a crossing. Linda wae Injured seriously. At HaWthbrne, WiS., two men were killed when a North Western passenger train slammed into their auto. They Were Arthhr Hayworth, 57, Hawthorne, and Oscar Thorseeh, T 9, Bennett, Wis. A two-chr collision on an Icy road near Gary, Ind., killed Frank Peterson, 61, and Mrs. Mary Shira, 47, Detroit.

A single accident northwest of Farmer City, 111., killed Mrs. Bonnie Lee Norfleet and injured seven other persons. There were several othfer highway deaths in the Great Lakes area as snow blanketed most roads. At Fort Wayne, Ind., 71-year-old Mrs. Nellie Grace Sates collapsed and died after sjroeping a light accumulation of snow from the sidewalk of her home. ' One of the most spectacular ac- ’ fcidents occurred at Michigan City. ' Irid., where 13 automobiles and an auto-truck transport piled up on an icy overhead crossing that carries 1 U. S. 20 over the New York Central tracks. Five of the 35 persons involved were hospitalized and five cars so badly damaged they had to be towed away. I In Indiana and Illinois counties south of the snow line there was some freezing rain that was as bad or worse. Except for the midwest and Ohio Valley snow early today and rain--1 storms In the Pacific Northwest, the country was generally dry and temperatures were relatively mild. A little snow fell in northern New England, however. Coldest spot in the nation was International Falls, Minn., with 14 degrees. Two Accidortts Are Reported By Police police investigated two accidents within an hour Sunday evening. An estimated SSO damage was sustained by a westbound car driven by Elmer G. Piker, 32,. route 5« he lost control 30d feet east of the Monrote street bridge) and s|id icy pavement irito a state Highway sanding truck driven by Omar V. PetterSbn, 50, route 3. Less tUhn |SO damage resulted to two cars driven by Otto O. Bluhm, 62, Wabkesha, Wis., and Herman 18. Mteyeh 55, 439 North Secohd, when, Afccbrtllhg to polite, the teluhm Car wedt out of control on slippery pavement arid collided With Meyer’s car attempting to turn intb Ills driveway on North Second. School Principals To Meet At Putdue A cohfterence for high school principals will be held at Purdue University Dec. 7 and 8 on the I general theme “Looking ahead to larger enrollments in the secondary schools.” Prof. Paul Alexander of the education staff of the university is general chairman of the committee planning the twoflay meeting. A Dr. WillUm T. Gruhn, professor of education at the University of Connecticut, will be the conference leader. Nationally known in the education field, Dr. Gruhn has made a number of studies irf the junior high school field and with Dr. Hart Douglass, is co-author of ; the widely used textbook, “The ! modern junior high school. GOUZENKO i RCaiitteerd Uram Paar advice, whiefe, if energetically adopted, would be much more important and bring much more practical resells than nitere fragmentary information.” It you nave something to sell or rooms tor Ytent; try a Democra: Want Add. It brings results.

Plan Two Children's Christmas Services Two children’s Christmas services will be conducted this Christmas season at Zion Lutheran church, West Monroe street, one on December 23 fol- the junior, intermediate and senior depart menta of the Sunday school, and one on December ,24, for the nursery, beginner, and primary departments. - This anneuncemtnt was made today by the superintendent of Zion Lutheran school, G. A. Schultz. "With over 200 children taking part in one Christmas service there was no room left In the church for all the worshipers who desired to come. With two such services, dividing the departments equally, it will be possible to accommodate many mors people,” stated Schultz Mrs. William Porter, Mrs. Karl tßeinking, and Mrs. Paul Hancher will supervise the progi-am Tor the younger children, while the pastor, the Rev. Edgar

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P. Schmidt, and the Sunday school superintendent and his assistant, Paul Busse, Jr., will arrange the service for the older children. The teachers would encourage the parents to bring their children to Sunday school and Saturday school regularly now each week In order to provide ample opportunity for rehearsals before Christmas. If you have something to sell or rooms for -ent, try a Democrat Want Add.-It brings results.

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