Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 145, Decatur, Adams County, 21 June 1954 — Page 2

PAGE TWO

Two Auto Accidents Reported By Police Woman Is Slightly Injured Saturday An accident at the unmarked intersection at ,10th and Jackson streets Satruday resulted in 11,400 damage to the automobiles involved. personal injury to Isabel! A. Concino. and damage to property located on the corner. v Vehicles driven by Aniseto •Rodrigues Concino. of Schirmeyer street, and John W. Beery,, of Master Drive, collided at the intersection. Mrs. Concino, who was

■■■ . . -- —■■■,

ICE COLD Watermelons • X 89c 23 - 27 SIZE CANTALOUPE - - EA 29c COLLEGE INN CHICKEN ■ ■ ■>■■ ANN PAGE " ’ ’ ' REP KIDNEY BEANS - 2"35c lONA—Sliced or Halves ________ ~ . • • PEACHES -- - - 2 49c ALL GOOD . SLICED BACON Lb. 59c SHOULDER CUT VEAL ROAST - - - - - - • Lb. 39c ALL MEAT ' BOLOGNA Chuuk Lb. 39c THURINGER Chunk ------- - ■ Lb. 49c THE GREAT ATLANTICAND PACIFIC TEA CO. ... m — : — i ——W .

ft i .-L ■„-ar. I JE ' I I POWERFLITE DRIVE ... most automatic of all! ■h . ■ 235 HF FIREPOWER I .« . greatest power of all! I UJI t ' JftitfK fl |§§e| v • | FUIX-TIMC FOW« STKER- I ING ... easiest, safest of all! I

—~~^'~:\ s^s^sssSSS3^^iP^^x ' i —***. — -"'" ' -ILr *** ■■ aiTfsja** U? , y s|£ _ gs rjrw • ra ^ > -'^tiiffSW^^ 4^r: '"'''^ rWW ' ,fi>w “ l> '.. ....... Ilk The power*f of leadership Is yours In a beautiful M PHIL L. MACKLIN CO. - 107 S. First Street - .. ■ ' . "- ■ GBRB ■■■■B•■■IMMIiMMMEIMMKH

riding with bar husband was taken to the Adams county memorial hospital where ah* was treated for bruises and released. Damage to the Concino vehicle was estimated at SBOO, and the Beery automobile, almost totally destroyed, suffered an estimated SBOO damages. Damage to the yard and fence in front of the Harold Glaxner home at the intersection occurred when one of th* automobile* went into the .yard after the collision Another accident Saturday evening occurred tn front of the post office at Court and Third streets when cars driven by Wayne Richard Shoaf, of route 6, and Donald Wefel, >ot ,„Decatur, sideswiped. ’ Damage to both vehicles was estimated at SBS. The accident was investigated by the city police.

THIS WEEKS BEST BUYS!

•’ ' • ' ’ ' • ' ’ '<6 - ' ® You drive with the MOST power ■ I and the LEAST work... I

’ «• only in a CHRYSLER -1. -A'-- ' ♦ / - '■’' ‘-, ' : '.- ' * L. . • .’ ■■'''" ' : - -'•' *•'••••’ ’J __. . _. . .

Feast Is Observed At Church Sunday The feast of Corpus Christi was obserbed in St. Mary's Catholic church Sunday with .procession and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The service was held during the 10:15 o'clock high mass. Sunday afternoon members of the national council of Catholic men gathered in St. Mary’s church for a holy hour. The devotions, were attend**-by pi ore than 200 men from Demur aw<F adjoining parishes. The July holy hour Will be held'in Yoder. If you have sotuetning to nan or room* for rent, try a Democrat Want Add. It brings results. { . y ______'

. ' . - - ■ ■ • > - TFTB DECATUR DAILT DEMOCRAT, DEQATUR, INDIANA ■ „ - ■■■■—■lm « ’ U.l.——

Lutherhaven Camp Dedicated Sunday Over 1,500 Persons Attend Dedication More than 50 members of Lutheran churches of the Adams county area, and more than 1,500 members of the northeastern Indiana Lutheran district attended the all day dedicatory ceremonies st Lutherhaven Camp, 3ff miles north of Fort Wayne Sunday. Two Decatur men, Louis Jacobs, president of the northeastern Indiana' Lutheran laymen's league, and Herman one of the long time sponsors of a Lutheran summer camp for children, took part in the event. Jacobs spoke at .the afternoon services on behalf of the laymen's league, co-sponsor with the Walther league of the 60-acre camp and Krueckeberg served as chairman of the ushers and guides who assisted visitors on inspection tours of the new camp. The all day ceremony started at 11 o'clock in the morning with a regular church service and the dedication proper followed. A day lunch was served to mor* than 1,200 visitors. The camp is located on 50 acres between Muncie and Sand lakes, near Churubusco with frontage on both of the lakes. Several permanent cabins and a large hall are included in the present buildings. The camp will be used by Lutheran children of the several northeastern Indiana and northwestern Ohio churches comprising the district Walther leaguers, the young peoples organisation of the church, also will use the camp at intervals during the summer months. Many Decatur and Adams county young people are scheduled to attend the camp the latter part of June and early in July. The camp will be operated by a separate board of directors, equally divided between members of the Walther league and laymen's league. Red Low v FORT MADISON, la., (INS) — America's families are out of the red—ink, that is. That’s the report from a writing fluid producer which tabs red as the least popular for home use. Red accounted for only three percent of ink sales in family sise (two ounce) bottles by the Sheaffer Pen Company during 1953. Most popular color was blue, 41 percent of the company's ink pales. Trade In a’ Good Town ~ Demur. . - tasgajr :

Drive a spirited new Chrysler ... and you drive with the highest-rated engine on the highway—23s HP Firepower V-8! This engine has recently set new all-time performance records at Indianapolis and Daytona Beach. You . drive with PowerFlite ... the most automatic no-clutch transmission in any car, and the one type that doesn’t whine, click, or jerkl Fully powered steering and braking relieve you of all the real driving work while leaving *5 you a consistent and comforting ‘‘road J feel.” You get all these advantages |g only in a Chrysler. Come feel the difference this beautiful car makes in 3 driving pleasure and driving safety! 1 »

■ 1 'IJ ¥ 11 ' 1 1 — ll <■ <V ■. ■’ To Visit Vanderburg County KO*Back row. left to right: Elaine Blakey, Shirley Wass. Barbara Carr, Anna Margaret Beeler, Colleen Egly. and Carolyn’King. Front row. left to right: Kenlyn Augsburger, Costa Hike. Donna Small, Carolyn Mitchel. Ann Foor, and Marie Lehman. vi ■ >• »■, it j x 3 .. i Be, ' ‘ ■ Kg • I . Will Ij > j it -.H vl H it* b Back row. left to right: Kenneth Van Horn, Jerry BoHenbacker, Charles Schaefer, and Roger LeFever. Front row. left to right: Arno Girod, Larry Fenstennaker, Allen Lehman, and Jim Lehman, who is unable to attend- -•, ■■ "

Twenty ■‘four 4-tH guests from Vanderlmrg county will arrive this evening for a 5-day visit in Adame county. A party at MoMillen Field will entertain the gueste evening. The junior leaders of Adams county, together with the rural youth, will entertain the guests. The Adams county 4-11 accordion •band, directed by (Mrs. Delbert Sprunger, will present a short music program. John Marks, Os the Indiana Farm Bureau, will lead the A short business meeting of the junior leaders will also be held.

Refreshments will be served. - Guests arriving from Vanderburg county include: Toni EtsterhoM. (Mary Ann Folz. Mary Klipsch. Alzada Burgdorf, Mary Lou Gardner, Kathleen Cooksey, Sharon Drier, Carolyn Englehardt, Marilyn Bomb, Darlene DeWeese, Katy Danoeaberg, Charlotte •English: Also, Glen DeWeese. Payl Hayden, Marvin Peter, Curtis Smith, Alan Happe, John Goodman, Jim Harding. Glen McCutchan. Quentin Stahl. Kenny Kingon, Raymond Bauer, and Ronald Hirech. Tomorrow a group of 24 Adams couty 4-H members will leave far Vanderburgh county. Included ir the group are the following: Donna Small, of the Decatur Gels; Kenneth Van Horn, of the Decatur. Red Devils; Carolyn Mitchel, of the Washington township Happy Huetiers; ,Elaine Blakey and Shirley Wafts, of the 'Union Pate; Arno Girod of the "Preble Happy Warriors; Gary McMillen, of the Washington Variety Farmers; Richard Wiseman, of the Union Workers; Dale Busick, of the Root Roving Rangers; Barbara Carr, of the Monmouth Merry Maids; Also, Costa Hike, of the Monroe Hardy Workers; Marie Lehman, Alden Lehman, and Palmer Inniger of the Monroe Boosters; Kenlyn Augsburger. Berne Jolly Workers; Roger LeFever, of the Blue Creek Sod Busters; Carolyn King, of the St. Marys Kekiongas; Ann Foor, of the Blue Creek Up & At It; And Colleen Agly, of the Jefferson Work & Win; Anna IMaagaret Beeler, of the Wabash Clover Blossoms; Charles Schaefer, of the Hartford Hoosier Workers; Jerry Bollenlmcker, of the Jefferson Go-getters; and Larry Fenstermaker, of the Wabash Workers; Jim Lehman, originally planning to make the trip, was unable to go, and arrangements are now being made to send the 24th 4-H member. The trip is sponsored by the Adams county 4-H council, and will not cost the members,. except for their personal expenses. The Adams county group will retunpon Saturday, Seek Donations For Radio Building The Decatur Chamber of Cbmmeree is now contacting the industries of Decatur for donations of scrap lumber to build a small radio building at Hanna-Nuttman park for the Adams county radio chib, part of the nation's civil defense system, Ronald Parrish, president of the Chamber, announced today. Mayor John .Doan and the city council unproved the building of a small buirding on the park for the emergency radio equipment, since it would be the only emergency bqiiipment, available to the city in case of disaster. The plans will be submitted to the city engineer and council for consideration when final plami have been made. Parrteh\tated that the Chamber is interested in the protection of Decatur and Adams county in case of disaster, flood, tornado, or other emergency, and therefore Is actively helping all groups inter-.c-tcd in civil defense:

Keegan Placed On Most Wanted Lisi Brutal Slayer Os lowa Farmer Named WASHINGTON <IN8) — The FBI alerted police and citizens throughout the nation, today in a search for the new man on the "Most Wanted" roster — harddrinking, pop-eyed, bandy-legged David Daniel Keegan, sought for the brutal slaying of an lowa farmer. Keegan, a Sioux City tavernkeeper, has been identified as the killer of William Edwards, a farmer whose home near Mondamin, lowa, was invaded the night of Feb. 22, 1954, by three gunmen. The bandits, all masked, burst into the house where Edwards, a 51-year-old bachelor, was napping on a couch while his 67-year-old sister and a viditing cousin, a woman of 65, were in the kitchen washing the dishes. One of the trio of desperadoes held the two women captive in the * kitchen while the leader—Keegan —menaced Edwards with a gun and ordered him to open his safe. Edwards resisted. The bandit fired three times, and the farmer fell to the floor, mortally wounded. The murderous trio left with the safe, which contained $9,000 in currency and U. 8. Savings Bonds worth >B,SOO. The fugitive has spent most of his life in lowa and South Dakota, He has owned and worked in cases and taverns, has been a taxi driver, and reportedly once was a partner in the operation of a house of prostitution. He also has been employed as a farmer, candy salesman on trains, and hardware store clerk. The FBI says Keegan is a heavy drinker. He frequently wears a hat and has the habit of tipping it toward the back of his head. He has worn a black onyx ring with a small diamond and he likes gambling but is an Inept player. He is fond of hunting small game, going to baseball games, and reading westerns and crime thrillers. Here are detailed aids to identification of the fugitive: Aliases — David Daniel Keegan, Burt Williams. Description—Age, 35, born Sept. 28, 1918, Kingsley, Iowa; height, five feet, 11 inches; weight 159 pounds; build, medium; hair, black, wavy; eyes, blue; complexion, ruddy; occupations, bartend- . er, cab driver, has owned and operated cases and bars. Scars and marks—two • inch birthmark removal scar between shoulder blades. Remarks — Eyes appear to protrude, reportedly rolls eyes when talking, has small slender legs. Democrat Want Ads Bring Results

Public Auction COMPLETE DISPERSAL MILKING HERD HOLSTEINS ON ROAD 118 AT EAST EDGE OF BERNE, INDIANA MONDAY, JUNE 28,1954 EVENING SALE—7:OO P. M. (DST)—EVENING SALE 16—REGISTERED HOLSTEINS—I 6 Bangs Accredited—Calfhood Vaccinated—Tß Tested 10 Cows on full production—3 to freshen last of June and first of July—2 Heifers will freshen in September and November—Herd on P. H. I. A. since 1948. Gold Medal Herd in 1949-1950. Bronie Medal in 1950-1951. Silver Medal in 1952-1953. Herd Average, 12.444 M. 16! BF. _ ; J Please write Owner or Auctioneers for Catalog. TERMS—CASH. Not Responsible for Accidents. ALBERT S. LEHMAN, Owner Berne, Ind. Route 2. Roy S. Johnson. Ned C. Johnson. Decatur. Ind. Phil Neuenschwahder. Mil Lehman, Berne, Ind. — Auctioneers . First Bank of Berne —Clerk • 21 25 — „ ————— ? —

I ANOTHER TRUCK LOAD I Fresh SI raw (berries I TONIGHT I I AT 7:00 I I FOR CANNING OR FREEZING I I HAMMOND | | FRUIT MARKET | ■ Open 24 Hours A Day - ays A Week g I 240 North 13th Street I

MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1954

PRESIDENT Elsenhower wipes t bit of dust from hie eye at Washington college, Chesterton, Md., where he received an honorary doctor of laws degree and told commencement listenera he intended to devote his exclusive attention to gettihg his legislative program through Congress. f/afemafionaD Doctors Take Steps For Civil Defense The civil defense committee of the Adams county medical society met at the Fairway restaurant Saturday noon with the county health services director, Dr. Harold F. Zwick. Initial steps were taken for the organization of medical and surgical teams together with auxiliary hospital facilities in case of enemy attack or local disaster. Members of the committee are the following doctors: James M. Burk as chairman, Arthur H. Girod, John B. Terveer, all of Decatur; Robert L. Bose of Berne and C. P. Hinchman of Geneva. SEVERIN H. SCHURGER Attorney ESTATE NO. 4 5 NOTICE TO ALT, PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF AIXHAA M FABERS Tn the-Adams Circuit Court of Adams County, Indiana In Vacation, 1»54. In the matter of .the Estate of Aloila Members deceased. Notice Is hereby given that Severin H. Schurger as Executor of the above named estate, has presented and filed his final are mi nd tn final seUlement of said estate, and that the same will come up for the examination and action of said Adams CirquJt Court, on the 15 of July, 4A54, wWeft time nil per*one Interested in said estate wee required to appeanz Ira -satd court and show cause, if any there be, why said account should not be approved. And the heirs of said decedent and all others interested aye also required.to appear and make proof of their heirship or claim to any part of said estate. SEVERIN H. ICHURiGER Personal Representative Executor — . Jt’NE 31—2*