Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 198, Decatur, Adams County, 23 August 1954 — Page 8

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Skip-election Low Hammond Heod Vetoes . HAMMOND, Bid. (IMS) -An other Hoosier mayor Is on record today as opposing the proposed municipal skip-election law which ■would give him an additional year H in office. ' He is Mayor Vernon C. Anderson of Hammond. POLIO BALLOONS (Cwtl»M< Fr— Pqae O»e> house and Bill Gass are finishing up t;heir solicitation of merchants for merchandise to be auctioned at the polio benefit, cabaret da no* thia Wednesday night. Paul WalIkwdieck will begin pick up of the articles tomorrow. Every merchant In town is k> I* solicited; however, MaHonee stated that any merchant who was not contacted and who wants to make a contribution of merchandise may contact Bob Holthouse before noon Wednesday. RURAL YOUTH HAS <Ceattawe< Fw I*»«e Owe I Shirley Gerke. Gloria Crownover, Jean Ann Potts. Bob Gage. Herb Mar bach. Bertha Landis. Anna K. Williams. Sally Legorw Markle. Barbara Kelley. Karl Rich. Paul Busse. Dick Heller. Jr., Raymond Worden. Dick Prather. Lester Meshberger, Jerome Leh : man, and Herb Kit-son. No fear lest he should swerve or faint; his life is Christ.—Keble. o— i .0 —Last Time Tonight— I “STORY OF 3 LOVES” j ! Kirk Douglas, Farley Granger, if Pier Angell, Leslie Caron | ALSO—Kartune Karnival * 0 ——— 1> TUES. WED. THUR. KmwMR-HYW 4? l r— — co ‘ * t a**'«® - ~i KARWffJ —ADDED FUN—TT WARNKR BROS. HHMM GORDON J^M fIC WnQy — riTH ' 1 -ww (ENE NELSON SAM ItVEHf • GtORGt C.IVOT

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Train Derailed At Lomax, 111. Four People Killed; Investigation Begun LOMAX. 111. (INS) — Santa Fe railway officials opened an investigation today into the derailment of the Chicago - to • Los AngeleX streamliner — "The Chief” — in which four persons were killed and more than 50 injured. The train was carrying 835 passengers at the time eleven cars left the rails Sunday near Lomax. 111. The ’cars were strewn along the right-of-way and in a ditch. Two of the dead were identified as Edward S. Monty. 39. of Honolulu. and Mrs. Gina Guilai, 52, of Alburquerque. N. M. Monty was identified through papers in his billfold and Mrs. Guilsi was identified by her busband, one of the injured. Identity of the other fatalities, a middle-aged man and a woman, still was not established. At least two of the 30 persons remaining in the hospital early today were in serious condition from injuries suffered Sunday afternoon as eleven passenger cars of the fast moving train swung off the rails in the small western Illinois town. r - Twenty seven persons were given emergency treatment at various -hospitals in Illinois and in Fort Madison and Burlington, L, hospitals. The tour persops killed were taken out of one of the passenger cars through an "escape hatch" — cut tn the side with alorcfc. Two other injured persons were lifted out of the hole cut in the overturned car. Plumber Penalized For Rough Methods T|JTERSBURG, Ind. (INS) — Bill Brand, Petersburg plumber. 4 was penalised for using rough methods to extricate a skunk from a drain tile at the home of Karl Shafer near Petersburg. Rather than dig the drain pipe, out, Brank ran hooks Into the pipe, booked on to the animal and soon had it outside. The skunk became Incensed and vfent into action. Brand does not want any more extrication jobs of that nature. j Hot, Humid Weather Predicted For Hoosiers INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —Hot and humid today and Tuesday was the forecast pf-the Indianapolis Weather Bureau today. It was cloudy today in many areas but the mercury threatened to rise into the nineties.. There were showers over the state during the week-end but no drought-relieving rains were reported. Evansville was highest Sunday at 91 degrees. nemocra’ ".'ant Ads Brlnr Results Trade *n a goou »->wn — Decatur TQNIGHT & TUES. Wide Screen — In COLORI Anne Baxter “Carnival Story” Steve Cochran, Lyle Bettger ALSO — Shorts 15c-50c ——O—Ou—. Wed. A Thura. — Spike Jone*, “Fireman, Save My Child” First Show Wed. at 6:30 Continuous Thursday from 1:30 BE SURE TO ATTEND! ——-o—o>— Coming Sunday—‘ROSE MARIE” # ,

Costly Fire Destroys Factory At Frankton ELWOOD. Ind. (INS) 4 -Firemen today estimated at 1100,000 the damage caused when a fire destroyed moit of the Wann Canning Factory at Frankton Sunday. H ’took firemen four hours to extinguish the blaze. The fire fighters were from Frankton, Elwood, Anderson und Alexandria. Top Economists See Little Change Predict No Upturn In Business Level WASHINGTON (INS) — Topran ki n g economists expressed doubt today that there will be any appreciable upturn in business this tall but said there is no indication of any decline in the nation's economy. Interviews with a number of experts, both in and out of the government. revealed a general belief that if there is any rise in the business level this tall it will be moderate and mixed — with some things up and others down. The economic crystal-ball gazers say they do not see where the momentum is coming from to set off another boom-uhless. of course, a new war breaks out. With things as they are now, the outlook is generally labeled as smooth sailing, or a business level that will simply crawfish along sidewise for the most part until W4dl into the winter or next spring. In any case, it is generally recognized that the business downturn which developed in inid-1953 flattened out last spring, and that this level situation has continued through the summer vacation lull. The economists pointed out that there is now a prevailing buoyancy and optimism, and that this could spur some further business rise. One expert commented that a considerable economic advance is certain in the next 10 years. Buthe said that, in the meantime., there may be a temporary downturn, due to reduced government expenditures and producers catchi ing up with war-created shortages. . WORLD CHURCHES tCantinaeU From Page O»r> that it condemns only the monopolistic capitalism which subjugates man to a "robot-like” existence. A softened attitude Coward trie “technical age” is also viewed as likely. On the problem of cheech unity, primary goal of the World Council, delegates are faced' with the paradox that all Christians are one under Christy yet divided aa churches. HIGHWAY DEATH (Continued From Pane One! Wayne and struck a tree. Robert V. Skiles. 16, tlie driver, and Thomas J. Nelson, 17. a passenger. were killed and James L. Über, 25, another passenger, was hurt critically. The bursting of a left rear tire brought death to L. V. Jordan. 34, of Anderson, and slight injuries to F. Hyatt, 36. of Anderson. The car in which the men were riding rolled over on Road 9 near the north boundry of Madison County. eL . - Cf — j . LT. COL Harry Fleming, 48, on trial before a military court at Fori Sheridan, 111., denies Army charges of collaboration with the enemy while a prisoner of the North Korean and Chinese Communists During • Fecess in his court-martial. Fleming said he had saved the livepof many fellow prisoners. He added: “None of my accusers ever had guts enough to meet me face to face until now.” WANTADS In The DAILY DEMOCRAT

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Defects To Reds f Th B- W ■* 9fiß. The Red radio reported Sunday that Karl Franz Schmidt-Wittmack (above) a member of West Germany's top-secret Parliamentary committee on European security has fled to the Soviet zone with his .wife and daughter. Members at the Adenauer regime expressed belief that the East German story is true. His defection to the Beds came one month after that of Dr. Otto Jdttfl. Funeral Is Held For Mrs. Thomas Higgins Funeral services were held this afternoon at Firns Funeral home. Bellvue, O. for Mrs. Thomas Higgins. sister of Mrs. Jerome Keller, Decatur. Mrs. .Milton Squires, mother of the deceased and a brother Melvin Squires, both of Bellvue. swahe.

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Two Fined Today On Traffic Charges Others To Appear In Court Saturday Donald Clifton of Wren, 0., was fined $5 and' coots in mayor’s court thia morning for failure to yield right of way. Clifton was arrested by sheriff Robert Shraluka as the result of an accident la*t Wednesday. , The accident occurred at the bridge north of Decatur on the Monmouth road. Clifton was southbound and applied his brakes, skidding on a wet road head on into a truck driven by Jack Raedenbush. route six, Willshire, 0. Walter Richard' Duane of Fort Wayne was arrested' for speeding Sunday at 10:35 p.m. He will be charged with driving s<> miles per hour in a 30-mile per hour zone Saturday in the justice of the peace court. _ About 395 damage was' caused Jo two automobiles Sunday at 8:50 a.m. as a car driven by Torborg Feldln of Minneapolis. Minh., turned, off 13th street on to Nuttman and struck a parked car owned' by John Flannigan of Bluffton. Leonard J. IS torn be of Portland wIH appear in the justice of the peace court here Saturday on a speeding charge. He was arrested today at 12:30 a.m. on 13th street doing 50 miles per hour in a 30 mile zone. Carl LaVern Boxer of Huntington was fined $5 and costs on • reckless driving charge this morning in nmyor'e court He was arrested by < ity police' PRISONER GAINS <Ceatlaae< Fr»M Page Owl had been covered years ago fay's, bolted eectlon, had then painted cream, as the rest of the jail walls. A search of the cell block disclosed that Brewster had pried off two yard-long metal strips about one fourth of ah inch thick, and had used those, together with an improvised pry-bar, and a plunger from a disinfector spraygun, as tools. Brewster was well-known as a burglar who never carried his own tools, but always improvised them from what was available where he was working. He had served 16 years of a life sentence as an habitual criminal when he was paroled a year ago. Brewster, age 48. formerly rah a used furniture shop here with several brothers. Hia record, in addition to the chargee which ate now pending, include two two-14-year sentences in 1826 and 1930 for forgery. Second degree burglary chargee in 1936 and 1937. and the life sentence in 1937 as a habitual criminal. Brewster, who had 1 been suspectißUMamiin

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ed by area police in a> number ot break-ins in a large nrea surrounding his present home In Fort Wayne, was finally arrested here by deputy sheriff .Merle Affolder July 10, after an all-night chAae which Included city, county and state law officials. Brewster was charged with robbing the Beevers Oil station, after he was surprised there by Edward Beavers, who had stopped by the station to pick up some three cent stamps at 11:30 p.m. Brewster then jumped through a window in the station, bbt law officers followed a track of blood, and other clues, which finally led to the Pennsylvania ! railroad. There a report from Paul Wolpert at Appelman’a West End Restaurant led the police to the taxi stand, where Charles Minch, proprietor of the taxi company, brought Brewster in to the station, to the arms of waiting officer Affolder. .. When Brewster was captured,, his pockets were etufted with money, and he had a Little League money pouch, which had been taken from Beavers Service Station. When arraigned in circuit court July 13. Brewster declined to enter any plea to the charges of grand larceny and second degree burglary. He also declined offers of the court to appoint a pauper’s attorney, although he admitted the -one theft, and repeatedly denied that he was involved in any of the other three thefts which occurred the same evening, or any nearby or recent thefts, although he discussed some crimes committed so long ago that prosecution is no longer possible, and others that he had been involved in. Brewster privately admitted that he declined to enter a plea so that he could spend more <£ne in the Adams county jail befbre returning to the state prison. It was generally believed that he intended to change his plea to guilty when the fall session of court convened in September. Judge My lee Parrish, despite Brewpter’e personal wish of not having a pauper attorney appointed, to be paid for by the county, named D. Burdette Custer as attorney, so that there could never be any question about Brewster’s rights being violated. Brewster was believed to have been wearing only trousers and a T-ehirt when he escaped, but he carried a brown flowered n-Dirt with him. A very clever criminal. Brewster might possibly lay low for several daye before trying to escape from the county. WINNER'S From I'mrr O»r> Odel Foley, Prcj’de and Loren Jones, Monmouth high school principal. The committee in charge of amateur show included Arthur Bieberich of Preble and Robert Kolter x>f Magley as co-chairmen. There were 19 entries tn the contest. Other committees included: Food stand: Mrs. Willard Fawbush. Mrs. William Krutzman, Mrs. Floyd Arnold and Mrs. Ralph Fr eels. Bake sale: Mrs. William Werling and Mrs. William Seiking. Stoves for preparation of baked goods were loned by Stuck's of Monroe.