Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 202, Decatur, Adams County, 27 August 1954 — Page 4

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The American Automobile Association says the safest day of the week to travel is Tuesday; the un-safeet Saturday. —-() -■»--0 Congress may have paved the way tor higher tariffs with, its approval of the tariff boost on foreign watches. Other businesses may seek similar action and before the country knows it, the slump will come. t 0 4) This nation lost a great war hero and outstanding aviator in the tragic death of Capt. Joseph McConnell of Apple Valley, Calif. With 16 Communist planes to his credit he was the ace of the Korean war. In a flight over Edwards Air Force base, his plane developed trouble and for some unaccountable reason his parachute did not open when he was released from his Sabrejet. The country has lost a valuable citlsen and great pilot.

Americans are so generous, not duly in charitable causes but in advancing their hobbies, that a report from the Netherlands is surprising. An international chess tournament will soon be held in Amsterdam. There will be no American team because the money, said to be lees than 816,000, necessary to send ottr best players ever, cannot be raised. Chess lacks glamour and resale value. It is doubtful if the Mutual Security Agency would see any advantage in financing the American players. ——o 0 The merger of Studebaker and Packard leaves but oil automobile manufacturers in business. The other five are the so-called “big, thred” of Ford, General Motors and Chrysler and two of the smaller group, comprising KaiserWillys and American Motors, the

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name given the merger of Hudson and Nash. If the experience of other businesses is repeated the six may be reduced by further mergers. There is no charge of monopoly in the huge consolidates. The public interest seems to center in the turn-out of better autos, with the hope that costs can be reduced. ——o o The nation s largest industry is not, as might be supposed, steel. Nor is it the giant automobile industry. According to the United States bureau of labor statistics the largest industrial employer is the aircraft industry. Although steel, aircraft building and auto-

mofrtternakfn? 'xmcrgebusinesses, the most important industry in the country is, unquestionably, homemaking. Our great Industrial plants produce goods to make living easier, happier and more usdful. Yet our most important product, our children, are developed tn our homes, It Is well to remember that when we are evaluating the importance of the various segments of our way of life. 0 0 A new bridge is being built at the site where Gen. George Patton and the French crossed the river Seine in August, 1944. A plaque has been dedicated near the cornerstone of the bridge, the ceremonies taking place this week. Gen. Patton, who commanded the immortal Third Army, was described as the general in history”, and a toast was given to President Eisenhower, who commanded all allied forces. Gen. Patton was a fearless leader and a better description of him might have been that he was one of the bravest and most colorful soldiers in history. The army he commanded thep drove through France, crossing the Rhine and forcing Germany’s surrender.

““ Trtinlng At Quantic* Among the Marine officer candidates undergoing six weeks of summer training as members of the platoon leaders class at the Marine Corps schools at Quantico, Va., is George M. Bair, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Bair Os 744 Mercer ave., and husband of the former Miss Donna Kirchenbauer, a student at Ball State college. Standord Oil Co. Acquires Leaseholds CHICAGO (INS) — Standard Oil Co. Indiana on September 7 will acquire the leasehold rights to an oil products river terminal on the western edge of Chicago, Standard and the present operator, Arrow Petroleum Co., announced today. The assignment of the leases was approved Thursday by the Chicago sanitary district, owner of the -80 acres of land, from which Arrott had obtained long-termed leases These leases are being assigned tn Standard. The transaction includes ail improvements on the property. Fruits Best Buy Specialist States LAFAYETTE. Ind. (INS) — Pardue Marketing Specialist Joe Vandemark said nearly ali fruits and vegetables are in the "best buy” category this week. He said Indiana usually experiences a price slump near the end of August becaase of vacations, fairs and an abundant Supply of perishable products. Best week bargain are watermelons. There was a cool spell that put consumption behind production. B«t Vandemark said there will be another half-million melons and plenty of hot weather for Indiana. Police Seek Bandits In Two-State alarm INDIANAPOLIS (INS)—lndiana state police issued a two-state alarm for a gang of bandits who fled with some SI,OOO after holding up the Alton, Ind. grocery, in Crawford county on the Ohio river. State police said the gang is believed to include four men, bat descriptions were available on only two of them. Armed Robberies At Anderson Are Solved INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — State Police have arrested a 24-year-old Pendleton man who has confessed a string of armed robberies which terrorized Madison county for more

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than a year. - > - y Police identified the man as John Clifford Smith, 84. Walter M. Justus, 28, also of Pendleton, was an rested with Smith and has confessed taking part.hi five of the robberies. Smith wore a brown leather jacket in the robberies and became known as the suede jacket bandit. Indianapolis Board Seeks Tax Advance INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — The Indianapolis Board of School CommlEsioners called for a 7H cent boost in the tax levy in the wake of a 1954-55 city school budget totaling $27,044,915. The budget includes an increase of $884,617 in operating expenses over this year and will require a tax levy of $2.53 for every SIOO of assessed property valuation. This year's levy is $2,455. If you nave somethtag tc sail or rounu for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad ft brings results

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Fights For Control Os Montgomery-Ward NEW YORK (INS) — Louis E. Woifeoh. a former Florida junk dealer, has begun an all-ostt fight to win, control of the bHlion-dollar Montgomery Ward A Company, the nation’s second-biggest mailorder firm. __ The curly • haired, raggedlyhandsome Wolfson, who at 42 control a half dozen large firms with aeeeta exceeding S2OO million, announced hb» plan to seek cawtro) of the mail order firm at a New York new* conference Thursday. Whitley Co. Pastor, z Wife Die In Mishap RICHMOND, Ind. (INS) — A Whitley County minister and his wife were killed late Thursday tn a traffic accident on U.S. 35 near Williamsburg. Victims of the crash were the Rev. Eldridge Saunders, 59, of Larwill, and his wife, Mrs. Rosa Saun-

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among those who took refuge in the embassy ia Guatemala City after being overthrown by forces under Col. Carlos Castillo Armas, has recovered from a recent illness. Peaches Are Cheap In Southern Indiana PETERSBURG. Ind. (INS) —' Peach growers of southern Indiana threw their orchards open to the public on a dollar a bushel pick them yourself basis.

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