Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 62, Decatur, Adams County, 15 March 1955 — Page 4

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Don’t forget, this la the week to plant sweet pane. All flower hooka suggest St. Patrick'a day, which is Thursday, for the plaat- , Ing of the beautiful spring flower. Sweet peas, unlike many spring flowers, will withstand severe weather. ■'' '' ' o o Parents are urged to warn their children about playing in the streets these early spring days. Motorists also are urged to drive with caution, especially when they see. several children congregated near the streets. A little precaution may save a life. 0 0 Winona Lake Christian Assembly has just released its spring publication listing the various summer activities at that popular Indiana resort Many church conferences and convocations are planned far the season. Winona lake ia known throughout the nation as -America's Christ-Center-ed Vacationland.” 0 0 Two Decatur police officers, off the active list for several weeks have returned to work. Officer Adrian Coffee has been recovering from a broken arm suffered several weeks ago and officer James Cochran has returned to duty after several weeks confinement in the Veterans hospital at Fort Wayne. 0 0 ■ Many fine comments concerning the operation of Adams County Memorial hospital have boon received at this office recently. Several months ago, the hospital staff was reorganised, and the new managers are doing a splendid job. Reports from both patients and visitors are to the • 'I—W.O 1 I II.WHU W ' 'OW, ' *- effect that efficient and cordial treatment are “the orders of the day." - Workmen have started painting the interior of Decatur’s new Youth and Community center. The youth rooms of the new building drill have colon of bright red and blue and the adult rooms will have slightly more conservative colors. Work on the building is will meet some day this week to start plans for the formal dedication program.

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The Industry location committee of the Chamber of Commerce has answered several inquiries of largo manufacturing plants, seeking new locations in the midwest While there have been no committments indications are that Decatur is being looked favorably on by industry. We have a good community and our hardest job is to sure new industries of labor. Decatur has less unemployment that any city of comparable slue in the middlewest V • —o—o— We have on our desk a copy of a 50-page booklet issued by the Chicago Motor elub, protesting the checking of automobiles, enroute on public highways, by police officers. On first reading, we disagree completely and entirely with the insurance selling organisation which calls itself Chicago Motor club. Certainly the fcn’t going to object to having his motor vehicle checked, as a matter of safety. Automobiles in good running condition are less likely to cause auto mishaps and eventually would cause lower insurance rates. However, before we criticise too sevetoly, we want to read the pamphlet again. v -— According to reports -received at the Daily Democrat office the recent reunion of former Decatur residents who now live in the Loe Angeles, Calif, area at the invitation of Jesse G. Niblick and Miss Verena Niblick brought together old friends for the first time in Many years. No west coast reunion of Decaturites would be complete without Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Sellemeyer, who probably retain closer contact with Decatur than any former residents. Following a dinner, the entire evening was spent in reminiscing old times in Decatur and Adams was a splendid reunion held at the Holiday restaurant. operated by Ora Baker, former "Decatur man and one of . the most recent west coast residents from here.

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B' — - -O 20 Years Ago Today 0— ; -— March 16 — The Berne Bears defeat Roachdale to go to the quarterfinals in state basketball tournament. Neuenschwander was star of the game. Paul Fry is appointed excise administrator by Governor McNutt. The >IO,OOO alienation of affec> tlons suit of Edwin Shade vs Edward J. Hall, on change of venue from Allen county, goes on trial here. The Central Bth graders defeat St. Joe to retain possession of the Wemhoff trophy. The alumni association of the Decatur Catholic high school will honor members of the Commodore basketball team at a banquet Monday evening. March 25. 0 0 Modern Etiquette I BY ROBERTA LEE . 0 0 Q. Does a man, who is dining alohe in a restaurant, always rise when a woman stops at his table to speak to him? A. Usually — but this isn't a hard-and-fast rule. It seated in a corner at a table which is cramped for space, he would be in error to think he had to struggle to his feet and awkwardly remain standing. Q. Is it obligatory that a bride give the bridegroom a gift on their wedding day? A. While not obligatory, it is customary for the bride to give the bridegroom some sort of personal gift. Q. Is it necessary that a pallbearer at a funeral wear a black suit? A. No; any dark business suit is appropriate. > ; . o Household Scrapbook | BY ROBERTA LEE | 0- a . (1 Apple Pie When peeling apples for pies or puddings, put the skins into a separate saucepan and cover with water. Add sugar and then boil slowly for an hour. It will make a delicious juice to add to the pies or puddings. Blankets Rinse wool blankets, then hang them without wringing. They will keep their shape much better and

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SYNOPSIS Jim Andrus bad served a prison term tor the vehicular slaying of eigbt-year-oid Rogei Pelham, whose lovely mother, Regina Pelham. Jim bad been about to wed. Overtndulgence during his oacheloi dinner bad blacked out Andrus' mind, and ne had awakened next morning to find the tad dead in the driveway ot the Pelham home in a suburb of New York. Unmistakably. Andrus' ear bad killed the boy but Jim nad no recollection of navinx driven bls ear that night! Baek. aow. in tils New York apartment. Andrus and his loyal Aunt Jude nope to clear the Andrus name. Jim's stiver Bask had vanished during his blackout He hopes to retrieve it. sos some hazy subconscious urge tells him that sight of the flask may recall to him Inst what did happen on that fateful night rXXXU*-»'«* K CHAPTER FOUR IN NEW YORK. Inspector McKee had had a report on the killing ot Roger Pelham by Andrus. There was no doubt that Andrus’ car had run the boy down. The state's case against Andrus as the driver, which Andrus bad tacitly admitted by taking a plea, rested on three things: The testimony ot the woman who had seen him leave his room tn the inn before midnight, get into his car and drive off on the night the child died; the testimony ot the other guest who had seen him still seated in his car in a stupor at 5 a m. on the following morning, and tn the presence ot Andrus' fingerprints, and his alone, on the wheel The report delivered to McKee shot the first third of the case to pieces. Mrs. Sommers, the woman who said she saw Andrus get into the car and drive away on the night the boy was killed couldn’t possibly have seen him from her bedroom. She could have seen him leave his own room and start across the lawn in the direction ot his car but after some 20 feet her view was cut off. She bad simply assumed that be bad got into his car and driven off. The testimony ot the other guest who bad seen him slumped over the wheel early the next morning was not to be shaken. McKee bimselt, going through page after page of the testimony, found another flaw in the circumstances leading up to the crime. Early on the evening preceding the boy’s death Andrus had driven his car.down to the town to have it Checked: there was something wrong with the carburetor. The mechanic who had done the work had road-tested the car before rtkaaffig’ic to AndruTmemecaanic's prints should have been on the wheel, unless he bad worn gloves, which was highly'improbable. McKee used the phone and got an answer. The mechanic had not worn gloves. After that the Scotsman sat for some time looking thoughtfully at the wail, bis mind ranging. He pushed a buzzer and Sergt Carter thrust a head tn the door. McKee said, “Todhuater?” Carter said he

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will be softer. Choose a sunny, windy day and they will soon dry. Care of the Hair Moistening the hair with water too frequently causes it to become harsh and dry, making it break easily. ti IA Sodbusters The Blue Creek 4-H Sodbusters met at the Kimsey school Tuesday evening. The meeting was opened by the pledge to the flag and the 4-H pledge. The group chose to meet the first Monday night of the month for their regular meeting night. New officers elected for the coming year were as follows: president. Carl Stpe; vice-president, John Ripley; secretary-treasurer, Larry Myers; news reporter, Bob Wechter; song leader. Ramond Gattshall; and health and safety leader, Roger LeFever. Refreshments were served at the close, of the meeting to the 25 members present by the 4-H leaders.

was out getting a shave. ”1 want him when be gets back." McKee then called Fernandez. Fernandez couldn’t raise Andrus at ius apartment, located him finally at Jude Carmody’s in Hastings. Andrus said shortly, “My—shoes?'’ Fernandez said, “Yes, the shoes you naa on tee night the boy was killed, and the suit,’’ ’’They re in my apartment in New York." Andrus said tie d be back in town the next day, and bung up. Lt was on the way to the station on the following m.omljig that he. found the flask. • • • Andrus looked at his watch when the car reached tee toot ot Norte Broadway. Lt was 20 minutes past 8 and nm train didn't leave till 9:04. He told Judea chauffeur where to stop, got out, gave the man a bill and started down the iong mu to tee station on toot He was moody and depressed. His time at Jude's baa been a waste, except tor last mght, and you couldn t count thaL He had finally convinced rnmseit which didn t matter, because he was already 99 per cent sure. There was a dull pounding at the . base ot his skull and ms eyes were taintly bloodshot. Except tor that he didn’t feel too bad. He had bad to wait until everyone was in Ded to do it. The conditions were ideal , There was a moon naU covered by . clouds, and Jude s driveway sloped sharply down, just as Regina Pelham's did. An overcoat wrapped around a gou bag was tee nearest he could get. They said that at the , last moment tee ooy nad seen mm and had turned and started to run, I and teat ne bad struck turn from behind, tossing mm forward and into the path ot the car, the left wheels had gone over his body. His neck was broken, and his spine cracked in two places. His own reconstruction last mght had been as thorough as he could make 1L Put the bag down on the driveway, go back to the car and run over tee bag; be had tried it four times, taking another drink between each try. Even when be was practically out he had felt the jolt. His foot had instinctively gone down on the brake, and his hand had gone to the emergency. The car that had killed the boy fidd-ar Stopped, dr even wowed.’ Andrus plodded on down the hill. It was going to snow. The air had *«f bi te' to it, felt good o« his ftftse. Out ahead and below the river cajpe into the view, steel gray with white lines on IL There wasn't much traffic, a few trucks going up. The down cars began to trickle faster. By the time he reached level ground at the bottom ot the hill they were a steady stream. The houses and streets fell back.

Four Plane Spotters In Exercise Saturday S. W Swaim, post supervisor of the Decatur post,, reported today that four local plane spotters participated in the 12-hour exercise Saturday designed to give training te civilian spotters. During the 12hour period nine aircraft were detected and reported to the air defense filter center at South Bend. Volunteers taking part in Saturday’s exercise were S. W. Swaim. J. M. Wilson. J. L. Burg and F. D. Smitley. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.. Estate No. SM7 In the Adams Circuit Court of Adams County, Indiana. Notice ia hereby given that Martin L. Huger wad on the 14 th day of March, 19"v5. appointed: Adm i n.lwt rfiitor us the estate of Robert E. Hiueer, deceased. Ail persons having ctai ms against said estate, whether or not now due, must file the same In said court within alx months front the date of the first pitblhaxion of this notice or said claims will be fore-ver barred. lotted at Decatur, Indiana, thia 14th day of March. ISS-5. EDWARD F. JAIBERG Clerk of uhe Adams Circuit Court for Adams County, Indiana. Custer and Hmith, Attorney and Counsel for Estate. March 15-22-2 S.

siretcnes or open ground, a coupte ot docks thrusting out into the water; Che station was on the left over the tracks, which ran through a cut. Facing the station on the far side ot the street there was a row ot dingy stores. Andrus wanted a iong, cold drink ot water, and coffee, a gallon ot tt. A lot of people around now, getting out ot cars. A man across the way raised a band tn greeting, ft was Barry Lofting. Andrus nodded and Lofting shouted something unintelligible and went into the station. - LcfUng's greeting bsd attracted the attention of • man getting out of another car. It was Regina's brother, Frederick Pelham, handsome and impeccably tailored. He wasn't really a bad guy, just puffed up with ms own importance. One ot the success boya Keeping it up must be a strain. Pelham’s wife Edith was at the wheel ot the car. They looked across at Andrus and sharply sway. Andrus looked at his watch. Four minutes to train time. He wanted a drink ot water. There was a coffee shop tn the middle ot the block. But there’d be water on the train. He started to withdraw nis glance, ft stopped dead on the next window. He’d had a try around yesterday, in Hastings and Yonkers, just on the chance. This was one he’d missed. He walked up to the pawn shop, stared through the dirty glass. And there it was. When he came out he nad the silver flask la nis hand. But not the information be wanted. The woman tn the cluttered interior was the owner’s cousin and she couldn’t get at the records. Mr. StoU was away . . . she didn’t know ... but ne could have the flask if be wanted it, for $28.50. The books were in tee safe. Mr. StoU would be back that day, late. ’’Don’t come till after 5." Andrus caught his train. He didn’t see Lofting on tt: he did see Regina's brother. This time Frederick Pelham didn’t look away, he looked at Andrus and through him. At bis apartment Andrus found a detective from Inspector McKee’s office waiting tor him in the lobby. He produced the shoes he had worn on the night the boy died, black cordovans that needed a polish, and the trousers of his gray tweed suit, And the detective carried them off with ‘WtWt At 20 minutes after 5 on that same Friday afternoon, Andrus reentered the -pawnshop in ijtidwifck!? 5 Mr. StoU was there. He referred to a ledger ot 1952. The flask had been pawned by a Michael Brodsky on June 12, two weeks after Roger Pelham’s death. Brodsky’s address was 44 Stone St., Yonkers, New York. That was aU the pawnbroker could tell him. 7 (To Bo Continued)

Missionary Speaks Wednesday Evening The Rev. Dan Rohrs, national superintendent of the Missionary youth fellowship, will speak at the St. Paul Missionary church at 7:®o p. m. Wednesday. Rev. Rohrs was formerly a urtsaionary in Che Hawaiian Islands. Court News Marriage License Frederick Clark, OS, West New ton. Mass., and Margaret Waltke 56, Decatur. Agreement Made In the complaint for damages of the heirs of Mary C. Bacon against Irving Bros. Gravel Co., vwied from Allen county, the parties have agreed that rules 143 of the Indiana supreme court will be waived since both parties have desired to file further briefs in a 90-day period. Estate Cases The inheritance tax report for the Charles Hiiand estate has been filed and a notice has been ordered issued returnable April «. A petition to sell real property of the Jhymina Mae Johnson estate has been sustained after waiversof notice and assents to sell have been filed by Ermel Johnson and Marcile Burk, co-administrators. A petition for letters of administration for the estate of Robert E Huser has been sustained and the letters have been ordered issued to Martin L. Huser. A l>ond in the sum of 31000 has been filed. The final report on the Richard E. Mahan estate has been filed and a notice has been ordered issued returnable March 30. Sealed bids for PAINTING AND REPAIRS, AT THE U. 8. POST OFFICE. DBMTVR, INDIANA. will be received -until 5:00 P. M., C. «. T„ MARCH 30. J 965 hi Room 57J. U. 8. Courthouse, Chicago 4, Illinois, and then publicly opened in 675. Information concerning bidding d-x umejits may be obtained from (a) General Services Axtanln tort ration Region 5, 575 U. 8. Courrhouee, Chtk-aro 4. ItUnois: <b> Cuetxwlian of the building (or Supnntmt endent) project; or <c) Room 13<M, General Services Bid*.. Wash. St. D. C. Man* 15-46-17

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Six Men Killed In Fire In Wyoming Hotel In Laramie Destroyed By Fire LARAMIE, Wyo. (INS) — Six men war* killed today in a fire which destroyed the two-story Johnson Hotel in downtown Laramie. The blase broke out near a stair-well, trapping many of the sleeping men on the second floor of the hotel. Fire chief Blake Fanning said many of the victims were railroaders from Denver who often

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were guests of the hotel on overnight stops. Snow 'hampered fire fighting operations. The temperature was 14 degrees above sero. Funeral Held Today For Boice Infant Funeral services were held this morning at the Hardy & Hardy funeral home for Leroy Boice, two-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Boice. Geneva, who died Bunday in the Jay county hospital at Portland. Surviving are the parents; two brothers, Larry Lee and George Wilklam, at home, and the grandparents, Mrs. John Boice and Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Smith, all of Geneva.