Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 194, Decatur, Adams County, 18 August 1955 — Page 6

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Preparing Tickets To New York Tour Aug. 29 Deadline For Reservations Erie railroad officials today began the task of making out individual tickets for each person who has made a reservation on the Decatur Democrat-Erie' Labor day excursion trip to New York City. All persons will be notified by mall when their tickets are available at the Dally Democrat office. Each ticket contains coupons for the train fare, meals, hotel occommodation% and trips In New York. A few spaces are left on the Decatur car for the excursion and indications are that .a full load will leave here Friday afternoon, September 2, for the nation's largest <sty and a week-end of entertainment, relaxation and sight seeing. A coupon appears each night lit the Daily Democrat and this must be filled out and forwarded to the Daily Democrat with a $lO reservation tee. The balance of the |46 can be paid when the ticket is delivered to the purchaser. j Those in charge Os the eaftsursiow _ !—< 1 A- — ' - ' --

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pointful out that a person does not have to reside In Decatur to make the trip Tickets a<t the excursion rate eon be bought by resident* Os the nearhy area. The only requirement Is that purchaser* ol tickets through the Decatur station must board the train at Decatur. No reservations will bo accepted after August 29. Washington Redskins Beat Los Angeles I.OS ANGELES (INS) — The Washington Redskins’ passing combination of Eddie Leßaron to Ralph Thomas and Johnny Carson edged the la»s Angeles Rams. 31 to 28. in the Los Angeles Coliseum last night.' An enthusiastic crowd of 78,000 saw the Redskins’ aerial game bring them their fourth victory, as against six defeats, in the annual series of charity pro foetball exhibition games. Manila — Sumatra has a population of about 11 million persons contained within an area of about 183,000 square miles. Phoenix — Arizona produced about 394,000 tons of copper val ued at |227 million in 1953.

- Testimony Is Ended n, ■ j In Court Martial Summarize Cases . In Gallagher Trial NEW YORK (INS) -The prosecution and defense summarise their cases today at the court martial o( Army Sgt. James C. Gallagher who faces a poHsible life term at hard labor for allegedly * murdering three fellow war prlsonersJn North Korea. tt Testimony ended Wednesday aftj er the 23 - year -old Brooklyn u defendant disregarded army protocol on rank and angrily told a 0 major “if you stole my clothes, e Id/ boot you in the fanny," or r, “I’d beat the hell out of you.” i. The outburst was directed at the 11 prosecutor, Maj. James Jenkins. It came when Gallagher was recalled about kicking Emuel Turner i- of Evarts, Ky„ when fie found him e taking a pair of pants from outt side his hut. Turner testified he was in poor health at the time. Gallagher d countered: ' 1_ "I would say that he was In pretty good health. He was able to get around to steal my clothes.”

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Gallagher then turned to prosecutor Jenkins and made his comment on what he would do to him under similar clfcnnistances. Chief Justices In Annual Conference PHILADELPHIA (INS) --ThO chief justices of the nation’s 48 . state supreme courts open their seventh annual conference today in . Philadelphia. The three day parley is aimed at improving the quality and efficiency of the nation's Judicial system. Infant Found Dead Hanging From Crib INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon for a four month old boy who was found dead hanging from the side of his crib by his 20-year-old mother, Mrs. Matilda F. Voorhies, of Indianapolis, Wednesday. Police said the boy, bale Lee Voorhies. strangled after hi* body slipped down between the mattress and side of the crib. If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings result* - - - —

Oil Slick Blamed As Auto Overturns An oil slick on the Winchester | road about a half mile northwest of Decatur at the Roop curve was blamed for an accident which damaged a car driven by Robert J. I Baxter, 33, of Decatur route three. at about 8 a. m. today. Baxter’s cur went out of control when it hit the oil slick and overturned, causing about >SOO damage to the vehicle. Baxter was not injured. Deputy sheriff Charles Arnold investigated. Man Is Fined For Public Intoxication Billy J. Sturgill. 22, of St. Chur--1 les, Va., was fined $5 and costs in justice of the peace court this > morning on a charge of public intoxication. He was arrested by city police at 3:30 a. ni. today on . Monroe street. About $l5O damage was caused i in an accident at 3:30 p. m. Wednesday when a car driven by Louis i Stetler, 25, of Decatur hit the detour barricade at the corner of Nuttman avenue and Thirteenth ■ streets. Trade in a Good town — Decatm . 1 1 , . - •

Pennsylvania Bank Robbed Os SIO,OOO Unmasked Bandit In Daring Holdup Today WARREN, Pa. (INS) —An unmasked bandit, wearing dark glasses, held up the branch bank of the Warren National Bank in Tdioute today and escaped with 110,000. The bandit, who was believed about forty years old, fled east across the Alleghany river on U.S. route 62 in a blue Buick. Krug Cyphert the bank manager, said that, the thief was dressed tn a business suit. Cyphert was filling in at a teller’s window for a clerk who was at lunch when the bandit approached and pulled a gun. Cyphert rushed outside when the thief fled and recognised the car as one which had been parked near the bank most of Wednesday. Cyphert had memorised the number. But he found to his surprise that the bandit had switched plates overnight. Cyphert told police that only clerks MrS. Anne Snavely and Richard Yonek were with him in the bank when the thief entered. Fishing Leader DETROIT (INS) — Michigan is the nation's most popular fishing ground, according to figures compiled by the Automobile Club. Herbert W. Coopes license division manager of the Automobile Club of Michigan, said the state issued a total of 1,259,925 fishing licenses during the fiscal year. Washington — Ailments of the heart and circulation systems account for about one-half of all the deaths In the U.S. London — An estimated 54 percent of the total area of western Europe la suitable for farming or grazing land.

Your food dollars go further here because they buy better values. Our lower prices help you set a better table for less. Colo "“ , Bread 9 i*/4 ib- 9Qf We Sell A Complete Line of U Loaves taJU I' ♦ Freezer & Refrigerator PACKAGING SUPPLIES BURSLEYg • PLASTIC BAGS Vacunm Pack ' d • PLASTIC BOXES COFFEE • ROLL WRAPPNIGS — Lb - 85c OHIO COBBLER —LITTLE ELF Potatoes “ “ 15 Ib. Peck B oz. pkg. ijg OLD FASHION LEAN PLATE , G A ' TABLE RITE MINCED BOILING SLICED ham beef bacon ■'' ' ‘ Lb. Lb. Lb. 59c - SELF SERVICE STORE OPEN WEEK-DAYS ’till 9:00 P.M. — SUNDAYS ’till 6:30 P. M.

Says Atomic Bomb Can Be Converted Foresee Economic Development Soon -. LAFAYETTE, Ind, (INS) —The : nation's atomic bomb is the one t weapon which actually can be t "beaten into plowshares” in a coni version from wartime destruction to peacetime prduction. 1 George Olasheen, eduction didector of the atomic energy commission, told a meeting ,<t Purdue University: ’ "The atomic bombs we have stockpiled can be used as fission- ’ able elements. This is the only weapon so adaptable.” . 1 Olasheen and commander LouisA. Jtoddis, Jr., deputy director of , the division of reactor develop- ' ment of the ABC, came from I Washington to address a national apprentice contest and educational , conference sposored by the United association of journeymen and apt prentices of the plumbing and , pipe fitting industry. ■Roddis, formerly an assistant to , Admiral Hymhn George Rickover, I developer of the U. S. navy atomi Ic powered submarines, told the conference: “By far the largest problem in atomic power today is that of technical manpower!"” Commander Roddis opined that j atomic power will be developed at ‘ economical rates probably by 1960, . based on experience in operating L seven atomic plants now being , built or planned through joint financing of the AEC and private , industry. Aim of the conference is to develop skilled manpower to metft the demands of the plumbing and pipe fitting industry in these atomic power plants. Detroit — Michigan claims to be the first state to establish an agricultural college which dates back to 1859. Trade In a Good ’"wn — Decatur

THURSDAY. AWUST 18. 1955

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Club W. L. Pct. G.B. B Minneapolis — 80 52 .606 e Denver ..75 59 .560 6 B Toledo — 72 60 .545 „ 8 Omaha ..... 73 61 .545 8 n Louisville .... 70 61 .534 9% St. Paul 65 68 .489 16% i- Indianapolis — 55 76 .420 24% i- Charleston ... 40 93 .301 40% e Wednesday's Results Toledo 6, St. Paul 1. e Omaha 6, Indianapolis 3. t . Minneapolis 7, Charleston 2. y Louisville 6. Denver 2. r MAJOR 1 ► ' AMERICAN LEAGUE d Club W. L. Pct. G.B. New York .... 72 47 .605 0 Chicago 68 45 .602 1 Cleveland .... 70 48 .593 1% *' Boston .... 68 50 .576 3% e Detroit 62 55 .530 9 Kansas City .. 48 70 .407 23% Q Washington .. 41 74 .357 29 *" Baltimore .... 37 77 .325 32% Wednesday’s Results t Detroit 9, Cleveland 5. 1 Boston 7, New York 1. >, Baltimore at Washington, rain. R Other clubs not scheduled. g > i. NATIONAL LEAGUE e Club W. L. Pct. G.B. Brooklyn 77 39 .664 p Milwaukee 65 55 .542 14 t New York .... 63 55 .534 15 d Philadelphia .. 60 61 .496 19% Chicago 59 64 .480 21% Cincinnati 57 63 .475 22 St. Louis .... 52 64 .448 25 y Pittsburgh 44 76 .367 35 j Wednesday's Rseults 9 New York 5, Brooklyn 1. Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 4. Chicago 3, Cincinnati 2. r Milwaukee 11, St. Louis 4.