Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 163, Decatur, Adams County, 12 July 1956 — Page 12

PAGE FOUR-A

Fuels And Cancer _ BERKELEY, Calif. (UP) — Stadias made by researchers on the University of California campus here have shown that fuels used in industry, the homjs and autos leave at least two capaer-causing hydro-carbons in the atmosphere when they are not burned completely. It has been estimated that there are anywhere from 20,000 to <O,OOO different species of fishes.

1 8 PC. GENUINE Skotch Kooler WSjMM I MATCHED > I Ensemble *wL COMPLETE jSSy iSSf .?2K Sr ... * BEMtecSfe.**. **.l U ~ BL ■ TGSi — 255—- -SWs» AHu&v®¥w-Sc » jwwv®, •. MSMbwK I •s»* ■ "3i Jwf i Bne ■ s£3aEs ‘ jiJ IB) Hs eS \ I ...'■‘■'••aE HknAii ■■■ ' ._. -- - . »». * < Kliroumi — ~. WwSBB ■/Btrbtr.cn - •£>’-•'*’* jMMM B?SM^SiBSS!S^SS==^^^ = m Bl BBB r- *""* ~jfl I YOU GET ENTIRE |E I MATCHED SET: !»■■■- ''" ■—K-~~'----- -■<! E 1 CfILLOS Sizs . < B SKOTCH KOOLER ICE BUCKET and I 6MatchingSKOTCHKOOLERGLASSES «OS I As beautiful a matching set as you've seen .. . anywhere! B teed water-tight, alcohol-resistant, a big one gahon — H (holds over 70 ice cubes’). The have the same match- ||, >4 *fflWW ing red, black and yellow plaid pattern. Come in, write o B phone, don’t delay I Z? £ BABEU'S Famous for Values DECATUR FORT WAYNE

its your lucky dayt BUY MEN’S WEAR FRIDAY IHE'« 1,,,1,!5 "* ,! - i »r ,j|| men’s SHORT SLEEVE ALL *W= SUMMER Sport Shirts summer cm™ II Hl SiiihOfl ™ H BM lllfl kJlllllJ Famous Name f ' I iSIJIBIj /> FI Jfe UP TO $3.95 VALUES /I W ltf/1 fU 2f« $5 00 t 3 M' OFF | 'WISJ-' ■" .11 Nil I 3. »U. , „, *,• .., ■■■ FREE |Q C I I |k| T C. OPEN EVERY ALTERATIONS D £ 131 UIX W Wednesday SUITS and SLACKS CLOTHING STORE ’**" 9 PM -

Just So It's Bonked GLOVERSViLLK. N. Y. (UP) — Banker Robert Quakenbußh was driving to work when he saw a bright green bag in the middle of a street He took it to the police station and found it contained |SS in cash and <845 in indorsed checks ready tor deposit in a rival bank. After checking the rightful owner, Quackenbysh marched into the City Xationa) Bank and Trust Co. nad made the deposit. He is with the Fulton County National Bank, and Trust Co.

Engineers Seek To I Save Italy Bridge Ancient Florentine Bridge Is Studied FLORENCE, Italy (UP) — The old Florentine bridge, Ponte Veocljio. which has brought an atmosphere of the Middle Ages into modern times, is threatening to

OHI DHCATtm DAttt NDEOCTUT, DECATUR nun on

collapse into the swirling waters of the Arno (River. Sketched and painted by thousands of artists, written about by great writers and cherished in the memories ot millions of Visitors to Italy's great art cradle of the Renalssancerthe ancient bridge is now being harnessed together by the Italian army engineering corps as It has been showing definite signs of tiredness. Specialized army workers, who have already saved hundreds of famous monuments older than the

Pont* Vecchio, have started building Iron supports to keep the upper structure of the bridge from caving in. . ; The bridge la built In two sections—a bottom support consisting of three arches based on a sturdy Roman foundation and a top part cluttered with shops and dwellings. This part of the bridge la topped by a passageway which is considered the real danger because of careless building in centuries gone by. Among the ideas being studied now, is the old favorite of cement injections which proved excellent in the cases of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Colosseum and many ancient arches which dot the Italian peninsula. The basic part of the bridge, consisting of three graceful arches spanning the river, is sound enough and in no particular danger, according to superintendents of monuments in Tuscany. They say that careless building, rebuilding and expansion work by the bridge shopkeepers over the years has seriously weakened the supports under the famed "Vasari corridor" a sort of covered passage running over the shops on the upstream side of the bridge. This tile - roofed passageway leads from the Uffizi Gallery on the north side of the river to the Pitti palace on the south aide. It takes its name from the famed man who designed it, Giorgio Vasari.’ Historians say that. Vasari, or the building contractor if he had one, didn't do the beet possible job of construction. They said the work was carried out on a “fixed fee” contract with a specific deadline fixed by the first Cosimo of the Medici family, which ruled the city. The upshot was that the builder, to save time and keep costs low, used whatever new or second-hand

FRIDAY=I3th Is This Your Lucky Day ? BRING US PROOF OF YOUR BIRTHDAY And Receive A Nice GIFT • - • GALLON PICNIC JUGS Regular V- 98 SPECIAL s2*9B INSULATED PICNIC BAGS Regular $4.50 SPECIAL *2«99 8 INCH REX RAY FANS Regular $5.95 J__ SPECIAL NYLON HAIR BRUSHES Regular SI.OO a,. SPECIAL Smith llnio Co.

material he could find in the immediate vicinity. - Nobody accuses Vasari or the builder of doing a downright pooi; job. The fact that the corridor, built in 1560, has stood for almost 400 years on top of the 600-year old Ponte Vecchio is testimony enough. But the constant remodeling of the shops of the goldsmiths underneath, plus the expansion of some of them to jut out over the river, has magnified the original shortcomings until today, when the "Vasari corridor” is threatening to cause the entire bridge to collapse. Another reason for the weakening of the bridge dates back to the last war when the "treasure chest of Italian art” felt the sting of allied bombs. But the real responsibility most likely lies on the retreating German army which, on Ang. 4, 1944, blew up all the bridges spanning the river but spared the Ponte Vecchio. No official explanation was ever given for this act of clemency. The bridges were blown up in an attempt to slow down the Allied onslaught towards the northern industrial and keypoint cities of Milan and Turin. The Florentines say that the German general in charge of blowing up the bridges felt the irresistible attraction of the beautiful bridge with its cluttering shops of craftsmen renowned for their work of wrought gold and silver and embossed leather. But the general did blow up everything at the approaches of both ends of Ponte Vecchio, thus weakening it considerably. “Bum" bears that beg along the roadside of Glacier National Park have been trapped and carried 60 miles away, only to return to their handout stations within a few weeks.

HERE ARE SCENES at Windsor Castle, England, as three noblqmea were installed as Knights of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Britain’s highest order of chivalry. Upper: Queen Elisabeth II and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, walk in a colorful procession to St George's chapel. Lower, from left: The Earl of Iveagh, Earl Attlee .(former Laborite prime minister), Prime Minister Bir Anthony Eden and former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. The first three became Knights of the Garter. Sir Wiiiston, who was made a Knight of the Garter in 1954, was Sir Anthony’s knightly attendant (International BMofMotJ

Many Odd Requests In Governor's Mail Claim Every Letter To Office Answered " INDIANAPOLIS i UP) -There’s one thing about being governor of Indiana—you get lofts of mail. And' Governor Craig's secretary ies claim every letter is either answered or “referred" to an appropriate state department for reply.' That applies even to a request from a West Coast woman for a little dirt from Indiana so she could stand on Hoosier soil. 'A less resourceful administration might have ignored that one. But the letter was turned over to the conservation department, which sent the woman a whole box of dirt. Office workers recall other persons who wrote with odd requests, including: A man who wanted the governor to do something about women running about in shorts and halters during the summer and putting “indecent” thoughts in men’s minds. . A. woman who wanted the governor to help her find a husband by publicizing her name, address and attributes, which she listed. — A woman who asked him to do something about the beaver&building dams in a river near her home, causing flooding of her property. A school boy who wrote: “Please send me all the information you have. Thank you.” Someone who wanted a feather from the state, bird. A man who complained of his v “restricted’’ driver’s license issued after his conviction for -drunken driving. “Please have my license for drunken driving renewed,” he wrote. Trade in a GoohTown — Decatur

MAKE FRIDAY THE “13th" = LUCKY DAY! Buy a Tfck Deluxe Toothbrush for 59c Mail in its label with your name and address (we’ll even furnish the address* • :'■ r ■* . ed envelope) and the Tek-Hug,hes Co. will mail you a check for 60c. Ilollhoiise Urns so.

THURSDAY JULY 11 IDM

Ike Grandson Sees New Riding Horse Gets First Glimpse ■ Os Horse At Farm •'“ x ■ .. ■ • ' • • - ......V-, .... gettv’sßurg: (UP)'— Backstairs at the Eisenhower,farm: Eight-year-old David Eisenhower finally got to »e£ his new ridjng horse. Sporty Miss, when be Flatted his grandad at the farm.' Jhe roan horse and one for .the Pipsident, dubbed Doodle-De-Dpo, . arrived at the farm about Jttpe I. David didn’t' get up to the farm until last week, however, because of the President's illness. ills eyes bugged when. he saw the horse, hand - tooled leather western saddle and bridle, trimmed with silver. But the boy didn't go too far on any wild west doings. This trip, he just visited each day and let Sporty Miss nibble sugar out of his hand. Davifijp- - patently decided against riding until his legs get a little longer. < The so-called Eisenhower drapes are suiting to make au appearance in Gettysburg, but not ofi a grand scale yet. The drapery material outlines highlights or tho President’s and Mrs. Eisenhower’s lives. Pictured are the first family's homes over the years at Abilene, Kan.; Denver; White House and Gettysburg. Other pictures show West Point and ? Columbia University. Here and there are elephants, favorite flowers of the Eisenhowers, and shields with, flv* stars for the President’s dgy as supreme commander in Europe.. -Of course, the Eisenhowers "hive some of the drapes at the firm. But the drapes are in only .'two other places in Gettysburg so,’far —in a private home and at d, new eating house, The Lamp Post. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur.