Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 233, Decatur, Adams County, 3 October 1956 — Page 6

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Jet Pilot Burned To Death In Crash Rescuers Unable To Move Plane Canopy ROCKLAND, Mank. (UP) —The pilot of a crashed jet burned to death Tuesday before 100 onlookers because rescuers were unable to remove the flaming plane's jammed canopy. Lt. (jg) Donald R. Good, 37, crashed the plane on a poultry farm after he had avoided hitting a row of houses. The plastic eanopy of his Cougar jet fighter plane jammed after opening five inches. , “I could see the pilot struggling inside to get out.” poultryman Gerald Del Prete said. “But we couldn't hudge the canopy. I got hold of his arm, but 1 couldn’t pull him out."

INSURANCE STRONG STOCK COMPANIES and PROMPT SERVICE WHEN LOSS OCCURS Consult This Agency Today! COWENS INSURANCE AGENCY L. A. COWENS JIM COWENS 209 Court St. Phone 3-3601 Decatur, Ind. Public Auction MODERN FIVE ROOM HOME with ONE ACRE OF LAND SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 3:00 P.M. LOCATION: Two miles South of "Decatur. Indiana on Highway 27 at north edge of Yost’s Addition on East side of the highway. AN ATTRACTIVE, NICELY ARRANGED, WELL CONSTRUCTED HOME ALL ON ONE FLOOR. Has large Living Room with fireplace, picture windows, KitciLen with fine built-in features and dining area. Two Large Bedrooms with ample closet space. Complete Bath with modern type fixtures. Utility Room, oil furnace, electric water heater, nice front porch. Completely insulated. Nice landscaped yard. GARAGE, IDEALLY LOCATED WELL BACK FROM THE HIGHWAY AND ON AN ACRE OF GROUND. TERMS: 20% day of sale, balance upon delivery of good title and possession. Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Braun, Owners J. F. Sanmain, Auctioneer George C. Thomas. Representative Sale Conducted by Midwest Realty Auction Co. Decatur. Indiana. 29 1 3

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The plane, on a routine training flight from ths South Weymouth nrval air station, had plowed a 2.0(H) foot path Jihrough woods near the Hanover line before climbing a knoll and dropping into a sand pit on the Del Prete farm. Del Prate’s two sons had been playing in the sand pit only minutes before the crash. The navy announced that an accident board would be convened today to investigate the cause of the crash. Navy officials also said that Good, a native of Fairfax. Mo., was a veteran pilot. He is survived by his wife and their two children, Charles. 3, and Nancy, 1. Good's parents were visiting at his Natick, Mass., home when the accident happened. 2-Ton Shipment Os Vaccine To Norway INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — Eli Lilly A Co. sent a 2%-ton shipment of Salk polio vaccine to Oslo, Norway, today.

Checks Are Mailed To Meril Scholars 556 High School Seniors Are Paid EVANSTON. 111, (UP) — The Na tlonal Merit Scholarship Corp, today announced that checks totaling $515,000 have been mailed to 556 merit scholars, and to the colleges and universities of their choice. The winners were cnosen from almost 60.000 high school seniors who competed for the first merit scholarships. Those named to receive the scholarships survived two rigorous college aptitude tests, the scholarship corporation said, had outstanding high school records. and many were teen-age leaders in their communities. r _. The scholars were free to select any accredited college or university. and to choose any course of study. Harvard was the most popular among the scholarship winners, NMS reported, with Massachusetts Institute of Technology second. Seventy-two per cent of the winners were boys. Sixty-eight per cent of the boys and 13 per cent of the girls chose engineering and the physical science courses. NMS said, with physics and the most popular of the physical sciences. NMS announced a screening examination will be held Oct. 24 for the 1957 competition. Seniors at 13,000 high schools were expected to seek the scholarships. Interested students were advised to see their principals for details. NMS, a non-profit corporation, was established last year, with initial grants of 2014 million dollars and was underwritten for a 10-year period. Approximately $2,000,000 in scholarships are to be awardedeach year. In grants ranging from an honorary award.of SIOO up to a -maximum of $2,100 a year. The amount is based on personal need. G. 0. P. Headquarters Open Extra Hours Announcement was made today that Republican headquarters in Decatur will be open Friday evening and Saturday afternoon -and evening for registration of voters and for giving out information to persons who wtah to know about Republican candidates. The public is invited to visit the headquarters. Trade In a wood »x>w» — Decatut If V * si-4'

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Eisenhower Attends First Series Game To Toss Out First Ball At Brooklyn WASHINGTON (UP) — President' Eisenhower flies to New York today to see his first World Series gaipe and to boost his pqlitical hatting average. The White House billed the trip as “non-politlcal." but voters both outside and inside the ball park and those watching television will get plenty of opportunity to see the President. Mr. Eisenhower was scheduled to arrive at LaGuardia Field, and from there make a 45-minute drive through Queens and Brooklyn to Ebbets Field in his plastic-domed limousine. Press secretary James fc. Hagerty said he expected the presidential caravan would “hit some crowds” during the drive to and from the ball park. The round trip will cover about 20 to 25 miles. Its climax will come when the ’ President drives onto Ebbets Field and. down the third base line to home plate. HOSPITAL (Continued from pital board of trustees and county commissioners included: City Securities corporation and Raffensperger-Hughes and compa-' ny. Inc., three percent plus a $315 premium: First National Bank of Chicago, three percent plus a SL--443 premium; Harris Trust and Savings Banks of Chicago and Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane, three percent plus a sl.435.50 premium; Halsey, Stuart and Co., Inc., and Paine, Webber, Jackson and Curtis, three percent plus a SSO premium, and Braun, Bosworth and Co. of Toledo: R. S. Dixon and Co. of Chicago, and Burnes, Corbett and Pickard, Inc., of Chicago, three percent plus a $1,439 premium. . The premium is a gift offered by the companies for the .privilege of purchasing the bonds. It was especially gratifying to be able to sell the bonds at below the three percent interest advertised because the bond market is low at this period. Two other bond sales ip Indiana were not made because no bids were submitted at the three percent interest level. If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings result!.

State Traffic Toll 840 Through Sunday INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — Twen-ty-nine more deaths were added to Indiana's 1955 traffic toll list ■•last week. Hut the week’s total was lower than the 33 recorded in the corresponding week of 1955. MAGLIE (Cai (1.h.i1 from I’mf One) into left centerfield and Hodges scored the tyibg run all the way from first when the ball bounced away from Mantle. It was scored as a double for Furillo, with io error for Mantle. _ Campenella filed to Bauer against the scoreboard in rightfield. Furillo taking third after the catch. With a 21 count on Amoros. Ford threw wild to third base trying to pick off Furillo, but the ball caromed back swiftly from the third base field boxes and the Dodger runner could not try for the plate. Amoros flied to Mantle in„ short right center and Furillo held third as Mickey's one-bounce throw to the plate was perfect, Maglie struck out. Two runs, three hids, no errors, one left. Yankees Third Hauer looped a 2 and 2 pitch into short leftfield for a single. Slaughter whacked a low line drive between Robinson and Reese for a single, Batidr taking second. Mantle was called out on strikes when Maglie whipped in a fast ball on a 2 and 2 count. Berra popped to Robinson on Maglie's first pitch. Robinson fielded Showron’s bounder and threw to Gilliam, forcing Slaughter at second. No runs, tw.o hits, no errors, two left. ’ . Dodgers Third • Gilliam popped to McDougald on the edge of the infield grass. Reese worked the count to 3 and 2 and then beat out a single, on which McDougald made a backhanded play in the hole but threw too late to first. Snider’s looping fly dropped in front of Mantle for a single. Roose going to second. Robinson flied deep to Mantle near the dirt track in left centerfield. the runners holding their bases. Hodges hit a 1 and 1 pitch into (he lower leftffeld stands for a three-run homer to put the podgers ahead, 5-2. It was his fourth Ip, JVqjrld,, competition. Furillo - flied to Bauer in short right. Three runs, three hits, no errors, none left. Yankees Fourth, McDougald flied to Amoros in medium leftfield. Martin hit Maglie’s first pitch into the lower left field stands for a homer, cutting the Dodgers’ margin to 5-3. Carey flied to Furillo in short right. - George Wilson batted for Ford and struck out, but had to be thrown out. Campanello.to Hod ges when the catcher dropped the ball. One run, one hit, no errors, none left. Dodgers Fourth Kucks replaced Ford on the mound for the Yankees at the start of the Dodgers’ fourth. Cainpanello took two balls and then lined a double into the right centerfield corner. Amoros singled through the middle on Kucks’ one-strike pitch, Campanella scoring to put the Dodgers ahead, 6-3. Mantle lost whatever chance he had to retire Campanella at the plate by fumbling the. ball but was not charg ed with an error. play. Skowron picking up his tap Maglfe bunted into a double toward first and throwing to McDougald who relayed to Martin, covering first. Gilliam’s grounder went through Skowron’s legs for an error, Gilliam reaching first. Gilliam stole second on Kucks' second pitch to Reese, Martin putting up a mild beef over the umpire’s call. Reese was caled out on strikes. One run, two hits, one error, one left. Yankees Fifth Bauer lined a 1 and 2 pitch - into left center for a single, and Clem Labine started to warm up in the Brooklyn bull pen. Slaughter took a strike and then popped to Robinson just off third base. Mantle walked when Maglie's 3 and 1 pitch was low and inside. Berra worked the count to 3 and 2 and then flied to Amoros in short left. Skowron flied to Amoros in short left center. v No runs, one hit, no errors, two left. Dodgers Fifth Snider lined to Slaughter, who made the catch knee-high after a short run. Robinson flied to Slaughter in short left. ' • - Hodges rolled to McDougald, who fumbled the ball but recovered in time to throw him out. No runs, no hits, no errors, none left

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THE IAST of the Hiroshima maidens who came to the U. S. for plastic surgery in May 1955 are shown outside New York’s Mount Sinai hospital on being discharged. Twenty-five came to the U. S. to try 'm have the atom bomb scars repaired. (International SoundpKoto)

Manufacturers Set New Record Sales WASHINGTON (UP)—The government reported Tuesday night that sales and profits for manufacturing corporations hit new records during the first half of this year. ' Profits, after deduction of federal income taxes, totaled $7.9 billion, about 9 percent above the same period a year ago when the previous record was set. WAGE INCREASE (Continued from Pane Oar) the convention on how he felt about the presidential candidates. He told a press conference Monday that he did not care to “express" a presidential preference before the convention began. The mine workers chief said he might' have something to say “later.” Despite Lewis’ joint criticism of Mr. Eisenhower, it did not appear that the convention will endorse the President’s Democratic opponent, Adlai Stevenson. Lewis has said privately that he wants to skip the n. tional tight so the 600,000-member union can concentrate on electing 45 congressional candidates friendly to the mine workers. < The 76-year-old mine workers chief said in the report that President Eisenhower remade the Republican party “into h7s image” but it “was and had to be controlled by and for big business.” • COMMITTEES (Cond.ued from t-ase One) first day of the drive. This list does not include a number who made—contributions, hue —whose committees have not yet reported. They will be announced as soon as they are reported. The first announced contribuors are: Lee Hardware Co.. First State Bank. Donut Shop. Bill’s Corner. Minch Taxi, Shady Lawn Motel, Brooks Mens Store, Russell Bowman, Mansfield Motors. Faurote Body Shop, Leland Smith Insurance Agency, Floorcraft. Store. Rice Hotel, Gene's Mobile Service, Decatur Super Service, Schwartz Ford Co., Zintsmaster Motors, Fager Maytag Sales, Butler Garage, ’ Holthouse Furniture Store, Begun’s Clothing S?ore. Pried Men's Wear, Holthouse Schulte & Company, D & T Standard Service, Petrie Oil Co., Roop’s Homewood Grocery, The Suttles Co., Gerber Super Market, Commercial Print Shop, Brecht’s Jewelry Store,. Bower Jewelry Store, Black funeral home, W. H. Zwick & Son, Haflich & Morrisey, Flyers of the Decatur Airport, committee of 61 and the Heller Insurance Agency.

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Anderson Woman Is Victim Os Burns ANDERSON, Ind. (UP) — Mrs. Madeline Hutton, 33. Anderson, died Tuesday night in St. John’s hospital of burns suffered a short time earlier when a water heater ignited fumes from gasoline she was using to thin paint in her home. Installment Credit Hits Record High WASHINGTON (UP) — Consumer installment credit jumped $324 million in August, the second highest increase this year. The rise brought installment purchases to a new record high of more than $29.4 billion, the federal reserve board said Tuesday.

> PUBLIC AUCTION AT THE HI-WAY AUCTION BARN 2‘/j Miles West of Decatur, Indiana on U. S. 224 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1956, 7:30 P. M. The following will be sold: New Light Mahogany 3-plece Bedroom Suite; 5 used living room suites; 2 new rockers; 2 occasional chairs: new table lamps; used bedroom suite; walnut waterfall desk; chest of drawers; Simmons half bed; one sofa bed; dressing table and stool; end tables; bed quilt; chrome dinette set; wood dinette; black and brass dinette; Duo-Therm fuel oil stove; 275-gal. fuel oil tank; complete with gauge and filters; 20-foot copper tube; bicycle; other miscellaneous household items. TERMS —CASH. Not Responsible for Accidents. ED SPRUNGER, Auctioneer Public Auction MODERN FIVE ROOM HOME AND TWO LOTS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 3:00 P.M. LOCATION: 828 Line Street, Decatur, Indiana. DESCRIPTION: AN ATTRACTIVE, NEARLY NEW HOME. Has large living room, nice kitchen with latest type built-in features, two large bedrooms, lots of closet space, also large linen closet, complete bath with modern type fixtures. Upstairs not completely finished but has stairway and ample room for two additional bedrooms. Nice front porch and pano, concrete' walks, nicely landscaped lawn, lots of flowers and shrubbery. Full basement, gas furnace and water heater, and built-in Shower. GOOD TWO-CAR GARAGE. IDEALLY LOCATED ON CORNER LOT. EXTRA LOT WILL SELL WITH PROPERTY OR SEPARATELY TO SUIT PURCHASERS. TERMS—2O% day of sale, balance upon delivery of good title and possession. Mr. & Mrs. Clarence E. Michel, Owners J. F. Sanmann, Auctioneer' George C. Thomas, Representative Sale Conducted by Midwest Realty Auction Cd. Decatur, Indiana. 29 3 6

WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 3, 1956

CITY COUNCIL - ( Continued trow l*tte One) basis. The report from the public service commission on the petition by rural patrons northeast of Decatur to be released from their power contracts with the city was approved and recorded. The report was published earlier. The meeting was adjourned following a report from city engineer Ralph Roop on the progress of the water department’s project to add to the city's water supply. He stated that a proposed well located in a corn field will be tested for production as soon as the corn is taken out. He added that with the end of the hot summer weather, the water shortage is no longer acute and that the supply will be increased before next summer when the demand goes up.