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The Times from Munster, Indiana • 8

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8 Tuesday, May 1 1951 THE HAMMOND TIMES Page Korean Moppets Are Battle Veterans iMfcsillg Mail Found Ceiling Extended i i 4 On Passenger Anton Dead 111 Anarlllicnll Washington (AP) Th Odd Job Tool Kit Essential Hoosier Fears 'Muzzling', of Mac Witnesses An East Chicago man, last seen alive Friday was found dead in his who was morning, bed last iNHiw xukk. HNS) while a Chicago Woman USO First Lady CHICAGO (INS) To thousands of servicemen, Mrs. Walter Heller is Chicago's-First Lady. She is chairman of the new Chicago USO club and also a friend from Warld War II days. While two of her three sons were in service during the last war, Mrs.

Heller served as head of the USO club in downtown Chicago. pin may be the traditional implement for the lady of the a tool kit is more practical government today indefinitely the present ceiling prices on passenger automobiles. The office of price stabilization order also directed that manufac- turers make reductions from charges for cars delivered without a spare tire and tube. The national production authority sometime ago banned spare tires and tubes as equipment for new cars. -lor odd jobs around the house.

mis kit can contain as few as IV.tive items and still offer first-aid night by police and the caretaker of the apartment house in which he lived. I He is George Petropoulos, 66, of i 3519 Elm a retired employe of; the Inland Steel Co. APPARENTLY he had died sometime Friday, for police said Ihis body was swollen beyond recog-j Inition. His absence was first re- r.in time of crisis. WASHINGTON AP Shepard Crumpacker, Indiana, of South Bend introduced a bill yesterday which he aid is intended to prevent any "muzzling" of government witnesses at senate hearings into the dismissal of General MacArthur.

It would make it a felony for any onvom mon rffiVil in firp nr rli- a simple tool kit may contain a hammer, a large and a small scfew medium-sized pliers, and a -f six-inch crescent wrench with ad- WHEN' THE decision was made to reopen the USO club because of the Korean war, there was only one woman that the United "Serv SAME NAME Nitrocellulose Is another Mm for guncotton. jaws. r-iniin. nn omninvr. nr mptnhor nf ported by Edgar Saggs, caretaker THESE TOOLS will be easier to the armed forces because of testi-jof the apartment, who notified i mony give a congressional com- police that his door was locked and lifTiAJSWf find when you need them if you them in a central place in the house.

You can make a handy ices organization would consider to guide the club. That was Mrs. Heller. But far from, being drafted for, any good cause, Mrs. Heller is a veteran volunteer.

She's been giving her time and services to social work ever since she came to Chicago a a bride at the a Re of 19 from Albuquerque, New Mexico 39 urease tailored to fit each item from a sturdy material such as duck or mittee. mo do ay answerea 10 repcaieu I knockincs A similar measure has been in-1 6'- troduced in the senate by Senator Hls body as taken to V)e AiC" Nixon, California. jGuan funeral home, 3438 ir "Unless witnesses, and I am i thinking particularly of members i.S VIZ' "'d he died -r-denim. filAICO meant BETTER-EASIER HEARING Use your table silver container as a rough guide, and make separate I ffflfc 1 11 pockets for each tool. Sew rrrsome loops at the top of the denim ui nie juiiiL nutria ui si .11, ait: allowed complete freedom of ex-! pression, the hearings will prove I nothing at all," Crumpacker said in a statement.

I for duck case so you 'can hang the Drivers Ungrateful, Fanner Discovers YOUR HEARING case open on the wall for use. 5 -Then sew tapes on the back of the case, so you can roll and tie it for storage. SERVICE CENTER A 1 COUNCIL BLUFFS, la. (UP) A southwest Iowa farmer is losing ihis faith in human nature. Judge for Snielko Still Unnamed BA1TFRIF.S FOR ALL MAKES OF H-ARINO-AIDS A motorist near the farmer's house asked for help.

After the years ajro. She explains that her arrival in Chicago left her homesick for her family so her husband suggested some form of social welfare work. SO SHE volunteered to direct a club of children at the Jewish People's Institute and has been hard at work for others ever since. Currently, Mrs. Heller is subordinating everything to the servicemen's club.

In fact, her husband, whose go-ahead she received wholeheartedly now good-naturedly complains that he can no longer "get a date" with MAICO CROWN POINT E. Miles Nor- farmer had pulled him out, the ton, Crown Point attorney, declined man admitted he couldn't pay. To to qualify yesterday as judge for make matters worse, he drove off the new murder trial of Victor A. with the farmer's shovel. Smelko, 28-year-old Hammond) Later the farmer lent his jack man accused of slaying a Munster, to a sti anger who had a flat tire, couple in April, 1950.

The stranger disappeared and so HEARING SERVICE S43S'i Hohman Room I Hammond, Ind. T.l.phono Sh.Hiold 2271 TWO KOREAN YOUNGSTERS who have become accustomed to the noises of war raise their hands Special Judge Floyd Vance, who: did the jack. iOrdcr London Wice Cleanup LONDON (INS) Scotland Yard detectives have been ordered by Home Secretary Chuter Ede to launch an Immediate clean-up of vice in London's West End. For many weeks detectives from London's police stations have received orders to concentrate on vice. THE SHORTAGE of the patrolmen in London, officials said and many provincial towns has resulted in a serious increase of prostitution and the peddling of drugs- his wife.

presided at the first trial which to protect their ears against concussion as "Leilani," an M-4 allied tank, blasts enemy-held positions south of the 38th parallel. The raggedly-dressed bovs appear unmindful of the dangers ended with a hung jury, is sched uled to name another panel of! ri lurking in their front line playground U. S. 4rmy Photo via AP Whephofo) Hubbv Owes Wife Special Courtesy PARIS (INS) A husband three prospective judges. Chief Deputy Prosecutor E.

J. Wiltrout said it would be late June before the new Smelko trial would come up. son, I Calumet Region Obituaries With" should be polite to all women but should have a special brand of courtesy for his wife. That's the opinion of the Duke helping her husband put up window screens on their home. Funeral arrangements are being made at the Geisen funeral home in Crown Point.

Survivors are the husband, Oscar; one son, Clarence of Cedar Lake; three sisters, Airs. Alma Horn of Cedar Lake, and Mrs. Martha Larson and Mrs. Anna Erickson of Chicago; and two brothers, Emil Nelson of New Zealand, and Carl of Houston, Tex. A number of.

small raids have Kav St. Germain Gets Divorce from Carson Levis de Mirepoix, the "Emily Post" of France. Top Value been carried out recently by the "Politeness in married life is Yard's special "vice-squad." Popu i MRS. LUCY COYLE Brown of Lawndale, four sis-Mrs. Lucy Coyle, 60, of 600 Price ters, Mrs.

Josie Gallagher, of St. Calumet City, mother of Aid. Augustine, Mrs. Ethel Bailey, Harold (Joe) Coyle, died early Independence, Mrs. Mona Mei-today in St.

Margaret hospital. She boom, Ft. Wayne, and Mrs. was a resident of the city for 30 Nova McPherson, Danville, years. Funeral services will be held! seven grandchildren; and eight Friday at 9 a.

m. in the Czechan- great-grandchildren, ski funeral home, 248 155th lar dance halls operating in the center of London have been the most important, emphasized the 65-year-old arbiter of manners, WASHER. Jf LOS ANGELES (UP) Radio and Night Club Singer Kay St. Germain, 34, has won her final divorce decree from Movie Comedian Jack Carson. Attorneys for the 39-year-old who has written a book called "La Politesse" (politeness) which is the code for French social behavior.

'But a husband should display calumet City, ana at a.m. in MICHAEL WACHEWICZ FRIDUSS FURNITURE CO. 543 Stat St. Hammond nor less Carson appeared in superior court SIMILAR HILLS SAN FRANCISCO (SF) Telegraph Hill located here has its counterpart in Telegraph Hill which is in Winchester, England. to his wife neither yesterday to pick up the final de- politeness than toward other women," he added.

Icree. St. Victor church. Kev. Thomas Bermingham will officiate.

Burial will be in Elmwood cemetery, Hammond. She was a member of the Altar and Rosary society of St. Victor main targets, and many men and girls have been arrested. But it ban been among London's colonial population and visiting: seamen where the big-Kest offenders in peddling drugs have been discovered. Recently Ede met a deputation cf 10 men and one woman led by the Bishop of London, Dr.

J. W. C. Wand, at the house of commons to discuss the problem. They asked Ede to back a 'bill which would provide for greater penalties for prostitution, the keeping of "immoral houses," and the solicitation of women by males in cars "curb crawling." church and-the Daughters of Isa bella.

Friends may call at the chapel after 5 p.m. Wednesday. Survivors are the husband, Ed ward; two sons, Harold, an army Funeral services for Michael John Wachewicz, 54, of 221 157th Calumet City, a lifelong resident of that community who operate his own plumbing and heating business, will be held at 9:30 a. m. Wednesday from the Burns funeral home, 5840 Hohman Hammond.

Rites in St. Victor church, Calumet City, with the Rev. T. J. Bermingham officiating are scheduled for 10 a.

m. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery, Calumet City. Wachewicz, who died Sunday at his home, is survived by the widow. Rose; two sons, John, of Calumet City, and Jerome, who is serving with the sea bees of the U. S.

navy; two daughters, Judith, of Calumet lieutenant at Camp Atterbury, Bit and David of Calumet City; one daughter, Mrs. Joseph Grandys of East Chicago; one granddaughter; 00 my one sister, Mrs. Chester Weborg of Washington: and two brothers, Dewey Shampo of Detroit and Fred, S-iampo. MRS. JENNIE C.

KELLER MUNSTER Town librarian for with any car on the road for U.S. Moms Called World's Prettiest NEW YORK (INS) Beauty is as beauty does, and the American mother is proving it. Although faced with the twin problems of a bigger family and inflated household budgets, she is keeping her reputation as the pret- tiest matron in the world. HOW WELL, she is doing it -is demonstrated by the 56 hours and on i City, and Mrs. Lorraine Devine, of Peru, 'two brothers, Walter and Stanley, both of Hammond; the last six years, Mrs.

Jnnie C. Keller, 80, of 8333 Jackson after and three grandchildren. died in her home last night an illness of several weeks. The town library will be closed all day Wednesday in Mrs. Keller's memory.

A favorite of townspeople. SiiiliiLQ). particularly of school children, she II V. ft. RALPH C.

McVEY Funeral services for Ralph C. McVey, 60, of Kissimee, former Hammond resident, and broths er of Dr. C. A. McVey of Hammond, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.

m. in the Clarence J. Huber funeral home, 722 165th Hammond. Rev. E.

Burns Martin will Burial will be in Elm-wood cemetery. Survivors are the widow, Hester; one daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Webber of Hammond; father, Joseph McVey of Florida; three brothers, Dr. McVey, Charles C. of Hammond, and Howard of Florida; two sisters, Mrs.

Myrtle Croasdell and Mrs. Nora Smith of Florida; and two grandchildren. was known to many as "Grandma Keller." Contributions toward a new town library building in which she was interested, will be accepted in her memory, town officials have announced. Mrs. Keller is survived by a son, Elmer, with whom she made her home in Munster; four brothers, Elias Edwards, Croton, Elmer Edwards, Seattle, William Edwards, Hebron, and Chester Edwards, Des Moines, four sisters, Mrs.

Annie White, of Hebron, and Misses Margaret, Nellie and Mary Edwards, all Newark, and five grandchildren. Friends may call at the Schroe-der funeral home, 3227 Ridge Lansing, from 7 p. m. to 10 p. m.

today. The body then will be taken to Newark, for services to be held Thursday. says MICHAEL OPPENHEIM "Sure, I've owned and driven other make can," says Michael Oppenheim, Bellerete, $200 she was able to save in 1950 through the use of modern beauty inventions. New births since the end of World War II have averaged about 3,500,000 yearly, as contrasted to an average of 2,700,000 from In all, approximately American children, five or under, are now straining at the average household expense budget However, the American mother refused to let her homework show in her face, despite a cost of living index whicn is now a record 174.8. Average family incomes which jumped from $4,474 in.

1949 to $5,714 in 1950 have failed to meet spiral-: ing costs, causing her to seek i-: nancial relief within the home. Savings achieved by the increas- ing use of such home beauty aids as home permanent waves, cream shampoo and home hair coloring actually kept more money in her purse which could be spent on nec-' essities, it was pointed out. Thus she was able to keep her beauty in the face of today's hectic living and rising cost of living. N. Y.

"But since 1941 my cars have all been Dodges. So when I say I'll match Dodge with any other car or value and dependability, I'm on safe ground. I know hew dtpmndabl Dodge cars are, how liHl thoy cost to run. In fact, my new 1951 car it another dependable Dodge!" DEKNDABILITiJ THOMAS II. LEWIS Funeral services for Thomas H.

Lewis, 61, of 1904 Broadway, East Chicago, who died Sunday, will be held at 1 p. m. tomorrow in the McGuan chapel, 3438 Fir with Indiana Harbor Masonic Lodge 'No. 686 in charge. The body will be cremated at Oakwoods cemetery, Chicago.

Lewis, a painting contractor, also was a former member of the city water board and lived in East Chicago for 47 years. Surviving are the widow, Ann; a daughter, Mrs. George Duga of Hammond, two grandchildren and two sisters. WILLIAM A. BROWN Father of Homer Brown, 6409 Gartield Hammond, a Pullman-Standard Mfg.

Co. foreman for the last $0 years, William Andrew Brown, 75, Cisne, 111., farmer, was buried Saturday. Brown, who died a week ago at his farm home after a long illness, was buried in Bailey cemetery, near Cisne, following rites in the Cisne Methodist church. Besides the Hammond foreman, survivors include another son, Virgil Brown, of Gary; two daughters, Miss Ices Brown, of Fairfield, 111., and Mrs. Hobart Matchett, of Anderson, two brothers, Harve H.

Brown of Detroit and Clinton Rains May Force Iowa Crop Switch DES MOINES (AP) It's a poor spring that isn't good for some- thing and this cold, wet one may I prove beneficial at least in one way. It may help the department of ag-' riculture's program to boost corn acreage. Spring work in most of the state today is from one to three weeks MRS. WILMA ANDERSON CEDAR LAKE Mrs. Wilma Anderson, 66, wife of Oscar Anderson, Cedar Lake civic leader, died suddenly yesterday following a heart attack suffered while she was DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED! BUY tfn UNIT YOUR ValZAS) NOW! www WE DO THE WHOLE JOB! Clapman'a have trained engineers to give a comprehensive and no-obligation estimate.

Clapman'a alio take care of the sheet metal work (where necessary and attend to all the details besides making the installation. Installing complete heating systems since 1935. Phone or past, the coupon on a post card and mail today! NOW'S THE TIME TO TRADE! Liberal trade-in allowance Immediate Delivery on Most Model and Colors if you act at oncel 1951 QepcndaMe. behind schedule. Normally a good: 1 part of the oats crop would be seeded in southern Iowa by this time of the year.

Instead, very lit-! tie planting has been done. A few fields of high ground and good drainage may have been seeded. Some farmers haven't been able to get into the fields for even routine activities like fence repairing and; manure spreading. Some operators say that it may 2 be necessary to shift from oats to corn or another row crop; Erosion Would I Amuse Hannah CONCORD. N.

H. (INS) If Hannah Dustin were still alive she would be amused over the worry the statue erected in her memory is causing the State of New Hamper shire. The statue is on Contoocook Is-, land in the Merrimac river and is being threatened by corrosion. Hannah would be amused be-; cause she was one gal who proved -she could take care of herself, Back in 1697, Hannah, her nurse, and one Sammy Leonardson of Worcester, were prisoners cf an Indian band on the island. 1 Hannah organized a scalp-treat-1 ing party one night.

She and her companion scalped 10 Indians, a canoe and escaped. A little thing like erosion bruant You coucf pay up to $,000 more and not get a the. extra room, comfort and rugged dependability of Dodge AUTOMATIC GAS CONVERSION BURNERS i i WliE Pleas Compare what Dodge gives you with what other cars offer. Check the Dodge record for ruggedness and dependability. Then you'll understand why Dodge owners say they'll match Dodge with any car on the road.

Take riding comfort for example. You could pav far more for a car and still not get the almost unbelievable smootltness of the new Onflow ride. Even on roughest roads there's no wheel "hop" or bounce wheels stay on ground providing a smooth, level ride for all passengers. You get the relaxing comfort of extra head room, leg room and shoulder room. You never feel cramped or crowded.

And Dodge gives you the priceless safety of "Watchtower" visibility of Safety-Rim Wheels of big Safe-Guard Hydraulic Brakes with much larger braking surface to stop you smoothly, safely, surely. Dodge Gyro-Matic is the lowest priced automatic transmission on the market. It lets you drive all day long without shifting vet it is simpler, soer-gives you full control of your car under all driving conditions. And no car at any price can match the Dodge reputation for ruggedness and dependability. Come in see' and drive today's big Dodge.

I am interested in heating my hem with GAS. supply mar information. ADDRESS L. GOOD DRIVERS DRIVE SAFE CARS CHECK YOUR CHECK ACCIDENT. PhlONE I am interested Oil Fired Heat.

I am interested in Coal Heat. wouldn't worry Hannah a bit. License Warning; RIVERDALE Deadline for buy SBsdfttotiont squlpmsnt lublccl to cHanf no tics. Ing dog licenses and auto stickers in Kivcraaie is loaay, once vniei Charles Cook warned. Strict enforcement of local or-Sdinances will follow house-to-house "canvassing to advise property of dog licenses.

Auto and truck owners were advised the arrests Jwill be made of those failing to "have 1951 stickers. A A HEATING AIR CONDITIONING SHEET METAL WORK "SINCE 1935" 3830 Main St. Indiana Harbor PHONE EAST CHICAGO 496J BOHLING AUTO SALES, Inc. 5425 Hohman Hammond GORDON MOTOR SALES, Inc. 1503 Broadway, East Chicago.

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