Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 30 January 1946 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Publishes Bvcry EvaniM ■icipt Sunday By TUB DBCATL'R DEMOCRAT CO Incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind, Poet Office an Hoeend class Matter. J. H. Heller .......... Preafdent A. R. Hoßhouae, Sec’y. A Bus. Mgr Dick D. Heller .. Vice President Subscription Ratee By nail. In A lama and adjoin Ina coentlee One year, 36; all months, 13 25; three months, 31.75 By mall, beyond Adams and adjoining counties: One year. |7; ala month*, 33.75; three months, i 32. By mall to servicemen, any place In the world: One year, 33 W. ala months, 31-73; three rnonthe. 31. Singh- copies, 4 cents. By earner, 20 casts per week. A political battle will seem mild i lompared to some of the cam paisns of ths- past few years. -O — Its encouraging to learn that the men who operate the biff packing plan'* have de< ided to con tiuue to provide- the food so necessary In this country. - 0-0 It look-, like the winter will Just about average up on temperatures with the thermometer showing from zero to about thirty or forty above end changing alnrut every day. .... ■■ ty -- ti — — A Gall/p poll show the country is still Demin ratio politically. A survey shows the si-ntiinent today I* exactly in line with 194". 6°'» to ion favoring the Ik-mocrat*. The pulls were talari in cities of from loo.mio to 50",""<> population O- <j Fires ov r the country cairned nearly thirty deaths over the week cud. lu peculiar how the e tragic accidents occur in bunches. Ap parently they were all from different cauM» and in must cases due to carelessue •*. —o—o lu five Fars the population of the United States has. accordiua to the Census Bureau, increased >*.- <•00,000, bringing the total to 139,<•00,000. Though far from being the whole cause, this increase does to sour degree explain the hous lug shortage * O- O — Senator Byrd, known a- the “waUshdoy of the treasury" has introduced a blit to limit the indklsednesa of the United States to 3275,00",00",000. That a heap of money but its twenty-five billion under the present limit and a start In the other direction —* - 4>- —O’ -*— Take your tax receipt with you when you gb to the bureau to get your 1016 tags and license. It will aavc you an extra trip for they can’t take care of you mil s you Show taxes have been paid. The deadline under the laws of Indiana is March Ist. -- -o—o—- — trip to the muon in ninety hours I* pr dieted but don't start packing. Those who know how to fag ure such things expect that to be possible by 1996. Unless they also figure out some method of extending life to double the pres-1 Imt expectancy most of us won't' be on the flyer when it bops off for Moonland. Os all the Airt-rican War Bonds -sold, only 18 portent, according U> the Treasury Department have ■been turned In for sale. Considering that some bought Wiem willingly and that others have t* ally needed to have cash on hand, this Is a remarkable showing. So tire Treasury thinks, saying that it had expected far more to be turned in. Lets get the strikes over in America and buckle down to the basic m of suppling tbc uccde of the country and starting the

pro-pr-roiH and progressive era that every one believes Iles ahead if w<- take the light paths. Srtlle nivut of several controvei vie* over th»- week-end should make that easier w<i hop for some real effort this week fit) Uongreatmian Gillie has announced his candidacy for leuoin ination and will be a cuudid.it - on the Republican ticket tn the Muy primaries. He has served since 1939 and seems to like the Job. 'So far no other candidate-, have v nt tired into the arena but it is expected that some other a-spir itig statesmen will soon toes Unit hats in the ring O O-- - "(' lm> Due* Not Pay Enough Tills is the slogan of ohe newly organized My-tei-y Will* i of Am • ri< a, Inc., whose aim is to get increased royalties for their meml/t-” They have (lie 25-eent reprint field particularly in mind < line does not pay its chroniclers, ays Donald D. Itos . Its head The avcrugo mystery novel, anordiug to him. nets It author llbtt to 36i"i A reprint may get him 3500 to 3700. o oAdam county will hav< a 1 ll| fair next August, the place ami date to be decided at ans eting to be- held here next Saturday morning It is to be a purely ag ricultural exhibit with whatever entertainment is plant* d by the| committee in c harge -and will be j not only a splendid several days I ot enjoyment hut constrm live awe||. adding intere-t to the work : til young people of the county are doing on th<- farms It should be made a real event. — o -o Highlighting the end of this year’s national infantile jsiralysis fund drive, is an article in the la.-t issue of (’oilier's magazine which every American hoiild Pad and which slxnild Inspire every handicapped per.-on in the world Under the heading "The un< onr.ucrable spirit. President ll>s>velt's personal physician. ViceAdmiral Ross T Mi Intyre, give for the first time the story of th* late prerlili nt - long and iinflinch-* iug tight again t paialysis. an I inspiring uuforgettabi cpk of personal courage. u o Maybe the world is retting warmer. Tie Arctic is, if Russian reports are borne out by further investigation. Ajoilli'i Archairgel the area of permanently frozen land now ties f-O mile- further north than it did 96 years ago. Au increase m warmth is also i* ported from Yakutsk, a Siberian city not far below tihe Arctic Circle. For a long lime Yakutsk has de-iv<-d ito water ettpply from the Lena River, whi< h is frozen for a good part of the year. Now wat r that does not freeze has been mar the city, and wells are being sunk, if Siberia is getting warmer, theik may be hope- for till*- mo t northern area- of our own country. —O O Strikes are expensive I The Milwaukee Journal estimates that with about I.6oo.ooo.workers on Ht rile in the United States the weekly wage loss is in exceas ot 72 million dollars. The Journal conUnues: "In the aulo strike, the workers have already lost so much in wages that it would take th' tn two years to make up their loss, even if they had a chance of winning the full 30 percent Increase originally asked. Since they have sgre d to accept less. It is going to take them longer. "The Ims to the companies cannot be figured, because tir *e losses will be influenced by future profits under Misting carry-over tax laws. The companies have an opportunity to lompciuato tlx. titvelvev tor inactivity. This com-

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reiisatioii in llic •ml will mean b cumin into the Federal Treasury tp > ilie nai ion Io -vs "It ail add up to this that tltc • 1,- to individuals, to the public in ;t< h it-iou affected, and to the I nation as a whole is going, almost before w< know if. to add up to billions <> Modern Etiquette 9y ROBERTA LEI l| ♦ - ♦! (I Wii.it av tlf cue: unary hour for the "day at holm ? A From f tir to six in th*- after noon i) \v.,at should a bridegroom’ best man wear? i Exactly tin- saim kind of <••• ■ fume that the bridegroom wears, excepting the boutonnaire. q WIO should bad the proves -ion int i the dining room wh» n a dinn< l< given in honor of a man and wife? A The host or hostess with the wife or the huebatid of the honored couple; the other two next. o I Household Scrapbook | By ROBERTA LBtf ____ Iron Rust in Clothing To remove iron rust from clothing, fry lemon juice ami salt. If this does not work, fill a vessel with boiling water a:id hold the s|Hit over it Then dip a small brush Into muriatic act I and touch it t.i the spot; dip the doth at once into another vessel of hot waler. Rinse thoroughly, and then dip into a solution of one taldeepoon ammonia to two quarts water. Then rinse again very thoroughly. Cleaning Plaster Casts To chan plaster easts, rub over them with a mixture of beeswax, turpentine, and ammonia. The dirt will al! comt- off when this polish is removed, first with a brush and then with a soft cloth Vinegar Uses Hot vinegar Is excellent for removing paint from glass surface* A little vinegar will make old ink u ild<- again, f’hupped hands will

— —————— k Brf\?K.A* m^ 1 \lrJx\>u 4m ! ~Mi j£r X* '4tk “4 s*-* .in——**f >■ .5* ■ r » *?■ Bk_ F ’ flfl 1 Z\ /;i * k mi y \ ■ flßfls « HUNDREDS lumped from «econd-«tory windows, 10 peraons died and 38 were injured in a Ore that through a large hangar, above, at Tinher Atiny air field, Oklahoma City The civilian and Army twiMonMi were forced to leap to safety after the flames trapped them in the blaaing building. Estidtad damage to >860,000. Ten B-29s were towed from Me flaming hangar.(laterMtioßto

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respond beautifully to vinegar upplication. e—. — o Twenty Years Ago i Today ■'an •!" -Twenty sev< n men die ir th'- Pi• mier coal mine near At lallta. <la Harry Staley is overcome while I working in his fire shop. Word Is received from Ms-, Es I liter Sellemeyer that In- arrived m Shem how, riiina. Nuvemb<-r S Mi- Ih-lle Frame of 111 hm >nd visits Decatur friends in rou> to tlliaiici*. Ohio The ('oiiiinodoia-s defeat In Ipho-. 56-12. D- iatui high si hool girls basket ball team defeats Bertie and wins county girls champlon-'hip. o Peoria Caterpillar Factory Is Struck I’vorbi. HI . Jah. 3" il !’• The Caterpillar Tra< tor Co. plant was closed today after 13.5'"' work«-is walked out to enfotve wage d - maud -. Seven thousand workers struck (at noon yesterday, other workers i jollied rile walkout a- they reported so iat t shifts Office, -up-ervi-ory and nrilntenanie workers wen- not affected im.nediatvly The production workers, mem bers of the unit 1 d farm equipment and met it worke. s union tuloi, seek a wage increase of 35" a month The union has been in n dispute with the company for several months ov r 66 grievances. —. House Passes Bill Fo USES Return Washington Jan. 3" <Ul’i A hostile senate labor committee threatened today to block earty ■ senate consideration of a bill to 1 return the U. S. employment servi In to tin- states by June 3<» I The hou* passed the bill late yesterday by the overwhelming vole of 263 to 113 It defied pre*i- - d<nt Truman'* reported requests that the t deral government retain i control of USES until June 30 of 1 next year.

Harry Hopkins Still Mystery To Capital Washington Unable To Figure Out Harry Washington, Jan 3" ( <l'l*i I When Harry L. liopk'ns died yw terduy in New York Io still had this* Capital city as baffled as when he arrived during Pnrtdent H h»< v< IC* first year of office and began lieekling cungie-amen. Washington never could figure out Harry tin hop lie caused a row In congress even before he arrived here in 1933 He came to direct lhe leaf.raking at.d Mworted campaigns undertaken l>y the fed e al emergency relief udmlnhtraHoti. First lecidlection Washington ha* of llopkina was <m<- June day In 1933 when the hlte Senate |h in -i ratii leader Joseph T Itobln I | son announced tiiat the pending relief bill would have to !>*■ amended. It<>bill-on explained tiiat Hie Ml- I lary of the iidininlst ratoi would have th l»- upped from 3s."o<i uh| then proposed In the l>ill to lift,mm The Senator added that Mr. Roosevelt had a man up in Albany who WiM to be appointed to the job but that the man wouldn't lake the job tor 11-** than 31". mm. The Senate wtangled for u bit un-l gave Hopkills Hie SIO.IHH' Hopkinx wa« Hie center of con-grvH-ioii.il wrangltw off and on from that time on, and it didn't liotiier him a lift. Cotigreasnien lomiii.titied he wouldn't even an<wer Hie telephone wh< n they tried t * reach him. The thin man with Hie stomach tilee,- j-mt laughed at them Hopkins not only got away with hi«< no i thumbing at < mgresx but iiad time l,|- ovii tn feud with Secretary of liii-rioi ll.irold L. like* Mostly t icy battled for the iir*tde po-iti in with ,M Itoom-velt. Although like* is a pretty good bra-* knuckle man in that kind ot a contest. Hopkins usually licked him Wimt was th*- leas ip for Hop kills hold on till' I’ e.'f'l< nt * con fidem e and affei-liotl? The best I expliumiion of it was I »alty Many thing- wen- -aid abmi* Hopkins, but no me ever charged him with double crossing hi- boss Anyway. Hopkins' own explanation of his position as inoit intimate adviser ot tile lite Piertu nt Was (bat M Roosevelt let! that lie had no pere mal axe to grind. In return the President rewarded Hopkins with favors large ami small. He increased bls salary from 11 "."co to 3I5.""« ii year during the war and so far as the record ,-hows- at a time when the govc.ninent was enforcing a wage freoze on Hie genual public. Sweet mercy k* nubility s true badge Town Hall Meeting Tonight. Jr.-Sr. High srhool. (J. E. vs TERMWA Local 921.

Beware Coughs That Hang On Creomulsion relieves f f'-npUy because it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel E laden phlegm, and aid nature rthe and heal raw, tender, ind bronchial mucous membranes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the understanding you must like the way it julckly allays the cough or you are so have your money back. CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chost Colds, Bronchitis

f SS&I /M ft® HARRY HOPKINS, above, long f close advisor to the late President ; Roosevelt, is dead In New York after long illness (fnttrnationtl) Ask Special Session For Benefit Payments Fort Wayne Ind Jan 3" tl'P' Petitions will be clrciil.ited by veteran* >f World War II emplo.v ed in indust ial plants a’ Fort W.i,vni\ a ki'Xc Gov llalph F Gate- to call a spin dill se.**lon of th legislature to amend the Mate utn-int*li>yin--iit i om)>en».itloii in t so permit p.iym* nt of bi-nellt* to veterans and oth< worker* during labor disputes The annotinii-ment wa~ made fol lowing a 111 etillg of General Electlie Veteran- and rep esentalives from other plant; Th* procedure for citciii.iting i-ie petition* was outlined by Wait, r Frisbie >< i la y treasure, of Hie Indiana Citi I'OtllK il Tin- Gl bill ot rights at present prohibit- payment of tei*-ran-' readjustment allowance* to m Ii not working beeaiisi- the plant I* in volved in a laliot di*pute. Retail Sales Show Increase In State Washington. .Im 3« rt'Pi The department of commerce said today that -ale- of independent r fnllei■- lii Indiana last month were it p, ,-,-nt higher than in iM-iemlier of 1944 and lx percent higher than in November of 1945 Total 1913 sale* were nin per tent ahead of 1914 dollar vid nine Figures rel-asiil by the department'* bureau of i--n-u* showed that Ft rt Wayn and Terre Haute retaibr* registered Hie lartf-'t Increase during Deicmlier Average sale* tlier were up lf> percent over the pr* vious l>e, ein!>er. . ~ A gieat mind '* always a gen erou* one.

NEW PIANOS Pre-War (Jualiiv and Price $325 Tax Included At Our Factory Cash or Term* Pr-j Now you can have what you have been lunging for ... a beautiful new spinet piano of pre-war quality and at a prewar price. For the present we will sell these pianos from our factory, direct to retail purchasers iu this vicinity . . . until we can increase our output enough to wholeaale to dealers. Limited Number Available Beautiful Case—Superb Tone Thoroughly Seasoned Material Full SB-Note Keyboard Guaranteed 10 Years Call at Our Factory or Telephone Bluffton 519 ESTEY PIANO CORP. Bluffton, Ind.

Properly Fitting Shoes Be; 1 ’ Way to Prevent Foot Ills II

Br MfhMAN !» lI'NDLMf. MO. AN ENORMOUS number of people are affected with some degree of fo<4 trouble. While Improvement tn th® general design of modern xhoas has occurred since Hhm. nevertheless it would appear that more and more people suffer from trouble affecting the feet, lu many Instance*, there is only discomfort from the wearing of poorly fitting shoes, but in other rases total disability occurs, because the feet are broken down almost completely. There are countless young children with weak feet. Growing boys and girls with pronated feet, that is, feet that turn over on the inside edge, find that the difficulty interferes with normal, active play, and is exhausting. There are many young men and women who find themselves unable to take part in sports or other physical activities. Proper Shoe* In the prevention of foot trouble., the proper fitting of shoes is probably one of the most important factors. Feet differ in shape, in the height of the arch and instep. Many physicians do not believe that the toe of the shoe need he wide enough to permit actual spread or separation of the toes as in the bare foot, but of course, the toes should not be crowded. There should be ample width for the spread of the metatarsal lames, which are the bones just behind the toes. Most of the troubles which come from imnrop- I

ts _ I i- ■ | w J IS r z jliZjb Ht?*S r X#l iHfe. >P . »**EbW ' - Wl jjaKfpW ; ** 9f -is y<fll ■ •ah L . >SMbI -js t I Mwi/’ /I R?wMi .OBwKSmw ' lEFW'*ft b -• SI < e'< * iM ' LOVE LAUGHS at feet and inches just as loudly a.< | smiths. So, the little chap with the bow and arrow ■ I.; V in Paris. France, when he found Sgt. Glen Bagk e. Cecile Martines. Oran. Africa, interested in each oth< r The is 6 feet. 4 inches tail, while Miss Martinez, who h < K bride on Feb. 15. is just 4 feet, 10 inches. The bri<ic-< ! ■ phone operator in the U. S. Army, having joined up • ■ • invaded Africa in 104 Z. '♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦<eilI hhHH+HHHHt+t - :- : i FEDERAL INCOME TAX I I ■ (individuals subject to withholding) There are three methods of filing your Income H I Tax Return. [ Determine your lesser tax before you lile- ; 1 will be glad to assist you in any way po"ihh> ■ See or phone me for appointments. S LLOYD A. COWENS Trust Bldg. Decalur. In* I |FTfii HO! I ■ 1 1 ★ Medical ethics are not something unique | j | and set apart, Iwt simply a direct applica- I/j 1 1 tion of the Golden Rule. They provide an | r 1 | honest answer to the question. "What is \r I best for the patient?" As one physician put I it, Ido for my patients what 1 w ould do lor •* llll '® I her of my own family." I * Tlti I As pharmacists, we adhere to the same co l ' c ’ I quality of our medicines and service is the be* l ’■ I possible to give. You, the patient, are our first a ' 1 HOLTHOUSE DRUG

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pr shoes an- '■, > construction, , (1 , . •'M Utt) K The heql of th, . B eourse, fit *n liK i VaiMl height of the |.. ■ ‘-Sfl there would appear ,' harm in wear , P heels on spe,. la | . « their continued m, m ;■ damage the fe. t but J.S’® duro strain on the back muscks. If you have f ( ,o* ■ Visit to a I'hy lfi .- S Onewhospee.alize- in .. t C ■ He will make a , a , ff 4 the feet, including X. rn 7® when they are ne ded. UreAS determined the type .2W present, the nece-zarv „ correction can i e taken, ' * W Thia may mean w tar portive shoes, ex,- J.'cW cold bathing, a-.,| ,„. operative treatniH.!. the prescribing of shoes will not be r.' ziex' R QUESTIONS AM. A. B.r When a <y-t f< r<a,jJ breast, is an op. r or does it absorb? H Answer: A , in the kJ usually is not »!- r', ! || ,3 it may he in <>.■■ a- nai In all instance-, it necessary to remnv, t'rr it may cause i,<> g,, a , If it is both, re g; ■ j<3 consult a physic.an an he believes an opirxvos I auired. I