Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 102, Decatur, Adams County, 30 April 1946 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Publtebod Kvety Evening Except Sunday By TUB DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO Incorporated Hnterad al the Decatur. Ind, Poal Office M Second Claes Matter. J. H Heller Preaident A. R Holthouxe. Sec y. A Bus. Mgr Dick D. Heller Vlee Prestdenl Subscription Rates By wall, in Adams and adjoining counties; one year, els months. 63 25; 1 months. 1175 By mail, beyond Adams and ad joining counties: One year. |7; 6 months. 53 75; 1 months, 52 By mall to servicemen, sny piece in the world: One year. 5350; sis months, 5175; three months. 61. Single copies. 4 cents. By carrier, 20 cents per week Nest week is the big clean up drive. -0 Watching the food waste will also save the waist. O_O Your voi<e in government will be hoard it you cast your vote nest Tuesday. -0 One of the mystetlet of history i: bow the ancients ever got along without cigarets, —o Following nest Tuesday s primary election, the committeemen and vice-committeemen will meet to elect party > bairmen. Those named will pilot their party it> the November election campaign Q O Former I’K-idcnt Hoover is completing bis trip around the woild making a survey of the food heeds in Europe and Asia. Ho has J met with the rulers in all countries' and will give Americans first hand information on the subject when he returns home. His past caper ienee in Belgium and Germany as food director, qualities him as an expert and when he speaks wc should follow his advice. 0-0 The appointment of a new associate justice and the elevation of one of its members to Chief Justice of the Supreme court will be made this week by President Truman. Men mentioned to au<<e<d the late Chief Ju tice Stone are Associate Justices Robert Jackson and William O. Douglas. Both are able jurists who would grace the highest appointive office in the land. O O The national debt is not increasing. although it may not be falling to any great extent, Ft is esti-

Purpura—A Blood Disorder

By Herman N. Bundesen, M. D. THE «r«ily marvelous precision of the body's construction is not often realize.! until disease intervene* to call attention to it* normal and usual perfection. Take the capillaries. for inMauve, tho-e small**) of blood vessels which extend in a network th roue li all the tissues of the body. Exceedmgly tiny, exceedingly thin-walled, exceedingly fragile, they still have important work to do and it in their very fragility which enable.- them to do it. Capillaries' Task Their task is to bring the blood with all ita life-giving elements Into closest possible contact with hungry tissues without at the name time allowing it to escape Into them. This control over the over-active blood by the delicate, tlMMUepapered capillary wall is one of tho most remarkable of all the body's very remarkable powers. Yet. once in a while, through some not well understood weakness. the capillaries fail in their Job. The blood seeps through, with tho result that there Is bleeding into the «kin and even into the mucous membranes and inner organs. This disorder Is called purpura. Nevertheless, according to Doctor Hidney (’. Dyke of England, changes in the make-up of tho blood are not the main factor In this disease. U Is essentially due to capillary weakness. The lack of blood platelets, even though it always occurs in thrombocytopenic purpura. Is not tho actual cause of the trouble. Red Spots The bleeding may be in the form ol tiny red spots called petechia© or there may be much larger spots of dark or purple color. There are different kind* ol purpura. However. Io generat there

mated that the total will reach 376 blilioh dollars by July 1, and congress will reduct 'be maximum from 3W billioni to the lower estimate. With the high income eu joyed In the country, it will be able to operate on present receipts and with a reduced federal budget, eventually start culling the national debt. -0 The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis has awarded 4U5 physical therapy scholarships. Bas I) O’Connor, president of tbo Foundation has announced. The objective of the piogram is to train at least one thousand persons as Physical therapists to help relieve an acute shortage of professionals in tbo science. Eleven of the acholarsbips have been awarded to Indiana people. It is a good move, for the country needs people trained in the treutment of Infantile paralysis and donors to the national fund will boaitlly approve the program launched by the founda tion.

—o The national food drive which will be launched May 12 will be i i more an appeal for cash donations, than for vanned food, it has been decided by Secretary Wallace and L'NRRA Director La Guardia. Al-. though there would not be any cost in connection with local drives. Ute expense of sorting and packing tbe many odd size cans was deemed unnecessary and the money required to defray this expense will be used in buying food, already packed and ready for shipment. The decision sounds reasonable, so if you want to help feed the poo, abroad, donate a few toward buying food. — O O The deaths of two widely known and worthy citizens of the county have been noted the past few days Anthony I* -uerich of Washington township, a descendant of one of the early families to establish here end Jesse if. Steele, St. Mary's township resident, a former school teacher and first attendanco officer in the county, have passed to their reward They were life-long re-i---dents of the county. Both were successful and progressive farmers who contributed to the development of their community through earnest endeavor and fulfilled their obligations to church home and society. We mourn thwlr passing and extend heartfelt sympathies to the famil’rs.

arc two ifiassex tin- purpura known ax tlgrotnbocytopenic purpura in which there is a reduction of th<- numb*# of blood platelets and the other tfype known ax nonthrombocytopenic purpura, in which no such reduction occurs. The blood platelets are tiny bits of tissue whi< h have to do with the clotting of tfcv blood. In the normal blood there are between 200,000 and 30h.00<» platelets present per cubic centimeter of blood. Bleeding into the skin Is likely to occur wl#u the number falls Iwlow 60.000 upr cubic centimeter of blood. Thrombocytopenic purpura, or the type In which tho platelets are d<-<reaned, occurs mpst often in children and young adults and rarely appears after thv» age of 10. When the condition lii>t start* it is often found that brulping occurs easily. Sometimes tber# may be nosebleed. Then a few scattered petechiae will be noted otj the skin surface. In some cases, the disorder starts more suddenly witfi large hemorrhages into the (mucous membrane, as well as Info the skin, in girls the condition may first show itself at the begfrtning of the monthly periods which are prolonged over many days. Insofar as the treatment of thrombocytopenic purpura is ceroed, Dr. Dyke believes that removal of the spleen will pvt dfi immediate and dramatic stop to aif of the bleeding. The spleen is located in the left upper part of the abdomen. Just what relation it has to this disorder is not known except that ita removal Is followed by a rise in the number of platelats in the blood over a number of days although the bleeding stops immediately with removal of the spleen. (Copyright. IM*. king Features Syndicate. Inc. I

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Marks First Anniversary Os Being Shot Down Near Japan Today Was a special day for. forward in the craft. Fred Coffee, son of city imliee oft-1 As he prepared to leap withicer and Mrs. Adrian Coffee al . out a parachute tbe flames were though he marked it in no mon- a ’ x uf*pt forward ami he was able conspicuous manner than doing to reach his ’chute." Hurledly his dally task- at the Fort Wayne (trapping it on. he leaped from tbe Tent A Awning company, where Hl .award plunging ship—but not he l» employed before he was badly burned, exToday marks the first annlver- pe< tally about the legs. sary of Fred's being shot down in AfJer |||||( , (| , thl , wgtcr | > - re( | flames during the bitter battle coll | ( j >w ,. iir p was days Instead of for' Okinawa and you couldn t ( , r minutes he was rescued blame him for being a bit super- by M .., |) |. in ,, crcw . stitious It was hi- Util mission waM uk „ , h , neBI Now. thanks to modern medical ((>n wh)<|| (nt . |(Jel „ ally (Clence and surgery, th- -.yea- a( 7, y, ,h r , .V. ±vn «'•’ <’» ,h “ ’*7'“ ‘ 1 ship wasn't known until months ril 30 IMu he narrowly e-eaped 1 n Tl)uan (| , ( . Mg| .. death by gunfire, flames and drown- ((> g fco<p|u| (|) Fl|rrMUt . , ... ' Idaho, and finally an end of hospitFred, a gunner llllZ ation treatment Just beNavys carrier-ba-wl iBM s with the rate of AMMJc. was tn one »<’ r - Thanksgiving. of tho.-e dogfights near the Jap- His discharge followed soon atane*e*h?l<! bland, when hi* plant- er Today, one year from tbe time was hit by a burst of gun fire from he was -hot down, f-red is almo-t an enemy zero. When the flames a normally healthy young man swept back toward his section of| except for starred legs that the the plane it formed a barrier be | quickly and remind him of Aptil tween him and his 'chute, lying* 30. 1943.

Today was a special day for Fred Coffee, son of city police off icer and Mrs. Adrian Coffee although he marked it in no more u conspicuous manner than doing his daily tasks at the Fort Wayne Tent A Awning company, where he i» employed Today ma ks the first anniversary of Fred'.- being shot down in flames during the bitter battle for'Okinawa and you couldn't blame him for being a bit super--titious. It was his 13th mission Now. thanks to modem medical science and surgery, th- 22 yearold Decatur youth is working as usual, despite the fact that on April SO, 1045 he narrowly escaped death by gunfire, flames and drown ing. Fred, a gunner In one of the Navy’s carrier-bawl TBM's with the rate of A.MM2c. was in one of tho.-e dog fights near the Jap-anese-held Island, when his plane was hit by a burst of gun fire from an enemy zero. When the flames swept back toward his section of the plane it formed a barrier between him and his ’chute, lying

Modern Ettiquette | By ROBERTA LEE ♦ ♦ q When one is traveling on a tram and wiehes to leave his scat ter a lew minu'es. in what manner ( can it be shown that the neat « | reserved? A. A- oat or bag pi eced on the I seat is sufficient. Q Is it bad manners to add ui> ’ your bill in a restaurant when you ' an- entertaining guests? A No; but it should be done in-conepieuou-iy. q. Is It customary to have the year engraved on th' wedding invitations? A. Yes. o e ♦ Household Scrapbook By ROBERTA LEE Repairing Wall Paper Ito not attempt to paste on a square patch when renairing wall paper, but CU' the edges as nearly a- possible after the pattern If the- paper Is plain, it is a good idea to tear off the patch, u thin will result in a thinner edge that will Mtlck better Mtlk Diet Sometimes a mr-mlic-;- of the family needs a milk diet out refuses to drink it. But the ing-nious cook can disguise it in a cream soup, a pudding, and many other ways that will have th- same- effect. Oretser Drawers Enamel the inside of the drewser drawers with white enamel. It given them a very neat and attractive appearance. ———-——o

20 YEARS ADO i TODAY -

April 30 Rev. 11. W. Thompson will give the bnccalaurenle sermon to the Decatur high school graduates st the First Methodtet church .May 23. .May 1 to k will be lloyr Week and a big program |s planned. Captain Bill English. 75. former congresninau. dies al tndianapyiis. . Arthur Krick elected Boy .Mayor <%f Decatur with council and other ot'iclals on the white ticket. t\. K Sloneburner of Kirkland Uiw’.nshlp is a patient in the Wells county hospital. Average temperature for Indiana dicing April was IS degrees. ' - —Q —— Trade if “ <«oud Town — Decatur

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Chicago Mayor Asks Truman To Intervene

Asks Intervention In Coal Shortage Chicago. April 3o—ll’l’t—Mayor Edward J Kelly appealed to President Truman to intervene in th«- giowing coal shortage today, as railroads reported fast diminishing suppliiv and a new strike threatened in the southern Illinois coal fields. The mayor aci'-d after receiving a report that on-- of the city's pumping -tatioii* lead only a fourday supply of coal and that all stations combined had a total stock of only 12,990 tons. The stations supply the city with water from bake Michigan. Acting in his capacity as president of the conferenc of 8. mayors. Kelly ti-lephoned post master General Robert E. Hannegan in Washington, asking him to explain the gravity of the situation to the- President. Meanwhile, representatives o! the- progressive mine worker* union at fipringlieid continued negotiations with Illinois mine- owners in last ■ minute- attempts to avert a strike, set for midnight tonight.

John .Marclando. P.MW preoident, xaid after daylong negotiation* yesterday that he had “some hope” of an agreement. in Chicago, the Illinois Central railroad reported that coal stocks on hand would last 17 days "on the present basis of operation." and the Chicago, Boek Island and Pacifier railway said it had a 12 daya supply. The Chicago and Northwestern road r< ported its coal supplies would last 21 days. In another reflection of the growing coal shortage, the Illinois commerce commission sch<-duled an emergency meeting tomorrow to hear a petition of four utilities an emergency meeting tomorrow to hear a petition of four utilities companies to curtail uae of electricity until the national coal strike Is ended. The companies arc the coihtponwealth Edison Co.-and thre. :affl)lates which reported that the coal shortage would force them to close down their generators by .May 12. depriving power to all of Chicago and usery in 600 other communities ——--o •» Trade In a Good Town — Dacatur

4,000 Jews Start On Hunger Strike Protest Arrests Os 12 Comrades L.ind-berg. Germany. April 3ii tl’l’i Four-thousand Jewish residents of the Landsbetg displaced persons camp went on a hunger strike today, shouting "down with Americans’* In an uproarious dispute with occupation troops. Under the wyes of American maebinegunners mounting guard, approximately l.mm Jews inarched to the camp gates shouting protests against the arrest of 2" comrades following Sunday’* riot at the camp. •'American uitil - semltism Is worse than German antisemitism,'’ they shouted. ‘■American democracy is no belter titan Nazis.’’ Some American -oldiers mi trucks answered the throng won derisive yell*. Several women wept hysterically. A riot was barely averted when an army truck roared into the camp through the crowd, scattering children before it. Approximately 200 angry Jews moved toward the truck. The G I. truck drivers sprang from the ial>. cocked his pistol and yelled, "get away from here, you bastards." He told thie correspondent he had been ordered to wear sidearm* and that he was ready to use hi- gun. The soldier was persuaded to put his gun away and drove slowly on through the crowd. "All -t 000 of us will not work or eat Hifitll our 2" comrades are released from Liudsberg prison, where Hitler wrott Mein Kampf," a -poke*man for the camp residents said. The army sought t a impose a news blackout on the camp. It stated that any correspondent taking pictures at the- camp would beat rested and that none would be allowed inside th" camp. A group of small c hildten mar lied to camp headquarter* in double file and then Into town, asking for releaae of the 2o prisoner-. The prisoners began a hunger strike yesterday. At !t a.m . 3t>o Jews threw a picket line around I’NRRA headquar ters inside the- camp. I’NRRA iieadquartc > s were closed temporarily. o~— Fort Wayne Accident Claims Second Life Fort Wayne. Ind., April 30 it’. I‘.t—Mrs. Virginia Burneidc, 23. ciitlc illy injured in an automobile-

crash near here Sunday in which one woman was killed, died in St. Joseph's hospital last night. Mrs. George E Webber, 2t>, died a few minutes after being admitted to the hospital Sunday. Her husband, George, 27. was driving the < ar which swerved off the highway into a bridge abutment. Webber and Earl Burnside, 2k. received serious injuries in the crash.

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Hoyt Hartman Will Filed For Probate The Wil! Os Hoyt H Hartman, well known Bluffton man who died recently, has been admitted to probate in the- Wells c ircui' court, proestimated at jioo.mto I nder the will. Jos.-i it Sowards, son-ln law of Mi and Mrs. ('. K. Baughman of this city, ami an cm ploye of the firm tor 25 year*. Is bequeathed three filling station properties. With real CMiate Included. also the bulk elation of the Hartman A Son firm The will expressly sets out that Sowards 1 shall pay 525 weekly to Hartman's widow for lo years. Mis Hartman is iiequeathed all th<- remainder of the* estate o Fort Wayne Woman Is Suicide Victim Fort Wayne. Ind.. April tl 1 I’.i A verdiet of suicide was r< | turned today 111 the death of Mi ■ Frieda Carlson. '<3. who leaped i from a third story apartment ye terday. Coroner Edgar N. Mendenhall j -aid the- woman jumped 35 feet from the- apartment of her daughter and *oninlaw. Mr. and Mrs. R T Wilkinson Sin- wa* a re«i- 1 dent of the -aim- apartment building The victim landed m a paved' alley and died a f< w minutes later in St. Joseph hospitc' Relatives -aid she had been despondent und in 111 health for several months.

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A visitor pa-sing tn ough De. . tur might think he Is in India. \r abla, or some other desert c-oun try when he see the many flat roofed buildings But when the stranger starts looking for Maha ma Ghandi or an Arab sheik, i. Decatlirlte will soon pul him wise and tell him where he Is No, stranger, you are not In India or Arabia You are in gcaal old Indiann. However, the type of architecture u-ed hen* Is slniila: to that of countries where v<-ry little rain falls. All the- businesH houses are of the- flat rcsifc-d variety. Ha, h of 25 YEAR TREATY tt'antlnaecl Frum (lari iiing to converge on Pa I to lobby for the i. demands G >-< k arnicasudor from several European cap itals are en route. Two Bulgarian obsurve-r are expected shortly and Romania Is also sending rep le-c-ntatlves. o PLOT REVEALED He,attuned Frnm Pace One* four or five of the plotters "not identilled as t’ommunl-ic w. j. Involved.

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