Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 21 December 1946 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur. Ind.. Post Office aa Second Class Matter. J. H. Heller President A. R. Holthouse, Bec'y.&Bus.Mgr. Dick D. Heller .. Vice-President Subscription Rates Ry mail In Adams and Adjoin Ing Counties: one year, |6; six i months, 1X25; 3 months, 11.75. By mall, beyond Adams and ad . Joining counties: One year, |7; | 8 months, |3 75; .1 months. |2. By mail to Rervlcemen, any place in the world: One year. |3 5O; six months, $1.75; three months, |l. Single copies, 4 cents. By carrier, 20 cents per week. Can France bloom under Blum?. 0 o No one would accuse Secretary Byrnes of having a soft job.. Q Q. - — School vacations are here and the season of cheer and good will should be enjoyed by all. 0 - , o Whatever the President does or does not do. millions will be sure that he should have acted differ-1 ently. ——o o Two pauts suits and vests with; double-breasters are coming back, but most of ua fellows still need a few white shirts. ——o- —o — It seem, that down in Mississippi the code of ethics does not apply to politicians and individuals who want government favor. o ——o Mondays pajter will contain a reprint of the immortal poem. " Twas The Night Before Christmas." by Clement C. Moore Read it and get the Christinas spirit. •— —Q- —■ QMay the Good Lord spare this community from any tragedy dur Ing the Christmas season. Let s live life sanely and avoid the chance of serious accident, on the highways or in the ordinary pursuit of activities. For performing an act of mercy 35 years ago Mercy Hospital in Chicago has received a bequest of 1200,000. bringing to H 15.000 the a-' mount which a grateful patient and his friend contributed to the Institution for medical care given to the former. o o The Indiana state government distributed to this county. Miff,-! 009.55 during the past year. But it wash t money earned or saved by the state. The melton consisted ot gross Income and gasoline taxes paid by local taxpayers. Would you call this distribution plan, socialistic or centralized state control?

Causes of a Yellowish Skin

By Herman N. Bundesen, M. O. • IT USED to bn thought that the (■motions had a distinct and lasting effect on the color of the akin; ■o much ho that certain peipfe were described a a “turning green with envy.” Today we know more about these abnormal color effects and find their cauoeH in physical rather than emotional factors Sometimes one sees a person whose ekin seems to have liecu dyed a canary or lemon yellow. This pigmentation, which greatly detracts from the appearance, is known as carotenemla and is due, as a rule, to the excessive eating of foods which contain the yellow pigment carotene. Occurs in Children The disorder often occurs in children who have been given large amounts of carrots, and other yellow and green vegetables. Th» treatment consists, of course, in reducing the amounts of these foods which are eaten, for the time being Carotenemla also may occur- In- certain disturbances of the glands of internal secretion, •meh as a lack of thyroid or pitui- I tary secretion. Another cause cf yellow discoloration of the skin is jaundice, a condition in which there *are excessive amounts of bile pigments tn the blood and tissues. In these Instances the skin is likely to be orange or greenish-yellow. The Jaundice may be produced by gallbladder disease, liver disorders t and certain conditions affecting I the bioxi which cause destraction t

‘ Muck money Is spent for Christmas presents and It looks like Good Fellows should be happy to make-up a jack-pot to buy n suitable home for the Antonio Games family in Fort Wayne Housing conditions may be acute, but no community should permit a family of children to live in coal blns and basements. The German problem may eventually solve itself by the partial disappearance of Hie Germans. By 19M, according to a Frankfort prolessor, there will lie only 35,000,000 Germans In the pre war German area instead ot 70.000,000. Cause of the decrease ure war deaths, collapse ot German economy, and the 3,000,000 German 1 prisoners still held in Russia. o—o What could be a mor«> acceptable , Chrisman gift than a good book? Nothing quite so much carries the personality and esteem of the glvei as a book which he himself I likes A personal inscription on the title page, with "Christinas 1944" I added, brings recipient and send- ' er in close communion, and bei comes a lasting mile stone of triendship after the volume takes its place on the library shelves. o o Even with few new cars, compared to the number that will be turned out In the next five years, I cities are confronted with traffic Congestion. In Fort Wayne the suggestion has been made that multi-floored garages be built by the city to alleviate the parking problem. Whatever is done now, will be inadequate ten years hence, I unless large areas are cleared of old buildings and converted into j parking centers. 0 o —— Historians, after the passage of time has granted them perspective | on the problems of today and their I solution, may say that December 13 was one of the most important dates of all time. On that date, the United Nations Political Committee. consisting of representatives of I nations, gave Its unanimous approval of a resolution which called for arms reduction on a large scale. This resolution, after its formal acceptance by the General Assembly, will impose upon the Security Council the task of drafting treaties to define the terms of the reduction of armaments and of armies already existing, the prohibition of the development of new weapons of warfare, the machinery for inspection to prevent violations, and the formation of an international police force to be at the call of the UN for use against aggressors.

of large numbers of blood cells. When jaundice occurs, a careful search must be made for the cause before proper treatment can be carried out. Lack of Thyroid When there Is a lack of thyroid secretion a condition known as myxedema occurs. In this condition, as I have mentioned above, a yellow pigmentation of the skin develops. This Is due to the fact that <aro>enn is not changed Into vitamin A by the liver as it normally should be. and it collects in the skin, producing the yellow < olor. In patients with uremia, a condition in which the kidney does not excrete the wastes, a P“ |p yellow to yellowish-brown color (fcvelops in the akin. This is most noticeable on the face and hands. There are certain chemicals which also may cause a yellow discoloration of the skin. These include picric acid, dinitrophenol, nitric acid and others. Atabrine used in the treatment of malaria also causes the akin to become yellow In view of the many causes of yellowish pigmentation of the skin it can be seen that a careful study by a physician is needed when it occurs. The type of treatment to be used will, of course, depend on the source of the difficulty. Fortunately, since any discoloration of the akin so detracts from the sppearauee, those affected usually seek prompt medical advice. A » *

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Modern Etiquette i By ROBERTA LEE O O Q When it is necessary to cur- 1 tall expenses of Christmas gifts. ' what is the best <ounce to pursue ’ with a friend with whom you have i been exchanging gifts? A Write a nice letter, about two ' or three weeks in advance, wish- 1 mg your friend a Merry Christmas. Q Should a woman hiring a maid give her an honest picture of ' the work involved, the time off 1 a she can expect, etc.? A. Yes. Q. Is It good taste to say, "I want you to know my friend"? H A. No. Friendship should be im- ( idled—not pointed out. ? ( o o; ! | Household Scrapbook By ROBERTA LEE | , 0 0 Porcelain Never use a sharp instrument for acraping a washbowl. range, or oth‘-r porcelain or enamel-covered article. Such an implement is Ila-' i Ide to chip or break off the cover-' ing. Plate Glass Clouded plate glass can be satis- | factorlly cleaned by rubbing briskly . with alcohol. The First Course If the first dinner course is a I cold one. save time by having it on the table before the meal is to be served. 0 Dec. 21—The Good Fellow club fund is >214 today. The Decatur sugar plant is closing and most of employes have been released. New York Broadway clubs are closed tight by federal prohibition agents. Schulte & Haney shoot No. 3 oil well on the Ed Luglnbill farm In Blue Greek township, showing reported fairly good. Miss Lucile Engle, teacher in the Mott, N. D. schools arrives for ' hoiday visit with parents. Howard Wiaehaupt of Cleveland is here to greet Banta Claus. The greatest instance around the earth is at the equator, and Is 24.902 statute miles. I

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Heavy Snowfall 1$ Experienced Here Prospects of a “White Christmas" seemed much brighter today, after last night and this morning's snowfall. The sea son e first heavy fall transformed the city into a veritable "Winter Wonderland." covering it with a white mantle of beauty that delicti reproduction by a professional artist. The snow, however, may not hold out until the holiday. The weatherman's early re|»ort today predicted an end to the fall and some feared temperatures might rise enough to melt away the white blauket. The beauty of the snow was offset considerably by a series of traf- I fie < rashes and a iwuHant partial paralysis of traffic in and out of the city because of the slippery streets and pavements. i Trade In a Good Town — Decafto' r

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CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT “OH, HERE you are, darling,** Mrs. Hewlett said with obvious relief to someone who had come at Lydia's bacx. She came around and laced Lydia. It was Eugenia. “I'm sure you children have a great deal in common and I'm just going to iea**e you alone,** Mrs. Hewlett said, smiling, as she edged away. It was rude to think it so suddenly, but Lydia doubted that she had anything in common with this tail, brown-haired, brown-eyed girt. Although she was pretty, quite pretty, and poised and smartly dressed in brown, there was something missing tn Eugenia, a lack somewhere of which she herself was painfully aware. She had Ailed the gap with insincerity and her animation was only a pose. Nor had the situation been han- | died very subtly. For it was all too clear that no spirit of neighborliness had prompted the invita- | tion. She could hear Eugenia saying to her mother, “Since you're having some friends in, it would boa good excuse for mo to meet Chris’s wife. Call her up and ask : her to coma. I’m curious to see the girt he married.” “Shall we alt over there?” Eu--1 genla asked, pointing to a far corner of the large, beautifully furnished ro »m. “And I’U see that you ; get some tea.” She glanced back and smiled. But her smile was a pose, too, a rehearsed sort of smile to reveal . large and perfect teeth. There was also something disquietingly condescending in her manner and her smile. When they were seated on the most intimate-looking of little sofas, Eugenia came to the point at once. “Do tell me about Chris. I'm away a good deal, but mother wrote me about him, all about his being back and married. 1 was tn school before the wr . but when I was home for week-ends I always knew what time it was on i Sunday mornings when I saw i Chris riding. He had two of the most gorgeous horses I've ever seen. Os course I rode with him | several times and I was sick when mother wrote he'd had to sell them.” “He had to sen them when he enlisted. I'm sort!' I never saw them." Eugenia looked Intense. "He—he was wounded, wasn’t he ? It seems to me that mother wrote me about that, too.” “Yes." Lydia said. “In the leg. Re has a stiff leg. He has to use a cane.” Eugenia waved a flippant hand. “Oh, but hell get over it, won't he? I mean It's only temporary, isn’t It? So many of them do limp at first I know a boy who limped frightfully at first, but n«w you wouldn’t know that anything had been wrong.” . . . -

ra /*L» f a II • «*•* <® Mr and Mr “ Pol ire Chief Quells Tr<»y.r ° r j « ,f ’ r,on »•*»•«•»*• runic Vlliul MUCH J The fhlld wo , he 400(Hh deliveras ■ as. !/• I sd by Dr. Reusser during his long Mob After Kidnaper XT ~ • Berne, a trained nurse, assisted In the delivery of the child Kidnaps Woman After iq— Ha || eck G j yen [( | ge Dixon, 111., Dec II — (UPI — A personal appeal from police I ICaHln chief Harry Fischer prevented ||| jUvuKvl Dulllv possible mob action early today r against Frank L. Hickles. 27-year-kidnaping Mrs. Della Btackhouse Up |n GOP Fight after hia attempts to burglarise r ■ - her home failed. .. . - Sickles, of Wyoming. 111., was a «»jlng on. Dec. 1 ' 1 ~ said hy police to have bound and R ‘' p o, ” r MA I gagged Mrs. Stackhouse. 40. and "*7 J « nln tea her two daughters with adhesive ‘ h V '‘‘’.a tape and sa.hcord yesterday as ? r,h,p " f ‘ l he s** T ternoon and then walked, carried *« n ,o d ‘”* ,o,, “ she n'tlleJTf’ s'tu'bble’nelds Zefore H °"“ ""J ' he became 'seared" and released *'7? * " nd her at a farmhouse ”‘' le • ' p,r differences over the The children, Linda. 9, and «•* J®**" * MarDiana, ff. were dumped Into a ' r ' “""S' B ’"'' ,r ' I oom closet and found later by •“J 1 ”* , V1 , nh , their brother. Rtirllng Ht.ekhou.e R 1 “ , ’ h T “ oro " . Jr., who called police 'J* '-“derahlp battle sizzling The mob. estimated at several ,h « ope " “ hundred, gathered around the charging Halcombination city hall and Jail »' s h " shortly after 9p. m last night. L* wey president larnm. Gov For more than four hour., while Thomas E. Dewey of New York Sickle, was luting questioned, the , had “ W f “™ rw ’ «rowd milled around the building ”“ Rw k , for Ll hou 7 ant in windows, voicing •’ ader M ’' k *. V"’ threats against Sickles' life. I*d«nihlp. The other candidates Flat her calmed the mob when J , ""Glared are he appeared on the city hall steps '"Tn. t ? h, ° and announced that Mrs. Stack- Fnd BTtrrtt , ’ ,rk ’ , ‘ n of house, wife of Dr. Stirling Stack T, “' P l ™"™ " f ,w '» OMoans in ho had not been harmed. ,he r "‘“ * ha ?’ ,y 1 d,n “ n ’ ah «« »'»•* Under a heavy escort. Sickiea Prospects of both to win out was then removed to the Lee Ha,letk or ' ,n ,h “ e ’ re "‘ connty courthouse a block away 0, . a Dlrkaen. for further questioning by stale’s Jenkins statement piildidzed attorney Morey Pires. He was wh “' P , ' rß ‘"‘ , ‘ h ‘“' •**« hold on an open charge. i " u privately-that Halleck's elec- ' tion as GOP house leader would ■ o be viewed in some degree as a IxM.st for Dewey. Dr. Reusser Delivers " u hy Is Dewey so much interii. a A/VUL D' xLJ In having 'his' man In this niS 4,UvUin Dirthdoy very Important position?" Jenkins - asked. "He must believe It will Dr. Amos Reusser, prominent help him in the presidency. Does Berne physician, who. In addition It mean that D< wey will have a to celebrating his 77th birthday an- voice and hand in directing the nlveraary today, attained a state actions of congress? It means record this week when he delivered nothing else."

■=s=r---ra -TT. — -11-' II I — IM Lydia shook her head and her eyes were quiet and steady. “But Chris's injury isn't temporary. It’s permanent” Eugenia opened her eyes wider. “It is? And you married him, i knowing that? How brave you are!" Lydia could feel her anger i mounting. “There's nothing brave about it when you riarry the man you love." “But doesn't it ... I mean doesn’t it present all sorts of problems?” Doesn’t it present problems. . « . What was she getting at? “Most certainly it does.” Eugenia wriggled a little closer. "1 see. I suppose I don’t understand very well. Mother said she [ never saw you and I was a little curious." A LITTLE curious! Lydia said, “We've been living I very quietly. You do live quietly, you know, when there are obstacles to overcome.” It was getting very Involved, she thought, but she was i loath to do more than scratch the > surface of Chris's adjustment ■ Waves of color rolled in on Eu- : genia’s narrow cheeks. ’ “You mean. ... Oh, don't think l*m horrible ... but I’m so inter- - ested In anything about Chris . . . ■ wo have been neighbors so long. • You don't mean you're—you're ■ getting a divorce or anything like that, do you?" Lydia tried not to stare too hard, i She tried leithcr to laugh with I pity nor to be angry. i “I didn’t make myself quite - clear," she said. “The obstacles I r meant were physical ones from Chris's being in the war.” 3 “Oh!" It was a sharp exclamae tion as the waves of color rolled t out of her cheeks. “Oh, I see. That’s fine. Won’t you have more i tea? Yoe, do. r “Do you suppose It'll ever stop • raining? I came home for the I spring here. I've been in Canada II visiting my aunt, my father’s sis- • ter, in a little town that was moet- ’ ly a military post I had the most • marvelous time. . . . But I prace tically wore out everything I own. r Now the weather here is horrible. " I’m sorry 1 came home. I had the ’ most marvelous time. a . . But I 11 think I’ll try to find a little place in town and get a job flhd be really e serious about it Enough of this • frittering away my time. Photography is the real love of my life. e I’m not going to think of getting • married for yean and years. .. .“ I You want to be married so desperately and you are so desperate- !• ly afraid of being “left" that you e bad your mother ask me here this afternoon in the hooe that Chris's '• and my marriage wasn’t working t out.. . Why do you give yourself r, away like this? Why do you make p yourself an object of pity to me? :! You are trying so despairingly to n I convince yourself that you don't II want the thing your heart cries 'for. You didn't have a marvelous

time in Canada. You had a ghastly time. Lydia said, ’The world is terribly unstable now, and it U a good idea to postpone some decisions until later." She didn’t know what to say. "I'm glad to hear you say that Os course mother thinks l’m silly not to marry. But I’ve always said that a girl should have a fling at some sort of career first. If she doesn’t do it before she marries, she isn't likely to later on. And, frankly, so much has been spent on my education It seems a shame not to use some of It" Lydia squashed her clgaret. Then she looked directly at Eugenia and said, “There's a good bit to be said in favor of the life of a spinster, too. Os course I don’t mean you. I just happened to think of a discussion I had with some girls at school and all the good points 1 thought of for being a spinster. A war kills not only husbands, but potential husbands. There are probably a good many girls who won t marry because some boy they were never to know was killed." “And so many of them have married English and Australian girls and girls from other countries." Her voice dropped low. Then brightening a little she added, “Since you've thought it out so carefully, at least you did once, I'd like to hear your points in favor of spinsterhood sometime. It sounds terribly amusing. I'd like to know how they stack up against the lives of some of mother's unmarried women friends." Lydia said, “It isn't particularly amusing. It’s simply that you don't have to be married in order to have a full and interssting life. And I know some case histories to prove it." "You must tell me more about it sometime." She laughed airily. “What a queer conversation we’re having! But it’s fun, rather, Isn’t it, rather than the usual brand? As soon as I can convince mother that I’m not interested tn uniforms and that I'm really serious about a job I’ll call you and we’ll get to- 1 gether. Maybe in town for lunch.” You think I can help you. Lydia thought. I want to help Kirby. ... But you think that possibly there is something I can tell you that will give you hope, not for a husband, but for a life without a husband for a girl "left out.” . . . Everyone's been getting married except you, Eugenia. AU the girls you know married before the men left or when they came home on leave or they are definitely going to be married soon now that the war is over. Everyone except you. They've called you and told you their hurriedly gathered plana. You've been to some of the weddings. You’ve drunk champagne at the receptions. You’ve seen them go away together. Everyone except you. ... No one has wanted to marry you. Perhaps no one aver will, you think. (To.Bo Continued)

First Methodist A vesper Christmas program will lie prevented al the First Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. The program follows: Pt ayer. •'Hllent Night,” primary class "() come all ye faithful.” a toy trumpet solo by Jack Dailey. “Jingle bells," primary class. “Al Christmas all the stars,'' Marttene Krick. •'Lighting a candle,” Teddy Schrock. "Away in a manger,'' youth fellowship clans. "The Firwl Christmas Blur," tthiele Ahr. A Christmas exercise, Bill Smith, Teddy Schrock. "Good news on Christmas morning.” Mrs. Nelson's class "Noel," Mrs. R. Smith's class, Message, Dr. L<*ster. Processional, Youth choir. ' "A King is Born," youth fellowship clans. g— Nuttman Ave. U. B. A Christmas pageant, “Making the star shine." will be presented at the Nuttman Avenue United Brethren church Sunday evening at 7:JO o'clock. 0 Trinity Church The Trinity Evangelical United church will present a children's Christ mas program at 7:30 o'cloc k Sunday evening. The program follows: Program of electrically recorded Christmas carols. The Prayer—Dr. White. Recitation "Hillside of Judea"— itoliert Butcher. Recitation "My Wish"—Becky Jackson. Exercise “Little Ladies"—Charlene Fea sei. Myron Shoe, Onalea Barkley. Dianna Hill. Solo “Dolly’s Ro< k Abye" Lynda Jackson. Recitation “Christmas" — lairry Hill. Recitation “Birthday Cake" — Wesley Shoe Exercise "A Birthday Cake for Jesus”- Roanna Rousseau. David Butcher. Rosemary Strahtn, Barbara Butcher. Sally Bolay. Iris August. Gloria Fugate, Karen Reed. Marilyn Roop. Donnie Blankenbaker, and Maragret Sharp. Recitation "First Choice"-Ona-lee Barkley. Recitation "What I Like Bast"-— John Paul McAhren. Recitation “Whose Birthday?"Kathryn l»ugh. Exercise "Gifts of Christmas"— Kay Wynn. Sue Si-hackley. Tommy Shoe, Sherry Heller. Stephen Butcher. Dianna Rouseau. Presentation of Otterbain home offering Dr. White. Exercise with choir “Light of Christmas" and "Offering"—Patty Gause. Bonnie Simons, Lola Strahtn. Bonnie Ailerson, Amylee Reynolds, j Shit ley Mitchel. Playlet t "A Service of Giving" with choir Dorcus Sautblne. Max Myers. Roliert Butcher. Shirley Buddeth, Luann Davidson, Ixiis Strahm. Dorcus Davidson. Melvin Hanni, Danny Schackley. Garry 81-; mons. Jack Andrews, Bonnie Simons. Bonnie Allierson, Carolyn Krusstnan, Jean Ann Potts and Bob Ailenson, Benediction Dr. While. Poatlude. p First Presbyterian A Christmas Eve candlelight service will be held at the First Presbyterian church Tuesday night at 11 o'clock. The program follows: Organist, Mrs. Carrie T Haubold. "Angels from the Realms of Glory," Regent Square. Invocation. "Shepherds In the Fields,"

■ ■ 115 ■SbC'"’ 'aU 7,wicks extend !»•■»'«/ -Juft**/ U | day greeting* to all then • . ■ many friends and »‘(|iiai (JEfIBjWRSfMx | allies, with the aim ere hopt Isl I that the future will strengthen our determination to IB 'll make our world “One World 1 Z«l of Peace and Brotherhood. » J I

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MARY DRURY. 13. of BloomfleJ N. J, stands on two feet to«!M a "M< rry Ci nstnias” in celebrating her victory. years ago Mary was ncath a train and both her M were severed above the knee, ljlj| today the plucky girl has quered her infirmity wttn -W artificial llir.bs.