Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 17 February 1947 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATL’R DEMOCRAT CO Incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office ax Second Clast Matter. J. H. Heller President A. R Holthouse, Sec'y.Aßua Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates By Mali in Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, 16; sis months, 53.25; 3 months, f 1.75. By mail, beyond Adams aud Adjoining counties: one year. $7; 6 months. 13 75; 3 months. 12. By Mail to Servicemen, any place in the world: One year, 53.50; six months, 5i.75; three months, SI. Single copies. 4 cents. By carrier. 20 cents per week. With all our troubles and divisions. Americans would not trade places with Britons. For your own protection, eliminate those fire hazards in your place of business or building o o Drive safely and within th* speed limits, police officers advise as they continue the drive for safety in the city. No extra days of grace will be given this year in obtaining the 1947 auto license plates. February 28 is the deadline for compliance with the law and after that, those who operate their car with 'he old plates, are subject to arrest. o o The local option bill will reach the floor of the House assembly this week and keen interest is taken in the out come of the measure. which w.is given the go sign by the Public Morals Committee "Dry" forces are not satisfied with the Governors beer and liquor reform bill and hackers of the measure gained a point in having it listed for action this week. —o—o~ This week marks the opening: of the Lenten season, a period set aside for meditation of Christ's suffering, culminating in His death on the Cross. With most of the world upset nod mankind ipparently concerned only with material things, it lx a time for us to re fleet on the spiritual side of life Churches will hold special services in keeping with the season and those who want peace of mind and succor from worldly worries, are invited to participate in the int-ditations of the Lenten iieriod Q. O_ — The suffering and ravages of war were never more clearly depicted than in the case of those being tried tor abuses to veteran* at the Marion Veteran’s hospital. These men. who in the bloom of manhood, were injured, shellshocked or caused while serving their country. Today they are mental cases and no doubt are the | greatest sufferers in the list of victims of war. This country must not let them down, regardless of cost, budget-balancing or for any other reason. Kindness must be

Dangers That Lurk in Colds

By Herman N. Bundesen, M. D. NOW is the time of year when many |*ople not only contract virus pneumonia, hot ever present, too. is our old winter enemy—the common cold. For yearn now. both physician* and the "man In the street' have been hoping that medical im kea< would come up with a preventive and cure for the common cold. At times it has looked as If these hopes would be realized but though each new "cure" is hailed with great acctaim. It proves disappoint Ing on trial so that today we must in honesty admit that there is no known method either of preventing or of Miniting colds or •ven of overcoming them rapidly when once they have developed. A Small Organism The cold is probably caused by a virus, the smallest of all disease producing organisims and the one which, generally, we know least about It la hoped that a concerted laboratory effort both in America and abroad will bn made in the future to learn more about the virus responsible for the cold so that a pmvenMve vaccine may be developed Colds tn them sei res are prob ably not dangerous although, of worse they cause a grant km* of

shown them, no matter how difficult the situation becomes. o o Natural gas is going to be supplied from the Texas fields to the east coast through the purchase of the Big and Big Little Inch pipe I lines which extend through some 1300 miles from the southwest to New Jersey. The purchasers paid 143 million dollars for the lines, which cost the government 148 millions when laid as a war emergency measure to get gasoline to the east coast, Use of the gas will save many a ton of coal and may have tremendous effect on mining and freight hauling in the. territory to be served. Major league baseball has adoptcd a pension plan. Any player who stayed in the big leagues for five years will be eligible on his\ 50tb birthday to a pension of |6O a month. Every additional year of major league service adds $lO a mouth to this sum till a monthly maximum of SIOO is reached

Both players and clubs contribute to the pension fund which will be swollen by receipts from the mid- ■ summer all-star game, and by the sale of radio rights to the world's series. The estimate is that the club owners will pay 80 per cent of the costs. For some time there has been a fund, quietly administered. to provide for penniless oldtime stars. This has largely come from voluntary contributions, and has never been adequate. o o There is a possibility that I.3'Mt wooded acres of picturesque Shades Park, south of Crawfordsville. will fall under the woodman’s ax. owners of the property having received a generous offer for J the prized timber. The tract adjoins Turkey Kun and a move is' on foot to have the legislature vote funds to buy and preserve, the wooded acres, or obtain private funds to purchase the place and preserve it for posterity. It is the largest trad of virgin timber in the «tate. It's a shame that beautiful trees must give way to satisfy man's demand for furniture and housing. o o The English Channel tunnel is | up again. A committee is con-1 sidering this outline proceeds 1947 version, which estimates the cost ot a 30-inile tunnel at $120.000,009. The tunnel would delight the multitudes of seasick travellers who have dreaded the (*bannel crossing to France. The objections hitherto have been not flnan-1 cial but strategic. The British j have feared that a tunnel would ( lay them open to invasion. Nowadays with planes and long-range! guns the channel has lost much of] its defensive strength. Still the 1 prospects are good that the Brit-1 ish will stay on the safe side and defeat the tunnel project as they have done many times before.

fact the- modem man is lucky to have the advantages of such things as sulfonamide drugs and penicillin. Lessens Symptoms In many cases, the administration of these preparations not only seemto lessen the severity of the symptoms, but also helps in preventing infections of the middle oar. the sinuses and the lungs By all means the >.ulfonamldes or penicillin should lie used in most cases, under the doctor's direction, when complications of a cold devolop. particularly when they are due to streptococci staphylococci or pneumococci. In some instances it is recommended that the sulfonamide drugs be used in the form of a spray into the nose or throat In others the use of a penicillin solution spray Into the nose, throat or both is recommended. In some instances the penicillin may be givea by injection under the skin or taken by mouth A person with a coH of any se»erity will do best if he remains in bed at rest. Thia not only will help him get wen tester but will »tao keep him from coming in con tact with well persons and spread log the Infection to others The diet should he moderate, wii-tmtammd and of course, pten ty of ftaude ate. ' ba- Mito- if

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Household Scrapbook | By ROBERTA LEE O 0 Chapped Lips To make a good salve for chapped lips, mix twenty parts of white wax. forty parts of opermai eti, ten parts of oil of sweet almonds, and thirty parts of perfectly pure fresh lard Shoe Laces When the metal tip of a shoe lace pulls off. melt a stnai quanity of sealing wax the same color a« the lace, and dip the end of it into this. Use the fingers for shaping it to a point. Chamois Leather Chamois leather should b< washed in warm soapy water, to which a pinch of baking soda har been added. o Modern Etiquette | By ROBERTA LEE O O Q. Is it permissible to dip celery or ralishes into the salt dish if the dish is in individual one? A No; take a little of the salt in the saltapoun or with the end of a clean knife and place it on the side of the dinner plate, or the bread and butter plate. Q Should a wedding announcement and an invitation be sent to the sam«» person? A No; when an invitation is sent to a person, it is not necessary to send thws one an announcement.

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Q. When a man «ailer Is ready to leave, should a girl get his coat and hat for him? A. No; sin- should let the man wait on himself o — Feb. 17 Farmers In the south part of Adams county are circulating a remonstrance against dredging the Wabash river. The case of the State ts Reilly and Goldstlne is postponed to April 25.

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CHAPTER ONE | HER VOICE watt shaking wlth| resentful anger. "Men like you, Mr Bogard, seem to think a woman shouldn’t have anything to do with busineea. I suppose you think we should Just stay home and have babies." “It’s certainly one occupation men can’t compete in." Cliff Bogard nodded in entire accord, and once again he saw her eyes gather fire. He pretended to busy himself with his safety belt—there was no earthly sense to all this fighting. But they just hadn't got along. Everything had gone wrong since he first saw her. Everything. Because of her, he had junked his own plans and started on this fool's errand; because of her, he was being bounced around in this asthmatic sewing machine five thousand feet above the jungle. Foe three bumpy, rain-lashed heirs they had flown up-river, buffeted by savage gusts, bucking a wind that grew ever stronger. Twice the little plane had made wide detours to avoid storm centers—already they were low on gas and overdue. And all because of this ivory-skinned, red-haired person across the aisle. Reluctantly he admitted she might be called lovely, in a remote, withdrawn sort of way—lovely, and a meddlesome nuisance. In the four hours since they met she had acted like everything from a frightened kid to a stubborn bully. Mostly she had been plain bossy. He frowned, partly tn anger, partly In speculation— there was something about her that didn’t quite click. And something about her name that raised vague memories. Janet Norman. He had an irritating sense of having heard it before. Cliff looked at her again—not over twenty-five, maybe less. It was hard to tell, because of that trick she had of withdrawing into herself, either from shyness or as a screen against his curiosity. She was tall, and very trim tn the tan traveling suit, shoulders broad and carried well bark. Beneath the hat her thick, coarse hair was richly bronze, so that the aun. breaking through the clouds, filled It with a million sparks. There was warmth and rich vitality about that hair; there could be warmth and vitality about all of her if she would let herself go and be human. At . first he thought her eyes were black, then he decided on dusky blue—then that he didn't know. They weren’t exactly unfriendly, those eyea, but wary. They were taking no unnecessary chances In a world that was unpredictable at best. With growing disapproval he looked at the little metal sketch box in her lap. So she dabbled in that stuff! An artist. He didn’t need aa artUL He wasn’t sure i what bo did need, but it certainly didn’t include artists. Thon he real- ’ teed that the dark eyea were w r aU ching trim *WffiVftti tiki* Fistic I imvr jfxpM *s~nff • uctw ( about you." to _>riw. pre-

Five Entertainers on the Talk of the Hour ProcjJ

CHAS. EAGLE PLUME ROBERT KAZMAYER

Adams Post No 43. American Legion, starts can.pa.gn to inii.ease membership to 2dti. They I’>ow have 12u. Indiana tarm-rs a-k legl-lature for 8275,001) with which to fight the < aril borer. i Mi. and Mrs J. S Peterson motor

vision has announced it will insure a sunply of natural rubber for the U. 8. A. by creating a permanent industry in South America. The white hope of the Rubber Division is big. good-looking Clifton Bogard, recently picked to bring the New Dixie plantations of South America into production. Bogard is a wise choice. Known from Rio to Laredo aa a two-fisted, hard-boiled realist with few illusions, he has already made—and lost—two fortunes. Now he Is on his way to New Dixie to make—or lose—a third." She glanced up. "You don’t look old enough for all that" "It doesn’t take long to go broke if you put your mind to It." She laughed. There was an unsuspected lilt to her infrequent laughter that made you wish she did it more often. "Shall I read the rest?” she asked. "Just repeat that part about my good looks.” But she shook her head and read on. “The New Dixie rubber plantations are pie government’s best bet. Established in the l»» days of the rubber boom by a colony of United States citix ns who grated to South America before the Civil War, the plantation can be made to produce the highest grade rubber J the Western Hemisphere. "Getting the rubber out may not be easy. One well-known operator has already tried—and failed. It looks like a tough job, but Cliff Bogard can be a very tough man." Janet Norman closed the magazine. "Maybe that's your trouble — you were too tough.” She looked at him in the detached way one looks at a laboratory specimen in process of dissection. "Maybe it was your toughness that got you into this jam." "Maybe,” he amended, "maybe all I needed was your Olympian wisdom."

She ignored that—she had away of ignoring everything she didn't like. "What made y<»u decide to open up the New Dixie planta* tlonaf" she asked. HU tanned face went suddenly somber. “What. difference does it make ? For one thing, I had the machinery, and a gang of wild Irishmen who needed work. So I looked into it." “What did you And?" “I found that one man had tried to open up those same plantations Just a few weeks before He'd been told to get out of the country and stay out.” “Did he go?" “He went so fast he didn't stop to empty his warehouse. It's still up the river, full of machinery. When I saw him down on the coast he told me the story about s gang called Blackianders who live near the plantations and dffl't want anybody there. They must have treated him pretty rough—nothing could have oersuaded bint to go back. He was washed up. So I too* over his option, bought his warehouse. and moved :ny toys up from ths Argentine Then I went Duue to took M tee plan*

■ M KaS JOE CALLAWAY The program committee for the tn wly organized Talk ot the Hour Club, has selected the talent that will npjtear here thio spring and next fall In what promise to be live of the most inter,-sting and unique entertainments .-ver offered to nii'ii. rilling members. A ticket committee of 22 will solict 2(tu dual memberships to ai-Hiin- the Io al appearance of the outstanding speaker* and character actors This solicitation will Begin next Friday. The first thre- programs will 1» given lii th»- auditorium of the Catholi high shod beginning March 2<». Tin- program* selected from the

to ( in innati for the weekend. Dtvid Rice accepts position as di e-tor of the band at the Pennsylvania state reformatory. —o When jny is la< king, position/ money, success, and lame mean little.

the boundary for two days, told me they'd decided to recall the option. and next morning they shipped me back to the coast.” Bogard’s slow, deliberate manner of speech gave his words grim emphasis. That put me in a sweet spot. When you’ve borrowed up to the hilt, time counts. I began to build fires under the government officials to make the New Dixie crowd stick to their option, and then Washington cabled me to hold everything. So for three weeks I held everything while the storage charges on my machinery whittled down my bank account, and the men on my payroll had nothing to do but eat their heads off and raise heck with the local ordinances—l nearly went broke bailing them out. Then yesterday Washington cabled that everything was fine—they were sending someone to straighten it all out." Janet Norman nodded. "And they sent me." Cliff sighed. Yes, they sent her. He had gone to the airport that morning expecting an official Washington dignitary, or perhaps a whole delegation, snd found this tailored, copper-haired girl whose outward self-assurance was curiously belled by her frightened eyes. She was traveling on an official business visa, and presented Cliff with a letter from the chief of the Rubber Division, asking him to be guided entirely by Miss Norman’s judgment The first clash came when he learned she had reserved two seats on the plane leaving for New Dixie that very morning. "But they just got through kicking me out of New Dixie.” he objected. "What makes you think i you can persuade them now to take me to their bosoms?"

"Because I know them," she answered shortly. "I lived there." “That may seem like a good rea‘ son to you. but it doesn't to me What I need is someone who can put on the pressure and get them to honor my option. That certainly makes more sense than flying back on the chance you can talk them into changing their minds. If they say no a second time, all the king's horses won’t change them." “They won't say no. They’re Just suspicious of outsiders. It took years for my father to win their confidence. Please leave it all to me." Patiently Cliff had tried again, "took. This Job is no peanut undertaking. and it’s important to more people than me. My equipment alone adds up tn three hundred thousand dollars, and I have to ’rain an army of rubber gatherers before I get a cent of it back. If I don't start soon I go broke, and if 1 go broke, a lot of men will be out of Jobs and out of cash, and the United Staten will be shy a good many tons of top grade rubber. They're all banking on me. and I can’t tot teem down." -Then Just you let me handle IL" Her tone was the tone one placate litter chlidrvn.

iS BrF II — BF Willi k ...... WHHH DR. BERYL ORRIS Ri-dpaths Burea galaxy of ettertain ers follows: .Marell 28 Robert Kazmayer, an authority <mi world affairs a noted w >rid traveler, author and re porter. April 17 Eagle Plume. America's foremost interpreter of Indian lore, lifw and culture. Wherever Plume has appeared, crowds have welcomed him and enjoyed his kten humor. May 15 Major Paul ('yr. will give his etory of “Adventures of an American Spy.” He was one of Gen oral Wild Bill Donovan's cloak and dagger boys during the war. Hix xtory was carried recently in the Saturday Evening Post Hear him

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