Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 122, Decatur, Adams County, 23 May 1947 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Pwbllahed Bvery Evening Bxcrpt Sunday By Th 8) DBCATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur. Ind., Poet Office ns Second Claes Matter. J H. Heller President A R. Holthouse. See'y A Bus. Mgr. tick D. Heller ... Vice-President Subscription Rates By Mail In Adams and Adjoin Ing Counties: Ous year, |6; sis months. 23.25; > months, 11.75. By Mall, beyond Adams and Adjoining counties: One year. |7; S months, 13.75; 3 months, >2.00. Single copies, 4 cents. By carrier, 20 cents per week. Children— protect the flowers and get your joy from seeing them. o o Hand the little girls a coin or two for one of those bright Poppies. —o—o You aid the disabled war veterans by buying and wearing a Poppy. o o As was expected, the IS while defendants Id the mass lynching trial al Greenville. South Carolina, were acquitted. Any way it was a jesture that at least brought the men into court for banging a negro. The shame is theirs. o 0 Its going to cost more to travel east by train, the Interstate Commerce Commission, allowing railroads east of the Mississippi river, about a ten percent increase in fares and approximately four percent boost for Pullmans. Travel wiii not be brodening of relaxing, but dem expensive. Excise officers made 42 arrests for liquor law violations in Delaware county and on pleas of guilty before a Justice of the Peace they were assessed fines ot 542 each. The J. P. then tried to remit the fines and was advised that I he might have to pay the 81.028 bill himself. Only the Governor can remit justice of peace fines, the official was advised Further, be better read up on the law. o o It is to lie part of the new health program to preach vaccination for smallpox in every community in the state, in view of the Increase in the disease last year. Efforts will be made to have most of the children vaccinated before they start to school. It is stated by health authorities that if twothirds of the population is vaccinated there is little danger of a spread of this malady. Old age pension rolls are dwindling throughout the state because recipients declined to sign

Treating Arthritis By X-Ray

By Herman N. Bundeten, M. O. ARTHRITIS is perhaps the most Important of the diseases which continue to baffle medical science. It afflicts so many people, it is so painful and. ultimately, so crippling that doctors have tried a great variety of drugs and treatments to give their patients relief. One of these is X-ray and. according to Or. Ixiuis J. Geiber of New York, it has been remarkably successful both in arthritis and bursitis or Inflammation of the bursa, or water-containing sacs located around joints. Pain Usually Relieved Just how the X-ray works in these disorders is not known but as a general rule pain is relieved, the swelling tn the joints gradually disappears and the patient may regain some use of deformed limbs. Before beginning X-ray treatments. howe»ar, it is important that other measures be used to kelp relieve the distress which often makes the patient nervous and pulls down his resistance. These include warm baths and light massage of the muscles. It Is also important to get rid of infections in the teeth, tonsils, sinuses or elsewhere in the body, if any are present A Gland Extract I Arthritis may occur during the change of life, fn such eases the

the property liens, as provided by the new state law. A survey of the state shows that about lea percent of the persona formerly receiving pension benefits have been dropped. In 85 counties, the number is 6.339, which roduction will lower payments 81,800,000 annually Many of the recipients do not like to assign their estates to the state in lieu of the pensions. —o o Philip Murray, president of the CIO United Steelworkers looms ax a new leader in the labor field. He has Issued an order to the unions in his organization not to strike for the next two years. So far that is the most progressive step made In labor-industrial relations and the country Is happy to take notice of the trend that presages better understanding of the labor problem. If the huge steel mills can operate two full years without a shut down, other i large industries should be able to carry on In a like manner. By that time we may all like to work so well, that we'll want to keep busy producing the things we need. o o Land Prices Commenting ou the forthcoming conference called to combat the trend toward inflationary land prices, the Indianapolis Star, comments: Indiana x fanners either know by experience or have heard what happened after World War I. Land prices soared. Many farmers went into debt to buy an adjacent RO acres at inflated values. Came the depression aud a long list of financial casualties. Recurrence of a similar Inflationary trend has reached proportions which show that 100 many are forgetting the previous debacle. The Agriculture Department has called a national conference at Washington ou June 9 "Io prevent further inflation in farm real estate prices." The session was scheduled at the insistence of President Truman. Pyramiding of farm land prices in reflected In government statistics covering the period from March. 1939, to March. 1947. The average national increase was 69 percent Indiana was a leader in the inflationary epidemic with 116 percent. Rates in the Midwest were Illinois. 96; Ohio, 108; Michigan. Ill; Kentucky. 147; lowa, 81. and Wisconsin, 67. Indiana fanners, fortunately, have come to their senses. From March. 1946. to that month this year, Hoosierdom has the best record of any state in the corn belt. Farm laud prices rose only 9 percent compared to the national avetage of 12. Except for a few Western states, Indiana has the best current record of the entire country- \

giving of a gland extract known as estrogenic substance may be of some help. Some patients are, also benefited by the use of thy roid extract, particularly if there is a deficiency of thyroid secretion. The diet should be wellbalanced and care should be taken not to permit excessive amounts of starchy foods and sweets. The X-ray treatments during the early stages of the disease are given three times a week for two or three weeks and then once a week for five or six weeks. In chronic cases one or two treatments are given weekly for as long as seems necessary to control the symptoms. As in all other treatments for arthritis, the X-ray is not helpful in all cases, ft is therefore suggested that from four to six treatments be given and if they bring relief from the pain the treatments should be continued. Bettor results have been obtained with X-ray treatment In bursitis than in arthritis. In these con ditions also the treatments are given once or twice a week for a period of six to eight Weeks In acute conditions, the first one or two treatments may make the symptoms worse, so that some pain-relieving drug may have to be given tor a few nights. Gradually as the X-rays take effect the use of the* drugs can be stopped

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I Modern Etiquette i By ROBERTA LEE I O O Q Should a man walk ahead of a woman when they are walking down the aisle of a train A. No; the woman should lie allowed to go first, but if leaving the train, he should step off first in order to assist her. y How should an engaged man and girl act In public? A. As naturally and normally as possible. They should neither monopolize each other nor ignore each other. Q. At what hour should one give a Sunday morning breakfast? A. At any hour one wishes up until noon. —— o William H. Seward, Abraham Lincolns secretary of state, and Robert Toombs, secretary of state of the Confederacy, both held diplomas from Union College, Schenectady. N. Y.

--—: ; IBHHRMHr r£ -■* Sr > aft -e r f 2 Ate K^ *<, " 4*TO MAKI CtftTAIN the body of S-year-old Georgia Weckler, missing since May 1, has not been buried on her father s farm near Atkinson, Win., neighboring farmers join in a tandem tractor operation to turn the soil. George Weckler, father of the third-grade student, stands at the left as the group prepares to start its search, which failed to furnish any clue*. (International Soundphoto) i K, | X , - /VXz * W . **W ' X -9 JW ♦ iHUnkr ? ' - '■ ? HOL 1 ftSs - .. ' -WB = ijlWagß . > Ww s{'$ { ' "'• - j ' * • __ __ „. M the Suez canal in one piece, Britain’s largest floating dock

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I Household Scrapbook I By ROBERTA LEE | O O Keep Curtains Clean A spring clothespin on each side »f the bedroom curtains does the trick of doubling the curtains up out of reach of the wind and rain when airing the room at night. The curtains can lie doubled up entirely free of wrinkles. Razor Blades Use an old can for discarded razor blades. A slit can l>e cut In the top with a can opener. Keep the can in the shaving closet or any convenient place. Fish To prevent fish from sticking to the pan while frying, put a teapoonful of salt in the pan and rub thoroughly with waged papero Gold is found in minute quantities in almost all rocks, ail copper and lead ores, and even In vegetation.

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May 23 — Warsaw. Ind. suffers much property damage from a tornado. Captain Liniiergh Is being profit sol y decorated by the admiring French. D. M. Henseiy, 61, died this morning at St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wayne. Decatur vacation Bible school opens at Central school building with 231 enrolled Edward Lee Hawk of Cleveland will give an address at the installation of the Decatur Lions club Wednesday evening. J. H Bremerkamp retires as a cleik at the Niblick store after 30 years service o . WP’'" MF' 1 J A w 1 s, 4i iii hiMKß*3u WASHINGTON'S temperature, even outside heated debate rooms, rose to 90 degrees ax Secretaries Margaret McFarland and Millicent Barrett indulged in a game of leapfrog. (International) A petition signed in 1779 by 975 inhabitants of northern New York expressed the first "popular'' demand for higher education in America and resulted in the chartering of Union College in Schenectady.

I •W’ Making poppies to Ito worn in honor of the war dead is giving this young veteran, disabled in war service, interesting occupation as he alts in Ills wheel chair at the side of his hospital bed In addition, he is having the encouraging experience of earning money In spite of his disabilities. He Is one of the thousands cm ployed by the American Legion Auxiliary to make poppies for Poppy Day this year. The photograph wax made in the Veterans Administration hospital at Dea Moines, lowa, YOUNG NEGRO «< nnilwMed from I’aar It door shortly after 2 a. m. He went to the door, he said, and the men told him they wanted Bush. He said they were all armed and masked and that he gave them the key to the lockup. They took the negro, he said, and hustled away in the darkness. FHA Aids 288,000 Indians Families Indianapolis, May 23 —(UP)— Over a period of 13 years, some 288.0(H) families in Indiana have been provided with better bousing through loans advanced by private lending iiMlitutionx and insured by

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CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN LEDA PUT her glass down. Roger had certainly slated his feelings plainly enough. Now it only remained for her to respond with equal frananesa. She said. "Roger. 1 hope you won’t misunderstaand what I’m going to say." Obviously, that wasn’t the answer he expected. He stared at her tn surprise. Leda hurried on. “I’ve enjoyed our friendship so much. I hope it can continue. But 1 can t marry you. 1 like and admire you very much—but that’s all, Roger." He smiled. “And you don’t consider liking and admiration sufficient basis for marriage? That’s very romantic of you, my dear. Still, at our age—" Leda broke In with a sort of desperation, “It Un’t a question of age. What I’m trying to make clear is that I don’t want marriage—with you. or any other man. I like my life as it is. I like my work. I’m satisfied. If I cared to marry, perhaps the liking and respect I feel for you would be idealized in my mind into something resembling love. I honestly think that’s how it’s been with you. Roger. Your wife was iM so long, you were lonely—and I happened to be around." There was an edge of annoyance in Roger’s voice. "I think I’m quite capable of analyzing my own feelings, thank you. If I have made a mistake tn believing you shared them, you must admit you’ve contributed to my misunderstanding. We’ve been very good friends —or I thought we were—over a period of years. You seemed to enjoy my company well enough to spend a good deal of time with me." “I do enjoy your company," Leda said. "And I’ve been very happy in our friendship. I’d like to go on as we’ve been doing. Let’s not spoil what we have, just because I don’t want to marry.” Roger's eyes were narrowed, his mouth was set In a tight stubborn line. He was a man of intense personal sensitivity and Leda could see that her refusal to be his wife had affronted him sorely. She regretted having hurt him. and yet she had tried to be as tactful as she could. He said flatly, “It doesn’t seem to me that much remains to be spoiled, now that I know how little I mesa to you." "But that's not true, Roger," Leda denied. "Your friendship is important to ma—it always has been." "In a personal, or business way?” Roger's tone was cold. Leda felt angry color flare under her skin. She exclaimed, "You have no right to talk to me this way! Have I ever presumed on our friendship In our business association ?’’ "You know more about that than L” The breath of truth in Roger's accusation smothered Leda’s anger. His friendship had been instrumental in her advancement at the store. There was no denying that But hgr work had been good,

yI '■ gr. ml . ■ •. - ■ I I I » ■■■ CONSIDERING the Republicans' national tax reducts ate hears alternate views from two of its members F** F. George (D), Ga., (left) asks for postponement «« bill until June 10 because of a "marked deterioration’ economy outside the United States. Senator tuza. J* Colo., urges the Senate to shed administration pewJ? four-billion-dollar lax cut would cause federal (lefiu

the federal housing administration, R. Earl Peters, FHA state director, said today. Loans insured in Indiana since June, 1934, Peters said, consisted of 173,755,000 for property improvement and (237.005,00(1 for buildings or buying homes and rental housing projects. Trade In a uooa town —Decatur o GRADUATE rt'uallasrS trows I’agr II class, announcing the names of ex servicemen who received diplomas as scholarship awards won by the graduates. Gerald Cole, president of the Decatur school board presented the diplomas. Ail but one of these were delivered In person. Mrs Dale Nmitley, whose husband ie overseas in army service, received his.

or she couldn’t have filled the important job his favor had given her. And it was quite true that she had always been sh.ewdly aware of the value of Roger’s influence. Perhaps, at first, she bad cultivated his friendship the more assiduously tor that reason. But she truly liked and respected him. just as she had said. As she sat there, trying to find the words that would convince Roger, he got briskly to his feet It was the first time they had ever quarreled, or even come near to quarreling. Now the enmity he harbored for her was a tangible thing, of which Leda was strongly aware. She made one more effort, "Please, Roger—l didn't mean to hurt you. Won’t you try to understand’" "I think I understand very well" He strode out into the foyer and gathered up hat and topcoat from the bench where he had left them. Leda followed him and stood unhappily In the doorway. But Roger left with no further word and not one backward glance. Leda stood there, staring at the door that had shut so finally behind’him. It wasn’t, she admitted to herself in all honesty, that she minded so much the loss of Roger’s friendship. It had been a pleasant thing, but not vital to her. She could get along without Roger Bedloe. she could get along without any man. But if he chose to nurse a grudge, as she was afraid he might, he could make things exceedingly difficult for her at the store. A sense of depression settled over Leda. She wished Sherry hadn’t gone out to the farm this weekend. Otherwise she’d be coming in soon and Leda would have someone to talk to. But Sherry wouldn’t be home till tomorrow night And the apartment seemed very empty, too quiet For the first time in years, Leda felt lonely. e e e It was quite early when Sherry awoke on Sunday morning. She stood in the dormer window of her bedroom at the farm and looked out over a newborn world. There had been rain during the night and now a soft moisture freshened the air, making it good to breathe. The new pale green of the orchan! trees beyond the window, the matching velvet carpet of grass on the ground, aroused In Sherry a kind of wonderment at the repeated miracle of life and of all growing thirga How could one doubt immortal ity when, each spring, buds burs, again from the black, dead-looking branches of trees? When grasH blades forced their way anew through the chill earth? When all the countless miracles of growth and renascence took place on every hand for doubting eyes to ase ? Standing in iitf window, Sherry feit the fresh loveliness of the spring morning enter into her. She seeased to exist merely as a receptacle for the aching beauty spread before her. The dawn-bright sky,

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