Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 231, Decatur, Adams County, 1 October 1947 — Page 4

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DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter J. H. Heller President A. R. Holthouse, Sec’y & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller — Vice-President Subscription Rates By Mail in Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, $6; Six months, *3.25; 3 months, *1.75. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining counties: One Year, $7; 6 months, *3.75; 3 months. $2.00. By carrier, 20 cents per week. Single copies. 4 cents. Next Monday is last day you can register at the county clerk's office if you wish to vote in the city election on Nov. 4. 0 0 From noon to three o'clock in the afternoon during the next half dozen days, Americans are concerned only in the outcome of the battle between the Yanks and Dodgers. 0 0 Taxes have been kept at a nominal level in this city and at the same time government services have been increased. The town progresses daily and the council and city administration has done hn excellent job in serving the people. o o The Indiana State Elks Association will launch a campaign to raise $35,000 for cancer research among subordinate lodges in the state. The action of the Association is commendable and will no doubt find a hearty response among the members as they gear to fight one of mankind's worst plagues. o o Collections from the three-cent state cigarette tax amounted to $1,042,145 in September. The state treasury bulges with cash, while cities and towns are confronted •with problems of getting enough money to operate. There should be a larger division of state collected taxes to the local communities. o o An Australian hair dresser advises that American women have the most beautiful hair in the world, but that they must learn to relax, or they’ll get a “bombed look." The authority states “that nerves have everything to do with the "hair” and that bombings ruined the hair of European women. Aside from house cleaning time, let up a little, my dear lady. o o— — President Truman's conference wi|h Democrat and Republican congressional leaders resulted in the decision that special session of

Few People Know About Sixth Sense

By Herman N. Bundesen, M. D. MOST people would be very much surprised to learn that they possess a sixth sense, one of which they are never aware of until they lose it. This is the sense of balance and movement through space. Only the man who has experienced its loss knows its importance. without it, he seems to be living in a world of rotating objects, all of which move around him in dizzy circles in more or less degree. Either this, or he, himself, seems to be moving like a perpetual whirligig in a stationary world. Either variety of this sensation is called vertigo, or dizziness. Our sense of balance is maintained largely by three delicate little structures in the inner ear known as the semicircular canal, and upset by anything which interfetes with them. In a disturbance of the ear called Meniere’s disease, there is vertigo, together with sickness to the stomach or vomiting, ringing in the ears and some disturbance of the hearing in the attack. Sometimes there maj* also be nystagmus, a repeated movement of the eyes to -one side, with a slow return to the normal position. The exact cause of Meniere's disease is not known. However, it is thought that it may be due to an allergy, or oversensitivity to -some food which is eaten, which affects the semicircular canals. Infections in the teeth, tonsils, sinuses or elsewhere in the body may also have some bearing en the cause Recently more succesaful methcis of treating Meniere’s disease have been discovered.

congress will be called, if it is absolutely needed. The Senate and House committees will compile data and other needed information on the European food situation, along with government finances, and make a report to the President. It is likely that Congress may be called to consider the reports in November. o o This newspaper cannot overlook mentioning the semi-retirement of Fred S. Hunting of Fort Wayne, banker, civic leader and former general manager of the General Electric Company, because we can remember back to the days when the local G. E. plant was established here under Mr. Hunting’s supervision. Tribute has been paid the esteemed gentlemen by the press, as he announces gradual withdrawal from active business in our nearby city. Mr. Hunting served as manager of the Fort Wayne G. i E. works from 1916 to 1922, and in ' that capacity saw the establishment of the Decatur's plant in 1920. which then and now means so much in our economic life. Following an illustrious business career, Mr. Hunting retired in 1927, only to be called back to Fort Wayne in 1933 to head one of that city's leading banks. Decatur has a warm spot for Mr. Hunting and the past and present generation shall never forget him. He is the , kind of a gentleman that prompted one of the newspapers to say. “they never knew a finer man.” Many happy returns. Mr. Hunting. o o Communism Folly: A reader of this newspaper contributes the following clipping, which after reading it makes us wonder what the Russians really . get out of Communism: “After thirty years of Communism, milk is selling for as much as 8(f cents a quart in Russia, according to John L. Strohm, former editor of We Prairie Farmer and j former president of the American Agricultural Editors Association, in “Just Tell the Truth,” a book about his trip to Russia, written free from censorship and restriction. “Some other prices which Strohm’s book says must be paid ,by the Russian worker who goes to the farmers’ free market or a commercial store run by the Government for a little extra to augment his meager rations are: Eggs —9oc each; cooked ham, $16.40 a pound; sugar—sl2 a pound; butter—sl2 a pound, tomatoes—s 4 a pound can; peas, $3.60 a can, pineapple, $8 a can; bologna, $lB a pound, chicken —$4 a pound; pork, $8 a pound; beer $2.24 a bottle.” A smile is beyond price.

. For example, one method of i treatment is to use a diet which is r as free from salt as possible. In i addition, the substanceknown as ' ammonium chloride is given. Limit- - ing of thefluids taken into the body . also has been tried, and seems to - bring a great improvement in a - largenumber of cases. These three s procedures decrease the fluid con- ■ tent of the body. I Another method of treatment i consists of the giving of injections . under the skin of histamine di- ■ phosphate, with the idea of les- ■ sening the allergic reaction. Sometimes the treatment recommended combines a number of these elements. During an attack, the patient is i placed in bed in a semi-darkened ■ room. Some form of sedative or quieting drug is administered, and • the fluid intake is limited. Following the attack, a skin test is done by injecting a s/nall , amount of histamine under the skin. If this test is positive, it is shown by the development of a red swelling at the point of injection. Treatment is then taken to desensitize or lessen the sensitivity to the histamine by giving injections of gradually increasing doses of histamine. If the reaction to the histamine is negative, the giving of nicotinic acid, which is a part of the Vitamin B-complex may be helpful. In some instances, the reduction of fluids and the limiting of salt in th? diet are enough without other forms of treatment. If none of these measures is satisfactory, the gi v iag of a drug known as benzyl cinnamate matserve to bring relief.

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o — o I Modern Etiquette i | By ROBERTA LEE O O Q. When should a woman remove her wraps when dining in the restaurant of a hotel? A. She waits until she is seated before removing her wraps, the waiter or one of the men in the .party assisting her. Q. How should one greet friends and acquaintances when meeting them on the street? A. Make the greeting courteously and sincerely. It would be better to pass without any sign of recognition than to acknowledge a greeting begrudgingly or in a listless manner. Q. Is it necessary to send a gift when one receives an announcement of a girl's engagement? A. No; although sometimes it is .done. It is not obligatory. 0 Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

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SYNOPSIS Cail Prentice's parents had divorced when she was a child, and all she knew st her father, Charles, was what her gay, extravagant mother, Lissa, h ad told her—that he was the wealthy owner of Twin Oaks, a fine old southern plantation . . . and that the trust fund he had established tor them years ago was no longer adequate for their needs. When Charles, who had remarried years before, invited Gail to spend the summer. Lissa approved, hoping the visit might result in an increased allowance tor them But upon her arrival, Gail found the situation very different from expectations. The big house was gone—burned to the gronnd years before — and all the Prentice fortune had followed it. All that was left were a few acres of farmland and an old, barn-tike house with neither electricity nor plumbing. Charles and Kate, his kindly. Intelligent wife, and Kate’s niece, Norah, warmly welcomed her; but attractive Greg Thompson, Charles' young partner on the farm, made no effort to conceal his dislike. CHAPTER SEVEN T WISH you could have seen the big house, dear,” Charles said, and broke oft with a sigh. Impulsively, Gail asked, “But why didn’t you rebuild. Father?” He glanced at her, and in the light of the dim yellow lamp that fell through the window behind them, she thought there was a look of tragedy about him. “With what?” he asked mildly. “The house cost forty thousand to build at a time when nine-room homes were being built for thirtyfive hundred. It would have taken a great deal of money to rebuild, and there wasn’t a great deal of money.” GaU digested that with a little feeling of shock. Was he trying to tell her that all his money was gone? After all, wasn’t that what Greg had indicated when he had spoken of the sale of the vast acreage as a hunting preserve, and when he had mentioned that there was barely enough money left, after the mortgage had been repaid, to provide orchids for her mother? She remembered Lissa’s parting instructions, that she must demand of her father an “adequate allowance” for herself. "But you mustn’t worry, chick,” Charles said, as though her shocked silence embarrassed him a little. “The trust fund that gives you and Lissa your income is intact It's an irrevocable trust; I couldn’t touch a penny if I wanted to, and of course I don’t Kate is—well, she’s Kate, one of the finest women that ever lived. Being dirt poor was as new to her as to me when it first happened. But she took the whole thing in her stride. We moved in here and—well, we’ve come out on top. We have all the necessities of life, and we have happiness and contentment and self-respect After all, that’s about as much as anybody could ask for in these days, don’t you think ?”

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o o I Household Scrapbook I | By ROBERTA LEE | O n Whiter Frocks Cold water, white suds, and a dark place to dry, means keeping the white silk eport dress really white. White dresses are so ugly when yellowed and this precaution should be taken. If washed before very soiled, it is not difficult to get the dirt out with cold water. Sharpening Needles Does your needle ever get blunt while you are stitching on the machine and pull the threads of your material? If you run the needle through some ordinary steel wool a few times, it will sharpen the point. Cleaning Enamel Yellow spots can be removed from white enamel by rubbing with a flannel cloth that has been dipped in garden mold. o Trade in a <»o<ml Town — Decatur

“Oh, yes. Father, only I’m terribly sorry about everything. I—didn’t know.” “Well, there was no reason why you should.” said Charles quietly. "The fund for Lissa was intact, and I knew it was adequate for you both and there was no point in letting her be worried by finding out that the going was a bit tough She would probably nave wanted to share her settlement with us—and that, of course, was not to be thought of." Gai) stared at him through the thickening dusk, and dropped her eyes lest he read in them some of her shock at his thought that Lissa would have shared so much as a copper cent with anybody. Gail had never come face to face with the necessity of admitting to herself her unhappy knowledge that her mother was completely self-centered, completely egoistic, and that she would fight to the last ditch before she would yield one scrap of what she claimed as her own. Did Charles really know her so little? Could he have been married to her for four years without understanding her better? Did he honestly believe that Lissa would have been willing to share with him in his disaster? Frantically she tried to defend her mother in her own mind; after all, Lissa was completely beautiful, completely unequipped to earn anything approaching a living. The allowance that Charles seemed to feel was so ample seemed, to Lissa, little less than beggary. Wildly she sought for something to say and the first thing she thought of was. “Ratner, who Is ’ Greg? It he a relative?” “He’s the son of an old friend of mine,” answered Charles. “His fai ther wanted him to study law, and i because he was a dutiful son, he : did. But war came before Greg 1 had finished his senior year. He : enlisted and went overseas and his I father died while he was gone. I When Greg was discharged from the Army last summer he came • here to visit, and his love of the • land has kept him here ever since. > Greg was born to be a farmer, I : guess—so now he’s my partner!” ! She sensed, rather than saw his smile. ’ “But is he going to be content ■ just to throw away his legal traini ing? I mean—well, there doesn’t i seem to be much future here —” • She broke off, lest she give ofl sense, but once more her father’s 1 smile reached her through the ■ darkness. t “A future of contentment and t independence—” he suggested, but > she broke in swiftly: > “Independence ? Here ?” “It seems poor to you, darling ? , You can’t see that a man is inde* i pendent if he owns the land that • feeds and nourishes him and prot vides him with all that a man 5 really needs to live?” he asked I gently. 1 -Oh, well, I supooss— It’s only that-.” She stumbled and was an-

muSMiiX * I?/r Oct. 1— Frank C. Dailey, former Bluffton attorney, now of Indianapolis, and a former U. S. district attorney, announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor of Indiana. Arthur Clark resigns as a member of the local police force and Burl Johnson, a world war veteran, ie named to the place. More than 300 people attend the calf club picnic at Monroe. A muck fire is raging in Blue Creek township. The coal strike in Illinois, six months old. is growing more serious each day.

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ient lest she offend him, lest she let him see how horrible life seemed to her here. “Somehow, I think Greg finds something here, something of security and perhaps peace ano quiet that he learned to value very highly while he was off at war,’ said Charles slowly. “I think 1 understand him. too. It’s a little like that with me. I admit that at first the thought of poverty, ol hard manual labor, of working like a dog from sunup till sundown ano afterward, was appalling to me. 1 freely admit I’d nave panicked completely in the first few months if it hadn’t been for Kate. Her spirit was magnificent I couldn’t belittle it by showing less courage and strength of mind than she did And. chick. I’ve had more of real genuine happiness in the years since I’ve been poor, financially than I’d ever known before in all my life Oh. I admit I’d like a trit of extra money; I’d like to provide Kate with some of the so-called modern conveniences — electricity and water works and all that. But the addition of those things is something to save for and to strive for. and I’ve learned that the greatest happiness in life is from striving, aiming at a goal, perhaps not even quite reaching it but having it always there before us.” He leaned a little toward her touching her clasped hands gently “I know our home may seem very crude and comfortless to you Gail.” he said. “And if it is more than you can stick, I shan’t ask you to stay. It’s been wonderful seeing you. knowing what you are like. But I can’t ask you to stay if it is going to make you uncomfortable or—unhappy.” Gail rallied herself furiously. “Why, the very idea!” she scoffed, with unsteady gaiety. “I love it. Father. It’s —it’s beautiful, and it’s grand to be with you, and I love Kate and Norah.” She had to stop because her voice threatened to betray her For a wild moment she had yearned with all her heart to avail herself of her father’s understanding, of his permission for her departure; but where would she go? There was no place for her in Lissa’s plans for the summer Lissa would be furious with her if she did not stay; and there was no money. She had a small, frantic feeling at the memory of her mother’s insistence that she should demand and get an allowance from her father. Looking about her at the poverty, hearing the frankness with which her father admitted that poverty, she knew how utterly impossible it would be for him to give it Or for her;.-, now. tc ask it. Charles said quietly, “I’m glad chick. But any time it gets toe tough, just feel free to go. I’ll understand.” Gail said huskily, “Thinks, Father.” (Jo ge Costthued)

■ I I ■Jr ' *' I I * 1 i - FLASH STORM AT SEA off the northeastern coast of Florida sent high tides pounding along the oceaa front damaging these homes at New Smyrna Beach. Fla. (International Soundohotn

Mr. and Mrs. Clint Drummond and son Robert, of South Bend, are visiting here. o CHURCH NEWS Youth For Christ Monday evening. October 20, a county-wide Youth for Christ rally will be held at the First Mennonite church at Berne. Hightlighting :his rally will be the Claus Indian family, full-blooded Tuscarora- Mohawk Indians of the Iroquois nation. from the six-nation reservation in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. This is a unique and unusual musical team that has been singing the gospel for 14 years and has been widely used in Youth for Christ rallis across the country. Poverty of purpose is worse than poverty of purse.

NOTICE! I will be out of my office Oct. 6 to 11, inclusive. Dr. Rolland Reppert

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Jury Is Selected For Hemmer Trial Greencastle. Ind., Oct. 1 — (UP) — A jury for the embezzlement trial of Floyd J. Hemmer, former superintendent of the Putnamvllle ■state farm, was seated in Putnam circuit court today. One woman, a retired school teacher, and 11 men were scheduled to hear prosecutor John D. James begin presentation of the state’s case against Hemmer. Hemmer waa indicted in December, 1945, on charges of embezzlement and grand larceny while serving as

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