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dkcatuk 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, 17: 6 months, $3.75; 3 months. $2.00 By carrier, 20 cents per week Single copies, 4 cents. Save your waste paper for the containers. ——-o -o Join the Moose parade root for the champions. o o Sure enough—“U. S. AID to EUROPE” means “AID from US." A headline reads, “Forty monkeys Face Torture of Tight Corset Test.” What do they mean, torture? Delegates to a convention in Indianapolis didn’t suffer much because of the chickenless day, the chef substituting filet mignon for each plate. —o o While it’s not unusual for us to “get down to the last dime," deposits in the First State Bank still reflect a high rate of prosperity among individuals and business firms in this part of the county. Deposits total more than $9,272,000, which everyone will admit is a substantial backlog for a “rainy day” o o "Please Help Keep Our City Clean,” is the plea painted on the waste paper containers placed along the sidewalk in the shopping district. Not only members of the city street cleaning department, but all civic-minded citizens will appreciate it if you heed the plea and help keep tbe sidewalks and streets clean. 0 0 One of Russia’s string of 22 UN vetoes is looked upon by some diplomats as a gain for peace and for non-communist forces. This ■was the Soviet "no” to Italy's bld for UN membership. This blocking of the Italian application, some think, will go hard with communist forces in that country and the whole Mediterranean area. At the same time it may strengthen the present rightist Italian government. It may be that Russia's Gromyko has overplayed his obstructionist role. o o Old Jack Frost is doing his masterful job of painting the leaves and turning the landscape into a riot of color and beauty. For Hoosiers, nearly every highway and espically the country roads have some area of beauty. The an-

Baby's Stomach Upsets Not Alarming

By Herman N. Bundesen, M. D. MOTHER is always worried and distressed when Baby vomits. While it is true that vomiting may indicate a serious disorder, it is much more likely to be due to some simple and easily corrected cause. For example, all babies swallow air when they nurse. Some of them get into the habit of gulping almost as much air as milk. In attempting to get rid of the air, they are apt to bring up some of their food. This is known as simple regurgitation and should not be mistaken for true vomiting. It happens in so many instances that it has come to be the expected thing in tiny babies. Certainly, it is no cause for alarm unless the baby brings up a considerable amount of his feeding and does so habitually. Simple regurgitation may occur more often when the baby is allowed to nurse too long, when the baby has some blocking of the air passages, and in similar conditions. If the baby is not getting enough food, he will be restless and cry between feedings and will not gain weight satisfactorily*. The air swallowing, due to blocking of the nose, may be prevented by gently cleansing the nostril with bits of cotton soaked in a salt solution before each feeding. Another cause for regurgitation is over-feeding. If the baby is overfed, be will liave tba»

nual pilgrimage to famous Brown Bunty has starW and thousands h drive there over the week-end. I. o ——o t Senator Vandenberg is confined to the hospital, no doubt needing a 1 rest and medical once-over. The t Michigan statesman and newspaper publisher has been one of the * nation’s most ablest and sincere public servants. He put country ’ above petty politics and works uni. tiringly for the peace of the world and order at home. Americans hope that his recovery is rapid and that he can soon resume his £ place in the high counsels of government. o o r The distilleries in this country may balk at the universal 60 day shutdown, since the Scottish dis- > tilers announce that they are going ' to continue to turn out Scotch, during the food shortage period, i However, the Scotch makers receive only half of their normal allotment of grain and must close their plants two months a year for overhauling. The employment problem is another matter that affects ■ plant operations over there. o o i As Columbus Day approaches, it • is interesting to read that Columbus’ first voyage to the new world, cost Queen Isabella only $6,000. • Today, a person could spend that ■ much just taking a “hike” around j the country, providing he stopped ' at hotels and wanted to eat once a i day. However, it was a lot of money for the Spanish queen, since her country was almost bled white from the war with the Moors. Co- ■ lumbus, probably was not the only person who believed that the world i was round, but no doubt the first) ' to prove the theory. It will be 465 • years Sunday that Columbus and 1 his courageous seaman arrived at : San Salvador and claimed what is ! now’ North America, for his queen. , It was a great day for him and still 1 a greater one for all who have and i now enjoy this land of the free. 1 There's nothing like it on the face of the globe. o o ! Plans are being completed for ! conducting the annual campaign I I for the Decatur Community Fund, i Inc., during the later part of the I month. The budget will include ■ financial support for all of the i youth activities, including recreational, Boy and Girl Scout organi- ! zations. Established during the war years, the Fund has been generously supported and the money has been well spent in the interest of our boys and girls. With one or two exceptions, all agencies supi ported by the DCF, are of a local nature and appropriations allowed go direct to the designated youth group. In view of past generous support, there is no reason to doubt that this year’s goal will be met and that the splendid work, for which the city is noted, will continue.

usual number of bowel movements in addition to the regurgitation of the food. If the baby is breast fed, the over-feeding may be corrected by having the mother shorten the nursing time for several days. For the bottle baby of course, the amount of each feeding can be reduced. Babies born before the normal time, or premature infants, are especially liable to regurgitate their food. This is due to lack of strength of the valve at the top of the stomach. Regurgitation in such babies is particularly dangerous because of the chance of some of the milk being drawn into the lungs. The regurgitation can be prevented, first by keeping the amount of the feedings small enough to prevent the condition, and secondly, by putting the baby on his right side and keeping the head of the bed raised after the feedings. Os course these babies should be left undisturbed after they have taken their food. It is important to remember that vomiting becomes a habit in many infants. It is important, therefore, to check this regurgitation as soon as possible, otherwise a habit may be developed which later on may be difficult to get rid of. It a baby spits up his food frequently, he should, of course, be carefully examined by the physician to determiue just what is wracg; tb»d the Girder. as a ruK, ea» H eusUy elilsuiuted.

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o o I Modern Etiquette i | By ROBERTA LEE I O O Q. What should one do when he finds that another person’s opinion on some subject is directly opposed to his own? A. Immediately change the subject of the conservation. Above all, do not argue. Q. Isn’t it far more rude for a j’oung man to break a date, without a plausible reason, than for a girl to do bo? A. Not at all; it is equally rude | for a girl to do so. Q. Would it be all right for a I young man to give his fiancee lingerie for her birthday?

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CHAPTER SIXTEEN JANE MORROW’S picnic that ifternoon was fun and once more Sail had the happy, warm feeling if being secure and welcomed. There were plans for more parties ind the young men flirted gayly with her. and it was all very pleasant and agreeable. That night, uneasily, Gail listened again for the sound of tears from Norah’s room, but all was silence. Yet oddly enough the silence made her almost more uneasy than last night's desolate sobbing had done. She came downstairs the next morning in the early dawn, her I young chin set at a defiant angle. As she reached the door into the kitchen Norah came in from outside, carrying two brimming pails of milk, which she almost dropped as she saw Gail. “Hi—what are you doing up this early?" demanded Norah. Her eyes widened as she took in Gail’s costume: daffodil yellow pants that were too long for shorts, reaching below the knee, but too short for slacks; a cornflower blue blouse; her hair tied up in a bright blue and yellow scarf. “What a cute get-up. What do you call it? Not shorts or slacks, I know that much.” “It’s a pedal-pusher,” answered Gail, grinning a little. “In case I wanted to ride a bicycle, I suppose.” “Cute!” applauded Norah, admiringly. “I’m afraid there isn’t a bicycle handy. How’s about Mehitabel?” “I'm working in the fields today . with you and Father —and Greg,” said Gail, and there was a stub- ! born tilt to her chin. ' “Oh, gosh, Gail!” Norah gasped, shocked. I “There’s no need, Gail—” That ■ was Kate. "Either I work in the fields or do my share of whatever is to be done —or I pack my satchel and go back home,” Gail told them firmly. 1 And hid a small tremor at the > thought that she had no home to go to. I “What’s all this about going back home?” asked Charles, from the doorway. “I’m sorry, chick. I thought you felt that this was home. I hoped you did." Gail turned to him swiftly and his arm went about her. “I do feel that I’m at home. Father,” she told him eagerly. “That’s why I don't want to go on being treated like a house guest. I want to learn to do my share. I've never been allowed to learn anything about being independent. This is my chance.” “We’ll be glad to have you chick,” Charles said quietly. “There’s a lot of work to be done. We have three acres of tomato plants to set out and every hand helps that much more.” Behind them Greg said sharply, “But she doesn’t know the first tiling about setting out plants.” “I am of average intelligence. No doubt I could learn,” Gail told Kiaw sharply. parley was studying her with

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a light in his eyes that was reflected in his smile. “Os course you can, chick —of course you can,” he told her, ignoring Greg, and patted her shoul- i der. 1 “I’ll show her. It’s no trick at all once you get the hang of it,” promised Norah eagerly. “But not i in that pretty suit, Gail. You’d ruin it in 20 minutes. I’ve an extra . pair of blue jeans and a shirt you can use.” Gail beamed at her, ignoring Greg’s dark look. And so, the minute breakfast was over, Gail and Norah scampered off upstairs and Gail changed the yellow pedal-pusher for strictly utilitarian blue jeans, a much washed soft blue shirt, and clumsy looking brogues. Eyeing her reflection in the mirror, she thought of Lissa and almost laughed aloud at the fit Lissa would throw if she could see her daughter now. She would either faint or go into hysterics. Gail chuckled to herself as she followed Norah downstairs and out into the freshness of the dew-wet morning. It was that loveliest hour of the early summer day, when the dew glistening thickly on every weed or blade of grass was bediamoned by the rising sun. Later in the morning it would be hot, but now it was fresh and cool and the air was a caress against one’s face. The field had been freshly plowed, the rich black earth was moist and crumbling. The furrows were deep and straight, and beside each was a box of plants, green and fresh, yet already beginning to wilt a little, so that their roots must be firmly bedded in the rich earth and wet down with as little delay as possible. Norah took Gail under her wing, demonstrating the job to be done. ■ She moved swiftly and efficiently, ! deft with long practice. Gail fol- > lowed her, watching closely, and , began at last to set out the row s of plants assigned to her. She was > awkward at first, but as she worked on her bands began to ; achieve an almost automatic prei cision, and Norah, smiling, praised I her and went on to her own row. 3 The sun rose higher and its warmth beat down'on Gail’s shoul1 ders, as she bint, set a plant, moved on, set another, straighten- - ing now and then to rest muscles 3 that began to protest at the unacg customed pull upon them. t After the first hour, boredom set r in, and with it, increasing discom- ; fort. But Gail went on doggedly, s scarcely daring to straighten her aching back, because from the cor--1 ner of her eye she saw how swiftly . and efficiently the others worked. Time wore on; she finished the 3 first row and looked back and i could not believe that there had been so much discomfort, such ’, aching weariness in just filling one t short row. Finished, the row seemed ridiculously short; but !. facing a new one, it seemed to J stretch endlessly away from Gail and her heaff saak at thought U that it was jwt one of maay siore

card table cover. The oilcloth provides a much better placing ®urface for any game than the covers made of materials liable to wrinkle. , The Telephone So many colds ate transferred by telephone mouthpiece full of germs that ie should be washed (With disinfectant at least once a week. 0 _— Oct. 11 In retaliation to charges made against him. attorney general Gilliom charges that Fred Rohrer, Berne dry leader, buys wine for medicinal purposes. Mies Ruth Elder starts on a plane trip to Paris. The sugar factory in Decatur will open tomorrow for a three months run. Cherry trees on the residence lot of J. H. King, 415 North Seventh street, are in full bloom. Brent Barkley of Klamouth, Ore., and Will Barkley of Philadelphia are visiting in Decatur, thier former home. The city of Gary is 21 yeans old today. Decatur Lions club will hold a four night festival November 1 to 4. o * COUNTY AGENT’S * 1 I COLUMN i S ♦ ♦ County agent L. E. Archbold, states he now has order blanks 1 for tree planting stock sold by the state division of forestry. He I urges that orders for trees be placed soon as the stock at the state nurseries te not too large. Orders for trees should be sent to Floyd Kelsey, district forester, Auburn. Later, Mr. Keteey will call at the applicant's home, check the planting site, and give such sug- ( gestions as seem advisable. o — In statewide educational work on sheep tick control by the North Dakota Agricultural College Exten- ; slon service, more than 200,000 1 sheep are dipped annually.

war must be miea before me aay was done. The afternoon was the worst But she stubbornly refused to accept Charles’ suggestion that she call it a day and stay at the house for the afternoon. She knew that there were more plants to be set out and that they would wilt rapidly; and if the others could do it? she told herself grimly, so could she. But returning to the field after the midday meal, with the sun at its hottest stage, her heart failed her and it was only by determinedly forcing herself past the point of complete exhaustion that she managed to finish at all. She did not know that the others finished an hour early so that she could be persuaded to stop. She staggered a little as she straightened her aching back and brushed a grimy hand across her eyes. The journey back to the house seemed endless. Kate met them at the kitchen door and said lightly, though her eyes on Gail were anxious, “Gail’s bath is waiting. Let her have the first one. It will take some of the ache out of her bones.” Gail made herself grin wryly. “And that,” she confessed, “will be the neatest trick of the week!” But the bath did help, and she dragged herself upstairs and into a fresh cotton frock. The tempta- | tion to fling herself across the bed and go completely to pieces was almost irresistible. But the room still held the heat of the day and she remembered longingly the old hammock slung between the live oaks, and managed to reach it before she collapsed. The sun was sinking and already a coolness that was faint but intensely welcome was creeping across the uncut grass and bringing with it the fragrance of the small red roses. She closed her eyes and was almost asleep when Greg spoke. She started and looked up at him fearfully. Surely he wasn’t going to i pick a fight with her now, her ex- : hausted mind wailed. She couldn’t i possibly hold her own against him . now—she was too tired! I But for the first time since she . had met him, Greg was looking at i her without contempt. In fact, • there was a look in his coffee-col- , ored eyes that was very near an • unwilling respect. 3 “Lie still and rest,” he told her . as she made a little movement tc get out of the hammock. “Supper t won’t be ready for half an hour. - I—wanted to talk to you.” , Gail stared up at him apprer hensively. “I hate like the dickens, being i, f normal male with all a normal . male’s cussedness." he bega»- » slowly, as though picking hu 1 words with care, “to admit that 1 1 could possibly be wrong about anyj body or anything. But when I’m e convinced that I am, I try to d< v the handsome thing and apolo t gize.” o Bereft of speech, Gail could onlv .1 stare at him, quite sure that he-’ t ears were trick®® h«*. e (to Be GwtUuai)

FHA Loans Available »i J Jjp For Farm Operation f I The farmers home adminlstrat tion will have approximately $709,000 for making farm operating loans in Indiana during the current fiscal year, according to John H. Qarmotfy, who represented the state FHA director at a meeting of all FHA county advisory committeemen from eight nearby counties in Bluffton recently. As usual, 1 loans will be supervised to the extent necessary, and veterans will ) be given perference. Stressed as the most significant new feature of the 1947-48 program is the agency’s Insured mortgage plan. The new insured mortgage program, now effective throughout the country, may enable many additional families to buy farms with loans made by private lenders and insured by the farmers home administration. A nearly-new feature of this year’s program is the authority to make loans to families for the purpose of enlarging or Improving their farms. “Enabling a family to enlarge or develop a farm it owns so as to make a decent living on it,” Mr. Carmody said, "is often as helpful as facilitating the purchase of a new farm.” Another feature is a special provision permitting loans to disabled veterans to buy farms—-if a veteran’s pension plus his income will pay his living expenses and clear his debt. Because of the increasing number of former servicemen coming to us,” Carmody commented, “we have a noticeable trend now toward serving the young man—the boy who was in some branch of the service and now wants to farm; or the young tenant farmer just starting out, who lacks the credit and guidance he needs for good farming.” In conclusion, Mr. Carmody paid i tribute to his FHA co-workers in Indiana, and called members of the state advisory committee and county committees “invaluable aides” in directing and administering the local program. “In spite of curtailed loan funds and personnel,” he said, "we are teaming up this year to be of the greatest service possible to the most people possible.” Mr. Carmody is wll-known in Adams county, having formerly been connected with the Holland St. Louis Sugar company.

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN GREG WENT on quietly: “From the first moment I set eyes on you, I despised you—even □efore that, because everything I heard about you and your mother convinced me that you were a couple of selfish, grasping females. I thought of you as a spoiled and pampered brat- Until today I thought I was right about you. But naw, after watching you today, I have to admit .hat—you’ve got what it takes—and that maybe I was wrong about you, after all.” Gail resented that “maybe." “Oh, you mustn’t jump to conclusions,” she said through her teeth. “Maybe I’m just playing a waiting game.” Greg shook his head. “If you’d dropped out after the flrst hour or two this morning,” he admitted, “I’d have been sure of it. But it took what Popeye the Sailor calls ’inteskinal fortitude’ to put in the kind of a day you have. Nope, I’ve got to admit that I was wrong. You’re regular.” “Thanks,” said Gail briefly. “Oh, don’t get me wrong. I still don’t like you any better than I did at the beginning,” Greg told her curtly. “It’s just that somewhere deep inside of that layer of spoiled debbie, I think maybe you’ve got the makin’s of a girl fit to be Uncle Charles’ daughter.” “I hope so,” said Gail quietly, sincerely, almost humbly. “He’s—a pretty swell person. I wish I could have known him a long time ago.” “That’s your loss that you didn't,” said Greg. “I know it” “I hope you can stick it out for the summer,” Greg went on slowly. “It means a lot to him to have you here.” “I wish I could stay here forever,” she said impulsively, and then panic swept her. Did she really mean that? This big, ugly old barn of a house, no decent bath, kerosene oil lamps, hard, grueling labor. She shivered a little. Greg, as though he read her thoughts, grinned, but at feast there was no longer that bitter lashinj of contempt in his look or in his tone. And she was startled to realize that suddenly she felt a little warm, pleased glow in her heart. Not until this moment had she realized how much Greg’s dislike had hurt; but now that he admitted he had been wrong about her, now that he was willing to be friends, she felt suddenly like singing. Even though her body ached with weariness and her mind was exhausted. • • * The second day had been almost harder than the first The backs of Gail’s legs had ached like a toothache, and bending above the long rows had seemed to wrench her back in half. But by the third day her muscles were adapting themselves, and by the end of the week she was taking it in her stride, pleased aad self-important, and happy that jhe of f

SF w* QaS Bl 'iBW THREE ZNOSKO SISTERS, (from left) Heleh. 29, Betty, 24, carry their tongue-lashing to their attorney iT®* 91 ’ trona. Pa., courtroom, where they were found guilty of mon scolds. Court action came after 32 informations plaints were filed by neighbors charging the sisters' tiradw r were peace disturbances. Betty and Helen will sent 13 b two years in the Women’s Industrial home at Money 1 186 Joseohine drew a three-month jail sentence.

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When the Saturday luncheon was over and they were all ready for the weekly trip to town, she was as excited as the others. As she and Norah came down the stairs dressed for town Charles smiled warmly at Gail and said, “Saturday brings drink and ructions, and the farmers are off to town. Here’s your pay, chick. Saturday’s payday, too, you know.” He put three worn paper dollars into her hand. Gail looked at them and then at her father, amazed. “My pay? Oh, Father—” she protested. Charles closed her fingers over the money and patted her clenched fist. “Norah receives the same. Greg gets $5. Call it spending money, call it allowance, call it anything you like — only don’t call it wages,” he told her cheerfully. “We’ve a sort of community project here. Come fall, and the harvest and the year’s profit—if any —have come in. we split them; meanwhile, we must have a few pennies to spend or Saturday in town isn’t much fun.” There was no point in arguing, but Gail went out to the car With the sting of tears in her eyes. She had only a few dollars left of the money with which she had arrived. Lissa had assured her carelessly that once she was with her father he would provide her with what Lissa called "an adequate allowance,” and remembering that, Gail smothered a small, slightly hysterical giggle at the thought of what Lissa would say about $3 for a week of grueling labor. She had written Lissa a week after her arrival, and had told her that Charles had lost his money. She had shaded the picture a little. She had admitted that the big house had burned; she had admitted that they were all living in the old tenant house; she had not admitted the lack of electricity and plumbing. There had not yet been time for an answer to this letter. She hadn’t been quite sure where Lissa would be and the letter had gone to her bank to be forwarded to her. She was a little uneasy about Lissa’s reaction. Would she order Gail to return to her immediately ? Gail was afraid she would, and she didn’t want to leave; but she comforted herself with the thought that she was with her father and he wanted her, and so, with his backing, she would dare defy Lissa if such a command did arrivp. The weekend followed the pat- ' tern set by the last weekend, and . again that Sunday night Gail heard Norah’s soft, muffled sobbing. It worried her, and on Monday, as the two of them set out . for the field, Gall said impulsively, ’ "Norah, what’s worrying you so?” Norah stopped still in the dew- : wet path and stared at her, • shocked, a little on the defensive. ' “Why, you silly child, what do ■ you mean? Do I look like a gal : all bowed down with worries?" , she protested after a moment. I “It’a just that —well, I’ve heard you ia the night several

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times,” Gail was sorry tit A,«. i| had mentioned it. Sorry IdM had spoken at all. I Norah stiffened and fotlflaH ment went white and roti .1 trembled in her eyesaEdtitß clenche i her hands hardati®! her chin a little and mafl wilt grin- I Oats "For Pete’s sake, Cls ‘ i ®»c w , emit a small, ladylike out being called to task leg "9 She tried hard to make it ™ flippant little speech, kIH gaiety was missing. | Gail flushed and said “I’m sorrv I didn't mean "Then don't!’’ snapped M rial her anger breaking its leisig ]ajy moment as she turned andsdg away. Gail was acutely loved Norah, and was M grateful for the girl’s friendliness: she had not nd® mention the weeping struck her as so J ly. She had only wanted tl® whatever comfort there Big in her interest and her dgj — ness, her anxiety, to start® I ever trouble Norah was TOg alone. But Norah thoughts® prying. Gail sighed and p.:-| her hoe. That night when she v-f® stairs from her bath to fresh dress for dinner, J® ■ door was open, and she®’® ■ and Gregg pushing to the bed away from the «• g f across the room. Away ■■ wall against which. in-W® room. Gail’s bee was set. ■ g Norah looked up ana TO® g eyes and said casually. ® are getting so warm 1 shift my bed in the hope | al “I see," said Gail qiMl met Norah's eyes to a before she went on u) W girl mentioned dent again, but there ■■ est possible barrier ‘J® now; something in P smoke, yet inescapabk ual. light-hearted friend I , still there on the neath, apparent only « M . themselves, there was ’H something beyond w T . tried to go. A nail W , Time slid by ?jB scarcely conscious : The days were : because this yy, , season; the mgn ts ■’ to exhausted slumber. ■ ends to the trip tv me ers f I Saturday and Sunday I days,” and both G d B . had as many dates ® — . time for. Greg was u ; from home ° n ®“ t y that was one of a party | • the two girls. frie r,ds® His and Norah’ hf ,® , welcomed Gail , and she was happy ? , and beginning to otj I known no w f O • afternoon, an hou to Kate came aerois I I