Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 2 February 1948 — 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 as Second Class Matter I. 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; t months. *3.76; 3 months. $2.00. A softening of weather in February might come from the fact that the month has five Sundays this year. o o The high winds have blown <a lot of paper along Second street, which reminds us that the waste paper containers put to good use. o o i Sheriff Bowman is adamant in i his determination to enforce the < law against driving past a school < bus while it is unloading its precious cargo of children. Every- t body should observe this law, for c tragic results can occur if it is d disobeyed. t o o li

The greatest essential of this or any other country is “freedom from want.” But every little while word comes to some community that some individual hasn’t enough to eat. And the greatest grief comes from the fact that the individual or family concerned is too proud to reveal the bitter situation. o— —o “If America sinks, it will not be through the Communists but through the Indifferentists!” The words are those of a popular platform lecturer, Frederic Snyder, who goes on to tell his audiences that "there is not a Red under every bed, but a lazy brain in every head.” While these are catchy words, they carry a good deal of sense. The idea of the speaker is that Americans cau best ibeJt Russia by being better Americans. , o o The county and township assessors will gather in a district meeting next Friday in Fort Wayne to receive instructions from a representative of the state board of tax commissioners on the assessing of property. The period for placing personal property and added improvements to real estate on the tax duplicate opens March 1. While everybody admits that present assessments are not high, compared to their marketable values, the plan to boost assessments on automobiles should be defeated. Auto owners already pay more than their share of taxes.

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oBy Herman N. Bundesen, M. D., f THE way in which medical. * science is able to extend the use- 1 fulness of the new drugs which * this era of intense chemical re- '• search has given it is often amaz- 1 ing. For instance, several years ago a drug known as thiouracil 1 was discovered. Its first use was in the treatment of toxic goiter, a ' condition in which the thyroid gland forms excessive amounts of its secretion. More recently, thiouracil has been found effective in the treatment of angina pectoris, a disorder in which spasm of the arteries, which provide the heart muscle with blood, momentarily cuts off this supply, causing severe attacks of pain over the heart. These attacks are so agonizing that for the time being tfce patient must stop whatever he is doing, and he frequently feels great weakness afterwards. It is thought that thiouracil is beneficial in this condition because it lessens the sensitivity of the heart to adrenalin, a powerful heart stimulant, manufactured by the adrenal glands located over the kidney Thiouracil also lessens the work of the heart by lowering the! basal metabolism rate, or the speed with which the body’s various chemical activities are carried on. Dr Solomon Ben-Asher has treated 29 patients with thiouracil. The patients ranged in age from 42 to 69 years, while the angina had been present for periods of eight months to nine years The P4tieaits were gi’.ea the preparation by mouth, daily, unts improvement was noted. After two

The operation of the special factfinding board appointed by the President to investigate the wage and rule dispute between the railroads and three of the railroad brotherhoods may achieve nothing more than a 4>o-day delay in the planned strike of the brotherhoods. If there is no other result the move will have been worth while, for it will have provided so much more time in which to seek a solution to the impasse which seems to have been reached. If on the ether hand an agreement between the railroads and the unions should evolve from the report of the investigation, there will be joy over the avoidance of a strike on the railroads. o o As one drives about town, he notices a large number of ornamental light posts knocked down. Icy streets and the fact that many of the posts are located along the curbing, contribute to this damage. Although not intentional, it is easy for a driver to catch a post on the car's bumper, pulling it down. Should the posts be set back to the sidewalk or tree line? That ; is a question debated several years ; I

> ago before the council, but due to ; i the cost, the revamping of the i i circuits was deferred. The problem : ' might be given further considerai tion and if materials and labor are ' available, the city might save itself i a heavy overhead in repairs by i changing the location of the posts. | o o Gandhi's Death: So far the assassination of I Mohandas K. Gandhi, India's holy I man and apostle of peace, has not | brought civil war. The world ' awaits the outcome of the violent manner in which the Mahatma j was removed from the scene. I The murder of Gandhi, who did j more with his fasts and prayers, t than kings and warriors accom- ‘ plished with sword or gun, is at- - tributed to a Hindu of fanatical 1 mind. Had the dastardly act been I I committed by a Moslem, “all hell ( might have broke loose,’’ as one press reporter surmised. Gandhi was one of the great i men in history and history shows f v that many of the greatest have died by violence, although in life s they have been symbols of peace. e S Himself a member and the lead- c er of 250 million Hindus, Gandhi i had more influence than any man in India. He lived to see his coun- £ try gain the freedom for which i he fought, only to be disappointed in that it did not bring real peace to the people. < To his followers, he was their ( Messiah and long will he live in ( their memory and remain a spiritual influence. „ . i

to three weeks the dose was re- ' duced. From 65% to 70% of the patients treated in this way showed definite improvement after an average of about three weeks of treatment, and this improvement was maintained over a period of from five to sixteen months after the use of the drug was discontinued. The average duration of treatment was about five months. Patients receiving thiouracil showed a marked drop in their basal metabolic rate, though the amount of decrease varied widely from patient to patient. Strangely enough, however, the degree of the fall did not always correspond with the relief of the anginal symp-| toms; that is, a patient whose metabolic rate was slowed only moderately seemed sometimes to benefit as much as one whose rate fell too far below normal. When a patient has an excessive thyroid s“ecretion there is a lesssning in the amount of the substance known as cholesterol in the blood. With the thiouracil, the amount of cholesterol in the blood increased, but the amount of the increase, also, did not correspond with the improvement of the symptoms. • This increase in cholesterol means ■ lowering of the thyroid activity. The patients gained weight, but there was no effect on the blood pressure. Os cdurse, the thiouracil must be given with care because of reactions which may occur, such as a lessening of the number of white cells in the blood. Further studies of this substance tn the treatment of angina, pectoris n culd appear to be ' orth while in viehc of the Very promising and hopeful results already obtained.

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Democratic national chairman, U. S. Sen. J. How’ard McGrath of Rhode Island, and three times governor of that state, will be the speaker at the Jefferson-Jackson Day anniversary dinner in Indianapolis at Murat Temple on Feb. 28. Frank E. McKinney is state chairman of the meeting.

O— O i Househo ! d Scrapbook I By ROBERTA LEE I 0 r. . Oil Oin Clothing ’ To remove oil spots from cloth- “ ing, first wash out all the dust j from the grease spot with warm , water in which is sprinkled a few’ c drops of ammonia. Then cover the i spot with paste made of Fuller's 1 earth and ammonia. Let stand for 1 a day or so, then lay blotting paper 1 over the spot and press with a hot j iron. Lemon Meringue Pie i Lemon meringue pie will not be ; difficult to cut if the pie knife is i wet with cold water before using. 1 This prevents sticking. Tan Shoes Sweet cream is excellent for cleaning white or tan shoes. Put it on a cloth and rub In thoroughly. 0 i Modern Etiquette i By ROBERTA LEE 0 0 , Q. When a hostess gives a dinner party in a restaurant, is it all right for her guests to add to her tip upon leaving the table? A. This would be extremely belittling to the hostess and would give the impression that her guests considered her tip as insufficient. Q. Is it all right for a business man to use his business letterheads when he writes his social letters at his office? A. No; he should keep a box of correspondence stationery in his desk for this purpose. Q. What fe the correct way to eat a peach at the table? A. A small silver knife should be provided, the peach cut into quarters, and conveyed to the mouth I with the fingers.

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Feb. 2 — Samuel Frank, 79, mer- , chant policeman the past 29 years, dies at his home on High street. 1 M. F. Worthman is attending a meeting of school superintendents at Indianapolis. ' The ground hog sees his shadow and crawls l>ack in for six weeks. Gilbert Buoick returns from Chicago, where he attended the auto- ' mobile show. Miss Helen •Kocher i eturns from Butler University for a few days vacation. Kirkland Whippets defeat G. E. team, 39 to 21. * 0 3 Os the 6,000 children under the age of five who die in home accidents each year, more than 2,000, or 23 per cent, die from burns and - scglds. 1 O'-. Trade U> a uuuu rowa —- Decatur

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I The People’s Voice This column for the use readers who wish to make suggestions for the general good or discuss questions of interest. Please sign your name to show authenticity. It will not be used if you prefer that it I not be. | • « Editor, Democrat: The First Christian Church in the revival under the leadership of the “Brocks” had not only a great spiritual uplift and harvest, but a wonderful fellowship with members of all the churches of the city, their presence and their prayers were appreciated, for without them the meeting would not have been a united power for Christ. Remember the illustration that Mr. Brock us-

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CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE Lathy was tired, but her train- b ing and long, hard work in the *■ larific had conditioned her to this " sort of thing. And so when three 1 young internes took the table next to the one where she and the two 11 nurses sat, she was vaguely con- a sc«ous of their words. The two 3 nurses with her were too weary to 3 talk, and almost idly, with a professional interest. Cathy listened *- t u one of the internes describing to J 3 his friends an emergency opera- 1! tion he had just witnessed. Cathy F recognized, from his words, that a the patient had been in a desper- * ate condition and that at best could 3 only hope for a fifty-fifty chance of recovery. ' And then she caught her breath ai.d grew rigid as one of the in- ‘ ternes said, “Well, Kendall’s a r nght guy. Let’s hope he makes 1 iL* I “Sure, he’s quite a fellow, Bill ’ is, - ’ said one of the others. Cathy whirled on them so swift- ’ ly that some of the coffee In her . cup spattered over her uniform, 1 not quite so immaculate and crisp ] as it had been hours ago when 1 ’ she came into the hospital. 1 “Did—did you say—Bill Ken- 1 dall?” she gasped. The Internes were surprised by ' her obvious agitation. "Sure—got bashed up under some falling timbers at the plant,” answered the one who had witnessed the operation. It seemed to Cathy that the walls of the dining room did a crazy, impromptu dance and that the floor beneath her wobbled and vibrated like the deck of an ocean liner caught in the grip of a storm. "How—how serious?” She forced the words past her shaking lips. “Pretty bad. Concussion, four busted ribs, undoubtedly internal injuries,” said the interne with professional enthusiasm, until one of the others laid a warning hand on his arm and he grew silent “Do you know Kendall, Nurse?” asked the interne who had not spoken until now. “I—l—yes, of course I know him. Where is he? I have to see him,” stammered Cathy, pulling herself to her feet and clinging to the back of her chair until she dared take a step. The three young internes looked alarmed. “Oh, but you can’t see him yet, Nurse. Doctor’s orders. No visitors.” “But I’m not a visitor,” said Cathy, and her voice was shaking, for all her efforts at control. “I’m —his wife.” There was a whisper across the room; all of them had heard—hosi pita! personnel and the few townspeople who sat about in whitefaced groups. “Gosh]" breathed one of the internes, and gave her a room num- , ber. The next moment Cathy was gone, running blindly, forgetting one of the most binding rules of • hospital life—that no doctor or 1 nurse must ever run or behave in an agitated manner, lest the effect of that agitation unset the patients.

ed, “When the tide comes in all the ships in the harbor are lifted together.” The church has a deep appreciation for the interest shown by the Daily Democrat for the news items and the personal interest of the staff. Rev. E. E. Isenhower. Need More Scrap Dear Editor: Thanks for carrying the short editorial regarding scrap in your January 27, 1948 issue. It hits the nail on the head. There is undoubtedly a large amount of scrap material on the farms and around some of the homes in town that isn’t doing anybody any good and that is merely wasting itself away from exposure to the weather. The current prices being paid for this material would certainly- insure anyone good returns on the time spent in gathering it up. With kindest regards, I remain, Yours sincerely, The Decatur Casting Company Don McDaniel CHURCH NEWS First Methodist Cottage prayer meetings of the First Methodist church will be held Tuesday and Thursday nights of this week at 7 o’clock. Tuesday night meetings will be at the homes of O. G. Baughman, with Leonard Soliday leader; Noah Steury home, W. F. Steury leader; Fred Busche home, Alva Lawson leader. Thursday meetings, Walter Summers home, Dr. M. O. Lester leader; Mrs. 0. L. Vance home, Fred Busche leader; Ed Wicks home, Leonard Soliday leader. Fred Busche will be the leader of the meeting at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the church. St. Paul U. B. Revival meetings of the St. Paul U. B. church will continue at least through Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock. These meetings have been in progress since Jan. 18, with special music and messages

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She was conscious of nothing but the driving need to reach Bill, < to be with him, to see for herself what had happened. She found i the door with the number the in- i terne had given her. She pushed it open, and a white-coated doctor : and a nurse who stood on either I side of the bed turned to her sharply. “Yes, Nurse, what is it?” asked ; the doctor, looking up from the > bed above which he had been betiding. His tone was curt with reproof and he looked with distaste and disapproval at Cathy’s uniform, where the spilled coffee had spattered. "How—how is he?” stammered Cathy faintly. “Not too good,” admitted the doctor with a frankness he would never have bestowed on the question of someone outside the hospital. “But we are doing everything we can. You’re not needed. Nurse, and I’m sure you are elsewhere.” “I’m staying here,” said Cathy, in a tone no nurse had ever used to this doctor before. But before he could put into words his disapproval of her manner, she added quietly, “You see, I'm—his wife.” The doctor looked from her down to the bandage-swathed man on the bed, and then gave Cathy a little smile. “Oh, I see. There’s been some mistake,” he explained quietly. “This is young Bill Kendall here. Your husband is probably in some other room.” "Bill Kendall is my husband,” Cathy said. She had not taken her eyes from the swathed head and face of the man who lay so still against the pillows. The doctor looked annoyed and a little apprehensive. "Oh, come now—l was bom and brought up in this town. I’ve known Bill Kendall since he was a kid, and I happen to know he’s not married." “Oh, yes he is,” stated Oathy with a quiet simplicity that was ; very convincing. "We were married secretly, several weeks ago. ' And I’m going to stay here and > look after him.” ; "Even if what you say is, true, ; Nurse, I must remind you that I > am head of the staff here and that it is for me to decide—” the irri1 fated doctor began sternly. “I’m Bill’s wife, and I’m not an , employee of this hospital,” Cathy - pointed out quietly. “I’m a volunteer. Also, I’m an army nurse 1 and I’ve had a great deal more , experience looking after mert i who’ve been—broken and—blown to bits than any other nurse here, e So I’m looking after him.” The other nurse was wide-eyed - and gasping. That any nurse - should so far violate discipline as to dare talk back to a doctor—- - and especially the head of staff—- - was to her an unthinkable thing, s But after a moment Dr. Rodgers 5 nodded and said quietly, “Os course, f Nurse, under such circumr stances —” n He dismissed the other nurse t and swiftly, concisely, he described r to Cathy the injuries she was to treat, the signs she was to watch

by the pastor, the Rev. Duane Rheam, each evening. 0- — One Man Killed, 22 Hurt In Train Wreck Passenger Ploughs Into Freight Train lowa City, Ia„ Feb. 2 —(UP) — Wrecking crews cleaned up the wreckage today of a collision in which the Rock Island railroad’s “Rocky Mountain Rocket” ploughed into the rear of a freight train last night, killing one person and injuring 22 others. The streamliner, en route from Chicago to Denver, hit the freight as the latter backed into a siding to get out of the fast train’s way. Clifford E. Hull, 62, Silvjs, 111., conductor of the freight, was killed. He was standing in the caboose when the diesel engine of the streamliner smashed it like a match box. None of the injured was hurt seriously. Eight were taken to University and Mercy hospitals here but four were released last night. The four still recuperating at Mercy hospital today were Sol F. Gallamore, 54, Silvis, the Rocket’s fireman; Thomas J. Hughes, 34, Silvis, a railway mail clerk, and Bill Glariley, Moline, 111. University hospital said Helen McGuire, 48, Colorado Springs, Colo., Awas “under observation.” The smash-up occurred as the streamliner pulled into the lowa City station, where about 100 University of lowa college students were to detrain and return to the campus for the second semester. Five cars and two of the passenger cars were derailed. None overturned. The diesel engine was damaged badly. Hull was pulled from the debris of the caboose, which bore the brunt of the collision, soon after the crash. However, he died within a few’ minutes. . The Colorado college basketball team was reported to be aboard the Rocket, but a complete list was un-

for; and after a moment he went on his way. Cathy bent over the still, unconscious form and her tears rained down on Bill’s white face. "Oh, Bill—oh, darling, darling, forgive me!” she pleaded softly, huskily. "Bill, I’ve been such a foot I had to almost lose you before I knew the truth. Bill, forgive me— Oh, darling!” She slid down on her knees beside the bed, her tear-wet face pressed hard against his immobile hand, and barely above her breath she whispered a little prayer that came straight from her heart Dear God—oh, please, dear God—forgive me—and give me another chance! She rose at long last, realizing the folly, the danger of going to pieces at a moment when Bill needed her desperately. It was her skill, her faith, her devotion that would pull Bill through; it was a battle such as few women ever have to fight, and it was going to take all her courage and her selfcontrol to hold her own. She did what little she could for him and then drew a chair beside the bed, folded his limp hand between both her own, and settled to wait, to watch, to pray, alert to the slightest alteration In his slow, painful breathing that sounded so terribly loud in the small room. • • • Dawn lightened the windows to gray and then the sun came, and the room was flooded with gunlight; leaden-footed, the hours crawled by like crippled things. Cathy was conscious of the visits of the doctors: they studied the chart, looked at the unconscious man, at the white-faced girl who faced them with outward composure. cool and alert, an admirable nurse. And after years and years, it seemed to her, the sunlight faded and dusk filled the room and then it was dark again. They managed to persuade her to go away long enough for an invigorating shower and a fresh uniform, and she remembered vaguely that there was coffee, perhaps food. But she was too absorbed in the rush to get back to Bill to eat much. But when she returned to the room, he had not stirred. He still lay very still, his head and most of his face covered by bandages. Once more she took her place beside him, jealous of one small minute away from him. The hours went slowly, but at last there was tne gray light of dawn again, and then the bright morning sun. All over town could be heard the sound of hammers, of the falling of timbers as walls left standing by the storm were pulled down; all the sounds that bespeak a city digging itself out of the havoc and chaos that nature can create with such terrifying speed. But to Cathy, the only thing of any importance was what went on in that room where Bill lay, and where she sat beside him, her hands clinging to his that for the , first time since she had known him > did not quicken to her touch. (To Be Continued)

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avilable. None of the players appeared on the injured list. At first, the Northwestern university basketball team was reported to be aboard the train. However, the Northwestern team, which plays at lowa City tonight, had taken a later train from Chicago. The collision stranded the Northwestern team in Des Moines, and the players had to go on to lowa City by bus. 0 A New Hampshire country doctor who has studied abroad opened a series of lectures on the Dartmouth campus 150 years ago. Thus, Dr. Nathan Smith astually founded the Dartmouth Medical School, now the third oldest in the United States. Unbelief can bar heaven to the best man the world can produce. APPOIXTMEST OF EXECUTORS ESTATE NO. 44011 Notice is hereby Riven, That the undersigned have been appointed Executors of the estate of Ida B. Magner late of Adams County, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. Georgia Gage A Harry Magner Executors. January 31. 104 S. Ferd 1.. Lltterer Attorney Feb. 2-H-16 [ Hundreds of People Are being promptly relieved from severe pain and suffering by the use of Alf’s Compound W. G. Tablets. Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Lumbago, Neuritis, Acute Headaches and other pains yield quickly. At all drug stores or send ?1.00 to Union • Pharmacal Co.. Bluffton, Ind.

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