Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 11 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. Single copies. 4 cents. The Mardi Gras is over, but NewOrleans still has a headache. o o The drop in commodity market prices has let out some of the air in the inflation balloon. ——o o We extend congratulations to Ted Wemhoff on his achievements in Scouting, which has earned for him the rank of Eagle Scout. o o The dealer should have said, "This means a good deal to me as he stacked the deck," and dealt out two perfect bridge hands.

For Lenten reading, you are cordially invited to read the Meditations which will appear in this newspaper during the coming six weeks. o o James As. Farley's prediction that Senator Vandenberg will be the Republican nominee for president, recalls that gentleman’s famous announcement that Roosevelt would carry every state in 1936 except Maine and Vermont. Will he be as accurate in the former forecast. —o o Congress is at a standstill! this week and Washington is more less deserted as Republican members travel about over the country mak-

ing Lincoln day speeches, giving the Democrats a chance to get ready lor the Jefferson-Jackson day banquets. The country can’t be in too serious a shape. o o The year 1940 was like 194 S in that Dewey and Taft started out in the lead. Then Wendell Willkie came from behind and snatched the nomination away from both. This thought must make both Taft and Dewey uneasy when political writers predict that the Republican nomination will not be made on the first or second ballot. o o Fire played havoc at the G. Remy Bierly residence, one of the landmarks in this city, causing a heavy damage to the property which had been remodeled into an apartment. The qccupants were forced to

Painful Migraine Headache

0 By Herman N. Bundesen, M. D. TRUE migraine is one of those' rather strange diseases which! show themselves only in periodic attacks, leaving their victims absolutely free of symptoms at other times. So far as migraine is con- j cerned. the attacks consist of severely painful headaches on one side of the head. They are often foreshadowed by a feeling of mental dullness or blurred eyesight, and are frequently accompanied by vomiting. Treatment involves two things: first, measures to stop the pain during an attack, and second, measures to keep the attacks from occurring. Since the exact cause of migraine is not known, the latter measure is the more difficult. On the other hand, there are a number of preparations which successfully relieve the pain. One of these is ergotamine tartrate. However, this preparation is somewhat toxic in certain cases, and thus may produce unpleasant or harmful reactions. For this reason, some physicians believe that a newer drug, known as dihydroergotamine may be employed, since it is as effective as the ergotamine tartrate and seems to be less toxic. Fifty-one patients were treated by one investigator over a period of thirteen months with this preparation.‘The drug was given by injection under the skin. With this prepanation, eight out *of ever, ten of the patients obtained complete relief of the headache within from thirty minutes to four hours with one dose. Four other patients had a reduction in the severity and the •duration of the headache. Only six were not helped. Os these fifty-one patients, tweiit'-two had previously been treated *ttb ergotamine tartrate but had discontinued it besjup* ereactions, or because they were not

abandon the residence, but were fortunate' in removing much ol their furniture and personal be- . longings. It’s a toijgh break, to say t the least and sympathy is extended to the Bierlys and other occupants 1 of the stately house which over--1 looks the court house square. We sincerely hope their loss is re- : placable. Adams Post 43 of the American Legion has donated $250 towards the Save the Shades campaign, a most commendable cause. Under the leadership of the Rev. Otto C. Busse, pastor of the St. Paul Lutheran church at Preble, a drive will be made to augment «the Legion’s donation, so that Adams County may have its just credit in helping save the scenic 1300 acre tract of virgin timber from the woodman’s ax. The Legion is sponsoring the campaign in the state and already about $200,000 has been donated toward the $300,000 Indiana goal. The timbered tract will be turned over to the state and developed

into a park. o o Lincoln: Marking the birthday of Abraham Lincoln in a year when a President is to be chosen, the classic Lincoln-Douglas debates are recalled. For although she debates were concerned with a contest for election of a senator from Illinois, their final result was two years later when Lincoln was elected President with Douglas as his closest rival. The purposes of popular government might be served by similar debates now among some of the men who aspire to be President. Besides influencing the election

of a President, the Lincoln-Douglas debates probably also helped to bring on the war between the states. They crystallized the thinking of leaders of the southern states into an opinion that life under either Lincoln or Douglas as i President would be intolerable, so the move toward secession and formation of the Confederacy was ready to begin when Lincoln's election was announced. Lincoln was an orator who affirmed the classic stature of simplicity. He knew what he wanted. He was able to tell others what he wanted and to persuade them that he would have it. In after years both friend and foe agreed that had he lived he would have found away to attain for his own generation his prime aim, the unity of the nation.

helped by the preparation. On the i other hand, there are many pa- j i tients with migraine who have ! used ergotamine tartrate successfully. The newer preparation caused reactions in about one out of four cases, but in no instance were these reactions so severe that the patient had to stop treatment. These reacions consisted of a burning or pain where the injections were given, as well as pain in the back, thighs, or legs for an hour after thei njection. Sometimes a sensation of weakness occurred in the legs, and a burning feeling in the scalp. None of the patients who obtained good results with the dihylroergotamine found it necessary to stop using it because of toxic reactions. The number of patients benefited by this drug was as great as with the ergotamine tartrate. The drug has also been used in treating a few patients who complained of sickness gt the stomach. , vomiting, and abdominal cramps. It is thought that this group of symptoms may occasionally be due to sensitivity or allergy, and may be related to migraine. These patients also were completely re- ! lieved of their symptoms. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS I F. F.: Will you please write I something about fallen stomach? Answer: The symptoms in gas- - troptosis or fallen stomach are loss s of weight, coated tongue, bloating, i pain in the abdomen, and constlpaI i tion. An X-ray examination and II various other tests are often necesi sary to make an accurate diagnosis I: of this condition. The symptoms e' of this condition can generally be k relieved if the patient will cooperate faithfully. ;, Exercise to strengthen the ab- * dominal and pelvic muscles are he'plu! Mechanical support of the f Icr- er abdemet! by a belt or corse* t is often effective.

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o u 11 Modern Etiquette i By ROBERTA LEE 0 Q. When a hostess knows that a guest is dieting, isn’t it inconsiderate for her to insist that the guest eat more than she desires? A. Yes. Whether the guest is diet-; ing or not, a hostess should never | urge that she eat more than she wishes. Q. When asking a person to repeat something, is it all righdt mer-

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SYNOPSIS | Catherine Lister is engaged to Nicky I Bray, former aviator recently discharged from an army hospital, but only to herself would she admit her feeling for him was one of compassion more than love. Following a visit to the doctor for a final check-up, he apologized for not taking her to dinner i saying he had promised to meet Dick Blanchard, a friend from the Air Force. While passing her Aunt Angela Wardwell’s town house, which had been closed since the sudden death of her husband, John, a few years before, Catherine was surprised to see it ablaze with lights. She would have stopped in had she not spied her cousin Hat La Mott’s car at the curb. Catherine’s dislike of Hat had reached a new high shortly before her uncle’s death when she had deliberately appropriated Stephen Darrell with whom Catherine was then in love. As she turned away she collided with a strange man who had been staring intently at the Wardwell house. Later, at her apartment, Catherine recalled that day long ago when she had surprised Hat and Stephen together at the latter’s small cottage near Angela’s country place. Stephen, then in the Navy, had tried repeatedly to explain but Catherine refused to see him, and shortly after he had gone to the Pacific. Roused by the doorbell, she is amazed to find him on her threshold. He had come hoping to see

Nicky and registered surprise when ] Catherine told him Nicky was dining j with Dick Blanchard. He remarked j about Catherine's possession of the sil- , i ver leopard, a desk ornament which ' had belonged to John Wardwell, and ' she explained that her uncle had sent it to her for Christmas the year he died. CHAPTER FOUR STEPHEN stood with his back to Catherine, gazing out at the edge of the terrace, the tangled pattern of the leafless wistaria vine. After a moment, he turned and looked at her. It was a long look. The searching quality was in it again. His eyes fastened steadily on hers. He said: “You and Nicky are going to be married, aren’t you? Wait. . . . I’m well aware that it's none f my business, and you can tell me so if you want to. But there’s one thing I'd like to know: are you marrying Nick out of pity, compassion—because you’re sorry for him and think he needs you?’’ The stem of the glass was cold

between Catherine’s gripping fingers. A pulse in her throat leaped and she felt the blood drain from her cheeks. How had Stephen guessed? The wordless communication that had once existed between them had vanished into thin air, but he was right. If Nicky hadn’t been flown home two months ago, badly wounded, if he had come back a conquering hero in radiant health, she would have told him what she had learned dismayingly while he was gone, that what there was for them wasn’t enough, that his attraction for her had no roots, was almost purely physical. She had been depressed and lonely i and sad, and he had made her feel young and like a woman again. You couldn’t build a lifetime on anything so fleeting. She had meant to tell him that she couldn’t 1 make him permanently happy, or • he her. > It was this man, she thought with a sudden rush of bitterness, this man standing at the far end of the room in which he had no right to be, who had made her vacillating, a coward, unsure of ' herself, unfitted for normal ’ relationships. ah that was changed now. She

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ely to interject an inquiring "what”? A. No; this is very rude. Say, “I beg your pardon, what did you say?” Or, “I am sorry, I didn’t understand you.” Q. When a woman is giving a luncheon in honor of a woman guest, where should this woman guest be seated? A. At the immediate right of the I hostess. o All who win joy must share it; happiness was born a twin.

did love Nicky. They were going to be married. If she didn’t care for Nicky as she had once cared for Stephen Darrell —well, that was all to the good. Her first experience hadn’t been exactly felicitous. And how dared Stephen question her about Nicky ? He was presumptuous. Moreover, it was a shot in the dark, he couldn’t know anything, he was only guessing--She had to convince him he was wrong—for Nicky’s sake, for her own. She lowered her glass to a crossed knee, sat up straighter and returned Stephen’s glance unwaveringly, putting surprise into her widened eyes below gently lifted brows. "Pity?” She laughed softly. “Oh, no—no, indeed. Nicky and I . . .” She let her lashes fall, her faint smile deepen, “the way we feel, it can’t be soon enough. We’ve been separated so long, i much too long.” ' She held her smile, her lips a . little parted—end was surprised at , the effect of her declaration. For , some unknown reason, because ■ nothing had changed or altered : since he had ente-ed the room, , Stephen was violently angry. r It didn't show particularly on e the surface. He retained the indo-

lence of his pose, but she knew him too well to be deceived. All 1 he said was, out of a pause, "I i see your point. Yes, you've lost i a whole year—and a year can be ! a devil of a long time.” He had been standing still, a cigaret in one hand, the other thrust into his pocket. He moved then, as though he were throwing off a weight, gave the effect of having reached some sort of decision. He crushed out his cigaret, crossed to the chair holding his coat and put it on. “Well, thanks for the drink.” His tone was easy, pleasant He picked up his hat. “As long as Nick isn’t here I’ll run along. What’s his address?” Catherine gave it. He said, “Fine. I’ll look in on him if I get a chance. I’ve been offered a job in the Philippines. I may take it or I may not. Anyhow, if I don't see you again . . .” He held out his hand. Numb after the lightning flash of pain that zig-zagged through her from head to foot at the thought of never seeing Stephen

Darrell again, of his being on the other side of the world permanently, she heard her own voice saying the appropriate things as she shook hands and went with him to the door. The door closed behind him and he was gone. She leaned against it in the vacuum he had left behind him, an arid waste without light or color or shape. "If I don’t see you again . . .” "No,” she whispered aloud, aghast at her reaction. Stephen Darrell was nothing to her, could be nothing after what he had done. Her feeling was simply an automatic reflex out of the past, a mechanical response to the physical entity of the man she had once loved. She was very tired. She left the little hall, walked slowly into her bedroom, paused at the dormer window and looked absently down into the dark night street. There was a florist shop on the comer. Above masses of colored bloom light streamed brilliantly through the panes on the passers-by, a woman with a dog, engaged in conversation with another woman laden with packages, a small man in a pinch-waisted coat walking briAk- . Iv east She gazed alter his hur-

, # I Household Scrapbook I By ROBERTA LEE I (I —- —— - - - — —— — Soft Hands A good remedy for softening hands can be made .by moistening a little Indian meal with lemon juice and then rubbing the hands thoroughly. Wash the hands with hot water and before dry, bathe them with a glycerin lotion. Cleaning Yarn Dirty yarn can be washed and used again if wound into a skein, then tied in several places so it is held loosely. After washing, hang in the sun until dry and it will look like new yarn. Warming Bread Try using a double boiler for warming biscuits and rolls, particularly if the bread is somewhat dry.

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Feb. 11 — The Clover Leaf railroad will add two new passenger trains to service through Decatur February 19. The plane of Ruth Elder, famous trans-Atlantic flyer, is forced down near Hartford City. Cletus Railing is promoted to corporal in the U. S. marines. Fort Wayne Catholic high defeats Commodores, 26-19. Elwood defeats Yellow Jackets, 35-25. E. D. Engeler buys remaining stock and fixtures of the Hite dry goods company and w-ill ship to his store at Fort Wayne. o — Despite the fact they are plants, and not animals, many species of water algae are able to move about by swimming, the World Book Encyclopedia states. , o Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

rying, foreshortened figure apathetically. He looked rather like the little man with whom she had ■ collided up on Sixty-fourth Street an hour earlier. Was it only an j hour? It seemed like years. Then Stephen came into view on the heels, of the little man, his tall figure slanted forward, his hands thrust into his pockets, moving . along with his deceptively casual stride. How many times she had tried to match it with hers, hoWj many times . .• . She turned from the window abruptly, her throat tight. The telephone began to ring. She answered it. It was her Aunt Angela. "Catherine, my dear, how are you?” Angela’s voice, calm, round, mature and yet with a child-like quality to it, an uncomplicated certainty, brought Catherine stumbling out of the shadows and back into the world where she belonged. » » » “So you and Nicky are going to be married soon. Stephen Darrell was here last night. He told me.” It was twenty minutes past twelve on the following day and Catherine was with Angela Wardi well in the latter’s bedroom in the house on Sixty-fourth Street.

Sunlight struck between the yel-low-satin draperies at the windows, at the polished black floor, gently illuminated the pale-lemon walls hung with a few high-toned very good water colors. The room was uncluttered and serene, like Angela herself. She was largely made, deep-breasted, with long shapely legs, magnificent arms and shoulders and a small waist. She had the classic figure. She had never been beautiful. Maturity became her. At forty-six or seven, with her broad brow and fine eyes, she was a charming and dignified woman with plenty of quiet force. Seated at her dressing table, she thrust a final hairpin into the coronet of warm chestnut braids wound round her large shapely head and went on looking at her niece. Her regard was affectionate and troubled. Catherine saw the trouble and was mystified by it. Nicky had been a friend of Tom La Mott’s for years. They all knew she was engaged to him. Angela had signified her approval. What was the

matter? She dropped into a yellow armchair near the dressing table, propped her elbows on her knees and her chin on her linked hands. “Why this—sudden doubt, Angela?” she asked pleasantly. “You like Nicky, don’t you?” “Like him ? Os course I like him. It would be hard not to, wouldn’t it?” Angela lowered her round arms, adjusted a bracelet ■on her wrist "Then . . . ?" Her aunt was flurried. That in itself was almost epochal. Under the most trying of circumstances, she was seldom ruffled. Catherine had never been able to decide whether her calm came from lack of imagination or perfect self-con-trol. She said, picking up an orange stick and fiddling with it, “Oh, I don’t know. ... It’s just that with you, marriage will be for keeps. And these after-the-war marriages . . . Never mind . . .” She smiled. "I’m being stupid. That’s not what I wanted to say. What I do want to say is, if you’ve decided, if it’s definitely settled—you must let me help you.” (To Be Continued)

4 I — ry- 1 ! ’Cooks' Corner BY MARY R. SMITH ; ; __ 1 J i School Lunch Box Suggest.ons ’ What goes into the school lunch box should be just as appetizing and nutritious as any meal served 1 at home. It’s one of the child s three ■ meals of the day — and it should 1 be planned with this in mind. ’ In selecting food for the lune i ‘ box, be sure to include fresh fruits and vegetables as often as possible. Sandwiches are usually the back- ' bone of the lunch but they needn t ’ necessarily be the same each day. ■ Try different sandwich spreads and fillings. Vary the bread used. Whole wheat, rye, date nut, or nut bread are fully wholesome as white. Milk is a “must” and for needed energy —a sweet is included, also. Nut Bread 2 eggs, well-beaten \ 2 cups light brown sugar 2 cups >3our milk 4 cups sifted, all purpose flour % tsp. salt ' 1 tsp. baking powder 2 tsp. baking soda 1 cup chopped nuts ' Beat eggs and sugar together thoroughly; add the milk and beat ' well. Add sifted flour that has been sifted again with the salt, baking ’ soda, and baking powder. Add nuts. Line a 5% x 10%-iniCh loaf pan with waxed paper. Fill loaf pan with mixture and bake in a moderate oven (350 F.) for 1 hour. Filled Date Cookies % cup vegetable shortening H cup brown sugar % tsp. soda 1 cup rolled oats % tsp. salt 1% cups sifted flour % cup water Cream shortening and sugar together. Add water, rolled oats, and | sifted flour — sifted again with j salt and soda. Roll out to a thin layer. Spread half of the dough with I the filling. Cover over the filling j with the other half of the dough. Cut in oblongs about 2% inches by 1 inch. Bake on a well greased cooky sheet in a moderate oven (350 F.) for 25 minutes.

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*l. Plan the school lunj£i as though you were planning Irregular meal. In this manner, you’ll be more certain to plan a lunch that? is balanced in respect to daily food requirements. 2 Make leftover meat into spreads and store in the refrigerator for future use. Ham or beef ground and combined with chop ped pickle, egg, and mayonnaise makes a wonderful sandwich filling,. 3. If a child objects to milk in its natural form, include it in the lunch in the form of creamed soups or pudding. 4. For variety’s sake, try not to repeat the same foods over and over again. 5. Wrap foods in waxed paper or use wax-covered paper cups for such things as baked beans or puddings. Try to make the lunch box attractively packed as well as containing mourishing, wholesome food., o — CHURCH NEWS First Methodist The sermon of Evangelist Brookshire was well received by the people present at the first meeting, of the revival last night at the First Methodist church. Evangelist Brookshire used as his theme the goodness and faith of Barnabus. He said, there is Godly perfection, which human beings never attained; there is angelic perfection, which is for the angels alone; there is Christian perfection which all religious people should seek to attain. Then the maintaining of faith is of imperative need in our day as always.” His sermon was of constructive interest, his delivery was good; his illustrations were vivid. With all the sermon appealed both to the intellect and emotional life of the people. A reception was given the people and the evangelist and his wife at the close of the service and a friendly and social time was experienced. Evangelist Brookshire and his wife sang a duet, -which was most appropriate. Church of God The regular mid-week prayer meeting will be held this evening

at the Church of God on Cleveland street. The women of the church have planned the program, with Mrs. Robert Stricker in charge. The public is invited to attend. 0 I | Automobile Insurance, Make or Model. — Kenneth Runyon, K. C. Bldg. 33t3

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