Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 54, Decatur, Adams County, 4 March 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., Poet Office as Second Claes Matter J. H. Heller President A. R. Holthouse, Sec’y 4 Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller — Vice-President Subscription Rates By Mail in Adame and Adjoining Counties: One year, $6; Six months, $3.25; 3 months, $1.75. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adlolning counties: One Year, $7; I mouths. $3.75; 3 months, $2.00. By carrier, 20 cents per week. Single copies. 4 cents. The Red Cross serves the people and is always ready to aid in time o£ disaster. o o Before the joys of spring can be enjoyed, you’ll have to take time to file your final income tax report, the deadline being March 15. 0 o Another way for Congress to reduce taxes is to appropriate funds for hiring revenue collectors in every county, to check up on those •who are not paying their rightful share. o—o , From December 26 to February 21, it has cost New York City, $8,654,349.95 to shovel away the snow. Around here we tramp it down with our shoes. 0 0 Big, sirt-foot Jim Folsom, governor of Alabama, now has the headlines in connection with charges In a paternity case. A few days ago he was lambasting President Truman for the latter’s sponsorship of a civil rights program. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. o o To the list of honored Boy Scouts in this city has been added the names of Byford and Don Smith and Dan Mills, who are now privileged to wear the Eagle Scout badge, the highest honor in Scoutdoin. The boys earned their badges through hard work and application of Scout teaching in their daily lives. Walter Helmke, the Republican chairman, has announced that Allen county is a free-for-all battle ground for the gubernatorial candidates, following an unapproved organization for Senator Jenner. Walter didn’t like the idea of the boys breaking lose, so he has invited Candidates James, and Creighton to visit the county. The Allen county GOP machine has lost a few driving gears. —O 0 A dinner discussion group recently celebrated its 45th birthday, attributing its long life to the strict observance of two rules. Dinner is served at six o’clock sharp, even if only one member is there to eat it. After dinner come the paper and discussion. No matter how interesting the talk, it ends prompt-

A Disease Imitating Another

By Herman N. Bundesen, M. D. WHEN one disease masquerades as another, the doctor may have trouble discovering and unmasking the real culprit. One of the best (or worst) of all mimics known to medicine is gallbladder disease. It may be present without producing any symptoms at all and then, on the other hand, it may imitate symptoms caused by many other abnormal conditions of the chest or abdomen. It is estimated that at least one-fifth of all patients who complain of indigestion are suffering from some form of gallbladder disturbance. Acute gallbladder disease is easy to diagnose when there is pain in the right upper part of the abdomen, with tenderness in the same region. In some cases, however, the indications are not so plain. In these instances the pain may be in the pit of the stomach, the chest, or the back; and other symptoms may be present which indicate that there is possibly some disorder of the heart or the stomach or the bowel. These are the cases demanding a thorough study, including X-rays of the stomach, bowel and gallbladder, as well as an electrocardiogram of electrical tracing of the heart-beat. With these methods, the doctor usually can arrive at the proper diagnosis promptly. Operation for acute gallbladder infection, as a rule, should be de laved until the symptoms ha\e subsided, except of course, when there are signs that perhaps the gall-

ly at I 30, thus letting members meet other engagements if they wish. These rules are worth rei. membering by other discussion j groups and public meetings generally. t o o t Today, Decatur had as its guests, t farmers and dairymen who attended the Dairy School at the high school building. Exhibits arrang- ’ ed by the Purdue Extension Department and speakers from the latter . school, were features of the inter- ) esting one day short course. The program was arranged by the Dairy Improvement Association, the j County Agent and firms, who coi operated in placing proper emphasis on the dairy industry as a vital factor in our economic life. It was a worthy community project.

The general elections will be held in Italy on April 18 and the fight is between the Democrat Christians and the Communists. The Red army has moved up to the Italian border and from there the Soviets are doing their dirty work. Writers say that if the Communist party polls 40 per cent of the vote, that the drive to switch Italy to the Soviet cause will be waged with vigor. April 18 may be a historic day for the world. o o Serving as secretary to the wives of three presidents of the United States has been the unique accomplishment of Mrs. James M. Helm, one of the most prominent women in the nation's capital. Mrs. Helm, who was secretary to the second Mrs. Woodrow Wilson at the time of the Versailles Peace Conference, helped Mrs. Roosevelt and now assists Mrs. Truman. She presides at the First Lady’s bi-

monthly press conferences with good-humored charm. But her dis- , tinguishing characteristic, according to Washington appraisal, is the fact that no White House secret ever has escaped her lips. I o o | Americans have had a partic- j ularly kindly feeling to the Czech ' state because it was founded under j American auspices. Thomas Masaryk, the first president, lived for years in the United States, and conducted here the negotiations which caused the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian empire and the founding of Czechoslovakia. And Masaryk's successor, the present president Eduard Benes, found refuge here during the dark days when his native land was ruled by the Nazis. For Czechoslovakia to become another Russian puppet state brings trouble nearer, just as surely as did the Nazi seizure in 11939.

bladder may rupture or break open. In the treatment of acute gallbladder infection, various drugs may be administered by the physician to relieve pain, and fluids may be given by injection under the skin or into a vein. The diet is kept low in fats and rich in vitamin B, especially the B-complex, vitamin C, and vitamin K. In chronic gallbladder, disease, there is usually some pain in the upper part of the abdomen, with belching, excessive gas formation ■ and. sometimes, vomiting. 1 The eating of fatty foods may cause indigestion or may actually ■ produce pain, because the fats 1 stimulate the contractions of the - gallbladder.

* Chronic gallbladder disease, as , a rule, is treated medically, that is, i operations are not carried out. i In patients with good appetite a , diet high in fats is used. It is ems ployed because it will tend to make t the gallbladder empty itself, and f the giving of bile salts and bile > acids also may stimulate the flow of bile. 5 Pains are relieved by such drugs n as phenobarbital and atropine. - which the doctor prescribes. When stones are present in the 5 gallbladder, an operation must be , performed to get rid of them, bet cause contractions of the gallbladder in the presence of stones may • cause it to rupture. Prior to the thue o' the operation, the patient should avoid o-> creating aad should > particularly avoid fats and fried ■ foods.

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O o 1 Household Scrapbook I I By ROBERTA LEE O o Disinfecting A Room When dieinfecting a room, paste strips of paper over the cracks of the doors and the windows. Loosen the bedding and the carpets. Then burn two or three formaldehyde candles, according to directions on the box, which can be secured from any druggist. Leave the room closed about eight hours, then open and air. Cooking The results will be quicker and more satisfactory if a smaller flame is used when cooking anything in an aluminum pan. Turn the flame higher when using an iron vessel. Stains on Steel The brown stains on the steel fit-

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CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE < THEY were all upstairs, in a j great barn of a bedroom on the second floor. Nicky said, “You mean that we were followed ? But . . “No,” Francine answered with a grin. “You weren’t followed, you were forestalled. It seems, Steve," she turned to him where he lounged grimly against a wall, balanced on his heels, his hands in his pockets, his hazel eyes blankly bright and inscrutable, "it seems that earlier today, yesterday — goodness, where are we? —you put through a telephone call, a couple of them, to a Judge Fountain here in Clearwater, and to the woman who owns this place. Mrs. Muir, is it? Yes. Well, the police got onto what you were up to when you gave them the s’.ip.” “Darn fool trick," Tom said roughly. His gloss was gone and with it his amiability. He was thoroughly aroused. His bloodshot eyes rolled and his hands were shaking. Francine retained her savoir-faire. Nothing could apparently put a dent in it She went on with her story. “The police called Angela. She was asleep. Luckily, Tom and I were there. The car was in the garage. Tom got it The midnight ride of Paul Revere—we drove up the Merritt Parkway as far as i Fairfield, then we cut across. We | stopped at the house in Brookfield first, to see whether you might be there. You weren’t, and we came on here.” Listening, Catherine felt like a

fool and an ingrate, on Angela’s , account. All the more so because j her aunt didn’t reproach her di- j rectly for what had been, what- j ever euphonious appellations you might give it, an act of treachery. ■ Like Tom, Angela had a great respect for the conventions, and she had been under a terrific strain. ’ She herself had not only shielded ' Hat, she had joined actively in an escapade that to say the least was ■ juvenile, stupid, underhanded, silly, s and, in fact, thoroughly objection--1 able.

Her remorse was deepened by the fact that Angela said very little, just, "I think you were all very foolish, I can see how you were pushed into it—the police, and questioning, and being tied down, but—l wish you had waited. Or that you, Hat, had come to me and told me what you wanted to do. It could have been arranged in another fashion. Now, I think, if we all go to bed and try to get some sleep, we’ll be better able to discuss matters in the morning.” So agreed and so acted upon. They scattered. Nicky went with Catherine to the door of the room assigned to her. “No matter what happens,” he said, holding her hands tightly in his in the big dim corridor, "you and I are going to be married. Angela can stop Hat if she wants to —but that needn’t affect us. If this friend of Stephen Darrell’s, Judge Fountain, is still willing to go through with it —and I don’t see why he shouldn’t be—then tomorrow’s our day.” Tomorrow was already there when Catherine got into bed wrapped in one of Mrs. Muir’s blankets. Stephen Darrell had prohibited luggage, had made Hat I leave her bag behind. In spite

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March 4, 1928 was Sunday. ' o o U I Modern Etiquette I I By ROBERTA LEE I 0 0 Q. After the knife has been used to cut a bite of food, what should be done with it while conveying the food to the mouth? A. Place the knife across the edge of the plate, but never with the handle resting on the tablecloth Sometimes the kife is held closely

of more blankets and a comforter, i s she couldn't seem to get warm, v Through the tall windows opening on the veranda, light was growing ' vaguely in the East, a storm-rid- < den band over the tops of dark 1 pines. She didn't want to look at ] the coming day. She turned her < face to the wait i In spite of the fact that it was almost five before she fell asleep, ' Catherine woke very early. What ' sort of box is this I’ve gotten myself into? she thought with shrinking apprehension when she opened her eyes. Memory returned dismayingly. She got up, took a tepid bath in an immense painted tub in a carved wooden frame in a bathroom the size of her New York living room, and dressed in the clothes she had yvorn the night before, pleated brown-and-white-checked skirt, cream-colored blouse ano brown cardigan. i She threw her heavy tweed coat : over her shoulders, and left her ! room. Silence, dimness, the halls ■ and stairwell, like the rest of the • rambling old place that had once ■ been a private house, were vast and draughty. She went past half : a dozen closed doors. Were there 1 voices behind them? Hat’s, An- ; gela’s, Tom’s or Francine’s? She t didn’t want to meet anyone. She J wanted solitude, out in the open s and away from walls, where she e could face and settle things in and 1 for herself. 3 It was her wedding day. She 3 and Nicky were going to be married. It seemed as if it had been a settled months ago. She thought

she had become accustomed to the ; idea, found she hadn’t The immi- , nency of change pressed in on her heavily. In a matter of hours she would no longer be herself, she i would be Nicky’s wife. She twisted , away from that, brought herself back to it with firmness. She had to meet, to become accustomed and to prepare for it. From now on his interest must be hers, his good her first consideration. She went quickly down the stairs, grateful for solid floors that didn’t creak and give notice of her passing. Mrs. Muir, the owner and proprietor of the boarding house, was feeding a canary in the little parlor, apparently the only small room in the entire building. The elderly woman was kind. She had quick eyes. Breakfast was ready. Would Miss . . . ? “Lister.” Would Miss Lister . . . ? Miss Lister didn’t want anything to eat. She drank a cup of coffee in the big old-fashioned kitchen and went outside. The skies were low and gray, but nothing was coming down. It was very cold. Snow covered the lawns and fields, lay in solid patches on hedges and shrubbery, outlined the black branches of tall trees with long lines of whiteness. Beyond and below were the roofs of the town. It was scattered, rambling. A church spire rose from the middle, near the ugly dome of what was probably the courthouse. @ That was where she and Nicky would be going presently, to take out a marriage license. Catherine turned ip the other direction, went . round the house and started up a . long bill sloping to the east The

to the plate with the right hand. Q. Is it all right to close a social letter with the phrase, “With best wishes, I am sincerely"? A. Omit the “I am” (which is understood), and add the word "yours." "With beet wishes, (then on the line below) “Sincerely yours." Q. Is it obligatory to send a gift upon receiving an announcement of a birth? A. No: but it is a nice gesture on your part if you. do so. o CHURCH NEWS At Berne Sunday The Skinner-Steele party .including Mr. and Mrs. Howard Skinner, accomplished musicians, and W. Karl Steele, top-notch artist, will present a program of high quality music and art at the First Mennonite church at Berne at 8:30 o’clock Sunday evening. This engagement will be one of a series of concerts in their annual spring tour. The team has been highly acclaimed and is in wide demand throughout the country, appearing regularly at leading churches, schools, and Bible conferences. The program here will include a variety of musical numbers by Mr. and Mrs. Skinner, who are both accomplished vocalists and instrumentalists and a demonstration of the gospel in art by Mr. Steele. The program will be given under the auspices of county-wide Youth for Christ and the public is cordially invited to attend. o Start Rehearsal For Good Friday Program Berne, March 4 — Announcement was made today by Freeman Burkhalter, who will direct the community choir in the rendition of Dubois’ "Seven Last Words of Christ” on Good Friday afternoon, that rehearsals will start Thursday evening at 7:30 at the First Mennonite church. All singers of the community are invited to participate.

snow wasn’t deep and her brogues | were sturdy. After New York, the stillness was profound. There were scarcely • even any bird calls. Halfway up the hill she paused for breath, propped herself against the trunk ■ of a gnarled apple tree, lit a cig- : aret, and looked down. The house she had left was a dark bulk in encircling trees. Some of the trees were evergreens. No wonder the place was gloomy. The trees grew too close, obscuring the light on the lower floor. Above were the veranda and windows of the rooms that housed Angela and Hat, Tom and Francine, Nicky—and Stephen Darrell. She closed an inner door sharply, not permitting herself to think of Stephen Darrell. He had returned the leopard to her apartment Well and good. She understood that better now. He was going to marry Hat, and it was the sort of thing you would do for your prospective wife's cousin. No one wanted a convicted murderess in the family. There would be so much apologizing to be done. It would be awkward, embarrassing. A crow cawed hoarsely and flew high in the air with a flapping of black wings. There were two cars , near the entrance to the driveway t of the boarding house below. One , was a milk truck. Bottles rattled I distantly, and men’s voices spoke, and there was a hammering sound. A motorist was stuck in the drifted snow close to the gates. Smoke was beginning to rise 1 from the town chimneys. It was 1 getting later. .Catherine’s unre-

liable watch said twenty minutes of eight. It was the watch that had landed her at Mike’s door, fifteen minutes too soon, almost soon enough to confront a murderer in the lighted outer hall. Whose face would she have seen ? Would it have been one she knew? What was the use of thinking about it? She began to retrace her steps ploddingly. Being alone wasn’t any better than having people around. It was worse. There was no check on imagination when you were by yourself. The motorist and the milk man were walking along the side driveway together. The milk man carried a wife basket with bottles in it, the motorist a spanner. He was a shortish thickset countryman with the stuffing coming out of the right armhole of a sheepskinlined windbreaker.- He had a car. Catherine’s gaze lingered on his squat figure. Hew would it be, she thought, If she asked him to drive her away from here, anywhere, as long as it was away? She crushed the longing impulse toward escape savagely. There could be no escape for her, either from Nicky or murder. There would probably be police at the wedding. Perhaps they’d act as witnesses. . Wasn’t there something about “anyone knowing any just cause [ or impediment to the joining to- , gether in the bonds of matrimony , of this man or woman come forward now or forever hold your , peace” ? Perhaps a charge of homik cide in the first degree would be , a cause, perhaps they’d step fori ward and arrest her before the ’ ceremony could be concluded. s (To Be Continued)

Seek To Head Off Packers' Strike — Conciliators Make Further Attempts Chicago, March 4—(UP)—Federal conciliators today scheduled further attempts to head off a strike against large meat packing plants scheduled for March 19. The strike date was set yesteiday by the CIO United Packinghouse Workers. It would be the first industry-wide walkout of .1948, and would cut off much of the nation’s meat supply. U. S. conciliators said they, have arranged for additional meetings with the union and packers next week. Conferences will be held March 9. 10, 11. and 12, they said. A series of meetings last week failed to produce a settlement. The union has demanded a 29-cent fiburly increase, but has indicated it would knock a dime from the demand. The major packers have offered nine cents an hour. The walkout would affect 22 large meat packing firms across the nation, including Armour, Swift, Cudahy, Wilson and Morrell. It would involve about 100,000 union members and it would affect about 100 plants. Federal conciliators, ’ however, said there is a possibility that the strike may be referred to President Truman under emergency provisions of the Taft-Hartley law. The President then could ask the attorney general to obtain a court order delaying the strike for 80 days while a fact-finding board investigates the dispute. Conciliators here said that the decision whether to submit the dispute to Mr. Truman would be made by the department of labor in Washington, on the basis of re ports submitted by the local conciliation office.

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(Rev. F. H. Willard, Bethahy Evangelical United Brethren Churth ‘/THE SECOND CHANCE” i “And if it bears .fruit next year, well and good; but if nul you can cut it down. Luke 13.9. A reading of the verses preceding the text quoted above ■ one to conclude th£t Jesus had in mind the people in JeruwiV ■ when He told this parable. An owner of fig trees, the Para ? I ■>< fells, had one tree bearing no fruit. It hadn’t borne fruit for thr2 I2' rears and so the owner directs his workman to cut it down r ■ workman begs permission to try one more year. He hopes mI » more careful attention and cultivation to help the tree to bear tie' I 2 “If it doesn’t,” he begs the owner, “then cut it down." Ag Jesi 31 now comes to the city it is as if He is giving it another chance 1 ® accept Him as the Messiah. 1 A second chance and another and another has been giv en 1 us and is being given to us to accept Jesus and His way of lit, I I There has been noble and courageous response. Still mankind and 1 nations as a whole have rejected Him. The parable shows the long-suffering love of God. He has I revealed His love supremely in Jesus. It is the chance maniZ I has been given again and again. The cross is the eternal extend I Ing of that second chance to men. Will there ever be a time | the opportunity will be gone? No man can say. The risk of not W accepting now is too great. Do not overlook the finality of the I i parable. “And if it bears fruit next year, well and good; but (4 not. you can cut it down."

RETAIL FOOD PRICES (Continued from Page 11 a fall of 74 cents. May corn dropped from $2.70-% to $1.97-%, or 53-% cents. Since hitting bottom, however, May corn has climbed back 29-% , cents, recovering more than 50 percent of its loss in the big break. It sold yesterday for $2.27. May wheat has regained only 10-% cents of the value it lost. The world's basic food grain sold yesterday for 2.43 a bushel. During the last week grains have remained about steady, showing no marked tendency up or down. Traders believe that the market will show more activity in the next few weeks as the crop of winter wheat in southwestern fields be- ' gins to mature. > The survey of cities revealed • that retail prices have shown only minor decreases recently. Many - have stayed steady. All were considerably below the levels of Feb.

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| 4 when the commodity mark J broke. o— A bed-lamp radio has been M .| keted. It is fashioned to hang the back of any bed. and eomkiij a five-tube radio with a 25-wibl tubular-type, no-glare retiul light.

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