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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 u Second Class Matter J. H. Heller.... President A. R. Holthouee, Sec y. A But. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates By Mall la Adams and Adjoints* Counties: One year, *6; Six months, >*.25; 3 months, *1.75. fly Mall, beyond Adams and AdJoining counties: One year, *1; I months, *3.75; 3 months, *3.00. By carrier, to cents per week. Single copies, \ cents. Swallowing the contents of a Dixie cup doesn't make you a DixiecraL o—o Is the United States really the most progressive country in the world? It Is reported that only one nation has an anti-noise statute in its building code. That is not the United States, but Sweden. It is evident .that members of Congress are Inclined to duck the issues before them. The latest strategy Is the suggestion that the special session should adjourn next week, to be reconvened after the election. o o •» The state highway and city street crews did a wonderful job in clearing and cleaning the streets after the fair closed. The men worked like Marines and by the time local citizens started for church Sunday morning nearly all evidence of rubbish and litter had been removed. This newspaper is ■ giad to say that it was a fine demonstration in good housekeeping. | o o , Russia has released 370 women prisoners of war from the Siberia ; coal mines, sending them back to . the British zone in Germany in , tatters and burlap bags. No men- , tion is made of how many of their companions died during imprison- | ment. If war ever cornea, one | thing we Americans know is that capture by the Russians will be , worse than death The Soviets haven't outlived the cruellty so , long attached to the reigns of the old czars. 0— —O I Prison and jail breaks by prison- < era are again back in the headlines. Last week three men walked a- I way from the Michigan City state i prison and a trio escaped from ' the Allen county jail over the ' week-end. The latter were caught i in Chicago Wardens and sheriffs i will always be fated with this problem, for hardened criminals ' are willing to take the chance in gaining their freedom Incarceration does not reform the criminal, but up to the present time, it io

Operation to Restore Sight

By Marman N. Bunde**n, M, D. li We have all been thrilled daring i rerent year* by occasional new*- | paper account* of successful operational to reatore siaht by meaua of , what ar* known aa corneal tranaplaut* ft haa been eat (mated that , of the 250.000 blind people in the United State* today, approximately 11.000 c ould lie benefited by thia operation Three are patlenta whose blindne** I* due to scarring. either by disease or Injury «»t the cornea or front part of th* eyeball The operation itself, one of ths moat delicate and skill-re-quiring developed by modern surgery. consists In removing the scarred cornea and installing an unscarred one from another eye Th* first successful cornea trans plant was done in IM7. In 1*32. eighty rasas of corneal transplants on human eyes were carried out by •nr physician. Dr Ramon Castro Viejo. Today, this method has been perfected Thus, whenever scarring of the cornea I* the major cause of very poor eyesight, corneal transplant* should be given consideration Hour •r*r. it must be remembered that it is only successful in selected cas**. The physician must determine whether the outlook is favorable for improved vision, or whether the result would tend to be nalavorable Prior to th* operation, the physician must determine the nature of th* spot which is blocking the rl*to*. th* thicks*** of the eersea. and whether or uot there is tear tissue which fasten* th* cornea Io surrounding structure* la •teat *f th* *y* or behind It. Th* eases which ar* meet favorahi* (or this •’peratiou are tbo*« JU whfc4 th* ym*»ure of th* fluid WWB «h* ar*b<u » gerami th*

society's only recourse In axactlng justice for law violation. This Is the time of year when fishermen are all hoping for big ones. If they get them, all la well. If not, they have to make the imagination work a little. But sad is the day for the fisherman who takes them too small. A Detroit man took a black bass shorter than ten inches and it cost him ten dollars in court at Chatham, Ont. It seems he measured ibs bass from nose to end of tail. But he should have measured only to the center posterior of the tall. He may have meant well, but had to pay the fine just the same. The retailers of this country . . . against whom consumer resent ment over high prices is often mistakenly directed . . . are as worried about inflation as any other group. The retail economy is based upon continued mass distribution, precisely as the manufacturing economy is based on continued mass production. The worst thing that can happen to retailing is to have people forced to pare their buying to the bare necessity level. Retailing has not created high prices. It has on the contrary, taken every conceivable step to prevent them by building sales and lowering costs through newspaper advertising. o o When this nation began, practically everyone was a farmer The average family raised and processed nearly everything it needed to live on., and most of its time was devoted to the hard work of providing the bare necessities Today something like 26.000.000 I people —a sixth of our population — live on farms. They supply the food for themselves and all the rest of us — plus an enormous additional quantity that is shipped abroad. Various factors have been responsible for this change. And one of those factors is an efficient system of bringing foods of all kinds from the market to the towns and the cities. While the latest Gallop i»oll shows Gov. Dewey in the lead, it does not prove that the Republicans have the presidential election "sewed up.” In fact. Dewey does not have 50 per cent of the vote, his highest rating being 47. The poll reveals that ten per cent of the persons interviewed have not yet made up their winds for whom they will vote. President Truman made a surprising showing in the first poll and Gallop indicates that the outcome of the election is a horse-race between the two men.

scar on the cornea is not too dense, and other parts of the eye are healthy. Operation of this type on the cornea is generally advisable when the impaired eyesight haa been caused by such eye diseases a* trachoma and certain types of corneal inflammation. Less favorable results are obtained in those canes in which the cornea has been injured by tear gas or other similar agents but. even In these cases, good result* are often obtained One of the great difficulties In this operation is to obtain mater ial for th* transplant. The cornea material must be fresh and the operation carried out shortly after It is removed from the eye of th* donor. The transplant can lie taken from the other eye of the patient himself, or the eye of a noth er nidlvldual. Recently, so-called eye bank* have been established. These banks act as gobetweens for those who need corneas and those willing to donate them, and through their work have aroused public interest to the extent that many charitably mindad people today will their eyes to patients who stand to regain vision through corneal transplants I Question* and Answers R. O. What causae an enlarged heart! Answer: enlargement of th* > heart may be du* to damage to I heart a* a result of rheumatic fever, thyroid disease, or hardeni log of the arteries. It may he du* to some obstruction of the blood ■ flow or to some condition asset- » lug th* lungs. sqch *• asthma. A thorough study U aCrisabl* to fled i tb« hum <BBW

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0 «[ Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE 0 0; Q. What are the duties of the bridesmaids other than those during the wedding ceremony? A It Is customary for the bridesmaids to act as hostesses at the wedding breakfast or reception. Q. Wouldn't it be time enough for a bride to wait until she returns from her honeymoon trip before acknowledging wedding gifts? A. No. the gifts should be acknowledged before she goes away. Q. Is it necessary that a man hold his hat in his hand when In a shop with a woman? A. No. he need not remove his hat. . —7 J Household Scrapbook | By ROBERTA LEE j > o Hydrangeas Hydrangeas can be given a blue color hy applying to the soil fori use in pots one part of blue alum- !

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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN DON DANCED with an assured i but indifferent ease, holding Helen close. He danced silently and hi* : allene* was aa indifferent aa his | dancing. Helen was finding him ; difficult And strangely disturb- < ing. She had suggested dancing ; because she couldn't talk to him. He simply never gave back the right answer* She had said to him brightly, “I've come to rescue you." He had straightened up and had looked down at her. hi* eye* halfsmiling, half-sleepy, wholly comprehending. As if he knew, immediately, everything about her. even things that she, herself, did not know. It had been a shock. “Do 1 look as if I need rescuing?" “Well, at least you look lonely." He merely shrugged. "Or ar* you one of those bitter philosophers who says, ‘Aren’t we all?* and lets it go at that?" she had gone on. “I wouldn't call myself a philosopher." She tipped her head and regarded him with coy curiosity. "Not What, Ulen ? You're something Interesting, I know." He shrugged again. “A derelict, maybe. If you must hav* a label." "Fascinating!" Again he said nothing. He simply stood there, looking down at her and tapping a cigarette against his thumb naiL Somehow it made her uncomfortable, that look. Her last remark, echoing In her ear*, sounded inane. She wished Anne had told her at least a iittte bit about this man. What did he mean by a derelict? Amoral? Unmoral! Or merely without purpose? She sensed a ruthlessness tn him bom of hi* indifference. He could be cruel If occasion demanded, she thought. He could be destructive and sever mind what he destroyed. Her heart beat a trifl* faster tn an odd excited kind of fright It was then she had suggested that they dance. She said now. breaking the silence, "Where did you ever meet Anne?” “Why?" “Because you seem such a strange person for her to know" “Anae—lf you haven't discovered it—has extraordinarily broad sympathies." She put her head back and looked up at him and spoke in a swift and uneapoeled ang*r. "Don't you *v*r answer question* ?" "Sometimes." -Because you haven’t answered any of min*. You just giv* back with anattrnr question. Is it only a bad habit! Or ar* you afraid of being caught some time?" "Caught?" b* repeated. “Oh. Tm sorry! Well, let's see. I think it must b* habit becanae Tai not at afl afraid *f being caught." He paused thougktfuUy “MTB no* afraid of that—or anything riae,"

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) inum sulphate to 200 parts soil. If a pink color is desired, apply hydrated lime in the same proportion. Canning Corn ; Use a small hand brush to remove the silk when preparing corn for canning or for the table. It performs the work much quicker than the fingers. Mosquitoes If mosquitoes have invaded the room, burn a piece of camphor gum and see how quickly they will vanish. 0 o 20 YEARS AGO TODAY o Aug. 3 — Adams county memorial hospital has had 2.000 patients since it opened five years ago. Cloverleaf Creameries will give a dairy day celebration during old home week. Governor Ed Jackson is building a 315.000 home in Indianapolis. Al Smith will tour the west during his campaign. Miss Martha Macy of South

“You don't think much of yourself. do you?” “That's exactly right If I did, I'd probably be afraid, as you suggest Fear, you know—or maybe you don't—is based on caring. You don't want to lose something—your money, your reputation, your life—because you care about them So you grow cautions—afraid. Well, that's out for me." Her glance flicked over his scar ano up to meet bis look. "Did th* war do that to you?" He nodded. “1 could probably hav* a bettar piece of patching done but it amuses me to be slightly revolting." She felt herself growing tight inside. She couldn't remember ever being so inept with words. She said, "I didn't mean that at all Anyway, it’s not revolting." “Thank you kindly. What did you mean?" “I meant, did th* war make you uncaring ?" "Perhaps so. I really don't know." That seemed to and that He put a period to everything she started. Well, let him start something, then. But he didn't He simply danced and the silence grew insufferable so that she finally looked up at him again. His eyes, tired, cynical, held a laugh in their depth*. “It didn't work, did it?" "What doe* work?" she asked, exasperation in her tone. H* lifted a shoulder. “Do** it matter? Or do you seriously want to make an impression? If so, b* reassured. You already hav*." Sh* waited, trying to anticipat* nothing. He went on “You atrik* me aa a very discontented womtn* Sh* drew a quick breath. "Ar* you trying to mak* me hate you?" -Meaning it would bs easy? Well, doaa It mak* you hate me mor* to have me say I find naked emotion extremely interesting? Or -doesn't it?" She mad* no answer. Bb* felt a little like the mouse a eat play* wito. Aa he!pis**, aa tortured, as hopeful of final escape. It didn't mak* sen**. Eecap* tram what? Suddenly h* laughed and bis arm drew her ctoeer. “It's John, isn't tt? You and he are not-aim-patico?" Bh* felt M* body hard against hem Bbt heard the rumbling of his tU® be&l Os Ml heart under her ear. Not tar yeara not ever really—bad sbs been conscious of a man this way. Through i ut< unaccußtonMd tumult within bar eha groped for b pritiTtm lABigMiiCCL I "ifhat has Ana* been telling you!" “I haven't seen Ana* (tom sb* ! moved hers. And tonight 1 have only spoken a greeting to her. But i customarily that's tbs answer, I ; be'-evvL It didst th** any grant astuteness <■ aqr part. What t

Bend is visiting here while her parents are on a trip through tbs west. Mrs. J. H. Cole Is visiting relatives In Quincy, Mich. Register Bi-Weekly For Compensation To Make Payments Every Two Weeks After August7 . claimants for state unemployment compensation or veterans' readjustment allowances will register here every two weeks instead of weekly as Is nowrequired R B. Huff. U. C. mana ger of the Fort Wayne office of the Indiana employment division, said that this change was made neces sary because money allocated for this fiscal period by the social security administration was less than that requested by the state for the efficient operation of the agency Mr. Huff explained that claimants will not lose any of their benefit rights because of the change However, they will receive the pay ments to which they are entitled every two weeks ruther than weekly once the change-over is effected. During the week ending August 7, all persons registering for jobless insurance in the Decatur office will be assigned new reporting dates. Beginning Wednesday August 8. the claims deputy will be at the city hall at 9 o'clock each Wednesday morning and will be there every other Wednesday morning until further notice. Veterans claiming monthly seif employment allowances will not be affected by the switch to bi weekly reporting, according to Mr. Huff. The Indiana division handles all claims for state unemployment compensation and veterans’ readjustment allowances. The new procedure Is to lie in effect not only in Itecatur, but also in all fulltime offices throughout the state. This savings will. Mr. Huff said, enable the division to service unemployed Hoosiers as promptly as possible with the funds available. When necessary funds are allocated, the division will again resume its norma) schedule of weekly reporting. U. S. banks are now speeding credit availability, using planes to transfer checks and cash.

want to know now Is. what ar* you going to do about it?" "About what?" “John. Your life. Me." Before she could recover herself to reply the music had ended and he released her. Sh* stepped away and looked up at him through the spinning of her senses. What ■he should do, of course, was to administer some completely annihilating rebuke. But it would have no effect on him. And she was powerless, anyway. He said, giving her a mocking little bow. "Take your time. Nothing haa to be settled tonight In fact, nothing haa to be settled at alt" He shrugged his shoulders again with that heavy Indifference of his "But don't tmagin* you'r* a cold woman, my dear. You'v* •imply never been awakened." * • • Anne was saying eagerly, "Hav* you met John yet?" Don shook hl* head. A moment ago Helen had left him somewhat abruptly and aa he stood there wondering with wry detachment why in the devil he bad bothered to start anything with her, Anne, excusing herself from Frank Tennant, had jolne<* him. It was his Insatiable curiosity about people, his mind went on. He was always trying to find out what made them tick. Weil. Helen was too easy. Already he was bored by her. Anna's voice called him back to her. “Then let’s go And him." He demurred. “Later. After all. i I cam* to see you. too. Chitfly to see you,” b* corrected nim»*ll And he held out his arms as the ' music started. They danced without talking Ann* didn't mind bis siienc* aa Helen had. It was Just good to be with bun again. To know that he was her friend and. unless she wished otherwise, that that was what he would remain The feet •eemed to give a stability to a world that bad lately grown unstable. For a while, her* at Stone i House. eke had fert eo confident! i Bo certain that all she had to do ; was wait for Alee. It bad seemed entirely right But recently doubt* i bad assailed her, and now wtih l John’s saytng that he and Helen . w*r* going to New York aa soon a* Ates arrived, the whole aobd ; structure of her pluming seemed ! to bo reeking. Yet that was rifly. I of sows*. After an, her Ufa would . be with Alec. And certainly John . would not give over the reins to ( Mm her* if bs hadn't fuU oonfii dene* tn Maa It was just that t John was se much th* wtmta of BtoM Hous* that it was dtteuit rjw Im*»<>u *d*M mi* 1 —**Y a- * io imafint um witnoux nil, and th* thought of Ma going away i mad* her—well—uneasy. A* if. i somehow, ah* might be connected t with tt—rwpoMibW for tt But I that wb* *ißy. too. tt waa Hcten. t No on* «toa Brien.

Republicans Plan For Dewey Visit State Committee To Meet Thursday Indianapolis. Aug 3 — (UP) The Republican state committee will meet Thursday to make plans for a visit to Indiana by Republican presidential candidate Thomas E. Dewey. Governor Dewey has indicated he will include Indiana on at least one of his tours. And Sen Homer E. ('apehart has offered his Daviess county farm as the site of a clover field rally. But it was reported that there will be opposition to Capehart s plan from some GOP state candidates and some committee mem hers. Some reportedly favored a big rally in Indianapolis, possibly at Butler fieldhouse. They said a rally in Daviess county would not be favorably located geographically. No final decision was expected to come out of Thursday's meeting. It will be the first meeting since the recent party feud was settled amicably. Several weeks ago. one faction of the party sought to force state chairman Clark Springer to cal! a special meeting at which his then proposed ouster would have been discussed. But when the group failed to muster enough strength to force the meeting, they agreed to call off the battle and unite the party. The subject of Springer's ouster was not expected to be mentioned Thursday. All state ticket candidates and congressional hopefuls have been asked to attend to chart campaign plans. Missouri Primary Election On Today President Truman Goes Home To Vote St. Louis, Aug 3—(UP)—Traditionally ■ Democratic Missouri centered its attention on the Republican race for governor as voters cast ballots In the state's primary today. Candidates fought for nomination to state offices, 13 congressional seats and city and county posts. While no phenomenal vote was expected, observers thought the total might go as high as 700,006. Only 625.000 were cast In the last comparable electinn in 1944. Light thunder showers were predicted for late in the day but were .not expected to cut the vote materially. Anticipating a Republican year in thia state where the poll is usually Democratic, voters were most interested in the fight between Missouri house speaker Murray E. Thompson of Marshfield and Manvel H. (Capt Davis, Kansas City attorney, for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Thompson appeared to hold a alight edge but the fight Is so close that it is either man's race. On the Democratic aide, state auditor Forrest Smith Is expected to win his party's gubernatorial nomination In a walkaway from our other candidates. In St. Louis, the election was enlivened hy a factional fight for patronage And acrons the state In Independence, the interest was heightened hy the presence of President Truman, who came home to vote in the fourth district Democratic congreslsonal race The fourth district, in Jackawn county, and the loth district, in southeast Missouri, are the two In which the most intense congressional fights have been waged. The fourth was thrown open by the announced retirement of Rep R Jasper Bell, veteran Democrat. Five men have waged s free-for-all for the Democratic nomination and four Republicans staged a spirited scrap In their corner The 19th district was opened by the death of Rep Orville Zlm merman, another Democratic veteran. Four closely-matched Democrats and a single Republican were In the field for the post. A race for some national Importance attracted Interest In the seventh district, where Rep Dewey Short. Republican, was Ila ed up against 2» year-old Quentin Haden for the GOP nomination Short, known as the "silvertongued orator of the Ozarks." will become chairman of the bouse armed services committee If reelected for hte eighth term He has let it be known that he is not in sympathy with the rearmament program offered by Wash Ington military figures Haden Is conceded a slight chance—but no more -to defeat Short. Annual Btor*-widc ClearMet on Mprini coat*. Mita, drew**, btouaea. etc., now Koine on.—E. F. Garni Store. IM t 2 •a ' ■*' w Trade In a Geed Teem * DecaUr

• ' 9 b INDIANA MASONS will gather August 8 for the first home visitation day, marking the formal opening <»f a new addition to the Masonic home at Franklin. This promla«.*^9^ C the greatest gathering of Masons, their families and attempted in the state. ' — c 4’- - V*--. - Z ‘ If** ww if S WUM,wM*? - - Wy 9k Wf wfl 9 §9S9^®JKF W hOBBf’ ft > weLjOL- —J ■ • |Hf ■ ■ ’ vWW ■ i * CREWMEN OF THE THREE B-29's which flew nonstop from New y 9 3 to Los Angeles and back again as part of the Air Force s ahowH B opening of New York's huge Idlewild airport are shown on wutg ■ one of the planes at end of the flight. Standing in foreground left) are LL Col. James H. Thompson. Lansing. Mich., fight , mander; Captains Ray J. Healy. Chicago; John IL Fisher, lluaM ( Ind.; George M. Paybe, Little Rock, Ark., pilots. (JnterninoaM

Progressives Seek Stale Ballot Place Claim Sufficient Signatures Ready Indianapolis. Aug. 3 - (UP) — The Progressive party ot Indiana reported today that it had more than enough signatures to get on the state ballot In November. But state director Jessica Rhine said ssolicitors for the new third party headed by Henry Wallace were out to get 30.0110 signatures in a "show of strength." That figure was set as a goal hy the June state founding convention. Htate law requires that a new party must get signatures on nominating petitions equal to one-half of one percent of the total vote east for the office of secretary of state In the previous general election. The Progressives were shooting for a mark of 6.642, and Mrs. Rhine said more than that number had been turned in already. "It wasn't any trouble to get the required number.” she said, “so we’re going to get as many as we can.” "Some of the signatures came from the small, crossroads,” Mrs. Rhine said, hut she added that most came from populous conn ties like Marion, Allen, Vigo and St. Joseph. Meanwhile. Mrs. Rhine said, plans were being laid for a speaking tour by Walter Frlsbie, Indianapolis labor leader and gubernatorial choice of the Progressives for 1948. Frisbie. when selected to head the Hoosier ticket by the convention. told the delegates he would not make a "token fight" of the gubernatorial race. Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

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‘RaW Os Fire 1 Is Merely Balloon Ta Entertain Chill Indianapolis. Aug 3 - (Cl The "ball of fire" which am the curiosity of hundred! I Sunday night turned out todJ he a balloon sent up by a ■ trying to amuse his teen-age I ren. The fiery object was skbM the sky by many Indianapoiiil dents and they deluged ne«»l offices, police, army posta. ad weather bureau with telex calls. But Dr. Howard Aldrich d rumors, and speculation! a‘" fl fire ball today when he mJ released an army surplui ua| Sunday evening. The "»pra| sparks" which many reported! Ing trailing behind the ball <4 was a fuse which Aidri h lid he said. Aldrich's wife said today tu sent up several ballooni U 8 daytime last week with the of their daughter. Alice. 15 tacked. One was found in Od 0., and another in Tipton ] also have a son. Sunday night. Aldrich de id( release one while lighted. “I don't think he'll do it more." said Mrs Aldrich, didn t want any publicity." "He did It just to satisfy kids." she added. More than half the p'ful of the United Stab s which u reached by refrigerat'd <ar» now be served by portable U Ing ice boxes or Church cU era which preserve food is all perat tires. Masonic Royal Arch Mason-. 1 •' 112. meeting and smoker ai o'clock this evening . Cal E Peterso®. I