Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 292, Decatur, Adams County, 11 December 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 J. H. Heller President A. R. Holthouse, Sec’y. & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates By Mall in Adams and Adjoining Counties; One year, $6; Six months, 13.25; 8 months, $1.75. By Mail, beyond Adams and Ad joining counties: One year, $7.00; I months, $3.75; 3 months, $2.00. By carrier, 20 cents per week. Single copies, 4 cents. It will take you back a few years, but do you remember those advertisements showing a new auto tied with a ribbon, ready for delivery on Christmas Eve? o o Christmas will be all the more enjoyable if you let yourself become imbued with the Yuletide spirit during the coming two Weeks. o o President Truman had tea for two at Blair house when Madame Chiang Kai-Shek called. The Chinese woman no doubt wondered if the leaves held the answer to her money appeal. o o Bank banditry is getting down to a unique sales basis. A bandit walked into an Indiana bank and told the vice-president at the point of a gun that all he wanted was $5,000. Evidently he wanted to go shopping. The great riddle of the proposal (or an Atlantic defense alliance is the attitude of Congress. Although the idea has been discussed at length in the government, and is nearing the stage of a formal conference of the seven nations which would join in it, the issue has not yet been tested in the legislative halls at Washington. This country could participate only if Congress approves. o o Edgar Bergen, Charles McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd are going to

quit radio at the end of the month. Bergen, the spokesman for the trio, says they are going to watch i the next step in television. Sortie! figure that Bergen may take his ■•• boys" to the CBS ehain. All we have to say, is that the country j will, miss Charlie and Mortimer) more than the majority of radio talkers. As Charlie might say, “You can't do this to me." o o President Truman besides being the first man of the nation, also ranks first in the nation’s news stories and photographs. His election was the number one story of the year and the photo of him holding up a copy of the Chicago Tribune, with the scaring head line, "Dewey Defeats Truman,”, I

Treatment of Liver Disorder

■y Herman N. Bundesen, M. 0. WITH the increasing frequency of liver disorders, particularly in those of middle age and older, it is important that abnormal conditions be discovered as early as possible, because, with proper treat- ( went, the progress of many of these disorders inay be checked. There are a number of tests which can be made to determine the man ner in which the liver is carrying on its many activities and which aid the doctor in determining what medical or surgical treatment may be required. Just which of the tests should be carried out depends, to some extent, on thej symptoms present. For example, if the patient has jaundice due to a collection of bile pigments in the blood and tissues, a large series of tests is suggested. Some of these include testing of the i urine for the presence of certain! bile pigments. Another test is ' made on the blood to determine the amount of bilirubin, a bile pigment. in the blood serum. It is ftn- 1 portant to determine the amount' i of cholesterol in the blood, since i the cholesterol may be excessive i in certain disorders producing i jaundice. Cbo'erteml ie a substance which in found throughout the body, and is normally present 1 In the blood. *■ i * Another test commonly used is known as the bromaulfalein test < The bromstilfalein. a dye, la in- 1 jerted into a vein and the amount retained in the body determined at i the end ol I® minuter. The brom- i WlfaUia test fc. net used *s•,!

ranks as the best picture of 1948. That’s enough for one man, whom the experts and columnists had “counted out” CO days ago. —o—o If the world would settle down to a peace basis, everybody would be happier. The billions now used to arm and defend the countries could be used in furthering social progress, more homes and needed homes, highways and gainful employment. Mankind must some day learn the lesson of brotherly love, for bankruptcy will be the answer to another war. —o —o — The Good Fellows Fund came up with an encouraging total, which no doubt will grow during the remaining days before Santa’s visit. An incomplete survey reveals that more than 50 families are in need of those things which makes Christmas happy for children and grown-ups. Funds received will be expended in seeing that they get the proper gifts. The Good Fellows will see that Santa does not miss a home in the city.

Social Security: The Federal Security Agency has plans for broadening the Social Security program which would make it cover about 85 percent of th e population. With no change in the tax system, the extended program could continue to be self-sup-porting for a few years. With an increase of the tax to one and a half percent for both workers and employers, additions to the reserve fund could go on for several years at about the present rate. There are two basic faults in the system as it now is. One is that it covers only about 60 percent of all workers. The Agency plan would include all except federal Civil Service workers and others adequately protected by pension systems established by law, such as the railroad workers. The other fault is that the scale of benefit payments was too low in the first place, and has become ridiculously inadequate in the present inflation. It is recommended that the average payment be approximately doubled, bringing it to about SSO a month, a sum which is still small, and that the maximum of covered earnings be raised from $3,000 a year to $4,800. The plan of the Federal Security Agencv seems conservative. An attractive feature is that it would not call for any direct government outlay for a number of years, at least. It is based on the idea that eventually the government should share the cost of Social Security equally with workers and employers. Considering the importance and value of the program, this idea j if reasonable enough.

jaundice is present. If. by means of these various tests, the exact type of disorder of the liver cannot be determined, it may be necessary to remove a small bit of tissue from the liver for examination under the micro- ■ scope. This material can be obtained by what is known as a needle : biopsy, in which a large needle is pushed through the abdominal wall into the liver so that some of the liver tissue can be carried out. This procedure should be done only in a hospital and only when | it is certain that the blood clots properly, since there is „ always danger of bleeding in this type of procedure. If the tissue cannot be secured satisfactorily in this manner It may be necessary to open the abdomen surgically to botain the i liver tissue for examination. Persons having symptoms of livler disorder should consult their physician promptly, so that the necessary tests may be carried out to determine what disorder is present. ID middle-aged and older persons snch tests should be made once or twice a year, even if no symptoms are present. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 0. F.: What does vitamin E do in the body, and what are the sources of vitamin E? Answer: Just what Vitamin E does in the human body has not yet been' demonstrated. Vitamin E Is found particularly in milk, in various vegetables, and in tats, snch as butter and butfnpße.

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Household Scrapbook | By ROBERTA LEE i 0 o Linoleum When laying new linoleum, cut it and let it stay down withouttacking for about a month. It should be tacked in as few places as possible, just enough to hold it. Light Globes If the elctric light globes are solid white, they can be touched up with water colors to harmonize with the color scheme of the room. Wallpaper Stains Stains of hair oil on wallpaper which have been caused by people leaning back on the wall can be avoided by hanging a tapestry at head height behind the chair or couch.

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CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN "ANYWAY, Ricky hadn’t thrown the man out," Sam went on. ”1 went over to his table. Maybe there was copy nere. 1 know pretty much about what kids are thinking and planning, nere was a chance to talk to someone on the sidelines. Maybe, I figured, a veteran of the first war. What had happened to him meantime, what did he think about, what was happening now? 1 wasn’t very serious about it, just bored." "Sam, get to the point" “There isn’t any point I bought him a drink and we were pals. He discussed the state of the world for some time, quite brilliantly. He said he’d worked on a newspaper once, in SpokanA He told me his name, and it rang a bell You'd told me about him, remember?" “What else did he tell you?" "His version . . . old, friendless man, who rediscovers his only child only to be repudiated by her and pensioned off by her capitalistic husband who forced him into signing an agiecment That was his copy which he was burning in the ashtray. He said he had made up his mind to go to a newspaper and sell his story. He would be happy to sell it to me." She said, white, “He promised not to come back here, nor to get in touch with me. Brad was more than generous." "That’s what 1 told him," said Sam. "If someone would guarantee me a hundred bucks a week, I'd never beat feet again. Pd sit down in some shack on a Florida key, go fishing, and write the great American novel" "Why did he come?” she wondered drearily. “He'd blown the dough, next week’s installment wasn't due, he couldn’t draw ahead, besides, he found himself in New York when he should be in Chicago if he intended to get what was coming to him. He admitted that it had served him for room and board and occasional drinks. But he’d got into a poker game, given his lOUs, and then thought the arrangement over. His original idea was to come here, see Brad, and demand an advance. He thought better of it on his arrival The next idea was the newspapers. He admitted that he doubted if Brad could be scared into Increasing the allowance, but be figured the newspaper would pay him enough so that he wouldn’t need the allowance. Which leads me to believe he's never worked on a newspaper. There isn’t a story big enough to provide a life annuity." the asked, "Sam, what am I to do? If BrU finds out he won't Cve him another cent And then i rtU go to the papers." “Do you cart if he does?"

"Naturally 1 care. Brad say* he wouktaX I don’t doubt it But 1 have to J;ve wider tse game root

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20 YEARS AGO TODAY 0 e Dec. 11 — The Prince of Wales is called home from Africa because of the serious illness of his father, King George V of England. Fire does SI,OOO damage to the Gene Stratton-Porter home near Rome City. The stock market steadies after several wild days. Judge Hamilton rules that stockholders of the defuct Studebaker bank at Bluffton are not liable to 100 percent assessments. E. C. Clevenger, collector of freight charges, speaks at Lions club meeting. | Good Fellows Club fund is $57.82. Mrs. Paul Briede entertains her auction bridge club.

as Alexandria Spencer.” "Okay . t . how much money have you on you? I'm broke, as usual.” “A little over two hundred." "That will do it,” said Sam. “He can sleep this off here but it in the morning he's in bad shape, I'll get a ductor “around to help sober him up. I’ve done the guy a couple ol favors, he won't ask questions. I’ll sit right on Pop's tail, take him to Chicago myself and replant him in whatever place he’s been living; I take it that it’s a small, cheap hotel I'll tell him that no newspaper would touch the yarn and that if he knows what's good tor him he'll stay put, draw his hundred a week and no questions asked. It won't be hard. Don't worry, darling." "It isn't for myself," she said brokenly, “but Brad's been so good . , ." "Hard to take, isn’t it?" he asked shrewdly. “What?" "Brad’s—goodness." She began to cry, helplessly, her head bowed in her hands, her shoulders shaking, and Sam rose and lifted her from the chair. He sat down in the old easy chair with her in his lap. He said, “Go ahead, Rusty, cry here." Over her bent head he watched Rogers stir, and heard him speak, incoherently, saw his eyes open and, after an effort, focus. Sam smiled a little, waiting. He did not move. “Well, well," said Rogers, not too thickly, “what have we here?" Gail sat up and mopped at her eyes with a fist, like a child. Her hair was tumbled about her wet, flushed face and she drew her breath sharply, catching IL “A chippy," said her father, "off the old block. And 1 didn't even know you'd met!" "We're old friends," said Sam equably. "How nice," said Rogers. He sat up, with an effort, and looked around dizzily. He said, "If thia is Upper Fifth Avenue, I'm a missionary. Bow'd 1 get here?" “I brought you, with assistance, in a taxi, more than an hour ago. A poor abode,” said Sam courteously, “but I can ft home.’ “Bow'd she get here? "I sent for her." "Where’s her devoted husband?” His words came slurred but clear enough: and Sam answered, "Out of town, Mr. Rogers." “How very convenient" He looked at Sam and then at Call, who had gone bacs to her chair. She couldn't speak. Her throat was a hard tight knot and she felt physically ill "Hardly my Idea of a love nest," said Roger*. He lay down again, and spoke, his regard turned from them. "And it puts me bn a spot. This might interest the Spencer* but, on the ether Uii you

Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE 0 0 Q. When a child receives an invitation to another child’s party, how should the acceptance be sent? A. The child should answer it himself, if he cat) write; otherwise, the parent must answer it at once. Q. When you visit friends who are staying in a hotel, should you call their room from the lobby before going up? A. Yes, always. Q. Should the bride and bridesmaids wear gloves? A. This is optional.

Homemaking Tips fey » Anna K. Williams - Home Demonstration Agent Paint on the Radiator The paint on the radiator may help or hamper it in giving off heat. Metallic paints, such as the bronze or aluminum often used on radiators, actually cut down the amount of heat given off. Shiny white paint has the same effect. These paints give the radiators a bright surface which reflects heat inward as well as outward, and therefore prevents full radiation. In contrast, a flat paint with some color may help the heating efficiency of the radiator. The darker the color, the more heat given off by the radiator. Yet, few people would like black radiators so the alternative is to use a dark shade of a flat color. Choose a shade which harmonizes with the color of the room and which makes the radiator both efficient and inconspicious. Other ways to increase fuel conservation are to avoid covering the top of the radiator with cloths, books, and other articles which prevent free circulation of air. Radiators should be kept clean because heavy coats of dust or cobwebs act as insulators and enclose the heat. Use a sheet of shiny metal behind radiators in wall recesses to reflect heat out into room. Save Work and Clothes Clothes well hung are half ironed. That fact alone should encourage homemakers to use good cloth-

wouldn’t take me to your news paper as you promised, U 1 re ported this happy ending." Gail looked at Sam wordlessly. “1 nad to promise something," he told her irritably. “Maybe," suggested her father, “he wanted to get a bit oi back." "Shut up," said Sam violently. Gail spoke slowly. She said, “You would have taken him ... No, you couldn’t afford that But you know everybody, you could have given him a lead, elsewhere." “So what ?’’ said Sam. “Perhaps that was my idea, originally. I wouldn't mind seeing the Spencers squirm. Provided, of course, that when your parent sobered up he still looked at the matter in an Impractical light.” “Why did you call me, then?” she asked. "I’d thought it over," said Sam. “I thought, perhaps, we could make a deal" Rogers sat up again. He swung around, his feet to the floor. His face was pasty white, and the sweat stood on his forehead. He said, with an enormous effort: “A man after my own heart... a heel Why don't you make the deal? You’re not as unlike me as you hoped, are you?" He shuddered visibly, made an uncertain gesture with his shaking hand, added unevenly, "1 need a drink," and lay down and was sftenL "He's out again," said Sam unnecessarily. Gail got to her feel She asked. "What kind of a deal, Sam?” . “You know." He rose and took her in his arms and she did not resist him. She stood there, very quiet, completely unresponsive as he kissed her roughly, urgently. He said, "Forget it I was out of my mind. I'U see that he gets on the train. I'll go with him." She said, “I don't care what you de or don’t da", She felt his arm* slacken and moved away from him and emptied her handbag of money except for some dollar bills and change. She put it on the table. “You can give him his lead, if you wish. And the money. And when Brad comes home, I'll tell him exactly what happened." “And win he believe It?" “I haven’t lied to him. He knows that" “We’re washed up, then?" "We have been for a long time." "I don't think sa I think you are still in love with me. It would have been very simple, Gail Your time's your own. Brad is engrossed in his work and—his other interests." “What other interest* ?■ He said, “I liked the guy, I thought he deserved more than a woman wha'd marry him for what be had. But you were second choice, after *D " (to Be Continued)

Buys Health Bond The Decatur Lions club has voted purchase of a $lO health bond, officials ■ of the Christmas seal campaign in Adams county announced today. AU proceeds from tiruTn the annual Hum 18 chr i s t m a s Boy Christmas Seals sea i gales are used in the fight on tuberculosis and to provide free clinics and otherwise carry on the fight against the “white plague.” The sale is conducted by the Adams county tuberculosis association.

May Omit Taxes As An Expense Item New Ruling Made To Aid Landlords Landlords owning four or less rental units may omit taxes as an expense item in seeking a rent increase covering higher operating costs, John E. Williams, Fort Wayne area rent director-attorney, announced this week. The new ruling applies only to the short form which the office of the housing expediter developed to help the small landlord obtain rent adjustments, Mr. Williams advised. Under previous rules, taxes had to be shown on all petitions, but small landlords now have the option of basing their claim for a hardship adjustment on any one or more of four expense Items—taxes, insurance, fuel or utilities. , This change further simplifies the landlord’s task of qualifying (or a needed adjustment, the rent director points out. The only records the landlord needs to supply are receipts for the items on which he is claiming an increase. If he has lost his receipts, he can get duplicates from his tax collector, insurance agent, fuel dealer or utility companies. The petition must state, however, that there has been no reduction in the unlisted expense items. Since the introduction of the short form, few landlords in this area have filed petitions tor an adjustment in rent due to increases in taxes, fuel, insurance and utilities, Mr. Williams said.

EMPLOYMENT (Cont. From Page One) workers. The company said it will lay off 400 more at its Cleveland and Sandusky, 0., plants Jan. 1. Corngovernment restriction on installment buying. At Clyde, 0., the Clyde porcelain steel Corp., gave temporary dismissal notices to’ 400 of its 1,500 workers because of curtailed output. The firm makes porcelain for the Bendix home appliance co., and said the layoffs were due to a lack of orde” In the Pittsburgh industrial area some slackening of coal producion was reported. Deep pit commercial mines had cut the work week to five days instead of six or seven. •

as-hanging habits. Hanging dollies :orfectly will make them last long•r, look better and articles that nust be ironed, iron easier. Begin at the washing machine to make clothes-hanging easier by aking time to see that clothes enter the wringer as straight and wrinkle-free as possible. Shake articles before placing on line to remove some wrinkles. Hang clothes <o they are even and straight. The general rule to follow In anging up the family wash, is that all articles should be hung by their trongest or reinforced part. Hang garments on the straight of the oods and at bands or reinforced •laces whenever possible, rather than at edges or comers. Shirts hang by the tails because wear at ‘his point will show least. Dresses •hould hang by their hems. Dress •s or skirls hung by shoulders remit in a stretched and weekend fabric. Always take care to attach ■lothes pins where they will not ull edges or tear trimmings Hang flat articles straight over he line, following the weave of the •oods. and have edges even so they will dry in shape. Place sheets, tow>l*, and other large pieces about a bird over the line. Sheets are inlined to wear out first along the -enter so avoid hanging them at his point. Also avoid hanging iheets by the edge, which pulls them out of shape. Fasten all large pieces in three or toar place* to save strain. Hang handkerchiefs over line and pin in the middle instead of a corner. As soon a* clothes are dry, they should be taken down to save un necessary wear by flapping in the wind. Much time and unnecessary pressing and ironing can be saved if the clothe* are folded when taken off the line and not pushed into the basket In a haphazard fashion. A little thought and care in handling wet clothes saves time and work later an, beranse every wrinkle to left in awt be in®u4 Mt.

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Fledgling Pilot ACj Van Wert, Tries Tafel

(This is the third in a series- of articles by Ken Bernstein, Daily Democrat reporter, who Is taking flying lessons at the Decatur airport.) We flew “cross-country” for the first time. That is, all the way to Van Wert. John Rogers, who is known as examiner No. 3981 in CAA circles, showed me the air map of the area between Decatur and Van Wert. By keeping an eye on the highway curves, rivers, railroad intersections and other landmarks pictured on the chart, a flyer Is supposed to be able to tell where he's headed. At an altitude of 1,000 feet I followed U. S. 224 east of Decatur, and soon could make out Middlebury at a bend in the highwayjust as it was on the map. On the western fringe of Van Wert we saw the local airport, maybe half a mile to our left. We clocked the journey at nine minutes. The return trip took 12, since we were bucking a headwind. Which isn’t bad, come to think of it. Winter weather is the best flying weather, I was told. And it seemed to be true, for our trip was velvety smooth, considering it was I who was handling the con-

Returned Missionary To Speak To W.C.T.U. Berne, Dec. 11 —Mrs. Henry Moser, returned missionary to Africa will addrpss the local chapter of the W. C. T. U. Monday evening at their Christmas meeting to be held in the basement of the Trinity Evangelical U. B. Church.

FOR SALE! • 1940 PLYMOUTH 4 DOOR || • 1939 LA SALLE f New paint—New tires—Motor just • 1939 BUICK ■ New Paint. • 1931 PLYMOUTH COUPE H New paint—New tires—Motor just $ OverhauHW* • 1947 DE SOTO 4 door—practically new. J Dick Mansfield Motor Sale| DE SOTO - PLYMOUTH S 141 So. Second Phone IM®Me

Public Said I, the undersigned, have quit farming and am moving to Kiß Indiana, will sell my Dairy cows, Farm machinery and Feed at« Auction on the Cook Farm located 1 mile west of Bluffton, State Road No. 124, then 1 mile north, then mile west or i ■ north of Liberty Center, Ind., on State Road No. 303. then ■ east, on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15,1 Sale Starting at 10:30 a. m. Prompt - DAIRY CATTLE - Guernsey cow, 5 years old, due to freshen In Feb., ift I Red cow, 8 years old, pasture bred. 6 gal. cow; Guernsey cow, ■ old, pasture bred, Sft gal. cow; Guernsey cow. 6 years o . ■ freshen In Jan., 5 gal. cow; Guernsey heifer, 3 years oM, due 1 in Feb., 6 gal. cow; Guernsey cow, 8 years old, pasture •« cow; Guernsey heifer. 3 years old, due to freshen in Feb. o p 1 Holstein cow, 5 years old, pasture bred, gal. cow ; l>* ■ 8 years old, due to freshen in Feb., 5 gal. cow; Roan cow. > 1 due to freshen in Feb., 5 gal. cow; Guernsey cow. < ye* J reshen in Feb., 6 gal. cow; White Face cow. 3 years old, duei s J in Feb., S gal. cow; 2 fat cows; 3 heifers, 18 months old. spring heifer*. - POULTRY - 64 White Leghorn Pullets, laying. — HAY AND GRAIN — 1 400 hale* of good mixed hay; 900 bushels of g«* I*l M by. of Benton oats suitable for seed. -TRACTOR- J 1»44 M M tractor and cultivators on rubber in extra 1 tion; tractor cab. - MACHINERY - J MM2 ROW CORN PICKER; John Deere tractor rer n with fertilizer attachments, No. 290; John Deere side 1 like new; John Deere 7 ft. mower with tractor hitch. I J tor manure spreader on rubber; Little Genius . botto r , fJ plow on rubber; Superior 12 hole fertilizer grain d • . ft J culti-mulcher like new; rubber tire wagon with grain . J tooth barrow; 3 section spike tooth harrow; 7 ft. tnte $ J disc; S ft. cultl-paoker. 2 section Dunham rotary hoe: , elevator like new; 2 hole corn she Iler with motor. • | grain blower. MILKING MACHINE U 2 unit Hinman Milking Machine; 8. 10 gal. mil* c*“-■ MISCELLANEOUS ) Power lawn mower; H>- P- '''V’losd < * Wisconsin motor; hog feeder; 140 gal. gas tank; wage® tool*. —. HOUSEHOLD GOODS ( South Bead coal and wood range, like new. Laueo • ner oil stove; small oil beater; elwtric water heater. - . sink; bed spring* and mattreta: dining room table, cooking utenrito; fruit Jan. TERMS—CASH Not responsible in case of *ccid« • Lunch will be served. DAVID KIPFER, Ellenberger Bro* —Auctioneers Old First National Bank—Clerk. .. _j ;»• CONSIGNED-1943 New Holland Baller, new. rieiuv- - G t- Refrigerator. 12 ft.; tkepTKeOb

Back at Lini» h “ - m.'X* ®7 a PP r °ach, and wit ’ 4 ■,.’s< coasted in f or -, hls < the ground w 1 «>e hanga? On the 1 Bteere d with tV » ■ which operate the "He is ' throttle must be >„ J 1 enough to get 0 ... ’’ ' pla " es,los eisuph J?Bc! ’ positl( ’ a you have to J 5 way to srp 10 J lO see where Kuhi Baek at the northeast ru nway I was tolll ; With Rogers helping W isi ' . controls, 1 push^®--in and we sped into th P . F . stick raised the tail .W was just a matter of'[ e ® « . pane o’- The b umpin W>e3 i and we were aloft. tCW-7 . complicated business LB™ ■ than ten seconds. The takeoff was the thrill I’d experienced ■ The assurance that PH ground In plenty of 1 ’ knowledge that you’re tri »7 in the third dimension ’ you just can’t beat f lylt j''B“

notice OF FIMi Notice is her.-l'?v Ri v -itors. heirs and iem ‘. W" L. Garn ,■. de.>a< f d M Adams Circuit Court to BK—catur, Indiana, on ? I H?; January, 1949, an d , any, why the FINAL AWWXTS wit , ' decedent xhould n ,t t. e , and said h- :r- are and there make -. r .of ~f and receive tlieir shares. Flora M. Garner Decatur. Indiana, I) ff . |n t^K r s Attorney Det,,,, * »ndti