Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1948 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By CHE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter J. H. Heller President A. R. Hotthouse, Sec’y. & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates By Mail in Adams and Adjoining Counties; One year, $6; Six months, $3.25; 3 months, $1.75. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining counties: One year, $7.00; I months, $3.75; 3 months, $2.00. By carrier, 20 cents per week. Single copies, 4 cents. Peace on earth, good-will to men. —o o You'll really enjoy reading the many greetings from individual, business firm and organization extended to you in this edition of the home newspaper. —o—o— On little leather book marks which President and Mrs. Truman i • ; distributed to th e 347 White House i employes, the President had printed the following greeting: ‘‘l would rather have peace in the world than be president.’’ o o Be careful when you drive. Trat-| sic accident deaths on Christmas ' Eve and Christmas Day total more | than two or three times the annual ■ ] daily average. We hope no acci- ; dent or tragedy mars your happi- , ness during the Yuletide. ( ——o o i Among the public officials who < will retire from office at the end 1, of the year is Judge Earl B. j Adams of the Adams Circuit court. ( He has well served in this judicial j position, filling out the unexpired term of the late Judge J. Fred Fruchte. This newspaper wishes ' him a Merry Christmas and all the blessing that may come with the 1 „ ir 1 New Year. o o Among the numerous towns devastated in the last war was St. Die, France. Its representative. Mme. Abel Ferry, was honored the other day 'by the New York City American Legion whose members have been sending food to, her town. The name of Ferry should open all American doors, for Mme. Ferry's uncle, Jules Ferry, as premier of France in 1884 presented the Statue of Liberty to the United Slates. Ferry himself was a lover of freedom. o o Old 1948 is drawing to a close, but it will be remembered as an eventful busy year. The government estimates that national income will total 224 billions, which probably accounts for some of the high cost of living, Employment reached a new’ peak and farm production exceeded any previous year. America continues to be showered with blessings and we all should be thankful to Divine Providence for all material things enjoyed by so -many.

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By Herman N. Bundesen, M. 0. THERE is a condition which, although not fatal, surely is bothersome and annoying. And, incidentally, it is also one of the most irritating and difficult to treat disorders with which human beings are, afflicted. In thia condition there is itching around the lower opening of the bowel. Its exact cause may be difficult to determine in many cases Recently, the idea has been presented that It may be due in many 1 instances to allergy or oversensi- ; tlvity. The patient may be oversensitive to some food which he eats,' to fungi or molds or bacteria, or he may also be sensitive to drugs or chemical substances with which he comes in contact. Treatment for the itching has been based on the idea that ft is due to allergy. A number of measures are used. If the area around the opening of i the bowel is inflamed, and severe i Itching, and the secretion of fluids 1 are present, the application of an I ice pack will give some relief. Compresses of a preparation known as i Burow's solution are also used If i the inflammation of the skin is due I to contact with material coming i from the bowel, the skin area may be covered with sine oxide ointment before the bowel movement i It is important that all clothing and bed linen be washed with non- f Irritating materials. Bleaching < agents may often be a cause of al- t legit reactions. ' •

Far removed from the scene the average American views the Berlin airlift largely in the abstract. Except by those in the aviation industry, magnitude of the task can hardly be comprehended. Since last June, when the Russians closed the roads and rail lines into Berlin from the West, air has been the only means of transport between the occupation zones of the Western powers and the jointly occupied capital. The United States Air Force began Operation Vittles, a historic undertaking to supply by air the food, fuel and other necessities needed by a city of 2,500,000 people. Fuel for the planes was the first and last big problem. In July gasoline deliveries reached 2,750,000 gallons. A month later they had soared to 4,540,000 gallons. Today 170,000 gallons are required every 24 hours to keep the planes in the air. Winter has complicated the task but there is assurance that operations will continue until such time as Russia sees the futility of further blockade, or there is a new development in the situation. o o Unification: The Plan now proposed in the Department of Defense, to turn all military sea transport over to the Navy and all land transport over to the Army, and to combine recruiting, is revolutionary in its significance. While it might seem to draw a sharper dividing line, it is a real step toward the muchdiscussed unification of the services. The Army and Navy have always aimed at organizations which would enable them to carry on their operations, at least in peacetime, independently of each other. Thus the Army has operated ships for its movements over water, while the Navy has maintained transport systems reaching far inland from shore stations to its depots and other centers of supply. Along the same lines, the two services have had their own rei cruiting, medical, technical ppj ply and other branches many of which perform completely overlapping functions. The new Air 'Force, if it had not achieved independence at the start of a unification program, probably would have aimed at similar self-suf-ficiency. Now the Department of Defense seems definitely pointed toward consolidation of overlapping operations, and making each service a special organization to do specific jobs, dependent on the other serv ices for operations falling in the other fields. This is a move against the heart of wasteful duplication among the different serv- | ices.

A number of patients with thfr condition were treated with pyri benzamine, one of the preparation! known as an anti histamine. These preparations aid in eliminating ex cessive histamine, which is formed j in the body of those with allergies Os 90 patients treated, 57 had satisfactory results. The prepara tion is given by mouth. It seem l I to control the itching in the ma Jorlty of patients so that scratch , ing is eliminated. Os course 1 scratching only tends to make th* ; condition worse because of the in i flammation of the skin which it produces. The pyribensamlne was also used in the form of an ointment which was applied tp the affected area. If the preparation is going to be effec tive, the itching should be control led within 10 minutes after it is ad ministered. Other measures employed consisted of omission from the diet of anything sour, bitter or salty, all highly-seasoned foods, and all forms of alcohol. Aftbr the bowel movement, the skin area is wiped with wet cottou and the region covered with a fine layer of cotton. The patients were advised not to take tub baths. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 0. U.: What would cause pain in a shoulder blade? Answer: This may be due to inflammation of the muscle nerves, or what is known as bursitis. The bursa is a sac containing fluid and located near a Joint

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CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR i BRAD CAME in late while she was dressing and she told him about the trip. “I was a little tineasy, once we'd started. 1 thought maybe I should have brought the nurse ... but I can't stand that little man,” she admitted. “I thought what it he gets the wheel, or makes a scene or forces me to stop and let him out .. . oh, all sorts of crazy things.” “But he didn’t" “No, and when 1 left him I felt as though we'd already made proggress. He approved of the place and his room; the nurse who talked to us is very attractive,” she said, smiling, "and he liked Dr. Manners and the assistant And he wanted me to come see him. I believe he really wanted it" He said, “I think you are going to like your father, Gail, one day. Not perhaps as your father, but as a person . . . with no strings attached.” • • • Going to the Sturms’ she wondered why the occasion seemed so repugnant to her. She was sorry for Erich and for Helena, she admired them, but did not know either of them and in her brief encounters with Helena had been kept at arms' length. But ever since the night Sam had spoken I of the gossip about Brad and Helena ... I can’t be jealous, she thought, you aren't jealous unless you’re In love. But that was all mixed up. She did love Brad, he commanded her affection and her respect... every day a little more. relationship was serene. If I’m jealous, she thought, I’ve no right to be. When they reached the Sturms’ the little aunt opened the door. She looked Completely distracted. She cried. “But Helena isn’t home ...I thought perhaps you Were bringing her from the laboratory, Mr. Spencer." Erich came wheeling up, in his chair. He asked, “Did you leave her there?" He had left her there, said Brad, astonished, bpt, then, he had gone early and not directly home. He went to meet someone, tn from Washington, at the Carlyle. Helena often worked late, there was no reason for alarm. Erich made a wide gesture. “All very well for you,” he said, “but / am alarmed. I sit here all day, thinking of her. You, Spencer, you are with her... you know what she does, where she goes, you know her work... lam not even permitted to know that ...except in the barest outlines." Brad looked at Aunt Eisa, marking the white line about the big man's mouth and the blazing. unhappy eyes, and Elsa nodded and scuttled off to come baek with sherry and biscuits, and to flutter about Gail. "If she doesn't come soon," said Brad, “well telephone." "It is maddening," Erich said, refusing the sherry, “all day long, to wonder and never to know. A woman must feel like that about a man whose business takes him away from her, brings him together with other women." He looked at Gail for a moment. ”1

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li , takes only liquids for breakfast, i salads for luncheon, and “anything she chooses” for dinner. ' Sour Milk Substitute If the recipe for a cake calls for sour milk and none is at hand, put a half teaspoonful of vinegar in a cup of sweet milk and bring to a i boil. 0 o Modern Etiquette j By ROBERTA LEE 0 0 Q. Is it considered polite to leave a little food on one’s plate when

I sit here like a log, all my skill, all my knowledge, useless—not quite a human being, no longer a man. My wife goes out, and works to support me...and sometimes it is very dark..." His voice trailed off and Brad spoke quietly. “You are agitated, Erich,” he said, “but Helena will come soon, and it will be all right Suppose I wait here with you? She will be tired when she comes. Gail will go on home and we will have our party another time.” Aunt Elsa said tremulously, “Such a nice dinner, I have prepared it myself.” Gail rose. She said, "Please let me help with the table, and in the kitchen." They went out to the tiny kitchen and Aunt Elsa said nervously, “It has been coming on again like this for several days. Helena wished to postpone the i dinner, but he would not hear of it He grows angry, shouts, accuses... and there is nothing we can do." i The kitchen was full of good, ' homely smells. Gail's stomach turned over and she felt faint ' She asked, “May I sit down?" "My child," said Aunt Elsa, i “you are ill no?” ' "No,” she said. “I—l had a i long drive today, and perhaps I • am tired. If I could have some ! water... ?” i Drinking It she heard Erich's 1 voice, raised, and Brad’s lower, J even tones and then the teler phone, and after that silence and ■ then a most dreadful sound. She ran Into the living room, : the older woman following. Erich was throwing himself from side ' to side in the chair, he was curs- . ing interminably, in German. Brad said, "There’s been an ac--1 cident at the laboratory. No. she 5 isn’t badly hurt They’ve called a • doctor. I’ll go there at once." He looked at Gail, and she saw the 8 conflict in his mind: he was e afraid to leave her, yet someone had to stay. Elsa had gone wholly 8 to pieces, sitting, shaking and e weeping, in her chair. And Brad >' said. "You’ll have to stay, darling. Make her give you the doctor’s • telephone number. Call him at ! » once. I will bring Helena back here or phone..." He bent and i. kissed her, hard, quick, gripping I, her shoulder. “I count on you" 1 Gail spoke to the weeping old • woman as Brad’s feet sounded on u the stairs. "What is the doctor’s e number?” i "There...in the black book by t the telephone... Inside the cover," " Aunt Elsa said with difficulty. i, Gail knelt down beside Erich e Sturm. She put her hands on Ids • dreadful hands and looked Into i his dreadful eyes. She said, “Hele ena is not badly hurt Brad will i, bring her home... believe this." . For a moment he was quiet 1 looking at her. He said, “You are his wife, aren't you?" and then I, the cursing began again, the shak* , ing, the agony, as if he were tryi ing to wrench the spirit from the t bondage of the body. i Gail rose and went to the tele- - phone, not turning her back on e him; she found and dialed the I number. The doctor was in, and

through eating dinner? A. This is not at all necessary, and is really inexcusable wastefulness. One should eat as much or as Jittle as he chooses, but he should take onto his plate only as much as he feels capable of eating . Q. Should an invitation to the wedding reception be included with the invitation to a house wedding? A. Yes. Q. What should a girl say when a man thanks her after a dance? A. Merely smile, or make some remark to express her enjoyment of the dance. 0 o 20 YEARS AGO TODAY o 0 -Dec. 22 — Congress adjourns for the holidays. The Riverside church in NewYork City, largest church in the world, destroyed by fire. Cloverleaf Creameries hold annual Christmas party . Judge Joseph Shea, 65, former ambassador to Chile, dies in Indianapolis. The public Christmas tree on the i court house lawn will be dedicated tomorrow. , ' \ Daily Democrat publishes annual 16-page Christinas greeting edition. William Klepper, Jr., home from Staunton Military academy. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE NO. 4371 Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of Henry H. Ellenberger, deceased to appear , in the Adams Circuit Court, held at , Decatur, Indiana, on the sth day of , January, 1949, and show cause, if ; any, why the FINAL SETTLEMENT ' ACCOUNTS with the estate of said decedent should not be approved; and said heirs are notified to then and there make proof of heirship, and receive their distributive shares. Arlle Ellenberger Administrator Decatur, Imllauii, Dec. 14, lII4N. Attorney Henry 11. Heller Dec. 15-22 ' t Public Notice Notice is hereby given that the Trustee and Advisory Board of- - Township will receive sealed bids on transportation equipment « ■

answered. She told him who she was; and the circumstances. "I'll be right there,” he said, "make him take the sedative... the aunt will know..." Gall spoke across the contorted figure in the chair. She said, "The sedative, Aunt Elsa.” But when the old woman, pulling herself together, brought the cap- ’ sule back in her shaking hand, Erich Sturm struck it from her hand together with the glass. “Bring another,” said Gail, “and W give it to me." She knelt beside him, with the capsule in her hand and the fresh glass. She said, “You must take this, Dr. Sturm. Helena Is going to need you. She’s been hurt. She will need your care and your knowledge, she will need you.” He took the capsule and swallowed it, without water. He said after a moment: "I thought when I saw you that she would... I thought she would tell herself it was no use..." “Erich,” said the old aunt "Erich!” "Go on,” said Gail She thought, No matter what he says, if he will just go on, talking, rationally... or as rationally as possible. "If she had wanted his affection," said Erich, ”1 could pretend 1 not to know. I understand these ; things. She is a young woman, I 1 desirable. I could endure what she ; gave of kindness. But never what 1 she gave of the heart. You un- ’ derstand that ? Perhaps he was a i little in love with her. Not enough. I watched her suffer, because she knew it was not enough. • I watched her suffer after he mar--1 ried. You came, and I watched f you.” He looked at her with the ' singular piercing eyes, so alive, so wretched. He said, "Are you to • have a child?” ! ”1 don’t know, Dr. Sturm." i “I think so. You look . .." ! Elsa spoke with an inconscquen- ! tial eagerness. “She was faint, in s the kitchen, smelling the food." : Sturm said, “When, after Helena f saw you for the first time, she 1 told me, 'She dote not love him, 1 she has married him because of , . the money,’ I was not sure. 1 I waited until you came here. 1 saw t she was right You had not... the < radiance, the outgoing, the wonder 1 that is in women who love and are f loved. I know what that is, I have experienced it Do you think 1 1 could forget it? Yes, she was i right So I knew that sooner or ■ later he would turn to her, because she has loved him a long f time, because she is good, and • faithful." “No,” she said. “No, you are 1 imagining things.” s “I am not a child nor a fool," o he said, and the black eyes burned - in the white face. “I know what 1 it is to have been loved by her. She loves me now, as a child, as , a brother, as a comrade, as a e ghost To be loved as a ghost is i the worst...she does not need • me," he said. - “Brad loves me," said Gail e “How long can that last? You are agreeable, you are beautiful. - you are kind. Who can be noura ished on these things? I am not e and I am half a man." 1 (To Be Continued)

Buys Health Bond The Pythian Sisters have voted purchase of a $5 health

bond, officials of the Christmas seal campaign in Adams county announced today. All proceeds from t h e annual Chrls tm a s seal sales are

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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. at the residence of the Trustee on Tuesday December 28 at 7:30 p.m. Blds will be received on One Bus Body 48 passenger. The above equipment is to meet with the requirements as set up by the State Board of Transportation for School Busses of Indiana, and must comply with all law.? governing transportation equipment for the State of Indiana. The Trustee and Advisory Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Chits. A. Fnbrman — Trustee, Preble Township. Dec. 15-22 Public Notice Notice is hereby given that the Trustee and Advisory Board of Preble Township will receive sealed bids for school bus driver, Route No. 3 at the residence of the Trustee on Tuesday December 23 at 8:00 p.m. The successful bidder to furnish chassis 195-200 inch wheel base furnish bond for the faithful performance of his duties and carry the proper liability insurance. The Trustee and Advisory Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Chua. A. Fuhrman — Trustee Preble Township. Dec. 15-22 APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR ESTATE NO. 4.452 Notice Is hereby given, That the undersigned has been appointed Executor of the estate of Katharine Schoenstedt late of Adams County, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. Dec. 7, IMS. fierhard Reinking Executor Henry B. Heller Attorney Dec. 8-15-22 Christmas is a tapestry woven of stable-straw and star-light. — J. F. Newton. Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

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Kentucky Miners On Wildcat Strike Jenkins, Ky., D ec ~ , Some 2,000 miners ’ Consolidation Coal ci T X’ e " °” ■ ’*« The trouble beg.r. Monda, several timber m tn in min 7 were replaced. The ni M i, 204 walked out, and the spread to the central n plant. 1 When workers in the Plant quit, it necessitated | of all the consolidation mine