Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 23 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 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. A Merry Christmas to all the Good Fellows. The army may not have built I that swank, luxurious plane for Gov. Dewey, but news writers have ■ nicknamed it the Dew Drop. o o —• The weatherman should be reminded that if he doesn’t hand out [ a white Christmas, that he can! keep his showers until after the! holiday. o o A reader reminds us that this is j the season when the poet’s words come true: ‘‘He who gives himself with his alms, feeds three, himself, his hungrying neighbor and me.’’ o o— •— We don’t operate or own stock jn a radio company so will be free with the hint, that you can add to your Christmas happiness by listening to the music and splendid programs now being broadcast., o o Experts claim that this country now has a fuel strong enough to send a rocket to the moon. Some of the fuel used in automobiles on the highways will send careless drivers the other way. o o Supplementing the cash donations to the Good Fellow Fund, several local retail stores ■ contributed largp quantities of toys and clothing, so Santa could make his, visit complete. Those who have | i helped to make Christmas merry j for the other person, will have a! Merry Christmas.

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A New Year’s gift to the town would be the construction of a modern store and office building. Decatur continues to grow and more outlets for services and retail business should be available. An investment in Decatur today, will increase in worth during the next decade. o—o Whife the Decatur Golf Club will be operated as a privately owned business enterprise, it is of a community nature, for everybody can enjoy a membership. If I you want to give yourself or family i a Christmas present, why not tuck a membership card in the stocking for the golf club? The membership fee is very nominal and next ; spring you can take the whole ! family out for a round of golf. Let’s | boost our golf club and make it | possible for the owners to conJ tinue their efforts to give Decatur ' and community a suitable place for j play. -0-0— Another member of the famous Theodore Roosevelt family has met sudden and tragic death. Quentin Roosevelt, grandson of the former President was killed in an air- , plane-crash in China, where he was a vice-president of the Chinese National Airlines. Only 29, the namesake of his uncle Quentin, who was killed in World War 1. when his plane was shot down over I Germany, he joins his father “in the house of many mansions” *and other members of the Roosevelt family. His father, Brig. General Theodore Roosevelt died in France in the last war. The Roosevelts live strenuous lives and seem' to die before their time. They are great Americans, patriotic and aggressive. o o Christmas Faith: The real, happy-hearted joy of Christmas is for those who believe. The stories of the birth of the Christ Child at Bethlem, tell | us that there was joy on that day i only for a few who believed that iin this birth a most remarkable thing had occurred. In it they

saw the fullflllment of the prophesies. Happiness is a hollow thing this Christmas for anyone who does not believe that men are still reaching upward. For they must be overwhelmed by the wars and unrest and fears of wars which haunt the world. But for those who believe, all things are possible. They know that men do love their fellow men, that in their hearts they do want peace and will in the end seek it where it may be found. For them the Christmas greeting flows from the lips like a gay and meaningful song. It is a bitter blow to the child to learn that St. Nicholas is a legend. Christmas is never quite the same until the heart returns again to the legend to embrace it, not for a belief in a red-coated maker of magic who comes laden with a magic bag of gifts, but because it holds the Spirit of Christmas—a spirit of giving not only things but joy and love, a faith that men are good and that the world, someday, will show it. Yes as the Angels proclaimed, Peace on Earth. o o— — 0 q 20 YEARS AGO ' TODAY o 0 Dec. 23, 1928 was Sunday. Obtains Restraining Order Geraldine J. Miller, defendant in a divorce suit, has obtained a re- , straining order against the plaintiff, 1 Richard W. Miller. It prevents him from talking to or molesting her; “selling or encumbering" a 1948 car, chickens, eggs or a hen house on a farm in Washington township, or from selling or mortgaging his business, or from issuing checks from the Victory Bar account at the First State bank. An inventory of the tavern’s assets was ordered taken, and a verified petition for support and attorney's ’ fees was filed. Case Dismissed The suit of Sam Nussbaum against A. C. Smith has been dismissed. with all costs paid. Support Money Ordered By agreement of both parties in the divorce case of Juanita Carpenter, the court ordered the defend

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ant to pay the plaintiff $lO per week for her support and the support of the couple's minor children. Marriage Licenses Paul C. Nord and Wilma Inwood, both of Fort Wayne; Richard IMBryan, Monroe route 1, and Marcella L. Miller, Decatur route 5. PRESIDENT TRUMAN (Oont. From Page One) son, Columbia, Mo, got out and smiled back. The president jokingly told re porters after the walk he would make it three miles tomorrow and four miles the next day “to get you boys in shape.” Although the chief executive had some business on his mind, he was most of all a happy family man home for Christmas.

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Tomorrow Mr. Truman plans a Christmas Eve greeting to the nation by radio. He also will light by remote electrical control — the big Christmas tree at the White House in Washington. He expects to return to Washington next Wedshook hands with Mr. Truman and wished him a merry Christmas. The president’s walk took him along one side of the town square, and as he turned the corner, a young couple in a convertible shouted, “hello, Harry.” Mr. Truman nesday.

The president plans a simple Christmas Eve at home, with friends and relatives, gifts and the tree. Christmas day he twill eat the traditional festtve dinner at home. Even as he flew from Washington, the president found the holiday

Buys Health Bond Business, Professional Women have voted purchase of a $5 health bond, officials ■ of the Christmas seal campaign in Adams county announced today. All proceeds from HfiMTTR 1h e annual tlbltl ID Christmas Buy Christmas Seals sea ] sales 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. spirit in evidence. The crew of his plane, the Independence, gave him a Christmas cake, with a red-and-green “Merry Christmas” greeting in the white icing. The plane’s interior was draped with Christmas decorations. ASK SUGGESTIONS (Cont. From Page One) the next ten years to restore and expand state highways. But. it said, only $33,000,000 in state and federal funds was available for the 1947-48 fiscal year.

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Berne Town Board In Final Meeting Berne, Dec. 23 — The Berne,town board held their final meeting of 1948 this week. In addition to allowing the usual claims, the hoard accepted as platted four lots in the Hilty addition. The lots were platted recently by their owners, Chris and John Hilty. The board will meet on New Years day to reorganize and appoint the town employes for 1949.

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