Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 29 January 1949 — 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 Dick D. Heller President A. R. Holthouse Editor C. E. Holthouse .... Treasurer J. H. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates By Mail in Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, $6; Six months, $3.25; 3 months, 11.75. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining counties: One year, |7.00; 6 months, $3.70; 3 months, >2.00. By carrier, 20 cents per week. Single copies, 4 cents. Chairman Scott scooted through with a four vote margin. e o In January, which is worse: too much snow o* too much rain? ——o o— This would be a cruel world without the spirit of charity. Whatever we give to help the less fortunate, seems to come back several fold. The United States holds the role of giver, but on the other hand has nearly all the gold in the world. o o Members of the Chamber of Commerce are looking forward to Monday night's meeting at the K of P. home. There will be a talk by a well known business leader, motion pictures of the Notre DamePnrdue football game and a smoker. It is the first of what the program committee says will be a series of "cracker barrel" town meetings, all designed to help promote programs which help build a better community. —o—o The direct primary bill, as it now stands, permits voters to cross over and vote for candidates, other than those of their own party. Such a practice, authorities say, will destroy the two-party system, which should be maintained. We believe that each party should nominate its candidates in primaries and then submit the tickets to the voters in the general election, when many do vote the "split ticket.’’ o o Finis may be written to the long drawn-out Wabash river dredge ease, when a hearing is held in the Adams Circuit Court to "show cause why the ease should not be dismissed and terminated.'" On orders of Special Judge Henry Kister of Princeton, Homer Teeters, commissioner of construction on the proposed project, was instructed to give notice to interested parties to appear in court and state their case. This action follows that of the Indiana Supreme Court which reversed a decision in the bond issue mandate last month. One of the oldest cases on record, the original petition was first filed prior to World War I, and docketed as a circuit

Disorders Affected by Climate

By Herman N. Bundtaen, M. 0. | MANY thousands at persons with arthritis or inflammation of the joints writ* to me each year asking what climate would be best for them, and that is not sueh a hard question to answer tor it (has long been considered that a warm, dry climate Is beet for a person with this disorder. In order to test out this idea. 34 persons were put into a specially constructed room tor a little over three months. The temperature in this room was maintained at 69" V.. with 36% humidity, or moisture in the air. it was found that patients with rheumatic fever, a condition with fever and damage to the heart, did especially wail in this room. Many of them became free from symptoms. and in many cases were able to return to work. Many with rheumatoid arthritis, in which there is inflammation and deformity of the joints did equally well. but recurrences were noted when the patients returned to rooms with ordinary temperatures The patients did not leave this specially constructed room. Any persons entering it. slopped' tor a while in another room where the temperature was elevated so that their clothing would be warmed up and not affect the air in the warns room where the patients were located. It has been found that when the tompcratnrc u about U‘ and the I

court cause in March, 1226, under the name of the William Fennig drain. j —~o o— The Hoover Canmission will ofit ficially add its voice to those which t are urging that the administration r of the Department of Defense be r t strengthened. The step being widely rcommended would make the •" secretary of defense the executive 11 head of the defense establishment, and would make the civilian chiefs J of the Army, Navy and Air Force undersecretaries rather than cabinet members as they now are. —-o—o ;1 Fort Wayne is battling with the parking meter Question and presumably will install the devices j this spring. A point of discussion centers around the earmarking of meter revenue for off-street repairs. While receipts from park-i , ing revert to the general fund and can be used to the general benefit of the city, impounding of the pen- , nles and nickels for expansion of I parking facilities is not a bad idea. , 'Every growing city should look to the future in dealing with the parking problem. More cars will . require more parking areas. o o ' Long associated with the business and civic life of Decatur, William Linn, has sold his clothing st >re and will “take a rest," for the present at least. A leader in the local mercantile field, Mr. Lion's success as a merchandiser, can be ' attributed to his constant atten- ' tion to business and successfully serving the needs of his customers, starting work as a clerk 30 years ago, Mr. Linn eventually became the sole owner of the retail establishment which bore his name. We ' wish him happiness as he retires from "main street,” and extend equally warm wishes to the new owners of this well known clothing store. o o — The January rains and warm I I weather played havoc with the 1 county roads, Phil Sauer, highway ’ superintendent explains, after ' viewing the damage done within the last month. The roads are | soft and heavy trucks mire down t' in what formerly was solid roadr bed. There is hardly a mile in i the 700 mile system which has not i suffered from the rains, plus con ) stant traffic, the highway official ■ explains. During a 30 day period > ending January 22, the department t placed 9,000 tons of stone on the ■ roads, an effort barely noticeable i when viewed on the county’s entire ■ mileage. Mr. Sauer stated that t with a limited budget, the departijment will have difficulty in mak■'log the needed repairs and urged - the distribution of additional funds 9 by the legislature of state gasot line taxes. Without doubt, some- - thing will have to be done or in 1 a few years, all county roads tn t the state will be worn out.

I humidity in the air is froai 50% to 60%, individuals with rheumatoid arthritis may have a spasm of the blood vessels in the arms and legs. It is noted that the temperature of the skin Is lower than that of healthy persotfs. Often, the hands and feet have a blush color, indicating that the circulation is defective. When a person is surrounded by (hot air, the blood vessels dilate or • widen so that the arms and legs i become warm. Jt has been noted . that trader such conditions the aver i age increase in the temperature of the thumb is about 9" and in the i upper arm about 4*. It has been i noted, too, that with the hot, increased temperature the amount of oxygen in the blood rises Another interesting finding was that streptococci germs in the throat were eliminated when the pa tients remained in the hot room. It does seem that there is ample evidence to support the belief that patients with arthritis will do better in a warm climate. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS F. T. £.: I have had spastic colitis for years. Is there any cure for this condition? Answer: Spastic colitis can be benefited to a great extent by proper diet, the use of drugs which relieve bowel spasm, and then by treatment to overcome nervousness and metal strain. You should be under the care of your physician. i

Active At 90 mAA J3'BORN Jan. 26. 1859, J. J. Longenberger, a retired farmer of Monroe, this week celebrated bis 90th birthday. He has lived in Adams county since 1878. Living alone, he keeps his own house and maintains an active life. q : Q 20 YEARS AGO TODAY o 0 Jan. 29 — Al Smith calls on President-elect Hoover, who defeated him. Both are sojourning in Miami. Fla. Ogden (Mills, 72, former great financier, dies, from pneumonia in New York City. Over 300 (miners at Bicknell, return to work after two-year strike. John Joseph sells his interest in the Home grocery to partner, John B. Stults. LMrs. Margaret Simison 'Morrow, 86. dies at Bluffton. iC. A. Dugan elected a director of the Indiana bankers association. 9 — —p Household Scrapbook | By ROBERTA LEE 0 - Flavoring Candy Be sure not to add the flavorings to candy until after it has cooked and is ready to be poured Into a container to cool, it is just a waste to add the flavor to the candy while it is cooking, as the flavor will cook right out again. Doors and Drawers If the edges of doors and drawers are given a coat of varnish it will prevent them from absorbing moisture and swelling. Lace Dry rot will be prevented M lace is wrapped securely and stored tn waxed paper. 0 o ' Modern Etiquette 1 By ROBERTA LEE | o ~— o Q. When a woman is giving a tinner for a party of 'riends in s restaurant, who should make the Trat move to leave the table when dinner is finished? A. The hostess has this privilege. Q. Is it proper •for a woman to return the wedding presents when there is a divorce? A. No; but she should return all the family heirlooms given her by the relatives of her husband. Q. When one has made a mistake of any kind, isn't a very effusive apology better than just a few words? A. No; this merely erhnhasises the mistake. A few sincere words of regret are much better. PURCHASE POWER (Cent. From Page On*> public late today its latest figures on average hourly and weekly earnings. They are expected to show another increase. Government experts said they expect a shift in labor union bargaininc stategy to book their fourth postwar wage drive to a need tor more purchasing power io maintain full employment. Demands based on the higher cost of living appeared to lie almost wiped out by the continuing slide In prices of essential commodities, they said. One of the first companies to put into effect lower wage rates because of the government's lower cost of living index Is the International Shoe Co. The company announced in St. Louis that it would reduce wages three cents an hour lieginning the week of Feb. 7. Wages at the com;>any are tieu to the rise and fall of the index. Workers have received five increases and one previous decrease, all o' three cents each. The labor department mean while reported that its index of v.'hofesale prices dropped for the fifth consecutive week and Is now 3.5 percent below the same wank of H4\ The index stood at 1538 per cent of the 1926 average last Tuesday. The first Junior High scliool lu the United States is said to have been started in Berkeley. Calif iu 13M.

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'Sophomore Leader Os Berne Students Berne, Jan. 29 — Jay Kipfer, a sophomore in the Berne-French township school, had the highest average in high school during the first semester, according to the first semester averages announced Friday by Supt. E- M. Webb. His average for the semester was 97.39. Grace Baumgartner led the grades with the fine average of 98.16. She is in the eighth grade Examinations Listed Under Civil Service The civil service commission has announced an examination for probational appointment to positions as statistician, statistical assistant and statistical officer in federal agencies in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. The salary range for these positions is $3,727 to $7,342 a year. Duties involved in these jobs are advising on, administering, supervising, assisting or (performing work in connection with the collection, classification, analysis and interpretation of numerical data. No written test is required. Prospective applicants may secure further information from Robert FrisInger, at the Decatur post office.

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Hartford Township Lad Given Treatment Berne. Jan. 29 —Harry Yoder, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Yoder of Hartford township. i c a pai tient at the Adams county memorial hospital for observation and treatment. The boy first started feeling .pains in his right hip and leg last summer. They kept getting worse and worse and twv weeks ago an X-ray disclosed a badly crushed hip. He has no idea when he was injured as he does not remember falling or .being hut'i otherwise. Linn Grove Pastor Resigns Position Berne, Jan. 29 — The Rsv. Duane Schrock, pastor of the Linn Grove Christian church for the past year, has resigned his position. He and his family will move to Osceola, 18 miles west of Goshen, where he will be pastor of the Pleasant Valley Community church while he attends the Goshen Ministerial College. While serving as pastor at Linn Grove, he attended Taylor University at Upland. His successor at Linn Grove has not been named.

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