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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 Clgss 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: Qne year, 56; Six months, $3.25; 3 months, $1.75. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining counties: One year, $7.00; 6 months, 53.7a; 3 months, 52.00. By carrier, 20 cents per week. Single copies, 4 cents. Winter days with the mercury hugging around the 25 mark, are as fine as you can order. o o- — Indiana’s biennial budget totals 520'5,550,000, an increase of 31 millions over the previous two years. While it is a big bill for government expense, everybody realizes that costs have increased and services multiplied No new taxes are proposed, so at least that is encouraging to the taxpayer. o o— Employment took a decided drop in January, but much of it was due to temporary work during the Christmas holidays. While the unemployed numbered two million, those still on payrolls total more than 57 million, which isn't a bad I •condition. We hope the climb is' upward ami that the former 61 1 million record is broken before the year is halfway gone. —-o A man in President Truman's home town of Independence, Mo., offers his modest cottage as a meeting place for the President and Soviet Prime Minister Stalin, to talk over their troubles andl solve world problems. We think such an atmosphere might be conducive to the spirit of peace and good-will. Stalin might be able to relieve tension in such surroundings. — o o—Through his 11 years of service as a trustee of the Adams County Memorial hospital. Earl Colter, was a conscientious worker in the interest of the county institution. Experienced and successful in business, Mr. Colter applied his talents to administration of the county hospital and saw it come through very trying times, occassioned by the war. Even despite a shortage of nurses and other difficulties which faced hospitals throughout the country, our county hospital remained open and its services were extended to those who sought medical care and surgery, Mr. Colter performed fine public service during the years. It would mean a loss in revenue of perhaps as much as a billion dollars to cut federal luxury taxes, excetpt those on liquor, back to

Disorder Not Uncommon to the Middle-Aged

By Herman N. Bundesen, M. D. IT is not unusual for middle-aged and elderly persons to have some weakening of the tissues in the wall of the bowel so that outpouchings called diverticula develop, much like the swelling that may occur at a weakened ulace in a rubber tube. < This condition is known as diverti- ! culosis When inflammation of these diverticula develops, the disorder Is called diverticulitis. The condition may come or. suddenly. The symptoms in such cases consist of sickness at the stomach, vomiting, and pain in the abdomen much like that of appendicitis. In most instances, however, the pain is on the left side. Now and then It may be on the right side The treatment for diverticulitis consists of rest, the giving of drugs Which relax muscle spasm, and a liquid diet. Sometimes penicillin or the sulfonamide preparations may be helpful in relieving the symptom*. A definite diagnosis may l>e mad° by X-ray examination of the bowel which shews the presence of the diverticula. In the majority of cases, diverti culitia will subside with medical treatment It is generally inadvisable to carry out the X-ray examination until the acute symptoms have cleared up. Occasionally, complications of the diverticulitis may develop which may make uurgery necessary. For example, one of the diverticula

their pre-war levels. That is one compelling reason why it probably will not be done in the present ) session of Congress. The shopper is Inclined to look on some of the ’ "luxury” classifications as fart fetched, as in the case of certain r oils and talcums used in the care r t of infants. It is argued that the luxury taxes are an unfair penalty J. against the industries whose products ape taxed. There is some- ‘ thing in this claim, yet on the other hand no tax ever has been devised which was absolutely fair: o o Lawmakers of sixteen states are '■ now getting more money than they 3 did two years ago. Some of the | increases are slight. Virginia, which used to pay the members of 3 its legislature only $720 a year, has hiked them to SI,OBO. That is still not very high. Here in Indi- • ana, the legislator's pay has been • increased to $1,200 a year as 1 against a former S6OO. The banner ; raise is that in New York, where 1 legislative pay has been doubled in two years to reach the impressive figure of $5,000. Hotel and i living expenses come out of their ; ' salaries. o—o ■ A New Approach: Lucidly, tn e Journal-Gazette I editorializes on the progressive i policy of the General Electric I Company in respect to offering specialized training and scholarships to employes. As a home for one of the G. E. plants and with so many of our people interested in its progress, the following comment will be of unusual interest to Decatur readers: The General Electric Company, so habitually a pioneer in the I laboratories, was also a trailblazer ' on the campuses back in 1923 when through the Charles A. Coffin I Foundation —it instituted an in tegrated system for helping its emI ployes and their children to continue or start their university ca I reers. Providing loans, scholarships, or fellowships to cover at least part of qualified students' collegiate expense. the GE now has assets of sl,ooo,<>oo invested in the General Electric Educational Fund making both undergraduate study and graduate research available. Certain other industries also have driven far along academic • roads, paralleling that of the GE. They are finding, as the General Electric Company has found, that , this is one of the soundest invest- . ments a great enterprise can make —a material and a human invest- • ment at one and the same time. Just such educational funds as that of the GE should go far toward ■ a constant securing and strengthi ening of both our nation's social . order and i's industrial develop- > met.

may rupture or break open. This occurs in only a few cases. Now and then blocking of the opening through the bowel may result because of inflammation or swelling of the tissues. The use of a liquid ■ diet and removal of the contents of ' the stomach and bowel may often ' be enough to relieve the obstruction. If this is not successful, opera- > tion is necessary. Some cases of diverticulitis may continue with mild symptoms over a long period at time. In such cases there may be an increasing likeliI hood of blocking of the intestines because of scar formation and persistent inflammation. The treatment of these cases is the same as for acute diverticulitis. However, operation may lie necessary in ' chronic cases liccause of bowel oh--1 struction. During an acute attack, rest in bed and the application of heat to the abdomen may help to give some I relief. ■ | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A. M.: Three or four months ago I took quinine capsules. Since then I have terrible ringing in my ear* and my thoat is red and raw. Could , the quinine cause all that trouble? Answer: It is not likely that your ' present symptoms have anything ’ to do with the taking of quinine, ft is possible that you hare some i type of nose and throat infection which is responsible for your ptoms1

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i CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO |1 “DONNA loves Mark enough for ' everything except marriage. Don't 1 forget that," Mrs. Collwell told ] her husband. “1 can’t imagine what's come ' over her," he said aggrievedly. "She's always been so reasonable about everything.” "Has she ? 1 wonder. Or whether her reasonableness was another facet of ner sly defense. Let's go to bcu, Jan. We can’t do anything about it tonight" ‘‘Are you sure she won't be home this week end? 1 don't want to see her, not yet I’ll go away somewhere." "She isn't coming. Haven't you noticed what she has been doing, 1 Alan? Removing herself from us, little by little, more and more. l From us and from her friends here. She is establishing herself tn New York away from us. Oh, gradually, kindly, she wouldn't hurt us tor the world—but ner intention is obvious. It is now. God knows 1 was slow enough seeing through ft Like everything else she has done, she made it all seem | so reasonable. Come on. Let's go. to bed." “You go, Jean. 1 want to sit here alone and curse myself out: tor a while. I'll sleep better tor it’ fry not to worry, Jean. It's a ghastly mess. My fault, 1 know. But we’ll puli through. At heart Donna is sound and good. She'll weather this.” I "It isn't just a tornado, Alan, a swift, short twister. 1 wish it were. But Donna's been in stormy seas a long, long time—too long. She needs a life raft Good night, Alan. Don't stay up too long. You've had a tough trip.” "And a tougher landing," he said grimly. He stood up and took her arms in his two hands. “Jean, tell me the truth. You said you' forgave me completely. Did you? Down in the bottom of your neart, Jean, did you forgive me completely?" She met his eyes straightly and smiled. "Yes,” she said. “And 1 not only forgave you. 1 got over letting it hurt me—until this came . up." “Thank you, Jean." He kissed her tenderly. “Jean, did—she tell David?" "No. Oh, no, Alan. She didn’t tell him. She says the poor dumb darling never suspected a thing. She kept it from him." “Um. 1 wonder. Good night, Jean. Try not to worry too much. And say your prayers. I'U be up afterwhile." • • • Long before dawn began graying the sky, Jean CollweU in dressing gown and slippers went softly down the stain. Lights still burned in the living room. Alan Collwell, fully dressed, slumped inertly In ths easy chair, his head resting awkwardly on his right shoulder. Deep, new lines plowed his gray face and even in sle*n his heavy brows were rigidly compressed. Jean stood motlonlesa, regarding him somberly. Forcefully she stilled the involuntary quivering of her lips and repelled the team that stung her eyes. She went to the kitchen and set about preparations for breakfast. Aroused by the barely audible evidence of activity. Alan rose wearily and looked about the fa-

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| lefthand margin? A. The preferred form at preI sent is to have all lines bear the same lefthand margin. Q. When setting the table, which edge of the knife should be pointed towards the plate? A. The cutting edge ot the knife should be placed next to the plate. fl 0 Household Scrapbook I| By ROBERTA LEE i o White Clothes White clothes that have turned

, at "■ ■" miliar room with an air of won- ' derment, as if unexpectedly find- i ing himself in totally strange sur- i roundings. Then his eyes cleared I and his shoulders lifted. He went to the kitchen door. I “Pretty irregular hours for oldtimers like us, Jean," he said. "I'm afraid you didn’t get much sleep.” "And ditto to you. ... Go and take a bath, Alan. Get into your pajamas and we'U have a spot of breakfast Do you have to go to the oflice today?" i "No, thank heaven. 1 left the papers at the office last night” "Good. We'U have some hot cereal and of! you go to bed. And what's more, I'm going with you.” i "Are you sure Donna wiU not come today?" | "Yes. She is tied up aU day. Shc'U probably phone later. I'U put her off if she suggests coming. Coffee is ready, Alan. Would you like a cup before you go up?" “Yes, please. A hot bath wiU straighten me out The house is nice and warm. 1 forgot the thermostat didn't 1?" i "Good thing you did. Sitting up all night like that! Well, we'U j start a brand-new system of our own and call it darkness-saving. That makes it last night instead lot this morning." 1 “Suits me fine. lam not evad--1 ing this thing, Jean. I'm still bemuddled. 1 can't think straight. You'll have to be patient with me." | She smiled at him. "1 can't teU you how much better 1 feel since you got home, Alan. 1 think that is une of the nicest things about a husband. Having someone to shoulder haU the worry, leaving only half for me." "It works just the opposite in pleasure," he said soberly. “Sharing that seems to double it up tor everybody." I "Yes. Yes, that is true, Alan. You p.t that very nicely." “And so early m the morning, too! Maybe my mind 13 straightening itself out. 1 shan't be long, Jean.” The breakfast was a modest one, freshly stewed truit, oatmeal and cream, and tiny cornmeal biscuits. I "Having everything not in our tummies should make us even sleepier," Jem explained. “Let's sleep as long as we can, Alan, so the day will be nearly over before ’ we wake up." He looked at her questionlngly. “Do you dread the day so much ?” “Na I co not dread it at all ’ I shall be relieved to see what ' comes of it, that's all But 1 want us both to be relaxed and ready for it Not tight and Ued-up in knots as we were last night I do ’ feel better, Alan. And 1 really ’ think 1 am beginning to be sleepy." ' Without demur from either they 1 went from the breakfast table to • bed and almost immediately Jean’s 1 U„ht arm over her husband's I shoulder softened Its grip and they • fell asleep. ' Some hours later, the ringing of ' the telephone extension awakened Jean and she slipped from bed ; and into the hall and closed the : door behind her. She knew it 5' would be Donna. II "Hi. Moms! Prodigal dad get > home all right?" -I “Yea. And fancy where he is now! In bed and sound asleep." e “Is he sick?" 1 "Oh. no. I was in bed, toa That • must surprise you. He got home

yellow can be whitened by putting boiling water in a vessel, and adding one teaspoonful of cream of tartar to each quart of water. Djp the garments into this solution several times, but do not let them remain. Rinse in two or three changes of water and hang in the sun to dry. Roast Beef The flavor arid the color of roast beef will be improved if a tablespoonful of brown or white sugar is added to the gravy when basting the beef. Velvets Place a funnel in the spout of a teakettle and you will be able to cover a larger area with steam when renewing velvets. 0 0 20 YEARS AGO | I TODAY | o —fl Feb. 7 — State conservation department director Col. Richard Leiber assures French Quinn his department will favor Limberlost park in Adams and Jay counties. The county commissioners reject all bids for steel furniture for county treasurer’s office and will advertise, making some changes. A wild selling spree on the New York stock market causes a big price break. Robert Gordon, 13, of North Eleventh street, dies from typhoid fever. The Commodores again defeat Central Catholic of Fort Wayne, 25 to 15. Babe Ruth celebrates his 35th birthday. CARD OF THANKS 1 wish in this manner to thank imy many friends, for prayers, good wishes, visits, gifts and cards received during by recent hospitalization and convalescense. Mrs. Arthur C. Meyer

— ■ very late and we talked and had coffee, so this morning we are sleeping it off. He Isn’t going to the office." “Is he getting Chicago out of! his hair?" "Yes. Everything's going Just right, better than he expected. One more trip will'wind up his connection there. Isn’t that grand?" “Perfect. About time he had a break. Want me to pop home?” “We weren’t expecting you, Donnu. We've been making dates. And we're going out to dinner tomorrow so there’s no real reason for you ,to come. 1 thought you hao to work so I went right ahead and made arrangements." “Yes, really I should work. Have yourselves a good time and let the poor dear sleep his sleep out See you next week then. Want anything from town, Mother?" “No, not a thing. Be sure to let me know when you're coming so 1 can wash up an extra knife and ferk." “Yes, I will 'By, now." Very easily done! She had known .t would ba Donna always made things easy. Mark Banister telephoned later. She said she had no news for him —not yet—but she was working on IL “I’m going to tackle her myself pretty soon,” he said, and there was a new ring of assurance m his voica "Between us, we ought to get somewhere. I am having a grand time with that couple, Sammy Ingram and Red. They are bucking me up no end.” “You mean those friends of Donna's?" “My friends," he said proudly. "They admit IL" Mrs. CollweU was oid-fashioned enough, rad maternal enough, to feel vague regret that a girl, a | beautiful girl, was involved in this new friendship but her only comment was “How nice, Mark!" She busied herself about the house, grateful that there are so blessedly many things about a house to busy one She cleared away the breakfast dishes and prepared tor luncheon, or tor a second breakfast as seemed desirable She laid a Are ia the grate ready for lighting, sne brought in the mail and the morning papers and put the milk bot Les out with a note of Liei.-Elions. She bathed and dressvl, fussing with her hair and her cosmetics, taking unusual pains with her appearance, wondering as she did so why appearance, on this day of Ml days. I seemed so important. She answered the telephone and declined an invitation for family bridge that evening on the plea that Alan had arrived late after a hard trip and was tired out. She realized, ' almost without thought, that all i the hours of this day were too im- ,. portant for idle recreation. From years of experience she could mterpre* every sound from upstairs when Alan wakened—the 1 lazy turning in bed. the yawning. , stretching, the creak of bedsprings, ' the running •* She knew to the minute the time required 'for shaving, showering, dressing. From the first footfall at the head I of the stairs, she knew the exact . number of steps to the living-room ' door. She did not count them. Her ; numbering was tntaiUva I I fTs Bt Cjnttnucd)

Mr 1 ■ - v w■ >• : 1 1 i J mrife I I __ TRAMPING OUT TH! WORDS "HAY" in the deep snow surrounding their small settlement at Navajo Mountal Utah. Indians living on the reservation there are given aid by U.S. Air Force planes which ■ spot their message. This photo, made from a rescue plane, shows the tiny Navajo school and village s h ori; ,B Wore supplies of food and medicine as well as hay were dropped to them. (International ■

Dewey To Address Lincoln Meeting Rumors Dewey May Again Seek Office Washington, Feb. 7.—(UP)— Gov. Thomas E. Dewey will deliver the Republican party’s biggest Lincoln week address here tomorrow night amid a murmuring rumor that he may again run for political office. Recent Albany dispatches to such carefully edited newspapers as the New York Times and the Chicago Daily News have speculated that Dewey might again be a political candidate. There is some speculation here in Washington, too, but none of it seems to be friendly to the idea. The 1952 presidential election is too distant and the election of last November too recent to permit much discussion of Dewey now in connection with another shot at the White House. The talk revolves around Dewey for governor of New York in 1950 or as a candidate for the United States senate in that year. Despite his two consecutive strike outs as a Republican presidential candidate, Dewey would be a strong candidate for governor or the senate in his own state. Even the Republican politicians here who do not like him concede that. There are a great many Republicans here who do not like Dewey. The senate vacancy in New York state will come with the end of the current term ot Sen. Robert F. Wagner, a Democrat. Wagner has been ill for a couple of years and is quite incapable of seeking re-elec-tion. The GOP urgently needs to gain his senate seat. It is equally important to the Republican party to maintain its control of New York state. On the gray and bitter morning after the November election when Dewey conceded defeat he said he would not seek a third presidential nomination. He said he had “no plaps” to run for governor again. It is the firm intention of a large group of Republican members of congress to hold Dewey to his promise to stay out of the presidential race. But that might not keep him out if he really wanted to get in. The political atmosphere await-

Just to be different.... WE’RE HAVING A POST-hventory SALE!

We’ve cleared our shelves of merchandise that fits older model ears (’3B or earlier), and put it all in aheap. New we have to get rid of it! It’s st isl good staff, but we don’t have room on our shelves—gotta make room for the New Model parts, you know. Here are some of the items included—emergency tire repair kits, oil filters (for tractors, too), window regulators, door handies, steering wheels, fan belts, rebuilt water pumps, deck locks, brake lining, gasket sets, fuel pump repair kits, water pump repair kits, headlight lenses, motor flush fluid, antirust chemicals, and dozens of other items you’ll • have to see. If yon know of someone that has a ’34 Plymouth that looks like new, send him up—we’ve got a brand new pair of hub caps we’ll donate. And the same goes for the owner of a Hendrickson Truck—he’ll be the receiver of a set of brake fining. They’re Mtkmalh known brands - but oM. 1 on can t go wrong for what they ’ll cost you. IID. Sfliiiiitt Motor Salos 201-297 South First Phone 144

ing Dewey here is not very friendly. Some Republican members of the house and senate will not show up for the dinner at Which he will be the top speaker. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, Maine, and Sen. Edward Martin, Pennsylvania, also will speak. Out of courtesy to those two some congressional Republicans will attend the dinner who otherwise would have stayed away. And some Republicans, of course, would be on hand but foi real engagements which cannot be broken. Sen. Robert A. Taft told the United Press he would attend the dinner. John Isenborger Is Taken By Death John Isenbarger, 80, well-known northern Indiana resident of North Manchester died Saturday, according to word received here. Mr. Isenbarger will be remembered here as a one-time manager of the Northern Indiana fair, which formerly was conducted at Bellmont park by the late Fred Reppert. ■ ■ . M t $■ jH ♦/ is J QmL «... • ¥1 I Bk. ! wB 1 SHAH SIZA FAHIEVI THE RULER of Iran, Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi (above), 29, was shot and wounded in an unsuccessful assassination attempt by a news re-porter-photographer at Tehran. The assailant fired five shots at the ruler, who assumed the throne in 1941. The wouid-be assassin was beaten so seriously he had to be hospitalized. (International)

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7

’Sen. Von Eichhorn f Talks To Committee it. State senator Von A. Saturday afternoon conferred the legislative committee of catur Chamber of Commerce. discussed included the ■ bonus, reassessment of real unemployment compensation, lien law for county welfare ' ients, public health and school i solidation. Purdue Graduation Rites Held Sunday Lafayette, Ind.. Feb. 7 -(Ufjßs Degrees were held today by Purdue university graduates foilaiß , ing mid-year commencement eißi . cises yesterday. I Commencement speaker , president Frederick L. Horde, yIE spoke of adult life cha!leiJ| , Among these, he said, was theclßl . lenge of democracy. I 1 “Our liberties, freedoms gnamH' tees of justice, right to own puH ■ erty, and our system of incentiuß’ are safe as long as they aretnHi ters of law and not in the hanbA men,” Hovde said. "They haveiß direcf a bearing on your persoufl welfare and happiness that tteß•must be protected and presemß l at all costs.” Masonic I] Regular stated meeting Tsc-M day, Feb. Bat 7:30 p. m. | 31b2tx Gene K. Hike. W.M NAMWWVMeVWVVVWMfiMfI

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