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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 aud Adjoining Counties: One year, $6; Six months, 13.25; 3 months, By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining counties: One year, $7.00; 6 months, $3.7»; 3 months, $2.00. By carrier, 20 cents per week. Single copies, 4 cents. Some of the Valentines might have caused heart trouble. o— —o Civil rights will always be to the fore as long as the country pauses to honor the memory of Lincoln. o o— We have reached the place on the calendar that regardless of what the weatherman has in store, spring is only five weeks away. o o Let's do the little things around our homes that lend attractiveness to premises and neighborhoods. Well kept lawns, clean drive-ways, streets and alleys can be enjoyed with little effort. Good housekeeping is appreciated by all citizens. I ( President Truman may come to I Indiana next fall, having been invited by Congressman Edward H. Kruse and other Indiana representatives to attend the International Dairy Exposition at Indianapolis. The state awaits’ the opportunity to give him a great welcome. O o ( Northern Ireland will not join the new Eire Republic, which will 1 be proclaimed on Easter Monday. 1 The northern counties voted to I remain with the British Parlia- < rnent, so differences long existing over there will continue. May the little Republic enjoy freedom and < independence. The election of a Prosecuting Attorney in Jay county finally has j, been decided, the outcome not be-I ing any different than the vote I indicated last November. Keith | II Fraser, a Republican had a two | vote margin and after several re- i I counts and court decisions be has been declared winner by eight I votes. That’s counting 'em down ; to the last nickel. o o j Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan, has announced that he' will not be a candidate in 1952. One of the most able men in the senate, the Michigan statesman has been foremost in shaping this country's foreign policy. He has given marvelous service and the country regrets his decision to retire. Senator Vandenberg still favors continuation of the bi-parti-san foreign policy.

Frbrositis, Arthritis; Often Confused

»y Herman N. Bundesen, M. D. WHENEVER middleaged or older persons have pains in various parts of the body, particularly the arms anf| legs, they are ar.it to think that they have arthritis or inflammation of the joints. However. it is more likely that they have fiiirositis. Fibrositis means inflammation of the connecting or supporting tissues around muscles. This condition may develop as a result of injuries or infections, and may he confused with arthritis. tMany persons think that muscle spasm is an indication of fibrositis. but muscle spasm usually occurs only to protect the painful structure. Ln other words, if a joint is painful, spasm of the muscle occurs to keep the joint from beeing mov- i ed. • Muscle spasm may lie caused by I fear, cold toxin* or infection. Tern porsry spasm of a group of muscles | may be brought on by unaccustomed exercise However, such spasm would seem to indicate that the muscles are normal; in other word* that fibrositis is not present Mus ; des which are undergoing spasm are not tender. If there is tenderness around the joint, it is likely due to inflammation of the Joint and not to muscle spasm or flfrositis. * i Dr. Cyriax. of London, -believe* that the pricipal thing in treating conditions called Übroaitis. is to se cure improvement of the underly ingjoint disorder which is produc mjthc mptom- » ;

General Dwight Eisenhower has been called back to Washington as an adviser to the chiefs of staff. It is explained that it will be his duty to help complete the merger of the military forces under one head. This consolidation is badly needed, for under the old system, the army, navy and air force become competitors for supplies and the duplication of effort leads to waste and extravagance. General Eishenhower has advocated a single control for the military and during the next six weeks will strive to bring about the needed change. ——'O o Following the ‘‘infamous” trial of Cardinal Mindszenty* in Hungary, the Communists are carrying their purge against religious leaders to Bulgaria, where 15 Protestant Ministers have been arrested on trumped-up charges of treason and black-market currency dealings. Similar accusations were made against the Cardinal and the world knows the outcome of the mock trial. The Bulgarian clergymen probably will not fare any better, for press dispatches from Sofia-indicate that the Communist leaders have already convicted them, even before their day in court. Communism is the enemy of religion. o o Playing With Death: Circumstances of the accidental injury of a six-year-old girl in Cleveland led to disclosure that children have, been making a game of darting across the street in front of moving automobiles and trucks. The game was called “Yellow Fang" by the children; police called it "Sudden Death.” To the adult mind such a game may seem incredible. As police described it. players would wait at the curb for a vehicle to approach. Then, at a moment when there was just enough time to run across the leader would call the number or name of one of the players. That child would have to' run at once to the opposite curb. If the leader's judgment was bad. the child might be struck. To the child mind such a game may seem no less logical than the countless other games of daring which fill the day of play. It may seem no different from walking along the top rail of a fence, or leaping across some miniature chasm. From year to year both city streets and country roads become more busy. It is very important , that children learn that the danI gers of streets and roads are serious ones, and not fit subjects for ■ games.

Manipulation or movement of the joint, occasionally with stretching, will alleviate pain in the neck, back or arm. and will bring improvement in about half the cases of pain in the lower part of the lack. Bed rest is helpful for some patients. .hut may make the pain worse in others. One form of treatment which often has a lasting effect is the , injection of a local analgesia or pain-relieving substance Into the affected tissues. With Sciatica, which may be a form of fibrositis. manipulation may bring relief hi about one-fourth of the cases. The injection of local analgesia is effective in others. With rest in bed. without any other treatment, improvement may occur. The application of heat and gentle massage is helpful in some instances One should bear in mind that when pain occurs around the joints there are many possible causes, including inflammation of the joint itself, as well as inflammation of the surrounding and supporting tissues. Until the cause of the trounle is found, the most effective treatment cannot he employed. QUESTIONS ANO ANSWERS H. M.: is it safe to remove the hair from the tH»per lip by electrolysis? Answer: Removal of hair by us lag the electric needle is quite safe. It is usually satisfactory, if there is not too much hair to to removed.

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I Modern Etiquette I By ROBERTA LEE | 0 0 Q. Is there any difference between a wedding invitation and a wedding announcement? A. Yes, there is quite a difference. Should you receive a wedding invitation, it means that the bride and bridegroom will be pleased to have you attend, and this requires a gift of some kind. Should you receive

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CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT DONNA lost no time putting through the call The Chicago office was communicative and courteous but unhelpful. On Friday night the office force had given him an elaborate farewell dinner party and presented him with a finely fitted, cowhide traveling bag, with matching brief case and wallet. He had been greatly pleased and made a fine speech of acceptance and farewell. The papers had been signed on Saturday morning and he had entertained the officials at a very nice luncheon whfch lasted until three in the afternoon. He had given the New York office as a forwarding address for mail and had made no mention of returning to the city. Certainly if they received word from him they would tell him, to contact his home Immediately, or if they had other notification of his immediate whereabouts would notify his home by telephone. "Do we know anybody out there, any friends or business associates, anybody who might possibly see him?" Donna wanted to know. *1 can’t think of anyone. Dad knows quite a lot of people, of course, but I have never been there myself. I can't think of anyone." ' "How about Burgin? If Dad Is dickering about stocks and things out there Burgin should be in touch with him, shouldn’t he?" “I really don’t know, Donna. He may." Donna called the lawyer’s office and explained, at painful length, that for a purely personal reason, concerning herself alone, It was important that she get in touch with her father at the earliest possible moment. Did Mr. Burgin happen to know the details of this Western trip? Yes, Burgin said expansively, he knew all about this trip, the windup trip to Chicago. Mr. Collwell had been in his office on Monday, pleased as a child with a new toy, couldn't talk of anything else but getting rid of his Chicago white elephant He had taken the Western deeds and contracts along in case he found a good opportunity to dispose of them. He had also suggested that with the present favorable market, it might be wise to dispose of some of his stock in New York and had given Burgin power of attorney to act for him at his discretion in case such favorable break should occur during his absence. Burgin would be happy to inform her immediately if be heard from her father and would most certainly ask him to contact his home immediately in case he should telephone him. This however he did not expect After all, why should he telephone Burgin when he had given him power of attorney to act for him at his own discretion? "Think of something else. Mother," Donna begged despairingly. "There must be something we can do. There must be something!” “Well have to wait till he calls us, Donna," Jean said. “I haven't entirely believed you. Mother," Donna confessed. “Not entirely. But his giving Burgin power of attorney was odd. He never did that before, did he? 1 suppose he could be pulling a fast on both of us ... if all this

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an announcement, it means that for some reason you have not been invited to attend, and naturally a gift is not obligatory. Q. Where should the date be written on a social letter or note? A. The date should be written at the left of the signature, on the last page of the letter or note. Q. Is breakfast bacon correctly eaten with the fingers? A. No; with the fork. Faith has to do with things that are not seen.

really was his idea in the first place, as you insist. ... He could write me the letter, implying suicide—and then, a walkout powder. Maybe another redhead." “You really have lost faith In us, haven’t you, Donna?" her mother mused, wonderingly. “Your father was right. He could never have convinced you any other way. Even yet you do not trust us.” Donna flushed. “1 don't really think so, Mother," she disclaimed quickly. "But din’! you think it's odd, the power of attorney business?" "Not at all. It’s just to make things easy for me, so Burgin can handle things without bothering nu with every minor detail. Dad always tries to make things easy for me." The mail brought a letter to Jean from Alan, postmarked Chicago, dated Saturday. Donna waited, motionless, hardly breathing, while her mother read it. She passed it to her daughter without comment It was an ordinary letter, the kind he always wrote. It expressed infinite relief and pleasure at the winding up of Chicago and recounted details of the office party tendered him with descriptions of his handsome gifts. It said he was entertaining the Chicago officials at luncheon on that same day, Saturday, after whic.i he would be off to the hinterlands for a little private fun and business. He hoped everything was going well at home and that Jean and Donna were well. It ended with the habitual love and kisses. Donna read it twice. "There is nothing in this to indicate any dastardly deed in the making," she said defensively. "Os course not,” was the quiet answer. "It is always the most secret document that falls into foreign hands. Alan is much too clever to put private things on paper.” "You speak as if you actually admire him for doing this!” Donna r.ccused her. “No, I don't admire him for doing it But if he is going to do it, 1 admire him for doing it well Even when I don’t approve of what Alan does, 1 can always count on him to handle it very correctly." Whenever the telephone rang, Donna leaped to answer it, her heart in her throat Always the calls were casual ones, of social invent Always Danna cut them short with the crisp announcement that she had to keep the fine open for an important long-dis-tance call It was well along tn the middle of a dragging afternoon when she said hesitantly, "Do you think it would Be all right to ask Mark to come up tonight? Tra going crazy, waiting around like this." "I think it would be very nice. Ask him to come to dinner. You know, really, Donna, it would be much better if you went right ahead working, going to the office every day. Waiting gets on the nerves terribly and nothing may happen for a week or so." "And leave you to answer the phone when he calls! Oh. ao! You'd tell him everything is going fine and we’re both well and let him go right ahead as planned. No, thanks! I'm going to answer that phone!”

20 YEARS AGO TODAY Feb. 14 — Gangsters line up seven employes of Chicago Cartage Company plant in Chocago and shoot them to death with machine guns. The Wells county bank at Bluffton and banks at Petroleum, Uniondale and Liberty Center closed today. (Miller Eliingham of Fort Wayne elected president of the Indiana Democratic editorial association. Archie Colter, 57, cashier of Willshire bank, dies after 10 month illness. Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and Miss Ann Morrow are engaged to marry. Miss ißegina Gast, 78, died at home of a nephew, L. A. Holthouse. Decatur Commodores defeat Anderson, 38 to 25. I) 0 Household Scrapbook | | By ROBERTA LEE | 0 ' Burned Enamel • It often seems rather hopeless to try to clean white-enameled kitchen pans and kettles in which food has burned. However, put a quantity of soap powder and boiling water into them and let them stand for three or four days. Then all blackness will wash off readily with a soft cloth, without injury to the enamel. Tough Meat Add five or six drops of lemon juice to the piece of tough meat, as soon as it begins to.boil. This will not only make the meat tender, but will give it an added flavor. The Thimble When the thimble is too large for the finger, try attaching a piece of adhesive tape inside the thimble.

Mark was sorry but he could not come for dinner, not that night He had an appointment on the water front, as he described it and he could not get in touch with “her" to cancel it He would come as soon as he could make it He started to recount details of his appointment but him, too, Donna cut short Open wire. Long distance. But she was relieved at the assurance that he would be there and glanced often at the dock. "I always thought that was one of the nicest things about being married," her mother remarked pleasantly. "Always something to look forward to at the end of the day. I used to look at the dock every five minutes or so until Alan came and then I never thought of time again until we went to bed.” Donna clenched her teeth. She said nothing. It was in a passion of impatience that she waited for Mark. When she caught herself glancing* at the clock she averted her eyes, guiltily, remembering how her mother had watched it, waiting for her husband. Her impatience was intensified by a smoldering rage at her mother. Jean had brought a basket of fresh laundry and her sewing stand down to the living room, ensconced herself comfortably under a good light by the fireplace and was painstakingly going through an accumulation of garments that needed stitches. i "Time goes much faster if you keep doing something," she remarked sagely. She fished in the box for a button to match those on one of Alan's shirts, comparing them critically under the light, seeking the exact size and color. "In away, it seems rather useless to mcgd these things of Alan's,” she commented. "But we can give them away. They are too good for rags." Donna closed her eyes tightly and swallowed the fiery words burning her lips. She ran stumblingly to open the door when Mark rang the bell She did not kiss him but she enclosed him, great coat and all tightly, in both arms and buried h. face against him. Mftk kissed the top of her head. For a long instant she held him, then turned abruptly and went back to the living room. Mark tossed hat, coat and gloves <.nto a hall chair and followed her. Mrs. Collwell greeted him with a friendly smile and a hand stretched up over her mending. "Dear me!" he .-jaculated. “Do women still go in for that sort of thing? Or is it a setting for a newsreel flash?" "When someone invents a washing machine that will replace the buttons it yanks off, civilization will be getting somewhere," Mrs. Collwell said cheerfully. Mark sat down and rubbed his hands complacently in the cheerf'il warmth of the fireplace. “You didn't give me a chance to tell you what I was up to this afternoon." he said reprovingly. “1 can't remember when 1 have had a more exciting time. 1 was down on *ne water front measuring a c-iirch." "Don’t ask questions, Dema." Mrs. Collwdl cautioned her A 171ter. “It's a gag." (To Be Continued)

Change Os Judge Grantcu An affidavit for change of venue from judge was filed in the case of the Yost Construction Co. v Hoosier Machine and Casting Co. Inc. The plea was granted and Byron Jenkins, judge of the Jay circuit court, was appointed as special judge in the case. Damage Suits Filed Two damage suits, each Mr SIO,OOO, have been filed agains Anthony Bonfiglio, of 148 North Second street. The plaintiffs, Lillian and James Caton, allege tha Bonfiglio drove in a reckless man-’ ner last September 26 In Allen county and they were injured tn a subsequent accident. They were ’passengers in the Bonfiglio car. T. Merle Cook, of Fort Wayne, is attorney for the plaintiffs. Held In Contempt John Dale Meytrs. plaintiff in a divorce suit against Velma Meyers, was found in arrears of S4O support money and guilty of contempt of court. He was given 30 days in which to make up the arrearage. Appears For Defendant Severin H. Schurger. prosecuting attorney of the 26th judicial district, appeared for the defendant in the case of Alta Anspaugh and Lemuel A. Mann vs William R. Mann. The case was set for trial February 17 on motion of the plaintiff. Abatement Plea Denied A plea in abatement filed by the defendant in the divorce suit of Helen N. Meyer against William Meyer was overruled. D. Burdette Custer made a general appearance for the defendant. Defendants File Answers In the case of Hubert R. McClenahan, as executor of the estate of the late Paul Schulte, vs Calvin Yost et al, answers by defendantsLeland Smith and Glenn Hill, doing business as Leland Smith Insurance agency, and Decatur Lumber Co.. Inc., were filed. Resignation Approved Virgil Bowers’ resignation as surveyor to act with viewers in the drainage proceedings begun by Walter Thieme and others was accepted and Herman Moellering was appointed by the court to succeed him. Complaint On Account Tool and Abrasives, inc., has filed a complaint on account for $31.01 against the Hoosier Ma-

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Two Injured Sunday When Autos Collide Two Women Injured North Os Decatur Two persons were injured at ’•3O pm. Sunday when automobiles from Niles, Mich., and Fort Wayne collided three miles north of Decatur on U. S. 27. Mrs. Nellie Sipe, who lost consciousness after the accident, was treated for shock and an arm in-1 jury at the Adams county memorial 1 hospital. Also injured was Mrs.. Ada Cross, with a probable nose fracture and facial cuts. Both, ladies were riding in the Michigan car. The sheriff's department said an automobile driven by William Meister, of Fort Wayne, was going south and started to make a left turn onto the Monmouth road when it was hit by a car driven by Sipe, of Niles. Mich. Damage was estimated at SSOO. Neither driver was injured, and two others in the Sipe machine es caped injury. They were PeggyJo Cross, two year old daughter of the injured Mrs. Cross, and Mrs. Ruth Aitle, of Springfield, O. Boy Undergoes Surgery For Injured Eyeball Roger Bruce Vanhorn, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Delmer Vanhorn, of 1104 Elm street, underwent surgery at the Van Wert, O, hospital Sunday night after apparently stabbing his eyeball with an icepick. The lad's father said he was playing in the kitchen Saturday evening when he came crying to his mother saying his eye pained h'm. There was no immediate indication I of an injury and the boy was not I taken to the Adams county memorI ial hospital until Sunday afternoon. I A Decatur physician then deter- ' mined that his eyeball had been I punctured. Further investigation I pointed th an icepick' the lad had • been playing with in the kitchen Saturday. The outcome of the operation and the severity of the injury could not be learned today. chine and Casting Co., inc. Voglewede and Anderson are attorneys for the plaintiff. Dare to say to God, "Make

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