Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 76, Decatur, Adams County, 31 March 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, st>; Six months, $3.25; 3 months, $1.75. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining counties: One year, $7.00; 6 months, $3.75; 3 months, $2.00. By carrier, 20 cents per week. Single copies, 4 cents. The first of the spring drives against tin cans and rubbish will be made next week, when city workmen will gather up the debris and haul it to the dump. Let’s clean up cur alleys and put the old town in house-warming order. o o Greensburg, this state, with 7,000 population, has been selected as the typical American city. It no doubt deserves the recognition, but what has Greensburg got that Decatur doesn't have? o o Arbor days come in April. What are we going to do about planting new trees, replacing those damaged by storms? One of the most unsightly trees is the maple stub at the northeast corner of the court house square. This site would be a good place to begin our tree-replanting program. o o The uninformed look upon advertising as an expense. When expenses must be cut, frequently the advertising budget is first to come under the knife. The trouble with that method is ... it just won’t work. The fact overlooked is that newspaper advertising represents only a fractional part of the cost of goods sold and the extra volume obtained through advertising eliminates the cost. Advertising becomes expensive when it is not used. It's like failing to lubricate a piece of machinery. You save the oil, but eventually repair bills eat up the saving. o o The story of the tragic death of William H. Allman, a 76year old citizen of Churubusco, brings sadness to a lot of people. This venerable gentleman performed a work of mercy each spring by caring for the graves of relatives in a small cemetery near his native city. He had raked the grass in a pile and set it afire. The flames spread so rapidly that they caught his clothing and the aged care taker was bruned to death. Indeed, Mr. Allman left a monument to his unselfish and Christian spirit. We pay our respects to such a noble citizen.

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The state auditor has $6,500,000 of gasoline tax money, which he may impound until the AttorneyGeneral gives an opinion on its distribution, based on 1947 law. The legislative act provides that if collections of state gas tax for the two previous years exceeds $30,000,000, then the surplus shall be divided among the cities and counties for street and highway repairs. But the highway commission has not received the minimum for 1947 and 1948. The law expires at midnight, so decision will have to be made at once, or the highway commission, city and county governments will be taking steps to mandate the auditor to split the mellon. o o The sewage plant engineers estimate Decatur's population by 1970 at 10,000. At the rate of past growth, that may seem a low figure for the city's inhabitants twenty years hence. However, the engineers do their calculating on the number of citizens within the corporate limits and on the number of homes tied into the sewage system. The tendency in home building is to locate outside of city limits and currently many who consider themselves residents of Decatur, live in adjoining areas. This condition is true throughout the country, so in designing sewage systems, the engineers take into consideration only the confines of the city proper. o o Health Roundup: The advantages of a free health checkup for all pre-kifi<ler-garten children and those in the second, fourth and sixth grades at the Lincoln building, will again be given this year through the cooperation of local doctors, under the sponsorship of the Lincoln School Parent-Teachers Association. This roundup in the cause of he a ifir' Will "be held next Tuesday and Wednesday, from eight in the mofning ’till noon of each day. Decatur physicians will serve as examiners, including the giving of eye tests. Parents with children who will start to school next fall, are invited to bring theiif to the clinic for a complete health examination. Popularity of the P-T health clinic was proved last year when examination was given to 430 school children. In the two prior years since the roundup was inaugurated an equal number took advantage of the physical checkup program: To aid in this worthy undertaking. the committee asks the services of volunteers to assist the local physicians during the examining hours.

Red Cross Fund You, too, can help through Your RED CROSS GIVE NOW Previously reported $ 4,949.17 St. Paul Lutheran Church 5.00 Mrs. N. A. Bixler zone No. 10 Decatur Res. add. 32.00 Sunny Circle Home lEc. Club 5.00 Peter Spangler Sec. 11 & 12 Kirkland 10.00 Mrs. Russel Acker zone No. 17 Decatur Res 25.50 ■Mrs. Floyd Morrison Zone No 1 Decatur Res. Add. 28.00 Decatur Library Employees 6.00 Mrs. Walter Eicher Pts. Sec. 33 & 34 Root 20.00 Harvey Garboden Sec. 16 Hartford 7.00 Herbert Hobrock Sec. 3 Root 7.00 Edmund Woodruff Sec. 34 Jefferson 4.00 Albert Kukelhan Sec. 15 Root ; 5.00 Jr. Sr. High School Decatur ■52.00 Total $ 5,161.67 > o 20 YEARS AGO TODAY 0 0 March 31,1929 was Sunday. Trade fn a Gocc rewr — D-catu-Lsororivv eats KISSES Tn’"?'— n F'h ■ fell'S If SURE I LIKE tP'/ f / KISSIN' BUT I'M pW SAVIN' MY DOU&H kV gF; TO PAY MY F j NEWSPAPERBOY/WMfr TmERIE? Beautifully Cleaned m DRY CLEANING Phone 147 WE PICK UP AND DELIVER ANYTIME

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(Rev. F. H. Willard, Bethany Evangelical United Brethren) THE IMPORTANCE OF FORGETTING Brethren, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14 "Today Is Ours" and "Live For Tomorrow" are titles of two chapters in an interesting book by a well known minister. Ihe effectiveness and happiness of many a person is thwarted because he lives in the past. Some people continue to look back upon yesterday’s mistakes and keep worrying about the effect they might have upon his success or happiness now. Many peop.e having come under the influence of the gospel know that forgiveness is possible but still carry the dead weight of remorse and never find the full freedom that God provides “who removes our transgressions as far as the east is from the west.” Sometimes people have an unwholesome pleasure in retelling for others their “past bad lives.” Others despairing of the present long for “the good old days." A cure for this attitude might be found in a study of history or in observing the content of sermons preached in the past. Dynamic, radiant successful living depends upon our ability to shut the door upon yesterday’s mistakes and decisions and meet with eager anticipation the issues of today, trusting in a power not of ourselves. God seeks to work out with us triumph in every situation.

U i i I Household Scrapbook By ROBERTA LEE 0 0 Alabaster To remove any stains from alabaster, sponge with a flannel moistened with spirits of turpentine. Wash with tepid suds of white soap and wipe dry. Then polish with a soft dry brush dipped in plaster of Paris. Finger Nails Apply a little cold cream to the ! roots of the finger nails every night, and it will promote their growth, also keepin; them in the pink of condition. Whipped Cream Add a teaspoon of strained honey to whipped cream. It sweetens it and gives it a delicious flavor. The cream will stay firm longer. Mo Definite Action 3y Berne On Time "erne, March 31 — The Berne town board, in regular session this week, failed to take any action on the time question. They said however, that Berne would go along with Decatur and other surounding towns and cities and that daylight time will probably go into effect the last weekend in April. The board does not expect to adopt an ordinance : but the clocks are expected to be moved forward by common consent.

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Berne Senior Gains College Scholarship Beme, March 31 — Miss Carol Sprunger, senior in the BerneFrench high school, has been awarded a $225 scholarship to Heii delberg University, Tiffin, Ohio. It ■ is a scholarship to the conservatory of music at the university. i She had a piano audition before i faculty members in February and her scholarship is a recognition of her fine performance at that time. | Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE | p 0 ! Q. When mailing wedding InvitaI tions to a man and wife, two sons and two daughters, may one invitai tion be addressed to “Mr. and Mrs. James R. Taylor and Family”? I A. Not unless tne children are ■ very yo.ung. One card should go to [ ■ Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, and then one ■ I to each adult member of the fam-! ‘lily. I I , Q. Wien a guest is offered a dish , , that he dislikes isn’t he privileged ’ to say, ’No thank you"? i A. Os course he has this priviiage, but it is much nicer if he will ' take a small portion and at least I ' make a pretense of eating it. I i , . ■ Q. What color stationery do you . . suggest for a man? i A. Only white.

Brothers Visit First Time In 57 Years Berne, March 31 - Adolph and Theophil Flueckiger Tuesday saw each other for the first time in 57 years, or since 1892. The two are full brothers and although they have lived only a few hundred miles apart for the last 30 or more years, never saw each other since Adolph left Switzerland, Oct. 2, 1892, to come to America. He settled at Bernstadt, Ky., and is a retired coal miner. His brother. Theophil, came to America a few years

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later and settled in Wayne county, Ohio, where he is a farmer. They both came to Berne Friday to attend the .funeral of Mrs. Emil Flueckiger. limil was their brother. Adolph was here in 1923 when Emil died but Theophil could not make the trip. In 1943 when their other brother, Ben Fdueckiger died, Theophil came but Adolph could not make the trip. The two men. when they met here, were total strangers but soon "made up” and recalled their childhood days in Switzerland. Adolph is now 74, Theophil is 64.

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