Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 84, Decatur, Adams County, 9 April 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., Pos Office as Second Class Matter Dick D. Heller President A. R. Holthouse — Editot C. E. Holthouse Treasure! J. H. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates By Mail in Adams and Adjoin Ing Counties: One year. $6; Sis months, $3.25; 3 months, $1.75. j 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. , How are you coming with your garden? o o Three weeks from tonight daylight saving time will begin throughout the country. Are we going to set up the clocks? o o Now comes Easter week, with all its activities, religious observances, climaxing In the celebration of Christ’s Resurrection from the tomb. To all. a joyful Eastertide. • o o Rather'than run away from winter, our idea of a vacation would be skipping away from spring house cleaning, and the bother of window washing, substituting screens for storm windows and other things thought up by the household boss. 0 0 Congress has indisputable evidence that the Marshal Plan has brought about recovery in many of the European countries, but still dilly dallies on renewing the contract. Another year should see these countries out of ire woods thus eliminating further financial from this country. Q o The FBI has away all its own in apprehending criminals and then getting a confession from the culprit. Not many people believed the story of Banker Crowe that he thrown $690,0"0 worth of stolen bonds in tl e Atlantic ocean, much less Mr. Hoover’s G-men. They searched the attic in Crowe's home’ and found the cache of bonds, all intact. Violators might "kid” the police, but not the FBI. o- —o The Midland (Michigan) Daily News is one of a few, if not the only newspaper in a city of 10,000 population, (last census) to have a complete photography and plate making outfit iu its plant The News did an outstanding piece of work in news coverage of the tragic deaths of the city's leading citizens, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Dow, who with three other persons met death in an airplane crash in Canada last week. The newspaper carried a whole page of pictures of the Dows and scenes of the tragedy, along with numerous individual pictures of the other victims and Dow Company executives. Rated as one of the best small town newspapers in the country, Publisher Phil Rich and bis able associates lived up to their reputation iu the unique news coverage of the accident that shocked all Midlanders.

— Disorder Baby May Develop

By Herman N. Bundesen M. 0. THERE Is a disorder occurring in children which develops most often during the second half of the first year, and almost always in children under two years of age. This condition, called acrodynia, begins gradually, with restlessness, nervousness, steepness, and loss of appetite. The hands apd feel become a deep pink color or slightly swollen, moist and tender, and often there is scaling of the palms and sole*. A generalized rash, made up of pimple* which have a dusty red color, develops over the trunk and other part* of the body. The patients sweat a great deai. even in chilly weather. The muscles become .weakened. There is fear of light, and the child usually keeps his head huried in hii pillow. The gums are swollen, and the teeth frequently become loose and fall out. Rapid heart beat and. increased blood pressure are always present Recently, it has been noted that some babies with acrodynia had been given some form of mercuric preparation. Two babies had receir*d some powder containing cab omeL it has been futUtd that a substance known as dltueicaprol. commdajj- uUcd Bal lup tuuul,

I Stephen Early, press secretary o Former President Roosevelt :nd one of the best trained men n America, has been called back o Washington by President Truman. Early ha? beep offered the post of Undersecretary pl Defense, the number two spot in the Pentagon building. When Early left government service he became vice-president of the Pullman Company and at great financial sacrifice to himself, would serve in the defense post. Hlb popularity and all-around ability Wf assures his approval by the ® Senate. r .» ■ ■ | — o _— o • If Uncle Sam gives money to help local schools, that does not have to mean that he is going to ! 3 take them over. President ' Conant of Harvard University j was quite positive about this ; when he recently addressed the I American Association of School : Administrators. Federal help is | absolutely necessary, he said, if J adequate schools are to be de- ; veloped in many parts of the ■ country. Many localities are sim- 1 1 ply too poor to support proper i schools. Yet their residents are ' ‘ just as much citizens of the 1 United States as the inhabitants 1 of the richer states. However, ] Conant was emphatic in his opposition to federal control. o —o — That Guiding Hand: Someone has said that a conn- I try progresses no higher than | the status of its women. In the i Philippines, where women have ■ just begun to enter politics, they I are campaigning to improve the ! ' everyday life of the people along | lines which have heretofore been ' neglected or ignored. A woman senator, a representative, and a Manila councilwoman, , have witnessed the progress ! along social lines of other countries, particularly the United States, are eager to help their Xcllow-<4tizens. The senator is concentrating on education, trying to raise the standard and improve the facilities tor children beginning at nursery-school level. The representative, comparing the status of Filipino farmers with that of farmers in the United States, is working to improve conditions for the farmer. The Manila city councilwoman, •who has observed housing projects in . New York and Chicago, is urging I slum clearance for her city, to j precede a drive for better hous- ' ing. The feminine approach to a ‘ problem frequently follows the straight line of practical com- | mon sense. If these women are | successful in their campaign Mr better living in the Philippines, it will not be primarily because of their grasp of political science. It will follow a first-hand knowledge of living conditions and a clear vision of a better future, together with an impatience with red tape and a lack of regard for political theory when it hampers solution i of everyday problems. I

| in the treatment of mercury pois- : oning; hence these babies were '■ treated with Bal 11 After about six days of treati ment. the babies showed remarkable improvement. The hands and . feet became a normal color, the fear of light was gradually lessenI ed. and tae rash faded. Sweating • was no longer excessive. The gabies’ appetites improved and there 1 - was improvement in the condition • i ] of the muscles. ! I It is not likely that the ingestion ' of mercury is responsible for all ;, cases of acrodynia. However, it would appear likely that in a num-, i [ ber of, instances the mercury is re-: • sponsible. Os course, in these cas-' I es. Bal brings prompt improvement i QUESTIONS ANO ANSWERS ! ■ A Reader: Will you please tell me whether Hodgkin's disease is ; the same as cancer? i Answer: Hodgkin's disease Is a condition in which the lymph glands of the body enlarge and in which there is marked anemia. The exact cause of the condition has not been determined. Certain feature* ■ of the disease indicate that it may , be an acute infection. Apparently it is not the same as cancer; however, it is a serious disi • *

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0 0 i 20 YMRS AGO TODAY o o April 9 — It cost Adams county I $476.17 to apprehend and convict the four Linn Grove bank bandits, a record for low cost. Five armed men enter the Romanian synagogue in Chicago and |

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CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO C "WHAT do you make of the voice Miss Deb heard on the ter- a race at 4 a. m.?” McGregor asked d Tim. ‘‘ "That she had a vivid dream, s What else could it be? Accord- h ing to the medical examiner the t Judge had been dead two hours t at the time she claims she heard v him arguing. No one else heard a the voice, at least no one has ad- d mitted hearing it.” d "There are them that aren’t tell- v ing all they know—you amongst i ’em, Mr. Grant. Dream or not, it t puts Miss Deb in a mean spot. I < thought at first she had cooked 1 up the story to shield someone, ' Dean Farr perhaps, he’s, her cous- > in and he sure had a motive, or < Warner, who walked out on her— < women have queer ideas of loyalty to a stinker—tax evasion's a pretty serious thing, and some men ] don't know what they're doing i when they're high. He could have had it in for the Judge. I'm con- ] vinced now that Miss Debby is sure she heard the voice. Mrs. i Brandt hasn’t told all she knows ' about the shooting. I'm laying for 1 her. but, quiet, very quiet.” “Has the gun been found?” i "Not hide nor hair of it. 'Twas i a .38 did the work. What was ; yours?" "A .38. Mine couldn’t have been used because I had it in my pocket at the time the Judge was shot, and I was at the Center." "I know, I checked on you. I'm having Mrs. Brandt tailed to make sure she isn't meeting anyone on the q.t It hasn't been hard to find out that she hated Lander ! like poison. She has sons who might have done the trick thinking he was blackmailing their mother." • "That’s crazy, Chief.” "Maybe. Someone shot him, didn't they? I have a man following Miss Deb, too. Someone may suspect she knows more about that voice on the terrace than she’s telling and get rough. She has so many irons in the fire my operator’s threatened with a nervous breakdown trying to keep up j with her. She rides, she rows to the island, hikes to the village, . attends classes on the campus and ' drives to all kinds of society go- ■ ings-on. There goes the buzzer. I guess that fills the chink allowed me." Halfway across the room he stopped. "You couldn’t lend a hand looking out for Miss Deb, could you? Maybe give her a job here at the Center where you could keep an eye on her? My man will take I over after she leaves the office, and I have an efficient pipe line into Beechcroft" He chuckled. “You wouldn't guess in a million years who it is. Whatever you do, make it quick. She was the pret- ' tiest cutest, politest kid I held up i traffic for. I’d hate to have anyI thing happen to her." "What do yotf mean, happen’? Is that a warning?” "It ain’t anything else buL” McGregor closed the door between them. • • • All day in the chinks between appomtmc’ts, "I’d hate to have anything happen to her” bobbed up in Tim’s mind like a jack-in-I thc-box. What had McGregor meant, he would have time only to think before he had to tum his attention to the business at hand. At five o’clock, with the last interview on his engagement pad disposed of. hands clasped behind his bead he tilted back in the desk chair and concentrated on McGregor's question. “You couldn’t lend a hand looking out for Mias Deb. could you? Maybe give her a jpb at the Center where ymi'

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! rob the members of $75,000 in jewels and money . j Mrs. Hattie Dickerson of Petroleum elected president of the 34th ' district Daughters of Rebekah at I convention held here. Mrs. Edward Goun, sister of vice- | president Curtis, will rank the I same as a wife in the seating of ! diplomatic guests at Washington,

could keep an eye on her?” Having her where he could keep an eye on her was just what he didn't want at present The work he had shouldered needed his ; single-minded concentration, and ; how could he concentrate when i the girl he loved, had loved since the day in the Pacific theater t when he had found her picture among the pages of his mother’s diary, was in his employ? His dream of her as his wife, living with her in the home he had inherited, had carried him through the tedium of idle days in a top-of-the-wavc spirit How could he tell her or show that he loved her with the infernal gossip going the rounds that he was after Beechcroft? As from a far country came a voice: "Hold fast your dream.” He threw off the spell and forced his thoughts back to McGregor and his warning. "I’d hate to have anything happen to her." The words ghosted through his memory, leaving a shivery trail. That settled it He must give his best to the Center. He must guard Deb. It was up to him to coordinate the two. He had succeeded in putting through difficult assignments in the service, assignments that at first had seemed impossible of achievement. This was just one more. "Whatever you do, make it quick," McGregor had said. Had he been tipped off that trouble threatened or had the warning been merely from abundance of precaution? He grabbed the telephone and dialed the Bccchcroft number. “Miss Randall?" he inquired. "Mr. Grant calling.” "Miss Randall is not at home,” Schagg answered. "I'll speak to Madam Stewart" It seemed but an instant before Molly B. inquired eagerly: "Any news, Tim, about—about anything?" "No. I want to speak to Deb. Thought you might know where I can get in touch with her." A click as if a receiver in smother part of the house had been laid softly in its cradle. Had the butler been listening? "She went to the island—" “For the love of Mike, to the island—after what's happened? Did she go alone?” "She said she was going there to work. Here she is. You can ask her yourself.” He heard tier say, ‘Tim wants to talk with you, honey." "Deborah Randall in person. What’s on your mind, Timothy?" "A binge. My head is bursting at the seams with problems. How about dinner and a little stepping at the Country Club across the lake? I hear jt’s super.” “You mean tonight?" "Sure, I mean tonight What help would a night next week be to my addled brain? How about it? Why don't you answer?" “My word, but you arc the impatient swain.” She laughed. "I took a moment to visualize my engagement pad and one more to think what I woud wear. I’ll go. Thank you prettily, Marine. What time?” There was a sharp touch of frost in the night air. The sky was so thick with stars that it had the effect of moonlight silvering the earth. The maroon roadster purred along as if skimming over black velvet Deb drew a long breath and snuggled her chin a little deeper into the collar of her mink jacket This ought to clear your addled i brain. Tun. IVa heavenly. All your ■ days arc crammed with problems, i aioft they? Was Um. one espec-

• D, c. I Judge John H. Aikens of Fort . Wayne gives talk at Masonic bani quet.here. Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth is re- { covering from the mumps. ■ I :! Man-made Lake Roosevelt in 1 central Washington is 150 miles long.

ially necuc ?’’ < “You’ve said it and the maddening part of it is, it needn’t have been, but my secretary mixed appointments, messed things up good and plenty till there was the dickens to pay.” She couldn’t know that up to date he hadn’t settled on a personal secretary. “Aha, retribution has caught up with you. Remember how snootily you turned me down when I applied for the job? You didn't even ask for a rain check?” “You bet I remember. For the last week I've been bolstering my courage to ask you to take it” “You’re not kidding?" "Sure, I’m not kidding. If you would take over for a couple of months—" McGregor should have solved the mystery of the tragedy by then— "it would help me over a stretch of rough going. The problems I have to solve are enormous—l like that—but the petty annoyance of a bungling secretary gets my goat." “How do you know I wouldn't be a bungler ?" "Were you in Washington?” "No. Here's where I droop my long eyelashes shyly and admit that I was the answer to an undersecretary's prayer." "How about being the answer to a scientist’s?" "This is so sudden. I’ll have to think it over. It would mean transferring the classes in which I've 1 registered to evening sessions, . those and my writing—you would- ■ n’t know to look at me that I’m a coming novelist, would you? It’s a temptation. I'd like to be really . useful again, to have that what-a-big-girl-am-I feeling that goes with being an important man's right hand. Do you really want ' me?” "Didn't I get across how much ? ■ Looks as if watching the traffic . has cramped my selling style. I not only want you, I need you. . Decide ‘Yes' or 'No' by the time we get back home, will you? I’d like to feel settled one way or the j other." Also, I'll have to get busy on another plan to keep my eye on you if you tum this one down, . he told himself. "How are things . going at Beechcroft? Getting back to normal after the shock?" “Molly B. is, but I can't make . Ingrid out She’s so tense, so brit- > tie, that I’m afraid if I touch a finger it may snap off. I have > been burning midnight brain cells i wondering if I should tell you r what I overheard.” “You should tell me everything. We are living in the midst of a , mystery, remember, where the • most innocent happening may , prove a beckoning trait” r “You are doubtless right, but ; I have an uneasy feeling 'of dise loyalty to Ingrid." She told of the conversation she had overheard in the cutting gart den, that the same man had ape peared in the drive after she had t said goodnight to the guests at the installation celebration. "Why didn’t you tell McGregI or?" y “I thought it was Ingrid's busit> ness. She is one of the most forthk right persons I know, if she felt t the man had anything to do with the mur—mystery, she would tell f of it I can't bear the thought of y getting her involved. Perhaps the t chief knows already. Maybe he * has noticed a man who rubs his - right cheek an if something irri--5 tated it" i "What's that?" n "Don’t jump at me." f “Sorry. I was reading the sign telling which tum to make. You j were saying something about rubr bing a cheek. I got that mudr. i Here wo arc.” >| (To Be CoaftauedL* .■

Red Cross Fund You, too, con help through Your RED CROSS (■B GIVE NOW Previously reported ... $6,822.82 O. A. Hoofman, Sec. 26 Preble f- 14.50 Mrs. Don Cochran No. 3 Zone Decatur ... LOO Mis. N A. Bixler, No. 10 > Zone Decatur 10.00' Mr?. Robert Freeby No. 11 Zone Decatur 1?-Q9 I Total $6,860.32 — • ♦ I The People’s Voice ' This column for the use of our 1 readers who wish to make suggestions for the general good or discuss questions of interi est. Please sign your name to show authenticity. It will not ; be used if you prefer that It II not be. aj* ♦ s I Christianity In Action More and more church women are becoming aware of the fact ' that it is not enough to be theoreti- ! cally Christian,—sitting on the J sidelines watching the world harI dening into a pattern which pays I no heed to the way of life which ‘ Jesus left as His heritage. Therefore, the Decatur Council ; of Church Women would like to : make the following suggestions, which we earnestly feel will raise the moral standards of our children and society here in Decatur. First, that all obscene literature and indecent photocover magazines not be displayed on the counters before our children. Second, that juveniles not be allowed to play slot machines, pinball machines, or sold intoxicating drinks. Third, that we listen to radio programs which contribute rather than destroy to morale. Fourth, that every effort be put forth to keep our children and young people from becoming juvenile delinquents. Fifth, that only movies of high moral standards be shown. It you do not agree with the Decatur Council of Church Women that something must be done, we suggest that you attend the juvenile court in Fort Wayne, and listen to the children and youth give tbeir reasons for being before the court. Signed, Decatur Council of Church Women. The Great Western was the first steamship in regular transatlantic j service. — The Best Used Car Bargains In Town ~. 1948 DE SOTO SEDAN 1947 PLYMOUTH SEDAN 1947 Ply. Conv. Coupe 1941 PLYMOUTH SEDAN 1940 CHEV. TUDOR 1938 CHEV. COUPE 1937 CHEV. TUDOR 1948 FORD TUDOR 1937 DE SOTO SEDAN DICK MANSFIELD MOTOR SALES Your | DeSoto-Plymouth Dealer Decatur Phone 1645

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(Rev. Ralph A. Carter, Church of the Nazaren) ? THE LIFE CHANGER I Therefore if qny man be in Christ, he is a np ® old things are passed away; behold, all thin?,! creatl “<; I new. Il Cor. 5:17- are ■ David said, “Behold, I was shapen in iniquity- B my mother conceive me.” All men are born into th' 11 their faces away from God. Nothing can be don? > *' o,ii W favor of God. To reform, to educate will be benefit i ■ aeili W this life is concerned but they cannot change the heart Isaiah would have us to remember that all our rtehtJ. as filthy rags. A leader and high official in the church iCeM4 ® Jesus one night with a question concerning the klm>/ Pll,l * l O Jesus said unto him, “Ye must be born again." i n our text Paul speaks of this new birth. The only su „” e ! here concerns our relationship with Christ, if We j.. born again we are not in Christ. "K we confess our'd I ’’’® ' faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to clean.? * V all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9. -'tiuM R

0 — —0 I. »'] Household Scrapbook By ROBERTA LEE 1 0 — —o ! Hot Biscuits If members of your family like ' hot biscuits and muffins for breakfast, it is a good idpa to mix them the night before and let them stand in the refrigerator over nigjit. Then they may be placed in their pans in the morning and no time will be lost. White Linen Shades Clean white linen shades by us- ( ing equal parts of flour and borax. The shade should be laid out flat and the dry mixture rubbed on with i a clean cloth. 1 Dry Mop Be sure to use only enough oil on 1 •

Uta S| * i " ,n «•<>„„ f / * ,r hou t 25 9 * ,n< ® |/ fl *ln fits conducted by Pititburgh T«i»ing lotwiliqM • MEL KREPS, Local Representative V WwV for estimate call 7354 or Ft. Wayne HiM GERBER FURNITURE CO. On Highway 1, one mile North of Bluffton. hiß AUCTION SALE POSITIVELY ENDS SAT. Mblfl Invites you to attend an emergency furniture and rug aacwifl now going ou daily. Every afternoon at 2:00 and evenings at this week. Doors open for inspection and selection of furtitfflM sold at 6:30 P. M. The stock to be sold involves over |SWM of high grade furniture, rugs and household goods. AiuerasitM manufacturers in addition to our own line of custom bm.t represented in this fine stock. Take inventory now as to need and come bid and buy your favorite piece of ever price you wish to pay. Come as early as 10 A. M-, I*® : ly through our fine store and stock and make your selecW*M teous salesmen and expert interior decorators will advise u(M you. Free gifts to all. Please note name, place and I GERBER’S FURNITURE CO. I Dealers and Manufacturers of Quality Furniture W On Highway 1, one mile north of PUBLICAUCTIOI RESTAURANT, CABIN AND LOTS HOUGHTON LAKE, MICHIGAN SATURDAY, APRIL 23RD-2:00 ■ LOCATION: 1 mile North of Prudenville. Michigan, on State 17 to Family Bar, then left on black top to first black port, then left 2 miles; or East of Lake City or. No. » - Post, then left on No. 27 about 5 miles to 2nd crossroad J* W River, then Jura right 41 mile, then left 3 miles. W "KNOWN AS CEDAR POINT SANDWICH SHOFMj The Restaurant La a new 24x20 building, fuly ' Sandwich Shop. It has veneer finish and plastered ■ ‘ siding and roof, oil stove space heaters, and motor P - fl is a good flowing well. v The Cahin is 24x20. finished inside, except baUm™ . « ed and the water is to door. The lawn is started an shade trees, a nice garden lot, strawberry patch, etc B| meat to Lake Shore. An Extra Lot adjoining 150x1034. .. The buildings and extra land will be sold as one 1 fl pieces, to suit purchasers. H IMMEDIATE POSSESSION , J This will give the purchaser plenty of time to 6® fl Ing. as the real busy season starts June Ist. TERMS—2O% Cash on day of sale, balance upon ■ B MR. & MRS. DONALD LAISV Owners D. S. Blair. C. W. Kent—Auctioneers H G rald Strickler. Sales Mgr. , . fl Sale Conducted by The Kent Realty & Auction U’.. ■ Decatur, Indiana — Phone 68 fl Michigan Representative— W. D. Ixalbrop. Quincy. B I (Clip this ad, as it only appears on s

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the dry EMp to Mt ,. h W the mop is too oily, n the flour to attract'd®, "■ RUSSIAN FRO J 1Co!l1 1 ""a I’iSfujtiH, they do not accept TiW' drafted. 3- constitution - J be ratified by the peop/JB ern Germany. B 4- ratification, . ernment must b? e ] ectt { , CARD OF THANK) ■’ I wish to express predation to ail yJF me in any way during qK illness. LiutalH