Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 192, Decatur, Adams County, 16 August 1949 — Page 7

IsPAV, AUGUST 16, 1949

11448 POLIO CASES * rom p,< * On * > K 'iTth* Indiana Unlveraity V , ci -liter was augmented by . lungs flown to Indiana ■ tv a mercy flight of the 10th

by the (Stale Board of Accounts ~T<)U-vuittw ..... •wjzvrirstt m P form n<>. 3 (revised imt> NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF TAX I FVIRR ,Or CerU,n PUrP °~ b > R - county. Ind,. |e hereby Elven the taxpayers of Root Township aa of said municipality, al their regular meeting pu," on ’ n ' ,lan «. that the proper legal Kllowins budget: • the 3oth day of Auguat, 1949. will consider TOWNSHIP BUDGET CLASSIFICATION SL sm Fundi _ Intereat of Trustee 3 9M.M Tout Bond Fund"" 13 663 M 150,0 rn t .................. 126.0# Library Fund 1 83,063.9# 81 hool qransfers 200.60 ■* L. 100.00 Purchase of Books t nn/n 4* n Kor Service .„ 1,700.00 ■,<” Traveling K» I*o 00 Total Library Fund I tlnim 7'*" Hpor '»tb> n of Children.. 10,000.0° H. Hupp'ie*. Printing kpeelal Xrhaul Fuad, » -""’O Light and Power 630.09 H Advertising —... «jo.#o llepalr of Buildings and . are Mis-elianeoua 350.00 V< Advisory Board — 75.00 of Grounds .... .. Hooooo Total Special School H,f ivineteriaa —... 150.00 Repair of Equipment ex< ent”’ '“°° » /U I** 1 ** 522,250.00 H Lti <"n of Records .... 56.60 A hool Busses .. P 400 oo F ""*' nK> ui» _ ISMO Schoo! Furniture and En uin ’ } A. Ad ml tMat ration Expeniei: Township Fund . . 12,175.09 «n«nt t except School B VireH Rei|if* ervl< ’ e ™ 1 250 00 H" r« 226,000-°° Hchooi' Hupplles, other than Wo "’ < * A l * d 1 ,, 1 " 1 *«Mplß6l and Kul Tuition Fund ... |3«,750.00 Janitor Hi,pplle, ”” 7’" 00 g 1 <«hw 'Mrect Relief Fuel for Schools .2 £ TS 1 ?'. A’.' r,<l «*»•< H,d —42,525.00 loans, Interest and Inane ’* M m <T ?’? d B * • n, l B 2) .... 3,#00.00 ■*“ “nd in.ur- Total poor Relief Fund 53,850.0# | ESTIMATE OF FINDS TO HE RAISED S i**of Fbbchibwi# Special Poor resent year, to December 21, of ensuing year T pund lP Fund T ie Ul 2 n v" nd Kel,ef K,I Budget Estimate for Incoming Year .? J' n . d , F “" d Uund Fund ( . e Lary Expenditure, to be made from Approprla- 521 <5 5-22.,0 136,.,0 |3n«s #3350 HL. I’nexpendud luty 11, Os preaent year HidUlonal Appropriation, to be made Auguat 1, to ° 11,3.5 17190 Keeember 21, of preoant year H, standing Temporary Loan, to be paid before “ 300 1000 Krntibtr 31, of praaent year. not Included In Line. Bowl Funds Required (Add Lines 1, 2. 3 and 4) " «... ..... S l ,. Hand And To Be Received From Xoarre. 3 ” 2S 3384 '’ 54110 1005 4010 K? Than The Proponed Hate Os Tea I-eVy — Ktual Balance, July 61. pre.ent year .. . K a ... to be Collected, pre.ent year (December Set- 1,90 10180 10110 1400 BipreHaneous Revenue, other than from Tax Levy 10,0 9013 3,00 1375 ■t be received from Augu.t 1 of pre.ent year to ■jiwemher 31, of ensuing year. (See schedule In Mr, litre'. Office) •- Special Taxea (See Schedule.) ■il l All Other Revenue (See Schedule.) u** s 2«7X0 ■Tital Find. (Add Line. I, 7, (a and 3b) ..... 1515 .... ■get Amount to be railed for expenxea to December 5 ’ 74j 10 '''' Bfeerltbig Balance (Not In excea. of Expen.e Jaii- ,< "‘ S 1,0 ■u>r> 1. ,o June 101 Leo Mlacellaneou# Revenue for ■gn.oi.it to oe rat.ea oy tax i,evy 2 ()O j 15168 6580 3u*o PHOPOMEI) LEVIEN ■ Valuation of Taxable Property School 52 145 668 Valuation of Taxable Property, Civil 53.545>i0 ■WW I evy on Amount to ■ Property He H.l.ed ■MI .13 4«46 ■rity .(,1 2«< ■#, S'hool .07 1711 ■i Civil — 04 1418 ■a.,.-rt.Ulon .08 1956 ■Total - 5107 527265 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TAXES COLLECTED AND TO BE COLLECTED To Do ■tSDS Collected Collected Collected Collected ■ 1946 1947 1948 1949 Hsdllp I IH2I 5 1847 5 1«"2 5 2672 ■ !»#• 319- 8510 #484 ... 217 224 236 240 ■l 3|Ol 3333 3228 2821 ■f„ui 118340 518411 521377 530108 ■ Taxpayer, appearing .hall have a right to be beard thereon. After the tax have hren delarinliiM ■ pre.ented to the County Auditor not later than tw " day. prior to the eecond Monday In September, and ■ levy fixed by the County Tax Adju.tment Board, of on their failure an te do by the County ten ■a»re taxpayer* feeling tti*m.elve« aggrieved by mich levle*. may appeal to the State Board of Tax Corn-■H-iner. tor further and final hearing thereon, by filing a petition with the County Auditor on or be fora ■ fourth Monday of September or on before the ten'h day after publication by the county auditor of ■ ratM charged whichever date I. Ucr and the State Board will fix a date f " r h ,T*r'"* ’ n „44l^xF° UntJr * 1,49 t *>

STOP r / > /If ON THIS BRAND NEW | 210 LB. CAPACITY g * KEIVINATOR FREEZER fifoW <33 • SEPARATE FAST-FREEZING SECTION! 16 \ LsSl/ • TWO W,Bt SIORA6E BASKETS! • MHWCOMnETECTBY KEIVINATOR! • COMPACT -TAKES USS FIOOR SPACE! • NATIONALLY POPULAR SIZE! • REFRIGERATED BY KELVINATOR’S • HOLDS 210 LBS FROZEN FOODS! FAMOUS HEAVY-DUTY POLARSPHEREI DECATUR HATCHERY Bhii_i_—' ~. "' "' - -' -- " P”-— w—.. .' ft

The n«w lungs provided a reserve for Jamea Whitcomb Riley and Robert Lo n| ho.pftai,, wher e 26 of the life Mving devices ak ready were in use. Lt. Col. Clifford Pyle of Marshall. Teg., piloted the air force C-47 transport which flew from Indiana- 1

polls yesterday to Boston anJ returned early this morning with the Iron lungs. The final “e" In the name Albuquerque, New Mexico, is not silent.

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Questions Ai Regarding P Everyone is interested in the current polio situation and has many questions to ask. especially parents. Dr. L. E. Burney, state health commissioner, has prepared from reliable sources answers to the questions and answers to furnish authoritative Information on the sul>ject with the object of relieving undue fear and alarm through the presentation of accurate information andknowledge. 1. What is poliomyelitis? A common communicable disease. Poliomeylltls usually runs a mild course, without paralysis. The in.i-. jority of cases will go unrecognized. I 2. What are the usual symptoms? Common symptoms are fever. sore throat, stiffness of neck and back, nausea, vomiting, and constipation. 3. What causes polio? , Poliomyelitis virus. Other dis- ( eases caused by viruses are measles, mumps, and chickenpox. 4. How is polio spread? By contact with nasal discharge. { sputa, and fecal discharges of infected persons. The virus of polio is so widespread that contact with It sooner or later is Inevitable. Flies have been found to carry the virus but there is no reliable evidence of spread by insects, food, water or sewage. 5. What is the time period between exposure and onset of the disease? Usually 7 to 14 days, but may be as short as 5 days or as long as 35 days. 6. How long is the patient contagious? Probably not longer than 7 days from onset of disease. State Board of Health regulations require 11 days isolation of the patient. 7. Should families having a member with polio be avoided by neighbors? No. except children should not come in contact with the patient until 14 days have elapsed since disease began. There Is absolutely no reason for adult neighbors to avold parents of a poliomyelitis patient or refuse to visit their business establishments. 6. W’ho Is susceptible to the disease? The greatest number of cases occurs among children from Infancy through the 9th year. It is rare in babies tinder 6 months of age. Average age at time of contracting the disease is higher In rural

nd Answers Poliomyelitis areas due to postponement of exposure at earlier ages. 9. Why don’t more grown-ups get the disease? By the time most people have reached the age of 20, they have developed an immunity through having had the disease in a mild form or having had repeated contacts with the virus. 10. W'hat is the risk to pregnant women during the polio season? Rome authorities believe pregnant women are more susceptible to polio than non-pregnant women. The difference in susceptibility is | not great, if any. Normal babi«s , are born to women having poho during pregnancy or at time of delivery. 11. Do operations bring on polio? No. Unless an emergency exists nose and throat operations and dental extractions should be postponed during a high Incidence of the dis ease. Nerve endings exposed by such operations may permit entry of the virus and conceivably cause a more severe form of the disease. 12. Are there any drugs, chemicals, vaccines or sera effective a gainst polio? No. However research is progressing in this direction. 13. What are your chances of contracting polio? Indiana ha* average annually 6 known cases per 100,000 population during the past 10 years. Leaving out the age factor, this means yon have approximately one chance In 16.666 of contracting the disease. 14. What are the chances of my child having polio? For those under 20 years of age and based upon rates of some of Indiana's worst polio years, the chances are approximately: 1 in 1.000 of contracting polio 1 in 1500 of contracting paraiyttic polio 1 in 3.000 of having permanent paralysis 1 in 10,000 of dying of polio. 15. What are the possibilities for recovery in poliomyelitis? In an average group of 100 cases it has been found that: 50 will recover completely 25-30 will show slight aftereffects 16. What is the death rate In polio? It varies from 5-20 percent. The greater the number of non-paraly-tic and abortive cases reported, tht lower the death rate. The greater the number of bulbar cases, where the virus attacks the stem of hraln. threatening the cells that control breathing and circulation, the higher the death rate. 17. Wha: can 7 <7o a* a parent to reduce the chances of my child's contracting polio? Make sure your child avoids excessive fatigue and chilling. Encourage good personal hygiene, including handwashing with soap and water before handling food or drink. Protect your child from unnecessary contacts with persons other than their usual associates. Put your child to bod Immediately If fever, sore throat, upset stoin ach or headat be appear and call your family physician at once. 18. Should children be allowed to ATTENTION CAMERA FANS! A dirty lens can spoil your picture*. Bring in your camera — we will gladly 'clean your lens with Kodak Lens Cleaner and Kodak Lens Cleaning paper—at no chargeWe can repair any Eastman Camera. Holthouse Drug Co. LEARN TO PLAY ' THE ACCORDION I “i i ■A » * HH XaL * Accordion lessons will be given at corner of 13th and Washington streets. Phone 7505 Anytime For Information,

go to camp? Yes. providing the supervisors follow the suggestions made above ' However, children from epidemic areas should remain at home until high incidence subsides. 19. Should my child be allowed to go swimming? ' There is no objection to swimming in non-epldemlc areas provided the pool, lake orh-reek Is free of pollution. Avoidance of fatigue and chilling is Important. Crowding should be minimized. In epidemic areas, children under 18 should be discouraged from swimming. 20 Should children be permitted to travel? There is no objection to travel provided physical exhaustion dife to long trips is avoided, it is undesir able to take a child into an area ol high poßo incidence. 21. What about picnics, reunions and other public gathering#? Talk it over with your local health officer. He knows fully the situation in your community; he is aware of the problems in the entire state through his relationship with the state board of health: and his medical training and experience well qualify him to answer your questions in the light of present knowledge concerning poliomyelitis He also merits your full support and cooperation in his efforts to do everything possible to protect you and the other people of the community and state. 22 Since so little is known of polio, what should local communities do to prepare themselves for situations in the future? Plan for year around full-time public health programs. Improve community sanitation. Don’t watt for a crisis to take action for community health measures. Strive for sound health education programs to keep well informed in polio and ail other healthi problems The press and radio mer-i ft commendation for their splendid efforts in presenting factual and objective information on the polio situation in Indiana this year. Rev. L. D. Lockwood To Church At Lynn Berne, Aug. 16. — Tile Rev. L. D.< Lock wood, who resigned recently as pastor of the local Nazarene church, has accepted a call from the Nazarene church at Lynn. The, Lock wood family moved to Lynn to-, day He will be succeeded here by the Rev. J. R. Shadoyetis. of Elkhart. Takes Pastorate Os Pennsylvania Church ’ Herne. Aug. 16. — The Rev. 0- S. Lawlor, pastor of the (Jrace Brethren church east of Berne for two years and prior to that pastor of the Bethel Brethren church herfor three years, has resigned his pastorate here to accept a call from lie Calvary Baptist church at Clymer. Pa. Rev. Ijiwlor and family plan to move to Pennsylvania In the near future. Power Failure Halls Deep Diving Attempt Submarine Explorer Plans New Attempt Aboard Velero IV Off Santa Cruz Island. Cal. Aug. 16—(UP)— Submarine explorer Otis Barton and a crew of assistants worked today to overcome a mechanical difficulty that prevented him from breaking the world’s diving record The Ik-year-old scientist had to order his benthoscope a five-foot iteel diving ball surfaced after he had gone down only 2.300 feet He had hoped to dive to 6,60( feet, twice as deep as man evet has gone. But the powerful, 1.566-' watt lights outside the benthoacope failed and the scientist was left in pitch darkness. The trouble lay in the power, lines which apparently were un able to deliver enough current. Immediately after he was hauleel to the surface, Barton and research scientists for the Hancock Foundation, which is sponsoring the dive, began working on the electrical equipment. Indications were that Barton might make another aeries of test runs before trying again to break the record. He was smiling and confident as he wriggled through the 15-lnch hatch in the benthnscope yester lay. wearing a baseball cap. a heavy navy pea jacket, a sweater, shirt, grey sweat pants and gloves to ward off the icy cold. "It’s already quite dark,’’ he reported at the 150-foot level. , At the 206-foot level, he reported a "b< autiful jellyfish swimming on its back ’’ At 5M> feet, the lights began to fade At 850 feet, he saw hundred* of phosphorescent fish, 'like fireflies at night.” Next he caw a "beautiful long eel” and a jellyfish that "looks like a golden globe ' Then the lights failed. At 2,300 feet—short of the record 3.028 feet he and Dr William Beeice set in the bathysphere off Bermuda in 1934—Barton gave the trder to be bailed back up

DEMOCRAT WANT ADS BRING RESULTS Prescribed by Stats Board of Accounts City Budgst F or >" No - 1 Notice To Taxpayers Os Tax Levies In ths matter of determining the Tax nates for Certain Purposes by Decatur, Indiana, Before ths Common Council: Notice le hereby given the taxpayers of Deeatur, Adams County, Indiana, that the profxer legal officers of aaid municipality, at thoir regular meeting place, on the 29th day of Auguet. 1949. will consider the following budget: Bt DUfCT CLASSIFICATION FOR CITIES Oesera I Feel MAYOR* OFFICE Personal Service Salary ....» 1,4 4# #6 'ontraatual Service CITY JI (MIE'S OFFI4 « Personal Service . , , An salary ............................ ...... 1 300.06 5 300 00 CLERK-TREASI RER'S OFFICE Personal Service Salary I 1.300 00 'ontraetual Service poor, Supplies .— .. ...... S!?!! Properties ... . . --- » 0 00 1 >. llO 00 DEPARTMENT OF LAW Personal Service . , ... .. Salary .5 I.o°° Other Compensation — ■*ontra>'tual Service • Current Charges - 11 30 ’ POLICE DEPARTMENT Personal Service Salary, Chief Police ...5 2,800 00 Salary, Regular Police ■ 16,800 00 Salary. TV-wiporary Police — 650.00 •ontraetual Service .... 735.00 applies .••• i.»»seo Current Charge, 40.00 .. ... Properties _ 1,075.00 5 24.4«e00 FIRE DEPARTMENT Personal Service Salary. Fire Chief .5 200.00 Salary, Regular Firemen 11,550.00 Salary, Volunteer Firemen 1,800.00 .ontraetual Her vine .... 728 00 Material A Supplies 1" .... 1,120.00 Current Charges ..' " 315 00 Properties J.. 760.00 5 16,770 #0 STREET A NEWER DEPARTMENT Personal Service Salary, Street Commissioner .... 3 S.ono 00 Salary, Regular l-abnr 18,000 00 Salary, Temporary laxbor 1,800.00 ' ontraetual Service 1.700 00 S'tppllea 4.55000 Material 18,000 00 Current Charges son INopertleo 6,700.00 5 53,815.00 ENEINEERING DEPARTMENT Personal Service Salary, City Engln«er ....# 800 00 Salary, Temporary latbor 400.00 Contractual Service TO.'OO Supplies .... 75 00 5 1,345 00 • ——— CITY HALL Personal Service ’ • Salary, Custodian 5 1.800 00 ('ontraetual Service I,oxa tut Material A Supplies 950 00 Properties 240.00 5 4,078.00 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Personal Service Salary, Health Officers 5 275 00 Contractual Service 58.00 Supplies . 60 nil 5 373.00 COMMON COI NCII. Personal Service ». < < Salary, Counellmen I 1.250 00 5 1,250 00 CITY PLANNING <OMMI<M<ION Personal Service Other Compensation ....5 800 no Contractual Service 200.00 5 1.000.00 DEPARTMENT OF ZONING A SANITATION Personal Service Salary ... 5 2,980 00 Contractual Service .... K>o 00 Supplies 400.00 I 3,330 no MIO4 ELLANEOI’N Printing A Advertising ...._.. I *■'>"«« InsurgiK* 4.«00<i0 Municipal League—Dues .. . 100 00 American I-eglon- -De< oration Day 50 <m City Mchnol Bands .._ 300110 i>»g pound isooo County Auditor e — 75.00 Examination of Officials Records .. .... 75 no Fransporatlon A Expense 156.60 I 6,350 00 DF.HT PAYMENT Bonds — School Aid 5 4.0000# Interest — School Aid Bonds 46.,48 I t.i*. <• 5152,630.98 P4HK Fl ND DEPARTMENT OF PARR* Personal Hervlce ...... Salary, Regular latbor 1 #« Salary, Temporary l<abnr t.««4»v» on •ontraetual Service L**** l *’ Material A Supplies — 2,10. !>» Current Chargee • ■ s X ttl 18 Properties *. a 46.60 5 8,1 #4.98 Total «< „„ .... 5 8.1 'I " ESTIMATE OF 434 IL CITY FIND* TO BE RAISED Foods Required fer Expenses To < orgorotloß Park arvember Stet of laruwlsx learr l oad rood 1. Total lUidavl F2ntiuiate tor incoming year .... 5122.630 98 5'.191.98 2. Necessary expenditures to bo mad.- from appropriations unexpended July .list of present year .... 47,134.18 3. Additional appropriations nrceasnry to he made August Ist to December 31st of present year 8,660.06 4. outstanding temp.rary loans io he |.aid before IW< ember list of present year n«t Included In lines 2 or 3 .... ———— . 5. Total Funds Required i A-ld lines 1,2, I and II 177.755.16 8.19198 Foods on Rood aod To He Recelred Froo* Nr.orr-ee IMtoer Thon Proposed 6. A'tual Balance. Jul) 31at of present year .... 39.848 77 7. 'taxes to he lolie-t-d present year < Ih-i-emlo-r settlement I 43,456.85 8. Miwellanerru- Revenue to Io- ■<■- ceived Aug Ist of present y ir t» Dec. 31st of Incoming year (Hxdiedule on file in office of City Controller); a. Hpe< lai Taxes (see Hcliedulel 34.965.57 b. Fe-s and all other revenue (see Hrhedulr) 23.292 66 9. Total Fund- <A-ld lines 6. 7. 6a and M> ... .... .... 111,557 19 1«. Net Vmono 1 To He Raised For Expenses To Deremlwr .Nisi ul locomlsa Year idedutt hue 9 from line 5) . ... 36.197 97 11. Operating Italan-e mot In cess of expense Jan. Ist to June 39, leas Mine. Revenue for same period) . 43.263 34 13. taaoant To He Raised H> Tas Add lines 16 and My .... .... 79,491 33 8,191 94 PROI-OOF. I) I.EVIF.a Net Taxable Property .... 5«.184,9*3 "6 Number of Taxable Polls — «. _.. 1,249 Name of Feed Lexy oa Pella Iwvy an Prnperty taswsl to be raised General „ 4166 .91 79.491.33 Park . —- -If 8.18198 TOTAL — IM 1.67 6T.6M.8i <am para tlx e Nlalement nt Tates (elleeted and to be <'e4lee<ed To BCollected t sllreled 4 elleeted 4 elle« ted Nome of Food l»4« l»H !»<•> •»!* G-treral 38.7fi.59 62.363.49 3A697 .*« 94.J14 ■IOTAL 34.713.16 32.293 49 52.697 38 94,21 s <5 Taspayors appearing eball have a right to he heard thereon. After the tax levka have been determined, and presented to the County Auditor not later titan two days prior to the eerond Monday la Heptember, and the levy fixed by the County Tax Adjustment Board, or on their failure so to do. by the County Auditor, ten or more taxpayers feeling themselves aggrieved by such levies, may appeal to the Htate Board of Tax Commissioners for further and final bearing thereon, by filing of petition with the vounty auditor on or before the losrtiv Mon da v at Heptemlier or on or before the tenth day after publication by the county auditor of tax rates ■ barged whichever date is later, and the state b >ar4 will fix a date for (tearing tn this county. Dated August sth. 1949. _ Tbe CKy at Deeaiar . 8L V erase Aaraad ALG. 9—16 • • <-“> CierM-Troaaurer

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