Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 278, Decatur, Adams County, 26 November 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 aa Second Class Matter Dick D. Heller President A. R. Holthouse ............................ Editor C. E. Holthouse ........ .......... Treasurer J. H. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates By Mall In Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year. |8; 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, 12.00. By Carrier, 20 cents per week. Single copies. 4 cents.

It's Christmas shopping time! o— -o Welcome to of Santa, a jolly good fellow! o o— By now the turkey carcass has been picked pretty thin. o—o A couple married 6.000 feet in the air, but eventually had to come down to earth and start from there. ——o o -- A Georgia woman who wore a red kerchief was mistaken for a turkey and was shot by a man. who felt so badly over his mistake that he turned his gun on himself. o o— The state Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the laws passed by the last session of the General Assembly. Now all we have to do Is to observe the law. o - o ■ ■ With pennies, dimes and dollars earned In afterschool Jobs, the school children of the city have donated nearly $450 toward the proposed Youth Center and Community Building That donation puts the stamp of approval on the Youth Center and should encourage others to contribute to the building. o o More than 183.000 In Christmas Savings funds will be distributed to club members next Monday by the First State bank. This Is a sizeable nest egg and will tide many an individual through the shopping season, or provide the nucleus for a larger savings account. New members are invited to enroll in the 1950 club which opens next week o o The Fort Wayne council voted down an ordinance providing for installation of parking meters in the city's up-town shopping district. It seems that the meter problem got meshed In politics and the aidermen split accordingly. Aside from parking limits on the principal streets, the city does not regulate thia Important phase of government housekeeping and many abuse the privilege of using the free parking spaces. Meters may not be the perfect answer to the parking problem, but at least they correct the unfair practice of all day parking in the shopping district. We believe Decatur shoppers prefer the meters, and the city treasury can use the income from the time-pieces.

Care Os Woman In Pregnancy

By Herman N. Bundesen. M.O. THE health — and sometime* even the Urea —of lhe expectant mother and her baby depend on proper rare during pregnancy. Important as it la. however, thia kind of care need not be expensive or bothersome. Its aims are largely preventive and its cWief require-' ment is that the mother place her- 1 self under the care of a competent doctor as soon as pregnancy is suspected. At the first visit, the physician makes a complete physical examination so that any abnormal conditions may be discovered and eliminated. A search is made for any infections which can be treated and cleared up. If it Is suspected at this time that there is any deformity of the hip bones or pelvis, an X-ray examination may be made. If any deformity is discovered. the proper procedures can be planned for the future. At each visit it 1s Important that a urine examination and a blood count be made. It io also important on the first visit that the blood bp tested for venereal disease, such as syphilis, and that tests be made for the Rh factor Even if the Mood test for syphilis is positive. with modem treotmeat the mother* health may i t>o restored and the baby *Ol be

Sororities and women’s organizations in the city have subscribed nearly $7,500 toward the Youth Center and Community building. More Investments in thia civic project are expected from wo men's groups this month. It is a splendid showing and very encouraging to the campaign workers that the guiding hand of wo man is with those who wish to bring this needed Center to Decatur. o o - The congregation of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church and the Rev. John E. Chambers, pastor, will celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the building of the present house of worship at appropriate Sunday services. It was a milestone in the history of the congregation when the new church was dedicated a quarter-century ago. It adequately serves the devout congregation. which also has done remarkably well In remodeling a beautiful parsonage, along with liquidating Its church debt. o o The Community Center fund may be higher than the figure given in the standing, but at thia writing It is above 1105,000. Less than 145,000 Is required to reach the *150,000 goal, when the fund will be automatically boosted with a gift of 175,000 from Central Soya Company. With a little push and concerted effort on the part of workers, and interested citizens, goal line should be reached easily. Ix-t's do it now. for the chance may never come again to receive such a generous gift and acquire a Center that will be outstanding as a civic home in the middlewest. o o With a nucleus of fifteen members graduated from the Cub Pack, a new Boy Scout Troop has been organized In the city. It will be known as Troop 60 and Is sponsored by the Lincoln Schoo! Parent-Teachers Association We commend the l*T for sponsoring the troop and congratulate the young Americans on their acceptance as full-fledged Boy Scouts. Decatur now has four Boy Scout Troops and should be able to support twice that many. When the proposed Youth Center is constructed the Scouts will have permanent quarters in the building and then they can carry on their activities with enthusiasm and American spirit.

! born free from Infection The patient's blood type should also be determined The blood typing is done so that if an emergency arises later, which requires a blood transfusion or an injection of blood into a vein, the necessary procedure can be carried out withI out delay. i'nless the patient is overweight a strict diet is’ usually unnecessary .The patient must, however, follow a well-regulated diet, including meat, milk, eggs, dairy products, fruits, vegitables. and whole-grain cereals, it ia advisable to cut down on the fata and sweets so that an excessive gain in "weight will not occur during pregnancy. A weight gain of two to three pounds a month is satisfactory. During each subsequent visit to wary, blood counts carried out. When pregnant women have this type of prenatal care, many of the difficulties attendant on pregnancy and childbirth can be warded off. In any event, the physician is forewarned of any emergency and is better able to meet it should it arise. QUESTIONS ANO ANSWERS C.C.: What is meant by a "biopsy”? Answer: A "biopsy" refers to the removal of a section of tissue for eaaudnaUoa under the miacros/>A*a pCvF® I

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Household Scrapbook By ROBERTA LEE o Vases Soak a few ten leaves in vinegar and then put them into the slender flower vase that has become discolored. Shake thoroughly and the discoloration will disappear. Care of Oven Leave the oven door open for at least half an hour after baking, to let the moisture from the cooking escape. Tills helps to prevent a rusty oven. Fingermarks Fingermarks on wall paper can be removed by rubbing the marks with a gum eraser or with bread until they disappear.

M lltllinilll. a novel / n by Alexander Gillander

Chapter XVII Continued "Because you were decent enough to be sorry, and I hoped attain." She xnapiod hack. "I got that way last Saturday night because you make me ho damn mad'" Suddenly her defiance changed, and she looked pant me to the Htreet a moment. "I wbh a mess. wasn't I?" Then looking at me again. "But Ego, I want you to be young, and you act like you're loti years old sometimes. You're the healthiest J animal I've seen." "What kind of animal? Dog? Or blond beast? I alnt flattered. Dotty,' until I make the grade with you as a complete man. with brain and soul as well as muscle. You know that song. Why not take all of me'?" Rhe laughed, the right way this time. "All right, my man. Come into the house and we'll sing It. You win.” But I am not sure who won. We i did no Hinging, but in the absence of her parents, got to dangerous necking. About 11:00, her mother ■ came in the front door, looked in with some surprise to find me > there, and after a greeting, remain- i ed downstairs so that wed know we had a chaperone; but out of , sight. Dotty got mad at her mo-. then but 1 argued that her mother' would keep us from getting too, dangerous to each other. Then Imrothy transferred her anger to me: "Itangerous?" she snapped I "Ego. sometimes you act like you are afraid to live, or are not fully equipped to be a man." "That is the same remark oneJ Veronica made about six months j ago. Dotty, when she was tryingl to trap me into marrying her. and I told her she could find plenty of guys who are all sensual and no sense—only I didn't use those words -but I wasn't one of them. I • did not want to get married as a victim of my own brainlessness But there Is more to it than that, now that i am convinced man Is more than a body 1 am convinced partly by my experience with Ver oaica. that if a girl Is dumb enough to start off a love affair with phy steal generosity, then just plain Ittst blinds a man to every other charm the girl may hare And when the lust is sated, the man feels absolutely no interest In the girt. That Isn't a new discovery, because the girls that got the wedding rings in grandma's day were smart enough to refuse the first Idss until they had shared mental, social, and spiritual experiences; with their beaux: then they eould kiss and get engaged with the knowledge that their marriage had a foursquare foundation Mos' men know that they can have a roosterand ben relationship with- ' out the responsibility and expense I of marriage, and if hutuM life has

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'lt - Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE Q. Should an office girl rise . when her employer's wife enters the office? , A. It is not necessary, unless she is being introduced for the first time. Then It would he the court- . eous thing for her to rise to acknowledge the introduction. Q. Should a young man who would like to date a girl whose family Is wealthy, feel that he must take her to expensive places? A. No; if the girl Is worth any , further attentions from him, she will like him for himself, not for the amount of money he spends on

I no more meaning or permanence, than a barnyard. Merle Hawley and I are cheating ourselves. "Merle Hawley, again!” She ■•narhd. "Why don't you get some ideas of your own?" "I told you I had those Ideas about' Veronica before I ever heard of Merle. If ishe had succeeded in her plan, already I would have been hopelessly tied down to the coal; mines forever, with a kid on I the way, and a wife I hated because she made niy future i the same kind of hell I Haw around me. I would be get- ' ting drunk In self pity, and maybe beating her when drunk. And' that's not what I want out of life. It's not what any man with any ( I sense wants out of life. And when you try to convince me that you're, another Veronica, I want to get as' far away from you as I did from I her. If you and I can have enough 1 sense and self-control, and help, i from God. to develop a complete love life, we can bridge the gap of 1 ■ our wide-apart background to find —" I stopped, suddenly realising where my logic was taking me. "Tn find what?" Dorothy pursuI ed. "Al right. If you want it: To find. I eight or ten years from now. a permanent and happy marriage.” I know her mother heard her oquval: "Ego. you're proposing to me!" Mrs. Hardin's voice cut into our kiss with. "Dorothy, your fa ther will be home soon, and he wants you to be in bed before' 1 midnight " I»otty sassed her mother. "Mo- ' ther. your husband may not be home for hours yet. and he doesn't ' give a damn when I go to bed." I was embarrassed, and stood up to go get my coat. Dorothy protested loudly. "Don't let Mother drive you off." I answered quietly. “H's you who are driving me off. I'm afraid I'll spank you. as I'd do to any of my ' elaters who talked to their mother like that." Dotty's last words were. "If you think I'm going to wait eight or ten years, you’re craay!” I have to quit writing and get to bed so that I can get the kids up for Sunday School in the morning Apparently the bead of our family decided to permit them to go with me. but not to Mom's church, so I can expect no help from her Stella told me Mom had said that the girls should go with her when the boss broke in with: "Now look: I have no active quarrel with the kind of ' stuff Hawley speaks. Kate; but I ■do have a qaarrel with yoar church that don't settle easy.* If you kids go with Ivan and don't like It. you don't have to go again." I told Stella that was not a fair teat, because the church Is not like merles which you cat ret pleasure out of the first tuae yea

her. Q. How should a girl Introduce ; <t man to her mother? A. “Mother, this la Mr. Martin." or. "Mother, thia la Ralph Martin, * It ahe knows the man well. 20YTARS AGO TODAY Nov. 26. — Paul Graham appointed chairman of American Legion Poet atreet fair for 1930. Ijiwrenct Beaver falla from Wood pile and breaks an arm. Berne is the first unit in the county to go over the top in the Red Cross roll call. The Junior class of Berne high school conducted the drive. Industries, utilities and state and national governments announce a nine billion dollar building program for next year. Decatur voluteer firemen enjoy their annual game dinner. Ed J. Miller is opening a new grocery in the Acker building on North Second street.

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Petition Filed Petition to sell corporate stock at private sale filed for the estate of Caroline Fluecklger by the adi mlnlstrator, Fllman Fluecklger; submitted and sustained Administrator authorized to sell five shares i of Berne equity exchange stock at not leas than appraised value of 175 per share, without notice; also 1 to make due report of proceedings Sate Report Filed Administrator's — Roy Lautzenhefser —report of sale of private ' property filed, examined and ap ■ proved for the estate of Mary Alice Cook; auctioneer's sale sheet filed Approves Sale In the cause of Harold Barger ■ vs EJva Killinger etal. cause sule ’ mined, evidence heard and concluded: parties entitled to have ■ their interests set off and assigned to them In severalty. Court api points Hubert McClenahan com ml*

ever go. Church and Sunday School takes a lot more underi standing to appreciate. But even a good movie like "San Francisco" is better appreciated because of | church. Six months ago, I wouldn't ■ have gotten any thrill at all out of Blackie Norton's finding God. Tonight. even Dotty’s smart-alec at > tltude failed to quench the thrill. ; Oh. God. increase that thrill for me. and help me lead my family and my sweetheart to it! Monday, November 9 I told Dorothy in Spanish this morning that she has some explaining to do before we work out any I more translation or sentences. ’ Certainly before we date again j When I called her home last night , to find out why she had not kept , her promise to be at Young Penj pies, it was Mattingly Bligh, Jr., , who answered the telephone. I ask--1 ed him what the hell he was doing , there, and he hung up. I. wanted ' to go over and toss hltn out, but 1 thought that if a critter like him was what she wanted, there's no senne of me making a fool of myself. Dotty gave me no explanation. this morning. And last night. Stella had surprised me by going to Y. P. and to the little party at Milton's afterward, so I felt I could not walk out on my sister for the sake of a brat who prefers Bligh to me. The kids got along all right with their first taste of Sunday Rchool. Anne took Little Joe home after ■ classes, but Stella and Mary eat at the end of the back pew for the church service. I sat with them, and was askrd to help take up the offering. Mary eat next to m*e and wanted to whisper, which I tried to discourage without seeming crabby on their first time In church. I remembered how cleverly and harmlessly the big woman had shushed me the first night I ever heard Hawley. Stella paid surprisingly good attention, better than Dotty, several rows In front of us with her mother. Merle could not have used ■ better sermon to hold the ears of people: just a Bible story which he can make live. I do feel sorry for Mom. The kids must have sensed her disappoint ment at the dinner table, because they addressed most of their chatter about their new adventures to Pop. His face cracked Into a smile for about the first time slice Mike's death, and be seemed willing to listen. If I could only work It gradually enough so as not to balk him. maybe In a week or two I ean hit him with his own reasoning: "If Merle Hawley's stuff does the kids no harm. It can't hurt you either: And it would do a lot for them to see you go." He does not have to be at the depot st that Huie Bunday morning (To Bo CoutihMdf l

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The Studebaker girls’ glee club will be presented In concert at Sunday vespers at the First Methodist church at 1 p.tn. Sunday. The glee club, under the direction of Mrs. Ethel Stuart Gaunter, will be presented In the first of a series of programs in celebration of the Sundays In advent by the First Methodist church. The repertoire of the club will consist of sacred and folk songs with a number of Negro spirituals included in the latter group. The club, organized In 1937, has given sioner to make sale of real estate | and execute bond in sum of $12,-1 00«; to have appraisal made; pro vide for sale, and make due report thereof. Set For Trial By agreement of the parties in the divorce action of Ruth Deßolt vs Chester Deßolt, cause set for trial November 28. Marriage License Maurice Goebel and Cecelia Noonan, both of Decatur. World’s Most Noted Gorilla Dies Friday Body Os Gargantua To Undergo Autopsy Baltimore, Md, Nov. (UP) —The body of Gargantua. the world's most famous Gorilla, was scheduled to undergo an autopsy today to determine exactly what caused his death. It was first reported that the 550Ipound brute had succumbed to the human ailment of tuberculosis But an executive of the Ringling Bros.. Barnum and Bailey circus revealed later that Gargantua had long suffered from a serious lip cancer. The bulking carcass, packed In dry ice. was ftown here last night, aboard a chartered plane for an autopsy to clear up all doubts about the cause of death. Gargantua's body was to be delivered to the Johns Hopkins University medical school early today. Dr. Adoplh Schultz, professor of physical anthropology, was slated to conduct the autopsy immediately. Sclrultz also will dissect the body “for scientific purposes.'' Later it Will be stuffed and presented to the Peabody Museum at Yale University. Gargantua died yesterday only a few hours before he was scheduled to make his final appearance of the season in his glassed-in. air conditioned cage. He was 20 or 31 years old. a ripe old age for Gorillas In captivity. Billed as “the mightiest, most frightful beast ever shown to the public," he was viewed by an estimated 40,000,000 circus fans. To wild-eyed kids, he was the symbol of the most savage of beasts. He was said to have had the strength of 27 men. Before yesterday's afternoon performance, hosts of children and other circus fans filed by Gargantua's curtained cream and chrome cage, not knowing that the brute was dead. Gargantua's lifeless body was discovered by the circus veterinarian. "Doe" Henderson. He had been ailing the night before, and 'John Ringling North, owner of the show, had ordered his subordinates to get the best animal specialist in the country to treat the Gorilla. The Ringlings bought the animal from Mrs. Gertrude Lintz of Brooklyn, N. Y.. for a reported SIO,OOO in 1937. She had obtained Gargantua from the captain of a tramp steamer who bought him from natives at a mission in Kribi, Cameroons. West Africa. When Mrs. Lints heard of the Gorilla's death, she sobbed in griff. "He never should have been in a cage." she said. “He needed air and sunshine. He was Just a great big lonely thing who didn't know bis own strength." Trade In a uood Town — Decatur Masonic Fellewcraft degree Saturday, Ney 26, at 7:30 p. m. 277ttta Gena K. Mike. W. M.

concerts throughout the Michigan t and the Chicago area of the country. Mrs. Gaunter is a choral conductor, coach-accompanist, organist, choirmaster, concert manager and instructor of piano and organ. She was manager of the South Bend symphony for several years and a member of the executive commission of the Chicago opera company. She belongs to many prominent organizations Including the American guild of organists. She was the composer of "Indiana” One Accident Probed By Decatur Police One accident was investigated by police Friday and two men were fined in Justice of the )>eace court for traffic violations. A cigaret fell oh the coat of Joseph McNerney, 321 North First street, while he was driving along Adams street, and to better extinguish the cigaret, McNerney pulled over to the curb- A car driven by James Tuinbleson, of route 3, going east on Adams, struck the McNerney car. damaging the parked car's axle, fender and bumper; the Tuinbleson car received damage to .the fender, bumper and wheel. Police estimated the damage to the McNerney car at $200; to

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the stat.- song and dedicated to eration of < lubs. eH Following th.- <onol!| filial board ~f th, < hurch will entertain bers of tin- party at basem.-int o! th- . ~ will make an appeariß Geneva Methodi-t . evening before r.-t Bend. The public t> tend this program the Stud> bnk. r girls' Gerald .lon. ante. it. the Tilin’ . < John Caldwell. <>f and Leltoy ib-.-r, ,|- both fined 41 and $11.75 for traffic well was arrested :or ■* long Thirt.->i ‘"'“'dH and Beer »a« arrested night on a charge of ing. ■ Hartford PTA \B Meet Monday tB Berne. Nov. 26 TlB township PTA alii meeting Monday . Hartford st hoo] The tl|H meeting will lie SatJH state trooper will aiukeM on this subjec/. ■