Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 280, Decatur, Adams County, 29 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 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, *C; Six months, *3.35; 3 months. 1175. 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.

Great Britain is planning to divert some of its coffee stocks to the United States. The Englishmen don’t like coffee anj*way. o o The new postal rates which are effective for the first time this Christmas boost the price of mailing unseal'd envelopes to two cents. Sealed envelopes with greetings carry the usual threecent stamp. You'll enjoy seeing the Christmas lights and decorations in the shopping district. Walk or drive up town this evening and give the area the once over. o ■■ o— The national income this year Is estimated at 262 billions, which sounds alright, even if it is diffit ult to comprehend. And on top of that someone figures that if it keeps increasing it will reach two trillion dollars by the end of the century. Maybe that is the expert's way of indicating that prices aren't coming down. o— —o When It comes to singing Margaret Truman may not be a Mary Martin or Jtanette McDonald, but she knows that the President ot the United States is one of her best boosters. The young lady ended her concert tour in Washington and critics say she has made real progress, although her voice hasn't reached perfection. Q O__ The population of the United States on October 1, was placed at near the 150 million mark, with the prediction that it might climb to DS million by 1975. That will make more people to feed and larger crowds at football games and on state highways for weekend driving. American cities will have to be revamped to care tor the growth. o c>. - . A state honor has come to Prosecutor Severin H. Schurger. with his election as president of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Association. A distinguished member of the Adams County Bar, Mr. Schurger has served with dignity in the local office and is well qualified to lead the state organization. His many friends in this county extend congratulations

Diagnosis Os Tumor On Brain

By Herman N. Bundeven. M.D. HIIAIN tumor* cause a variety of symptoms, some physical, some mental. The latter are troublemaker* in a double sense. Not only do theae changes in personality and behavior cause the patient and his family embarrassment, but they may also cloud the diagnosis. Thus. In many cases the patient la mistakenly supposed to be suffering from some type of mental upset. with the result that treatment of the unsuspected tumor ia delayed. The most common symptom of brain tumor Is. aa a rule, headache In a series of 100 proved cases. I this symptom was present in b«. i Other common symptoms are dis-i turbences of the eyes, such as blur- j red vision and double vision, vomiting and sickness at the stomach, convulsions, difficulty In walking, weakness of the muscles of the| legs, speech difficulties. dixainest. ' and general weakness and fatigue ; Sleepiness, loss of Rearing and loss of weight may also occur. ft was found in these I*o patients that there was often a sert i one delay in making a diagnosis In fact, in about half the patients, the diagnosis was delayed for almost a year and. in about onefourth. there was a delay for almost two years The most common reason for this delay was tellura on the part of the patient sad hl*:

James Roosevelt, the late President's eldest son, is a candidate for governor of California. His younger brother. Franklin, now in Congress, Is talked of as a possibility for the New York governorship in 1950. Political prophets with a longing for the picturesque envision the success of both, and then a brotherly struggle for the presidential nomination in 1*63. The Roosevelt family has stuck together pretty well in the past, making unlikely any attempt on the part of two members to attain the same office at the same time. o—o You haven't fl.twu lying in a desk drawer or an attic that you didn't know about, have you? If you haven’t, some people have. Otherwise the United States Treasury would not be holding *1 lo.tMiti.dmi due to owners of matured bonds but not claimed by them. These are mostly ten-year savings bonds bought just before the war. and now lying idle. No further interest is accumulating. hut the face value remains. It might be worth while to look around to see if you have any bonds which have reached the date of expiration. Uncle Hani would he glad to get them oft his | books, and it is just possible that you might find a use for the cash. o o Corn Kings: Adams county very nearly had three Corn Kings this year, so close were the margins between the winner and runners-up In the Five Acre Corn Club contest. The crown goes to Benjamin Gerke of Union township for his yield of 1295 bushels per acre. And to him we extend congratulations. Less than a half-bushel to the acre seperated Edison Lehman of Monroe township from top place with a yield of 129.1 bushels. Next was Hylvan llabegger, also of Monroe township whose tract produced 129 bushels to the acre. That's raising corn in ol' Adams County, men. To the runners up and all those who won gold and sliver medals for yields from 10b to 125 and 85 to 100 bushels to the acre respectively. we say. well done. The local record will stack up with the best counties in the state.

1 family to have a careful examina- ' tion made by a specialist In disorders of the nervous system. In order to make a definite diag- ’ nosis of brain tumor, a thorough study is necessary. X-ray examlna- ' tion Is helpful in many cases. However. the most important step in the diagnosis is a neurologic examination. including the testing of the nerve reflexes, the vision, hearing, etc. Another helpful procedure In making the diagnosis is the use of the electro-en< ephalograph. an instrument which makes tracings of : the brain waves. it is also helpful to examine the I back part of the eyeball with an I instrument known aa an ophthalmoscope since changes in the eyes I occur early in cases of brain turn- | or. I Persons who develop any of these symptoms indicative of a , brain tumbr should not hesitate 1 to insist on a thorough study being i carried out by a specialist since. * with early diagnosis, cure of the , condition by operation is possible. QUESTIONS ANO ANSWERS J.K.: What would cause a person to have a aalty taste in the mouth? Answer This may be due to an . infection of the nooe or throat, er pooelbb to soma bleediM from the I 9*"* 9

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o — Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE Q Just what is the meaning of "semi-formal" as applied to the dress of both men and women? A. This would depend upon the community. In some places where .the men customarily wear tails, then semi-formal means tuxedos for them and simple evening dresses for the women. In a simpler community, it would be plain dark blue or gr»-y business stilts for the men and afternoon frocks for the women. q If an engagement has already been announced in the newspapers, and is then broken, is it ail righ* to

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-.-I — ' ■—.- Chapter XVIII Continued "If you swear you’re 21, we'll *efl' you a personal drink; but none to take back to the table.” I did not take one. but wanted to idiow off that I was mature. Now Dotty Ik arguing from my very attempt: "You tried to "break training last night and could not; what's wrong with celebrating tonight?” And I find by that showing off last nijfht. my arguments are weakened. Before church this morning. I was putting dip arguments in Dot's favor; Maybe if she saw me snarling drunk once, she would never want to see me that way again. Or on a sad. self-pitying binge, she would become a* disgusted as Mike did. But it is also possible that if I try any more stooping to con quer. I'll pull something so raw that the whole town will know about it, and I'll ruin everything Hawley and God and I have been trying to build up I told Dotty that if I compromised again, she would use it as she did last night's nonsense; but she promised that if once I showed I was "game,” that would be all she'd ask. Stella sat with me in church this morning I had never felt before that she was proud of me. Something ratty by me now would ruin it for her and the kids. Harry Perry, a sophomore who Is out for basketball, sat on the other side of Stella, which helped her decide she liked church. Perry was with his parents who are strict, and it amused me how he tried to play an unseen game with my sister's removed shoes. One shoe got kick'd behind our pew. and I had to get it before the people started out. 10:00 p.m. Sunday night What, again? Dorothy and I went different directions tonight, and might as well make up our minds that those differences are permanent. I put on the church lights for Young Peoples, then went over to HarJln's to try again to persuade Dotty my way She said to me. quite seriously: *Tm going to marry you. and I want to have my fling first.” My retort: "You pull any more stuff like on Hallowe'en. and I would not marry you" She tried a roundhouse slap at me and I was ungallant enough to block It and hurt her wrist. When the sympathy ended, she asked "Wouldn't you rather have ms get the wildness out of my system now than after we're married " I an swsred. “I'm not convinced that you set wildness out of your system !u a fling: but just build up habits and patterns that stick with you. snd have to be increased in order to get a ki< k out of them How many years has Junior Bligh been having his fling'r "Oh. you re alwv» dragging him iato it. He's not so bed ” Than dataa higssuU is | ten day-febool teacher It sfo use of

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send an announcement to this effect to the papers? A Yes, it is all right. If desired. Some people, though, prefer to a void any publicity in matter* of this nature. Q When celery, pickles, or olives are passed at the table, where should the guest place them? A. On the bread and butter plate. | Household Scrapbook I By ROBERTA LEE 0 o Vegetables Vegetables that grow under - ground should la* covered in cooking, and those that grow above

, us prguiug. If you want to go on I toward the kind of character Bligh i Is. and I want to have character like Merle Hawley, let's Just call it ’ quits. If even eight or ten year* from now we can think of marriage. we ought to start now liking the same kind of parties and fun. I'm going back to Y. P. Ito you want to come along?” "No!" So she slammed the door, and I walked off. I have to quit fooling with her. and cultivate some other feminine friendships. Even the half-notion I had to date the history teacher. Fern Nygaard, has faded out. I have not done much of a job mak- - Ing friends of either geuder. par- ' ticularly among those with whom I could pal around Merle Hawley and I seem to have something gradually separating us because 1 must show what I think of the woman i who seems to have snared him. He n<*ver says much to me about her. - Os course, he was nice to our whole family concerning Mike's ; funeral, but that was kind of pro ' fessional I feel. Something is lacking of the closeness of the fair on i Day when I could kid him about his fear of women. Maybe his woman suggested to hitn: i "Well, after all. my dear Merle; Ego can't have much in common - with you when he's only the Jani ! tor of the church, and a high school boy.” i Monday, November 16 l ’ No elevator operator has more i ups and downs than Dorothy and ■ I. We are together again She I started the conversation in Span j l ish class this morning. She asked without sarcasm: "Did you have a ni'-e time with the Y. P. gang I last night r I followed her tone with, "Yes, r but you'd have made it nicer. How • was your affair?” i She said grimly: “I was so mad I at you I got drunk right away, and i passed out." I "Sounds like fun. Hey, now that ; football training is over, how • about giving me a week of dates to i prove to you that there is more fun decent than rotton.” “What'll we do tonight? Bead the Bible responsivelyr* I snarled back: “It you're going • to be a wiseguy about It. there's i nothing we can do tonight or any night to bring our ideas together. You like music, and so do I with less knowledge than you. How about that Kiwaals musicale at church tonight? I'm willing to have adventure with you all over i the raage from classical stuff to a wrestling match at Loftland. If I'm going to concentrate on you: to the exclusion of all my other friends. I waat both of us to be happy about it. You know several girls who had ambition to be Carmen last Saturday Bight—well, for- - got M. Th* big qqastioe Will ydq j honestly try my plan tor this week. J

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ground should be left uncovered. To keep the green color In vegetables. cook them In an uncovered kettle until they are just tender. Bilk Umbrella The silk umbrella should not he opened in order to dry It as it will cause the silk to stretch and become stiff. The proper way is to close the umbrella and turn it up side down. The water will drain oft without injuring the fabric. Varnish Remover To remove varnish from furniture use ammonia and water in equal quantities. 0 — n 20 YEARS AGO TODAY 0 Nov. 29. It was three above zero here this morning Wow! The town of Berne purchases an American La Erance fire engine. Miss Ella Mutschler goes to L<>« Angeles. Cal., to represent J. M. Pitkins company in that state ami Washington. Arthur Hall, popular Decatur Ford dealer, dies in Indianapolis following an operation. Ralph Steele, of North Ninth street, is reported some improved. He lias been very ill with smallpox. Otto Wise of the Beta Sigma Alpha fraternity will serve as chair man of the Salvation Army drive which o|x-ns Monday. Religious Symbols Taken From Church South Bend, Ind . Nov. 29 — (UP) —Police today sought a thief who robbed a church of its sterling sil ■ ver religious symbols and an armed | bandit who held up a tavern. The church thief took two chaii ices valued at *3OO from Christ the King Catholic church. The bandit, wearing a yellow slicker, ran off with *SOO from the tavern after taking the money at 1 1 gunpoint.

| try to have fun? Or shall we *,ive up entirely?" "My dad belongs to Kiwanis Let's do something else.” "The movie's no good. I'd like to be seen with you at a fancy affair." "Okay. I'll go.” I was almost surprised tha. she agreed, because I had a particular reason to reject a movie in favor of this well-lighted social affair. A little of my old self-pity, I suppose, but I had to break down the notion that the daughter of the wealthy llardins might want the darkness of the theater when with the jani tor of the church. 12:30 a.m. Tuesday Midnight We have just seen a church burn to the ground. And I have a new respect for Dorothy's dad We heard fire engines during the last number on the Kiwanis program, and when we got to the door, we could see the blaze. Dotty and I started to walk over, but her parents drove along and picked us up It was the little frame African Methodist Church, and it burned like a matchbox. Mrs. ilehmus walked up while we were watching. and started to cry. The colored minister got there after the roof caved in. and the fire chief asked him If he knew what had started the blaze Defective wiring Is as near as they can guess. Hardin told the reverend gentleman that our church was nearest theirs and he was sure that the officers would welcome them to I worship in our church. That kind iof thrilled me. Mollie Ilehmus seemed peril* ularly grateful. The musicale was over my head, but was pleased that the Hardin parents made me feel welcome. CHAPTER XIX Tuesday, November 17 Tonight it was billiards on Baldin's basement "clubroom” table. And more dangerous necking in spite of my good resolutions. And finally, another free lecture from old man Hardin on bow the Jews ran everything in Germany since the war. and are now running and ruining everything in America. I just do not know enough on the subject to argue with him, but It is all part of the Nazi story. Am surprised more now than ever that he offered use of our church build Ing to the African Methodists last night. Just remembered something: Hardin told me that the old Sieberlings are going to Alabama or Georgia for the winter. Maybe he will arrange it so that a colored couple does the janitor work In exchange for use of the building, and thus he saves the church what be pay* me in salary. I feel sure that I have done satisfactory work, but saving the church my salary would be an important consideration. And after ail. I'U go oat of i town—but that is all sues* work. (To Be Continued/

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Schedules Filed Schedule to determine the Inheritance tax of the Eva M. Long estate, and a petition to determine the inheritance tax without reference for the Mary Alice Clook estate were filed. 1 Inal report filed by the administrator for the Cook estate; notice ordered issued returnable December 23. The Long estate schedule was referred to the county assessor. Inventory Filed Inventory No. 1. appraised at *717.22. for the estate of Isabelle Gerber filed, examined and approved. Proof Filed Proof of publication of notice of appointment, of final settlement, and certificate of clearance filed for the estate of Mary Martin. Final report submitted, examined and approved, finding that the administrator has paid into the office of the clerk of the court the sum of *1135.64 for distribution as shares in the final report. Administrator released and discharged; sureties in the bond released; estate closed. Bond Is Filed Commissioner's bond filed in the case of Harold Barger vs Elva KUlinger etal. examined and approved. Hearing Set In Mie case of Pauline Murtaugh vs Hattie Andrews, by agreement of the parties hearing on demurrer set for December 7. Appointment Made Judge Myles F. Parrish of the Adams circuit court Monday appointed Hubert McClenahan. Decatur attorney, to act as judge pro tempore on November 3b. “to have full authority to act in capacity of judge in any matter coming before the court." McClenahan was also appointed to serve as special judge in the case of Elizabeth and Minnie Lyons vs highway department of Jay county and Fred Newton. Judge Parrish disqualified self to act as judge because he had previously represented one of the litigants as counsel. Complaint Filed Complaint on contract filed by Fay Kennedy against Edison Rickard Summons ordered Issued to the sheriff of Adams county for the defendant, returnable December 15. Affidavit in attachment filed. Bond in attachment with John Kennedy and Edgar Mutschler as sureties filed; writ of attachment ordered issued to sheriff to attach personal property and land of defendant in Adams county. or the portion thereof to satisfy plaintiff's claim of *3.000. Case I* Venued The case of Jerome Frye vs the New York. Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Co. venued from the Allen county superior court to the Adams circuit court because, defense counsel claims, the plaintiff has undue influence over the citizens of Allen county "by reason whereof defendant cannot have fair and impartial trial.” Complainant asks *5,000 damages against the railroad for injuries allegedly suffered by plaintiff's wife, which has, as a consequence of a fall near where the tracks were being repaired, entailed lengthy medical treatment and hospitalization. Charges Profiteers Cause CoHee Boost Asks Census Bureau Reveal Statistics Washington, Nov. 29. —(UP)— Sen. Guy M Gillette. D. I*., today asked the census bureau to tell congress Immediately how much coffee the country has on hand and to resume regular publication of coffee statistics. Gillette called for this information. he said, as an antidote to “further gouging ot the public.” He charged that "selfish trade Interests and speculators" persuade the bureau and the agriculture department to stop publishing the statistics in 1947. Sen. Milton R. Young. R.. N. D.. asserted meanwhile that soaring coffee prices are due partly to "profiteering.'' Gillette said a senate agriculture subcommittee which he heads will push ahead immediately with an investigation of the coffee shortage. He said "the committee will delve as deeply as necessary into the coffee situation.” "The recent wave of scare buying is sn example of insiders having the facta and not making them available to the public,” Gillette said. Gillette’s statement came as his agriculture subcommittee resumed hearings on farm crop prices with Young, a member, charging that speculators and profiteers figured prominently tn the coffee price rise. The census bureau collected statistics on green and roasted coffee throughout the war, Gillette said, but stopped collecting and publishing them in February. 1947. Gillette said coffee imports reached a record high in I*4* while consumption per capita hud dropped sine* 1*44. abeu u at an all-tune high. .

Confidence Game Victim Arrested Reports Swindled Os $3,000 In Cash Mound City, 111., Noy. 3*.—(UP) —The sad faced victim of a confidence game was jailed today on suspicion of counterfeiting, while the man who swindled him ot *3.000 with a "money-making machine” escaped. Alonzo Franks, La Planta, Ark., was taken into custody after he reported to police that he had been swindled by a man with a machine that was supposed to turn paper napkins into mousy. He said he knew the man only as "Shelton.” Shelton had disappeared but a posse of 50 officers surrounded the Hudson hotel here and arrested Roy Coleman, accused by Franks as an accomplice of Shelton. Franks said the “money-making machine" consisted of two pieces of wood bolted together at the ends. Shelton promised that It could change the napkins Into money, he said. He said Shelton put his *3.000 into the machine in a hotel room, then stepped out for "a bits to eat" while he and Coleman kept an eye on the machine. When Shelton failed to return, he said, he inspected the device and wound only napkins. Franks signed a complaint charging Coleman with conspiracy. Sheriff Homer Britt then locked up Franks on the charge of suspicion of counterfeiting. Fire Inspection At Berne On Wednesday Berne, Nov. 29. — The ringing of the local fire bell at 9 a.m. Wednesday will signify the start of a mesa fire inapection here. Thirty insurance field men and fire inspectors from all over the state will be here to conduct the inspection of every local business place and public building. Ths inspection is sponsored by the Berne chsmber of Commerce, Rotary club and Berne firemen. The local Boy Scouts will aid In the inspection. At noon a luncheon meeting will be held at tha Berne Auditorium for ths inspector*, firemen and members of the Chamber of Com mere* and Rotary club*. Robert F. Hamm, of Indianapolis, director of firemen trsining for the Indiana rating bureau, will be the principal speaker. t'aaee ■*. IMS* Metier la Nwnrreideet STATE OF INDIANA <f>UWrV OF AI'AMS HS: Lt'ELLA M. FAUBHII VS. JEKKE L FAIRER In The Adams Circuit Court November Term. 1949. Tlie plaintiff In the above entitled catuee having filed her complaint herein for divorce together with her affidavit that the defendant la not a resident of the State of Indiana. Now. therefor, the defendant, Jesse L. Fa über, in the above entitle J cause Is hereby notified that unices he he and appear on the 31st day of January, IMo. tha same being the -’•lth day of the November Term of the Adams Circuit Court to be held at the Courthouse In the City of Decatur. Adams County. Indiana. |o answer or demur to said complaint, the same will be had and determined in hie absence. In Witness Whereof, 1 have here•unto set my hand and the seal ot tiris court this list day of November. 1949. EDWAfbD P. JABERG (Clerk of the Adams Circuit Court) John L. DoVoss , Attorney for Plaintiff. ' NOV. 32—» DEC. « We like the gift when we the giver prize. — Sheffield. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

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Auto-Truck Accl Fatal To Moto J Clinton, Ind, Nov George Wesley Lenoverl vllle. died today in Vermiß ty hospital as a result ■ suffered yesterday whj and a truck collided a! l section of U. s and ( .| • truck driver was i Bethol, Kas. ■ Plant Damaged ■ Explosion, Fire Franklin. Ind. Nov. *9 l I A *IO.OOO explosion anl » stroyed an acetylene I unit at the Noblitt-SpJ tries. Inc., plant last nifl The blast shook wfl home throughout the Htl ! It occurred in a atnafl where la gas Is manuf il ' welding metal The p|3 seat frames for Studeha J , biles. I *" ' I AMERICA)! ' (Coot. From Pag* someone to take him ■ > pltal." i The time was about ■ : The plane had left N'eJ ( mid-evening Monday, | ( stopped briefly at WuJ was due to stop in Dall J on non stop to Mexico fl Claude and his fii ( il Robert Lewis, and bis fl neer, William 8. Foil among the survivors. 1 Two hostesses were ■ dead. One of them was | garet Van Bibber, ans- J Sherman Adams of xl shire. The second wga girl, Josephine Cadena/1 Antonio. I Three buildings were I I by flames. As the planJ • tude, it caved in the tol I frame building housing | ■ nical division of thr liJ I tion school. That luil t the main school buildiu] i wood and built along i] l lines, caught fire, as did] . naflux building across d , about 50 yards away j r Neither American Aim I any of the witnesses J Whether the plane ere] its wheels to the rune] made the landing appro] did. the pilot applied M J pulled up quickly, and ] plane fell off to the lei side where one of ths rd ' out of operation. Amer] ! nical sources said. | 1 Claude was not in ser] tion at Parkland hotpii] porters got only a word] before they were order] “I squared away, and] happened." he said. Thia waa the third mJ dy Involving a DC* sioJ luxury liner planen went] vice after the war. In J ' at Bryce Canyon, Utah,] ’ 24. 1947, 52 persons we! ' and evidence showed th] i operated by United Al caught fire in flight. Da [ 1948, another United Dll ! a power line near Mt Cal i and smashed into a Mild ty-three paasengerk al ' members were killed. Netiee es Fleet wellkmest Me. 40>3 Notice Is hereby giy.-| creditors, heirs and le( Josephine Nicholson, decs* ' pear In the Adams Clot held at Decatur. Indiana day of December. 1»H. J cause, if any. why th 1 BETTIA-aiEyi' ACCOVNTI estate of .-aid de< Sdsnt lie approved, and aald belr< > fled to then and there ml of heirship, and rs<»lv« tin butlve shares. Walter J. brieh. tdUeeatar. ■odlaaa. »»<*■« , Atieraeg Ferd l~