Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 299, Decatur, Adams County, 21 December 1949 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Evary Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Poet Office aa Second Class Matter Dick D. Heller ..—........ ......... Preaident A. R. Holt house ....................... Editor C. E. Holthouae .......................... Treasurer J. H Heller VicePreaident Subscription Rates By Mall In Adams and Adjoining Counties: Ono year, |8; Six months, >3 25; 3 months, 11.75. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, 17.00; 6 months, 13.75; 3 months, |2,00. By Carrier, 20 centa per week. Single copies, 4 cents.

Good Fellows make Christmas happier for themselves and everybody. o o With passing of the year's shortest day, this murkiuess may give way to a White Christmas. o <> We invite you to read the Christmas greetings in the colorful edition that will be issued tomorrow o o Miss Truman is Just a young lady who is nut going to let politics bar her from having boy friends. She is wholesome and truthful. o o An itinerant horsoshoer lived in dread for 36-years thinking that he killed a policeman, whom be shot in a fracus. He then discovered that the officer survived. The man's tortured life could be attributed to the fact that he failed to read the newspapers. The boost in steel prices will probably be passed along and have its affect on automobiles, buildings and products using this material in manufacture. After all It is the only method under which business can meet increae ed costs However, high costs may get out of line and then will come the slump. ■■ o o It may be important, but to give extra play to Russia's three new battleships seems to be over do ing the news value. Uncle Sam bus ten times that many battlewagons in moth balls along the coasts and doesn't know wbat to do with them. Even the Admirals have given way to the old battleship, seeing it supplanted by the super aircraft carriers. <> o ■ — Counsel general Angus Ward stopped off m Japan for a visit with General MacArthur, on the first lap of his trip home after being freed by the Chinese Communists. Ward has told of mistreatment by the Communists and something seems to tell us that he will help Influence United States’ policy toward China. And it probably won't be an easy one.

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By Herman N. Bundeeen, M.D. WRING recent year* we have learned a great deal about a disease with a long name and a bad reputation. Known ax histoplasmosis. it wa« at one time thought to l*e a highly fatal disorder but. within the pant two year*, research has shown that tar from l>eing necessarily fatal, it is often so mild as to go unrecognized. The condition Is caused by a fungus known as the Histopiaaina capsulatum In severe cases, tbo; symptoms are like those of severe lung tuberculosis. The patient has fever, anemia, or a lessening or decrease in the number of red cells in the blood, loss of weight, and cough. The lymph glands and liver, as well as the spleen in the left • upper part of the abdomen, may be enlarged. It seems that this fungus gets into the body through the month, but occasionally may gain entrance through the skin. In children, the disorder starts gradually with loss of weight, fever. digestive upsets and coughing. Later tn the condition, the hing is often affected. There are chest pains and abnormal breathing sounds. Often, calcium or lime deposits are seen tn the X-ray of the lungs and lymph glands at the lang root. Large numbers al persons never known to have had the disease wore tested with an struct from the organism which causes histoplasmosis. and maay showed positive reactions Further esamination with X -ray 11 disclosed numerous lime deposits]! in the loads of these persons oimi- i Ur to those caused by healed tuber <

How much building will be done in Decatur next year? There are many plans on paper and if these projects can be financed. 1950 should bring heavy employment in the construction trades. The city has plans for a water softening plant, the Community and Youth Center is a construction possibility and several individuals are contemplating building new houses. It should be a busy and prosperous year. o o One thing is sure, 1950 will be a political year. Here in our state, the election of a United States senator will be second only to Ohio's race where Senator Taft will make the greatest fight of his life. If he wins, political leaders do not see how the GOP can withhold the presidential nomination from him. Senator Capehart alr* ady is making his campaign for re-election and realizes that he will have a difficult fight. The Democrats will nominate their candidate next June and then the battle will be waged f) o— Christmas Joy: The Christmas season Is dominated by thoughts of other people. Greetings are written with the Idea of sending a cheery thought into other homes. The tree and tja« other trappings witbin the house are prepared with the idea of bringing a joyous light to other eyes, and the decorations in the window are to lift the spirit of the person who passes by. This is one of the things which make Christmas an imperishable festival. People after all have a deep yearning to do things for others, a yearning which all too often is buried under the whirl of daily activities. Christmas reveals that while the surface may sometimes be crusty and forbidding, underneath is a world of people who want to bring smiles to other faces, a world in which one doesn't really have to be too busy to do it. The person who really lias caught the spirit of Christmas is the one who is filled with plans for other people's happiness How long does Christmas last? It lasts as long as the wish that's really meant in the greeting: "Merry Christmas!”

ctilous infections. This clears up a problem which has baffled investigators for many years—the presence of such deposits in people who cannot be shown by any other test to have had tuberculosis. Apparently. not tuberculosis, but a mild form of histoplasmosis is re- , sponsible for these scars. From these results, it was suggested that a mild form of histoplasmosis may be responsible for a great deal of the lime deposits seen in persons who do not have tubercui losis. Eighty-five children were tested with the histopiasmin. and a large number of them were found positive. These chiMrea often had such symptoms as tiredness, loss of weight, nightmares, fever at night, and coughing. They were often pale and listless, suffered from anemia, and X-rays of the cheat showed many calcium or lime deposits in the lung tissues. It would appear, therefore, that this condition, known as histoplasmosis. may occur much more often than waa formerly realised. However. with careful esaminatioa. ia eluding X-rays of the < hoot and the making of a skin test with an ostract of the fungus, a diagnosis may be reached. Treatment with sulfonamide drugs may be of value. QUESTION* AND ANSWERS A Reader: What are the symptoms of a brain tumor? Answer: Symptoms of brain tumor depend upon the size and location of the tumor within the brain Moot brain tumors <<>nsist of header boa distushanoss of the var iious sensations and sense organs, such as the eyes, at times attacks of vomiting may occur.

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0 u Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE o- 1' Q. is it proper for a man to cross in front of a woman, when walking? A. No; the woman should have the right of way whenever possible. and the man should cross behind her instead of in front of her. Q. At a double wedding, should each bride have her own maid -ofhonor? A. Yes. although they may have the same bridesmaids, and each bridegroom has his own best man. Q. Is it all right, when dining

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CHAPTER XXXill Continued I Mi**binary MacMicbael and I agreed It wan December 2'i when a tiny brown "Christ-child" in a kunai grass manger celebrated the wonderful story. My tuasy haired “Speedo" was "Joseph" with a 10year old Mary. Then shave-head Dogu played the part of Jesus to my John the Baptist. At Easter, apparently, the last part of the Passion-play la to be portrayed to get the story across to these people who have some understanding of the liihle and Us stories. 1 could use "Oberammergau" as a coda name for thia place. I am quite delighted to have had a part in it, certainly an unusual Christmas celebration I hope by next Christmas I can tell the story of this one to my Dorothy. A worn small-print Bible is a parting gift to me from Missionary Mac.Miehael, along with a straight razor and some crude soap that the natives have learned to make. The Bible Is an excellent Item for my lonesome days, and I plan to read it through at least once from cover to cover- although I’ll skim through Leviticus much faster than the Gospels and Epistles. . Quite likely God has planned my unwanted leisure for Just such Instruction as this and I want to follow MacMicbael's slogan from St. Paul: “I am determined that In whatever state 1 am. therein to be content.** Mac Michael's parting admonition to me contained a deep criticism of the shallowness of my religion Something I had said or written about "keeping my integrity" reminded him of old Job. The Scot*, man pointed out to me that I waa trying to keep my own integrity by being the center of my own univerae; which meant that success in staving off sin had me congratulating myself in pride; and failure to come up to my own standards depressed me in self-loathing, a tem,>orary collapse of faith because the faith was in myself. Now it I can get God into the center of my personal universe, then my pride and humiliation will not swing to such extremes. Success in defeating a temptation will have me humbly thankful to the guidance of His Holy Spirit; and in my failure, It will sustain me to know that my trust Is in His perfection and forgiveness, and not in my own strength and wisdom I can recal the tierce pride that told me I wan superior to my commanding officer, Gid Kirkins, because I ranee through the Battle of Melbourne unscathed; and he. although married. did uoL My pride classified us differently, separated us be tween saint and sinner; humble realisation that each of us needs the grace of God for salvation pets Old and me in the same class again

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alone In a public place, to read a book or newspaper while at the table? A. Yes. H Household Scrapbook By ROBERTA LEE o Children's Shoes When children's shoes have become stiff from being wet, kerosene will soften them, making them pliable. Castor oil also renews leather. Use saddle soap for renewing children's shoes which have become wet. Woolens When ironing woolens after washing, they should be nearly

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It puts me in my place to realise that after fighting through the beautiful temptation in Melbourne. I was excited by Quadroon Ruth here—even entertaining thoughts of contesting fur her with my Japanese prisoner. God. help me to the balance of a steady faith! Missionary .Mac Michael also gave me some idea of my chance for living had 1 landed among these peo pie as they were lees than 70 years ago. He told me of John G. Paton in New Hebrides and Janies Chalmers in New Guinea whose lives had inspired him to leave Scotland for the south seas. It was at the beginning of this century when Chalmers was killed by cannibals. Hut his life, and his work supported by the pennies and saxpences and shillings from Scotland, changed these people enough that I was gently healed Instead of cooked and eaten in 1*43. Thousands of Yanks and Aussies today owe our Hves to men like Paton and Chalmers. 1 can remember that Merle Hawley told me once that Mattingly Bligh. Senior, was the official of the church in Madrid. Indiana, who most loudly opposed foreign missions. I'll have a story to tell to men like Bligh when I get back to Madrid—if ever. CHAPTER XXXIV "CMAPLAIND" Drinkwater Thursday, January 13, 1*44 Monotony la forcing me to write again. Since the Christmas pag eant. I have become quite a Bible student, but my mind needs a change to something lighter. With the rain making tke hili paths a bad Journey, the danger of another Japanese expedition up this way baa decreased, aad I find myself almost wishing tor some excitement or danger. Which is a foolish wish, when ail 1 have to do is sit tight, and the Yanks and Aumlcs will move up from Cape Gloucester and rescue me safely. Have had some hot conversations yith my prisoner. Lt Takahashi, but they are serious and I need some triviality today And what could be more trivial than my first job in the army following basic training? And the mind who almost made a previous rescue of me worse than the disaster from which he rescued me That the nasty little coach who bad made my first days at Witherspoon College unpleasant should now be Captain Diets, poet adjutant at Fort Ketchum where I was etntioned torboded disaster And I feared the boar whea Diets should discover me. And diaeover me he did one day while I was unloading beds at a new bachelor officers' quarters. In my hearing. Diets gleefully toM It. Thring. our oompany commander, that 1 would be hie (Dietz'sl nominee as "dugrobber" for that B. O. Q . where my

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Dec. 21. — Pupils of the first to fourth grades in all Decatur schools will Join In the community singing on Liberty Way Monday night. The Lima basketball team which left that city at 3:40 o’clock Friday afternoon arrived here at 10 this (Saturday! morning and will play the Commodores here tonight. They were snow bound. The Reppert auction school will open December 30. Albert Schurger, 43, dies at Midland. Mich. Congress adjourns until January t» for the Christmas holidays. Miss Margaret Frisinger. of Franklin college. Is home for the Christmas vacation. Rural Youth To Hold 14th Annual Meeting Lafayette, Ind., Dec. 21 — Indiana rural youth who will gather at Purdue University Wednesday. Dec. 28 for their 14th annual meeting have chosen the theme, "Forging Ahead In 1950." More than 500 older youth are expected to attend the sessions. Dean H. J Reed, director of agri cultural activities at Purdue, will sound the keynote of the conference as the opening speaker. Wednesday morning when he talks on Facing ’50." The meetings will be held in the Memorial Union building and will start at 9:30 a. m. following registration. Democrat Want Ads Bring Results

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work would come under the adjutant's inspection. I thought nothing looked worse than being a helpless enlisted man at the whim of an officer as full of hatred and petty egotism as Dietz. Therefore. I put into effect the haft-serious slogan. “See the Chaplain and get a 'Tough Stuff Card'." But my eagerness to dodge Dietz got the better of my discretion—and truthfulness. Last Sunday. Post Chaplain (Captain) Drinkwater had preached the flimsiest sermon I have ever heard: “Some men are like a broken reed." I came away wondering If there had been some subtle point to it that I had missed, but could see none except that the chaplain himself was illustrating his text. But led by the wives of some of the regular army officers and noncoms, the singing was good. Therefore. I barged Into the chaplain's office with, "Chdplain. sir; I enjoyed the chapel worship last Sunday.** The brightly polished bars on the neat little shoulders seemed to reflect the beaming of the pretty little face. "Thank you. Private. I believe In giving it to them straight from the shoulder. I'll have Corporal Parker print some copies so that yon can give them out to the boys. Also. I have some copies of my oriental lecture on sex morale. Did you come to see me about women trouble?” , "No. sir. My problem is a vengeful little man who coached football at the college I attended—" "Oh. you're a college graduate? Say. my corporal In the office is going to have to leave in a cadrehow about you training to take his place.” "But. sir. do I have the qualification*? I can use a typewriter, but have no musical ability beyond reading the notes In the bass clef—" "Ah. fine! You sing bass and can type. Are you Protestant—oh. yes. you were at MY chapel service. Parker, hey. Parker! Show the private around the library—and get bis name and company number. I'm a good judge of men. Private: and knew right away you was the one for thia place You'll be a eorporaj In no time.” 1 was flabbergasted by the speed of the asexpwted transaction but so far as Diets was concerned. my problem was solved. Parker, who had many qualifications for bis job. Including ability at the chapel organ, had been inherited from the chaplain who had preceded Drinkwater To leave on a cadre had been the corporal s own desire, mainly to get away from the absurdities of the pretty but empty little post chaplain. {To Bo Coatuutod)

Buys Health Bond Local 1932 USWA has voted purchase of a 310 health bond, officials of the Christ mas seal ley Ckrhhum Sems campaign ’ n ■ Adams county announced today. AU proceeds from the annual Chris tmas seal sales are Mela sta» Out IB in the nsip mww ve. fuht on (Bbejw culosis and to provide free clinics and otherwise carry on the fight against the "white plague." The sale is conducted by the Adams county tuberculosis association. Divorce Action Filed Alleging that her husband has for the past six months stayed out every other night, coming home at 8 or 9 o'clock in the morning and failing to account for his actions, Jean Anderson filed suit in circuit court against Cliffton Anderson, charging cruel and inhuman treatment. Mrs. Anderson also seeks custody of the couple's minor child. Signs Anu. and 15.000 alimony. Tiie bank is restrained from cashing any checks or allowing withdrawal of any funds; Cliffton restrained from selling property or mortgaging same or furniture and from talking to or molesting plaintiff and minor child, by court order. Ruled To Answer Hubert R. McClanahan, special judge, beard arguments by counsel in the cause of Elijah and Minnie Lyons vs the highway department of Jay county and Fred Newton on a motion to discharge the rules. Motion overruled, exception to the defendant. who was ruled to answer within 10 days. Orders Deposition The testimony and facts of Dr. Joseph Frielierg, of Cincinnatii, are ordered to lie taken before proper authorities to further clarify the cause of Bess Hurt vs Elza The action is a result of an ac<U dent which occurred between cass driven by the parties involved near Salem. July 6. 1945. Miss Hart had filed a complaint tor personal injuries and damages against Lynch, seeking >II,BOO. Petition Filed Alvena Nelson, defendant in a divorce action brought by her husband. Paul, filed verified petition to have plaintiff pay costs of h<cr attorney. Mrs. Nelson claims she is without funds to do so.

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Lady Trainer Killed By Ferocious Lion Trainer Mutilated Before Own Children Thousand Oaks, Calif.. Dec. 21. — (UP! — Sultan, a ferocious lion that killed Its lady trainer, may pay with his own life tor the savage attack, officials said today. Sultan clawed and bit animal trainer Mrs. May Kover Schafer. 42, yesterday, mutilating her horribly as he dragged her around the ring before the eyes of her three children. Coroner Ted Mayr said Mrs. Schafer's husband. Fred, may decide to destroy the beast when he returns here from Ft. Worth, Tex. Schafer, also a trainer, had gone to Ft. Worth to deliver some elephants. He started back by plate as soon as he learned of his wife’s death. Officials said Mrs. Schafer may I have been able to save herself had I she carried a gun with her Into ; the ring. But the lady trainer didn’t I believe in guns. She used only a , whip and chair to put the animals I through their hoops. She got ready in her usual fashion yesterday to go to work with ‘ Sultan, a four-year-old lion she was : training for a circus act with her husband on the Louis Goebel animal ranch. The internationally known train | er ordared her son. Michael Kovar. 18, to let the beast out of a smell shifting cage into a bigger training ( arena where she was poised — ap parently ready for Sultan. Mrs. Schafer thought Sultan and another lion she acquired in Texas were almost "broken.’' But the jungle king sprang immediately. pouncing on bis mis- i tress. The Hon clawed, bit and scratch ed Mrs. Schafer's face, then dragged her around the cage. An electromagnet developed to further magnetism research is 40.000 times more powerful than the toy horseshoe magnet.

We want Santa to relax a minute and take the convenient telephone way to fend you our very ** wishes for the happiest of holidays. We’re sure you’ll telephone Christmas greewf* too—to place your call* early, won t ) uU< Merry Christina*! I CITIZEN’S TELEPHONE COPublic Auctioi I have sold my farm and will aril my Auction 2 miles Northwest of Decatur on the one-fourth mile West or 1 mile East of Mount I • ‘ FUMY, DECEMBER 31, W at 12:30 P- *• CST H - HEAD CATTLE - « , ltM Holstein Heitor wiih first calf by side •«'*"/ !)ie4 j calf by aide. Hotateia Cow. 8 years old. p-- u ( Heifers coming 2 yr. rid. pasture bred. L-H* l * good one, 3 White Face Spring Caifs; Holstein - 22—H1. A D HOGS '-2- • ; Spotted Poland Sow with first * Wter ** ’ f.m>» • tod Poland Sowa, farrow in March; white - White Boar, yearling; 10 Feeder Hogs 80 io I'* i* | _ SHEEP- „ . IW smrk Seven Ewe Lambs. bred; Good Shropsh" But — HORSESMatched Team Sorrel Mares, t and tee. Ughl Manna aad Tails. Weight 3H*. DOG—Coach Dog. 4 years old. GRAIN AND HAT Miw4 M 350 Bushel good hand shucked ' Ton good AHaMa Hay. loose; 2 Ton Oats tu> I IMPLEMENTS AND MIS( kUL w; i Steel Tire Wagon Gear: Rubb *' T ’ H , M< -binz Trailer with Stock Rack; Good Double Set B Collars; Corn Plantqr; Coen Cu,^waW, ' 41 " cj.ht T J-a keg ri » penny nails; keg <4 W ’ '»‘ h Liners; Set Fence Stretchers *<(*>•' I** ' , k M. *4 rod 4 tacit Field Tile; Small Tools and A. GE'ME”' 0 * Roy 8. Johnsen. Ned C. Johnson aad Mehrta Ltochty - Aneth**-" n Bryce for jurito*

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