Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 91, Decatur, Adams County, 18 April 1950 — Page 4

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At lOM iMt. Spring MMto t» bavs arrived. «m caß for dtafo reswtta. la the meantime don't tall to v*4* *■ Whichever hand PreaMent Trataan weed to throw the flrat ball It the eeaaaa'c opener today, sowm will argne that be should bare Bacd the other. Thirty year* ago this month the Decatur General Bteetric plant was opened. And if you don't think there haa been progress. , J*»t take a look at the magnify cleat building* tbet now cover two block* oa North Ninth street Nino chance* out of ten your dog isn't a rabies victim, but if It doe* show unusual behavior, - you are advised by the County Health Committee to take it to a veterinarian tor a checkup The fight against rabies is gaining momentum and dog owners are cooperatiag by complying with the quarantine. We must stamp out the disease. ——o- —<>—— Senator YSyrvl I* an able states- ' man. but hl* outlook does not extend much beyond bl* home state of Virginia and the southern belt. ' He voted for price supports for peanuts and eotton because he said the bill would reduce price ceiling* for potatoes Maine may have the potatoes, but the south has peanut* and cotton, which Byrd want* protected, regardless of hi* stand for economy. r~ ' o— —o Gtneral MacArthur is quoted in In Japan The pl< twre«qh» American commander should know something about the Japanese pulse and he does not hesitate to give hl* opinion 'll we mor- — ed out of Japan tomorrow and. any group tried tn restore 'he old x conditions, they would lie hanieu to the lamp-posts. said/MaArthur The mass en>-Ve its tow freedom In the land of the rising sun and MacArthur predict* that the old IprfierfaHst crowd will bs ri’iWin ten year*.

What Causes Kidney Stones?

By Harman N Bundeaen, M.D PK<»PLK often i*k me if th-* body actually forma, real »rone« In other word* are RalUtoD** and kidney stone* similar to stones found In nature? The answer is “yes’* Kidney stones for Instance. are hard t masses math* up of au* h chemi- i cals as calcium or Ume. rnagae- 1 slum, phosphates, and urate*. Ordinarily, ike urtoe <x»ntan* i salts of all of these substances in ; solation In this form they are*' excreted and cause no trouble 'W under certain condemn*,' they are precipitated out In the , form of iuy This K the ’ beginning of a stone which trad-11 Hally increase* In site as rrv th4 yubcamts h deposited • surface. It is Interestin? to note that persons |n certain areas < t'ni’cd States MM to be’.‘more I likely tn have kidney stones than/, those In others For eka mple in . , Florida. Southern California. and . ; the (Jmat Lake* area, kldnc • sLonea are IreaweolhL.. _rei_j p.. r ;nd. — — - I • Men saertj to have the trotfhiw , more often than women. The < on-? diti-n ‘ doe* j H ,t BftMßLiiß O1 i:i j families. The efart rause of the form <n< rd kidney stonesKtxtticmvwn ‘ However, there are some tninss ’ which < uatrihute tn their forwa- : tn»nAn ftpwet in the way in which the ,b*4y mwn certain sithafann e«. i < attejd _purioes. which are found *" ,i '. ’if. tu . Bek. »"ods -- | * awaetWtFS sad Ever, maw lead 1

la I>M meal government* rato ed IX4,»«a,nea for road* from a property tax A spokesman for th* Farm Bureau, which og*oae* th* Indiana County Conunte aloarr*’ Association plan for relaatatfog th* tag. explain* that of this amount only 3»,0»7,00* went for road*. Th* balaac* wa* for Intereat and liqatdattoa of the bond*. While it I* admitted that the Mate highway commission and county highway departments need more money tor road constraction and maintenance, the fund* should come from an in creased gasoline tax. Truck* and passenger car* benefit from good road* and It I* this class of property that should pay for their construction and upkeep. A Parish Hall: On* of th* major handing project* slated for construction tn Decatur this year la the proposed Parish Hall to be built oa West Monroe street by the Zioa Lutheran congregation. ------ , Plans prepared by Architect Le Roy Bradley of Fort Wayne have been approved by the congregation. Involving expenditures of approximately fSl.noo. which includes moving of the present parrojnge and. a® .adjacent'dwelling v to new locations. To be constructed of brick, the twosroty modern education building will provide— Fourteen well-lighted and ventilated classroom* for Sunday school. Saturday and Vacation Bible school* A lounge and recreation room for the Walther Magur. A practice and meeting room for the i-'uuri h’s choir qnd ample ..ISlJWlle’ tor meeting* of groups Within the parish A modern klu-hen and S Urndining room. ’with'an ie'senility" ' hall for 4.'-" p<r«ot:-. It Is deslgnedzfor current and —future -w and direct Jy eart of the - hur-h it w ill he a hotpe to member* of the t-ongre-/ffarton. Vtive in tbl •plfPiiMrxmrrtrte—life of tb» community, the con gregathir will find varied u-<-for th> new I’arjah Hail where members will mingle in develop -tn ,te--<- important phase* of We ■

[to the development of uric mid salts This >**<*rn* to he the same kind of upset which 1g ie«pnn*iMe tor th* de*a|<».p:ne»n of <<>uf A tumor of th** parathyroid ; elands' located in th* neck behind the thvroid (lands, may also he a factor th iithne formation j The lack ot certain elements In L th* diet especially vitamin A. may cob tribute tn this condition : Still another important factor ’a the blocking nr-mtrmal flow of ! the kidney excretion* This blocking may be due to an position of thw kidnrv • wto trarrowlh< <>r the pelvis nt L the kidney where the kidney excrotinns colie< t before they empty into the bladder Infection of the kjdhev pyrrlr ularly when there is a blocking of the flow. Is another posslhiMiy leading to «*nne forma:bm Kidney atones cause such «ymptorns as pain or tenderness in the middle part of the back whl h may, riidiat* down fgroin Th* urine mav contain blood or pu* -4t— some • 4nfeer sou—present t♦ll*. . X ray examinathm dhen is’heTp-' 1 ful is •uaklng the diazi!' QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WB Is a separated retina a form of optic neuritis? If one eye H will it also afl* t the »4her e e? Anse *rr A separated ratine is not the same as aa_iuitj« neurit is Ti e fa< ’ tha» <■)? • • who be ah* ted * <

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• 0 Modern Etiquette | By ROBERTA LEE Q. 1* It all right for a widow to continue to wear her wedding ring after the death of her husband? ... A. Certainly unless she remarries SheShouid then, of cour :* r _ substitute her new ring. Q la it considered ptrlite for one to take the last piece of bread or cake from a*di*h that is offered at dinner? A. Te»: there undoubtedly I* more In the kitchen, or you would

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UHAt'fKK IHIKIVITUULM BHaYNIC mappw to* *ocyctopedia shM. step d sras again! Every ume a* UffgAh formulating a theory, a* got mt m to* tac* with toe tact that star rutuas cannot u* producM artificially. He got up ano replaced toe offending volume, reminding nimactt that g wa* *u»t« ax *m and might not contain toe newest scientific intortnatior. a * a i t* o IA Waiter Voorlano wa* toe man to talk to. He pronaniy anew as much about the subject a* any ■ man -»> vrng. - - Furnlng oack toward toe bedroom door, ne was met oy Miss Naylor who came out and closed tne door gently out firmly. “Miss Hamilton ha* gon* to «iecp again. HrM .aod quiet, m, AH,, to* .nevos. new" “Will you oe able'to stay tier* with ner?“ “Dr. Price will oe looking tn soon, if be can t get a relief nurse. I can rest tier* on toe couch with tne door open so I II near ner if she calls Get along with' your detecting It that's what you want to do.* she ended with a nright smile "Do you Know bow to shoot a revolver?" Shayne a*ke-t - — Miss baylor went over to the table and picked up the heavy weapon, released the cylinder and swung It out. revealing six cartridges She snapped the cylinder lack and lifted it with one hand. "Niee balance." she said. "Most of these douMe-action* don't carry enough weight tn toe muzzle.* "Amazing." said Shayne "Do all trained nurse* bke to play gin rummy and Know the fine point* of firearms ?" 'Probably not. I was an army nurse." ''You're marvelous." said Shayne fervently. "1 don't. know why 1 bothered to aak for a police guard last night.* ’ Miss Naylor chuckled. "1 won i tew buck* from him." she reminded Shayne. her eyes twinkling I'll leave you on guard this lima Don't let anyone tn except the doctor or ma No one," ne went on with emphasis "Whoever attached Miss Hammon last night must trail** she la alive and- capable ot identifying him. He may come bark " She said. "He wont get In If he doec" and Shayne was quite certain he wouldn't. Outside the hotel, he got tn his ar and drove across the Venetian Causeway to Miami Beach. Walter Voorlaad Oved in a targe apawt•oent near toe hay and a little wth of the Causeway. H* was a •schelor. and had maintained the apartment for years, and Shayne 'sd visited him on occasion in toe vast. a VaortantTs colored niaa met him at th* door when he rang UtaJKit If he was surprised to see toe detertsvo at '.Uns early hour hr* face didn't show it He sail. "Come right tn. Mlstuh Shayne. Mist-.in Vnorland is taking a *r.owcr right now." I He led th* detective into a big square bvmg room'where two good painting* were nung on toe wall .and a tew carefully selected ob[jeta d'art were taMelufly displayed. The furnishing* were masculine .itto luxunoua Shayne went acroe* to leng Frenen «<v»r< irsding ou" o .t* *• iroc-rau*a eawaey aad

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I not have been urged to take it. Q. t* money an appropriate gift for a christening? A. Yes; many consider money as the must appropriate gift. i I — Household Scrapbook | By ROBERTA LEE | ' l 0 Oust Stain* ' ' ‘~. ' ito-not-cub oliKtlnatß dost stains f on a garment too hard, as this I will only drive the marks into the material. If you cannot remove I them by light finishing, rub with I a soft rag danipened in cleaning

stood taer* uiougntfony tmoKtng a cigarette while to* Negro went to uitom to* jeweler that M nad an early visitr.-. He imosec two cigarette* before voorland snowec up ta a gray oathrooc ano sandata ma ruddy *ae* tinning with good health and ch* eflect* of, a. cold shower. "Shayne.'" ne exclaimed. “I suppose it's something s 000 I toe bracelet Have you recovered It ?" "Not quite " Shayne walked over to a table ano crusneo out toe cigarette “Sorry to ootoer you »o early, but I need a ntu* dope." 'Not at all Glao to neip any way at all. What sort at information do you want?" "Two or tore* things." «aid Snayr.e "First do you remember . Yhe" atone* y'6u"‘iora' to"k totipfe at’ men named King and Kendrick? tew year* ago," “Oertamiy. Here, nave a seat’ He indicated two chair* companionably close together and sat down. Shayne sat down and stretctieu his long legs out “Two of toe finest «ur rubies mat nave ever passed through my hands." Voortah»~re*ume<L "King purchased a nng and Kendrick a pendant Truly remarkable stone* ' 'Do you know' that both of those were stolen shortly after you , sold them... and never recovered?” “I believe you're right Yes. f do recall that You begin to interest me." "is there the slightest possibility that either of those stony* were fakes?" "Not the slightest" Voorland seemed neither surprised nor angry, merely certain ol bis judgment T'd Hke to know Bow you can be *o sure." Shayne persisted. “I recall nearing you tell Mr. and Mr*. Dustin that aytithetfc stones 1 will stand practically every chemical lest" "Practically every test." Vooruind agreed. "But there are certain tests no synthetic stone can ' meet" "But-suppose those tests weren't applied," Shayne argued. "Suppose, for instance, you bought a stone from a reputable dealer. You'd take his word for It* being genuine. Suppose he. In turn, had taken another man'* word for the stone ... and so on down the line ... with no one bothering to make those tests." Voorland smiled whimsically. "A* • matter of fact exactly that thing haa happened, ft is a wellknown yarn in the trade. An Amsterdam dealer nought a targe ruby from an exiled Russian Grand Duchess whom he knew personallv, It was consigned to a firm In Paris who. in turn; passed It on to a London expert and ne sola It to an. American.-rotaijer. Ail honest men Yet, toe ruby was synthetic. Each expert along the fine Md-tiwnteiDtoe—other to have applied the' ni- .-ssary -testa." Shayne spread out- his hands. "There -you ar*. Huw can you be ao *ure... ?" > Thar a star ruby must be genuineT Because they cannot he manufactured. Mike. The synthetic process makes such a thing an impossibility." » "Explain that to me. just what is the process?" Walter V i ; S. u .ed tn the_ pocket at ius rob* for a- suck of |

HuM and the mark* »l!1 disappear ■ ' VarMy *f Flmroe ‘ ' A variety' of flavor toi roiiat h**t or Vital cab be affected by baatfog dnrtag th* proee*a ot eooklng with equal parts of spleeß jiiehJad trait . Jnlces and water. Maavy ®aiic**ir? If hesitant about stHcbing through be*»y cretonne M th* sewing m*«bfne. rub the seam* with yellow soap, and the needle will penatrat* the good* without danger of broakiM. * 20 YUK AGO | today «— • April 1». — The unofficial estimate of Decatur’* population is £.240. a gain of '4TS in 10 year*. •- Rotary club will sponsor a junior baseball league in Decatur thia summer. Business closes from 2 to 3 p.m for Good Friday. President Hoover expresses doubt that prohibition can be en- . forcod. ~ '.... . ...... .' , . Billy J. Bell eatche* a threepound bass at Green Water* quarry. ' " . The young people’s society of the Fred helm church will present the play, “Paying toe fiddler.” three evening* next weeh. ■- - ■ -V- - First Inventory was filed for f the Rodolfo Garcia *»tate by "Eugenia Caclano, revealing the net appraised value of the estate t was Eug-nta t’aeiano tiled 1 for letters testamentory; administrator'* bon<L in the sum ot 41.4W0 filed with Ella Caclano. John and Refraxta Ocampo as sun-ties. The first inventory was also filed for the George Hfndenlanz. ' Hr., estate by the executor. Henri |C. Swygart. revealing lite net value of the eMate to Im ?WS 5S

; gum. tie pertetPtoe paper oo thrust to* gum in his mouth mail* I a lew *maC a i n g sounds, men placed beta band* prcciaely oa ni» knee*. •' i Th* present successful process I ta Known a* th* Verneuu Prueea* t ano wa* pertecteo oy prote**o* I Verneuu tn ninetecr ounoreo and two. He nad been working oo K with other* toi many year* Ebei- - man. Fremy and ano Debray. The m«K>n» sl artificial ruble* attracted more scientist* - than other gem* ogcause ruble* i hav* toe peculior property ot loamg eotor urnier great neat, only tc regain it when they cool Other gems do not regain their natural color aftai «*ceEuve neat - 1 "The first successful method was to tax* small, interior Burma gem's ano"grind ‘S' Bb* powder. By powde. co and pressure, th* powered stone* wer* fused into out large one. Actually, a real rtby. With every chemical 1 property still Intact. Nothing ado--1 ed And nothing taken away." ‘ Vc Xd paused and chewed ms g-u Lille Shayne waited for mm tfc evoVinu*. ' "A ruby 1* actually nothing mere than crystallised corundum. Aiumina. basically, with a smajl 1 amount ot chromium oxide to give it toe characteristic color. So Verneull went back to nature tfnd - used powdered alumina Itself, add- ’ Ing enough chromium oxide to produce toe exact color desired. These are tused at intense neat in ' a complicated furnace apparatus and a mass la formed which u 1 called a boule or birne. “I could go on tike ttrta for hours,* toe expert said with a slight show of impatience, "but ! I'm sure you get the unportarn point It is simply a physical impossibility to produce ryataetica!!; 1 a stone which has the natural faults we call asterism. The star ruby. This may surprise 'you, but a star ruby is actually a fault; stone. Crystallization under nit--1 ural conditions has not,been per- , feet The conditions producing es- ' tertsm r.mpty cannot tw repro- ’ duced in the laboratory!" Shayne drew his legs up and crossed one knobby knee over the . other. Tm convinced," he said ' “It was a nebulous theory at best ' Just happened to fit one set ot facta What I'd like to know is ’ this: flow do you account for th* fact that neither the King ring ; nor the Kendrick pendant wer* ever recovered by th* tnsuranc* companies... and have never ' turned up in any of the gem mar- ’ ket* of the world?" There's only one logical r.an- , swrr.= They somehow made their I way into the hands of private co - , lectors who knew they were stolen •nd glory in possession of them. , The worship ot precious gems is ; a Curious thing. Mike. «id *ome- , time* an unhealthy one. Many of - the best known stone* tn history hkva disappeared from human . sight for hundreds of years, only to reappear again centuries later with no record having been kept of their peregrinations Collecting . gem* become* a mania with som* men. Possessing them utterly. Destroying their moral senses and all responsibility towarto**ociety." . "Men like the Rajah of Hindupoor T'ShAyr.e suggested. j (To Bo Cootioutd/ (

■■■ «ta.. J At Dittrtet M**4lng Fifteen Adam* county rural youth member* attended th* dl*trict M**ttn< at Peru, bringing home the cowbell ta having the home the cowbell for having th* mite* driven. Mia* Roac Merriman, the county president, represented Adam* in a panel dtecnsstoa “W percent membership tn IBM”. Those present from Adams coun ty were: Jr. Beer Gloria Koeneman, Virginia Kuktehan, Herbert Kitson, Beulah Jane Bertsch, Marilyn Beer. Bari Bpranger. Warren Knues* Rose Merriman, Mary Miller, Donna Schaefer, Marte Landi*. Other Adam* county rural youth member* now attending Purdue University were preeeat. They were: David Ripley, Max Crownover. Chelsey Milter, who brought a* their gueats Don Lee. Hank Kraft, and Hill Murphy. _ Skating Party The rural youth will sponsor a skating party at Sunset Thursday from 7:M Io 10:30 p.m. Everyone should plan to attend. * COWNTY AGENTS * COLUMN | L. K Archbold will inert with ot tW dairy pn>cesMjp< tnttTPsU of thh area in KeMallvilie Thursday The topic for dlMcutfftkm will be milk quslKy An milk product* pile up. HtiaUty of milk produced assume* greater important* a* a marketing problem. • • • Far met a wanting to increase their soybean profits through the highest ytefthr possible should not m gleet to inoculate the - seed at j planting time. One bushel of inrreaaa will pay for the inoculation, j Five to *ix bushel increase is; usual with g(Mid ino< ulativn j rr< oniniended ♦ Ijr t-arly harvest. Einvorns~fni "Tai*r harvest. w • • Many people seemed to have misubd« rsjood ‘ th« suggestion that , dogs, should be confined 2<‘ to 3v; days ar« r vaccination against ! This MUgaesUon waa made,, fur th» protfctiun of th* 1 only, j After vaccination the immunity agaitwt rabies H not built up in tbed dog’s system for the period of time I m»nHonrd. hence If rk-pAsur-r or-; ruts within.-the period the dug is, •oi rtptible to the tkead disease —Kabies va< <• ina-ti»»n——does-- m»t •- ■oak* a < arfler ofthr dhg The sP 111 ion is’ ♦ ntireh-differ*nt’ with ' vacriffwtedilmltra 3’acilnstion..the Hye viru* is used as well as the anHtti.vn ' cholera tor ’<• to days IlHFiit s v i ir,Tti.n dt no’ apse docs to become ill. There ate n» after efferevr r. » ♦ • Attend the tile drainage Extension school at 7 pm April 21 r the Berne «chooi. RefresirmeiHst win.Hi y« iTvit ar the ctosv of the; school ‘ ‘ —; —— ; I

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City Moy Purchase Sweeping Equipment City officiats have been considering the puri'baaa of street sweeping equipment for some time, it «a* learned today. Money tor the new automatic equipment was placed In this year’s budget. Advocates of the new machine heiteye that it will pay for itself. Besides the time saved over th* present hand sweeping method. .U la understood, the state highway commission nlso will pay the rlty for sweeping the streets within the corporation limit*, which are part of the sate highway system. The local Imard of * orks ha* inspected several type* of sweeping machines and It I* understood that the council will take some

df if if POL. ADVf. * if if MORTON A RAILING

* Veteran World War.ll, t 1 : yean* domestic and foreign service. * 2 Years €ounter-!n-telligence work with L\ S. Army. * Native of Adams County. " * 3.1 y ears of age. * .Married, have one child. If nominated and elected I promise t< serve (he people of Adams County faithfully and to the best of my ability. DEMOCRATIC ' CANDIDATE FOR

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action soon. The power drivsn equipment would rednew th* time neceaaary and also the personnel requirement*. Th* proponed machine sv-eeps aad *l«o gather* ap th* debris and nlacea It in the truck. Democrat Want Ad* Bring R**ulta

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