Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 286, Decatur, Adams County, 6 December 1950 — Page 4

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DHCATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Gwaaia* B* GTy ■ ’•”*•• na DECATUR DEMOCRAT 00. ■Btovad at th* Doeatar. lJd!7womca aa Swoad Ctaaa Matter DM D. HgOw ■■■..—■■■■■ .»»-■■»»»•«»*« rrugidMt _ C. B £mmm~L. Treasurer BittoMrloti*n RotM! By Mail *■ Mmm **d Adjolalag Ceuattaa: Oae year, M: ■“• b mortka •&*; S taaatba, It.TO. By Matt beyond Adam* and Adjoiala< Owilw Om year. fT.Ot; • meat** UH; I aartx UM. By Cairiw, U eaota par waak. Singlo copies, * coat*.

A beadllae writer ba aa ladi anapoUa newspaper was wak-k to draw a simile with tka same at tba new manager ot the auto bceaaa bateau: Decatar driven may meet Death. -—o a So many compliments hare been heard about the Chrietmaa parade, that the Chamber ot Commerce should make reservations tor a similar event again neat year. It was tops in color, Christ' mas spirit and demonstration. o— o- — Decatur is all dressed up for Christmas and the display of gift and useful merchandise never was more attractive than the present array in local stores. It's a good time to shop and then enjoy the thrill ot wrapping packages and getting ready for Christmas Eve. o tp The federal Civil Defense bill carries an appropriation of ••0,000. and provides that the government will match dollar-for-dollar tn building local atomic-raid shelters Several of- the large eastern cities may indulge in building these shelters and the •mailer commualtle* will organise V civilian group* to serve In emerg encies Coagrees may pass the bill during the "lame duck" session. British Premier point is largely concerned with England, for which he can't be eritieised. However, most- Americans take a similar view in not wanting the Chinese war to •P!-ad Iblp wmjher world war. The I mted Biatew will not appease the Communists, for in the long run such a policy will bring more trouble In rhe future. Alt lee’s piodecessor. Nevii Chamberlain did -not- aid world peacy_by_ bls apiH-asement with Hitler ——oi—-o —- Whin Fort Wayne's water supply Jailed, the Red Cross obtained a tMtik truck of waler and with the help of' Bw Scouts distributed it to homes throughout the elty. To be without water is a disaster never experienced until the well runs dry and Fort Wayneiles an l i ot ,anxi< >u -’ to have rut h m e;.iprg« m y repeated The dry apell resulted from debris piling in trout of the screen u> the river wliep.~thv intake to the pumps tt~ Im a ted and a diver bad to go down 25 feet to correct lhe trouble

| *i lavitottoa to All:- I I a I ; ( i The last several year* we have sold E many, many Christmas tree* to you. We be lieve you have enjoyed Our trees, because you g y have cohte back year after year. TH* year we believe we have the largest 1 J and nicest selection of Christmas trees we J ~f“' ’ ■ have ever ha#.- - ■ '•••."/.'• * - - v vv ■-1 * We invite you to come and look them * E , over Our Scotch Pine trees are fully limbed P and will not shed their needle* for a long. < y long time. * • g - We have trees of all sizes that wiH-tit » —..- year need, whether small, medium or large J 5 and the price* range from *3 50 up. accord. mg to the size — ■ — -- - d For your we have placed part o f our trees at the Sinclair Station at Five Joints. 1 • * We cordially invite, you to look over our £ I i ■ ■ -w M trees. fi ~ Ik r ~ 4 GAY’S MOBIL SERVICE J < nrner l llh A M«»nr«r Jty*. 4 ■ :

Republican State Chairman Holder is going to be tough with members of the state senate and will not tolerate absenteeism when the legislative session opens. The GOP has a one-vote majority tn the senate and Holder warns Republican senators that they must answer to roll call, regardless of aches and pains. If a perfect attendance record is established. it will be something new in the legislative halls of Indiana. ■ — —p . o Paper Pick-Up: The monthly waste paper pickup will be in full swing Saturday •with the Boy Scouts picking up the bundles. This Is the time to clean out the basement, back porch and garage ot the stacks of old papers and magaalnea ahead of Christmas. The Boy Scouts will appreciate it it you place the bundles along the curb or on your front porch s for the Saturday morning cleanup drive. , The Scouts earn )>art of their funds through the sale ot waste paper and all ot us should' be glad to help, these young Americans along in a very worthy public service. - - Sales Declined: The bln and coal city of PttMvrgh was without dally for 47 day*. because of a walkout of mailing room operators. . And biwineMg wasn't to good in Pittsburgh berwuac sale# pronu> tion through newspaper advertising was inipoftsiblc without the pubttcklk>D of The city ? ___grcal " ~ datttFFT-^- ——■ r— — A survey showed that: ” Auto Files fell off as much as 7“ percent. Beauty parlors and hair special thU JMIITHtd tosses from go tn 5«« percent. IlMal! < lot hine sales dropp* dt ? r » per i rift. , , I h ugs Kale* were off a> mudPiu ];» peirwit. Attendance at picture shows and theaters was way. below nor mal. Fioriats reported a substantial drop in the sale flowers, b» r'iiisf- there were no papei ; to < arrj death notjr< < n And a man said that he couldn’t Ke. a job for hl« wife, because th* t«* w* re no iifip wanted ads Newspaper advertUßlff a partner in every progressive. pn»per<Hpi bwdneMv

lays Health Bond Th* (j: E. Club. Inc , ha» voted purchase of • 110 health bond, ,. officials ot the - ww-mJpjx I g a. 1J ■MMBM Adams nounced today All proceeds from the annual Christmas gJByCr seal sales are used in the fight on tuber< tilosts and to provide free <dinand otherwise . a__ carry on the fight „, . T against the white plague." The sale Is conducted by the Adams county tuberculosis association. • —— » Household Scrapbook ■ I By ROBERTA LEE g « Parsley Parsley will stay green and fresh for a lons, time if kejit In an . airtight glass jar in lhe refrigerator. This is a much better way than trying to keep it. In water, where It ueually turns ytsllow witUs a day or two. Worn-Out Blankets When blankets have become worn, they may still he utilised by putting two of them together, <<>'ering with aateeu. and lacking '.vith worried to form a cbinforter. Dress Hanger Rublrer bands wound arouud the ends of slippery dress hangers eliminate this trouble. Democrat Want Ads Bring Results

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Saves Husband By Amputation Os leg Form Wife's Quick 7 Action Saves Life Evansville. Ind., Dec. fr—(UP) —A faun wife who saved her husband’s lite by amputating his leg with a butcher knife said today she "didn’t want to do it. but there waa nothing else to do." said Mrs. Lillian liartig’s quick action after her husband. Hilbert. 42. caught his leg in a corn picker prevented him . .from bleeding to death. She sawed off lhe mangled leg aud applied a tourniquet. Martig was In "fair" condition at a hospital and was expected to recover. The left leg of Hartig’y trousers became tangled in a shaft between a tractor and a <-ornpleker, on which Mrs. Hartig waa riding. In a moment, hiai leg was gripped and mangled by the iMchine. "He kept yelling for me to cut off his leg,” Mrs. Hartig »aM. The shaft had pulled all Ms <lol has off. and his leg was just hanging there tty a piece of flesh." • There was a butcher knife in a tool l>ox that we used to rut vines when they got caught In the corn-picker, and I got it ami cut the leg the rest of the way oft.” She hacked off ». .strip of her

In The Services joins pisvy Doyle .' Myers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray T. Myers. Wt> Stevenson street, has enlisted in the navy la an . electronic technician sesunau recruit, and Is now at Great Lakes naval training station for basi.’tralnlng it was announced today by the Fort Wuyne navy recruiting office. Myers is a former Decatur high, school athlete. New Addresses Mr. and Mrs. Roy Young of .Monroe have received the following address for their son: Pvt. Robert Young. Y6BSS Student Sqd :i.tM Box »»'. Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Following la the correct address for Ret. Merritt G. Marbach; U.S. 5505»7»7; Co. D 516th Abn. Inf. Reg., Camp Ereckenridge, Ky. . husband’s underwear and tied it around his leg to stop the bleeding. hen took o* one of two pairs of overalls she was wearing to put on her uhaband - "He was wonderful." she said. "He sat up on the edge of the . tractor and helped me get the overalls on him and never lost consciousness. Then I picked him up and put him In the wagon—- ; I’ve never picked Mm up before and I'm sure I could never do it •gain." Mrs. Hartig stood on the trac tor seat and yelled for help. Her brother, Raymond, who was work Ing nearby, ran over. —Mtchcd horses to the wagon, and drove them across the field to a ear "I told them to tarn on the headlights and blow the horn, because—l was afraid -Weld base jt wTeckT* Mr?r Hartig said "And I was even more afraid ot What might happen if we slowed down" She cradled- her bu-band in he, lap during the speeding Ibe mile drive to ~the hospital, where Dr. I 8, Wynn and Dr Eveiett.Mason completed the amputation. Th-- Hartlgs-. who lived on adioinllig farms when they were children and who were cMldhood{ sweethearts, both .were working tn the field yesterday', trying to harvest their corn crop before, itstarted raining Neighbors oftcred to finislTUie'

See The Remarkable Hew Bendix J ECONOMAT DEMONSTRATED W™ AT SCHAFERS THI RSDAY AFTERNOON AT 2 O’CLOCK W t \ me* .Mrs, Thelma Curtis - - liendix Home Service Director j Will Be In Our Store To Demonstrate Thtw —| •-7 COMPLETELY NEW BENDIX Al TOMATIC WASHER . —— — » "•’ C UNDIRTOW WASHING ACTION! I Never before a washer like the great new'Hendix Economat! , ■gTrrma Wendcttub'* dynamic H Its secret is the revolutionary new Womlettub* —the utterly thtferent 1 shape combines with the K lIU ] () f tu [, t | ut <, lV es you a wonderfully new kind of Aashing, draining, A 1 ttu»y agitator to give you mg , r- ’ ' " •-X. |-a new kind of washing and squeeze-drying! actum! Clothes and »uds K ~ ~ ” T7 ~ — ~ -~rtn| ate pulled down into ■ The Wondertub* is the secret of the amazing htonomat Made of the .jj undertow cuoetits jg sensational hew wonder material — mctexaloy.—it eliminates many expenRJi WhTtes inter.TtJors ■ sive parrs See the Lionomat—newest, simplcst r auumuuc washet m_the_ .1/1 Lrirhttr—you'll.b_e M world at tlie world's lowest price. It's here now! Itfighred with Undertow »| ~ ; +■— J Washing Amon. Su *U ondtrtnh guaranteed for 5 years. .■ . ~ mo waiNGißi ■■■■■■■MHi■■■l WAr “ ,A, “ N ” * NO .WNN.NO, .■m t mWd.,wym- lb-'- 1 NO •OWING »OWN! J iwn rhe h-i’i-iw ac un f ft-OC they fl'xt San<i a»<inih<r I,\ I HB r " ~ heavy segment > i fcuihel Z j 12 MK a;* <>u: thiaugh d>e tub Dot- Z' L\ \ r X '■ *' ■ ; fievLT INCIUW NORMAL gg gg ® stramt. throush clothes' x -rr / j,l\ ~ IHSTAUATION BS » *-3 (Juthos come out dun • • • T S 1| ’ I SQUIEZE-DKYiNG! 25 '' ! .H W p-aT- Ami'/ing! Won ler* hgS !•> Months to l*4iy Iti*' • f - hut ton ’v Q HS > 1 u '' ' ' 34 - QkA jnjU { " I i 4 ”* v Mg J I ’ HiL’h \''< e I fjK iill jA , >if uni' hat eve:’.- c ObM / a/ \ n’rn pre to M » Ix 9 .SX'S'iii.": I ;r<r<r c - tfl : -a._• • . . .. See This All - New Bendix Economat Demonstrated Tomorrow At 2 _ t A f yl »N • —— II » ■aa.cxmw IW-WII—I

harvesting today, but Mr*. Star- ’ tl( teid text nlght’a rain nd rising river condfttous probably would make It impossible. I "Fm sorry about that," she 1 said, "but if Gilbert just comes f through »U rghf. Htel * Ml>-ttae 1 reaßy matter*." j | TV .... • ’ W_ 1 / 20 YE ABS AGO | TODAY t>— 0 state police lieutenant Guy Sears t viait* Decatur. He Is succeeding ( Hal Ayres of Portland t Forty-four of the 144 bu» lines 5 In Indiana have operated at a loss , this year and most of them broke just about even. The Good Fellow* club has re- , ceived contributions of Wi t? so far. Four liandit* held up bank at Charing. 111., and got f&o.UOO caah. H. H. Ijuiuntman announces mar. rlage ot hi* lister. Miss Nellie i Esther, to Halsey W. Taylor. No

NOTICE! All Shoppers TIE “ZERO” HMR IS ROW. Don’t Wail Far Another Snow Storm - - - • Do Yonr Christmas Shopping Row, While Stocks Are Complete-

vember 2< t at Warren. Ohio. Mr*. Cart Lute elected Poca bonta* at meeting held at the Rad Mett’s ball. I , W„ , |. I , II INI T luleiMioplc gangway*, electrkally operated, in the wall* of tKe new Miper ocean terminal at Southhampton. being built by British railway*, will greatly facilitate th* landing and embarkation of passenger* and afford protection In i bad weather. BUSINESS MEN WHO IXM)K THEIR REST Have Their Clothe* , Cleaned KELLY’S DRV CLEANING

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IWaIHv Whofta HalmHa* Alt work left botere noan on Thursday, ready th* n«xt day, Friday at 10 a. m. HGIthGUM Drug Co. EARLY BREAKFAST? 1 We are ready to serve you a wonderful breakfast at six every mominc, except Sunday. Start the day here. ALSO SERVING: NOON LUNCHES, SHORT ORDERS SANDWICHES DICK’S GRILL OPEN 0:00 A. M. to 0:00 P. M. «—.l' ■"—'Hpiui m**i ■■vN'is-l ■■■ ■ l . l '.wv— '