Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1951 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ' • • Published Every Evening Except Sunday By \ THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. \ ’ . Incorporated i . v J /■ Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter o Dick D. Heller .1 «...—... President A. R. Holthouse- Editor J. H. Heller —— Vice-President JC. Ek Holthouse Treasurer Subscription Rates: J ' V - By Mail in Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, |6; , Six months, $3.25; .3 months, $1.75. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, / $7.00; 8 months, $3.75; v 3 months, .$2.00. By Carrier, 25 cents per week. Sirigle copies, 5 cents.

- den, tawton Collins tacoinmends ektra monthly for American soldiers who are fighting in Korea. Congress should ajrprove the/boost in pay, for as the Geheralysays, “it’s long overO 0 L_ Ten more houses will be built by the McMillen Home Corp., in a new addition adjoining Master Drive in the northwest part of town. The houses will be available to Central Soya Company employes and will be the i- ; - first units in a plan that calls for approximately 45 new homes in this modern tad ever increasing heme development project. Decatur on its homes. ' o- Qi ? ~ T . U’s the unusual that makes the n<'v.s, according to the old adage, which certainly applies to the Case of ai New York man. A‘ millionaire in his own right, he gave away his fortune and dropped ; a\yay I from the public eye. Biit try ’ r. \ | * A’ ’ j ■ \ v as hpdid; he Couldn’t remain pooir, |for His sister willed him $650,000. is he 'the only man who doesn’t ’ dare for the greenbacks? •I ' H; ■ . . :- f -.... >' —= o O- ' The annual Chatnber of Corta me rec membership drive will he launched next Tuesday at a breakfast kick-off event. This civic and business organization promotes community good, It sparky the reta:l shopping market, creates, kales stimulus and helps ip the daily effort to make Decatur a better ptaoe*fn»»whldh to live. And •. » '' /' i 1 ’ I ' aS a whole, a Chamber of Com* including ours, is'jdst as!good as the members The C, of C. needs yog. \ —-o-— A V' County and city law enforcement authdritiep will enforce Gov. * GCli.icker’s Order agains.t the operation of slot machines and other gambling devices. ’ Operation of these devices is banned th the . city and cdunty, the officials -anin a j<j>int statement. The Older is fa? reaching; in that (all / fofins of elianpe, including puncih / beards are: forbidden. Gov. Schricker stated that if local authorities -failed to enforce the Sx 4»aw, state police and excise of: A ficers wTnildi take over. (The drive is staterwidfc pnd since operation - ' of these gambling devices is uhI lawful, the point is in favor of observance of ■the law. Nation-wide .V a drive is also bcing-rnade against. '' a r I: J a-. < '■ ■ ■

Doctors Battle Blindness IT is estimated that 22,(h)0 people became blind each year. For spine of these nothing caii be done. On the other hand, it is equally certain that a si tabic number could have retained their sight had proper measures been taken in time.„ The battle against unnecessary-idindns-ss has lAen most tih in cases that are caused by "infection;. More than one-fifttl of the sightless: people in the United States today owe t2ieir handicap to this cause. bu|t ■over the past 40 years, great strides have - been made in reducing blindness due to infection.i Prompt treatment for venereal disease and the use of silver nitf-ite/ in the eyes of newborn-infipts Xare the twci. sac - tors contributing the most to this gratifying result. One out of- 10 easels- df blindness is due to injury; Hare, too, much has been dine, with the result that there dgel today one-fodrth fewer cases Thom this cause than there were lb years ago. This decrease has been Attributed to regulations governing the use of . air rilles by children and controlling the pale of fireworks. It hatT been Estimated thfit ’ about 88.W© eye Injuries |bt'cuj* eiich year > hnij that each year febwut. 1000 children, lose tlip sig lit of at least one eye as. a result pf unsjupervised play. Boys litre three times as many injuries as |tirls. Parents must Keep in mind these dangers to eyesight by/controlling their childrens play* activities. - ■■ /, , : • ■! ■

the slot machine racket, although in local cases there was no hookup with outside organizations or operators. 4 ' V o— —o—■—■ ■ . Not A Luxury:— Members of the staff of experts of the House-Senate Economic Committee suggest in a report on combatting inflation, that’ meat might well be taxed as a luxury, since it is, they said, in reality a luxury .food. r Admittedly there are \ times when we get the idea that meat is in the luxury price class. But the average) American has been fed to maturity on a diet which includes meat at least as regularly as any other one kind of food. The fact that meat is a rate treat in the diets of peoples in many other lands does not alter the American’s attitude toward it. « ’ . We do' not want to adopt other people’s ideas, of luxury. It i's much better for us and for the world to tfy to spread abroad our own standards of ordinary living. In certain lands, it might be remembered, the simple privilege of keeping one’s head on his shoulders is regarded as a luxury. ■ w _o—_ !. Buying Abroad:— When travelers to Europe budget - their funds, they plan on spending abqut one-tenth of their money for shopping, and ' usually ere not tempted to go above that •_ I • 5 . amount, according to conclusions froin customs'records. It is, estimated that European travelers returned last year with goods amounting to, $26.5 million. ' With SSOO wdrth the limit which - \ k - . i I can he brought info this country duty-free, most Americans stay wellj.below that limit. Fort y-seven per cent of the returning travelers bring back less than slbo worth each. While wealthy ;■ travelers buy clothes, jewels and perfume, those with less to spend use their funds for such things as w’atches, glassware, china and cameras. Since the tourist business is'J one of the /nost lucrative to the countries abroad, they might profit by following American advertising tactics. By so doing they might tempt Americans to buy rioreiand thus advance their own prosperity. We have little or nothing to fear from this competition, The average\ American’s trips abroad are few, while his trips to his local stores! are many.

An eye\. condition known as glaucoma, is responsible for about one-eighth of the, cases of blindness. In this disorder, there is an increase in the pressure of the fluids in the eyeball. As the life span increases', "the number of eases of glaucoma terids to grow larger, since it is a disease of middle-aged and elderly persons. Unfortunately,/ the treatment of this condition is not completely satisfactory. and there is need for further study to find the cause of this disorder. However early diagnosis and adequate treat merit , increase the likelihood of .preventing the loss of eyesight. This condition causes headaches,A and the persons affected see I colored rings around lights. Whenever a person has an eye examinationA it is important that the ’pressure in the eyeball be tested so that glaucoma, if it i> rii\esent,( may be diagnosed early anti promptly treated. ’ Attention to the matters mentioned will go far in reducing the dumber of cases of blindness. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS J.W.P.: Does influenzal meningitis usually leave the patient soin.t* is it possibly tri get it a second time? I Answer: influenzal meningitis may result An sonid permanent damage to the nervous system, but not in all cases. It ife advisable to have the persbn ; examined from time io time. I know of no evidence that the condition recurs. j \

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| Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE 0— 0 ’ Q. Should a person who holds a Ph.D. degree always be addressed as “Doctor”? ' The title of ‘‘Doctor’* for a Ph.D. is rarely if ever, Used in social-circles, unless the affair, is in some way associated with the honor he has gained. However, if he uses tho degree professionally, he is always “Doctor.” Q. When a man is, living in a strange town and marrying a gif who lives in that town, whom should he ask to be his ushers? A. He may first ask any of his: own friends if he thinks they will make the trip or choose from the bride’s circl'b of friends. Q. Is it proper for a girl’s escort to “tell her that her slip is showing? A. Certainly, and only a prude would rekent it. A girl should appreciate being told. \ ‘ -4- <— O j Q . ! Household Scrapbook j By ROBERTA LEE ! O O Oven Too Hot When the oven is very ,hot and one is afraid that the contents of

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CHAPTER FORTY UP IN HER room, after Erron. had gone, Jennet knelt by the window. “Not Peter. No, not Peter." She kept repeating it. She put her face down into her hands. “You will be the stars to me, the moon, the whisperings of the forest, the founds of running streams.. The trembling in her quieted. “Peter would not fight my people!" She would never forgive Erron Piers for saying it She had not missed the look he had given her. She would punish him. Next time he came she 'would make herself very provocative, turn his stupid head—then put him in his place. \ Erron came/ a few -evenings later, and Jennet greeted him with her most entrancing smile. She wore the gray nun-like dress but she had brightened it with ribbon bows at neck and wrists and tied her curls with a band to match. A soft flush was on her cheeks; every now and then she looked at Erron And then quickly away, with some confusion in her manner. It was Becky, tonight, who seemed to sit apart. ,Jennet did not Suggest that Becky sing; instead she went to they piano, sat down on the stool, arranged her skirts with a little to-do, and asked over her shoulder, "What song, Erron, would you like to hear?" “What is she up to now?” wondered Quint. He did not know she was punishing Erron. He took it for what it appeared to be—the girl was falling in love With the boy. And one needed only to see the way Erron looked at her to know he was in love with her. He had been, from the first time he’d met her. While Jennet sang. Quint let his thoughts dwell on his old dream of enterprise, which he had not done for a long time. Now it embraced these two young people, who would go on with what he had built. Their children, after them! With his new boldness Erron had got up from his chair to stand beside Jennet at the piano. When she finished he said, a little huskily,' "Thahk you, Miss Jennet. I liever heard a bird sing any sweetdr.’* < , She turned slowly on the stool. Now was the time to begin the punishing—a cold, haughty glance, a turned shoulder... ■ But at that instant the night was split and shaken by the roar of exploding cannon shot Quint sprang to His feet Becky gave a cry of terror, cohered her face.’ ’■\' ' • ' •

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the casserrole will cook too quickly, place a piece, of waxed papei under the casserole cover, and this will lessen\ the speed of the cooking. ’ 'A ' Silver If one drops the silver that has been ■'used on eggs into a pan of salt water the minute they come from the table, they are less likely to be discolored. \ Q_ —o I 20 YEARS AGO I I TOQ4Y o— g April 6. -Theestate tax board will reconsider order for proposed building of Scheimann bridge at cost of $30,000. King George of England is suffering from , laryngitis. - The Chicagomayoralty election wifi be held tomorrow, Thomson vs Cermak. The campaign has been hot. • J ' - The United States entered World War one 14 years ago today. \ Harley Anderson has arm broken wlfen his motorcycle, overturned near Bellmont park. I William ’ Keppert sworn in as Adams County commissioner to succeed' the late John ,G. Hoffman. Democrat Want Ads Bring Results

Erron caught at, Jennet's arm. He looked at Quint “From the fort across—it’s close too.” “They are , bombai ding — us?” Quint’s anger choke' I his voice. His face was white. “We’d best get these girls into the woods —out of their range,” said Erron. “I am not going td hide in the woods!” cried Jennet drawing from Erron’s hold. "Like a coward!" Erron ignored the withering look she threw him. “Fet :h a wrapone for Miss Becky, too. Quick—we’ve hot much tipi? before the next shot comes." Quint spoke, sternly. “Do as he says. ’Tis common s4nse to take shelter!" Toby had come in. his mouth working, his hands fumbling with his pistol. Behind him were two drovers who were staying the night at the tavern. Quint instructed them to get blankets from, the bunks in the taproom. He went to his office, came back with his pistol. But he gave it to Erron. “It’s of more use in your two hands.” He said it with a grim bitterness. They had just got into the woods when the cannon thundered again. They could hear others in the woods, voices, the snapping of dead, twigs under groping footsteps, sometimes a muttered curse. At long last there was a blast of the cannon from Fort Tompkins. But only one. There was some shouting from around the Rock and then quiet there. \ “The defense Kane boasts over!" said Quint scornfully. But at regularly timed intervals the assault continued from the other side of the river. "It's to cover a crossing somewhere, likely,” said Erron. The yard ? His hand closed over Quint’s pistol; he moved to go to the yard. But there were ehough there to guard it —he was needed more here. Jennet was here. Suddenly Jennet cried, “Aladdin! I forgot him! Oh, if—if the shed is struck..." She started to dart forward, but Erron caught her arm, pulled her roughly back. “Stay here—l’ll; go." She did not want to be indebted to him and it was intolerable to let him order her around so. But he was off before she could protest, lost to sight in the dark. Then came the flare of the cannons, a deafening explosion, then a great trembling of the trees around them, the ground under their feet. Jennet caught Quint’s arm. ’"lf I/\ ‘ ■

Commission Named For Welfare Probe Plan Investigation Os Indiana's Setup Indianapolis. Apr. 6 —JUP) — A staie: legislative welfare commission created the 1951 general assembly was ready today' to begin tan in vestigation of Indiana’s welfare 'setup. '■ \ Six ; Hoosier ’lawmakers, three name<i by Lt. Gov. John A. Watkins quid th\ee by house speaker AV. O| Hughes, were appointed Jo the commission yesterday. Hughes said he was “sure this committee will do everything possible |ptaee to it that the chislers are detain from the public welfare rols ta at all available assistance '|o given to the .really deserving “If .Ihere is dirty linen to be washed,'* Hughes said,; tathis committee will wash it.” Hughes' appointments were Reps.t\y,illiam O. Brown, Sullivan, a Democrat, and B. Davis, Munc|e,: and Norman Neely, Bloonjington. Republicans. Davis was tadtaor of the bill creating the commission. \ : Watkips appointed Sen. John Bluiiti Little York, and Walter A. Banta, East Chicago, both Democrats,. and Republican D. Russell Bontrager, Elkhart. <, Earlier yesterday, Watkins aner corn missions created by the recent state legislature. He riamed Anson Thomas of ' the A Indiana fa rm bureau and state Sen. Cecil McConahay. Indianapolis, to the tax stu<|y commission. Setos. Roy Contriui, Monitcello. amt tack tJ’Grady, Terre Haute, were named totahe Korean war bonus commissidn.. kill | ■ Cost Os Living Wage Increase For 2,000 z 41 - . . South 'Bend. Ind., April 6—(VP) Sonjc i.ooo-Oliver Corp, employes had a itaw twO-year contract extension today that called for coat <>f living:; w age increases of five cents an hojir.'. The! contract, between the company and local 112 of the farm eijuipjht ht council of the \ United Eleqjrjjitar workers, als*o provided annual four'-cent .hburly pliy boosts fbr factory workers and quarterly adjustfnitbts based on the bureau of llib|>r stattatics’' price index. \ Japanese merchant marine shipp an npw authorized to enter the ports bf 39 countries.

he’s killed... I’ll never ...”, Quint did not know Ivhethen she meant Erron fir the horse, and Jennet, at the moment, could notVhave told him. if' he had asked her. But very soon Erron appeared, ler Aladdin. He put the halter rot ,ui; Jenhet’s hand. “Hit close, that on;e," he said to Quint. “Thank you,” said Jennet, after a mome.pt.; He was standing at her side again. "Thank you,” she repeated, as if she had not said enough. | - Suddenly the night - sky was turned aflame; the river, reflecting it, appeftred afire. With ope detonation following another, inferno seemed, let loose. \ Jennet caught Erron’s ' arm. “What, is it?” Her eyes were straining ahead through the trees. “Can’t see for sure but looks like them magaZine'd blown up." "Then they can’t shoot at us any more ?" ! / Suddenly quiet fell. The red died slowly but of the sky. They returned to the, tavern. Erron helped Jennet put the horse in his stall. Tn the kitchen she said, “I’ll make coffee. For all of us—come, Becky, and help 1 .” .- I " ■ “It’ll taste mighty good, goin' dqwn, miss,” said the yobnger of the two ■ drovers. He stood close beside Becky, a proprietary air in his manner. “This little girl, here, is shakin* like she had the ague. ’. Quint! and Erron went outside to look over the property. The coffee was ready, hot and strong, when they came in. A part of the bank over the Handing nad been gouged out, craters left in the road in. front pf the tavern, but that was the most damage they had found, near by. , Erron said he’d go on to the yard. He was still thinking that a crossing might have been made farther down the river, though he did not speak of it. 1 “Just one cup of coffee?" urged Jennet. ; She no longer presented the glamorous figure she had made of herself at the start pf the evening; her hair Was disarranged, her skirt tom where it had caught on the undergrowth in the woods, a smudge of wood-black from the fire streaked one cheek. BiK Er-, ron’s look at her said she was beautiful:in his eyes; her own fell before it; and now it was no affectation. “Sorry,, Miss Jennet But I want to sep what’s ■ may be happened at the yard.” ' Be Continued) <\ J'V .

Goal' ..— -$10,551.00 Previously reporteds6,9B4.96 Decatur Res\ Zone No. 9, ' Mrs. Glen Hill. Chr. _._l. tars. Prank BohnkeJ_ 19.00 Stuckey 3,50 Mrs. Marie Wynn 22.86 tars.' L. E Archbold Mrs. Ralph Simmerman To'al Zone No. 9 60.36 Decatur lltar. Zone No 17, \ Mrs. Russell Acker, Chr. Add'l. by Mrs. Watson I Maddox _-_l 10.00 William Kauffman, Sec. 32, Blue Creek Twp\ 7.00 Victor Grove sec. 1, Kirkland' Twprl3.oo Wfßjam Zaiigg, Sec. 5, Blue Xlrepjk Twp. 10.00 J. Robert Myers, Sec. 5, Jefferson Robert Braun Sec? ; 21, Kirkland Twp.lo.oo Mrs. Jennie V. Painter, Sec. 27, Blue Creek Twp. 10.00 E. E. ,Witah% Sec. 29, St. Marys Twp. r ,___ $;00 Decatur Emblem Club 10.00 '■l IJ. ' Totul — J—L_57,122.82 Two Maintain High K Average In Quarter Muncie, Ind. ' April\ 6.--Two Adams cyounty .students at Ball State Teachers College maintaining an A average dufing the winter quarter ata Miss Marcile Sprunger of Berne and Miss Jeap Marie Everett of Pleasant Mills. 1 Both are seniors. Miss.Sprunger is a member of Omega Sigma Chi sorority. Elementary club. Girl.', club, arid Kappa Delta Pi, national Miss Everett is treasurer of Commerce club, secretary of Pi Omega fraternity, and a member of I\appa Delta Pi. Democrat Want! AGs Bring Results

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\ SALE CALENDAR VPR. 7 —1:00 p. m. Ted Bentz, sputh of Bobo on road 101 located 4 mi. E. of Decatur on Piqua road, then mi. N. on road 101 or 2% mi. N. of Pleasant Mills on road 101. General farm sale. Roy & Ned Johnson & Melvin Liechty, aucts. ' , APR. 7—45:30 p. m. IRON LUNG BENEFIT AUCTION, Hoagland 1 School Gym, Hoagland. Miscellaneous merchandise. Ellenoerger, Meric*, and Bohnke, aucts. , APRIL 7—William E, Crawl, on Highway No. 30 at Atwood, Ind. An Attractive Suburban Honie and 4 acres of Land. v Realty Auction Co., J. F. Sanmann, Auctioneer. APRIL\I0 —C. S. Graham, 5 mi. S. E. of Huntington, Ind. Well ImprovJ. ed 192 Acre Stock and Grain Farm and Complete line of Livestock, Hay and Grain and New »Machinery and Farm \ Equipment. 10:30 A. M. Midwest Realty Auction C.o, J. F. Sanmann, Auctioneer. APR. 11—12:80 p. m. Fred Banker,\ 10*mi. W. of Van Wert, Ohio on U. S, 80. Or 2 ml. N. end 1 mi. W, iff Cbnvoy, Ohio, or 25 miles East of Fort Wayne on U. S 30 Cattle, hogs and corn? picker. Roy & Ned Johnson and Melvin Liechty, Aucts, APR. 12—Kenneth kimmel, 2 miles W. and mile S. of Rockford, O. \. 'B2 acre farm, 8 room house. '2 p. rii. EST. Purdy and Cisco, aucts. ta ' J . - \ APR. 12 —;l:30 p. m. Wm. Bell, 13th street & Nuttman Avenue at the junction of roads 224 and 27, Decatur, Iqd. Bellmont Service Station and Restaurant building and land. Roy & Ned Johnson and Melvin Liechty, aucts. ; I APRIL 12 —Clarence Aldrich, 4 ini. E. -of LaGrange, Ind. Well Improved 160 Acre Farm. 1:30 P. M. jMidwest Realty Auction Co, J. F. Sanmann, Auctioneer. > APRIL 14—1:00 p. t m. Henry Swygart. Exec. George Hlndenlang, Sr. | 5 mi. E. of Decatur or 1% mi. W. of Indiana-Ohio state line on south side of Road No. 224. 20 acres. T. D. Schiefer- “ stein, Auct. APR. 21 —1:30 p. m. EST. The Geyer Heirs, 4 miles north and. 3’4 miles West of Convoy, Ohio, 11 miles northwest of Van Wert on U. t S. road No. 30 and then ’4 mile, west. 184 aci*es in 3 tracts. Roy S. Johnson and Son. aucts. I, DEMOCRAT WANT APS BitlNG RESULTS

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