Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 161, Decatur, Adams County, 10 July 1951 — Page 4

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it’s embarrassing enough to Hoosiers to have Senator Jenner* in Washington, much' less as governor of the state. j V —o -o— Whatever became of the fellow who was going to live at the bottom of Schafer lake until taxes were reduced? \ < ——o o- ' \ The Ohio gubernatorial race may be the highlight of the 1952 state elections. According to the political wiseacres, Sen. John Bricker is figuring on being the Republican candidate and Democrats want the popular Michael DiSalle as their standard bearer. Bricker may back out, for he is not anxious to meet the federal controls chief in a typical all-out Buckeye state contest. L . . 7 °’ - We doubt if Doc Gallop can name with finality, the team that will win the pennant in the American baseball league. The Chicago White Sox again head the list, with Boston snapping at their heels and the Yankees pulling up a strong third. In less time than it takes, for this comment to ap- , 7 ' petrr< in print, the standing may be changed. Ho'v positive are you in your opinion about the league winner? ■’ ' o—r-00 —r-0 The •’ annual meeting of the county chapter of Rep Cross will be held next Mor day in the circuit court room of the court e hobse. Judge B. Adams, county chairman, makes a special p’ea_Jik citizens: to attend the pieeting at which directors and of* fleers Wifi be named. There should be/ a good turn-out, for the Red Croks cannot cary on its humanitarian work unless it has the support of citizens. The Red truss is you, your neighbor and friends.. - Credo—"l Believe": — $ J Editorially,. the Jburnal-Ga- ~ zette chutions agajnst a let-down in. the nations preparedness effort, should peace come in Korea. The newspaper says: “You don’t bring the fire department : heme until the flip is out.’* — Expanding on this thought, the editorial writer says: “There has beep too much polltics with regard to the war.* Everyone ought to think of it on the basis of patriotism, not paiti- - sanship. . i ' ] “Let’s figure out as Americans T ■ ■ii , ■ ' ~ • what the country do to pro.

Poliomyelitis Following Removal Os Tonsils

-THERE ,is perhaps no disease . which parents fear' more than i 1 oliomyelitis, and justly so. sine". i in its severe form, none can be ’ more crippling to children. As the , —. season for its worst outbreaks approaches, it is well to consider again what is known of this dis J cider. < Recently, the virus which causes polio has been isolated, a, scien- , t?fic triumph which gives hope i tl at before long a vaccine may be developed to prevent it. 'lt has beenv-pretty well esta'»’■shed that polio is passed from one child to another, though it often appears to skip about erratically because of tpe many mild and unrecognized ,cases, which can, however, gjive rise to dangerous cases in susceptible youngs*ers. it is a good rule to keep children out of crowds during the summer months. jr Thp first symptoms of the ease may be those of an ordinary cold. There tea general feeling of tiredness, arid later the. child develops a stiff neck and severe headache. Fever is usually present end the child has trouble sitting IP- i -' As a rule, diagnosis is confirmed in its early stage by removing some of the spinal fluid and making a laboratory test to determine whether or not a spinal infection 13 present. Later, severe muscular aehes and cramps develop, followed by painful paralysis. Deformities occur because muscles

tect herself, not how it Is going > to affect the political standing of this leader or that one. “No one, Democrat or Republican, is entitled to. play politics with the security of our great land. \ v * “America has been good to her people and they must show their gratitude by doing whatever she requires them to dp in time of crisis.” \ 1 \ I To which all Americans can answer, Credo. , —o -o ' 5 \. I Electing A Mayor: — The eaiiof ot inis newspaper received a copy of an address made by Ernest T, Weir, Chairman of tlie National Sfeel Corporation, Pittsburg, Pa. It was read with interest. The concluding paragraph touches on city government and reads as follows: “So long as his motives are right, the public not only accepts tut welcomes the business leader in the political field. The closer he is to the people and the better they know him the more true this is. For example: Weirton. West] \ Virginia, the home of Steel Company, became a citw just four years ago. It has at population of over 25,000. At the urging of many citizens!, Mr. Mill-! sop, the president \of Weirton Steel Company, decided to be a candidate for mayor. Some of his friends told him he was putting himself out on a limb. They thought it unwise and perhapsi dangerous for the head of thq largest company in the district Urun for political office.' Well, th< y people of Weirton did not thihk so. They electedMiim by a 5 to 1 majority.<The city has since been Operated on what is probably ihe /most business like basis of any municipality in the country. Just a few weeks agfts.the primary was held in the secona municipal elec-; tfoit Mr. Millsop was. again a candidate and he received more i ■ \ ' ' ! ■ than 87 per cent of the total votes . cast. The people of Wefrton know that he has only one interest in the job and that is to give'Weirton tlie cleanest, most economical government possible. And that is| kind of leadership the peo ? pie want. The fact thaf he is fhq community’s biggest businessman . has prqved no handicap at the polls.” ’ Mr. Weir his tallg w'lth this observation] “We cap only have good goverpmeqt J 1 j i • \ ■| * thrpugh good politics!.” I . * . ■" zj . ■■ 1m;- . ■ \ ;

opposing the ones paralyzed distort the body parts into odd positions. [ f \ A recent study of 3709 bases offers what may be valuable hints to parents. Os these cases, 21 contracted the disease within ■ a after removal of the child’s t'msils, and 18 others within a period of two to three months after this operation. Twelve of the first group and four of the second had what is called the bulbar type of infantile paralysis, a type in which the brain stem is affected and the patiept has trouble in breathing and becomes unconscious. Comparison studies show that the ri&k off developing infantiler paralysis was three tiineis as great in those paving undergone 'tonsillectomy as in those not having had the operation, and the risk of developing the bulbar or brain stem type of infection was eleven times \as -great. [ ' >■ , . Although the number of cases studied is not too great, it is significant that tonsillectomy may increase the risk of> infection during the poliomyelitis season, and tiiat it increases the chances of developing the bulbar or severe form of poliomyelitis during this period. QUESTIONS AND AJMSWESrS C.S.: Could a trichomonas infection become serioys? j Answer: Csual|y -t .trichomonas infections do not become serious r ; ' J

• 1 ■ 1 ■■■ ■-—— 0 20 YEARS AGO TODAY p o July 10.—Bernard Clark resigns : i.s manager of the Decatur Coun- ; tiy club and Charles Waddell of Chicago is named by Paul Schultb, , owner, to take charge. Anderson & Company have a crew of 34 pushing work on the new post office building in Deca • \ i Some one stole J. M. Brinker’s . cork arm from his car while narked in Monroe. Calvin Coolidge observes 59th. birthday quietly and announces he 1 is planning a tour of Europe. The G. E. band, Dave Rice, ■ leader, pleases /large crowd at . public concert. I I D. W. Beery will leave tomorrow for Los Angeles, Calif., to join - Mrs. Beery, who has been there several weeks and where they will reside permanently. -V~ • 0 - o I Modern Etiquette | | B> ROBERTA LEE | 0 0 Q. Is it proper to use the telephone to acknowledge receipt of a gift? | A. This is not considered / good form. The receipt of a gift by mail always calls for a personallywritteu note of appreciation. Q. When leaving a person to whom you have just been intro- j duced. and that person says, “I am glad to have met you,” what should your response be?\ A. “Thank you” is sufficient. Or, if you can say so sincerely, you may reply, “Thank you. I hope 1 shall see ou again soon.” Q. Shouldn’t a hostess wait until all her guests have arrived before serving cocktails? A. No, this isn’t at all necessary. . ; _ x Adams County Schools Visited By Officials Hansel Foley, bounty superintendent of schools, and Mrs. Marie Ringle, district supervisor, visited several Adams county schools today. It is understood that several schools are planning new home economic classes next fall ami tliesd courses must be approved by the county district heads. Production and manufacture, cf helium gas is a monopoly o; the U. S. government. Observance of July 4 as a national holiday was started in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1777.

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE “HOWDY, TONTO,’* Overby said. "You’ve been around.” \ Tonto grinned and then caught the implication. He looked sharply ,at Overby, who stared impassively .back at him. There was meaning here, Tonto knew, more than a casual greeting. He fished tn his pocket for paper and pouch, standing easily, giving Bart Overby every chance to make .the next 'move, if such there was to be. A slight shadow passed over Overby’s face but his voice remained.casual. “You’ve been all over Avrillo.” "Buying supplies, seeing the town. It don’t look any' better in the daylight.” "So!” Overby’s brows arched. "Now that surprises me, Tonto. I judged you would have a keen eye for beauty—little vine-covered cottages with a picket fence around ’em, for instance.” Tonto smoothed out the cigaret , tube. He remembered that the door had been partially open when Ruby \ had .kissed him. He could not recall any place where Eart Overby might have been hidden, but he had been somewhat blinded at the time by his own confusion. He decided Bart might be guessing a good deaf, and that the town gossip had already spread. \"lt was a nice place,” he conceded equably. I “I found it so,” Bart answered.. He had • imperceptibly stiffened. "Will you let strange beef graze on your best Slash S range, Tonto?” "Hardly," he answered. Overby nodded and a touch of steel crept into his voice., “I thought so. As I said, I like that vine-covered cottage.” ' Tonto blew-smoke through his hose, and his mouth set a little. He glanced at Pete, who kept a religious distance at the far end of the bar. Tonto turned back to Overby. \ quit riding in a circle, Bart? You’re telling me to stay away from Ruby. You’re staking claim.” "That’s saying it direct and hard,” Overby answered with a tight smile. ‘T don’t think either of us likes trouble.” “You make it sound like a threat, Bart.”’ “Take it how you like.** ’t’onto drew a deep breath. "Bart, I helped a lady home with some heavy bundles. She fixed a meal that was a heap better than Maymc Garver’s, and there was less gossin. We talked. I had a '•L J ■

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; Household Scrapbook j By ROBERTA LEE j t— i Softening Butter If the | butter is too haj-d to spread easily, turn a heated bowl or pan upside down over the butter dish for a few minutes. . This will thoroughly soften the butter without melting it. The bowl or pan can.be heated by putting boiling water into it. The Cold Drink The cold drink should not be sweetened too m,uch. The purpose t f the drink is to quench the thirst, and a very sweet drink will only induce thirst. Caserhent Windows If you have casement windows in yolrr home, oil the Hinges occasionally in order to prevent squeaking and rusting. x Mine Union Official Dies At Terre Haute Terre Hautte, Ind., July 10.— (UPi—Services wil be tomorrow for Curtis Nicholson, GO, vice-pres-ident of district 11, United Mine Workers of America. Nicholson, who had his first mining job in a ! Bicknell coal field, died yesterday in his home.

cigaret. We come back up here. That was it.” Bart searched his face. “I believe you,’’ he said. “I I might do it again, Bart.” “I wouldn’t. Like I said, trouble “You make a mistake when you use a threat, Bart. I get stubborn. Others have tried it.” Overby pushed away from the fear in a swift, angry move. Tonto ivaited impassively and Overby leaned against the mahogany again. He smiled but there wasn’t much warmth in it. ’-; v “Let’s leave it as it stands, Tonto. You had a visit, and. no harm done. I don’t like it/ but let that pass—this time. That puts the deal-up to you.” He moved around and Tonto walked away to the batwings and through them. Tonto was not a man who ran from trouble nor, on the other hand, was he one who deliberately sought it. He returned to the Slash S with the feeling that he had skated Oyer thin ice and only sheer luck had prevented it from breaking beneath him. He had learned many things and he saw, once he bad a chance to think it over, that he had made, surprising progress. He was a sworn deputy of the county with a free hand to search fob Rick’s killer. He now had all the known facts of the murder in his hands, the drawback being that the trail was two years old. Os equal importance,' though Tonto could not yet see its full connection, was the > relationship between Bart Overby and Ruby Sevier. Bart was under direct suspicion for Rick’s killing, there could be no missing that. Ruby and he were close, and Tonto recalled her warning the first night she had met him. He remembered, and puzzled over it. v If she were protecting Eart, the warning was explainable to a certain extent. But she must have known that Bart would hear of Tonto’s visit to her, place. She would know that Bart would react just as he did and that there would be tension between the two men. Any way Tonto looked at that, he could see no protection for Bart. The two actions nullified each other and made Ruby’s motives dark and uncertain. Tonto’s attention' now centered on her. He would like to know more about her, from whence she had come, her background. Why had she iHeaaH him? Ha waa aJLax.. ; ’ i! -.' ■ J ‘ ' i .

11 11 1 I IN SERVICE J&A Completes Leave Cpl. John E. poan completed a ■;°-day'leave from the U. S. Marines and yesterday returned to Great Lakes, 111. for physical examination and reassignment. Cpl. Doan, who a purpleJieart from the Korehn war, was the first. Korean • cteran to join the Adams cpuniy chapter of D.A.V. - J \ Billy Arnold Home Pvt. Billy Arnold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Arnold, of Kirkland township, was a weekend visito- ; t liis parents’ home. For the past several months Pvt. Arnold has been a patient in the Camp Breck,’hridge, Ky., Hiqspital where he\ v.as taken following a near-fatal shooting accident when the blank cartridge from another soldier’s lisle exploded within Arnold 1 . Ai ter several operations and many luood transfusions during the several months since the accident. Arnold Aslowly recovered until he was able to make the weekend v'sit. It is expected he will be cunfined to the hospital for several weeks yet. ’ < ’ 7; - j

tied by the thought that the partially open door might have been deliberate, that she knew Bart Overby was somewhere around and would see. But what answer could Tonto give to that ? None, really, except that which flattered his male vanity. His thoughts lingered pleasantly there a moment, but he rejected it. Ruby was direct and forthright. The kiss niight have been an honest impulse, oppnly and honestly obeyed. But there was always the chance that it was not. Bart Overby’s warning was full of implications. ‘ \ “ One thing Tonto clearly saw by now—the trail to Rick’s killer was not direct and open. There was more here than the attempt of a guilty person to escape the penalty of his act. There were others who fitted into the picture, whose motives were only dimly perceived, who had played mysterious roles in that killing two years before. Tonto thought of Vic Eller’s surprising suspicion of Ad Gilpin. It didn’t make much sense at first ( gjance. Gilpin was a talkative gambler, fawning and ingratiating. He might kill, but he would prefer other means. ~ p '[ Work on the Slash S pushed all else aside! for the time being. Two days after Tonto’s return from town, a cloudburst washed out a section of fence. Following some diabolical Sixth sense, a herd of Slash S beef found it and scattered out over Quarter Circle J range. Frick set some of the crew to repairing the-fence while others went after the strayed beef. Tonto asked Frick to ride, with him to Quarter Circle headquar-. ters. Frick stared sharply at him, and seemed on the point of refusing. Then? with last growled instructions to the crew, he heck- 0 reined his horse and pulled up beside Tonto. "It only takes one of us,” he said. 1’ "Sure, but the ride beats chousing cows out of the brush. I • thought you’d like it, and the boys can handle the job.” Frick said nothing more. He bore only the faintest trace of the bruises Tonto had left, but his attitude had not changed. He still remained surly and reticent, avoiding Tonto. But his work was welldone and there could be no complaint on that score. Nevertheless, his surliness was an irritating thing, an annoyance that in time would affect the crew. . . Sjb CnntinuadJk

Statement of Condition of the ’ AaTIOMAL AITONOBILK ANB CASUALTY JYBIRANCK CO, Loh Angeles, California 639 So. Spring St. On the 31st Day :of December, 1?50 JOHN Q. AIcCLIIRE, President O. W. MOORE, Secretary Amount of Capital paid up •$ 1,000,000.00 GROSS ASSETS OF COMPANY llyal Estate Unincumbered ,'... v | 817,730.27 Mortgage Loans on Real j Estate (Free from any prjor in-, cumbrance) $ Bonds** 1 (Amortized) c Value j ...$ ,8,508,620.00 Stocks***' (Book Market >. j ; ICtish in Banks (On in- * tercet and N7>t on In- ( terest) & in. Office 933,254.31 Accrued Securities ((Interest! and Reits Etc.) ..„v J Oilier Securiti;es .. .Y-ylaa. Automobiles & Office Equipment ;..,L$ 201,871.20 Deposits & Reinsurance Reco/yerable. . ...3 149,134.31 Advances & Stamp Fd...s 17,773.09 Premiums and Accounts due and in process of ’ -i collection ...J $ 1,402,589.37 Accounts ot-herwise ses cured . ... $ Bills & Accounts Receivable l. r .s 35,899.97 Stock, Pool .Deposits 4,486.00 Total Gr<*ss Assets ..$12,070,358.52 Deduct Assets Not Ad- J a miited i..i 266,477.44 Net Assets 11,803,881.08 LIABILITIES Reserve.or amount neci essary to reinsure outstanding, risks ....$ 4,041,965.■«! Losses llesistled $ 852,828.12 Losses adjusted and not] due $ 2,867,714.44 Losses ■ unadjusted and In suspense ...$ 495,387.24 Bills anl Accounts unpaid- . $ 38,732 1a Amount due and not due banks or other creditors :$ Other Liabilities qf the ’ Company xj-t $ 960,608.89 Total Liabilities ........$ Capital ~:J$ 1,000,000.00 Surplus 1,546,650.83 To4AL $11,803,881.08 State of Indiana, •' Offic'o of Insurance Commissioner 1, thie undersigned. Insurance Commissioner of Indiana, hereby certify Ahat the above is a correct copy of the Statement of the Condition of the above mentioned Company on the 31st day of December, 1950; as -*hown by tlie original statement and that the said original statement is now on file In this office]. In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto subscribe ny name and affix my official seajl, this Ist <lay of June 1951. SEAL j . Fraak. Vkhaaia, Insurance Commissioner. •If Mutual so mate. ••Strike but I'Mlook,” ‘ "Market”', dr Aniortiaed." •••Strike out “Book” or “Market.” JUNE 20— JULY 10 j, Statement of Condition of the \ AATIOAAL SI'METY < OKPOKATIOV New York 6. N.Y. 4 Albany Street \ Oh the 31st- Day of bei-ember, 1950 ELLIS 11. CARSON. President HENRY* HOWARD. Secretary Amount of KVipital paid up ]•s 7,500,000.00 GROSS ASSETS OF COMPANY Real Estate Unincum-, bered $ 450,001.00 Mortgage Loans on • Real Estate (Free from any prior incombrance) \ J:...;..$ fc. BotidM*’ (Book) Value ..$23,255,902.29 Stock »♦•• (Market) Value $19,526,593.19 Cash in Banks (On In- , terest and Not on Interest) $ 4,087,-447.94 Accrued Securities (Interest and Rents, Etc.) „$ 82,564.90 Other. ‘Securities $ - Rretniuins and Accounts due ■ anil in process of collection 2,.618,377.45 Accounts’otherwise se-l CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO TONTO and Friek rode severs miles without saying a word Tonto tried to decide upon som< opening that would not lead to ar argument Frick looked straight ahead over the horse’s ears, stubbled jaw truculently set. Tontc decided that,' directness was the only course. He signed Star, and Frick went oh ahead a few yards before he realized he rode alone. He looked startled, pulled up and waited for Tonto. The moment Tonto came even, he started on, again looking straight ahead. , “Has your job soured on you, Ken?” Tonto asked. \. Frick took his time in answering. "It’ll do, 1 reckon.” \ His thin lips snapped shut. "You were a good man, Ken. before 1 came on the ranch. I don’t thin£ Owen Bradley would have hired you if you weren'L Your work is still good. I got no augerment with it.” “Then ain’t I that enough?" Frick turned his head and glared at Tonto. Tonto bit his lip and waited. - \ < "No one hates that fight worse than ! do, Ken. 1 thought maybe we’d forget iL, You’re still segundb.” “That’s very big—” Frick started heatedly but caught himself and shrugged. “All. right, let’s have it that way. I’m segundo—you’re joss. 1 take your orders. What more do you want?” “I want you to get the sand out of your craw a>d act like a human,” Tonto snapped. “Forget the fight or get off the spread!” “I’ve forgotten the fight,” Frick said. “Then what?" Tonto glared at him. He wanted to get x?ff Star and put the bruises back on Frick’s face. It was an effort to regain control but he finally felt that he could speak without choking. "This is no good, Ken, and you know it. I figured you were a man who would listen. I thought maybe you and me could work this thing out between us]” “I’ve listened,” Frick said in a dead level voice that was like a door ; that had been slammed. “What next?” ( v \ “Maybe you’re right,” Tonto said tightly. “It just takes one on this ride.” r Frick wheeled his horse and used the spurs. • He cut away from Tonto, heading back toward strayed beef. Tonto pulled in, his face suffused and eyes narrowed to points. He half rose in the stirrups > then sank back again. He headed on to the Quarter Circle ranch alone. /

«KI» H'ty ' .. 4 **»yy ■ p .'ff V ’ 1 ■ I Er , k y ! -Ufa ■* x ■ | ‘ ; ***i»rGEN. MATTHEW RIDGWAY shows a cdpy of his agreement to talk truce with the Communists to New York's Gov. Thomas E. Dewey in the Dai ( Ichi building in Tokyo; Dewey tb on jfepur. (International Radiophoto)

- T-j ..——-4— — cured |$ 253,43*1.20 Total Gross Assets J 550,374,316.97 Deduct Assets Not Ad-. ■ . mitted i 375,936.42 Net Assets- 49,998,380.55 LIABILITIES VI Reserve or amount' nee-| \ i essary to reinsure out* standing risks „:..$14,308,<75.33 Losses due and unpaid j.s 0. 1 Losses adjusted and not . due j-l ?• • Losses unadjusted and • in suspense! .*..s .7,213,30p.!0a-: < Bills and Accounts un- - paid 3 86,00P.0q ' Amount due and not ( ,-! due banks or other - s j creditors 4 $ P' I Other Liabilities of tike r ; S ? Company 2,940,5« Total'Liabilities $24. . Surplus ’ TdTAL ...$49,»»8,3<0 j I , - ' ! . —M? , Rtate of Indiana,

HAMMOND BROS. r ON THE HIGHWAY TRUCKLOAD OF i RED & BLACK j RASPBERRIES SWEET & SOUR CHERRIES IN * 7 ? K ‘ . /- d WEDNESDAY EVENING 4 \ i ; Leave your orders today 0 . \ to assure delivery. Peaches and Pineapples for Canning 5.•?1.i1 ; ■ ■ •: i .

I It took the remainder as the day and ail of the next to Bind the last of the strayed Slash S e stock and head them back to the n home range. Tonto did not go t neaf the searchers while Frick *- remained in his mind like a burr o under a saddle. e That night, ' after supper / 1 over, Tonto walked into the filmks house ydth the crew. He sat>fn a mild poker game, lost a few dol- > lars. For a few hours he slipped - back into the old life of the bdhkl house and he was again a fOrty- . and-found puncher among those , of his kind. The Slash S mert lelt : it and responded. It was WitS regret that Tonto threw J In] ?his i cards and arose. Some of the -’xnen were already in their bunks. 4

He said "Good night" arotind and laid out the work for morrow in Frick’s absence. jHa stepped outside into the darkness, glanced up at the sky, weather fashion. The moon rode high over the dark hills and the stars were bright. A breeze moved the trees with a gentle sighing shUnd and the/ whole world seemed td be in a gentle slumber. Xt wasbne of those moments of rare beauty when a man can suddenly ‘peel himself a part of aIL that isfthe rhythm of his breath- the universal ryhthm. A man listens then, instinctively, as though faint and from afar off he might hear the Very harmony of the spheres. instead, there is the whisper of the wind, the gentle rustle of the leave# in a pulsing stillness that riiaydx 1 , perhaps, that very harrrjonyifne strives to hear. Movement then is sacriligious and. a rU4 n breathes shallowly lest he itep too quickly back into the hai’sh world of what is. Thoughts fi»w like a tide, unheeded, unwanted, but welcome. S And so they came in upon Tonto as he stood looking up at the moon. For a time there was; ; tio definite thought, then thoughts came, bringing the clear mental picture of Lois King. It was almost as if, magically, he had materialized her in the darkness before him. He see the sparkle of her violet eygs. the soft shadows that could creep into them. He felt the Warmth of that hauntingly slow smile fit hers, when the comers of $e mouth quivered first, moved, asd then the full glory of the smile had flooded him. He could nearly smell the clean perfume of hbr. His heart serried lifted dad cleansed. A dry branch snapped ilikaKa penny firecracker land -onto ar,' i ■

TUESDAY; JULY 10, 1951

"W Office of Insurance Commissioner s- J, the undersigned. Insurance :fe<4nmissioher of Indiana, hereby igertify that the above is a correct of the Statement of the Condition of the above mentioned Company on the 31st day of Dteceml,er, A!»50; as shown by the original ■lateinent iandrthht tbedaid original I statement is now on file in this Office. . f In Testimony Whereof, T hereMirito subscribe my name and affix official seal, this Ist day of June ►4 y 951. ' ■. II&EAL J ! 1 ' : • i I Frank J. Viehmann. Insurance Commissioner! V ‘lf Mutual Company so State, ii ••Strike out “Book”, “Market” or I JUNE 26— JULY 10 | <*AuioptLze<l.”. ; § •••Strike out “Book” or “Market.” I — — • ft The fruit of the cacao tree is | six to eight inches long and* each I pod has fivo roWs of the con> f mercially important cocoa beans..

nearly jumped. The web of moon magic was gone. A shadow moved nearby and a match flamed, disclosing Tex Jonas’ lean young face. The fight snapped out and the cigaret glowed brightly. . \ ' "Swell night, Tonto,” Tex said. \"Mmmmm,” i Tonto answered dryly. Tex came closer and he chuckled softly. ’ ' Sort of makes a man dream about his best girl.” Tonto stared at him in amazement but could see no more than [ the white blur of his face in the darkness. Best girl!' Lois King? it was something to think about. Tonto grinned at himself. Something for him to think about! Lois herself might have something to say. Tex’ cigaret glowed

i \ “Heard you stepped out some \ in Avrillo. She’s a mighty pretty i girt" “Who?”‘.!ronto said absently. “Ruby. She makes us all feel right at home at. the Golden but you and Overby’s the only ones she let Walk her home. How’d you do it, Tonto?” “Who told you?” •.‘Oh, word sort of got about Probably Mayme or someone watched you mighty close in Avrillo.'* Tex made a disgusted sound. “It’s a poor place for a . man to do any calling.” “Have Bart and Ruby been—sparking ?” Tonto said carefully. “You could eali it that. There's plenty of talk about them, but you can buy a dozen loose I tongues for a counterfeit peso in Avrillo.” I. ■ \ ’ “What do you think?” , “Me? Bart, and Ruby’s mighty close. They was before Rick came along. I heard he kinda spoiled the picture for awhile bpt, of course, that’s over now.” “Bart’s jealous?” “ "Mean jealous, I hear. 1 don’t think I’d want to find out personal, either. Bart’s quiet, but have you ever seen a rattler snoozing out in the sun?” “Sure.” “I don’t bother them \none,” k Tex continued, “unless I want to do some snake killing—which ain’t often. Same way with Bart. I’d sure like to go to Ruby’s house someday, but I don’t aim to die real young, i There’s other girls so* far as I’m concerned and Bart can stay happy.” r - J ■ \ / “I see what you mean,” Tonto said thoughtfully. IHe added, “Good night,” and walked toward the house. '■ ;i : V ]; 1