Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 245, Decatur, Adams County, 17 October 1951 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO., INC. EnUred at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter Dick D. Heller —- ——President ; A. R. Holthouse —, Editor J. H. Heller ------ ——----- Vice-President * Chas. Holthouse I — -_ ___ Treasurer \ Subscription Rates: < By Man In Adams and Adjoining Countlop: Ono year, $6; Six months, 13.25; 3 months, $1.75. I f v ' - V By Mail, beyond Adams* and Adjoining Counties; One year, - $7.00; 6 months, $3/75; 3 months, $2.00. By Carrier/ 85 cents per week. Single copies, 5 cents.

A Dates have already been announced for the Farmer’s Institutes that will be held in the county next January. Noted speakers will visit the institutes and the local committtees are arranging the details for these interesting, k community gatherings, / \ 1 ——o —» —o- ' In apsurprise move the House version of a tax bill was voted A down. 'How it is a gamble on what will be' done. There are two ‘courses which congress may per sue. The new bill may be higher, or congress may adjourn without voting additional] taxes this year. . <>• o y Jesse Jones, former head of the RFC, got rid of some bitter thoughts in his memoirs. He / delved deep in giving vent to his hate against Franklin D. Roosevelt. Jones should remember that ' isuch abusive attacks will bring a reply and that someone may make Mm the ’‘victim’' of their'memoirs. . i ' ~ O O— ' \ Gen. MacArthur spoke at’ the American Legion convention in. Miami today hnd yesterday viewed ’'the country’s biggest parade of Legionnaires. The fam- , ed general’s appearance at the . ' t. : - convention boosted the crowd, estimated at more than a quarter-of-a million. It is the thirty-third annual meeting of the veterans. —— o— —o - Directors of the Decatur Community Fund, hope to have sufficient .reports on the current drive ; by Thursdayjevening to assure the success of the campaign. Approximately one-fhird of the.quota has been reported land; the drive chairmen, Williaip Linii and John Halterman, foresee, victory this week if the workers complete the canX vassing in their territories. Let's go over the top this week. * > F r ' t ■ • ——o —-—o A There were more than 7U mil’■•flon«cars and trucks registered throughout the world last year, of which nearly 50 million were ** lh the United States. This coun- , .'try- produces more than-.-76 percent "of all motor vehicles, and acr cording to the annual year of the motor industry, 45 percent ot the cars are used by owners traveling to work or in business. The automobile is as much a part, of the American family as the -living room is. to the home.

Burn Common Type Os Atomic Bomb Injury

VAGUE fears are Always the most terrorising. We have all heard iso much of the terrors of the atom- bomb that we tend to all udder at the Very thought, then thrust it out,of mind as quickly as .possible. A better course, since we 1 all know that the atomic bomb is a reality, would be to consider specifically what injuries it-| is capable of inflicting and to learn what may be done to treat them. One of the most prevalent injuries' resulting from the bombs dropped over Japan was bums. Severe burns were found in from 65 to 85 percent of the casualties in the Japanese atomic , bombing: Burns occur more frequently from atomic bombing than from, any other type of war dgept. z \ } There are two types of burns. ■The flash burns occur at the bomb burst. This type of burn is caused ' by the tremendbiis heat released by the bomb and may spread as fan as two and one-half miles from the point of explosion. It usually involves only one side of a person’e body, but causes severe destruction Os the skin tissues involved. I * The flame burn is of a deeper type, but is less! damaging to the tissues. It is moist often caused by. burning buildings following a bombing, or the burning of clothing due io the intensity of the heat. ■ I < , ■ In these types of , burns, torn clothing should be-' loosened, and largei detachable debris removed’ from the skin. No effort, however, should ’be made to cloan the burned area. Sterile dressings should be ar.plied with slight pressure at the,

Republican, national chairman - Guy Gabrielson is adamant in his stand against resigning as head of his party organisation. He restated that he did not intend 1 to quit the post. It is likely that leaders in the GQP will force his resignation. Democrat national s chairman William Boyle, Jr. threw 1 in the towel last Saturday and Washington correspondents claim that President Truman had asked for the chairman’s resignation. Both parties will have to reorganise and the task will be to find men- aren’t tied up with business,/' or don’t use the chairmanship as stepping stones to further private business connections. p ■ Taft A Candidate:— Pressed by maneuvers on the part of his political opponents to “Draft Ike,” Senator Robert A. Taft, has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for president. 1 The move to put General Eiseh- ’ .hower in the political arena is growing and without doubt caused the Ohio senator to formally declare his candidacy,/earlier than he had planned. He wanted to be the first to throw his hat in the ring: Mr. Taft will have his name entered in the Wisconsin and Ohio presidential preference primaries and a test of his strejngth will come from those-states, especially if Eisenhower’s name also is enteied. , To the conservative wing of the' Republican party, Mr. Taft is their symbol and hero. His defeat in - the Republican convention may come through ari alliance of eastern and wester jr leaders, unless he has the srength to be nominal; ed on the, first 1 baHot. The country will watch with avid interest one of the biggest political figfirs since the day of Gen. Leonard Wood and. Gov. jLowden, as the two factions in the GOP line up—for Taft and Eisenhower. If history repeats, both of these leading figures may “kill each other off” and Gov. Warred of California, will come away with the nomination as did Sen. Warren Harding in the 1920 convention. V - ' ' - I '• - ■■■ j 1 ■ 1 J

possible moment. It is usually better to dress the burn at the site of the injury than to remove the patient to a hospital. The burn-drewing should be a good one, since It should riot- be changed for a few days at least. A layer _of petrolatum or lanoline should be applied over the skin before the dressing is put on. Sterilized machinists’ wastes make an excellent pressure dressing before the finjal gauze is applied. . _ H The pain of flash buriis is extreme and usually is relieved by .application of th&, dressings. However, it may be necessary to give some sedative If the pain is too .severe. if 1 Shock is paramount with atomic burns, and anyone receiving a burn of over 20 percent of the body’s surface may be in shock. A person in this condition should be treated by strict bed rest, and she giving of fluids, such as blood plasma, into the veins as soon as possible. This is best carried»out jn a hospital. | , Burns of the nose, throat and larynx may occur. All patients with this" type of burn! be placed in a hospital for immediate observation since, very; often, If the damage is too severe, a new opening in the windpipe will have to be made als an emergency measure in order that, the patient may he able to bVeathe. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS J.L.: Can rabies come from a flea on. fly biting a dog having the diseaaS? Answer: It has been shown that' rabies cannot be transferred by, fleas or fliW.— /jr •

0 - \ o Modern Etiquette | BY ROBERTA LEE \ I 0 — J o Q. Is a man obligated to give up his seat in a bus to some women whom he knows? A. j While men no longer give up their seats ih public conveyances indiscriminately to women, it is still considered the polite thing for them to extend \ this courtesy to women they know" well. Q. Should letters lof invitation be sent to a home christening? A. These invitations are usually telephoned, or else friends are personally asked. But it is both correct and polite to write notes. Q. What is the correct position of the bread and butter plates on the breakfast or luncheon table?* A. At trie upper lefthand side of’ the plate. * j. • ’ o _ 0 Household Scrapbook | | BY ROBERTA LEE ' ( 0— i —! 0 Soap-Jelly To make a soap jelly for. cleaning woodwork dissolve | heaping tablespoon of white soap flakes in 1 cup of hot water; then stir in 1 level tablespoon of washing soda, rand allow to remain in a cool place to stand until solid. . Cabbage Water f \ 1 Do ‘not pour water from\ boiled cabbage down the drain, as it causes the odor to permeate the house. Pour it on the ground; it <is a good fertiliser for many such , things as fruit trees, rhubarb, and lardy plants. ' , ‘ Bed of Stones Placing a bed of- small stones directly in front.„of the basement windows will prevent mud from splashing up on the windows in rainy weather. v \ \ - i......—' . ■■■■■

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STWO'PSIS Most any girl would have snapped at a iiance to marry eminent and elegant Dr. Nicholas Coiwan. chief surgeon at Boons Hospital, and Nobel prize winner in ootie *eaearch. But when ne asked nta co-woric-> sr. Dr. Mollie Brooks, to marry nun, she turned him down—flat, Nicholas was with* eut •'heart'’ ahe told nerselt, and she wanted no "heartless” husband. He was cruel not to help young Dr. Peter Shepherd. Boone's new resident surgeon, so urgently IB need of sage advice. ■ - -- - CHAPTER TWO COMING toward her, along Kingshighway, was Liz Ragsdale, wife of the Senior Resident at Children’s; she greeted Mollie indifferently and swung on down the sidewalk to her apartment in Mrs. Wayne’s house. Remembering excited gossip about the girl, Mollie looked curiously after Liz. Even Nicholas had said things about her. Did she love her husband? With him, was she gay and young and unrestrained? Was he with her? Mollie could not remember ever having seen young Dr. Ragsdale out of whites. What was he like away from the hospital, what was his personal life? It seemed everyone had a personal life. Even Nicholas. Wincing again at the hurt of the scene which he had precipitated—if he just hadn’t!—‘Mollie spoke a mechanical greeting to the doorman. Shd went into the hall, to the elevator, took herself up to her fifth floor Loosening her scarf, Mollie went down the three carpeted steps and lit the candelabra on the piano. Its glow twinkled in its own brightness ( and sparkled upon the crystal tree which Nicholas' had given her. Tonight the exquisite beauty of the little tree hurt—as one is hurt by the sight of some closely intimate possession of a loved one suddenly lost. Mollie hung her coat away tn the closet, crossed to the bathroom to wash her hands and comb her hair.. She looked about her, a smile lifting the corners of her mouth. Roses were everywhere. On the curtains at the window, tiny ones upon the tiles around the mirror; Huge ones painted upon the pink doors of the cabinets, and even splashed against /the pink ceiling. Roses bloomed all ovcr'the place — Mollie, sobbed dryly, i Oh, doggone Nicholas! Why had he done what he had done this evening? Just at the: minute when she was feeling smugly sure of herself, of the life she led, of the future . . . She Swiftly crossed the apartment to the balcony where Hazel had left the i table set tor her: in the small, efficient kitchen were the materials for her dinner. It was Nicholas who had steered her away from a lone woman's proclivity to eat a sandwich —it was Nicholas who had guided every minute of hey life as she now led it He had not wanted her to say that he had trained her, but what else ? The Mollie Brooks who had first come to the city would certainly have eaten a sandwich and at the kitchen table! If she had made any kind of salad, it would have been three slices of tomato on a lettuce .leaf, garnished by a daub of bottled mayonnaise. “And it wouldn’t have been bad!" she said 'defiantly, rubbing garlic against |tne curve of the small wooden bowL ' \ Many people envied her the ' friendship there was between her , and Nicholas. Because Nicholas was special. The son of an old

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Reports Filed Inheritance tax appraiser's report submitted forth e Wilhelmina Knapke estate showing the total value to be and lists five beneficiaries, Theodore and Herman Knapke, piaster of the St. Mary’s Catholic dhurcb, trustees of the church, and the trustees of the St. Mary's Catholic cemetery. The inheritance* tax appraiser’s, report for Martha Hossman estate l showk a total e,state of $24,844.09 i and lis.s.'the Cross Evangelical and. 1 .> i . * J

ramuy, me \neir to great weaitn, Nicholas i had been raised in the best traditions of aristocracy. Good taste, discrimination, were as much a part of the man as the purely bred-blood which ran in his veins. His integrity, his sense of honor, were as real as the bones of ids compact body. Who’s WRo gave his age as forty, but that have been an estimation. Nicholas himself was not age-conscious and being with him so much* had taught Mollie not to be. Nicholas was beyond the callowricss of youth, with none of the stodginess attributed to middle age. What else mattered ? \ He worked extremely j hard, hut no one ever caught him At it. His closest friends never saw his laboratory, nor found him reading a thick medical book. He would talk professional- shop to somebne like Mollie, but without reference to himself or his own shb p. He‘ wanted outward stimulation from his friends, new interests, new aspects, and so he chose his friends carefully to provide those things. He had a dozen whys by which he explained his study of medlcinet but he never bis passionate interest to bone growth and grafts. The interest was there, and it was intense. Mollie pad only known him by sight when he was awarded the Nobpl prize for his. research in skeletal repair. Excitement and pride in their youfig doctor had burgeoned throughout the Group; talk about the award had sizzled and popped. Mollie would always remember her first sight of the great Dr. Cowan after the announcement had been made. So calm did the man appear that she doubted at first that he could be the prize winner. It seemed incredible that, a man could so casually wear such an honor. Not as if it didn’t matter, but as if this doctor said, *1 knew that the work I was doing ! was worth while. If it hadn’t been, 1 I wouldn’t have bothered.” , > And somehow his calmness, the quiet surety with which he ccn--1 tinued his work on the technique of bone grafting, was more exciting than any visible display of ' greatriess could possibly have been. ' People who did not know the man marveled at his serenity. Perhaps 1 a few thought it a pose. • It was not. Nicholas had won • the prize because he had been deep- : ly interested in his work: he conI tinued that work to the same ! fashion and for the same reason. ’ Now he was a Staff surgeon of the • great Boone Group of hospitals, ’ had established and was directing ' its bone bank. He still lectured • regularly at the medical school, ■ and went off to lecture at other I schools. But he did no active surI gery, arid would do none. When questioned about this, he claimed i that he possessed no bedside manner: he’d content himself with ? training men who were so blessed, s ’ A time or two, some sentimenta--5 list would venture to remind Dr. i Cowan of his duty to humanity. > "Nothing interests jpie less than t my duty,” he would say coldly. I “And my single purpose is to avoid t doing the things 1 should do.” i Mollie was sure that fastidiousness did not explain his refusal to ! "practice.” She suspected his rear son was a part of the manner) in s which he selected his friends. He 14 never spoke of his family. The

Reformed church of Berne, Lena Hossman, Rose Geske, Ova Sherer, Marie Scherry and Lola McCormick as beneficiaries. Petition Filed . Second amended petition for partition filed in the cause of action of Russell and VtviaK. Acker vs Floyd and Isaura Acker, asking that tfie court appqfnt a commissioner for sale of real estate, owned jointly by the parties, and that payment of $3,:J91.7fi be allowed plaintiff for repairs made and insurance and taxes paid. I Trade in a Good, Town — Decatur

tniftg ne seemed anxious to avoid vzas a betrayal ot confidence if he . allowed himself the luxury of too many friends or too close association with the hospital personnel and its patients. Somewhere in Nicholas' past there had been such, a betrayal—Mollia was sure of that, though the siibject had never been discussed between them. He had never married. He was an aloof, unapproachable man, too interested in people and their ways to be called self-centered, too alertly humorous to be called cold. At'any rate, strange man, lonely man or even genius, he was Mollie’s friend, and had been for 10 years. Now, she straightened' with aipazement to realize that the years had been so many. . Ten years ago, Mollie Brooks — called 'Mary then—had been a medical student, doing everything • she could to cover the freckles which dusted ner cheeks and nose, twisting her tht ck, taffy-colored hair into a prim knot at the back ■of her neck, wearing suits and shirts' and tigs as much like the men’s as she could. What a girl, that hen medic! She had met Nicholas first when, as a senior medic, she had listened to the famous young surgeon lecture. Nicholas had looked then just at out as he did now. Mollie remembered so plainly. The lift of his head, the glint in his brown byes, the expression about his mouth as he*talked. His slow, certain way of presenting a case, his alert questions . . ~ That had been the first time he had spoken her name, calling her "Brooks" at first, then smiling in swift apology when she answered. He remembered her name after that, as perhaps he did those of the men—but it seemed special to Mollie that he should speak to her by name whenever* be passed her in the halls. And, of course, her fascination with this man increased, her appreciation of his calm, suave manner,, the clever use of his hands. \ At that time he was doing a good deal of work at the Group’s labs; and he often came across the earnest Miss Brooks doing her anatomy or histology assignments. He fell into away of standing at her 'shoulder, sometimes showing her a better way to make a .slide, or entering Into a discussion of some condition. He asked her a good many questions about this matter of being a hen medic, her hwpplnesa to the experience, her ombarrassments. > it was then that he told her to cut /her hair. He’d watched her struggle to confine its bulk in a gauie cap before going with the class into a polio Ward. “Why don’t you cut it off?” he'd asked to his dear tone of curiosity. “It must be a nuisance, as well as a weight." It was both. “I think a knot makes me look more dignified.” Hp’d laughed. "With internships ahead, dignity can wait,” he’d advised. ? p: It- had been Mollie who pursued the'subject, a thing she was later to learn to do warily with Nicholas. But this time his interest had tarried over. “Oh, yes, by all means bob it,” he’d said eagerly. “A straight Dutch bob—" He’d laid t two fingers above her eyebrows, and nodded. “Yes, and bangs. You’ve the forehead to take them." . (To Be Continued) i ■ ' , :

0— i * — —q 20 Years Ago TODAY qU 0 Oct. 17. —The giant U.S. Akron dirigible, largest in the world, is making a test flight through the middle west. Harry Petereon, 30, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peterson and a gyandson of S. W. Peterson of this ' city, dies at Fort Wayne. \ Harry Sipe selected ak custodian of the cou|-t house to succeed \J. M. Breiner ori his bid of S6OO per year. Dr. Edwin Kime of Indianapolis, an authority on physical Therapeutics,; addresses th,e Adams county medical society at t|ie country I club. ■ > Wilson Lee, A. D. Suttles, I. Bernstein, H. T/ Vail and Rev. Fertheil go to Indianapolis to attend Royal Arch convocation. Yellow Jackets having a tough season. *They were whipped, 57 to 0 f by Fort Wayne Central. in sesnnes •' ■ ■ ~VFetters in Far East Vincent L. Fetters, chief machinist’s mate in the navy, is serving aboard the escort destroyers USS Conway In the Fast East. The Conway is operating in Korean waters ih support of UN forces. Fetters formerly resided at 932 High j in this pity. Graber Safe Lee Graber, who is serving on the USS Ernest G. Small which struck a mine off Korea recently, has .sent a message to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Graber of Linn Grove, that hb is “ c ase and well” and will write at once. Nine were killed and 19 injured. Coffee’s Address Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Coffee have, received word from their son, Tom, “who recently enlisted in the navy, that he has the following address: Thomas L. Coffee, 276-73-47, Co. 51-064,' U.S.N.T.C., San Diego, 33. Calif \ . X, Ziner's Address Eugene P. Ziner, v who left last week for service in the navy, has the following address: Eugene P. Z’ner. 416-16-71, Co. 51-064, U.S.N. T.C., San Diego. 33, Calif., He is The son of Mr. amt Mrs. Clarence Zlner of this city. ' Tom Miller Is Assigned Pfe. Thomas A. Millen of Monroe, has. been, assigned to the newiy-activated Wichita air force base, Kansas, home of the B-47 training program.

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The son of Mrs. P. L. Miller, route 1, Monroe, Pfe. Miller entered the service July 12, I>s<\ receiving his basic training at Lack land air force base, San Antonio, Texas. Later he s . was a student at Lowry AFB. Denver, Colo., and served as a turrett mechanic at Randolph AFB, Texas, prior to his assignment at Wichita. iA graduate of Decatur Catholic high school; he was a member of the Decatur Knights of Columbus. ;■ — ; ! . : Mrs. Brayton Renamed As Library Trustee Members of this city council Tuesday reappointed Mrs. Alma J. Brayton to serve as a member of the Decatur public library's board of trustees for the next four years. Mrs. Brayton’s present term on toe board expires Thursday. ■ “— ■ i Two Are Hospitalized After Bus-Au to Crash Bliiffton," Ind., Oct. 17— (UP)— Two persons remained in CaylorNickel clinic today as the resultwf injuries suffered last night in an automobile-bus collision at the intersection Qf Ind. 1 and 318, 11 miles south of here. J Orlando Sillivan, 73, Fiat, sustained a broken neck and was in serious condition, and Helen Macklin, 33, Fort Wayne, was hospitalized with broken ribs. Both ivere bus passengers.

NOTICE Taxpayers LAST DAY TO PAY YOUR FALL INSTALLMENT of TAXES Is Monday, iv. sth Please arrange to make payments as soon ■ as possible to, eliminate the final rush. OFFICE ! MONDAY through SATURDAY v L 8:00 A. M. to 4:30 P. M. OPEN NOON HOURS I i'■ •' ■ . -■' / . ' ; Adams County Indiana RICHARD D. L|EWITON, Treasurer — HI —

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1951

GIRL SCOUTS Girl Scout Troop 16 met Monday to elect officers. Kathleen Schultz Is president; Ann Kocher, vicepresident;. Betsy Burk, secretary: Judy Koors, treasurer; Judy Rhodes, scribe. Mrs. Kreischer and Mrs. Thompson: are the new troop leaders. We will meet next/, Thursday after school at the Lincoln school. Scribe, Judy Rhodes. .1 : 1 2 Brownie Troop 4 met for Registration onl Monday afternoon after schdol. The girls then hiked to the swimming pool paYk where we had lunch. It was announced that the girls will go to the DriveIn Theatei- on \Thursday. Qctpfier 25, instead of Wednesday October pt*. ■ ’• . ■ . . 1 ; Scribe, Becky Maddox. Brow-rue Troop 4 .met Monday at Lincoln school. Plans for Girl Scout week and for pur Halloween jpartyj were made. P|tty, Sovihe |was selected patrol leader for the Tiger Lily patrol and Nancy Helm for the Maple Leaf patrol. Mrs. Railing gave instructions for the ' first aid window demonstration. Scribe, Nancy Helm. Brownie Troop 1 met at the I injcoln s'cfiool Tuesday with fourteen girls present. Plans were tor • la hike and weiner roast at the next 1 meeting. Our leader |s Mrs. Gerald ! jStrlcklen and our co-lead.er is Mrs. IThearl Stults. I