Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 2 January 1952 — Page 4

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Here we are, stepping right along in 1352. ■ o . o ■ . =-■' How are you making out on - those New Year resolutions? — ,"O ' o-— The old year mellowed with age, I passing out with sixty-degree temperature. O-f"' "O r■ '■ 1 After being snow \ covered a couple of weeks, it was refreshing , to see the grass again. ——-o——o • Some of the streets and roads already show effects from the January thaw. « o —o~— — With only ’ ten days of winter in the background, one thing we can be sure of is that the New Year will bring spring.. — _ o—-o—L- • The presidential! derby is now ? underway, the first heat finishing in July and the finaFround coming n up in the first week in. November.. o— —-o- • ;An insurance company’ places the/1951 baby crop in this country • . ■ ij ■*•?* ■ j. , at '<3,900,004, the highest of any single year in the nation’s history. Sixteen years lienee most of them will be driving automobiles. • —o o—o «' 1 Swift & Company had 1951 sales exceeding two: and one-half 4 billions and wound up with a profit Os a little- ever 12 .million dollars. t On/.his volume thy packing firm's ' net profit was slightly less than one-half cent on each dollar pf r sal'?. a niargt:: ■ ma fl that < aly gr 1. pciiii.s financial ( solvency- z ■_' - O'-'... - -1 s’

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SYNOPSIS Returattg to Um Manse at Crestwood after four year* abeencr at college. Anne $ Atwood, um Haraon’a daughter, is aigtuy ittsooßtenL She yearns tor as uncoavcutlonai life, a touch of gaiety, luxury, easa. Joe Mencx. the town’s ncn show-oa bacnetoc. sad already, tried ~ttrwoo Anne, out oa is sot um type easily to win a girl's trust. She has met Donald Kent, a newly appointed teacher at the Crestwood aigb school, ano while he. too. tries to court tfer. Anne discourages ois attentions oOcause she loathes, ms penunous teaching profession. Kent ano on lister. Virginia Moore, and ner ousbana. Philip, save recently moved next tc the Manse. Fbese fun-ioviM Moores stand e attie ia awe of then enurenman neighoor. But the Parson's human warmth, tug loviai uersooality. soon wins their friendship. Only anne remains aioot with Donald Envy rears its p bead w hen Ned Peebles, a rettow nigh school teacher, discovers that Kent's salary wtu •lightly exceed nts own. Ned intends to | see the politicians aoout tftatl CHAPTER TElif t NED WENT on explaining to his father where politics figured in the Schools: - U “Listen, Pop. Remember Lucas 'Bannerman ? He used to live nere. 'And now he’s upt-in the State Leg- , islature. But he still has a house here even though he’s never tn tL Well, it seenis he’s advocating’ what the State is trying to put through—a minimum of twentyfive hundred everywhere. It won’t look; good, if his own home town doesn’t back him up. Maybe some of the School Board have political aspirations. 1 don’t know. Anyway, now we nave two salary schedules. One for the new teach 1 -> ' ers and one for the old. It’s just too bad if you're one of the old ones. Just too bad. Os course we weren’t told it was politics making this necessary. Oh, noP We were told the Board couldn’t get. new teachers to come tor any less. And with Crestwood growing the way it 'is; we need em. So, this guy s’* getting twenty-six hundred ’ the extra ‘ hundred is for his Master's decree — while me, with ten years of teaching experience. I’m getting twenty-four hundred.’’ J v “But ” Z ‘ ’ “But what?” Ned looked at his father belligerently. “But nothing! The school budget, was fixed last January, ft can’t be increased now s , til) next January. And it can’t be increased then without raising taxes. Are you going to he for thAt ?” •‘Wen " J / . fl know! We’re paying plenty already.! But don’t forget it's me involved this time. Besides,# he added sourly; “you'd back the increase. You'd just charge me 1 more for-my board and room.” He left the kitchen. r-Minnie, still standing by tlic.win(sw,_ said sharply, kettle'o< I. " Lsh!” But Ed stared out in silence, j His eyes were on the figure 6$ Hie stranger below. There was the i <*U»C evaxytiuns, MAW. ‘

Acheson says New Year to bring “Peace Victory,’ reads a headline. The bitter critics. and t political enemies of the Secretary of State will probably attack that statement.-. ■ i o o— If the Rational Production Authority makes another drastic cut io the use of steel for automobiles and the steel, aluminum and bil plant workers go on strike, 1952 may be remembered as a holiday year. The Pennsylvania turnpike has been extended westward to Petersburg, Ohio, a town of 500. During the first 17 hours the new,stretch of super-highway was opened to traffic, 6;500 cars passed through the,toll entrance. With only ohd street in the town, it took a pedestrian eight minutes to cross to the other side. The towii should grow so fast- that business will be conducted on both §ides of the street. A pcisuif -walking along a path .often impulse to kick at ■/■i • ■ : an empty (box which lies in the of hisJfeOt. Similarly the drivr of a car bften has an urge to run over such an object in the' • road. In Yonkers, New-York, the other day a driver yielded to t-his urge and| steered his car so that it passed over a cartbu, then discovered to his horror shat the, carton contained twj’ small bojs f i who were using, it for a-sled.. Foiltunately there wire i nly minor injuries. But the incident is a repj.Uder that; playing tin bcx&h Is cm,, cl the things chhdren \

confused thoughL Os the double salary schedule, of Ned’s being cheated, possibly of his being cheated, too, if taxes were raised next year. “What are you going to do?” his wife asked, turning to stack the dishes in the sihk behind ner. “1 don’t know,” Ed answered. “I don’t know," And then, because he didn’t know, ne exclaimed Savagely, “They're making a not of noise down there for a Sunday! It’s disgraceful." ♦Minnie Peebles joined him again tor a moment "Noise! I'D say they're making noise. What a laugh that woman’s got! Hear her I from nere to , Jericho. I’m aUrprised the Parson stays there with 'fem so long. 1 really am.” She bent forward to see better. “Unless." she added, “there’s something in those bottles they're opening that be doesn’t get at home.” Joe Melick was the other observer. Joe was the only child of Alvin and Louise Melick. He was blond, with ,a wave tn his crisp hair that was the envy of all the girls and his own private despair. He was short but so stockily built that he had been on the football squad at his university. He walked with a tittle bounce as if at eacb step he would appear taller than be was. His face was round and merry; his manner gay, careless, and irreverent He did little thinking and believed, as did his, father, that money was the answer to everything. He had a large allowance which was pever sufficient for his needs, and he drove his long red roadster abojut the countryside at a reckless speed that more than once got him 'into trouble from ; which Alvin Melick, in varying moods, would extricate Like Anne, he had just ’graduated and, with hip family, was \to fly to Europe m a few days forja sUrnmer ot pleasure alter which he would return to his father’s automobile factory across the rivfer where a white collar job was awaiting him. He was one who liked the girls, and the girls liked him, tor he was a s generous spender and Ms blithe indifference to rples and regulations made him an exciting companion. But he was not seriously touched by any that he knew save Anne. Without being a prig, Anne .was untouchable, and so he wanted her. hi. 1 His parents her for tfieir sopj. too. Thfey wehe.worried aboiit his narrow escapes from disgrace and 'apd felt that sise v. culd be the balance wheel hie j needed.» Her grace and charm I would bring into their Lome the, culture lie kn'ew jt lacked. With Arnie, ini the family, the Twihgfc* and th« Strongs *nd the Randalia 1

A slightly grim note could be added to style news with announcement of the invention of what might be the first practical suit to protect wearers against atomic radiation. An Atomic Energy Commission expert believes that the suit may prove useful. It is fashioned of quilted khaki with a lining of shredded lead, similar to Christmas tree tinsel, and is complete with headgear. Its inventor believes that the wearer could withstand atomic blast, at a muth closer .range than be could without the ■ I . suit. The person who is persuaded 4o make such a purchase cap retain bis standing as an optimist by refusing to buy an extra pair of trousers. \ ; —-o o— , \ ■ I — Many serious traffic problems result from the lack of a sense pf responsibility on the part of some motorists. In the cities where, snow storms recently tied up traffic, abandoned cars along the streets hampered snow removal and kept vehicular movement . slowed to a crawl. In ordinary driving weather double-parkefs and those who otherwise park illegally cause inconvenience, expense and often accidents. People who do such things are guilty of rude and inconsiderate behavior, but \too often they seem not to be ‘aware ci the fact. I ] !» ' ' v '■ I i .s • Th© motorist who. sounds bis horn when there is a minor delay in the movement of a line of traffic might be the sort of person who would hesitate to raise his 1 oice in public. The double-p'arker plight open doors for women or give his seat to an elderly person Uere he riding a crowded bus or -train. Behind the wheel of an automobile. however, too ijiany persons forget the rules of politeness. Courtesy when driving can pay flit same dividend of satisfaction ai'd friendliness that it does in personal convicts.

and, others like thenr could no longer look down their noses at the Melicks in supercilious superiority. On this Sunday, unable to get an answer to his repeated telephone calls, Joe finally left the house, crossed the gardens, pushed through the bushes between his father's place and the Manse, and Came up onto the Atwoods' south lawn. For a moment he paused there by the pooh An empty pot. upturned, a small pile of weeds, dnd the wetness ot the earth told him that someone nad recently been working here. Anne ? His mother had said she had not been T church and so couldn't be home yet. But that was certainly tier small work glove there on the ground. Had she dared to skip service? Well, good enough! Perhaps tour years away had worked a change in tier. Perhaps, now. she was human. He moved to the veranda and paused again below it, viewing with more scorn than pity the familiar dilapidation. A man was a sucker to be a minister. Still you had to ».ava them in this world, and Doc Atwood was all right. At least he was harmless. Anne hated tier poverty, though. He knew it. Not so much from any complaint she had ever made as from her thorough enjoyment of luxury. It put a sparkle into her. He had noticed it hundreds of times. The way her hand smoothed the damask cloth 'nt the Melick dinner table. The sigh with which! she sank into the deep leather cushions of his car. Her delight over the things he gave ' her—orchids, the most expensive perfume he could buy, front seats in the orchestra for a show. He called her, teasingly, a gold-digger. But of course she wasn’t. « A burst of laughter came to his ears and, following the sound, he> rounded the corner of the house and looked across to the group gathered on the lawn next door. There’s where she was. With those people. That big chap must tgr the teacher his father had told him had just been hired. He stqod a moment, half hidden by the mulberry bush, unobserved but observing. Anne’s profile was toward him, hut he could tell by her attitude that she was rapt and. lost. ' jil; Should he go over? He debased, for a moment But yes, ol' course.? Why not? He would go over, and he would take her away. He would take her out In his car for\a while. She would like that. It would? let the newcomer know, too, where he 1 in case lie might be getting. an|y'fanvy ideas. I , X r ® CotdwtM} Vfa .

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o : i-qt 20 Years Ago TODAY t> —! '. . * • Jau. 2. —Milton Werling assumes office as county clerk, John Wachter as treasurer and Dennis Striker as commissioner from third> district. { H. L. Center assumes office a$ treasurer of Lake county. Frank O. Martin elected president : o$ the Adams county .board of commissioners. Robert Cleckner of Angola elected president of the winter term of the Reppert auction school. Bruce Wallace of Indianapolis is visiting his aunt, Mrs.- Phillip. Obenauer here. Yellow Jackets defeat Portland Panthers at basketball, 39 to 17. The C’.ovojrlcais defeat House of David basketball team, 98 to 13 . (I -1 4 _» Household Scrapbook BY ROBERTA LEE 0 .. o r r.. Satin Slippers Satiu slippers that have beconm shabby at the toes will look like new if they are given an application of wood alcohol rubbed thesame wav as the satin. This applies only to black or Very darx slippers. ! Burned Dishes Use borax water for. removing the brown stains on dishes caused by -scofqhing or burping. The dislii, es should stand in the solution for a day and then be washed with soap and w-ater. j. Rag Rugs If rag rugs are frayed at the edges, cut off the fringe and with ordinary wrapping string crochet an edge on the rug. it will add to the appearance and thd rug lasts longerl Though most prevalent in the tropics, malaria is knoiwn in all countries. If You Have Anything To Sell Try A Democrat Want Ad —It Pays >* J MM I iffu. efl,j3 EffijaSMßßSk LOVEIY ALICE RAUL, Clinton. Me., •‘Potato Queen,“ posgs standing on a mirror (you see her reflection) in New York while awaiting con- . test of “queens” Jan. 15 for title “The 'American Beauty Who Best Typifies the Beauty of Bali.” It seems a bra manufacturer is staging the contest to prove his theory that Bali girls have the loveliest contours and their measurements should. be standard. Bali or no, t who could complain about Alice’s contours? (International/ |

0 ( j Modern Etiquette 4 z BY ROBERTA LEE o Q. When drinking any kind of refreshment st a- social affair, should a little of. the drink be left jn the glass? . , ■ Xi ■' ** ' -A. One may certainly drink all of : it. But one should avoid throwing bock the head, or turning the glass upside down to drain it. . Q now should gifts and flowers received during an illness be acknowledged? A. If the patient is too ill to ac* knowledge the gifts promptly, nqtes of thanks should be written

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Buys Health Bond The General Electric CO. has voted purchase of a 350 health bond, officials of H.lp fl ( bt Tl ‘ Ctatotno ' seal eamoftln Id

BCUI cuiupuigu 1U Adams county announced today. All proceeds from the annual Christmas seal sales are used in the fight on tuberculosis and to prqvid4 free clln-

r, t ics and otherwise uin>iM» sews carry \ on the igai against the “white plague." Hie eale is .conducted by the Adms county ; tuberculosis associa don. ■! i as soon after recovery as possible. Q. Who should pay for the bouquet of the maid of honor at a wedding? A. The bride's family pays for tbte - j — h Motorist Fined On Two traffic Counts One man was fined on dual charges placed against him by City police; before justice of the peace Floyd Hunter when he pleaded guilty: 'justice Hunter alio, suspended his driver’s license for six months. John Mirteles, 727 North Eleventh street, wias haled into court, cited there for reckless driving—for which he was fined 310 and costs totaling $21.75 —and leaving the scene of‘the sole year-end holiday accident—-for which he wks fined 35 and costs totaling 315, and had his license lifted. According to police investigation, Mireles, driver of one car, clipped the side of another car owned by Wilbur Kirchner. 1315 Master Drive, which was parked in the 400 block of South Tenth street The clipping penalty was then Invoked by Hunter on the double guilty pleas.

i IMSCRVICS JK4 Thomas To Far East' Sgt Phillip B. Thomas, son of 1 Mr., and Mrs. Bryce Thomas of ' this city visited his parents here Tuesday. Mrs. Thomas will return 1 to Richmond, Where she will re- 1 aide temporarily with her parents, 1 and Sgt. Thomas will assume an 1 army assignment in the Far East ’ Sgt. and Mrs. Thomae have beqn J residing ih Texas for the last several months. Promoted To Sergeant Weiden, Germany, headquarters. 1 15th constaulary squadron, an 1 nonnees the promotion of Lester L, Lillich,. son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lillich, rural route 4, Decatur, Ind., Lo the .rank of sergeant. ► Lester entered military service in October, 1945, and received his basic training with the 3ftth battalion. 3rd armored infantry division, Fort Knox. Ky. Upon completion of his training he was sent oversea to the European command, and assigned to the 15th constabulary squadron. Since his ar rival in this organization he has been with the communications section, headquarters and service troop. < i ; ■ —W- ' Visits Sister Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lichtenberger, of route five, have received a letter from their son Pfc. Cart Lichtenberger, who is serving in Korea, telling them of a Christmas visit with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Fred R Sanders in Tokyo,' Japan. His present) address is: Pvt. Carl Lichtenberger* 16333105, 582nd. Q.M.R. & M. Co, ; 1 / 7 ■ ■]. i

SALE CALENDAR • A JAN. s—Estate of Sarah Elizabeth Jones, 13&S. 11th, St.. pecafur. Ind? *| Furniture and household goods. Midwefer jßealtyi'Co., J. F. Sanmann; auct. -- f ; _■? ' f •JAN. fc 10:30 a. m. EKT. J. & M. Sfuntzinger & Clifford Muntzlnger, / 2 miles soath and 1% miles east of Convoy: Ohio,. 19 head . 1 ' of cattle aad farm macßinery, Roy & Ned Jolinsoh, anet s

WEDNEsbAY, JANUARY 2, 1952

A.P.O. 59 % P.M. San Francisco, Calif K 1 ■\ / f.-.t I- ’• "'i -' ' i\ '7 11 4 Brothers Home Leo and Roger Borne, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Borne of route five, spent the holidays here with their parents and other relatives. PVL Roger Borne, accompanied by his wife, the former Joan- Lichtenstiger, left Monday for Ca|np Gordon, Ga. Leo , who is in the navy, has ; the following address: Leo E. Borne, QMS|2, Commuiflca- ' tions Bldg. 87, lU.S. Naval Base. Newport, R. I. , _• ' J j - P f.'H' -I '’: 1 ' ' i 1 New Address 'i Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Haggard have received the following new address for their pon: Pvt, Robert L. Haggard, Ward 21-2, U. S. Naval Hospital, Sap Diegg 34, Calif. - I Walchle Promoted Sgt. Randall Walchle. son of Mr, and Mrs. Walter Walchle of £-bute two, was recently advanced to that rating ficebrding to'word re-* ceived here has the following new address; XA. Hq. ' and Hq. BoJ 229th Ord?Ba&e Depot, A.P.O. 5Ct, P-M. San Francisco, Calif. Sgt. Walchle wlrkd - his parents at Christmas tiipe . ftom Ka- % wafakl, Japari. that he expects to return to the states early tAls year. He has been-ptatloned in Yokohoma, Japan, for the past three ; years. '' . 1 ' ; ; ; .I - ' ■ ■ SAYS TRUMAN (Coatlaued From 'One) Hays replied. *• Hays said Mr. Truman »was ret ceptive to the idea of meeting soon with Kefauver.to discuss the |‘ whole poliitcal situation in 1952.” ! —— • Ttade in a Good Town — Decatur I f i' ’ I