Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 218, Decatur, Adams County, 15 September 1952 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO., INC. P n ‘* r nin? n®f®H atUr ’ Ind ” Poßt Office ° Second Claes Matter Die* R Heller — —_— President J 5' Holthouse Editor A. u “*■—’ — Vice-President Chao. Holthouse _ Ti-eaaurer — - Subscription Rates: mnnri ? nd Ad J° inln « Counties: One year, >6.00; Six months, >3.25; 3 months, >1.75. |> a ’ Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, months, $3.75; 3 Carrier, 25 cents per week. Single copies, 5 cents. h V

Ike and Taft got together ham and eggs. It will take a beef roast to melt Hl feelings between Taft and Dewey. L ■■ —- >' - / The- large Republican newspa-, pers in the state are not praising -Seri. Jeniier, although several attack Gov. Schricker. The voters are also of a mipd to forget Ind> Ana’s junior l senator who has caused so much embarrassment to the state. V:. ' i" -— o—o— Saturday was a brisk shopping day in| Decatur. Traffic was hekvy throughout the day and, by evening jtniles and milegj of cars spread over the streets. IJ was encouraging to see so many shoppers and the activity incident to . suppling their needs. u —°-—o—- — Taft likes to cahipaign, so well he WIH make speeches, for Gen. Eisenhower. The Ohio senator probably doesn’t want to ■ from the national spot,j lighlt arid even though he has been denied the presidential nomination in hts 'three' attempts, to head the ticket, hel will remain ori the; platform. He may talk a different line than Ike and division of the two factions within the GOP may grow wider as the campaign progresses. ?; j t ..- . o^_ _ ' . , The Indianapolis Times states that the .proposal of 'Candidate "Craig to call a Special of the legislature for the purpose of Restoring voting rights to men in uniform is pure demagogery. The newspaper points out that the 1947, JL§49 and 1951 sessions “ of tfie legislature were controlled by Republicans and that they re- , jected Gov. Schrieker’s appeal to amend the votirig\law so thrift Gl’s could vote in this year’s presidential election. The editorial concludes, “So< the. sudden outcry that. they (Men ib uniform) are ’•now belpg deprived of their right tn vote, and the demand that the legislature lie called to do ’some-' thing about *it before Nov. 4 has a dubious and hollow ring.” v '0 I ' l ! O City officials are ijeady tb recommend, the installation of t,raf-) lie lights.on West Monroe street

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Protopectins Aid Digestion

By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D. “AN apple a day keeps the doctor away,” goes the old saying. Modern research on nutrition has given us an up-to-date version: “A whole fruit a day helps keep poor digestion away.” The pulpy part * of the fruit, >we have learned, has ( a definite health value, due to substances called protopectins. Os course, there \ar4 many things ! ln fresh fruits, as well as in fresh vegetables, that are essential to good health. There are the vitamins which prevent rickets, scurvy, land skin diseases, and enable the body to grow properly. Many people have ! learned to get their vitamins by drinking fruit \ juice regularly.’ Other essential substances are minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. All these are needed by the cells which make up the body. Best Digestive Performance Protopectins are not used In quite this way. Instead, they help get the best performance from the digestive system, thus aiding the body to obtain the best possible nutrition from other substances taken in. After being taken into the body, protopectinsare changed to pectins, which help regulate the acid and alkaline balance in the Intestines. By producing certain weak ! atelds, they also help suppress the ' growth of germs which cause intestinal disease®. In addition, th®f tend to teduce the effects of poisonous .substances sometimes given off in the process of digestion. in this way, they are very > I helnful in preventing diarrhea constination.

at Fifth, Ninth and Thirteenth street crossings. Since this street is a route for state highways, the fatter will have jto be worked put in cooperation with the state highway commission. A survey Ahould be made by competent engineers and recommendations, if any, given to 4he council. It is difficult to cross Monroe street gt any point kher than Second Street and traffic, lights would ' give motorists time to cross on even \ terms with westand-east bound traffic. However, too many \ lights might bottleneck traffic lanes and it more difficult to move the long lines of cars and trucks. The city has the right slant in wanting to improve the 1 traffic situation by ! providing more than one controlled crossing •on Monroe street. 1 ■ ■ \ 5 7 ' ' o ■ Every Vote Important! ' In less than two months all U. S. citizens of voting age shoiuld go to the polls to-cast votles for their preferences of the candidates who will serve the nation -As public lenders if they are electid.. Y|4 it is shocking when one learns from past surveys that many persons of voting age d(j m* register so that they are eligible to votev History records that one vote Cftn win an election. The election results can on one Yote or on a small proportion\of the Votes cast. In the disputed presidential elec ti 6 n of 1876, Rutherford Hayes was elected by one vote in the electoral college. That important vote was in turn supported by a one-vote margin in a special .fifteen man commission'. The nian who that decisive vote had been elected to Congress by a one-vote margin, and he realized the importance of even a lone vote, so insisted on leaving his sick bed to votd. There are few valid reason; for the persons who are so las in their civic that they de not register and vote, ■October 6th is the deadline for registration. The county clerk’s offit e in the court house is the Miner vs here.you can register.

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People who have a steady Intake of protopectins are better able to absorb food from the intestines, |t has been found. The pectins act as lubricants for the normal passage of irritating substances in the diet, and thus prevent diarrhea. In preventing constipation, pectins act in still another way. They have a tendency to take up and hold water, and to develop a gelatin-like mass inside the intestine, which helps regulate the bowel movements. These useful protopectins are not found to any great' extent in fruit Juices, but usually in [the fibrous bundles in the fruit. For example, the white covering over the juicy part of an orange supplies a great deal of these substances. Proper peeling will retain a certain amount of F this layer. A whole fruit a day is the most pleasant medicine I can think of to keep your intestinal tract functioning properly. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS J;B. S.: Whqt is St. Vitus* dance? Answer: The symptoms of St. Vitus’ dance dr chorea are irregular twitching and purposeless' movements of various parts of the body. These movements are not alike, that is, the same jerky movement is not repeated, The ’ first things noticed in thjs condition are a change in the handwriting, and inability to hold the knife, fork, and other utensils at the table. , | j The treatment consists in complete and absolute rest and quiet, and the use of phenobarbital under the direction of a doctor.

appears. Braown Shoes from White ■I To change white shoes to a nice brown rub them over with a mixture of 20 drops of saffron and two tablespoonfuls of olive oil; two applications are necessary for proper dolor. Furniture Scratches If the furniture scratches aren’t too deep they can be removed by rubbing sweet oil ixx them with a finger tip; then polish with a soft cloth. L :7' ' \ . ' _ u *•*". 1 r "* \ . 1 - c I 20 Years Ago I I TODAY I O O Sept. 15- Governor Roosevelt is heartened by the reception being given him in Kansas. The American Legion adopts resolution in national convention at Portland, Ore., favoring repeal of dry law. \ ' • ’ ■ Decatur is selected as the meeting place for group one Os the Indiana bankers association in 1933 and Theodore Graliker elected secretary at the Fort Wayne -meet- '• ,\ >' Mayor George Krick and Mrs. Ada Martin, city clerk, and Mrs. Alice Christen, city treasurer, are attending the 33rd annual epnven-' tiop of the Indiana municipal league. Bob Engeler elected president of the freshmap class of Decatur high. I • ' ;\ . — l —- ' o \i ) Modern Etiquette I BY ROBERTA LfcE Q. do you think of the present-day chivarly of men who keep their seats in the bus or streetcar when women are Handing? < A. Whether I think weH of it or not, present-day rules of decorum, do not require a man, to give up his seat to a woman whom hp does hot know. However, if a very I old woman, or a younk one carrying .a baby enters the car, a gentleman will not hesitate to offer his seat. Q. When a young woman is seated at a table in a public dining room and another woman stops at her table to chat for a minute should the young rise? A. Not unless the woman Who stops is elderly. Q. Is it correct for a<nan to use \the double-sheet type of stationery for his personal, corresixmdence? A. This is all right,- but men usually \prefer the single sheet variety. '

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CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE ROLPH and Kit left in the morning. Rolph said, ’TU see you on Saturday, Nance." , She said a skeptical yes. She was not at all sure she was going oack to New York. Sam's and Eleanor’s need of her had become inA creasingly evident. She had felt' them unconsciously leaning on her, these past few day& And I owe them something, more than I can ever repay, she thought. For the first time in years there came the recollection of the lonely* Unloved child at the Orphanage, where would she be now, or what, Nance Wondered, without this home, and their love?. She said to Eleanor, on a morning towards the end of the week, "Mother, suppose I don’t go back to Kit’s on Saturday?” “You mean, stay on another week?” "Longer. For good, if you like*” Eleanor’s face lit up, although she said at once, “It’s not what we want. It’s your life, Nance,” They’d leave her free, of course. They’d never use their love to shackle her. Nance felt a surge of gratitude. •<. “I’m going to stay here,” she said. i “Rolph will be disappointed, won't he?" Nance said he probably would- “ But I want to come home, Mother.” V The interlude in New York had served its purpose. Flight was the initial, perhaps the normal reaction to shock; but here Was everything she believed in and loved. Here were her first loyalties. She could school herself to casualness in the inevitable encounters with Eve and Jeremy. In time she’d be able to see them together without flinching. . But, as the days passed, the encounters with Eve and Jeremy did not materialize. Incredibly, she did not see them. They did not come to the .house, nor'did they ask her to visit them, and Sam and Eleanor skirted references to' them with almost pitiable deftness. But she heard things about them. Every now and then Jeremy’s name came up among her friends. ; They’d spoken of him so easily and naturally, once. Now it was with tightness, with covert glances at Nance to see if she was on their side of the fence. They wouldn’t have blamed her for turning against Jeremy. Most of them thought he’d treated her shabbily. Perhaps it was this that helped sharpen their tongues. Eve was not liked. She Wasn’t

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Fish Fry Friday For Local Legionnaires [ Adams Po'st 431, American Legion will hold a fish,! fry for all went bers at the Legion name Friday evening at 5:30 o’clock. Special entertainment will be provided fallowing the feed. I i This fish fry will be the kickoff for the 1953 membership campaign and all members! are urged to attend. Cost will be 50 cents per member. Wants Police But Calls Out Firemen t Firemen answered a call from Frickle’s Place Saturday night, only to find the fire in the! eyes of an outraged customer, Leroy Beer. It seems Beer accused a bar-mate, Curtis? Wolfe, of taking custody of a $lO bill that belonged! t\) him. A loud discussion Beer dialed what he thought was the police, department, but instead got the fire deparimen. Firemen arrived and left (without so much as turning a valve. Finally, Beer explained his story to the police and succeeded in getjting an affidavit against Wolfe. -In the ar» raigpinent that followed, Wolfe pleaded not guilty and trfial was set for Friday. L \

ever invited to the homes ox Nance’s friends. It was, after a fashion, a reprieve for Nance. At first she had braced herself at each. entrance into a crowded room, eo that she cotild seem calm and composed for a possible meeting with Eve. When it did not happen, she relaxed a little. But it hurt, knowing that Eve’s ostracism included Jeremy, too. These had been Jeremy’s friends. Was this all a part of Eve’s plan, she wondered? The first week in • February, Nance heardthat Eve was in the hospital with pneumonia. Nance was having lunch with Janet McLean. “Pneumonia!” Nance said. She sounded incredulous. “These days,” Janet protested, “with the sulfa drugs and penicillin, ith easier to cure than a common cold.” . “Yes, I know. I was just surprised at Eve being lib" She had somehow fancied EVe immune to illness. Nance had a sudden disconcerting picture of Eve disdainfully shrugging off microbes. In the \ same instant that amusement struck her, came recognition of the false image she had of Eve. She’d seen her as indestructible, invincible. Why, Eve was as vulnerable to „ sickness as anyone elsei Os course she wasn’t invincible! In sudden excitement, Nance thought. All this time, not one of us has lifted a hand to stop Eve. We’ve let her bully \us into a stupor of inaction, as the world a decade ago let itself be terrorized by a little man with a mustache and a raucous voice. And where now was that little man? , e * Unwillingly fascinated, Eve kept her gaze on the pointing finger, met the pair of accusing eyes, heard the voice say, Yes, Mr. Ireland. This is the stolen ring. Yes, this child was in my \ shop this morning when the ring disappeared. This child, this child ... . Eve tried to shrink) from the finger which was so \ close it almost pressed her nose, |i Now the accusing eyes became stent, became gray instead of brown, and the shiny bald head was covered with black hair strained into a . tight neck nob speared with hairpins. The [voice behind the pointing finger was a woman’s. Eve, you are the ringleader. You will go to the Reform school . . . Again Eve tried to draW back, to pull away from the hand that held hers firmly. She couldn’t. Now the face was a m a n’s. a caterpillar hump of brows

German Agricultural Journalist In County L. M, Busche, associate county agent leader of Purdue, will bring a German agricultural journalist, Willi Ernest Volling, and his interpreter to Adams county Friday, .stales county agent L. E- Archbold. Volling will remain in Adams County until,September 25. He will Be a guest of the Edwin Reifsteck family in Preble township? ' Volling does press and radio work with the AID (agricultural and home ecoipicai evaluation and information service). Hq is a graduate of Giessen University in agricultural science and haa had various journalistic experiences on I newspapers and farm journals. He had radio commentaries on farming and gardening, served in the Reich’s ministry of labor as an expert on settlement, and .lectured on phases of agronomy. i I NAVYPILOT ; (Continued From Page One) - Grosse" he! I The wreckage was found after a three-hour air searefi by Janies Kelley and Lt. Jack Sanders, Fort Waype. ■ Democrat Want Ads Bring Results

w«u» > odd bdredly, Yes* Chief. It’s the girl all right. We found the diamond clips on her . ; . This man’s finger was blunt, square-nailed. No, it was tapered and fine, with U’s of poh ished nails. No, it wasn’t a finger at all, but a needle with a sharp shining point. Someone was going to Jab this needle into her! Someone Was pushing back the bedcovers ... ’ ’ . < Eve moanedand opened her eyes. The. room slowly turned upside down, but miraculously she 1 did not fall out of bed. Odd. She closed her eyes again. When she opened them, there was Jeremy. So aloof in his whites, she thought obscurely. "Hello?’ she said. The thin whisper of a voice was unexpected. She opened her mouth to try again, louder this time. “Don’t talk," Jeremy said. He was skyscraper tall and his voice came from the clouds. Eve closed her eyes again. When she opened them, Jeremy was not there. She slept, she wakened. Now the room was white with sunlight; now gray, with a beam of light? whose source she could not see but imagined on the wall above the bed’s’headboard. • She said to the nurse, “What day is today?” “Tuesday.” The time here seemed longer than, two nights and a day, or shorter ? She couldn’t tell. The nurse told her she had a penicillin needle every four hours, but Eve felt they’d been jabbing needles into her forever. @ On the third day, when Jeremy came, she was wide-awake. She felt fine, she said. “Jeremy, I was delirious, wasn’t I?’’ ■: " “Yes” \ | “Did I—talk?” “Nothing that made much Sense*" a \ Oh, but it made sense to me, she thought. You’d be surprised! What would you say if I told you that I’ve, wakened from 'a bad dream and discovered that I love you, Jeremy? You wouldn’t believe it, would you? I almost don’t myself. It’s not at all what I wanted, or expected. What if those needles weren’t penicillin at all, but- a potion stirred darkly In a witch’s cauldron? Oh, I’m raving again, she thought. But it’s true that I love yott, Jeremy. That’s not delirium. She said, “Kiss me, Jerer my.” He beht and kissed her. He straightened absence and said, “I’m pretty busy, Eve.” V (To Be Continued)

# J'' 7 W Evans in Marines Mi| and (Mrs. Robert Witham dfu 429 jjdnp (street, have received word! that I their nephew, Fred Evans, .|vlm> marie his home with them has passed his physical examination gfor t|ie U. S. marine corps and fe receiving his training in San Diegi), Calff. ' \ j ' ' I -- , y h ' ' ,f Three Discharged Three Decatur young men have received their discharges from the efeqtive this month. They are (Louis Coffee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adriari Coffee of 503 North Fifth .street, Richard Braun, -son of Mrs. artin Braun of 222 North Seveaih street, and Cletus Rumschla|| son of Mr. Mrs. ‘Lewis of route 6, Decatur. Theyjkll served overseas in Korea and wore among the 1947 graduating cmiss Decatur Catholic high school. I . i tfawniim Mairriage Licensee JaQies Bbicbanan, 32, Akron, 0., and XYVonfte Simonton, 19, Oakley, ;ikan. > A>ert N. Bednar, 30, and Mildred} ' ■ ■ !■ , Rltihard! Briggs, 21, and Mona Hottferich, |l9, both of Akron, O. Itlymond E. Lindsey, 20. Bryant(gand i|harop L. Teeple, 17, Ge-la-vai. ■ Diniel |B. Martin. 34, and Gertruft Mofris, 25, \ both of Fort Wajne. | | ■ D. H. I. A. Will Meet Monday, Sept 29 Hiilman ; Egly,. chairman of the Adattis county D.H.1.A., is calling a reorganization meeting of the assuriiation for Monday everting! Septgmber ; 29. The location of the meeting will be set in an executive committee meeting soon. On the 29tMG.| AjWiMams of Purdue, who is state supervisor of the associaltion,,4will Jnake the main dilk.

IK'S < i ' Wl** 4 w.’A-Bl WBfy 1... CHARGED with killing his schoolmate with, a shotgun, 15-year-old Robert Laverick is comforted by his mother, Mrs. Mary Laverick, as h# is freed on $5,000' bond in Pittsburgh. Friends, neighbors and relatives pleaded for his freedom an grounds he shouldn’t be in jail with; "hardened criminals,” and judge ordered release. Robert was arrested Aug. IS after a quarrel in which Dale Weaver, 16, was killed. Grand jury action is schedFamily feels Robert should return to school. (International) I—j I—— • - ily • 'I li '<T : W>' ** SjJ""J FOREIGN GOVERNMENT represenin Madrid reportedly are to |be notified soon of reached by* an anti-Franco interior 20-oi?dinating committee on decisions aimed at placing Spanish pretender Dori Juan (above) on a restated throne of Spain. Don JuajjJs involuntary exile in Estoril, Portugal. The committee recently sent a letter to the pretender, urging him to take positive action to recover the throne, estimating 90 per Cent of thei people Would support | him. The monarchy group hopes to influence foreign governments to* squeeze Franco out. (International)

Tremendous Amount Os Narcotics Stolen CHICAGO, UP -L-Pollce searched today for who stole a “tremendous” amount of narcotics from a Cook county hospital safe SundAy. > Value, of the narcotics jwonld ■ be in underworld saJeS>-|0 addicts/police said. \ . ThA safe was opened by a torch during the day when a nuinber of persons were in . the area of the hospital, one of the nation’s largest. ■ I Like Ike, Suh BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UP) — There has been a political schism in the family of state Rep. Henry Beatty;, a Democratic legislator in a traditionaly Democratic state. His Aon Douglas, 17, was elected president of a newly-organized “bipartisan youth for Eisenhower movement.” *

SALE CALENDAR SEPT: 16—6:00 p. m. DST. Sadie A. Snow Estate, 1 mile \orth of Geneva, or 3 miles south of Berne, in Ceylon. Real Estate and x household .goods. Jeff Liechty, Auctioneer, Henry B. Heller, Administrator. ' a SEPT. 16—12:00 Noon. 6th Annual Whitley County Aberdeen-Angus { Breeders’ Sale. Whitley County 4-H Fair Grounds, Columbia City. Kenneth E. Sherbahn, sale mgr. Sep.-16—1:00 p.m. EST WILLIAM, LESTER LUDWIG & EVELYN CAMPBELL, 5 miles south of Paulding, Ohio oh road 127 then l- ihiles east. First road south of Blue Creek then l-’A miles east. 80 acre farm.-Roy Johnson & teon, aucts. SEPT- 18 —42:00 DST. Neuenschwander and Reusset. % mile vrest of Berne. 4? Head Holstein Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, hay, tractor and implements. Philip Neuehschwander, Auctioneer SEPT. 19—12:0tf Noon DST. 19th Warsaw Holstein Sale. 4-H Club , Bldg./ Fairgrounds. Warsaw, Ind. 100 head Holsteins. Leland J. Osborn, Sale Mgr. & Auct. SEPT. 20 —7:30 p. m. Robert Boesch, 2*4 miles east, north of Woodburn. Spotted Poland Chiba Hog sale, i SEPT. 20—1:00 p. m. Byron Wlrittridge. 1 mile south and m i] e west, of Salem or 3 miles north and '4*4 miles east of Berne Household goods. Ned C. Johnson, Auct. SEPT. 20—1.00 p. m. F. M. Standiford, owner. E. Jackson St., Wren, . j Ohio. Household goods and tools. L. W. Suman, Auct SEPT. 26—EdWard P. Wyncott, 1% mile West of Silver Lake, Indiana on Highway No. 14, then % mileiSouth, Well Improved 9% Acre Farm, Midwest Realty Auction Co., J, F. Sanmann, Auctioneer. ' , SEPT. 23 - Elbert Fairchild, 6 miles East of Akron. Ind. 30 Acre Farm, ?l wi th two sets of buildings. Personal Property and Household ( Goods, 12:30 P. M. Midwest Realty Auction Co., J. F. San- 1 mann, Auctioneer, a SEPT. 25-Lewis, kisfr. 606 Roosevelt St.. Walkerton. Ind. Modern . Two Story Brick Business Building, 1:00 P. Midwest Realty Auction Co.. J. F. Sanmann. Auctioneer. SEPT. 27 —1;30 p. m. jMfc. ■& Mrs. Oliver Harmon, owners. .428 Mercer Avenue. 3' bedroom' modern home and furniture. Gerald Strickler & D. S. Blair, Aucts. C. W. Kent, sale u&r OCT, 3—Daisy A. Bricked 232 East High St., Hicksville, O.A Modern Eight ROom Home and Two Large Lots. Evening sale 7:00 P. M. Midwest Realty Auction Co., j. F. Sanmann, Auct. FOR PROTECTION OUTSIDE . . . FOR ENJOYMENT INSIDE If PAYS TO PAINT in THE FAt*> CHECK these IIIIIIEII SPOTS PROTECT YOUR HOME NOW! with SwfffW/M-WIUIAAIS swp gives row-— ! MORE BEAUTY SHMWtN-WHt/AMS \ I SWP colors are smart and new and RDRCH AND FLOOR ENAMEL • I the Jinest hou»a paints that A tough, washable, I Sherwin-Williams ha* ever mado. I • ’ MORE ENDURANCE ... uXA 7.°' • | SWP is formulated by master j ► 1 * f po«he* | i point technicians to make it last * on< * | I after ordinary paints will have I I deteriorated. I I uss WO.K |.. KEMGLO SWP is carefully formulated to I _ l \ . ... .. T susscissusrei rm«sw I I produce a brilliant true white that I / I will work easier under the brush, LOOKS AND WASHES • | give better hiding power and re- LIKE BAKED | ' quire less material in the long run. ENAMEL | LISS COST... I I swr. whitw whif«« ora f„. MAK-HOT Varnlih I mutated that they produce a tough , ! j! resistant surface which lasts longer rLAI-Kllt Undercoater ( and stays whiter than ordinary FLO-LAC Varnish Stain . ; I \ house paints. v / i. Shirwin-Wiiuams Paints Jh HELLER COAL FEED & SUPPLY “Through Service We Grow” 722 MONROE ST. PHONE 3-2912

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$7,000 Theft From Indianapolis Home INDIANAPOLIS, UP — Police \ today investigated the theft about $7,600 worth of cash, bonds and clothing from the home of M. D. Hitt here. . - said Hitt reported J | bls home was ransacked while he and his wife shopped Saturday. Stolen were in bunds, $682 in cash, Hitt’s coin collection and clothing. j Voters Interested CHICAGO, (UP) — The Kemper Insurance Group reports that its “blotter poll” indicates an unprecedented interest in the presidential election. Each i year the group prints blotters showing the electoral vote of each state and how it has voted since 1908. So far this year, the companies have received orders for , 407,000 blotters, an increase of 42 per cent over 1948.