Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 116, Decatur, Adams County, 16 May 1953 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT PffbiMted Kvery Brantec Kxoept Bandar By _ THB DMCATUR DEMOCRAT OoTnJo. “ Itered •* Decatur, Ind., Foot Office aa Second Ctaes Matter Dick D Heller j President A. R. Holthouse ———Editor JL B. Belter Vice-President Chaa. HoKhouss .. Treasurer n « . 1a Subscription Rated: 1 Adjoining Oountleo: One year, >8.00; **»£?&*’ 3 months, >2.25. Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, H7i; 8 monthaTlTwr ■ By Carrier, 35 cecte per week. Single coplee, S ceote.

Wear a Buddy Poppy today in memory of the veterans who defended our country. 0 o '• By the time the weather warms up, we’ll have the locust plague to worry about. I <■ j, o 0 President Eisenhower will take to the radio Tuesday night and will broadcast from the Whits. House at 9:30 p.m. Speculation among the advisers to the President is that he will speak on taxes and Korean war subjects. The country will give an attentive ear to the Commander-in-chief. 0 q Although the days of sunshine have not been plentiful, our maple trees have leafed out in springtime splendor. Most of the trees look healthy and due to the lack of sleet and severe storms last \ winter fewer show damage. Along many of Our streets a green 4 ? canopy forms a picture more artistic than any seen on canvas In an art studio. ' —a—oi— Paul Butler, Democrat National Committeeman from Indiana, and a dynamic force in the Democrat party, will be the guest of the County Centra) Committee and the Adams County democratic Womens ciub in this city on May 26. A dinner meeting will be held at the American Legion home. ' Democrats of the county are invited to the gathering. Mr. Butler is a stimulating campaigner and is forming plans for the 1954 congression election. —o While sentiment was expressed in favor of paroling Nathan Leopold, “thrill killer” of 1924, the Illinois parole and pardon board has turned down the man’s plea for freedom. Leopold no doubt has reformed and is repentant, but that is no sign he should be released. He and Richard Loeb, who later was murdered in prison, were c<jß?victed of a terrible crime and the judge who santenced them to life imprisonment stated that the killers not be paroled. The pardon board did tfot err in refusing a parole lor the oncearrogant prisoner. \ s

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By HERMAN N. MUNDESIN. M.D. YOUR doctor may say, “No salt” If you have a form of heart or kidney disease. . Heart and kidney diseases are the Ljost common causes of swelling of the body, aside from inflammations. When the heart does not property keep up the circulation, tue amount of blood flowing to the kidneys is reduced. This in turn Interferes with the important task of kidneys, which is to remove water a:ad waste products from the body. Causes Swelling Not only do they tail to get rid of water but also of sodium, which Is in salt. This excess salt in the tissues, along with the water, causes the type of swelling known as edema. Pressing the swollen area usually leaves a _ 1 , mark or pit where the finger is applied. In kidney diseases, the kidneys lose their power of eliminating the salt in water, causing similar symptoms. Usually, the parts that first become swollen are the legs. To reduce some cf this swelling, ¥ mercury compounds must sometimes be into the muscles. On Restricted List The person with thia condition is usually required to take little or no ordinary table salt or sodium chloride in his diet. Not only salt, but also eodium in baking powder, and sodium used in canning, are on the restricted list The saltless diet is often very

The Atomic Energy Commission hdk no Intention of abandoning or reducing the sise of the propoposed >1,200,000,000 atomic explosive plant at Portsmouth, Ohio, Cancellation of existing coni tracts would cost the government in the neighborhood of two-hun-dred million dollars - and work stoppage would curtail developments in this field of science and defense. The budget balancers should not interfer with this important work, for savings can be made in other projects. Atomic research should be promoted. 0 0 Congress may wind up this session without taking action on the St. Lawrence seaway project. Although president Eisenhower has approved the gateway to the Atlantic project, several members of congress are opposing the plan. Canada has made it plain that it does not intend to delay start on the work and is willing to go jt alone, if; the United States does not agree to cooperate. It is one of the proposals that congress should nbt defer until a later date, because of its importance to the nation. The seaway should be built as a matter of national defense and] in the interest of the ■|s ‘ j ' development of the country. Its construction will give the midwest a direct route to the sea and create a new transportation empire along the Great Lakes. I 0 0 \ ! | The sickening news of three persons killed in a highway accident on U. S. 224 east of the city, again broaches the question, “What can be done to prevent this massacre on our highways”. Either we don’t pay proper attention to our traffic laws, drive too fast< or carelessly or don't care aboiit the outcome. In each traffic collision innocent persons are injured or killed. Our cars should be useful apd constructive meaihs of transportation and pleasure, but the highway toll each year prove the motor vehicles man’s greatest killer. Indiana has just launched a campaign in the interest of highway safety, .tagging It “Operation Live Longer”. Maybe it will have some wholesome effect, for about all . other means and laws have so far failed io lessen the death toll.

- ~ , T — w hard for a patient to follow u strictly as he should, mainly because it is so unpleasant to eat unseasoned foods. Even when the person is perfectly willing to give up salt, it may still be a problem to avoid it, because it is so commonly found in almost all types of foods. Certain powders have now been perfected which can be taken by mouth to help absorb the little sodium or salt that must be included in the diet. Flavor Substitutes Salt substitutes are also on the market to help flavor food to some extent. Sometimes, however, their taste is not too appealing. Flavoring food with a little lemon juice is usually very helpful in making it more palatable and helping the patient stay on the strict salt-free diet Then, too, the lemons supply vitamin C, which all persons need. This is such a simple method that it should be tried by anyone having trouble fallowing the doctor's orders against salt QUESTION AND ANSWER N. M.:l am taking care of my mother, who is bedridden. Hen? pan I prevent her getting bed sores? ; s Answer: Bed sores are caused by prolonged pressure on the akin. They can be prevented by moving the person to different positions often during the day, and by keeping the skin dry. A special type of mattress to change the pressure to different areas of the bodj- has been deviseci.

g I 20 Years Ago { Today - May 16 — President Roosevelt cables the rulers of 54 countries asking pledges that armed forces will not be* sent across frontiers, hoping for world peace. Decatur merchants will bring the Russel Brothers 3-ring circus to Decatur for two performances May 31. Ten Adams county boys will be sent to the conservation camp at Fort Knox. Ky. They will learn reforestation work and be offered jobs after two weeks training. The old G. M. T. Houck farm, 39 acres, near Honduras sold at auction for >2,735. Wilmer Steffen was the buyer. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kalver of Detroit are visiting here. —* r o —0 I Household Scrapbook I , BY ROBERTA LEE | 0 0 Fresh Plants Plants can ibe kept fresh while the house is closed by placing as many bricks as there are flower pots in a zinc tub. Then put enough water into the tub to cover the bricks and stand a plant on each. The bricks will absorb enough •Water to keep the plants in good condition for several weeks. Paint Brushes Paint and varnish brushes should be cleaned thoroughly with gasoline after using, .then rubbed with Vaseline jelly and put away free from dust. This procedure will keep them soft. I Potatoes (After paring the potatoes place them in cold water. If this is done' (before boiling it will whiten them. Barter Day BOSTON, UP — Classified advertisement in the Boston Globe: “Wanted; —House painting in exchange for dentistry.”

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CHAPTER FOURTEEN ELLERTON was still staring at me, breathing hard. “I said you got a big mouth,** he said. **l don’t like big mouths. I don’t tike bigmouthed punks who cause trouble. Now take some advice; get in our way and you’ll think you’re In front of a steamroller. Now clear out. And don’t think you aren’t lucky to be walking out of here.” "Gee, thanks, Mr. EUerton." ••Beat it” I walked across to the door, aware of the drumming silence behind me, and the eyes probing into my back. At the door I turned and looked back at them. "Bythe way, do you know a guy named Tommy Weissman?” I said. “I understand he used to hang out in these parts.** “Yeah, I knew Tommy,” Ellerton said in a slow puzzled voice. “Ha was a good boy. I hear he got shot up by some private cop in Philly last month.” ♦That's right,” 1 said. ‘He wasn’t really so good after all. He thought he was though, I’ll give him that." Suddenly I realized how childish I was being. I was a stupid bragging ass. Why couldn't I keep my big mouth shut ? . x “You were the guy, eh, the private cop?" EUerton said slowly. It was too late to deny it. "That’s right," I said pleasantly. I felt a little better at the expres■ions that came onto their faces. What’s the point of taking jerks like Tommy Weissman if. you can’t brag about it occasionally? Especially to their old friends and fellow hoodlums. They didn’t say anything, but simply looked me over with , eyes ti\at had become thoughtful and businesslike. I waved to them and walled out. Downstairs I caught a cab and went beick to the Star. I found a bar across the street from it and had a few drinks. Everything was breaking beautifully, I thought. After all, I was still alive and that item belonged on the credit side of the ledger.' fe wrote a note on a paper napkin, a short but eloquent note, to the red-headed dice girl I at the Stax, and gave a waiter two bucks to deliver it. He came back a few minutes later, nodded at me, winked significantly and made a circle with his thumb and forefinger. L I gathered ! was in. The red-head came in around two in the morning, a happy smile cm her doll-like face, and wearing a beautifully cut black linen suit and black ankle-strap sandals. The few men who were sitting tiredly at the bar heightened as she sauntered toward me, and their heads pivoted in unison to follow her free-wheeling hips and the flash of her slim, delightfully tanned legs. I stood .as she slid into the booth. “Hi," she said, still wearing her happy babyish smile. “You never came back to finish your game." The men at the bar went back to their drinks, probably wondering what I had that they didn’t. Tm glad you missed me,” I said. I ordered drinks and tit her pigaret. "What’s your name?” “Margo." “How are you, Margo? My name 1& BUI, hni CanalU.”

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“Oh. an Italian. 1 like Italians.” She smiled innocently. “They’re so generous.” "That’s just a bad name we picked up,” 1 said. “Seriously, Margo, I’m a private cop. I want to find out who killed Nelson. It’s not a fee job. It’s a personal matter. I liked her, she was a decent kid and I’m going to get the rats who killed her.” “How re you going to do that?” ‘Tm not sure. But I’m sure I need help.” f ’ “Is that why you wanted to talk to me?” "Yes. Were you expecting something else ?•” She grinned. “I expect just one thing from deals like this, and so far I’ve never been wrong.” ••Well, I’d hate to spoil your average. But, Margo, this isn’t my season for fun. I’ve got just one thing on my mind. That's Janey and her murderers.” \ r \ “But how can 1 help you?” “You can tell me about Janey. You knew her pretty well, didn’t you?” “Sure. You did, too, I thought” "Maybe I didn't,” I said. Margo stared at me with Wide, clear innocent eyes. “Anyway, I think you can help. How about it?" "Mister, 1 don’t want to get mixed up in a murder case.” “You won’t be mixed up in It,’’ I said. I didn’t know whether or not this was true; it was a chance that I had to take. That she had to take, rather. , , I “Weil, I can tell \ you what I knew about her," Margo said, scratching her head comically with the tip of one finger. “Janey was a good kid, real friendly and generous. But I nearer quite figured her out. She had a lot of bummy friends, for one thing. Real creeps. For instance, a character around town named Mike Kelly. He’s a , writer. At least he says he is. None of his stuff gets printed. It’s too artistic, or something, he says. Mike Kelly hangs out in an apart - , ment on Sycamore Street, with a crummy bunch of writers, sculpl tors, painters and people like that. > They do more talking than any- ; thing else. You know the kind. , Tear down the government, kill , all the dull slobs who have kids . and live in the suburbs. That sort of stuff. Janey took me 1 up there a couple of, times and It was like I walkipg into a snake pit.” She > shuddered elegantly and picked up - her drink. “Not my kind, I can as- ; sure you." > “What was Janey’s interest in r this bunch?” . "It beats me. But I think that s she and Mike Kelly were working • together on something.” t “Working together on what ?” \ "It beats me. But they had their • heads together a lot.” ••Where is this joint of Mike i Kelly’s?" I A i She thought hard, running the tip of her small tongue over her ; tips, and then she came up with an ' address. I made a note of it in my book. v ’ ■ i I said, “Janey and Mort EUerton • were pretty good friends, I understand.” The red-head looked demure. “I s wouldn’t know, I’m sure,’’ she said. "We don’t discuss the boss, eh?”

William Hylton, sec. 19 Wabash 4 800 Dewitt Burk, Sec. 32 ,Wabash -, 1.00 Norval Fuhrman, Sec. 20 Root — 10.00 Ladies Aid, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Preble — 5.00 Friends - 4.00 X ' 1 Total reported f-X —-19,372.07 W. E. Petrie, chairman, urges those solicitors who | have not re1 ported to do so as soon as possible, so that a final report may be com- * piled and the budget revised if necessary. —— , llf you have something io sell or rooms ‘for rent, try a Democrat ) Want Ad. It brings results.

’ [ a “I’d rather not,” she said. “Mr. EUerton has been good to me, really. It wouldn’t be loyal to talk about him, would it? Also, it wouldn’t be smart, and I’m a pretty smart little girl in some ways. Mr. EUerton doesn’t like to be talked about, and it’s very dumb to do things Mr. EUerton doesn’t like.” ’ \ . “The point is well taken,” I said. "Let’s go back to Janey. Anything else you can tell me?” ’ V There wasn’t. We talked for ten or fifteen more mihutes, but she told me nothing that added anything revealing to my portrait of Janey. , i I paid up my biU and offered to give her a lift home. She said that would be fine. We left the bar, again causing a ripple of lively attention trom the tnen sitting there, and outside I flagged a cab. She lived but north, near Belmont Avenue, about a fifteen-minute ride from the Loop. En route, she recaptured some of the wacky gaiety I had noticed in her manner at the dice table. She hummed snatches of songs, chattered irrelevantly and goofily about signboards, the traffic and the weather, and even did a fast little tap dance against the beck of the driver’s seat. He glanced irritably back at us, but when he got a look at the , red-head he grinned and turned back to the wheel. She could kick his cab to pieces any time, I thought. 1 told him to hold the flag when he got to her address, which was an apartment hotel with a dimly lit lobby. It looked like a place for show people and gamblers, a 1 place where the management didn’t care what you did so long as you paid your rent and kept the noise slightly below a college yell. The red-head slid out of the cab, and I 1 escorted her to the entrance of ■ the building. She fished a key from her handbag, gave it to me 1 and I opened the door. L I “Call me again?" she said. “Sure.” 1 She took my lapels in her hands and pulled me gently into the foyer, grinning as If this were a ’ shared and hilarious joke. ■ “Do you usually find men so 1 stubborn?" I said. 1 We faced each other in the half- ■ darkness. She was still grinning, ! and her brown eyes were merry ■ with excitement. ’ : . I “I like you,” she said, and ' punched me lightly in the chest ’ with her forefinger. "That’s fine. I like you, too, i Also, I think you’ve given me a good lead.” t “Oh, that. Think nothing of it. ’ Glad to help.” She leaned toward me, still grinning, and I wondered if she had picked up a load before • meeting me. She sagged limply against me, and If I hadn’t got s my arms around her waist she would have slipped to the floor. ! She was as fluid as water, about • as manageable as A; a piece of i string. There was no reality to i any of this, nothing but the fragrance of the perfume in her shini ing red hair, and the unimportant ■ weight of her body in my arms. “Cut it out!" I said. She murmured something in a . sleepy voice. (To Be Continued)

IMSERVICS aA Troxel Promoted William J. Troxel, son of Mrs. Ida Troxel, route 4, Decatur, was recently promoted to private first class while serving with the European command communications zone in FranceTroxel, who arrived overseas last July, is assigned as a utilities repairman at the 57th ffteld hospital in Toul, France. He entered the army in October. 1951 and received basic training at Fort Meade, Md. He is a graduate of Kirkland high school. Lenhart In Training Taking part in “Operation Seajqmp”, a large scale amphibious training exercise off the coast of Southern California, is William E. Lenhart, gunner's mate third class, USN, of 393 Limberlost Trail, Stratton Place, serving aboard the attack transport USS .Cavalier. C ‘ Kitson Discharged Herb Kitson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kitson, who has served several years in S. air corps, has arrived home after being honorably discharged from the service. Herb will rest a few days before resuming his position at the General Electric company in this city. Court News Proceedings Closed Charles F. Zimmerman vs Sue Waggoner: coniplaint tor partition; certificate of clearance filed; proceedings closed. Attorneys: Custer & Smith, plaintiff; Ferd L. Litterer, defendant. Case Continued ' Mary Lammert vs Albert Lammert; complaint for divorce; by agreement, case Is continued. Attorneys; Hubert McClenehan, plaintiff; John DeVosS, defendant. Writ Ordered Dick Mansfield dba Dick Mansfifeld Motor Sales Francis B. Harmon; complaint on account; returnable for defendant May 28; writ of attachment ordered issued for >173.17. Attorney: Earl De Wald, plaintiff. Motion Filed Richard Swygart, Doris Swygart Vs Joseph McConnell, Ercie McConnell; complaint for specific performance; motion to make more specific, x Attorneys: Custer & Smith, plaintiff; Ed A. Bosse, defendant. Marriage Licenses Harvey L. Teeple, 33, Craigville. and Edith Rose Moeschberger, 25, Berne. > -X Serving CHURCHES °f AJLL FAITHS | jx ■ i .‘H WELCOME WAGON PHONE 3-3196 or 3-3966 I

Notice to Patrons of THE CITY of DECATUR Eledrii Light & Power Department The electric power will be off all lines, at ap- L \ proximately 5:00 o’clock A. M. Sunday, May 17th, 1 i for a period of 15 to 30 minutes, and L Will be off for a like period at approximately 1:30 or 2:00 P. M. the same day. / | \ This interruption in service will be necessary due to making connections o n the 2400 volt switch gear at the North Third Street Plant, to tie in with the new Dayton Street Diesel Plant. J CITY EIGHT & POWER DEPT. j'l " IJ '" ' v rj : n . ~'7

i Meny-Go-Roundlfere 9 ; ■ V jSSES? >aH I r America’s most popular ride among both ypung and old Is the Merry-Go-Round, pictured above, which will appear nightly with'thie Gooding Amusement Co. shows, here in Decatur, May 18-23, at the Chamber of Commerce Spring Festival.

Delbert Fuelling, 22, and Eldora I Ewell, 20, both of Decatur. • ■ Real Estate Transfers Alfred Allen Minger, elux i.o 1 Claude Monee, Jr., etux, tend n 1 Hartford Twp. J Gilbert Strickler etux to Paul £. ‘ Strickler etux, inlet 868 in Decatur. •X MayvSprunger to Alphie Bertsch, L 3 acres In Monroe Twp. Otto Koenemann etux to Ed- j: mund Aumann etux, 88.50 acres in Root Twp. >12,700. DeLoyd V. Garwood etux to Doyle R. Cleveger, inlot 77- in De- i catur. • Charles L. Arnold etux to Arnold • Lumber Co., Inc., part out lot 78 in Decatur. - Chatles L- Arnold etux to Joseph Trentadue, part out lot 78 in Decatur. Florence B. Manley etvir to Lorene Erhart, 40 acres in Hartford Twp. , Raymond Meshberger io Indiana ’ Franklin Realty, Inc., 7.98 acres in Hartford Twp. Mary Youse Maxon etvir to Harvey Rfesen etal, % acre in Monroe Twp. j I I''\ • ■ p

’ . / T- .M “ P• J , /i, ip Married in 1903? FORD J FORD 50th 50th Anniversary . “ Anniversary :<!A ft ‘ 1 ' ■' ■' * 'i ■'' '■■ K ■ f All Couples from Adams and Adjoining Counties Celebrating Their 50th Wedding Anniversary This Year K Are Invited To Ride In The Decatur Spring Festival Parade Monday, May 18th. / x A Valuable Gift Will Be Given To Each Couple. MEET at SCHWARTZ FORD CO., Inc„ at 7:30 P. M. SCHWARTZ FORD CO., Inc. Corner Third and Monroe Stsj. 1./ DECATUR

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.. i. -i * r- • ~ 1 | Retirement Ages BUFFALO, N. Y., UP — The Buffalo police department plans to retire three of its veterans—aged 11, 12 and 21. They are horses of the Mounted Division. $538,000 In Monthly Insurance Benefits Over >538,000 in monthly old i age and survivors insurance bene-1 fits are being paid to over 13,000 , northeastern Indiana residents, Christian -H. W. Luecke, manager of the Fort Wayne social security i office, said today. These benefits ' are being paid to people* of al| j ages because the worker, either retired or deceased, was insured under the social security act t TEEPLE MOVING a TRUCKING Local and Long Distance PHONE 3-2607