Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 210, Decatur, Adams County, 5 September 1953 — Page 4

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; DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Entered at the Decatur, In<L, Post Office aa Second Claaa Matter Dick a HeUer President JL R. Holthouae j Editor J. H. HeUer Vice-President: Chaa. Hoithouae — Treasurer Subscription Rates: By Mall in Adams gad Adjoining Counties: One year, >8.00; Six months, |4.25; 2 months, >4.26. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, I <9.90; 6 months, <4.75; 8 months, 12.50. By Carrier, 25 cents per week. Single copies, I cents.

The vacation season seems a k>ng time when it begins, but here We are ready to start to school again. <. This newspaper and its entire working force, and the carrierboys, will observe the Labor Day holiday. There will be no edition of the paper. \ ;h 0 0 May Labor Day be an enjoyable and happy holiday for you and your family, void of accident, illness and any disappointment. • o—-0 The Korean “Big Switch” Is completed, unless the Reds have sidetracked some of the prisoners to camps unknown to the United States. j ' 0- 0 The nation’s joy over the freeing of 3,313 Americans in Korea, is tempered with the thought of what happened to the 10,000 men listed as missing. Presumably thejse noble men died in camp of Illness or starvation, or were shot 1’ I i ‘ ■ r V. ■ !' ~ by their brutal Red captors. -j : o o—— •■■l’ ■■ ' ■ Gov. Warren, the popular executive who has won three terms as governor of California, has announced that he will not be a candidate in 1954. He leaves the way open for all aspirants. We suggest that the Californians_ nominate and send to the statehouse. I ? t • —9 0 Maj. Gen. William F. Dean will r , 4 ;-n ’ i > ! - ' ' IL 2 •return to the United States as .‘ j : I the’(Number One hero of the Korean war. With more than throe years spent in Red prison camps, and part of that time in solitaire confinement, the 54-year old fighting general aged considerably. The nation is happy that he is alive And free. He will be warmly received in this country. F We salute tie heroic-Dean ! —-0 0 Design otf industrial buildings may change with the finding of the Fire Underwriters in the gigantic fire that swept the General Motor® transmission works in Livonia, Miph. Streamlined, the vast building covering 34.3 acres was not divided withl partitions. The insurance companies bay this fact enabled the flanges to spread ovjer the building and that careless <se of acetylene torches caused thte blaze. It was the biggest industrial tire in the nation's history. a I \ | ,[s —o—o—- — in West Gennady vote ■ tomorrows in what is recognized as a feistory-making election. There is. opposition to Chancellor Adenauer’s policy and his affiliation with the United States and other friee countries, hut experts r'"-' ' " ■ 'I . I J] t A ;

Burns More Severe to Children

By HERMAN N. BUNDEttfc BLD. A CHILD can develop severe, j symptoms of shock from, a bum, even though it involves less than ten per cent of the body surface. That Is why a severe burn Is more rapfidly fatal to a child than to an adult, although a les* extensive- area of the body may be affected. j i .. The first symptom a child may develop after a severe bum is excessive, uncontrollable thirst. There may be a collapse of the blood vessels following this, with a pale, clammy appearance and thready pulse. Drowsy and Restless , The child is not as responsive to questioning as he would be normally, and. he does not put out an adequate amount of urine. He is extremely drowsy and restless, and may seem soihewbat mentally confused. ! \ 'Once burn shock occurs, It is steadily progressive and needs immediate treatment. Most children require hospitalisation since there is a loss of fluid from the l| ' I I !.■»***■ !.***■ - I L .[ j- [

predict that the German leader will win. Issues have more or less boiled down to a choice of whether the West Germans want to string along with Adenauer or pursue a neutral course advocated by the Socialists. Official Washington is pulling for an Adenauer victory. 0 o No country in the world offers its citizens a greater share in the fruits of their labor than does the United States. This is as it should be, sot the American system of opportunity, good wages and high living standahis has made the country strong and prosperous. Labor Day commemorates this American achievement and even thongh the world Is divided, free men and women in this country are confident of the satisfactory outcome. Americans work with their minds and hearts as well as their hands and have shown the world that our production lines build a better way of life. We have nothing to fear as long as Americans try to build a better world. 0 0 An Air War:— Gen. Ridgway does not believe any all-out effort to build a peratomic or hydrogen bomb attack is feasible. The new army chief ' of staff said that he does not believe such an effort could succeed. He maintains that it would be prohibitively expensive I and would divert our air defenses from protecting the most vital areas. \ His statement, while a trifle . alarming is nonetheless based on sound reasoning. It would be all but impossible to build up an air force strong enough to repel a Russian attack on any part of the United States. If we attempt to build up such a force we may spread our strength too thin and really make our 'pountry vulnerable to attack. This does riot mean that our cities arp to be left unprotected. It means that a realistic approach is contemplated. The lessons of World War II taught our Military men that there are no such things as impregnable defenses. \ < It would be pleasant to believe that we could send up a wall of air planes dense ehough to turn back or shoot down any enemy bombs that might venture near our shores. But the idea would be self-delusion. It still would be possible that a plane bearing a bomb might get through. ;If war should come, despite all pur efforts to avoid it, must expect to face attack. •

r ■■ - id .. • , i blood in this type of shock. This must be replaced by giving either blood or plasma into a vein; Blood tests can be performed in which the amount of shock and loss of body fluids can be determined. Many of these children will require oxygen and other supportive measures until the crisis of the bum shock passes. Os course, the treatment of the severe bums with such measures as skin grafting, are usually left until the child totally recovers from the shock and is once again in normal condition. [. It is important that any child having an extensive bum be seen by a physician, for a bum can work far greater havoc on a child than on an adult. QUESTION AND ANSWER Mrs. R. P.: My twenty-year-old son has a very high-pitched vplce. This began at the age of fourteen- What can be causing this? Answer: Some disorder of the vocal cords or nervous system may be at fault. A thorough physical examination will probably reveal the exact cause,

20 Years Aga Today | o— . j I Sept s—Decatur schools all opened this morning with enrollments a little higher. The Citizens Telephone company reduces stock from 37,500 to 30,000 shares. Sixteen persons were killed on the Indiana highways over the holiday. Dr. Charles Roberts is assigned to Decatur for another year as pastor of United Brethren church. Harry Kookens, 60, former Decatur resident, is killed in an automobile accident at Hammond. The NRA will start operation in Decatur tomorrow, all set. o • •I Household Scrapbook I I BY ROBERTA LEE | o ;—i o Cracks In Floor For filling cracks in the floor soak old newspapers in strong alum water until they form a soft pulp, and press hard into the cracks. This method is more successful than using putty, and when the hardened pulp is covered with paint, will hardly show. Linoleum $ , A little kerosene added to the water when wiping up the kitchen linoleum will loosen the dirt, and result in a better job. Fresher Paint Pour some paraffin over the paint left unused in a can, and it will prevent its hardening. • ! o [ Modern Etiquette | BY ROBERTA LEE | q o '■> ■ ■ , Q. Is it proper for a man to link his arm in a woman’s while walking with her on the street? A. No. A man does not link his arm in a woman's, hold her by the elbow, or offer her his arm, unless for the purpose of guiding her through a Crowded street or protecting her from traffic. Q. When a hostess wishes to use place cards at a dinner she is giving for. some very good friends,

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SYNOPSIS Packrat Purdy’s arrest had opened up once more the case of the Phantom Bandit and sent Cole Manning gallop* Ing into the Bootjack country. He hoped now to bring to justice the hold-up robber of a valuable Wells Fargo cargo, who had eluded his illustrious father, the late Sheriff Flint Manning, years before. But on reaching his destination Cole learns from tough Mack Torgin and his killer companion Gal. that sly old Purdy had fled the jail and aided by a girl and her wagon, was at large now. a bounty on his head. Griffin, the present sheriff, explains to Manning that eccentric old Packrat is not important to the case. He’d merely been held for questioning when some of the long lost loot turned up near bis home. Listening in bn a conversation at the local hospital. Cole discovers that Torgin is attempting to blackmail its founder, the venerable and highly esteemed Dr. Brownlee. CHAPTER NINE THROUGH the doorway Manning now had a glimpse of Brownlee at his desk, an older, grayer man than he’d remembered, but Brownlee for all that, with his glasses down at the end of his nose just as they’d always been. Manning might have stepped into the office, but the heavy voice of Mack Torgin stopped him. “. . . And if I do?” Torgin was saying. "I’ve got my plans too well along, Doc, to change them now. Look, you could close your eyes to a few things, if you wanted. You’re just out for my scalp!” "Mack, you’re wrong,” Brownlee said wearily. ‘Tm going to put it plain to you. I’ve known you ever since you first came to the Bootjack. I’ve never cottoned to you. I’ll admit, but there’s nothing personal about this affair. Folks have made me county health official, and I’ve a job to do. You know that. And you’ve been buying low-priced cattle and some of them have turned out to. have tuberculosis. In spite of that, you’ve butchered some and sold the meat right here in Mannington. That’s bad enough, but when you plan on putting in a packing plant and making a fat profit by spreading death and disease. I’ve got to stop you. And I will Either you drop your scheme, or I'll tell the whole basin what kind of cattle I’ve found on your range!” “Why, Doc, any rancher’s bound to have a sick cow once in a while. You know that as well as I do. You’re making a mountain out of this.” “Mack, you’re wasting my time and yours.” A silence, long and ominous. Then: “Doc, here’s something for you to think about. After the word came that Packrat had escaped yesterday, I thought I saw Ma Hibbard hobbling out toward the edge of town. But when I got a good look, 1 knew confounded well .it wasn’t Ma. A wagon picked up that person. I got a few of my bpys from the ranch and took out along the wagon road. I reckon maybe you know who was driving that wagon, Doc.” Brownlee drew the fingers of his right hand across his forehead. “All my Ufa men lik? y?u have disputed the passage with me, Mack. If you’re trying intimidation, it won’t work. Go tell the law about your blasted suspicions!” “Aad have Griffin Wink at me

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is it all right if she uses only their first names? A. Yes, this is quite all right. Q. Is it necessary always to ask the permission of a man before furnishing his name as a reference? A. Yes; it is yery ill-bred not to do so. S ight Damage When Two Autos Collide : .. E /L. Slight damage resulted Friday eVenlng when cars driven by William S. McGee, 31, Fort Wayne, and Neoma J. Wenger, 18, 1225 Elin street, collided on Thirteenth near Adams when, said the police report. Miss Wenger 'attempted to turn left while McGee was If you have something t 0,5411 or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Wjant Add. it brings results.:. • -■

I ■ i and go back to sleep, eh? The whole town will side with you, Doc, and you know it But one of thebe' days I may have something to hand them that even Griffin will have to heed. Just think that over, Doc!” • p "Get.’out, Mack,” Brownlee said wearilji. “Get out of here, I say J” Silent as the shadows, Manning faded down the hallway, deeper into the building, until he came to the hospital’s kitchen; and from where he stood, he could sea a 8 burning beyond and a plump, -haired woman seated in a by a table, busily wiping and' Lng dishes. This was Ma Hibno doubt of U. He stood indecisively, and he saw Ma come alert to some sound. At once> his own curiosity was aroused. Another door, a back door leading into the kitchen from the 3 alley, was creaking. “Laura!" Ma Hibbard cried. 4 The person who came stealing intothe kitchen was that Leviclad girl who’d driven the, wagon for Purdy and later held forth on a cutbank with a six-shooter. ’ She stood there bold as brass with a finger raised to her MpS. “Hush, Ma!” she was saying. “I came back to get more grub. Mack Torgin saw us leave Mannington and gave us a run. The grub-sack must have bounced out of the wagon. Pack rat was mighty worked up about that For a little fellow, he’s the eatingest man you ever saw.** n Maiming heard it all. Three quick strides, and he might have had his fingers wrapped around her wrist. Instead, he Very quietly eased back up the corridor, a heady sense of triumph in him. Dr. Brownlee’s office door Was still ajar as he passed it, and Brownlee still sat at his desk, apparently deep in thought, his shoulders hunched, a vague figure in the gloom. Coming out of the hospital, Manning cast a quick look along the boardwalk. No sign of Torgin. Running toward the livery stable, he got his horse, doing his own saddling in a frenzy of impatience; and soon he led the mount around to the rear of the hospital. Lamplight now sprang from many Windows, and the shouldering hills were shapeless in the dusk. In the alley’s depth, he waited in the deeper shadows, waited and His vigil wasn’t long, but it was just ilong chough to bring the sweat to his palms and put a fear into him that his quarry had escaped while he’d been fetching the horse. Then, when he was fighting a temptation. to enter the hospital for another look, the girl Laura came from the building, toting two heavy sacks roped together. The darkness swallowed her; a horse stomped and began to move away, Instantly Manning was jogging his own mount. For a moment he thought he’d lost the girl, but She angled around the comer ot a building to the street and was revealed in a splash of light, a trim figure riding bareback on one. of the horses that had pulled the ■ ■ ■ fei i’

. . ' h ■ ; Watkins Promoted Word has been received by Mrs. that her husband has been proMarvin D. Watkins of this city moted to Corporal. 7He is serving with the . 7th infantry division which is stationed about 30 miles from Seoul, Korea, after having been at the front until the fighting ceased. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Watkins of route 6. Cpl. Watkins entered the service in November of 1952 and left the states in April, 1953. His present address is: Cpl. Marvin D. Watkins. U. S. 55-328-543 Btry. <3, 15th A. A. A. A. W. Bn. Sp., A. P. O. 7, c/o P, M.. San Francis<so, Calif.

wagon yesterday. He kept his eyes on Laura up ahead, for Laura was going to lead him to Packrat Purdy. [ Out of Mannington, the wagon road wound northward across farreaching openness, with sometimes a fence breaking the shadowswathed expanse. Here Laura moved at an unhurried pace; and here Cole Maiming, after bootning across the wooden bridge that spanned the creek at the town’s outskirts, took up her trait He kept at a discreet distance behind the girl, not wanting to alarm her. * AU first he rode slouched in his saddle, wanting to have the carefree took ot a cowhand returning from town. That was in case ■ Laura looked back. Soon he began worrying, for the road forked here and there, with offshoots running to the various ranches; and he was afraid she might take a turn without his knowing. But the moonlit miles unreeled, bringing him into the tangled country of the north basin; and now he gradually Closed the distance between himself and the girl, fearful that she might again elude him. And that was when he became aware that someone was on the backtraiL ’ • At first he had only a whispered warning made more of instinct than reality. Once again he paused, his ears cocked, and he caught the faint ring of hoof against rock. | Laura, Up ahead? He tried hard to orient the sound and grew convinced that it rose behind him. Someone taking his trail or Laura’s? Or some lone cowhand returning to a basin ranch? But there were no ranches this far north. He guessed he was developing an edge to his nerves. When next he glimped Laura, she’d tome down off her horse and was leading the animal, picking a careful way westward through a maze of rocks and trees. Then, suddenly she vanished. He moved closer, anger growing in him, and fear, and saw that she had entered, a coulee so screened by brush that he might easily have passed its mouth. Tethering his own moupt to a tow bush, he crept after the gift ' ' The coulee began broadening out, and suddenly a dugout showed ahead, a crude structure of log walls built around a hole dug back Sito the coulee. No. light showed tom the dugout’s one window. X ood fifty yards of openness lay between Manning and the sagging door of the structure, but in the moonlight he saw Laura approach the dugout and heard the ancient hinges squeal as she opened the door. To the right of the dugout stood a corral, its poles fallen, its usefulness ruined. To the left was a big shed that had passed for a barn, and upon its side in painted letters large enough to be read at this distance was the legend: UNCLE SAM BET ME I COULDN’T STICK IT OUT THREE YEARS. UNCLE SAM WON! (To_Ba Continued)

library Notes 'By Th® Librarian - ’ ' r | ' The Decwxr public library reports the emulation of during the suwner to be at gn all time high. total circulation for the of August was|f,9ls; for the thiljieg summer months it was 14,519. 3,714 last summer. In Checking read it is interesting t.?L that next to fiction the circulation for both aS juveniles was biography, The simmer reading project closed Aug-, ust 31. Diplows will be awarded* next week tipthe boys and girls who had names in the Hall of rFame. be looking forward |o hearing frpm friends away ever Labor D|y, and any time during the year you take a trip just remembeg the library is glad to hear from’you. This, week we have heard from the following people;.— i August 29 i i The Clyde Harris family have spent a few days in Cleveland, Ohio, where they saw the Cleve-land-New York baseball game. Dianne Linn is also spending a few days in Cleveland. She visited the Tribune Tow’er and was going to see the Yankees beat Cleveland. Stephen. Hitchcock is seeing the sights in Canada and writes from Ontario. , Deane Lehman is having fun at Crooked Lake. Hb has learned to swim and goes fishing with his Daddy. August 31 We were surprised and delighted .today to have a card from Mabel Bockman from the Alps. The G.E. girls were generous in remembering the library on their trip; Mabel says the Alps are even lovelier than she thought they would be. . Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kohne are enjoying their trip through Canada and write to us from the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec.. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Knapp and Mr. and Mrs.' Pike are motoring through Mainh. They have spent the summer in Massachusetts visiting their daughter. Mrs. Knapp visited Emerson College for time since she. graduated. They have had a lovely summer and will sobn be home. ■ y Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garard have been visiting friends and relatives in Erie, Pa., Warren, Ohio, Toledo and Michigan. They stopped in Cleveland to see the St. Louis and Cleveland game, . ' ' ! Rosalie and Naureen Miller are seeing the sights in Washington, 1 ’• c Elaine Cochran is visiting in Aquilar, Colorado and will go to New Mexico on her way home. September 1 . > i Dorothy Sehnepf will Be surprised to know we are just hearing from her from Monte Carlo; Mr. and Mrs. 'Ray Kohne must be headed homeward for today the | card is from Montreal. T The Lloyd E. Reynolds family lire having a grand time at Fort Atkinson. Wisconsin. \ September 2 Mrs. Carl is havin| a trip through the Ozarks and sends folders of that beautiful country and of the “Show-me” State, Missouri. Mr. and MrS.*J. R. Gage and Robert are visiting friends and relatives in Canada. They will visit the Canadian National' Exhibition at Toronto. They have sent an interesting card of the Bell Homestead, birth place of telephone, Brantford, Ontario, Canada. ) September 3 Mr. and Mts. M. F. Kruse, Joan and Bob Nelson have had, a trip to the Paul Bunyan country in ■t' PERHAPS no other GI is a« expert on prisoner of war life as M/Sgt Frederick J. Stumpges, shown on repatriation at Freedom Village, Korea. Os his 14 years in the U. S. Marines, six have been spent in prison camps, in North Korea and Japan. He said there wasn’t as much mental strain in Japanese camps as in the Redruled North Korean. He la from Sheboygan, Wia. (Isßers4Uoaalj t

Monroe Revival I ft i itMii THE KINGS Evangelaires of Winona Lake will feature the revival services at the Monroe Methodist church, beginning Tuesday night. Services will be held each evening through Sept. 29 at 7:39 p.m. The Rev. Ralph Johnson, pastor, will preach. A pre-service will be held each evening. A nursery will be pro- ; vided and staffed for the care of babies and small children, the r pastor stated. I— — •Minnesota. They say fishing is fairly. good. September 4 ■ ' i Mr. ant} Mrs. Roy S. Johnson greet us from Thessalon, Canada. They say the weather Is wonderful there and ho hay fever. The Audrey Falls look delightfully cool today. . > ’ Elaine Cochran is having a good time in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has enjoyed her trip west this summer. Court News Asks Venue Change Michigan Motor Freight Lines, Inc., vs Spector Motor Lines, Inc.; complaint for damages; affidavit for change of venue from county filed. Attorneys: Barrett. Barrett :& McNagney, plaintiff; Lewis L. •Smjtl\, Strom & Spangler, defendant. i Attorneys Named Gsedr Ray vs Harry Fritringer; complaint for dkmagSl Attoffiteys: John L. DeVoss, plaintiff; Abramson & Geimer. Defendant. 4 Warrant Issued State of Indiana vs Clay R. Hall; affidavit for non-support; warrant issued for defendant returnable forthwith. 1 Notice Issued i Maxine B. Winchester vs Wklter Winchester; ' Complaint for divorce; notice issued for defendant

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returnable oa Sept. 19. Attorney; Severin H. Schurget, plAlxtiff. . .Estate Case* Estate Otf Veronica Heimann; report of private sale of personal property approved. 1 Estate of MinaM. Whitman; last will and testament; admitted to probate. ' Estate of Elma E. Krick; inventory No. 1 filed. Estate of Katherine Baderstcher; executor authorized to make fina| report; notice issued returnable Sept 30. Estate of John R. Ebersola; petition to sell real estate under terms of will approved. Estate of Sylvester Smith; petition to sei} real estate by deputy attorney general Oscar C. Crowford approved, ordered sold- . Marriage Licenses John D. White. 23. Kent, 0., and Jacqueline F. Cox, 19; Terre Haute. Phillip G. Kaehr, 19, Decatur, and Gloria Sue Timmons, 18, Berne. George J. Geyer,. [2O, and Barbara Hurst, 20, both Decatur. George Krick, 66. and Gladys Haked, 55, both Decakur. If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Add. It brings results.

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