Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 214, Decatur, Adams County, 11 September 1953 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT PubUehod Every Evening Except Sands By .■? 1 nca Decatur democrat co., inc. Entered at tie Decatur, Ind., Pct Office m Class Matter Dick D. Heller _ President A. R. J. H. Heller —— —— Vice-President Chaa. Holtfeoase * Treasurer Subscription Rates: <j i 4 By Mail in Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, *8.00; Big months, *4.26; 8 months, *2.25. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year W.W; • montte, M. 75; ;» wrath,. ,2 50 une By Carrier, 25 cents per week. Single copies, * cents.

The first wee: of school.is out i. of tbe way, s<» the ? succeeding ones will be assy. 0 Q _ !■" : U I ' ' ® A four-percei ter is just as “wicked” as a live-percenter, so the congressional committees still have h job to d > in Washington. And there shoulc n’t be any whitewashing. ,T 1’ " H tot — •fl— -—fl i '■■■— The Canadian government has knocked off four cents a pack tax on cjigaretteis ant sales are zooming. {Canadian ci manuafcturefs also have cut prices two cents a pack and it is'believed the boost in saleii willinore than offset the reductions. Despite the reductions, the mpst popular price in Canada for is three packs for adollar A potent factor in'sales is the smuggling of American cigarettes acoss the border, which sell for about *3.50 a car1 ton. i s’’ i —o—o A mock atomic war with simulated weapons is in progress in Germany east of the Rhine and near {the Iron ci rtain {-frontier., American, British and .French troops are participating and tßeit S. Seventh Am y hag assured tlie people that harm iWill ndt come to them, despite the appear-antre-I*’mushroom sound of explosion atomicage warfare may change the whole j system of fighting? and eventually end ma i’s uncontrolled bent to settle International disputes by killing. > 0 (■ ■ .if .■H ! ■' ■ Hit' ■h > Comment was ijnade in this column a few days ago about the vast General Mo:ors building which wgs destroyed by fire. A contributing factor to thfe rapid spread of the flame; through the--34 acres of building was .the lack of partitions in the structure. The Wall Street Journal remarks that insurance companies will probably recommend, “wider use of interipr walls, doors and sprinkler systems. The G. M. plant was one vast open area”'. The company’s loss was *4O million, with *2S million insurance. 0 0 t / Table napkins use! in the Pentagon are imprinted with af'picture of a safe and a pt.ir of' pursed lips, with a message, “A safe can i> be locked but ; (j>nly you Can lock your lips”. The “brsiss” and leaser employee in this sprawling government edifice evidently do not heed the timely slogan, A *50,000 a-year tipster said lie picked up T' . '>l I -I ' "sl' i enough tips on government , contracts' while sipping coffee kt a Pentagon lunch bar jto run him a

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By HERMAN N. BUNDiSEN, M.D. TOE bite of the female spider Is more dangerous than that of the male. Although the bites of most spiders are not Injurious, a flew are poisonous. \ - - >- The black widow is the worst offender. Most cases Os spider bites occur in the southern United States but the black widow spider has been found in most northern cities and in practically any location. The female black widow has a coal black body about half an ihch long. There ace red or orange hour glass markings on it Pain Disappears Men are the most frequent victims of 4hex bites, with oyer twothirds Os 'the bites occurring around the reproductive organs. The sting of the j black widow ” spider produces a sharp pain over the area bittlen. The pain general# disappears four to five hours later. L t ( Abopt fifteen to thirty minutes after the bite, the patient develops severe abdominal path which can be mistaken for abdominal diseases such as appendicitis, especially if there is no knowledge

* couple of weeks. Why not let everybody in on the “confidential information,’* by broadcasting the secrets throughout the building? - o—oThis newspaper sehds greetings to E. W. Porter,who has assumed the management .of the Com-mercial-Review and that paper’s modern pointing plant in our neighboring county seat of Portland. A successful publisher of Centerville, lowa and a veteran in the newspaper business, Mr Porter has moved to Portland to manage the flourishing and widely circulated daily in that city, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Sher wood C. Ide. Welcome to the fold and as a neighbor of Adams county, Mr. Porter. 0 0 Discovery that shald contained oil was not so much a case of luck but fate for the discoverer. An early Colorado settler built a cabin with a fireplace and chimney out of rocks that he found bearby. He invited his friends for a housewarming and to make things cheery, rolled in a few logs and warmed up the fireplace. Both the fireplace and the chimney burst into flames and the cabin burned to the ground. The incident startthe evnlnratinn that, lead tO-Hie-discovery of the oilrich shale scattered over arid parts of the state; The government is now carrying on the experiment of extracting oil from rocks. Congress has appropriated nearly two million dollars for research and experiments along this line. —o The reduction of twd cents in the proposed tax rate for the Adams County Memorial hospital will leave the hospital with as much income and probably a few hundred dollars more, t;han that received this year from taxes. The reduced rate is three cents on each *IOO, the same as ini effect now. Because of a half-million dollar increase in taxable valuai ' i f I I i : r j \, tions, the three cents will produce a little more money than that contributed by the county this year. The current tax fate / ,in no way affects tbe plans for enlarging and remodeling of the hospital and has nothing to do , with the *300,000 voted -by the . \ . •- county council to finance the cost of these contemplated improvements. If the hospital project is not blocked by remonstrance tlte trustees can proceed with building and modernization plans , for one of the most vital and busiest service institutions in the cbmmunity. .

of the bite having occurred. There is a great weakness, tremors of the body and severe pain in the arms and legs. Later, the venom of the spider can cause a feeble pulse, labored breathing, and even stupor. J J Anti-Venom Developed i Unlike snake bites, local treatment of spider bites is valueless. Injections of calcium are helpful In controlling the pain. There has been an anti-venom developed which counteracts the poison of the spider and which is quite effective working against the disease. However, convalescence may be prolonged for weeks. It has been found that cortisone and ACTH are helpful in treating the severe symptoms accompanying the spider bite. QUESTION AND ANSWER V. B.: Would it be possible for me to have a sandpaper operation to remove blotches and smaU holes left by a skin disease which has been cured? Answer: This depends upon the . type of skin disease. Certain cases ot acne scars have been benefited ! by the sandpaper treatment.

Bicycle Safety Urged By Mayor Mayor John Doan today called on parents pf children who ride bicycles to make sure they are maintained as to safety and in compliance with state statute. The statute requires that bikes be equipped with a white light in front that can be seen for at least 500 feet ahead, and a red one in the rear that can be seen the same distance back. The law- also points out that it is a violation for a rider to carry any other than himself on the vehicle unless the bike is equipped with another seat. Parents, according to the law, are completely responsible for seeing that the foregoing is carried out. Violation constitutes a misdemeanor and can be punishable by a fine of no more than *SOO nor more than six months in jail. ■ *

| 20 Years Ago I I Today o a Sept. 11 —The Washington Senators are nine games out in fronf in the American league and the New York Giants lead the National league by five*games. One hundred and ninety-nine farmers in Adams county have signed the wheat control agreements. (Roy Kalver is appointed manager of McVicker’s theater in downtown Chicago. Maine, known as a very dry state, votes 2 to 1 for repeal of the 18th amendment. Fred LaDelle and son Cliff leave on a tbree-month trip through the vaudeville circuit. Ray Smith elected president of Washington township Sunday school association. 0 e I Household Scrapbook | | I BY ROBERTA LEE ; | q Keep Gloss . ! To - prevent gloss from coming off white paint, wash it with milk and very little soap. I Red Tile When the red tiles of the fireplace or porch floor become dull, rub them with a cut piece of lemon and salt then wash with warm soapy water. < Cretonnes Cretonnes washed and then rinsed in water in which rice has been cooked will retain original body. —.

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CHAPTER FOURTEEN THE SUN was well up when Manning awakened to find Laura dressed and seated on the edge of the bunk, combing out her long, tawny hair. She looked up at him, muling faintly, and said, “I guess we both slept late. If you’ll get a fire going, I’ll make some breakfast." “Sure,” he said. Boots and belt donned, he rattled the stove lids and picked kindliiig from a box that had probably been kept filled by the elusive Purdy. He looked about for paper and remembered the letter inside his shirt, the one from the warden, the one Sheriff Burke Griffin had given him; He used the envelope to get the fire started; and while Laura rummaged in the food sacks, he sat down to give the letter a quick skimming: ”... Joseph Bridger, known \M Texas Joe Bridger... born in Galveston, Texas ... former cowboy *.. convicted of murdering and rustling at Shelby in 1894... in early prison years evidenced a great hatred for Flint Manning ...escaped recently...six foot one and a half ... one hundred and eighty pounds ...light hair.... blue eyes... model prisoner in many respects...” 1 Manning folded the letter and thrust it into his pocket, his eyes thoughtful. 1894... He’d bee n—let’s see—ten years old then. Lately he’d learned Just how tricky memory could be. Here was another sample. He could remember things from the early Bootjack days, yet this later event had escaped him completely. But now that he thought about it, fragments of recollection began piecing themselves together. There was that group of grim-faced riders who’d come to the Marlas ranch and talked to his father in the yard. That must be the time his father had been gone for so many days and his mother had paced the floor and peered from the windows and stood in the yard evenings, looking to the far horizons till It grew too dark to see. His father had cotae home, but whatever he’d had to say had been for his wife’s ears only. Thereafter he’d gone again, a few weeks later, and Coie Maiming remembered asking about that and being told that his father had gone to testify in court. “How <o you like your eggs?” Laura asked. “Straight up,” he answered absently. Testify... So that had been the time when Flint Manning had tracked dow»

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Two Are Enrolled - At St. Joseph's Two young Decatur meh, John Stephen Gass and Donald yJosepb Gillig, were among the 32$ freshmen enrolled this W'eek at St. Joseph’s college, Rensselaer. Gillig is the son of M?. and Mrs. Leo T. Gillig of 612 N. Second St., and a 1953 graduate of Decatur Catholic high school. He is'a. pretheology student. | Gass, also a 1953 graduate of Decatur Catholic high school, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Gass of route 5. He will m|jor in business administration. 'I STATE FAIR h ICoitfatj From Page <J»e> were honored Thursday evening at special dinners. Top honor fqr boys camp activities went to Gharles Jackson of Columbus, whoreceived’a *IOO scholarship to Purdue University. Robert L. Richason, Logansport, received a *SO scholarship. - |..rNancy Lou Fordice of Russellville received a *l3O Leila Gaddis scholarship to Purdue, and 1$ pther girls received scholarships to five Hoosier colleges. '' A *2OO award went to Ddn Noland, 19. Loogootee, who Won a brickmason’s apprentice competition. r , , ■ i{_

and helped send tbe man to peer Lodge for life. An unofficial- job, according to Burke Griffin; and that made sense, too, for Flint Manning had shucked his bhdge two years before... g The smell of coffee rose in, the dugout, and Manning saw paura busying herself before the (dove. He heard bacon sizzling, and a short time later she called him to the table. He ate absently, his mind still working at that letter, and than it hit him. Gal! There was a queer name for a mail to be packing, though once or twice in his life Manning had heard of pople with such a surname, ;But Gal could also be short for Galveston, the place of Texas Joe Bridger’s birth. Six foot onezand a half. A hundred and eighty pounds. Blue eyes. Yes, it? all fitted. | - “I think,” he said slowly, “that I’ll have two jobs to dot at Slash 7.” t

She made a face, “So you’re a lawman the last thing before you go to sleep and the first thing when you get up.” He shoved back his plate and drained his coffee cup. "Tune to get going,” he announced. “It must be near noon." He walked over to his discarded chaps and climbed into' them. > S When he’d saddled and helped her up behind him, they rode down the coulee to where she’d left the team hobbled and the wagon standing. He frowned, facing a problem. He could hitch up the team and have Laura drive the wagon back to town, but they would have to stay with the wagon road, and he wasn’t sure that would be wise. He suggested that she ride bne of the team bareback as she'd done yesterday. She fashioned a hackamore from a bit of rope in the wagon, and shortly they were Jogging Along side by .side. “Rather sit a saddle ?” he asked. She shook her head- “I like tiding Injun style.” A > Laura knew the trail which led to Slash 7. In late afternoon, when they’d dropped to the basin’s floor again and wens crossing openness. She pointed west. “See that clump of trees?” she said. “Head through them and you’ll find yourself W the trail that drops down to Slash 7. You’ll need to know so you can find your way when you cerne back from town.” He drew rein pnd wap careful not to look her. Tm not going to tpke you on to town,” he said gruffly. We part here. I’m going to Torgin’s.”

Indiana Cora Crop Estimate Unchanged August Drought Is Weathered By Corn LAFAYETTE, Ind., UP — Purdue University agricultural experts said today they were “a little bit surprised” at the way Indiana’s corn crop weathered last month’s severe drought. But they warned the crop now' was in “fairly critical” condition due to the recent 10-day heat wave >nd the more than month long dry spell broken only by last weekend’s showers. The U. S. department of agriculture late Thursday announced an Indiana corn crop estimate of 251,167,000 bushels, the same figure it predicted on Aug. 1. The Indiana estimate remained firm despite major losses in estimates of such other large corn producing states as lowa, Illinois and Nebraska. Another monthly estimate will be released Oct 10, and the final estimate is due in December. Purdue agricultural statisticians who contacted 2,500 farmers for the figures on which the new estimate was made, said a 251,000,-000-bushel crop would be the sec-

He felt her eyes on him. "What changed your mind?” she asked. “Burt Griffin would only scold you and turn you loose. Why should I waste the time?” “Then I’m going with you to Slash 7.” “No!” he snapped, and that one word was wrung out of something akin to fear. r She leaned forward, laying; a hand on his arm, her face showing faint alarm. “Cole, you’re pinning too much faith on a badge," she said intently. “Suppose Mack Tor* gin isn’t of a mind to let Packrat go and decides to keep yoy prisoner, too. He’s capable of IL Have you thought of that ?** “Yes,” he said. “But J’ll chance it” “Name a time,” she urged him. “Tell me how long you think it will take to do your chore down there, i’ll wait up here. If you’re not back when you expect you’ll be. I’ll go for help." “Very weH,” he said. “If I’m not back by sundown, you’ll know it’s because I can’t come back. So long, Laura.”

“So long, Cole,” she said and lifted her hand and let it fait Earlier this day, while Cole Manning and Laura Brownlee had prepared to ride south toward Slash 7, Slade Ruxton had left the vicinity or Torgin's ranch and turned his face toward Mannington. A sleepless night had wearied Ruxton and left a shadow on his thinking. He’d set a goal when he’d come to the Bootjack, and his feeling was strong that the goal was very near, so near that he was filled with impatience. Yet now, more than ever, he must be careful, very careful. He could hear the clink of that twenty-five thousand dollars reward money, and it made sweet music in his ears. Hang onto yowrtel}, his instinct shouted, but still impatience tautened him. Last night, when he'd stood in that ancient dusout and heard Laura Brownlee announce that Packrat Purdy had vanished, he’d taken the news without flinching. Not that jt hadn’t hit him hard. But often in a long career of pursuing an easy dollar he’d been rherknaat/Mi, «md often he’d wrung a new chance out of disaster. “Torgin’s found Um," the girl had said, and that remark had pointed Ruxton’s way. He’d been prepared to i split the reward with Cole Manning, if necessary, though the notion had held no pleasure. But the trail had taken a sudden new turn and given Ruxton hW chanca to w ork alnna S I ' ■ ■ ■

Hohotbim * Il '' □dE? i — Photo Navy Tn recent ceremonies at the UJS. naval station in Newport, R. 1., Sam A. Wagner, chief storekeeper. USN, was graduated as the honorman of the storekeeper class “C” school. Chief Wagner is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred \E. Wagner of Decatur rural route. The vet: eran navy chief will return to the attack transport USS Rockwall for duty. The honorman certificate was presented to Chief Wagner by Navy Lt. W. K. Crockett, supply corps. __ Court News Divorce Cases Chris A. (Meshberger vs Martha Meshberger; complaint for divorce; letter from Dr. Paul D. Williams, superintendent Richmond state hospital, testifying that defendant is patient. Attorneys: Voglewede & Anderson, plaintiff; Severin H. Schurger, defendant. iMaxine D. Winchester vs Walter Winchester; complaint for divorce dismissed on motion of \plaintiff; costs against plaintiff. Estate Cases Estates of (Harry E. Johnson. Ernest iGamsby, Frank J. Krck and William H. Beltz closed. t Marriage License Frank J. Rosavage, 23, and Pauline (Marie Richter, 18, both Philadelphia! Pa. Real Estate Transfers William Andress etux to Leroy J. Moser etux, inlot 367 in Berne. Florence O. Moser etal to Waldo P. Dick etux, inlot 412 in Beriie. Robert G. Strickler etux to Arnold Lumber Co., Inc., inlots 869 & 876 in Decatur. Dessa V. Moon to Forrest Lake etux, south part out lot lOff in Decatur. Charles i. Minch etux to Howard Minch etux, inlot 514 in Decatur. Elisabeth K. Pickett to Frieda Lehmann, parts inlots 81-86 & 87 in Berne. Frieda Lehman to Elisabeth K. Pickett etal, parts inlot 81-86 & 87 in Berne. ( Neoma Amstutz to Henry W. Gilliom etux, inlot 297 in Berne, ond largest ; in the state’s history and would average out to 53 bushels per acre. Experts credited heavy rains during the first week in August wtih saving much of the crop as it provided a moisture “reservoir” in the farm fields. They said southwest Indiana was hardest hit by lack of moisture, but only a small percentage of the state’s corn crop is grown there. “In other areas, there are some of the best prospects we’ve seen despite the lack of rain,” one expert said. He said the Oct. Id estimate may show a drop, however, if only on the basis of the rain shortage so far this month. He said the rain last weekend was general, but didn’t do much “but lay the dust.” ! | MEET THE GANG at Sun Set Sunday Nite. Square Dancing, September 13tjh. 8:30. D. J. %eser, manager. 1

WEEK-END SPECIALS SWEET CORN Doz. HOME GROWN POTATOES, Pk. BEEF ROAST __ tb. 39c BEEF CHOPS „ lb. 39c T-BONE STEAK, Ib. 49c BOILING BEEF, Ib. 19c GROUND BEEF, 3 lbs. $1 NULNUTE STEAK, lb. 59c SAUSAGE __ 3 Jbs. SI.OO FRESH SIDE, 3 lbs. SI.OO LARD 2 Ws- 25c SUDDUTH MgAT MARKET A 13th >t. Phone 3-2706

Little Damage Done When Autos Collide J Cars driven by Donald W, Tappy, 17, Fort Wayne, and Norbert Selking, 17, route 2,\ collided Thursday .at Monroe and Fourth when, said police, Tappy attempted to pass as Selking was making a right turn. Damage was estimated at *3O to both cars. 4■ ' ; Trade in a Good Townjj-*t- Decatur I :. I ■ \

NEW BEDROOM SUITES STUCKY & CO. Monroe, IntL

SALE CALENDAR SEPT. 12—1:00 p.m. P|earl Swjgart. administratrix estate of Edward D. Newport, deceased. 916 Indiana St., Decatur. Real estate and personal properly. D. S; Blair, Gerald Strickler, auc- \ tioneers. C. W. Kent, sales mgr. Severin H. Schurger, atty. . SEPT. 14 —1J:00 A. M| 22nd Warsaw Holstein Sale, Fair Grounds, Warsaw. 100 head registered Holsteins. Leland J. Osborn, Auctioneer and sale manager. Roy S. Johnsqn, Auct. SEPT. 16—Otto C. G. Roller. 5 miles east of Boonville, Indiana, 271 , Acres of Highly Productive Land—with Two Fine Sets of Im prove meuts. Complete Line of Farm Machinery A Equipment. sl0:00 A.M. (Fgrms will sell at 1:00 P.M.) Midwest Realty Auction Co., J. F. Sanmann, Auctioneer. SEPT. 17—GILES' PORTER. 3 mUes of Decatur on U. S.‘road 224 (Known is “Union Town,”) 11 lots each 60 x 208 feet. Roy S. Johnson & Son. Aucts. SEPT. 19 —Aaron W. Hartzler, 2 miles North and 4 miles East of Pennville. Indiana or 4 miles East of Junction of Highways No. 1 and 1* then miles South. Complete Close Out Sale of Livestock, Farm Machinery & Equipment. 12:30 P.M. Midwest Realty Auction Co.. J..F. Sanmann. Auctioneer. SEPT. 21 —12:30 p. m. jAirchie Hedington, owner. 314 miles south and miles east pf Monroe. Ind. Dairy cattle, tractor, implements and miscellaneous items. Roy ,S. Johnson and Ned C. Johnson, auctioneers.

I 22nd I I Warsaw Holstein Sale I I At the Fair Grounds, Warsaw, Ind. On Road* IS, 25 and U.S. 30 I I Monday, Sept. 14 I 11 A.M. Sharp I I 100 HEAD REGISTERED HOLSTEINS 100 I 1 Featuring the LELAND J. OSBORN DISPERSAL I and LEONARD HIRSCHMAN REDUCTION SALE fl ■ OSBORN HERD AVE 1952—573.9 lbs. Fat. 2X I HIRSCHMAN HERD AVE LAST 5 YEARS J <l3 Ibs. Fat. 2X ■ SELLING—Many cows with records from 500 to 959 tbs. fat, I O 2 X ’ “VG” and "GP” including a 640 Tb. daughter of Key-Man, R due sale time. Outstanding bred and >* open heifers. 4-H I heifer calves. 2 Young Herd Sires from dams with 852 and M 859 Tbs. fat. Also, service-age bull from an “EX” sire and I II “EX” dam with 750 Tbs. fat. THE RESERVE ALL-ANIER I ■ HEIFER CALF 1952—THE BEST UDDERED COW IN KOS- B 3 CIUSKO AND WABASH COUNTY 1953—SEVERAL OTHER I ■ TOP SHOW ANIMALS. Daughters oT "Dictator;” "Admiral;” I Re*! Ideal Sqpcessor; granddaughters of "Marksman;” “Sov- I.; ereign;” “Key-Man;” Wis Admiral Burke Lad; Dunloggin fc., Fond Memory and other noted sires. If you are looking for Type with Production, Solid Pedi- ■ 'gj grees and Foundation Stock—DON’T MISS THIS SALE. W T ’ S ’ and Bar 9 s tested —Many calfhood vaccinated—DHlA fl Records. LELAND 4. OSBORN, Sale Manager & Auctioneer ■ PIERCETON, INDIANA H Auctioneers—Roy S.‘ Johnson, .Harry Bridge. I Perigress—Herb A. F|Hlller. | H

Fartingpeat Market QUALITY HOME DRESSED MEATS ATFAIR PRICES cbu Ck CT ! 97 f large ROAST - ■ lb/ nt white 'te TENDER BREAD LIVER - - - lb.‘“«' 17C SMr7 T¥ IK J FRESH PURE m£s ■- ■ uJM GROUND £ BHF BOLOGNA - Ib/F’Fl Lb. Kftzil LEAN TENDER ■ ■ .bJiIC CLUB VAM ILLA . A« I i STEAK CR E AM Li ,al. Kiq Lb. 49< j i STOKE UffSUnZ SATURDAYS—B:3O a. m. to 9:00 p. m. HOURS 1 SUNDAYS — 9:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. m.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1963

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