Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 218, Decatur, Adams County, 16 September 1953 — Page 4

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DE SSS IR daily democrat Except Banda By JHB DECATUR DEMOCRAT co., inc. D?®* tur ’ I»d* Office m Second Claw Matter a p DJS Iler 1ler -r™ President L, o H ' Vice-President Chas. HolUoase Treasurer | ~ „„ . . Subscription Rateo: •h a^ 7 in Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, $8.00: «<“onths, |4.K; S months, $2.35. 7 ’ Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, months, >4.75; 8 months, $2.50. By Carrier, 25 cents per week. Single copies, i cents.

Have we ever had a 24-hour ‘count of the number of trucks that cross at the Monroe-Second street Intersection? s> 1 J . I: . : ■ i . ■ , I ® .!■ ; a O— ——— ; Pigs are eating their way quicker to the slaughter pen, according to a test made it the University of Minnesota this summer. some porkers were fed the rations used in 1910, others the 1953-style fodder. The pigs on today’s diet grew almost twice as heavy. 1 | | ’ o o ’ f Democrat leaders who met in Chicago for the Adlai Stevenson honiecoming and party rally, voted down the plan for a national convention next year. Thatjwas the sensible thing to do, as little could be gained by trying to whoop up a mock convention next - ; year. There will be state contentions and primaries and! campaign issues will be discussed by congressional candidates. In. some states governors will be elected, so the country will have a spicy menu of politics without a trump-ed-up convention. ■ i . r - | '• ; _ t o o .■' ' ■ ' ' 1 r. The Wall Street Journal prists' ■tnei ups and downs of businfess arid in many fields of enterprise the picture isn’t as rosyasf it;was a year ago. But ‘iftOnTiias'’ Vegas, Nev., where the paper’s correspondent started off a story with’ “The whir of roulette/ wheels, the clatter of slot machines and the pop of champagne; Corks are playing a medley of booming business for this gamAiifg •mecca in the Nevada desert.” VWs, and with a letdown hn , businetm, Las Vegas could. have a big siup line. f ’![ •' 1 \ : I V’. _ Q— .. | > The “missing”; list of the armjed forces in Korea largely Will be' switched to a list of the d!ead, the defense department explains. Within tWo years the great tafek Os trying to determine the ’ Os 7,000 missing men will be completed and sad to say nt'ilitatiy authorities'believe most of this number will be added to the h<|n-" or roll of' the dead. The Reds <|id not mark graves of prisoners for those killed behind the lines and.; there is no way of sifting out the exact number, except that with the exchange of prisoners, the missing remain oii the casualty list. The military department estimates that ;the list of dead in the Korean \ i B V war will reach nearly 30.000, an '/' J'''-’ !A \ '

Dry Climate Not a Cure-All For Every Type of Asthmatic

By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D. FOR generations, asthma suf- . ferers have been migrating to hot, dry climates like that of Arizona, Texas, and Colorado. Fajnily homes have been broken upland businesses sold in this movement to the southwest. f I } \ Although this climate Is heneflcial to many persons having severe asthma; it is not a panacea. V for all. Many patients would do as well with competent management at home, as they would in the new environment. Hot, Dry Climates Contrary to popular belief, hot, dry climates do contain pollens tp, which an asthmatic person can easily become sensitive. Also, these parts of the country are * far from dust-free. Whether or not the climate will tt help 'the person suffering from asthma depends .upon the cause Os his disease. Certain types of ' asthma may be due to a form of • iubeonacious mental conflict. The mental effect of almost constant sunshine and no storms can be favorable tor these patients. The relief from many of the tensions of living in other parts of the country may also be of help. Os course, new tensions may appear. Respiratory Infections In those patients whose asthma

4 ; i \j ‘ increase of about 5,000 from the current total. j ; 0 0 ,g 5 i| | It would be a backward step for this community to defeat the proposal to enlarge and remodel the Adams County Memorial hospital. Progress toward this improvement can be blocked by filing a remonstrance against? the $300,000 bond issue which the county j council Unanimously approved and which also had the whole hearted support of the county commissioners. A hospital is not a political plum, but an institution of mercy that caters to apd serves those who need Medical and hospital care, from the ‘‘cradle to the grave.” Freeholders have a legal right to remonstrate against spending money for public institutions, but ,we cannot sbe what is gained by holding up an improvement that will’benefit everybody. As in many public proposals, prejudice is a swaying influence in the system of opposition. To oppose the hospital addition because it is located in Decatur, seems as unfair and prejudiced as it would be to ask freeholders in this city to register protest against Berne having one of the largest churches in the county. * v. - . . ° o Tax Battle Looms:— Rep. Daniel Reed of New York, chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means committee, has served notice on’the administration that he intends to fight any attempt to pass a national sales tax. Reed clashed with-the administration last June when he opposed the extension of the excess profits tax and sought a ten percent cut in income taxes. i President Eisenhower and Secre- '■ -J : ' I . i tary of the Treasury Humphrey both argued against Reed's plan. They contended that the national budget could not be balanced if' tax income was curtailed.. Next year several tax cuts are slated and others are supposed to expire. Some observers believe that the administration will seek a national sales tax in an effort to recoup some of the revenue •Whirih will be lost. It will be hard td> muster support for such measure in congress, especially among members who will have to seek re-election next year. v ; i r ■ . ' . ' I I

is due to repeated respiratory infections, the fact that these infections are fairly infrequent in hot, dry climates, will tend to : minimize and lessen the asthmatic attacks. Some attacks may be directly associated with drastic weather changes. That is why a doctor, who sees one patient with asthma sensitivity caused by weather is Uabje to see many of this type in the same evening. For such persons, the southwest climates may be very helpful. It is important though that an accurate diagnosis of the type of asthma be made before a person contemplates going southwest for treatment of his case. It Is not infrequent for a child tn get striking relief in these WTO. -dry climates, until the family furniture follows and he again comes in contact with a sofa or other object to which he has an allergy. QUESTION AND ANSWER ? Mrs. Z.: I am a 52-year-old woman and haven’t had a menstruation period for a year and a half. Am I still In danger of becoming pregnant? ' Answer: Usually, in women in whom menstruation has ceased for this period of time, there is nd chance of becoming pregnant.

| 20 Years Ago | Today O_ *.... , I Sept. 16 The proposed tax rate for Decatur as fixed by the city council will be 45 cents on the >IOO valuation. The county wheat control committee will meet herq Tuesday to complete their organization as required. Prices for farm products prices on New York board of trade have shown good advances the* past month: James Kinney, of . Geneva, is appointed to the tax adjustment board to succeed M. Kirsch, who has resigned. The Decatur Athletic club will sponsor a football team this fall. o i 6 I Modern Etiquette | | BY ROBERTA LEE | 0 0 Q. When, a man and woman are engaged to be married, dope, this permit them to kiss in pjriblic and otherwise show their devotion? i; \. A. Not at all. The very fact that they are engaged is proof enough of their devotion, and any public demonstrations are > indicative' of ill-breeding. Q, Isi; it proper always to present a young mas a much older man? * A: Ytes. This caiEvjje done by mentioning the older man's name first, as. “Mr. Williams (the older man), this is Nfr. Hudson. Q. Should a girl ,-Vver sftpd a gift to a man wtram very inkich? A. Not unless she is engaged to this man, and then the only gifts necessary are at Christmas and on his birthday. • Q _ AI’PoKTMHVr OF KXKCUTOH UMtiitr Ao. Notiie is hereby given. That the undersignt d <has been appointed Ex-' eentor of tiie estate of Sirpon Beineke, late nf Adauw, Cutintly, <le eased- The estaite is pro bad >1 y solvent. H. BElNEKE,'Executor, sept, la 1 !*.■>:!. FFJRD L. IJTTEREU, Attorney. Sept. 16-23-30. If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want A]dd. It brings results.

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f" CHAPTER EIGHTEEN XN MANNING a sense of defeat took hold. Torgin’s continued willingness to have Slash 7 searched Dedicated that Uje bouse held no secret. Yet Purdy had vanished from that coulee dugout, and the atgn said that Purdy bad been carried away by a horseman. honest rancher who’d since lodged Purdy in the Mannington jail? What a laughing stock Flint Manning's son would be if he continued pushing a search for a man who was already behind bars! Maybe Laura was already on her way to (Mannington for help. This thought rankled in him. Flint Manning hadn’t needed any posse to back him; even on the Marias, shed of a badge, he’d chosen to go after Texas Joe Bridger alone. “Where does that door lead?” Manning asked, Indicating one in the parlor wall “A closet.” Torgin moved to the fireplace woodpile and dug from it a whisky bottle. He turned and said m his deep voice, “Sit down and nave a drink. You’re like a dog chasing his tail, kid. You’ll never catch up with it. Sit down, 1 say. Care to hear the graphophone? I’ve got a bunch of those Uncle Josh records. Funniest things you ever heard. You might as well make the rest of your stay a friendly call." But the voice wasn’t friendly. Manning shook his head. *There’s still Gal" “He took off this morning on a pasear Os his own. Matter of tact, he’s beep hunting you. Doesn't like anyone named Manning. He finally told me so." He held up the whisky bottle and swished its contents. “How about a drink?" * “HaW one yourself,” Manning •aid. In the next ten minutea he put his nose into every ground floor room, seeing the filthy kitchen and the cubbyhole where Torgin slept and another bedroom that probably hadn’t been used for months. Manning could have traced bis name in the dust of the window sill. Returning, Manning asked, “Got a cellar tn thia place ?" Torgin shook his head. "The root cellar was dug before the house went up. It *made cellar enough.* “How do I get Upstairs?” Torgin’s face tightened, and his eyes shone palel “The upstairs was closed off four winters back. No sense in heating it. and no need to open It since. Man, haven’t you caught on yet that nobody’s hid here ?” “Just the same, I’ll have a look.” Torgin scowled. “Now that’a a tool notion." The supper bell sounded, clear and mellow and almost tn the room. Torgin stood up from the chair, still holding the bottle. “You might as well eat, tong as you’re here. Let’s go and put our feet under the table." 7 - There it was again, the friendly offer without the friendly voice, and now Manning understood. Plain as hoofprints in the dust. Torgin had been wilhng enough to

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Corn Crop Estimate Unchanged In State Prospects for a near record 1953 corn crop in Indiana temained unchanged during the month or August, report Purdue University agricultural statisticians, The.v predict a tofid production lof 251.167.000 bushels of corn with an indicated yield of 53 bushels per acre. The indicated Soybean yield at 23 bushels per acre is also unchanged.from last month's predictions and total soybean production is estimated to be 39,629.000 bushels. The statisticians point out that all erojj prospects as of Sept. 1 were not greatly different from those of a month earlier. General rains throughout Injliana during the fiyst of August combined with above average temperatures

let him loon everywhere, not balking until upstairs had been mentioned. Torgin had been bluffing and hadn’t been too bright about it at that, showing ease the longer they kept away from the nouse, even reminding Manning of the root Cellar, but getting edgy at the last. And all this while, Torgin had been buying time. Time tor Gal to cotne riding back to Slash 7. Time for Gai to get here and face up to a Manning. No wonder Torgin had Jumped so tast when that last rider bad ridden up; only the rider had turned out to be someone named Charley. And there were other signs that pointed to the truth. Torgin had chosen a straightbacked chair in preference to the rockers here in the parlor and walked the qrtdth of the room to get back to that particular chafer. The chair by the door. ’*• Manning darted quickly to that door and wrenched it open and saw a stairs before him. Torgin exploded then, and Manning had a quick remembrance of thinking how one poke with a stick could start a grizzly rampaging. Torgin came off the chair, swinging tne whisky bottle at Manning's nead. Manning pulled his bead aside and lunged at Torgin. He could almost see the shout that was rising in Torgin’s throat, and he wondered if it would Carry to the cook-shack where the crew was now assembling. He couldn’t risk that. He struck out with his left fist and caught Torgia in the midriff. Fat there, all right—too much tat. Torgin’s breath went out of him: he stumbled and went down on one knee, but be let go of the whisky bottle and wrapped his arms around Manning’s legs and brought Manning down, too. Manning writhed tree and got to a stand and started tor the stairs. Only dimly did he hear the front door bang open. That tar corner was in shadow with the horn of the graphophone glimmering faintly, but he got a hazy glimpse of two figures. “Hold it!" someone cried, and he knew that voice to be Gal’s. But it was Laura Brownlee who was screaming, “Cole! Watch out!" Now Manning saw Gal move into the room, into the light, a gun in his right hand, the fingers of his left closed around Laura’s wrist. Gal’s eyes found Manning and impaled him. Torgin, on the floor, let out a throaty roar that held triumph. Manning thought of bis gun and fought down a heady impulse to try for it. There was just enough coolness left in him to know that Laura would be standing in the way of the shooting. The two men stood glaring at each other when Gal stepped sideways into the room, pulling Laura along; he flung her into one of the rawhide-bottomed rockers, not being mean about it, saying absently, “Behave yourself, girl,” as though he really didn’t know she was on earth. He still had his eyes fixed on Manning; hl* eyes were a cold

during that period made excellent growing conditions for crops. Effects of the drouth were also minimized by excellent weather earlier in the season so that most crops were about one week ahead of normal when the late August heat wave occurred. ,\ Announce Dates Os S. S. Convention (Dates for the annual township Sunday school conventions have been set by officers of the county Sunday school convention. The dates are as follows: French; Oct. 4: Preble-Kirkland, Wabash; Oct. 11: Washington, Blue Creek, Hartford; Oct. 18: St. Mary's Jefferson. ’ If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Add. It brings results.

blue naae, ano in Manning rose the realization that this was the dangerous moment ne’d known in the Boot jack. Torgin said. “How did you come by her?" jerking ma bead toward Laura. , “1 was riding back from the basin.” Gai said toneiessly, tus eyes nevei leaving Manning. “She was nangmg around up on the rim. Yesterday 1 let ner get away. This time 1 brought per in.* Now Torgin was a worried man in the lamplight. His broad face showed Uns; he was beyond bluster; ne’d nad time to begin to think, and the tone he used on Gal was almost pleading. “We're on thin ice. you and me," be said. “Unless Purdy names the man I think he will, we're jailbait tor fair. Don’t you understand? We’ve got to make Purdy talk before we can do a thing. No two ways about it. I’d have got the truth out of him last night if you hadn’t balked at the rough stuff. Remember that, Gal." “I retched him here because you wanted him," Gal said. "That didn’t mean I was willing tq stand by and see tire put to an old man’s feet. But Uiat’B got nothing to do with what we’re talking about." “IVB got everything m do with it,” Torgin insisted. “It’s all tied together, Gal You bought into my game when you came here: I bought into yours when I let you stay, knowing**—he shot a cautious glance at Manning—“what 1 did about your backtraU. If Purdy tells me the right name, I can ride high and handsome in this basin. But right now I’m in a split stick, and ybu want to wedge me tighter. That’s what H adds up to. If you start gunplay in this room probably both of us will look up a rope in a gallows yard. 1 didn’t bargain for that when I took you in. Gal.” Tbs fire burned less brightly in Gal’s eyea. “1 didn’t think about it that way.” he said. “What do you want to do?" Torgin- drew his heavy brows together. “What do 1 want to do ? I say let’s wrap these two up and put them somewhere till we make Purdy talk. That’s It, we’ll put ’em away." / "Upstairs?” Gal asked, nodding, toward the door Manning had wrenched open. Torgin shook his head. “Let Purdy see friends around and he might get braver. No. the root cellar, 1 think." He lifted hta gun from leather and waggled it in a wide arc that swept from Manning to Laura and back again. “Come on, you two," be said. “We’re going for a walk. Gal, there’s a lantern tn the kitchen. Fetch It albhg.* Manning said, "Think twice,* Mack. Have you forgot about my badge? You’ve showed yourself leery of the law. Are you leery enough?" Torgin’s eyes turned scared, but he made his voice bold. “Another night may make a heap of difference." fTo Be Continued)

Peace Pad Drawn '&] ■’l J By Labor Leaders To Outlaw Bitter Membership Fight WASHFNGTON, UP— AFL and CIO leaders have drawn up a binding “peace pact” that would outlaw current .bitter membership battles between their unions, It was disclosed today. Presidents George Meany ot the AFL and Waiter P. Reuther of the CIO have come to terms on a written agreement which will be offered to the coming national conventions of both organizations. The pact is armed with stringent enforcement provisions to wipe out "raids” among rival unions. The conventions are expected to approve it, but not without opposition. A draft of theno-ralding agreement. obtained by the United Press, provides for an umpire—rto be selected by Meany and Reuther —to make a binding decision on any attempted violation of the agreement. If the “convicted” union refused to accept the decision. the case could be taken to the courts. A union spokesman noted. “This is a legal document. It means la court injunction can be obtained against an offender.” The 109 AFL and 33 CIO unions all will be urged to sign the agreement but this was not required even if the convention approve the pact. The agreement stated that its acceptance was “the first and essential step toward the achievement of organic unity” of the AFL and CIO —“a goal to which both organizations wholeheartedly subscribe.” It pledged officials of both unions to continue efforts wards complete merges. Chicken Consumption Increasing Rapidly GOSWEW. IND. —The old slogan of two chickens in every pot may not be too far from becoming a reality. For chicken consumption is increasing rapidly throughout the nation. \ Howard C. Pierce of A & P Food Stores’ national egg an:l poultry department said today that chicken consumption jumped 142 per cent nationally between 1948 and 1952. He attributed the increase to development of an improved meat-type chicken that appeals no the consumer's palate and pocketbook.” Pierce, speaking at the Elkhart County Broiler Festival, said the sharp rise in chicken eating, occurred in a period whenjthere was “little change in the total amount of food the average person consumes -about three-fourths of a ton per year.”

Court News Divorce Cases Mary M. Hackman vs Patrick J. Hackman, complaint for divorce tiled; application for support and, attorneys fees made; notice issued returnable for defendant September 19. Attorney: Severin H. Schurger. plaintiff. Susanna Norman vs Marlin Clifford ’ Norman; complaint for divorce; application for change of venue; court gives three days from date to choose another coufity. Attorneys: Hubert F. McClenahan, plaintiff; Ed A. Bosse, defendant. Estate Cases Estate of Jacob Haggard; final report filed; notice issued returnable October 6. Estate of Simon Beineke admitted for probate; letters testamentary issued to Elmer H. Beineke; bond filed for 15,600. Estate of Levi A. Sprunger; final report filed; notice issued returnable October 7. *

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William Oatis Relates Imprisonment By Czechs

(Editor’s note: William N. Oatis, Associated Press correspondent who was imprisoned two years in Czechoslovakia, has written a copyrighted series of articles on his imprisonment. The United Press has prepared a series of five articles- Oatis is a .native of Maiion, Ind.) NEW YORK, Sept. 16 UP—Associated Press correspondent Wil-I liam N. Oatis said today he found himself “one mail alone against a powerful and ruthless force” after he was arrested in Czechoslovakia on charges, of espionage. Oatis, released last May after; two in a Communist prison, said in a copyrighted dispatch that he fruitlessly tried to stand on American journalistic ethics to spare others from being implicated with him. The police called him a spy, he said, when they questioned him about “little black books” he kept. One contained names and telephone numbers of friends and the Other contained notes on information he had obtained from some of these persons. "I owed it to mjy pews sources to protect them,” Oatis, added. But he was helpless, he said, because the police threatened to arrest all the persons listed if he did not disclose which had given him information. Under this threat, he gave names and types of information he received. lii his notes, Oatis said, was a list of places in and near Prague reported to be sites or planned sites of military 1 installations. He said he got the list from Lt. Col. George L. Atwood, U. S. military attache. O- | Household Scrapbook I BY ROBERTA LEE I 0 o Satin Shoes To clean white satin shoes, rub with a soft eraser or with a soft cloth dipped in vinegar, followed by a cloth dipped in cleaning fluid. An alternative method is to use a solution of alcohol with a few drops of lemon juice. ; Too Little Furniture A figured wallpaper will help to famish a room and draw attention away from the feet that there are too poor Or too few pieces of furniture. Fiber Rugs Spray fiber rugs occasionally with water to keep them from drying out. but do not soak. Treat the borders with oil dye. using a small brush to apply. Follow with two eoats of varnish.

SALE CALENDAR SEPT. 17 —GILES PORTER, 3 miles east of Decatur on U. S. road 224 (known as “Union Town,”) 11 lots each 60 x 208 feet. Roy S. Johnson A Son. Aucts. SEPT. 18—7:00 P. M. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Dailey, owners. 620 8. Marion St.. Bluffton. Ind. 3-bedroom home. D. S. Blair, Gerald Strickler, auctioneers. C. W. Kent, sales mgr. SEPT. 19—1:30 p. m. Mrs. Desa Moon, owner, 231 N. 6th Street. Decatur. Furniture auction. Gerald Strickler, D. S. Blair, auctioneers. C. W. Kent, sales mgr. 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 18 then I*4 miles South. Complete Close Out y Sale of Livestock. Farm Machinery & Equipment. 12;30 P.M. ; Midwest Realty Auction Co., J. F. Sanmana, Auctioneer. SEPT. 21 —12:30 p. m. Archie Hedington, owner. 3’4 miles south and miles east of Monroe, Ind. Dairy cattle, tractor, itnple- ' ments and miscellaneous items. Roy S. Johnson and Ned C. • auctioneers.' ■ SEPT. 22—10:30 a. ni. Irvin E. and Arthur F. Sprunger. adms. for Robertine M. Sprunger estate. 1 mile north, 1 mile west of Berne, Ind. Holptein cattle: feed; implements and miscellaneous. Mel Liechty, Ellenberger Bros., auctioneers.' bEPT.23 —Roba Osmyn. At the North edge of Mark Center, Ohio, or -about ’4 blocks South of the Center High School. Five . Room Semi Modern Home —Two Extra Lots—Furniture and Household Goods. 6:30 P. M. Midwest Realty Auction Co., J. F. Sanmann. Auctioneer. • ’ - SEPT. 24—9:30 a. m. Rev. and Mrs. Floyd E. Cole, owners. Willshire. Ohio. Antiques and household furniture. Ray Elliott, Ned Johnson, auctioneers. SEPT. 24 —6:30 p. m. Robert E. Ray, Administrator of Sylvesfter Smith estate. H mile southeast on U. S. 33 from Pleasant Mills, on Northeast side of highway. 6-rootn house and approximately 2 acres of land. Lester W. Suiaan. auctioneer. Custer & Smith, attorneys.

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Under pressure from the police, he said, he signed a typewritten statement admitting he gathered military information in Czechoslovakia and committed espionage. Oatis said that several days after his arrest he still was wearing his own clothes, eating meals from the police headquarters canteen and sleeping on a cot in an office. But the. treatment suddenly changed, he said. He had to don “stinking old house slippers and shapeless blue bhrlap pajamas,” he said, and was placed in a cell. The next day, he was questioned for 24 hours and was not permitted to sit dowTi, he said. Finally: he refused to answer any more questions and was taken in handcuffs to a prison.

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