Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 227, Decatur, Adams County, 26 September 1953 — Page 4

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I - Turn back the clock and enjoy an extra hour of sleep. o o-l-Weather prophet Purcell - pre- » diets a “dry and cold Christmas,” but we hope it will be merry. o o The -referee said Rocky Marciano won over La Starza by a technical knockout. r After reading the story of the bout, we believe is was Intentional. —»—<—L Seventy-three persons were killed this summer while trying to climb the Swiss Alps. The toll is probably higher than Switzerland’s highway fatalities. M : • • I I • o- o— The hurricane moving across the Gulf of Mexico \ has been named “Florence” and the typhoon sweeping oyer Japan is called“ Tess”, but neither has anything to do with woman’s fury,* o o— —- The college football season goes into full swing today, with Indiana's Big Three turning out for important gridiron battles.;' You can leave the old racoon coat in mothballs if you plan to sit in the stadium and watch the show,: or tune in the radio or TV for touchdown thrills. ; ' -i I O 0 While we do ncH advocate capital punishment, wn+A*ve~*-*th«-— * feeling that the young 19-year-old killer of five person? got off easy z with a life sentence. The jury that found him guilty of murder recommended mercy, but the court should be certain that the wanton killey is released from prison. We do not bejievehe can be rehabilitated and even if he were, he should forfeit his freedom for the terrible crimes committed. o o There are three candidates for mayor in Cleveland. They have already waged ah extensive campaign for that office to get their idea? and opinions before the voters. The city’s three newspapers, three television stations and sevradio stations havq devoted -a g6od deal of tithe to covering the campaign. Yet when a reporter called ten people picked from the telephone directory, only one ' L ' I- J — 01 : I Household Scrapbook I \ BY ROBERTA LEE | Mp HF-r * . Varnish Stains J * ■ ' 11 j To remove varnish from clothing, sponge and rub with turpentine.

The Bite of a Rattlesnake Can Be Fatal in Ten Hours

By HERMAN N. BUNDE SEN, M.D. j WHILE camping or picnicking | In a wilderness broken only by an occasional camp or billboard, one may suddenly find himself lace to face with a snake. At this I point, most snakes and humans I will try to leave the area as quickly as possible, with the human p sometimes emerging from the -j rush nursing .a painful and perhaps dangerous bite. The injection of snake venom Is usually In the area right Beneath the skin; It travels up the lymph rather than blood vessels located right beneath the skin. J,. Tourniquet Used v The spread of the venom can usually be stopped by a tounil- . quet quickly twisted just above the site of the bite. The venom can then be drained from the wound with criss-cross incisions made just above the bite. The cqts should be only deep enough to cause local bleeding. Because the fangs of the snake are usually curved, the venom is present further away than the original marks of the bite and a wide area ■ around the bite should be cut. On a camping trip in snakeinfested areas, |t is well to bring along a suction cup in order to drain out the venom if a snake bite occurs. Suction can be applied by mouth, however, ft the If Wt. L.I ? ■

of the ten was able to name all three of the candidates. It should not be believed that random phone calls are indicative of the political awareness and intelligence of a large cominunity. But it is an example of the well \known fact that too few people take an Interest in local government. _ \*” - , 0 —O ‘ v The Reds may have tricked this country by sending a pilot over the North Korean line with an outdated Mig 15 plane. The air force has discovered the plane “jumped” the border is a “has-been” and Gen. Mark Clark has withdrawn his offer to pay other fliers $50,000 for a new Mig. In fact this country offers to return the Soviet jet to its rightful owner, but so far ho one has. claimed it The smartest deal was that of the pilot who will collect SIOO,OOO for flying the plane to an American Airbase. o o 1 Too Much Crime:— This year may see a new crime peak reached in this country. According to statistics compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for six months of this year, i,047,000 crimes were committed, an average of one major crime every 4.3 minutes. For many years tbe .Qrimp. rate has been steadily rising and last year a pew high was set when 2,036,000 crimes were committed. If the rate for the first six months I ? 'A ■ of 1953 continues through the rest of the year that deplorable record will be shattered. The figures are enough to alarm any citizen concerned with protecting his family, his person „ and his property and with the moral strength of his country. We must find ways to reduce crime and to improve our techniques for apprehending criminals. Filling our jails and prisons is not the answer to the problem. More attention to rehabilitation of first offenders might help. Too often first offenders leave our prisons with a worse grudge against society than they had whep they entered. Attention to the matter of juvenile delinquency can keep youngsters from growing up into criminals. -J I \■■ ’ ■ ! r : C* 1 Prevent Yellowing To prevent white clothes Hhat zre to be packed away from becoming yellow, dip a sheet in bluing water, (use enough'bluing to make the sheet quite blue), then spread the sheet ovjr the top of the chest in which the clothes are packted.

son can do this much for himself before reaching a physician. Medical Treatment Once the person reaches professional cans, the physician can administer antivenom and treat the general shock and other symptoms with blood and antibiotics until the crisis passes over. The most poisonbus snakes found in the United States are ' the copperhead, rattlesnake and the other typep of rattlers. Usually the larger the rattlesnake, the greater the ganger. Treatment should be administered promptly, since bites from these snakes ate usually fatal within ten hours. \ , i The bite itself\ is usually descriptive of the type of snake. There are usually two puncture marks present when the bite comes from a poisonous snake. Also, the bite becomes extremely painful and the person becomes very ill soon after the bite occurs. QUESTION AND ANSWER Mrs. R. N.r Is it possible that a skin ailment is the result of nerves or worry? : Answer: Many skin diseases can be caused by nervousness or worry. It is believed that one of the most common skin diseases, known as heUro-dermatitls, is cawd by nwvownew.

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Injuries Are Fatal To Louisville Man LOUISVILLE. Ky., UP — Hugo Langley, 38,. Louisville, died in Veterans hospital late Friday of injuries suffered two days earlier in an auto accident on Indiana 62 five miles south of Charlestown, Ind. i . '! "T Increase Fees For Banks Handling Loans WASHINGTON, UP —The agriculture department, in a move to hold down government spending and encourage lending by private agencies, has increased fees paid banks for handling farm price support loans. Banks now get 214 percent of the 4 percent interest rate now charged farmers for price support loans on grains and other commodities. Under the new plan, they will get another 14 percent as a •’‘service” payment. In effect this raises the bank share of the interest rate to three percent. p- 1 —0 20 Years Ago } I v Today | 0- , n Sept. 26—Ring Lardner, 48. famed humorist and lecturer from Indiana. died in his sleep last night at East Hampton, N. Y. Believed several thousand people are dead as result of hurricane at Tampico, Mexico. Gus Leimenstall’s store at Magley held up and robbed of s'o by two women and a man who carried revolvers. Helen Barthel named editor Os Tattler and Will Lose, business manager. ■Enrollment at St. Joseph Catholic schools is 406. Large crpwds attending the Bluffton street fair this week.

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CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

LN THE darkness before the dawn they rode valiantly on to Sheriff Griffin’s house where they aroused him from deep slumber. Then they continued to his office and assembled there. Brownlee came quickly to the matter of the mission. “Tve come for that letter Flint Manning gave you years ago when you were his deputy. You know the one 1 mean, the letter to be opened if anybody ever was brought to trial for that old stage robbery,” he said. Griffin shrugged. \ “Sure," he said. Taking the keys, he unlocked a desk drawer and lifted a chamois bag from the litter within. •"The Wells Fargo jewels,” he said absently. He pawed at a heap of papers. “Here it is.** He passed over a sealed letter. Brownlee handed it to Manning. “Read it, boy.” Cole’s eyes ran swiftly over the yellowed pages of the letter written by his father and ddted March, 1892. When be had finished it he Looked up at them and said: “So, Doc, you were the bandit and Packrat had seen someone burying something that night near his shack. But wait, let me read to ysu briefly from this letter. If may help you and me to judge. In droning voice he began: . . . "When 1, Flint Manning, Law man, demanded an explanation Brownlee confessed that he bad taken the money in desperation. .Fighting a typhoid fever epidemic at the time, he knew the crying need of the basin for an equipped hospital More than that, with the basin's population growing, each year would see a greater need for such a hospital. As he talked of his jMans and dreams, I was con. v.Viced of his sincerity and selflessness, and thus I made a decision which I have never since regretted.

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Court News Motion Filed Leland M. Ranney vs Herbert H. Stoner, Helen Niblick; complaint for $5,000 damages; motion by defendants to make pomplaint more specific. Attorneys: David A. Macklin, plaintiff > Custer & Smith, defendants. Estate Case of John H. Ebersol; deed to real estate ordered delivered upon payment of full purchase price; schedule to determine inheritance tax filed with reference to county assessor. Marriage Licenses Thomas E. Bush, 22, and Virginia M. McCardle, 27, both of Marion, O. Kenneth V. Rarick. 40, Bucyrus, 0., and Dorothy C- Szabo, 31, Columbus, O. Dean A. Beker, 21, Londonderry, 0., and Kathryn J. Grimm, 20, Ray, O. I 0 I Modern Etiquette | | BY ROBERTA LEE | 0 o Q. Is it proper for the bride and bridegroom to linger in front of the church after the ceremony in order to receive congratulations? A. No; they should not linger at the church at all, out should proceed at once to the place where the breakfast or reception is to be held. Q. Is it customary for, a house guest to bring his hostess some kind of gift? | A. This is often done, and it is a nice thing to do—but it is not absolutely necessary. The bread-and-butter letter is really all that is expected and required. ,Q. May one properly send a typewritten Metter of condolence? A. No. More sympathy and more sincerity are expressed in a letter which is written by hand.

“Doc Browtuee coma keep tne money as tar as I was concerned. The mall and the jewels eventually would be returned to Wells Fargo after the excitement' died down. 1 took the strong box with the jewelry and burled It close by. When I returned tor it weeks later, the jewelry was gone. And that is the main reason tor this letter. If some innocent party stumbled onto the jewelry and kept it, presuming it to be loot from an older robbery ot bygone lawless days, that party might some day be accused ot the robbery. Dr. Brownlee and 1 do not want that to happen. He is the man Who robbed the stage, and I, in a sense, was nis accomplice. “To those who may judge us harshly, I suggest an examination ot the records of Brownlee** charity hospital.” Manning’s voice came to a atop and faded, like ghostly hoofbeats fading back into the past. “Now you see why Purdy thought Flint was the robber,” Brownlee said in the heavy silence. “No matter what name we gave it, it was still robbery. Burke you’ll want to lock me up till Manning can take me to Helena." “Shucks, Doc, 1 ain’t never had a cell your size in my. jail,” Griffin said. “You see, 1 read that letter years ago and sealed it up again. When 1 found that jewelry In Purdy’s shack, 1 would nave kept shut, only 1 reckoned Flint would want it returned to Wells Fargo. Looked like I had no choice but fetch in Purdy. Thea the bigtown newspapers gat bold ot the story and played it up. So 1 bad to keep Packrat in jail till young Manning got here. Only Packrat got away. Now you’ll understand why I went hunting you, all excited, when that Ruxton feller mentioned Packrat’s being held prisoner. I know Torgin was gun-

Labor Man Unlikely To Succeed Durkin AFL Sets Standard For New Secretary ST. LOUIS, Mo., UP — The American Federation of Labor left the door open today for President Eisenhower to pick his new labor secretary from the ranks of organized labor. However, the 72nd AFL convention set qualifications that appeared to rule out a union leader as the successor to Margin P. Durkin in the cabinet post. The convention, at Its closing session Friday, passed a resolution noting that the “Trade union movement can and should provide for the department Os labor proper leadership.” But it asserted that this should be done only under “fair and honorable conditions.” A high AFL official pointed out that the "conditions” tfere set specifically for the Eisenhower administration. He said the AFL was convinced that President Elsenhower "broke an agreement” with Durkin over the Taft-Hartley act which led to the resignation of the plumbers’ union president froin the cabinet post. Although there was little chance that the administration and the AFL could get together on Durkin’s successor, the AFL asserted that “Whoever may be selected as a successor to Martin Durkin, the next secretary of labor must continue Durkin’s fight to rebuild the functions of the department and to obtain from congress* adequate appropriations ...” In the aftermath of Che active week-long convention, the AFL executive council met today to carry out orders of the delegates to bring about an end to membership wars among the, 110 AFL unions. The council was expected to appoint a committee to work up a plan that would bar attempts by AFL unions to take over members and jobs handled by other unions. The convention approved a plan calling on the committee to come up with a firm plan within six months to Outlaw the union struggles. The AFL also put itself firmly on record as favoring a “no-raid-ing” agreement with the rivdl CIO. The agreement required the approval of the CIO convention meeting in Cleveland in November. 'Little Holy Year' Proclaimed By Pope - VATICAN CITY, UP — Pope Pius proclaimed today a Roman Catholic “Little Holy Year” starting next Dec. 8 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. In an encyclical announcing the special “Marian Year” (Year ofj Mary) and addressed to Roman Catholic bishopls around the world, the pope urged Roman Catholics to pray for peace, unity of the church and for "the church of silence” behind the Iron Curtain. If you nave something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Add. It brings results.

mng ror you, so 1 figgered it must be Torgin had him. Well, the cat's out of the bag now. But I’ll turn in my badge before I’ll turn a key on you. Doc." Laura shook her head. "Ma Hibbard supposed it was Flint's name r you were worried about, Gramp. 1 did what 1 thought you’d want me to do. rm proud of ybu tor facing up to the truth." From the open doorway, Mack Torgin said, "1 heard every word of that letter. Pass it ©ver, Manning. Pass it over, I say." Slade Ruxton stood at Torgin’s shoulder, his sardonic face showing its faint bint of laughter. He. too, held a gun. “Slash T’s crew has deserted," he said. “I alone stayed with the sinking ship. But Pm no such tool as to figure there’ll be any gold for me in Flint Manning’s noble confession. 1 think Hl take something more tangible. Those Wells Fargo jewels, Sheriff. Would they be in that chamois sack on your deskT" It was then that Manning lunged against the desk sending the lighted lamp crashing to darkness. In the confines of this little offlee, the roar of a forty-five made a mighty thunder, filling the corners and beating back from the walla Torgin shooting. Manning judged, though he couldn’t be sure, not with the darkness all around. He still held Flint Manning's letter in bis band. Ho jammed the letter inside his shirt and got his own gun out and sent a shot tn the direction of the doorway, and then be leaped straight at the doorway- He was mindful that four others besides himself were packed in here and that one of them was Laura. He had to carry the fight outside and he did so as Torgin and Ruxton dashed M* the Ados. ■ — r - * fTo Bo CostteaatQ

Hr L ' 1 1 ‘ .J • -fSßw' b * . Vfl i • * R-’ ■ •'a Jr ' A A J BBKS . J IT- A V*-' JK ' M ’*■ ' ■ i THE FAMED Mouton twins ars shown in their cribs in New Orleans, La., hospital following the operation which separated them. They are the Siamese twin daughters of Mayor and Mrs. Ashton Mouton ct Lafayette, La. Catherine Anne is at left, Carolyn Anne at right (International Boundphoto)

Would Send Mothers • » To Camps In Korea Attempt To Change Attitude Os Sons I LOS ANGELES, Qalif. UP — A proposal to give heartbroken mothers a chance to win their Communist - indoctrinated sons .from Korean prison camps depended on government and American Legion action today. The plan, advanced Friday by Harry Myers, director of special events for the American Legion's Los Angeles council, would send the mothers to Korea, where thei r sons have chosen to stay in Communist captivity. \ According to Myers’ plan, the mothers could then meet their sons face to face in an attempt to persuade them to come home. Some of the 23 families whose sons reportedly preferred to remain with the Communists hailed the idea as "the most wonderful yet.” However, a state department spokesman in Washington said the proposal had not yet been brought to the government’s attention. Myers sent his plan to national Legion commander Arthur J. Connell with the request that he relay it to “the United States government.” \ ! ! Mrs. Portia Howe of Alden, Minn., mother of Pfc. Richard R. Tennesson, said "Oh, I think it’s the most wonderful idea yet." "I don’t want to jeopardize a plan that has been worked out for the sake of one individual,” she said referring to United Nations plans for dealing with non-patri-ated prisoners. “1 just want my son home.”I 'ln Omaha, Neb., Negro Ralph Sullivan said he’d be “glad to\ go" to Korea to talk to his son, Sgt. Larance V. Sullivan. “I think it’s one of the finest things that could be,” he said. “My wife doesn’t know whether she could stand the trip. But as .long as the father or mother could go, 1 think that would be O.K ” Communists have identified 23 Americans who they say have chosen a life of Communism rather than return to the United Stares. Myers said he agreed with the statements of some mothers .that "10 minutes with their sons would change their minds/F \ Shoe Polisher Lemon juice makes a splendid substitute for shoe polish. A few drops sprinkled on either black or brown shoes and rubbed briskly Will give them an excellent polish. , -\ '

IN A SPEECH to the annual convention of the American Federation of Labor in St Louis, Martin P. Durkin, who resigned as secretary of Labor tn the cabinet of President Eisenhower, declares (above) he quit because the President personally agreed to sponsor 19 fhanjpee 4r> "b e Taft-Hart-ley labor act, then repudiated this understanding, ~ ffnternotiosaZ;

One Youth Killed In v Head-on Collision CHARLESTOWN, Ind., UP — Lavene Fields, 18, Kings Creek, Ky., was killed and two Charlestown youths were injured seriously late Friday when their auto collided head-one with another on Indiana 62 four miles south of here. Larkjn A. Hogg, 24, and Elmer Eldridge, 22, were hurt. State police said the accident occurred when an auto driven by Fields went out of control while traveling at an apparent high rate of speed and swerved across the center of the highway, hitting a car driven by Lyndon Wills, Maryville.

Claims Evidence - On Beria Escape Officials Are Still Skeptical On Report BALTIMORE, Md. CUP) — Col. Ulio Amoss. head of a private intelllegnce agency, has reported receiving information that Lavrenti P. Beria definitely escaped from Russia. \ Officials in Washington, however, remain extremely skeptical. They believe that the deposed Soviet security chief and No. 2 Com--, munist is either ib prison or dead. Amoss, .formerly with the wartime office of strategic services, said ’ that he has received a message from his agents abroad confirming earlier rumors that Beria had fled the Soviet Union when he realized his colleagues in the Kremlin were about to purge him. He said his sources also told him the escape upset plans for a secret trial and that the Communists now are training a “double” who will be passed off in public trial as Beria. Amoss added that he believes the reports to be true. Amoss said earlier that New York millionaire Clendenin Ryan gave him $50,000 last summer to conduct espionage activities behind the Hon Curtain. Ryan’s associates in New York said Ryan and other* had invested “several million dollars” in what they believed was a successful effort to smuggle Beria out of Russia. Amoss said he was informed that official circles in Moscow are “highly nervous” over the Beria mystery. He said high-ranking Russians are understood to believe that Beria would head a TransCaucasian liberation movement if free. V “■ — ... If you have sdmethlng to sell or rooms for rent, try -a Democrat Want Add. It brings results.

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Complete Basic Seven men*' from Decatur and vicinity completed basic training recently at the medical replacement center at Camp Pickett, Va. They have completed eight weeks of ~ basic infantry training. They are: Pvts. Earl W. Gerber, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gerber, route 4; Edgar G. Swager, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Swager, 1413 ! Mcßarnes St.; Gerhard L. Witte, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Witte, route 1; James L. Frey, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Frey, route 5; Harold G. Manley, .son of C. O. * Manley, route 6; Edward J. Stoppenhagen, son of Mr. and MfS. A. Stoppenhagen, route ,1; Bobby G. Lenhart, son of O. M. Lenhart, 303 Limberlost Trail.

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