Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1953 — Page 4

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.DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published EveryJDvening Except Sunday Ry THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT GO., INC. \ Entered at the Decatur, Inf „ post Office an Secotad Class Matter Dick D. Helleri President A. R. Holthouse |J_ Editor Q J. H. Heller —— — Vice-President Chas. Holthouse|.Treasurer Subscription Rates: By Mall In Adams and fd joining Counties: One year, >1.00; Six months, >4.85; 3 monjbs, >2.25. _By Mail, beyond Adamsfand Adjoining Counties: One year. H. 00; 6 months, >4.75; £1 months, >2.50. By Carrier, 25 cents Single copies. 5 cents.

These days are too short! | —0 0 I ' y % We hope nothing mars yofjr Christmas happiness. ; ,| 0 o I J We send greetings to pati4bfs in the Adams County Memorial Hospital and to those County Home. \ - ■ ■\ ■ * ' " • ■ \s j - \ o o Those last - minute shopping needs can be supplied at Idcfd stores. The stores will remain open tonighL and Wednesday till 9 p.m. , A | - I . Wednesday’s edition of this newspaper will be filled with greetings to you for a Merry Christmas and joyful holiday season. Scan the interesting pages, done in dress. ' ■ .j- o—-0 - Decatur merchants have well supplied the shoppers’ needs dijring 'the Christmas shopping season. The stores were stocked with excellent -.merchandise and fextra hours were added to schedules to accommodate customers. —o—o— . Little Rodney Brodie, the surf viving /Siamese twin will spend! Christmas at home. The doctors! who have been caring for the 27-| month old child say he is in shapes for home life and his parents wifli move him from the hospital. The| child’s survival after being sep-f a rated from his brother is considO ered~miraculous. —0 U A current news item told about an Austrian stunt man who lived 12 months in a big glass bottle, finally-tiring of his imprisonment and breaking out of the enclosure.; It\ reminds newspaper readers of the fellow who was going to remain in a glass boat at the bottom ij of Schafer lake until the govern-1, ment cut taxes. What became of | the Monticello man?

0 ft I Household Scrapbook | | BY ROBERTA LEE 0 J Linoleum Varnish \ To make a varnish for linoleum,| ijnelt a small amount of glue in al pint of water. Have the linoleum! clean and dry. If applied with a paint brush at night it should be perfectly dry by morning. Peeling Onion Dip an onion for a moment in boiling water and then begin at, the root and peel upwards. It wilH be found that this method does| not affect Hie tear ducts of the eyes.’ ■ g Y Cooler Food ■„ TcTTool quickly any dish of hot food, place it in a pan of cold salt water. -. ■ ■' .

rr T7" ■ j|] \ . * Skin's Bruised Appearance May be Puerpera Symptom

By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D. WHEN the skin bears a bruised appearance, and there is no memory of mishap, then the existence of a condition known as puerpera is highly probable. _ This disease is evident when there is bleeding into the skin without any known cause. Blue Discoloration The skin has a purplish blue . discoloration which may be the size of a pinpoint or large enough to cover almost an entire arm or leg. There cap be many causes for this bleeding into the skin. Lack of Vitamins C or K may be a reason. It may also occur with antitoxin treatment as used tn the prevention of lockjaw or gas gangrene. Certain types of food poisoning may also be a cause Certain drugs such as chlorolornr, benzene, or trichloroethylene may also cause an Increased bleeding tendency. With Infectious Disease Puerpera may also be a symptom of certain infectious diseases such as meningitis, scarlet fever, typhus fever, or severe cases of measles. The bleeding will usually stop and disappear when the primary cause is removed. x The blood contains small cells known as platelets which «*re< essential for the blood to clot and

Hollywood entertainers, radio and TV stars have gone to Korea and Europe to entertain American soldiers over Christmas. It isn't pleasant to be separated from loved ones at this time of year, but all the men of the armed forces cannot be returned home for a holiday reunion. The 1 actors make a sacrifice of their time and money to visit the camps and prove to Gl’s that the folks back' home haven’t forgotten them. Merry Christmas, men! o o ■ President Eisenhower’s legislative program might be pushed through congress if he had a Sen. Taft to line up the factions in the senate and house. The late Ohio senator could speak with authority and members of his party would not revolt against their leader. Sen. Knowland who stepped into Mr. Taft’s shoes as senate leader is a well meaning man, but gloes not have the influence, of his predecessor. It will take the personal leadership of the President himself to round out his program in congress. 0 0 We are not too alarmed about the smoking furor and the claims of medical authorities that cigarette smoking is directly related to lung cancer. Neither are we authorities on smoking, although we do enjoy a cigarette, before and after meals. Men have smoked for a couple of centuries and some die young and others live to be 80\or 90. We up smoking if the habit lead to cancer, for np cigarette would be worth the /’chance of falling victim of the disease. But until more and better proof supports the claim that i smoking causes lung cancer, we’ll I*r ' ’ i continue our cigarette habit. y ''.i> v \

I : (j; I 1— 0 11 Modern Etiquette | || BY ROBERTA LEE I &o__ -o | Q. Does good form demknd that I the announcement of an engage»jnent be made promptly? i l| A. Yes. This may be dejne by Inserting a notice in the newspaper £r by issuing engraved announcements to friends and relatives, or ipy means of an announcement party for close. friends and relatives. ? Q. When a man is the eleva- ; tor of an office building, and a woman acquaintance enters, should he remove his hat? A. He should lift his hat in greeting, but etiquette does not demand that he remove his hat in :a business elevator. u :

i prevent hemorrhages into the jskin. Platelets Deerease \ : In puerpera, the number of platelets may be decreased. What scauses platelets to decrease is not known. It is believed, however, ‘that the spleen may be responisible for destroying the blood platelets and, therefore, the rcause of puerpera. 1 ! Persons suffering from this ?diseasa may have a greatly enlarged spleen besides having the Revere hemorrhages into the skin. The removal of the spleen surgically will correct the puerpera in most cases. \ | However, many cases will also without any treatment at fill, with the disease just wearing Itself out. Any person having hemorrhages, or frequent bruiselike markings on the withy put known injury, should have a Complete physical examination, including studies of the blood, by i physician to determine the posable Cause, so that proper treat-, thent may be carried out. I QUESTION AND ANSWER | Mrs. R. G.: What causes a dropping of the bladder in tomen? I Answer: The most common cause, of course, is childbirth. Daring childbirth, the muscles that hold the bladder up may beweakened. This can usually be corrected by surgery. \

Buys Health Bond Psi lota Xi sorority has voted purchase of a >lO health bond, officials o f HdpßahtTß the Christmas seal campaign in Adams county announced t o - day. All proceeds from the -annual Bay ChrlitMU Seals seal sale are used fce the fight on tuberculosis and to provide free clinics and otherwise carry on the fight against the “white plague.” The sale is conducted by the Adams county tuberculosis association. 20 Years Ago Today o —0 Dec. 22—The ways and mean? committee in the house of congress agrees on a >2. tax levy on whiskey; iMrs. Lois Schroeder is struck by a prowler as she returns to h.?r home on 11th street last night a id scious at the rear of his home. The robbers got >27. The Good Fellows fund reach >175.33. jT - •E. L. Middleton, a representative of the Homestead project, confers with Decatur citizens and confirms Adrian Lenhart is knocked unconlocation. Three men, believed to ibe members of the Dillinger gang, are shot and killed by Chicago police officers. \ Decatur Yellow Jackets defeat Winchester five, 34 to I'7. Court News Notice Ordered Indiana-Michigan Electric Co. vs unknown heirs of Elihu Sheldon, etar; alias notice for publication for defendants in Daily Democrat ordered, returnable Feb.\2o. Divorce Case Roger A. Reynolds vs Juanita J. Reynolds; complaint for divorce; citation ordered issued for plaintiff returnable Dec. 24; Voglewede & Anderson enter appearance for defendant. Attorneys: Custer & Smith, plaintiff; Kenneth Koch, defendant. Estate Cases Estate of R. E. Mumma; petition to transfer title\to car sustained. Estate of David S. Runyon; inheritance tax appraiser’s report filed; notice issued returnable Jan. 12. _ A® Home On Leave Sn. James D. Callow is spending a thirty-day leave With his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Callow of Decatur. Callow, who was stationed at Kwajaletn Island, will be sent to the Philippine islands February 9. Home On Leave Pfc. James F. Meyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meyer of Decatur, arrived home Sunday evening for a ,\fifteen-day leave. He is stationed at Fort Hood, Tex. Home On Leave A/2C Roger Cole, son of Mr. and Mrs, Gerald Cole of Decatur, is hopie on leave for the Christmas holidays. He is stationed in Massachusetts.' 1 Dick Heller Home Cpl. Dick Heller, Jr., visited his parents in Decatur over the weekend after spending two and a half years with the U. S. army in Germany. He is stationed at Fort Sheridan, Ilf. and is due for a discharge soon. He will return to Decatur for the holidays. Stutts tn Korea A/lc Robert Stults arrived in Japan December 9. He left Tokyo for Seoul, Korea where he is now stationed. His address is A/lc Robert E. Stults A. F. 16385563, Ist Radio Sq. Hq. sth Communications Gp., A. P. O. 90, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif. Back From Hawaii 'Marine staff Sergeant Robert B. Burroughs has returned from Hawaii and will report to El To?o marine corps air station, Santa Ana, Cal. He completed six months of air-ground training with the first provisional marine air-ground task force. Air Force Lieutenant Chester W- Sommer. 710 Meneer Ave., was one of 435 men to be commissioned ;a second lieutenant in the air force reserve in ceremonies held D«0l 11 at Lackland air force base, Texas. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sommer and his wife, Jane, resides at the above address. Lt. Sommer is a 1948 graduate of Decatur high school and was graduated from Indiana University in 1952, receiving his B. S. degree in personnel management. He was stationed at Chanute’ air force base, 111., 'before, his appointment to the OCS last June. Trude in a Good lawn — Decatur.

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I (The story so far: Steve . and Nancy have been taking Santa’s place at the North s Pole while he had a sleep. , J . Ifowever, they have found the /; > Work more than they bargain-1 » ed for.) ■ k < Chapter X “I’m so unhappy,’’ Nancy signed. “We thought being Santa Claus would be % such fun, and we haven’t got to play at all.’’ | Stvee put his arm around her and said “Santa said his job was ( to give people what they wished for. I wish he would wake up and come ’n here. I’d like to give his job back to him.’' '■ r— E At that moment a door opened and intdad of it being a messenger with another problem, it was Santa Claus. „ ‘ i “Have Any Trouble?” As he entered, he was yawning. “My, ‘that was a fine sleep,” he said. “I certainly feel fine now. L hope you children didn’t hkve any trouble when I was gone.” i “Santa Claus,” both Steve and Nancy shouted. “How glad we are tp see you!” i ;s “Why, Nancy, you’ve been cry-; ing,” Santa said. “What' is the' trouble?” “It , seems we’ve had nothing but trouble since ou left.” Nancyj said. ' ' / Santa Starts to Work - .. j . i “It can't be as bad as all that,” Santa said. “Steve, slidfe out of that chair and let me at that old telephone tree. I’ll soon have.all* this trouble put to right.” “You say the racing cars have flat tires?” said Santa grabbing a phone. “Well, put a little tire repair kit in with each car. I'll bet the kids will have loads of fun fixing those toy tires. And you’d better put in some extra tacks. It may be so much fun they’ll want to do it over again. Spanish Typewriters “Now what’s this best problem? Typewriters are ready for Albkny, N. Y. and they only write Spanish? Send the Spanish typewriters to some high school boys that are learning 'to write Spanish. I imagine they’ll come in handy ” Nancy interrupted to say “Thirty of the dolls are sick. Hadn't you better do something about that?” "I should say I must,” Santa replied. “I’ll just send thirty little doctor’s kits over there right away.” ' “Xhe colors on the polka dot

- _ ..A Arrest Hoosier For Minnesota Robbery Richmond Man Is Taken In Custody RICHMOND, Ind., UP —A 29-year-old Richmond man was to be brought to Indianapolis today for a preliminary hearing on bank robbery charges as the alleged “nervous bandit” - who held up a Cannon Falls, Minn., bank and escaped with about \$lOV. Muri Russell Jarvis was arrested at his home here late Monday by local and federal authorities, and held overnight in Wayne county jail. Minnesota police said the bandit would have gotten much more In the Dec. 8 holdup had it not been for an alert cashier at the First National Bank in Cannon Falls. They said the cashier stuffed only $1 and $5 bills into Jarvis’ brief case. >- Bank workers said the robber was “very nervous” during the? holdup! They said he entered the bank a minute before closing and ordered the bank workers and patrons into a bac,k room after getting the money. 1 However, the cashier followed the suspect to the door and noted the license number on the getaway car. Jarvis was taken into custody by Richmond police chief Lucas Rohe. Det. John Murphy, pplicemen William Hellepeter and Don Thomas and FBI agents. A native of Richmond, Jarvis married and has one child, authorities said. They said he surrendered without a struggle. Police said Jarvis, who has a previous police record, was traced through information provided by Minnesota authorities. Local police believed his identity was obtained through the license plate information provided by the cashier and from pictures. The bandit used a car rented from a Minnesota dealer, they said. Leonard Blaylock, special agent tn charge of .the Indianapolis FBI office, said the warrant for Jarvis’ arrest was authorized by the U. S. attorney at St. Paul. The complaint was filed before U. S. commissioner William H- Eckley at St. Paul on Dec. 16 and bond was recommended at $15,000. Authorities said it was not known when Jarvis would be returned to St. Paul. They said pa-

horses are running,” Nancy said. Turned Into Zebrao “Fine,” Santa replied. “Well call them Zebras. We’ve been needing more Zebras anyway.” Steve said “Did you know that the soap bubbles pipes are blowing square soap babbles?” | \ “Hmmmmm, that’s interesting,” Santa said. Picking up a phone ho continued “About those square soap bubbles. Keep those bubble pipes here, and paint the bubbles before they burst and we’U use them for building blocks.” I “That’s so simple, why didn’t I think of that?” Steve said. “I bet the Junior Chemistry sets would fix up fine smoke for the electric trains, too.” “That’s a fine idea,” Santa said. Remember the Machlre Gun Nancy suddenly remembered the machine gun. “Santa,” she said quickly, “there’s a toy machine gun that’s running wild, shooting bullets all over. What Are ypu going to do about that?” “That is serious,” Santa said, his face growing stern. Grabbing a 'phone in each hand he started barking orders. “Call out the toy soldiers! Unlimber the heavy toy tanks! Warm up the engines of the toy fighter planes! Move in cautiously. There’s a machine gun running wild. Your orders are to put it out of action at any cost. Report back to me.” All-Clear Signal Steve and Nancy waited with ' Santa Claus. for word of the battle. In a few minutes over the ; \lourspeaker came the All-Clear signal, meaning the danger was Jast, and shortly thereafter a wars in a soldier’s uniform came into the room, drew himself up tb attention and saluted. “Well,” said Santa, “was there Anyone hurt?” " “No,” said the soldier, “as a matter of fact the machine gun ran out of bulle.ts long before ww got,there. What a shame. We never get to shoot at anything.” With tbai, he left. “Now, are there any more problems?” Santa asked. ■ “Not a one,” the children replied. “You surely cleared those u|> in a hurry.” Pk’lt was nothing,” said Santa. *wiit we must be getting you h*ane. children, or your mother v/fll miss you. But first we’ll have a big good-bye party.” (Tomorrow: Santa’s party.)

pers first would have to be received here from the U. S. attorney at St. Paul. It also was not known immediately if Jarvis would fight removal. — j Jarvis also was questioned regarding a number of Indiana holdups blamed on a lone gunman, but authorities said they had not, as yet, linked him with any of the Hoosier robberies. Agreement Averts Bus Line Strike New Contract For Greyhound Workers Columbus, Ohio (UP) — a union official said today that an agreement has been reached on a new contract affecting 2,000 employes of Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines Inc., averting threat of a Atwike In four states and Washington, D. C. The agreement was approved by a secret vote of members of the Amalgamated Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Operators Union. William P. Arthur of nearby Westerville said. Arthur is chairman of the union’s executive council. The three year agreement provides for an eight cent hourly pay increase retroactive to May 1 and foui - cent increases during the second and third years to drivers, maintenance men and terminal employes in Ohio. Indiana, Pennsylvania and Washington, IX C. The vote was taken following lengthy negotiations in Cleveland. Man Is Jailed For Disorderly Conduct Irk Carpenter, 51, Marshall street, is a prisoner at the Adams county jail on a disorderly conduct complaint signed by his brother, Ffetj, same address. Carpenter was deposited in the jail .at 5:30 a.m. today after, according to prosecuting attorney Lewis L. Smith, he caused a disturbance at his home throughout the Hight. The prisoner was in ti)e county illegaly, having been ordered out of the county on at least two occasions by Mayer John Doan on charges of public intoxication and disorderly conduct. Carpenter is not expected to be arraigned in mayor’s court before Wednesday morning. i -t ' -4 .

Churchill's Hopes Rise For Meeting Moscow Reaction Cheers Churchill LONDON UP -'Prhne minister Winston Churchill’s hopes for s face-to-face meeting with Soviet Premier Georgi (Malenkov rose today as he considered (Moscow’s reaction to (President Eisenhower's atom proposals. I The prime minister regarded the Kremlin’s long awaited Christmas greeting as the first gleam of hope from Moscow and thought it might lead to wider top-level dfscussions, informed source? said. All of Western Europe hailed the Soviet message on atomic control cautiously, even though it failed to anower tMr. Eisenhower’s main plea for peace on earth. Observers gave the message a thorough reading and found it repeated the current propaganda line and hedged on Mr. Elsenhower's historic proposal for creation of an atomic reservoir, with all nations contributing In part to its maintenance. The Moscow message was a felicitation of sweetness and light and timed to match the Christmas season—an annual Kremlin custom observed in 1952 by Josef Stalin’s announcement in a question and answer interview with James Reston of the New York Times that communism and capitalism could live in peace. The 1953 version was an expression of “readiness” to take up the President’s proposal for confiden tial or diplomatic” atomic talks. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur. 1- ;

Look Who’s Playing SANTA CLAUS Carl Gerber the old copy-cat, though? Now he's tr ying to palm himself off as old St. Nick! Maybe Carl only gets a snicker when he tries to sing NOEL, NOEL ... but nobody'll say he’s lacking in Christw- 9 mas spirit when they see how he’s jam-packed his store —with Yuletide goodies. \ Carl isn’t giving the groceries away just because it’s , w Christmas Time, but the bookkeeper keeps complaining he / m ’£ht as well at these prices. To hecl< w »th the bookkeeper .. . it's Christmas and ‘ housewives with an eye to bargains will agree that this is the very best way Carl can say: “Thank you, thank you \ jjjlf very much for your patronage this year.” t Choice Steak I hams Round 7C C 39c ,b Sirloin I WHOLE ■ 1 i—i. ■■■! ■■-■■■■■■ FRESH Swiss Steak hams AC* 55cn> ' bone lb. GERBER’S \ !* _ Open Kettle Rendered Chuck Roast lard YOUR C tt» s - $1»OO CHOICE j. : Ground Beef a?™* FRESHLY t GROUND th LEAVE YOUR ORDERS NOW FOR PORK ROAST \ • Turkeys number 7 • Chickens LOIN CUT 49 • Capons \ Gerber’s MA " KfT <l5O S. Second St. 4 Phone 3-2712

a' —— - Mw u /\ I Hi rW v I * convenience/ 1 IS ( There's nothing like the “holidays’* to bring relatives and unexpected guests alike to your door. Dtlivtrtd milk strviet is one of those “behind the scenes” household convonisnces that helps so much in holiday meal preparation and entertaining. Regardless erf sndw, sleet or ice, automatic delivery assures you a continuous supply of wholesome milk, eggnog and i qther fresh dairy foods. • Busy days ahead ... call us NOW about our courteous Home Delivery Service. i Mickey the Milkman says: “BUILD BODY RESISTANCE WITH FRESH, WHOLESOME DAIRY FOODS” REGULAR DELIVERY WILL BE MADE ON CHRISTMAS DAY. Home Dairy Products, Inc. Decatur, Ind. Phone 3-3203

TUESDAY. DECEMBER », 1953 ;