Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 305, Decatur, Adams County, 29 December 1953 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO., INC. ■krtereß at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office aa. Second Class Matter 4 i HeUer Preaident ik H ’ Heller -—* —X——— Vice-President Chas. Holthouse ———L. Treasurer Subscription Rates: ' By Mail in Adame and Adjoining Counties: One year, 98.00: £ix months, $4.26; 3 months, |3.25. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year. M.W; S months, $4.76; -t months, $2.50. \ By Carrier, 1® cents per week Single copies, I cents. \

.--Have you practiced writing “4” for the New Year? -— 0 < The Year should bring the improvement-of U. S. highway 27 north city. Preliminary plans call for the widening and * resurfacing; of the; road, which will help greatly in making it f less hazardous for nifcht driving. We hope'it is one oljihe first high- • ways on the state’s repair pro- i gram.* 0 0 Highway traffic deaths totaled more than 500 over the Christmas weekend. With New Year’s Eve coming up and the holiday extending through Sunday, the traffic , toll will be heavy, unless bad weather should cause a slowdown on the This year’s Christmas death toll was next highest to the record 1950 slaughter of 545: ! / k ■ _ This Is, vacation week for the .school2hhildren and hope they * enjoy a happy holiday. A warning is in order as they seek adventure and recreation tn winter sports. Ice on the rivers is not strong enough for skating and the number of deaths from drowning is lamentable. In Fort .Wayne two boys met death when they broke through the ice and press reports this sad experience in othef parts of the country. Play and have fun, but keep away from the treacherous ice, if you -want' a happy holiday. ' ■ — o —o | . Every business is concerned SWith closing its books for the year and this detail does not escape a newspaper office. In 1953 this newspaper received four carloads of newsprint (the paper on which this paper is printed) from the International Mills inCanada. This set a record for paper received in one year: The purchase price for the' paper included more than in freight charges irom the mills to this city. The circulation of the paper rounds out near the; 4,500 mark, with more than half of the total being delivered to homes in the city and trading area the same afternoon of publication. j .•] .-t - ' ; ~~

"—i | Modern Etiquette f BY ROBERTA LEE' 1 o-— U o Q. When two tnen ahd 'two women are together, What is tin*, order in which they should enter a restaurant? A; The women both enter first, and are followed by the men, and in this order they follow the head waiter to their table. The women also precede when departing from the restaurant. Q. is it my privilege, as the bride, to select any music I Whh -■ 7-- ■ - ~

Disease May Cause Hiccups

* By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D. i HICCUPS, in their usual * appearance in the adult, some- ? times are symptoms of overin- 1 dulgence. They may be due to too ? much alcohol or too much food. 3 This type of hiccup is of no great | medical importance and is usu- ’ ; ally cured by simple remedies. ’ However, some hiccups wilFnot | respond readily to treatment and ■ may take precedence over the « to physical collapse. J j With Other Diseases I These frequently accompany ; other diseases. However, they t may take precedence over the I other diseases, because of their | irritating effect, and often re- } quire treatment even befor the i disease that is causing them. ■ A hiccup is caused by a sudden i drawing in of air, not voluntarily ! controlled by the nervous system | of the body. It is usually due to a | spasm of the muscle known as s the which separates •4 the organs in the abdomen from 5 those in the chest. This muscle is j very [ important for normal 'I breathing. I Rate of Occurrence Hiccups may occur several > times a minute, but can occur as i rapidly as two per second. Hiccups that do not clear up j Immediately under simple treatH

-T — President Eisenhower hopes to ||nake IM4 a banner year for legAccomplishment. At his conference with Republican party leaders he outlined a program which he hopes will be accepted by congress. Next year is an election year, however, and election years are notable tor a lack of enthusiasm on the part of legis- * lators to put themselves out on i any limb. This may\mean that any part of the President’s program yvhich is at all controversial will be postponed or tabled for further Study. Some presidents have succeeded in getting ambitious legislative program past the election 'year barrier by force of their own rpopularity p which the legislators gesired to share. Whether President Eisenhower can do this will ig A ' ' * pe apparent in the early months of , the new session. 1- . 0 0 v <he Great Lakes:— ,The National Geographic Society has prepared a new map of the Great Lakes region which is B powerful reminder of the size .g this region. fe The map makes it clear that She lakes region is comparable in Size to New England, the states spat border the lakes and a large of Canada. The area of the live lakes constitutes about one jyiird of the earth’s sweetwater Ind nearly a third of the American population. Some 50 million people live in states bordering on |ie great lakes —\ New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois, Canada's i- - ™ - |uge province of Ontario, the thickly populated and up-hhd-coming of the ten provinces, With two large Windsor and Toronto, also borders on 5 the / • Lakes. . ’ z - < Three of the nation’s seven largest cities, — Chicago, Detroit ppd Cleveland —are on the lakes, ajhd the that ply them each carry more tonnage than does the entire ocean-going United plates merchant fleet. * Visible'from the moonor not, * \ the great lakes region is imprest stve. and helpy explain the might the United States.

tS fife flayed at our wedding? ,?A. Yes; but you should consult ypur minister,, too. It may be that |pu wish to include some secular which may be forbidden in your particular church. Q. 13 there any rule as to who should make the introductions ai d ; n informal home gathering—the |ost or the hostess? v tA. No. lEither may do this. £\ ’ * L s If- you have something to sell or iponis for rent, try a Democrat \yant Ad, It brings results. -r*- ——

|nent may be due to irritation of the hiccup center of the brain or hf the nerves that control the diaphragm. > Any_operation that takes place hear the diaphragm can set up Sn attack of hiccups. Certain iseases, such as uremia or liver can provoke hiccups. Similarly, many brain diseases such, As meningitis, encephalitis sickness), brain tumors or hardening of the arteries of the brain can cause frequency of attacks. - | May Be Epidemic | Hiccups may even occur in epidemics. There have been reported epidemics of hiccups due <o virus infection or mass hysteria. r However, when hifccups occur and do not stop after breathing tn and out of a bag, drinking sugar water, holding the breath, hr other such treatment, and if they persist over several hours, a physician should be consulted. He Will fihd the underlying cause and apply the proper treatment. | QUESTION AND ANSWER I Mrs. P. V.: I have had asthma <or about twenty years. Will B,, be of any value in treating thia disease? | Answer: As yet, there is no definite proof that Vitamin Is pf any help in treating asthma.

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fight On tuberculosis and to provide free cgnics and otherwise carry on the fight against the “white plague.’’ The sale is conducted by the Adams county tn? berculosis association. ■, 0 —— o i Household Scrapbook | BY ROBERTA LEE 0 o Hot Water Bottle To mend a leak in the hot water bottle apply several pieces of liquid court plaster, letting each piece dry before applying the next, and making each piece a larger one than the preceding one. Grain Effect If one wishes to retain the grain effect in wood and give it a beautiful finish, apply linseed pil directly to the bare wood; Meat Several methods of making tough meat tender are by pounding, by slow cooking, or by laying it for a few minutes in vinegar water. APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR KSTATK No. 4»3S Notice is hereby gireH, That th» undersigned has been appointed Administrator of the estate of George P. Cole hin late of Adeims County, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. , UPWARD J. CODCHIN ' 4. •1 Administrator December 2a, 1953 \ SEVERIN H. SCHUHGER Attorney 12/29 1/5—12 Trade in a good Town — Decatur \ ;

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CHAPTER TWENTY IL BEFORE Inspector McKee left the house the day before he had asked to see the glove and the tissue with the print of Libby’s Ups on it that had been sent to Philip through the maiL They weren’t anywhere around. Kit searched for them. The Cleaning woman, Mrs. Marsh, had put them where she 1 put all miscellaneous objects strewing the table-tops, in the chest in the corner beyond the living-room fireplace. McKee had said: “Don’t handle them any more than you can help,** and Kit had been careful. Taking them out, she had placed them on a magazine on top of the desk. The magazine was there behind William’s floral tribute in a vase but the glove and the tissue were gone. Everybody in the house knew she had been looking for them. •Miriam had been testy about it “If you weren’t careless, Catherine—” What about people outside the house ? Anita Stewart knew, she had come over to ask about Libby. The only other person who had gained admittance was George. He had driven up from New York in his car, aghast at what had happened to Libby and concerned about its effect on Kit “Why didn’t you tel! me? Maybe 1 could have helped.” He didn’t stay long. Except for George and Anita, there Was no other outsider. Kit rang thfe Inspector and told him. Silence at the other end of the wire; she said: “Fingerprints, inspector?” and he said abstractedly- “Perhaps,” adding that he’d be there later on in the day. Kit replaced the phone. Libby was coming down the staffs between Barrett and Miriam. At the bottom she released herself from their support. ’*l feel fine,” she declared. “My legs are a little shaky, but that’s from not using them.” Miriam was looking at Kit fixedly. “Who were you talking to just now, Catherine?” , >• “Inspector McKee.” “Why? What did you want to Say to him?” Kit told them about the tissue and the glove. Libby Was frightened, but she made a determined effort. “Maybe they got mislaid again . . . Let’s not think about it.’ -- ■. , ' ' , Half fan hour later Kit was on her way over to Anita’s. Anita wasn’t home, and her car wasn’t in the garage. But, tho windows were open and the front door was ajar behind screening. She had probably run Into the village for something. Kit went inside, determined to wait. She wandered around the Uving-room and from there across the hall and into the studio. She jumped. The studio was at the back of the house and the first intimation she had that Anita was home was the sight of Bobby walking across the lawn. And then, before she could call out, she heard Anita’s voice. Anna was talking on the telephone in the hall—and she was almost certainly talking to Samuel Pedriek. “You know what our agreement was, Sam. You violated it once » . . Well, I advise you to be careful There Was a police officer from New York up here today—” \ Kit walked Into the halt Anita slammed the Instrument down and stared at her. Her face was as

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New Policemen Are Sworn Into Office Two new policemen of the Decatur police department were sworn in Monday by city clerktreasurer H. Vernon Aurand, to serve a six months' probationary period. They are Raymond Seitz and Ed Wolpert. - 1 Court News Divorce Case . _ Wilmer Grote vs Annie Grote: complaint for divorce; on motion of plaintiff case dismissed. At-

V- ' ' ‘ hard and bitter as her voice had been. She was a different woman. “Well, Kit?” •*'’ Kit said slowly, “You were talking to Samuel Pedriek just now, weren’t you, Anita? You do know him. 1 wasn’t eavesdropping. I couldn’t help overhearing you.” Anita said. “Yes, I know Bam Pedriek.” “You’ve been paying Pedriek money.” Anita nodded. ‘That’s right, Tve been paying Pedriek money. Why do you suppose I’m always broke ? Oliver left me plenty . . ,\ ” ’•Why don’t you go to the police?” Kit asked. Anita said, “Why didn’t you go to the police about Libby?” Then the sharpness went out of her. “I can’t. Kit," she Whispered. ‘1 would just as soon kill myself and have done with it” Kit was frightened. “Don’t talk like that” she cried. “How else can I talk?” Anita demanded fiercely. She broke off there, got hold of herself. *T can’t tell you anything more, Kit I’ve sworn never to tell anyone." i Kit had no desire to hear the reason why Anita was paying blackmail to Pedriek. She said so. “But there are things I do want to know.” Anita said, “I’ll answer you if I can,” and did. Pedriek had >. come to see her on the previous Wednesday night, it was Eleanor Oaks’ yellow convertible that Libby had seen parked outside their gate. "But he had nothing to do with taking Libby away. Kit I can assure you of that.” She spoke with the confidence of abso lute certainty. “I suppose It was about money Pedriek came to see you?” Kit said. \ “Yes, about money." Kit left her a- few minutes later. Anita he'" tried to make her promise not to mention her connection with Pedriek to the police, and she had given a reluctant half promise. “1 won’t unless 1 nave to, unless something else happens.” When she went into the house the inspector was with Miriam and Libby tn the living-room. Philip’s typewriter clacked distantly. McKee was .talking to Libby about the tissue. She hadn’t seen it, couldn’t tell whether her own lipstick had been used or not. Kit ndd she couldn’t tell either, and frowned. Something about the tissue tugged at her attention; she didn’t know what it was. McKee asked her if she could recall what had made her wake up in the small hours of that morning. She said it was a sound but she had no idea what it was. “You didn’t hear anything, Mrs. VanKreef?" “Nothing, Inspector." Miriam went on hemming a damask napkin with small, precise stitches. “Nothing that is, until Catherine started that uproar." The inspector asked. “Who else, besides yourselves, knew that those two things Were on the desk when you went to bed last night, Miss Haven?” • . “Not many. A neighbor, Mrs. Stewart, who Uvea across the street, came in at around 10 to ask about Libby, and George Corey, a friend of mine who drove up from New York." “Mr. Wilder wasn’t here? He’s •

torney: Voglewede & Andersen, plaintiff. I Case Continued iMShry S. Bailey, administratrix of instate of Peter D. Bailey, vs Ray; case is continued. Estate Case Estate of Robert W. All er son; petjliion to sell personal property at private sale sustained. Marriage Licensee Farrell Gray, 21, and Joan Canton,: 18, both of Akron, O. J|rry Huston, 21, and Shirlpy Tinkler, 18, both of Bluffton. Trade in a goon Town r- Decatu. — -■ - -• ;

at the hotel in Denfield; he arrived yesterday evening,” Libby said, “Tony wasn’t here at the house, inspector, so he couldn’t even have seen those things." She said the gloves had been In the pocket of the suit she had on Tuesday night. She had only worn them once before. She went through it all, the little she could remember, from the moment she looked up and saw the strange man in her bedroom doorway until she returned to foggy consciousness, and found herself crawling around in the darkness and wet of the woods a mile from the house. Suddenly she paused and raised her head. There was a questioning look tn the blue eyes fas-\ tened on space. Her lips were parted* She was on the verge of some' recollection . . . They all Watclied her. A .sound broke the stillness. Miriam’s scissors fell. They hit the floor with a sharp clatter. Libby drew a deep breath, and relaxed. The jntentness went out of her. The questing look In her eyes faded and she gave her head a shake, “I thought I had something, something odd—but it’s gone.” The clatter of the scissors had snapped the thread. Miriam VanKreef’s intervention could have ■ beohl deliberate; McKee said so to Kit ’when she walked with him to the gate a few minutes later, i § Kit said; “i can’t believe that my aunt had anything to do With what happened to Libby. I’m not very tend of her—but I can’t.” That night the meaning of the clclnsing tissue and the glove became? plain. e . . Ajd. that afternoon and ! evening the hoiise was full of people. Tony Wilder came, and William. George and Hugo; and latef Mr. Strait. Tony Wilder was the first. He came about 4 o’clock. Kit couldn’t decide how Libby really felt about Wilder. She was pleasant to him, but then she was pleasant to everybody, she gave no particular sign of being madly in love with him. On the other hahd, she was firm with Philip about' him after he went. Kit opened the door when he rang. He was even more wooden thin usual, and a little nervous and uncertain —and anxious. He had cotnC to ask about Ltbby. "HoW is she, Miss Haven?” Libby called to him from the living-room. "Tony,' hello—come on in." After a few minutes Kit left them alone together. Wilder didn’t stay long. Libby walked td the gate with him when he left. Philip came out of his study while they were standing together under the maples, saw them through the window. “What’s that scoundrel doing here ?” he said. He came in. “You don't mean to tell me that you like that tai We dummy. There’s nothing inside of him but sawdust.”' •‘Now, Philip," she said, laughing, H waht you to like my friends —and I’m fond of Tohy. The poor fellow’s had a hard time. The only thing he cares about is the theatre. He was an actor and a good one and he was, just getting a toe hold When the war came. The four years \he was tn the army pretty well buined his chances and he's nad to take a succession of miserable jobs at other things sincei” ffo Be cmtHkued/ |

Ike Seeks To Avert Strike On Railroad President Sets Up Emergency Board AUGUSTA. Ga. UP — President Eisenhower today set up a special emergency board in an effort to stave off a threatened strike of more than a million non-operating employes against the nation’s railroads. The Chief Executive put aside briefly the laborious task of pre paring speeches and messages to congress and the public to sign an executive order aimed at halting, or at least delaying, a threatened work stoppage by the 15 noioperating railroad unions AFL. The unions have voted to strike in a dispute over operating rules changes but set no date for the walkout. >ln his executive order today, the President said the unsettled argument “in the judgment of the national mediation board, threatens substantially to interrupt interstate commerce to a degree such . as deprive the country of es sentidl transportation services.” ;Mr. Eisenhower provided in his order for a three-man board but did not name the members. The appointments were expected to be made shortly. The board will report back to ti.e President in 30 days with recommendations cn how best to settle the dispute which could tie up* American rail transportation if the non-operatihg unions struck. The winter White House hert said about 150 railroads were involved in the disagreement. Meanwhile, the President pored over a set of speeches and messages on which'he based a hopj for bipartisan cooperation from the Democrats on foreign policy and national defense. Court House Offices Close Early Thursday No public business will be transacted at the court house after 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, with the exception of the court room, it was announced by county auditor Frank Kltson. The building will stay closed New Year’s Day, and will open as Saturday. The closing of offices, explained the auditor, gives officers and deputies an opportunity to clean up the year’s affairs without interruption. Kilaon notes that county commissioners will hold their annual special session Jan. 1, at which time they will make several ap-' pointments to various county posts tlhat fall due each year. Also, the annual appraisal/ of the county home will, be made, county attorney David A. Macklin to <ct as clerk. The first regular session of the commissioners in 1954 will be held Jan. 4, resuming the normal course of business. If you have something to sell o' ftoms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results. APPOINTMBNT OF Kißctnm KSTATB NO. 403 T I Nwt|<re I" hereby Ki ven, That the Undersigned has -been appointed Ex-; ecutor of the estate of Charles G. Kirchner late of Adams County, deceased. The estate is proDabiy solvent. , ■ WILLIAM K. December 22, 1952.- - JOHN L, DeV’OSS Attorney 12/29 1/5 —12 i L -

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dr > ’Wk J Mr/ 7 Fj j’ ... .\r,y ! g,. BSIHK *• I'* PRESIDENT and Mrs. Dwight D. Elsenhower celebrated Christinas with their family in their new vacation eottage at the National Golf Club tn Augusta, Ga. Here, the President explains to his grandson, Dwight David 11, 5. how to use the set of junior-size golf clubs he received ae • Christmas gift from Bobby Jones, head of Augusta National David’s sister, Barbara Anne, 4, holding her doll, looks on. (International)

Mrs. Olga Stengd Appointed To Board Judge Myles F. Parrish has appointed Mrs. Olga Stengel, Berne, to serve on the Berne public library board for (he next' four years. 1- ! >. ' ' More Bonus Checks On Way To Veterans INDIANAPOLIS UP —Several thousand World War II bonus checks were on their way today to veterans bypassed in the first mailing because, of incorrect addresses or other Irregularities. State auditor Frank T. Millis said at attempt would be made to deliver all checks, though the bonus surtax ends Dec. 31. t Youth For Christ Watchnight Service The watchnight service which will be held at the First Mennonite cHurch in Berne on New Year s eve from 9 to 12 o'clock under the sponsorship of county-wide Youth for Christ will open with the singing qf the traditional NewYear’s song With brass accompaniment. Special recognition will be given to all missionaries home oh furlough, missionary candidates and college students. A special feature appropriate for the New Year will be given by a group of young people as well as musical numbers both instrumental and vocal. Ivan Sisk, -director of Youth for Christ for Greater Dayton, will give the closing message. Refreshments will be served during the course of the evening. An invitation is given to the public to attend this last service of 1953. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur |<

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Ervin Fox Is Wells Highway Supervisor Ervin Fox of Lancaster township, has been named highway supervisor in Wells county. He is a former resident of Adams county and was the Republican nominee in 1948 and 1950 for state representative from Wells and Adams counties. He will succeed Leonard Warner of Petroleum, the change to be made Jan. 1. Trade *u a Good Town — Decatur WBI J.lll I.IHII KHlOiaa !!■ 11l II > Patronize Local Business SHOP at - HOME WELCOME WAGON PHONE 3-3196 or 3-3966—