Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 181, Decatur, Adams County, 3 August 1954 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Publiebed Bvery Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO, INC. Eat*r*d at the Decatar, tod.. Post Office as Second Clan Matter Dtok D. HeUe President A. R. Holthouse —— Editor J. H. Heller Vice-President Chas. Holthouse Treasurer Subscription Rates* —r-~* —- By Mail to Adams and Adjoining Oeuntles: One year, |*.M: Six months, |4.25; 3 months, >2.25. By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, 11.00; « months, 34.71; 3 months, $3,50. By Carrier: 35 cents per week. Single copies: | cento.

Press Registry Bill:— Editor A Publisher, magasiae ot the Fourth Estate, gives several good reasons why it believes President Eisenhower should veto ■ the press registry bill: A BILL requiring subversive organisations to register printing _, presses and duplicating machines with th* government has been presented to President Eisenhower for his signature This is another instance where our wellintentioned legislators are tearing down our Bill of Rights in order to fight th* Communist menace. We don't think the danger warrants the sacrifice and we hope the President vetoes the bill. The so-called Welker Bill, introduced last January by Senator Herman Welker, Idaho Republican, was passed by the Senate on June 1 without any debate and without any publicity, and was passed by the House on July 19, also without debate. Nowhere can E and P find spy record of either House ot Congress or their committees giving consideration to the bill’s threatened breach of the First Amendment. Because the Communists, are known to have secret printing facilities for various purposes in various parts ot the country, th* bill requires that alt those"brganisations now forced by law to register with the Attorney General must also list th«ir printing equipment even down to mimeographing machines. Proponents of the bill will say we are “seeing things under the bed," that it do** not interfere with subversives’ right to use the printing equipment, but merely requires them to provide a listing of equipment. That may be basically true, but if we are going to start registering printing presses owned by one group, how long before we ask the same thing of other groups, and then is the next step one of requiring a permit to use a press f This bill requires registration. Failure to register would be a violation of law. Are we not trampling on the First Amendment when our government can penalize or prosecute a person or group for owning a Print** press which they have failed to register? We think so. One Os the biggest threats of the Communist Party to our way of life in this country is that we will be frightened into curtailing our basic freedoms in the mistaken belief that we are curbing Communist activities. We should know from history and experience that more law* on our book* will not suppress the hard core of Communists. Observance of laws ot a nation to which they glve no allegiance Is not in their

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ly NEMAN M. BWtMSEN, M.D. WARM weather and «unshlne bring with them the annoyance and, at times, even danger, of Insect bltaa These pests may cause economic loss, Illness, and even death. They transmit such d&eases as malaria end typhus, and many lesser disturbance*. Common Inaact Typaa There are many type* et tosects that cause damage to man. These Include spiders, ticks, mites, lice, fleas, ties, mosquitoes, bees, weeps, horaeto, scorpions, as well as moths and caterpillars. An Insect bite Injure* the »kln by the penetration of the bite er suck. However, th* greatest reaction to tM bite I* caused by th* ejection of the insect’s salivary fluid. This may often contain toxic material, as with the bite of the black widow spider. Victims Deaensltixed Certain people, after prolonged exposure to insect bites, actually become desensitized or Immune to them, due to being exposed to larger and larger doses.

cod*. Therefore, we should be alert, more than we ar* now, to the dangers of doing the Communists* work for them—tearing down our own structure ot freedom in the mistaken belief that we are protecting ourselves. Registration of equipment with th* government is a philosophy foreign to our democratic principl**. Registration of printing presses was one of the things the framers of our Constitution tried to guard against. It is too close to licensing of the press. 0 0 The manufacturing business in Bluffton will become knotty with the location of * new pretzel factory in the Wells county capital. —0 0 . Flasher signal* hav* been erected at the intersection of highways 1 and 224. Several collisions have occurred at this highly traveled crossing, two fatalities occurring thia year. Observance of the traffic control light should reduce the hazard at the junction. —-o—o Surprises and upsets come in baseball, but it appears that th* New York Giants have cinched the National league pennant The race between the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees continues red hot, with the Indians still holding a two and one-half game lead. From there, you can predict the outcome of the Am«rican league race. 0 0- —- This is youth's week at the county 4-H Club fair at Monroe. The tented city will be alive with interest and activities that well • demonstrate the accomplishments of the youthful homemakers and farmers. Include a visit to the fair in your drive south this evening and see the big parade. —o So far Adams county has been fortunate in escaping a drought or other damage to its farm crops. The few showers have been lifesavers and farmers report good prospects for corn and soybean harvests. An inch of rain this week would just about finish odt the crops. V « -0-y-President Eisenhower intends to‘make * number of campaign speeches this fall in support of Republican candidate* for . congress who have supported him in congress. The President got off on th* "wrong foot" when he said a word in favor of the Illinois Republican candidate for U. S. Senator. The nominee declared h few months ago that he was not an Eisenhower Republican. A number of Democrats in the senate and house have supported much of Mr. Eisenhower's program.

An ankle or leg bite is apt to cause a sever* reaction. Certain bites can cause fever, tiredness and even severe Illness. However, itching is probably the most conunpn symptom. Controlled by Repellents Os course, the number of insects in certain areas can be controlled by the use of repellents. There are many effective ones available tot use on th* body Itself. Most insect bites will disappear by themselves in time. However, It a person, particularly a child, Is bitten regularly, it is best to consult a physician. Many bites on a young person may prove to be dangerous. QUESTION AND ANSWER Mrs. P. H. F.: Is it l. ; .at cooking destroys the vitamin content of food? Answer: Excessive heat, prolonged cooking and storage at room temperature for a prolonged period will reduce ths content of certain vitamins in food.

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20 Years Ago I Today August 3—Twenty-nine men will receive diplomas from the Reppert auction school tomorrow morning. Col. Carter of Scottsville, Ky, will give the address. Bryce Thomas, commissioner of Adams county scouts, announces that 60 scouts and scoutmasters will leave Sunday tor the annual

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SYNOPSIS A dated scrap ot paper marked "Delta Lines, Cabin 5" sends detective Caraey Wilde aboard a luxury boat cruising from Cincinnati to New Orleans. m the hope ot apprehending one Charles Alexander Stewart. Thia youthful clerk had absconded with fund* belonging to a bank in Philadelphia, and in the course of his night, had killed a policeman. As Wilde stealthily searches Cabin A he is surprised by th* sudden appearance of its occupant, Mia* Pomeroy, a professional photographer on her way to the Mardi CrMr-ilbe tall, handsome, self-suf-ficient young career woman order* him, at gun-point, from her room. Out on deck, Carney chats with amiable old “Doc” Riggs, who geniqlly refers to hlmseg as a scoundrel and aiopwith his wife. A tactless remark by the vessel's captain, lets it be known that Carney Wild* is aboard on a manhunt, and now passengers and crew seem to avoid him. ( • CHAPTER ELEVEN AFTER breakfast Ln my room, I picked up the telegram and went to Miss Pomeroy's room. I knocked on the door. Miss Pomeroy was up. I could hear her moving around inside. She asked who it was, but I didn't answer, just tapped at the door again. She opened it and stood there, hesitant. She wore a soft cashmere robe in a pale tone. "What is it?” she said. Her eyes seemed larger than they were last night, rounder and more luminous, dark with shadow. "May I come in for just a minute?" I said. "To show you this.” I held out the telegram and stepped through the doorway. She read it and held it out to me. "What does St mean?” she asked. Then the lumd holding the paper tensed and the wire wadded between her fingers. "Me? You think I. . "Mary McVicker,” I said heavily, forcing the words through a constricted throat. "Stewart’s girl friend. The description doesn’t fit, but they seldom do unless they’re done professionally. She disappeared in Philadelphia Friday night” "And I left Saturday morning. Or so I say.” ; “Yea" I said. ,YSo It have to ask you. 4 '” . * ■ '«* "Do you really think . . .” "I don’t think anything,’’ I broke to. "And I’m not making any judgments. But I have to know.” "And if I were this girl?” "I don’t know," I said bleakly. "That’* a queer thing to say. It would be bad wouldn't it?" * She nodded and this time she smiled. v < "My hair is light brown, but my eyes are blue, not gray,” she said gently. "And thank you for thinking I might be 23. I'm not, by almost four years. But thank you, anyway." “Yes,” I said stupidly. I stared at her and tried to think. "That * all right” "You'd better go sow,” she said, almost whispering. 1 backed to the door, fumbled for the latch. I turned it and then stopped, holding the door closed. “I’ve been a fool,” I said thickly. “Every tim* I’ve been a fool. It doesn't get any better. But I was scared. Can you understand that? I was scared that you . . .” “1.., I do . . .” Her throat closed then. I let the door latch Slip back into place. I went forward and she was there, warm and light, strangely small to her slippcra / I was still a Utile daxed when I

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camp at Logan Island. Rome City. Albert Bailey, 80, of Root township, died at his home at 10:44 this morning. A. A. Watrous, manager of the Homestead project here, gives a talk at Rotary. Judge DeVoss appoints six members who served last year to act again this year on the tax adjustment board. ..,■ ■ • , - Stand fast; ana an temptation to trangsgress, r«jpel.-Miltoi>. ......

leaned over the forward railing of the texas deck. It takes 33 years, I thought Thirty-three years and a lot of casual looking and testing. And when It comes, it isn’t anything like what you expected. It stands five feet nine of positive sureness and it’s called Miss Pomeroy and it’s everything you’ve ever wanted or thought about "A brisk morning, Mr. Wilde. But you should have seen the sunrise. Startling." ; 1 over my shoulder and smhed vagudly at*Dds Riggs. Beyond him was th*| gray-faced Mr. Ed Boltinck. We exchanged noils. "Sort of dirty near a town,” Mr. Boltinck said mildly. *TII be glad to get out on the water again.” Doc said: “This is the town where Mike Fink fought the bully of the town for 10 solid hours and when it was over, the bully retired from the boat business. Probably figured he’d better keep the one eye he had left. Mr. Boltinck shuddered delicately and he hunched both shoulders up toward his ears. "Gruesome people, you know, Mr. Riggs,” he said with a wobbly smile. “Wish I had known him,” Doc said amiably. "No, Mike Fink goes back to 1800, thereabouts. He lasted till about 1822 and then he got killed up on th* YellowstoM, still a boatman, but gone a mite sour by then.” I I laughed at the little spiAer. “How could you tell ?” Doc chuckled spftly. “Well, Mike and Ted Carpenter used to haw a game they {Hayed. They’d to* a coin and the loeer would balance a tin Cup on his head and the other one would shoot it off. Then one day Mike got into a disagreement with Carpenter and he forgot to miss the cup. Caught Carpenter right between the eyes. Nobody could call it murder but some of Carpenter’s friends thought they’d best scrag Mike anyway, Os course, he was bulging 50 by that time, otherwise they’d never havegot him. But Mike was never what you’d call a mean man, not Mike.-Why, he’didn’t begin to compare with Colonel Plug or Jim Girty or Sami Mason or toe Harpes. Mike was just a big; funloving kid, a real ring-tailed roarer. I never did believe he actually meant to burn his wife alive. That'* a vile ..." “Please, sir," Mr. Boltinck objected. “N* dffpnse, but I haven't had my breakfast yet. If you don’t mind . . “Violence," Doc said. ’The legends of America are rooted in violence. Terrible thing. Hardly ever hear a nice gentle tale, unless it's about Ab* Lincoln, and they’re all a bit spurious, I suspect." “I seem to remember somebody called Johnny Appleseed,” I said vaguely, keeping an eye on the door that led to the bank of cabins. "Well, yes," Doc said grudgingly. “A freak, though. Walked around with that tin pot on his head and never even noticed that there was any danger. And the Indians knew he was craxy, so they wouldn’t touch him. But I won’t argue. Johnny’s one of y*ur •ide. But who else have you got?” “We-ell," Mr. Boltinck offered, ’’there's Uncl* Remus, isn’t there?" ”Madc-up character," Doc *bjected. "All fiction. I'm talking about legends. Like IJtackaiee »nd Bettes Bill xß'i Sam Bass and Davy Crockett And Jo* Magarac. Leg- (

—- - -"I Household Scrapbook •y «|«mrta lee t>—~ ■■■ ■ — « Smelling Salt* I ' To make smelling salts eecurg a widemouthed tottte with a Klass stopper and fill it almost ■t6 the top with aubcarbonate of ammonia in coarse powder form. Then pour over it duet enough oH of lavender to cover the contents. Paint Brushes After using paint and varniah brushes, clean them thoroughly with turpentine, then rub with Vaseline jelly and put away free from dust. They will heap soft. Prevent Tarnishing Keep a piece of camphor gum in the drawer with the silver and thie will delay tarnishing. 0 o Modern Etiquette j BY ROBERTA LEE I 8— 0 Q, What is the correct way io answer an invitation to a wedding reception ? A. On the first page of note paper, and although R is written by hand, the spacing of the words should be the same as though they were engraved. Also, since the invitation was written in the third person, your reply should also be written tn the third person. Q. When one is traveling on a train and wishes to leave one's seat for a few minutes, in what manner can it be shown that the seat is reserved? A. A coat or bag placed on the seal is sufficient. » <). Should a man use his right or his left hand when tipping his hat to a woman? A. Either hand, whichever is the more convenient at the time. Trade 1* a Good Town — Decatur.

ends based on real people and national ideals.” “I never even heard of some of those,” Mr. Boltinck said. “He’s probably making them up as be goes along,” I said, winking at Doc. “But don’t stop now.” Doc snorted. “Living people. Violent heroes for violent people. Some outlaws, some workers like John Henry but all violent Even the songs we’ve treasured. Grisly deaths and maidens mourning forevermore.” Doc tilted up his sharp chin and sang softly in a thin nasal tone: “’Oh, Mother, Mother*3 make my bed; Oh, make it long and narrow. Sweet William died for me today. X shall die for him tomorrow.’” ■*My word, Mr. Riggs, my mother used to sing that song. Barbara Allen. I haven’t even thought of it for years. And I don't know that 1 wantto remember . . ." “Well, they’re not all shuddery, Mr. Boltinck,” Doc said briskly. “There’s the hobo dream song, this one: Tn the Big Rock Candy Mountains, there’s a land that’s bright and fair.,.’” Doc hummed softly for a few bars, gazing vacantly up at the sky, trying to remember the words. Then he sang in that growly voice: ” ‘Oto, the birds and the bees and the cigaret trees, and the rock-and-rye springs where the whangdoodle sings. In the Big Rock Candy Mountains.’ • Boltinck and I applauded politely and Doc bowed graciously. "That s a very pleasant note to leave on, Mr. Riggs,” Boltinck said thinly. “I’d better get downstairs now and see if the missus is ready for breakfast.” Doc said; "Strange fellow. Smalltown banker. But he has his clothes tailored in London." "Profitable business,” I said. “Not that profitable,” Doc said. “Not in a town like Golconda, Illinois.” I glanced at Doc’s vivid clothes and he grinned. “You and I dress the part," he said. “But Boltinck? What part's he dressing? With those diamond-and-sapphire cufflinks he could hock' for dwb grand any place in the country ? And why that nicenellie sort of freeze when I was talking about Mike Flak? It wasn’t bad enough to make an old lady queasy, let alone a full-grown man. The man’s playing a part. But he’s over-playing. Sticks out obvious as . . ." “Maybe he gets tired of being a small-town banker and looking like one,” I said. “Might be a relief to shuck the Congress gaiters and the firemen's galluses and get into ...” “Sure, sure,” Doc shrugged. "I knew a fellow once named Simple Bob Simon. He played the hayseed part to a fare-thee-wcll, always wore a black braided cutaway ooat and a satin four-in-hand. Everything just Uke the city slickers, except his shoes were al- 4 ways covered with mud, as If ht’d Just walked thrdugfa the harnyard.li Every morning. Simple Bob would cut down the back dtdlra and mis himself a nice creamy batch of mud for bis shoes.. It worked Baa, too. He pulled the switch on some mighty line practitioners before the word passed. One momentous occasion he took 19,000 from Zula ' Jack Lang in Boise on a sly variation of the old wire room con, and let me tell you, taking anything from Zula Jack the most consummate delicacy of . .•;» I To Be C oni is usd/

wuri news Marriage Licenses Jan R. tang, M, Akron, 0., and Shirlee Longecker, 19, Akroa, O. William Backor, 27, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Catherine Schmitt, 26. Decatur. HOME ON LEAVE Gpl. Eugene Meyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard T. Meyer, of this city, is spending a leave In Decatur, He. will return in a couple of weeks to Camp Carson, Colo., where he is serving with the U. S. army. Home On Leave Airman second class Edward G. Dei tech, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. ®. Dei tach, is home on a 15-day leave from Hunter air force base, Savannah, Ga. Ls yon bave something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results.

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„ „ „ TOWNSHIP FORM • OF'tAX LEVIES ’ <R ’ V “‘ d bK Ur o * r,a,n ’ >urp<,se ‘ by T*w-.hls. Adam.Caunty, XoUc* U hereby give* the taxpayer* of Washington Township, Adams County, Indiana, that the nrooer legal at lhe,r reguUr ' mcetin * p ' aec ' ° n ti,e 3,1,1 ,u >- ot au » u “‘. »»m r TOWNSHIP BUDGET CLASSIFICATION Township Fundi Fire Protection 10A ■ ru.~-< Salary of Trustee 11150 Care of Cemeteries 1M«- mu2c!i li .. >» • Office rent , *4O Kxanfinaiioa of Records in B,< A U Hat ' * nd . Clerk Hire 300 Mlmelfaneotm ... .!? .... RYj; T' l; • •• 60 ® Trustees Travelinr Expense .. * 150 Total Townahin Fund .... |J5»$ if Total n«J **‘ OeO J. P. salary and supplies 100 Foor Relief Fu.J. “ ** bß: ’ B3 ' »'£•<* «*«•» Office supplies, printing and A. Administration Expenset T,f.i i! i, , J*'* •■■• I 8 " 9 ® Advertising I*s Al. Personal Servh e . moo T< *‘* l F ” ,,r - Fund 1h.900 Pay of advisory board 7»» A3. Other Operating expense <O9 „ BNTIMATB OF Ft NDS TO HE RAISED Funds Required Fne Expenses Township August 1. present year, to tierember 3-1, of ensuing year Fund • 1. Total Budget Estimate for Incoming Year 13695 3., l N'ecessary Expenditures to be made from Appropriatiomr Unexpended July 31, of present year . lf»84 3. Additional Appropriations to l>* made August I, to December 31 of present fear. ~ • f 4. Outstanding Temporary Lotann to paid before Dacenrber 31, of present year, Hot included In Line* 2 or 3 I. Total Funds Required (Add Line's 1, 2. 3 and 4) SS7J Fuads on Hand And To Re Iteeedved From Source* Other Than The Proposed Rate Os Tax Levy C. Actual Balance, July 31, present year 1620 1. Taxes, to be Collected, present year (Decopibe-r Settlement) ....'. — 1570 3. Miscellaneous Itevvnuc, other than from Tax Levy w * to be received from August 1 ms present year to December- 111, of ensuing year. (Sc* schedule In Trustee's Office) (a) Special Taxes (So* Schedules) (bl All Other Revenue (Seo Schedules) ' . sft 3. Total Pqnds (Add Lincs 6,7, 8* and Kb) •■•• ••.- 3240 - „ ' 10 Net Amount to be raised for expenae* to December 31st, of ensuing year 2439 . 11. Operating Ralamv (Not In excess of ITxpenae January 1, to June 30, Less Miscellaneous Revenue for “ • same Period) inoo 12. Amount to be raised by Tax Levy- ...””Z"ZZ- 3|3» , ~ , ~ „. , “ PROPOSED LEVIES Net Valuation of Taxable Property iiiHstto Washington Twp., excepting of Decatur 3,221*41* Fl'Nt>* “ Ameapf to ToVnX - - X Library (.04 and Reserve Fund 02) ' » •«» |34|9 TolAr ' I 15371 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TAXED t-OLLECTEDTAND TO BE COLLECTED rV *”’ Collided CMlerfoll Collected Cn?|ec**d „ , . 1951 1952 1953 1«U “ot*l - ••••■•? ~ 331*4 O40j)« M 3H4« »s&i B 1 To TAXPAYER* OF TAX LENTEN ', v Taxpayers appearing shall have a right to be beard thereon. After the tax levies have been determined and pseeented to th* County Auditor not lat*r than tw 0 days prion t* th* second Monday in Bcptsmber th* levy fixed by the County 'lax Adjustment Board, or on their failure SO to do, by the County Audlto* ten or mor* taxpayers feeling thomeelves aggrieved by such levies, may appenl to tho State Board of Tax Com m.l»sloners for further and final hearing thereon, by filing of petition with th* county audlto* on or before tfee fourth Monday of September or on or h*tore the tenth day aft*r publication by the county auditor of lax rate* cl**rged, whichever date l» l‘ter, and the state board will fix a date for hearing In (his count? . "W. L. LINN, county. -■ « . • ■’ Washington Tewhahip Trust** AlUlßl d—*lv a

Receives Call From Touring Boy Scouts Mrs Steve 'Everhart received a telephone call Monday night from her husband who le accompanying the Decatur Boy Scout® on their motor trip to New (Mexico. (Everhart reported that all of the iboy were in splendid health and enjoying the trip. The Decatur contingent stayed in Mt. Pleasant, lowa Saturday night; At Aahlaud, Neb. Sunday night at Benkelman, Neb. last night. The telephone call was from the latter place. The group left early today for (Rocky Mountain national) park and arrived there this afternoon. They will visit In the national park for two days before heading south for New (Mexico. Man Burns To Death In Motor Court Fire old manjys burned to death today )B « treat a motor court two miles north of Jonesboro. Dead was John Clark, 24, who

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Bvbd In the Paradise Motor Court. State police, who aided local authorities i« the investigation, said cause of the fire -was not determined immediately. y Indianapolis Club Raided By Police INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Sheriff Dan W, Smith led a raid Monday night on the Ancient Order of Hibernians la Indianapolis and confiscated two nickel and one quarter slot machines and two Jara of gambling tickets. Michael Moran, 37, of Indianapolis. was arrested on charges of keeping a gaming house. ; Democrat Want AH Bring Results

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