Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 191, Decatur, Adams County, 14 August 1954 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT _ ntWktii Wy Evening Except Matey By THE DBCATUR DEMOCRAT OO„ INC. Watered at tbt DwMtr, ML. Port Offtoe M Second Clsm Matter Dtek D. Heller President A. R. Holthouse -**-.»—— Editor J. H. Holter ******** Vice-President Orta. Holthouss ******** * **** **** ** * * Treasurer Subscription Rates: Wy Mali ta Adams and Adjoining Counties: Ono year, $8.00; Btx months, $4.85; I months, $2.25. By Mall, beyond Adame and Adjoining Counties: Ono year, |>AO; I months, I ATI; I months, $2.60. By Carrier; M cents per week, Single copies: I cents.

In round figeree $5 will bo about the average tax rate In Cities tai this area. ti.' ' A columnist arts, "What are you coins to do when you retire T Will you loaf? Sure thing. 0 0 The estimate that Americans spend CO billion dollars a year tor food probably accounts tor our waistlines. -—0 0 ; The House passed a bill which makes it necessary for restaurants which serve imported trout to label It as such. Like the fisherman's story, if the bill becomes law it is going to be difficult to enforce. j. —p—o— The latest .picture of former President Truman gives the dynamic gentleman a wan look. His recant illness, following major surgery no doubt took its toll and he appears to have lost weight. The country wishes him rapid recovery and good health. 0 0 A preventive wsr moans war and if a conflict does break out It is reasonable to assume that bombs, either the A or H will be used to wind it up. Such a step would not lessen the danger of blowing the earth off the globe and it is hoped that Washington will find a more sane policy in dealing with world problems. ■ « o Precious parking space will be provided church-goers at the new St. Mary’s church site on Fourth street. The north side of the church property will be surfaced with black-top and a convenient parking area provided for parish members, with driveways leading *“* '"toTand " from Fourlh 'andTitt h streets. During weekdays the area will be utilised as a playground for Catholic school children. « 9h— The state highway commission should wait no longer to remove the hazard in state road 427 north of Fort Wayne where seven persons have met death in the last month. The Alien county coroner recommends that a no-passing restriction be placed on the “death” section of the highway. Something - should be done immediately or more tragedy will befall auto drivers in a pocket that evidently is a death trap.

POLL OF VOTERS (CnttMH rv«M Peae Oael each precinct will keep a record of who has voted so Chat forgetful person* can be reminded that November 2 is election day. All parsons were urged to co-

Frequent Check-Ups Could Save Eyesight

•y HUMAN N. lUNPfIDI M.D. GLAUCOMA hu blinded over 13 per eent of all the eighUeu people In the United State*. Almost 31,000 people Buffer from this disease. It usually has Its onset after 45 years of age, but any person past the age of 30 Is a potential victim. Glaucoma Is a disease with an Abnormal Increase of pressure within the eyeball, a condition Incompatible with the eye carrying out its normal functions. Tw» Types There are two types of glaucoma, one with a sudden onset that is readily recognizable, and one that begins slowly. The latter type is ten times more frequent and dangerous because it usually does not receive diagnosis early enough, farts Suddenly The first type starts suddenly with pain; the opening of the eye or cornea seems steamy and there is a rapid loss of vision. Prompt medical treatment can prove sight-saving in many of these cases I The second, more frequent type i Is chronic and very difficult to diagnose. The only symptom it 1

It is a little disheartening to learn that some supposedly modern invention was anticipated many years ago by the ancient Egyptians or the Chinese. Now it appears that 2,000 years ago the Indians of northern Mexico not only grew tobacco, but smoked clgarets with filter tips. This conclusion is drawn by a Canadian anthropologists, who found in a cave tubes of cut sugarcane, con* • taint ng tobacco and provided with vegetable fibers, apparently to act as filters. We wonder it the smokers died of lung cancer? 0 0 A Pennsylvania town, Mauch Chunk, will not lose its Indian ring in being renamed. After the end of the month it will be called Jim Thorpe, in honor of the great Indian athlete and all American football star. The town is located at the foot of Bear Mountain and its new name will probably add to its fame and Indian lore. —0 0 in an effort to deal with its truffle congestion problem Chicago is installing a radio-control-led traffic-light system. By the end of the year it is expected that the system will be operating at 13 key intersections. Radio signals will be controlled from a central control room and, by use of a transmitter, will operate the traffic lights at the designated intersections. It will cost $40,000 to install the system, said to be the first of its kind in the world. Cities all over the country will be watching the experiment with interest. If it works the idea of rad-io-controlled traffic lights may become a part of traffic systems in other great cities. 0 0- ' Workers in the Studabaker Motor Worts at South Bend set a new example in cooperation by voting in favor of a reduced wage scale, in order to keep the plant running. Studebaker has met trouble in the highly competitive anto field and employment has been downward. Management and union officers proposed a plan to cut wages add by an eight-to-one majority the employes approved the schedule. Studebaker hopes to produce its news models late this fall at a lower price and really 1 stay in the running in the auto manufacturing field. The cooperation and courage of workers and management in this particular case should pay off.

operating under an old and established democratic custom and law which allow® full participation by each citizen in his government with the minimum effort, Hobble emphasized. operate with polltakers who are

slowly failing vision. Not until the late stage is the patient aware that there may be something seriously wrong with his eye. Symptoms Glaucoma may be developing it there is continuous trouble with glasses and if the individual must change g'.asses frequently; if there are period* of dim and misty vision, and if the vision gradually fails. The patient may see rings, halos or rainbows around lights, and he may have severe migraine headaches. Certain drugs can increase the severity of glaucoma. Anyone with persistent eye 1 difficulty should bave an immediate examination by his physician as a simple slght-iavlng routine. QUESTION AND ANSWEI Mr. H. c.: My doctor 1* giving me the new wonder hormone, ACTH. for an asthmatic disease. I also have an ulcer which Is now under control. Is It true that this hormone might reactivate my ulcer? Answer: It has been shown that the hormones, ACTH and cortisone, can in many instances reactivate ulcers.

Court Rews ■ Estate Case* A petition to sell stock from the Mary C. Berling estate has been filed by Matilda Briede and Edward F. Berling. The court has sustained the petition. The last will and testament of Charles Grote has been offered and accepted for probate and a petition tor issuance of letters has been filed. A bond in the suitr of S2OOO has been approved by the court and the letters have been ordered issued to Alfred Grote, son of the deceased. The will names three children, Alfred Grote, Lawrence Grote and Viola Marbach, as heirs. Proof of the mailing of the notice in the matter of determining the inheritance tax for the Louis A. Brunner estate has been filed. The Inheritance tax report shows that four daughters and four sons of the deceased receive $531.86 with no tax due and two grandchildren each receive $265.82 with no tax due. The supplemental report of distribution in the estate of Daniel Dailey Jones and a petition tor discharge have been filed. The final distribution showed $7,116.35 to the widow and $4,077.56 to each of three children. The report has been approved and the estate has been closed. A petition by the administratrix for the estate of Franklin Eugene Bender to settle a claim for insurance has been submitted to the court and approved. The inventory of the Herbert M. Fuelling estate has been filed, examined and approved. The appraised value includes $14,805 in real property, S4OO in crops, $379.36 in corporate stock, $9,848.61 in money and $585 in other property for a total value of $26,017.97. .Proof of the publication of notices of appointment and final settlement in the George P. Colchin estate has been filed. The final report has been submitted and approved. The administrator has been discharged and the estate is closed. A report of the sale of certain personal property has been filed in the estate of Clarence E. Bell. Also filed was the inventory which shows $7,704 in real property, $16,327 in corporate stock, $2,463.10 in bonds and notes. $8,477.90 in money and $7,603.98 in other property for an appraised value of $41,975.98. Complaint on Note The First Bank of Berne has filed a complaint on promissory note against Junior F. Ray and Thora A. Ray. A' summons for the defendants has been ordered issued returnable Sept. 7. The plaintiff charges that a balance of $4,300 ia due on the note and demands that the defendants pay an attorney fee of S4OO.

Appearance Entered The law firm of Custer and Smith has entered appearance for Bertha L. Hamrick, plaintiff in a complaint for separation against Frank Hamrick. An application for restraining iJfaer filed by the plaintiff has been submitted and sustained. Bond Approved In the divorce case of Edward E. Matter vs. Anna C. Matter, a commissioners’ bond has been submitted and approved. The commissioners were appointed for the sale of real estate. Marrjage License* Marvin C. Eizler, 31, Convoy, 0., route two, and Eldora Kirchner, 28, Decatur. ’ Carl Hurst, 20, Decatuf route three, and Shirley A. Rupert, 17. Decatur route one. i 0 I Modern Etiquette | | BY ROBERTA LEE | J. — 4 Q. When a dinner guest in a home is offered a dish that he dislikes, isn’t he privileged to say “No thank you?” A. Although this may be his privilege, he will reveal much better manners if he takes a small portion and at least makes a pretense of eating it. Q. Where is the proper place for the bridegroom’s mother to sit at the wadding breakfast or supper? A- She should be seated at the right of the brldeV father. Q. When giving a bride party, and you have several prizes to offer should these prizes be wrapped or left open? A. It is much nicer to have them wrapped attractively. Two Men Are Fined On Speeding Charges 'Leonard L. Woodworth, of Canton, 0., was fined |5 and costs in mayor’s court thlh morning for speeding W miles an hour on 13th street. Woodworth was arrested by the elate police at 9:15 till* morning. Joe Kidwell, of Indianapolis, was fined |5 and costs this morning, also in mayor’s court, for public intoxication. Kidwell wav arrested by the city police in the alley behind the Democrat building at >:45 a. m. Major John Doan suspended ths fine on the condition that Kidwell leave town immediately. Donald McPherson, of Colao, -0., was fined a total o( 1H.76 in justice of the peace court for speeding on 18th street last ni«ht. Arrest was made 'by the city police St 10.30 p. m. - I

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Mary Jane Barry, age 6, of Highland, Indiana, stricken with polio in 1951, points up the need for the Emergency March of Dimes, August 16-31. Surgery on left leg permitted her to discard ope brace. Her continued care is financed by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis’ Lake County Chapter.

(Household Scrapbook | | BY ROBERTA LEE | o -—— o Finger Prints Finger prints around door knobs may be removed without danger of making the paint thin by dipping a damp cloth into whiting and rubbing gently over the smeared places. Rinse with clear water. Medicine Medicine should not be measured in a spoon, as spoons vary considerably in site. Keep a small marked measuring-glass on hand for this purpose. _________ Eyelashes The eyelashes can he made heavier by rubbing them with pure Vaseline jelly every night upon retiring. ’ i IN SERVICE M New Address Pvt. Robert W. Gase, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Gase, Decatur! has received the fololwing new address: Pvt. Robert W. Gase. U.S. 55 471 026, Hq. Co. Ist Bn.

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CHAPTER NINETEEN BREAKFAST arrived oh a high, wobbly cart pushed by a young colored boy. The tray was crammed with metal-covered dishes. In one corner was a ngw cellophaned toothbrush and a small tube of paste. - After breakfast I called Capt. Grodnik on the telephone and told him what had happened. He had no new information. He said: “A girl answering Mary McVicker’s description was reported on a flight to Pittsburgh, but almost any girl of the nght age would answer that description. We haven’t got a thing. That’s why 1 had to give it to the FBI You understand. Sorry you had a bad tune." “It wasn't bad," 1 said. “Darn nuisance. 1 drew one of the superior boys who’s planning on running tor Congress. A G-man as tn gee-whiz. You know how they are. He'll be a real.asset in Washington. Well, what do you think?" “I don’t know, Carney," Grodnik said heavily. ’The more I think of it, the more 1 figure New Orleans is importanL We were going to send a man there, but 1 think 111 go myself. I’d like to look over that boat But 1 don’t know why. Just playing the hunch, 1 guessGod knows we don't have any facts to go on." “No," 1 agreed. “You base this on the assumption that Stewart was probably Sessions?” "That, and his girl taking off,” Grodnik said. “We figured she was clear, just a girl that Stewart ditched when he left. We know he didn’t communicate with her after he ran. I'm beginning to think now that she took off to meet him some place. It has to be something they arranged before he left, so New Orleans looks mighty possible right now. And it ties in with making that ticket reservation for that cruise.” , “So why didn't he take the cruise?" "I've been thinking about that one, too. 1 see it like this: Stewart is in Cincinnati, masquerading as a young kid. That's a smart disguise, by the way. And he could look the part all right The only trick would be to act the part. So he’s there in town for a couple of weeks before the boat goes,' just waiting. And he hangs around the dock, finally manages to wangle a little job on board. So he thinks that s an even safer way la make

60th Inf. Regt.. A.P.G., 176 cjo P.M., New York, N.Y. Gase, who received his basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., was sent overseas late this summer. 20 Years Aga Today 4 ft August 14-R. Karl Peters will be named housing administrator for Indiana. Wayne Coy, secretary to Governor McNutt, is named acting director of relief in Indiana. Tillman Gehrig Is elected commander of Post 43, American Lagion. The annual Decatur Methodist church picnic will be held tomorrow' at the Lehman park in Berne. Democrats hold primary elections in Ohio and Nebraska in which the new deal is the issue. Ben Amerind fell from his house top at Belmont Park and received a fracture of the right knee. It you nave something to sell or rooms tor rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results.

the trip and still be on hand where he’s supposed to be. How does that listen?" “Yes, Very sensible. And it worked out fine, too. I didn't , tell you, but the boat captain knew what 1 was there for. And he made sure everybody else knew, too. So Stewart had plenty of warning. And if be had taken up that reservation, even that elu n k Kebble would have nailed him coming on the boat." Grodnik chuckled and th* receiver vibrated thinly in my ear. "1 talkeo to Kebble. He doesn't think much of you- Maybe you'll be interested to hear that he's been transferred to the records division. He won't be able to ruin anything mors.” "Just don’t let him handle anything important,” 1 said. "Well, I think you've got the right slant on Stewart and that boat business. 1 can't see much w* can do before New Orleans, can you V* “Well, now,* Grodnik said thoughtfully. “You know, 1 was trying to guess just where Stewart and tua girl planned to meet. You think she might join the boat somewhere before New Orleans?” “She’d be pretty conspicuous if she did," I said. “By now most ot the passengers know each other by sighL A newcomer wouldn't have a chance ot passing without notice. No, I can’t buy that one.” “Yean, wed, maybe not It’s al! I could think ot. So it’s New Orleans then. I'm having th* cope there check all outgoing ships and planes and train*. The works. But 1 don't expect much. But there’ll be a mob to meet that boat when she dock*." "Fine," 1 said sourly. “To the devil with the lot of you.” "Yeah. I’m sorry, Carney. I know how you feet 1 saw Eli Jonas this morning. He says you shouldn't worry. Just do your best. But 1 guess that doesn’t help much, does it?" “No,” 1 said thinly. "Well, keep tn touch, boy. And y*U if you want something.” "Okay, captain. Thanks." Then 1 went to the Paducah hospital to see Russell. He was sitting up in bed with a thick bandage on the side ot his head. “Good heavens,” he said when he saw me. “What are you doing here, Wilde?" “I missed the boat, Mr. Purser," I said lightly. "Thought you could tell me where te find 1L How are you getting os?”

LIBRARY NEWS August 7 jMts. Bertha Ruse who went to California with the Fort Wayne G. E. girls ie having a wonderful visit there. She went to old Mexico for a day. The other girls have left for Fort Wayne but Mrs. Ruse will remain in Loa Angeles a few days and then go on to Prescott, Aris, for a two week* visit with her sister. Dianne Linn and Margarlt Harris are having a few days visit in Cleveland. Ohfo. They saw the Yankees win theta- game. Mrs. 'Win. Lister and son David of (Preble are enjoying a trip to the Delis, Wisconsin. They will spend a few days in Chicago. Tom and Jerry Mclntosh write from Claremore, Okla, that they have traveled through Illinois, Misouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. They Chink it very hot there in Okie. Betsy and Barbara Burk ere spending a few days with thetaaunt in Akron, Ohio. They spent one day at Lake Brie. Susan, Missy and Peter (Mayclin are back in Oden, Mich., after visiting in Fort Dodge, lowa. They found it thrilling to cross the (Mississippi river, also to cross Lake Michigan on a huge ferry. Alan, Susie and Albert Convereet are having a tine fishing trip at Snow Lake, Fremont. Kaye Ann Noack visited In Michigan and is now back in Richmond for a visit. August 9 Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Brenllinger spent a few days of their vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Marion Hoagland at their cottage on Thunder Lake in Northern Michigan. Glennys Roop writes from Canada that she had toured Montreal and Quebec-wishee ahe could speak French. Linda Sexton enjoyed * week at Camp Adventure at Epworth Forest; Lake Webster. Mrs. Alma Brayton writes that ahe has had a wonderful summer. She was just back from a week at “Squaw Lake.” (Martha Kelley and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shaffer spent a fine week end in Nashville, Tenn., also attended the “Grand Ole Opery.” IMr. and Mrs. Albert Belneke write from California. They have, visited Victoria. British Columbia, the Juan de Fuean islands the states of Washington, and Oregon. The report wonderful weather. August 10 Cathie and Nancie Linn, who are visiting their grandparents, spent the weekend at Hamilton Lake. 'Mrs. Clarence Lybarger, Mrs. Gerald Lybarger, Mrs. Roy Price; Mrs. Donald Lott and Miss Bonnie

Russen laugned al me. “Fine Got a Headache, but the X-rays don't show any damage.” "Fine,** 1 said. "But what about the boat?" Russell grinned. "Hie boat.** he •aid, “will be at Memphis about midnight tonight. Natchea early Thursday afternoon. You can meet H either place. It you're m no hurry, we can go together and rejoin at Natchea." "Fine," 1 said gratefully. "But should you be travelling so soon?’* “Sura." he said readily. "1 was just lying here trying to make up my mind whether 1 wanted to run down to the tarm tonight tor a visit. But U might worry my mother to see my head tn a bandage. I’ll just take the night train tor Naic hen It gets in early in the morning but the sleeper is shunted mis the yards. I'll get plenty ot sleep." "Sounds good." I said. “11 you're sure , , "Man, Tm in better shape than you are," Russell sg£d cheerfully. "You lock like a battered bam. Don't you ever Bleep?" "AU I've been doing is sleeping lately." 1 said. "It doesn't seem to do me much good. But there’ll be plenty of time on the train. What makes you so eager to get back, though? Won’t the company pay your salary while you’re laid up?" "Ot course they will," Russell said indignantly. "It’s a splendid company. Probably have the best sick-pay benefit program ot any riverboat company in the , . “You own a piece ot it?" 1 grinned. “Well, my mother does,” Russell laughed. “In tact, she owns it alt But it’s still a fine . . "Okay, okay," I said agreeably. "Then why don’t you take a tew days ot and rest up?" "I'm cargo officer Cor the Dixie Dandy," he insisted. **l have to be there with the manifests and . , “Cargo? On that boat?” “It's a big boat." Russell said simply. “We can carry enough heavy cargo to pay most ot our running expanses." Russell and 1 were a fine pair ot weary crocks. Wo tumbled through a good dinner at the hotel, neither of up displaying much appetite Then we bought a compartment oa the lath tram, and promptly slept from then until the porter woke us at a deserted aiding in Notches. ■ • ■, (Ts Se Coalfetiiedj

Important Provisions Os Tax Law Explained

(Editor's note: “What the new tax bill means to you.” The new income tax measure contains hudreds of new provisions. Millions of workers may gain from sweeping new provisions on taxation of sickness and accident benefits. Even the experts, however, are nat sure how much this means to the average taxpayer.) By THQMAB J. FOLEY WASHINGTON (INS) —Several million workers will be affectednobody knows how much • by sweeping changes in taxing of benefits from sickness and accident plans. Under the old law, all health benefits paid to employes by an employer were exempt from federal taxes.- but only if the company paid the benefits under an insurance contract. This left many companies out. Now you can get the tax break on these benefits no matter what kind of a plan your employer has, jujat so he has ala.lnnp signof just so he has a plan. In addition, benefits from an employe assorts-, tion plan or a state or federal employe plan also are tax-exempt. In some cases, limits are placed on how much of some benefits can be exempt. Here’s the way it works: Benefits up to |IOO a week that are paid to you by your employer as loss of wages • sometimes known as sick leave pay — are tax exempt after you are away from the office or shop for one week because of illness or injury. Stenons sent a card from iPocahonta, Ark., they were on their way to Camp Chaffee, Ark. August 11 (Mary Jane Saylors writes from New Britain, Conn., that she enjoyed a Berkshire festival concert of the Boston Symphony at Lenox, Mass. Fred Kauffman is have a nice vacation in Cinnatti, Ohio. Francis Dugan is enjoying a vacation at Plymouth and Rockport, Maes. Days are lovely and cool and the sea just .right. Mrs.. Fred Patterson and Mrs. LawTence Jacobs send greetings from Copper/■Harbor, Mich. Another card was received from Glennys Roop from North Conway, N. H. August 12 (Mr. and Mrs. G. Remy Bierly are enjoying a week’s vacation in Louisville, Ky. and nearby localities. Joe McNerney writes from Fremont that he and hia mother are .havq. . vaouMon at Lake George. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Adler and family stad greetings from Hastings. Helen and Hubbard Steiner spent a few hours at Saratoga Springs but were staying at Ballston Spa. N. Y. Were leaving the next day for Canada. , / (Mrs. Bertha Ruse, who is visiting with her sister in '(Prescott Artz., was taking a three day tour to see Grand Canyon, Oak Creek Canyon and Petrified Forest. August 13 A card was received from Mrs. Simon Hecmstra written 13,000 feet above the clouds. They left Fort Wayne at 3:30 and were due to arrive in Philadelphia 7:36 C. D. T. ’— Miss Bertha Heller, our librarian, is enjoying her vacation at Chautauqua, N. Y. Dr. Ralph Bwnche of the U. N. is one of the Speakers who is most interesting in hie daily lectures, as is Dr. Laubaoh who fascinates her with his knowledge of all people. The summer reading project is proving of great interest to the young readers. The sth and 6th grades are still leading with the 3rd and 4th graders a close second. The question is "who will win Bambi T" An interesting addition to our collection of shells |s one from Hiroshima, Japan, loaned by Mrs. Leonard Holiday. They were sent

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You can draw your benefits during that first week, of course, but you can’t start patting the exemption until the second. However, there are exceptions to this. You can start getting the exemption the first week if !• you are being paid for loss of wakes because of an accident but not sickness, pr J- you are hospitalised tor any reason anytime during your absence from workDon't forget, there is no limit on how much you can get in these benefits. That's set up by the plan you happen to belong to. But only the first l©o dollars a week are tax exempt. The new law also says all benefits paid to you by your employer to reimburse yog for medical expenses for you, your wife or your children are completely tax exempt. Thia also applies to payments for the permanent lose of an arm, leg or other part of the body. Naturally, if you are under one of these plans, you can't deduct such medical expenses on your income tax form. The new law also makes It perfectly clear that employee do not have to pay taxes on contributions made by employers to these plans. Experts who helped write the law say they don’t have may idea how much money you can saveand the government will lose-in taxes because of this new provision. < / (Next: Tax law changes for salesmen, divorced persons, ministers and servicemen. to the junior ohurch school class of the (Methodist chureh. Pennsy Continues Night Mail Service Night mail service by the Penslvania railroad is expected to continue for Decatur, poet office officials eaid today, although the service is being curtailed in Berne and other small towns on the line tomorrow. The mail pick-up and drop-off service Is being discontinued at Berne eo that the railroad can dispense with night employes there. There has been no passenger service for several yean at either Berne or Decatur. If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results. TEEPLE moving & Trucking • Leoti and Long Distance PHONE 3-2607 Serving 4 ALL FAITHS r I WELCOME WAGON Phone 3-3196