Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 7 January 1955 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Snndny By THS DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO.. INC. Entered at the Decatur, In<L Poet Office an Beoond Claes Matter Dick D. Heller PveMdsnt X H. Metter - We ProMdsat Chan Holthouei Becretary-Troaanrur Subscription Rates: By Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining Conation: One year. Six months, >4.15; 3 months, USS. By Mail in Adams and Adjoining Couttae: Ono year, UM; , >9.001 < months, >4.75; > months, ÜBO. By Canter: 15 cents per week. Matte ooptaa: I caste.

Trade in Decatur. Get the moat for your money and buy from merchants you know. From the looks of the river and streams in Adams county. — we don't know whether it's mid* winter or spring. —o Help the polio drive. Drop in a dime now and then, and you'd be surprised how quickly the little glass cannisters will fill up. _—o—o Baek in 1937. Indiana experienced such a winter as wo are having now. Remember! In January, 1937 we had one of the worst floods in the history in the southern part of the state. -—o—o j Central standard time vs. Eastern standard time appears to be the first Mg battle in the 1955 general assembly. That pits the north and east parts of Indiana against the south and west sides. 0 9 ■ It won't be long now until the baseball players will be starting to their spring training headquarters. And then It won't be long after that until spring will sneak up on us. —| 0 It would be a good idea to check over your winter wardrobe since the weatherman is predicting colder weather. A few heavy clothes might save you a long sickness. County macadam roads are soft from the many heavy rains. If motorists, and trackers would refrain from using the soft toads for a few days, it would save the county highway department much ; work and it would save ail of us a lot of mousy. ... ..... . ..-.i,-. . Q o— • The stock market has made a- - downward dip and already there are many people shouting "look out!” If most of the financial prophets know what they're talking about, the, nation in general is in too good financial condition for much of a depression. 0 o Township trustees’ annual reports must be published this month. AU expenditures tar the past year must be published and the money accounted for. It will be a hard job in some townships this year, because in about half of the Adams county townships there are new trustees.

Flu Vaccine Combats The Influenza Virus

By HUMAN N. BUNBtSDi, MX UNLIKE the common cold, ' which attacks person* individually, influenza usually flares up in : epidemic* like that of 1818-1610. Whether the Influenza viruses we know today caused that 1018 i epidemic, we haven't determined. I am not predicting any epidemic, - and 1 don't want to he an alarmist. but some Influenza viruses are probably lurking in your conununity right now. They usually arc, every winter. If you live in a large city, there f is little you can do to avoid exposure to flu virus. You probably come in contact with hundreds of persons each day, and many of these persons are spreading flu virus without even knowing they’re sick. Fortunately, a flu vaccine is available which offers excellent protection. It is composed of . the various flu viruses. Given in a single injection, the vaccine begins to offer some protection after about five to seven day*. It usually gtoe* you resistance to the Influenza virus for about two months, although some estimates place the protection period up to twelve months. You may have unpleasant reactions to this vaccination. especially if you have an allergy. of fpMiye, should there be an a,- epidemic caused by a strain es virus other than those contained in the vaccine, you could not expect to be immune. Most so-called epidemics, however, are caused

The Governor's Traffic Safety Committee te taking Its job ser iously, QwentiAanalra*..tm being circulated tor suggestions as to bow to make future safety confereacea mere interoetiag and as a result curb the countless motor fatalities. Indiana is one of the first states to recognise that the motoring public is faced with an immense problem. We all should cooperate with all the safety committees and out of a thorough study should come some rales and regulations which will lead to fewer fatal auto mishaps. 0 0 '-. C ' v A group of Decatur retail merchants have decided to experiment with after supper stere hours every Wednesday night. Starting next Wednesday some 12 or 15 local stores will remain 7 opep until 1 o’clock at night The explanation is that since one of the major manufacturing plants here pays on Wednesday, it would be. a convenience to those receiving their weekly paychecks if there were places where the checks could be cashed ,in Decatur. Another selling point is the tact that many other cities remain open either Wednesday or Thursday night, on the premise that the middle of the week is a good shopping time. It no doubt will be of great convenience to many people. 0 0 The national Association es Electric Companies is circulating a pamphlet which it terms an explanation of the Dixon-Yates contract That is the controversial Eisenhower effort to have the. Atomic Energy Commission buy electricity from a private utility organisation rather than order an increase in TV A output for furnishing additional power tor atomic experiments. Without discussing the advantages and disadvantages. it seems to us if the proposed contract was fair and equitable, there would be no need for an explanation. If the DixonYates agreement is so just, as the pamphlet so states, certainly it needs no expensive defense. If it's wrong, the people will find out sooner or later and all the defense in the world won’t do any good. No doubt, the DixonYates proposal will come in tor some lengthy debates in the 84th Congress.

by the well known A vi rus. Once you have caught the flu, it will do you no good to take the vaccine. But there are certain things you can do to help yourself. Take a warm tub bath and go to bed and stay there. Keep your bedroom warm (about TO degrees) and keep the windows closed. You can place a hot water bag or an electric heating pad at your feet, if you desire. Remain in bed for at least 48 hours after your temperature has returned to normal. Eat lightly and get plenty of liquids, about three to five pints a day. If you have chills, you can take hot malted milk, hot lemonade or some hot tea at frequent intervals. Gargling with salt or mild alkaline solutions probably will relieve your sore throat Influenza attacks usually last about a week. If you’ve developed a secondary Infection, it ordinarily occurs during at • the fifth day. That might mean pneumonia. QUESTION AND ANgWEB N. H.: What causes diaper rash and how can it be prevented? Answer: Diaper rash la an inflammation of the skin due to irritatlon from certain substances formed from the urine. Making sure that the diapers are boiled, and protecting the skin with a mild ointment, are helpful in preventing this condition. . 1 f - A »' >-■

— ..,-q 20 Years Ago 1 Torfay January 7 —Betty Gow, nurse for Lindbergh baby, testifies in the Hauptmann case. Cloverleaf Dairy announces extensive improvements in Decatur and Huntington. An explosion in a kerosene stove in the summer kitchen does several hundred dollars damage to the I. B. Btoneburner home at 605 Marshall street. William Schumacher reappointed custodian of the coart house " 'hnd.Mrs. Mary McClure as matron at court house. . ' Commodores defeat Aurora, 111., 44 to 85, Clark J.Bmith and the Fred Smith family attend the funeral services for Charles F> True of Winona. Burial was in the Decatur cemetery. g . Q Modern Etiquette BY ROBBRTA Lffl q., h Q. How should the invitation to a formal dinner be worded? A. Thia may be engraved on a card or written on note paper, and should read: “Mr. and Mrs. James .Brown request the pleasure of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson's company at dinner on Thursday the nineteenth of November at seven o'clock —SOO Gray Street.” Q. Would if be proper for a bridegroom to have two best men if he cannot decide between two close friends? A. No; he can have only one best man. He may designate the other as head usher, which is a position almost equal to that of best man. Q. Is it proper to answer formal ms rtie typewriter? A No; formal invitations and typewriters just don't go well together. 'I Xte *** SERVICS jßub New Address Pvt. (Glen D.' Rambo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Rambo, has eent his new address. It is: Pvt. Glen D. Rambo, U. S. 55472180, Mt, Washington Test Det., Gorham, N. H. Rambo recently completed quartermaster training and was home on furlough during the Christmas holidays. . - 4 Home On Furlough ; Pfc. Norman Pollock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Asa Pollock, is home on a 15-day furlough. Pollock is stationed at Fort Hood, Tex.

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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN I TOLD myself there was Law, capital L, to take care of this thing. Be far, they’d found Harrison Purcell's car. I ought to go to them. 1 could see myself telling a state police corporal about the thing that was bothering me—a man I'd seen on Spine Rocka Trying to identify someone I'd never seen less than a mile away. And anyway, that was Saturday. They didn’t ted the car till Monday—nowhere near the rocks. I stopped stalling and faced it 1 didn't want the state police up there working on that girl. I changed into slacks and a sweater and put on my bush jacket I wasn’t sure about the Leica. Taking it yesterday had been like tying a label on myself. 1 decided it wouldn’t hurt to have it along if 1 wanted to be the conversational camera amateur for anyone else. 1 slung it around my neck, picked up my soft hat from the dresser and went downstairs. Outside, it was still cold and cloudy. I climbed in the Jaguar and pulled on a pair of pigskin gloves, snapping the straps at my wrists. It took a while for the engine to warm up but by the time I was beaded down the valley it was making a sound like a contented pine tree tn a breeze. • Near the crossroads I pulled to a atop by a big shagbark hickory on the edge of a field where a man tn an old eoat and overalls was sitting, doubled over, on a pile at fodder busking corn. ' 1 climbed out and stepped across a ditch to the fenca. He turned to one side and spit at the ground, making a ducking motion with his head like a chicken pecking grain. He didn't nod or acknowledge me but went on husking corn as if he bad to meet a due date. When 1 spoke, 1 got the idea he was a little disappointed as if H had muffed the punch line but 1 went on. ' “Do you mind if I take a picture of your corn field T Those shocks m*«e a nice pattern." He looked me over and seemed to decide 1 wasn't kidding him. “Go ahead. Never had no time to fool with pictures, myself. Always had somethin' more important to git done." He was one of those weathered, ageless men and his hatchrt face watched me with a mild sneer but it was completely without malice. For a moment I couldn’t understand what made it that way and then I realized his upper lip was caved in lor lack ol tocth. What-

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bond, officials of the Chri ■ t m a a seal campaign in Adami county annou need today. A 11 i proceeds from the annual Christma s s < a 1 sale are used in the fight o n tubercu-

losis 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. e > e Household Scrapbook I BY ROBERTA LEK | 9—" ■ <■" ' 9 The Hair Brush To clean the hair brush, put 1 teaspoonful of ammonia in a pair of warm water. Dip the brush up and down until clean, then dip in cold water to keep the bristles stiff. Dry with bristles down. ._ The Dustpan You can avoid stooping when using the dustpan by bending thft

ever had happened to bis front teeth hadn’t spoiled his action further back, judging from the way he handled his tobacco. I went through the routine of focussing and shooting without actually tripping the shutter but it seemed to convince him. closed the carrying case 1 leaned on his fence and confided that I’d always thought farmers would be interesting. We talked about the chance of rain or whether it would be snow. After we got that off our chests I said, “Yesterday, while 1 was taking some pictures up on Third Hill mountain, 1 met a colored man who said the people he worked for kept falcons. After I left him I wished I’d asked where the place was. Td like to get some shots ot a falcon. Do you know where I could find him?" “I’d like to get a shot at their hawk but it won't be with no camera." He slammed an ear of com onto the pile beside him, "You know the man 1 mean?” “Anson Metcalf who has them hawks.” “Do you know the help up there?" 1 asked. « “Ought to," he grunted. “Lived in this valley all my life." He unfolded nimseli and stood up. long and sinewy like one of the branches on the hickory tree 1 was under. He limped a few steps to one tide and spit again, carefully, taking pains to miss the pile of yellow ears of com. t "One of the hands up there used to be a gieat one tor the bottle.” He sniffed and rubbed bls nose with his gloved hand. •Is thia a colored man ypu’re talking about ?” I asked. He bent- and picked up another car of corn. “Nope. This was a white man.” “What about the colored man they have?" “You been talkin' to their old woman Cricket." “No.” 1 said, “it was a colored man. Metcalt sounds like the name he mentioned. He said he was a hired man on the place." He examined the unhusked car in his Hand. "Someone’S been beeeasin* you, mister. There ain't been any hands hired on that place since Anson Metcalf took over. Or any work done, neither. They used to be good fields up there that's growed to woods now. Anything gits done there ts done by old Cricket an’ she’s past amountin' to anything." He ripped the husk from the ear of corn. It made a sound like trapping paper.

hollow tin handle to a right angle with the pan and inserting a discarded broom handle. Ironing Board Newspapers make an excellent padding for the ironing board, preferred by many women to a blanket... •. 1 ' Court News Colchin Estate The final report of the Edward J. Colchin estate has been filed and a notice has beet ordered issued returnable Feb. 7. The net estate is $2,5>34.89 to be distributed among two brothers, seven nephews and a niece. Sherman Kunkel Is Weather Observer Sherman Kunkel, who resides two miles north of Decatur on U. S. 2". has been named weather observer for Decaftir to replace Herman “Hi" Meyer. Meyer resigned after serving for 15 years as observer. Kunkel s appointment was made by Robert; C. Borders, meteorologist in charge of the U. S. weather bureau at Baer Field. —i The'duties of the weather observer are to check the rise and fall of St... Mary's river and to keep records of the rainfall.

As 1 drove away he was still saeering pleasantly. I couldn’t tell it it was at me or at the weather. Up on Third Hill at the old brick gate post I pulled to the side of the paved road without blocking Mr. Anson Metcalfs entrance. 1 decided to leave the Leica in the car. 1 locked it in the rear compartment with my other accoutrement and started out the lane. 1 wished 1 didn’t have to go on foot but the Englishmen who build Jaguars never see roads like this. 1 found a nice thick section of a branch that had blown out of a tree, lying in the ditch. I picked it up and tested it but it was rotten, further on i found one that would beat a man's brains out. 1 hoped it would work on Dobermans. There's something about this time of year even low-moving clouds and cold wind can't spoil. 1 think it's the color and the way you're suspended in it that does things to you. Moving along that lane with yellow and red leaves showering down like an endless drift of tree petals, 1 had to tel) myselt why 1 was doing this thing —walking an old mountain road with a club in my harm. This was a world with a glow that didn't need sunlight to make it golden, an unconscious interruption of will and purpose. It all became kind of mixed up with eyes and nair the color of some of these tan leaves. Then the sound got through to me and 1 realized 1 must have beeh hearing it tor some time. Just to be on the sate side, 1 stepped behind a tree trunk, though 1 certain it would be Dana even before the car came around the turn of the lane. It was an oldish car that sagged considerably on the driver's side and there was a fresh spattering of water from the deep ruts m the lane darkening the coat of mud along its Clanks. 1 was on the driver’s side of the road but 1 couldn’t see the man behind the wheel till he came even with me, though from the beating, the springs were taking 1 could tell he had a lot of weight to him. Then 1 saw the drooping cloth bat, the shaggy brows and the large blade nose. The slightly soiled parson’s collar looked too tight and the massive face was the deep, dull red of a setting sun on a hazy day. L. Yoke Gairdner wasn’t smiling. He slammed on the brakes, the car slithered through a puddle and the engine went dead with a gurgle that sounded like a sigh of relief. (Io Bo Continued) .aft*.

Sen. Capehart For Slock Market Probe Probe Likely Into Stock Market Boom WASHINGTON (INS) — A senate Investigation of the stock market boom seemed assured today when Sen. Homer E. Capehart (R-Ind.) said he planned tp take “an active part" in the projected inquiry. At the same time, Cgpehart said he soon will introdunce legislation .calling for a one-year extension of the senate banking committee's probe of the federal housing scandals. These developments came on the heels of Democratic plana to investigate government security firings. the controversial Dixon-Yates power contract and the high level of consumer food prices. Incoming senate banking chairman J. W. Fulbright (D-Ark.) said he will take up the stock market inquiry with his committee next week with plans to open what he called a "friendly study” next month.Fulbright said he wanted to develop the facts regarding the prolonged rise in stock market prices which resulted Monday in a federal reserve board move to curb spiraling stock prices. The Arkansas senator said he would call government and New York stock exchange officials to discuss the situation. Federal reserve experts, he said, would be questioned about their action boosting margin requirements so that buyers now have to pay down oercent tn cash for their stocks instead of the previous 50 percent Jobless Pay Claims Reported Decreased 'INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —The Indianq employment security division reported today that unemployment claims fell 33 per cent during the last week of 1954. Director William Stalnaker said division offices Received 46.286 rlttms last week compared to 89.171 the last week of 1953. - Retiring Salvation Army Head Honored INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —Lt, Col. and Mrs. Herbert I’ugniire were guests of honor Thursday night as the retiring Indiana Salvation Army leader was given a farewell salute. Senior Major Clyde Cox. of Detroit. was installed as successor to Pugmire, who has been state rommander for nine .year?, and who had seived the Salvation Army for »5 years. Men's Brotherhood Will Meet Monday Mrs, Ina Anderson-Napier will be the guest speaker at the dinner meeting of the men's brotherhood of the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church, to bt held at the church Monday evening at 6:31’ o’clock. Mrs. Napier, who spent two years as an employe of the U. S government in Saudi Arabi, will speak cn the customs of the country and her experiences, also tell ing of her tour of Arabia and the Holy Land. — Mutchler Funeral Saturday Afternoon Rufus Mutchler, 71, watchman at the Smith Bros. Furniture Co. plant at Berne, died late Wednesday night at the Adams county memorial hospital. Surviving are the widow. Julia; a brother. Fred of Bowling Green. Ky.; two sisters, Mrs. Lucinda Steiner and Mrs. Emma Overholtzer. Clay City, and two half-brothers, Earl Mutchler of Wilmington, 111., and Victor Mutchler of Brookston. - Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Yager funeral home. Berne, the Rev. A. E. Givens officiating. Burial will lx at Cltanoa, 111. Seven Movie Stars In Sunday's Show In these days of high-cost movie production, two outstanding stars are usually assigned to leading roles, which most directors feel are sufficient to insure the success of the picture. In “Woman's World," however, which opens Sunday at the Adams theater, seven top-flight screen luminaries enact the principal characters in this Cinemascope comedy-drama. Clifton Webb has another of his humorous roles as a caustic tycoon who is, offered a >125.000 per year job. The men seeking this position are portrayed by Van Heflin, Cornel Wilde and Fred Ma< Murray. Their wives, who employ all of Women's wiles to help their hutbapds. are enacted by June Allyson. Arlene Dahl and Lauren Bacall. These seven “big -names” insure fltst-rate amu-ing entertainment and' “Wblnan's World" is further -enhanced by giant screen Cinemascope amj Technicolor. ' — | If you have something to sell ot rooths for rent, try a, Democrat ■ Want Ad. It brings results.

New Income Tax Law, How It Affects Payer

(Editor** note: Thia is the fifth in a series of articles explaining in non technical language the provisions of the new federal income tax law passed by the last congress. Under this law you have from now until April 15 to settle your tax accounts with Uncle Sam.)' By FELIX COTTEN WASHINGTON (INS) — If you were injured or sick during 1954, you are allowed to deduct from your taxable income wages, or buiqs received in lieu of wages, under employer - financed accident and health plans up to a limit of 3100 per week. In this respect, the new law is much more generous than the old. The internal revenue service had held that, under the old law, sickness or Injury benefits received under such plans were taxable. In making up your 1954 income tax return, you can deduct amounts received under these plans, not only for wages, but for reimbursement of expenses incurred for medical care, or for permanent loss of bodily function or disfigurement That goes whether the payments were for yourself, spouse or a dependent. The plan does not have to be a fo’-mal one to qualify for the privilege. Any payments received from an employer under a wage continuation plan could be deducted if the sums constituted wages, or .were in lieu of wages, for a period during which the worker was absent from his job on account ”oC illness or injury, provided his absence was unbroken. If yon were injured or sick and hospitalised, you can deduct amounts received under the plans for all the time you were absent, but if you were just sick and not hospitalised, yon cannot deduct the payment received for the first seven days of your absence. Specifically, the amount that can be deducted is the payment received up to a weekly rate of 3100.

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Public Auction Farm 88 1 2 Acres — House and Lot in Decatur TUESDAY, JANUARY 18,1955 at 1:00 P. M. The undersigned. Harry Ray. as Executor of the last Will of Minerva Ray. deceased, and as agent of all the heirs will offer at public auction the following real estate and furniture, tree and clear of all liens except the taxes on real estate payable in 1955. Merchantable abstracts of title and Warranty Deeds will be furnished with the real estate. Terms on real estate are 20% on day of sale, balance upon delivery of deeds and abstracts. Furniture must be paid for in cash before removal on day of sale. House and real estate can be seen at any time before day of sale by contacting auctioneers. Loan agents will be present at FARM—Sells on Premises at 1:00 P. M. Located just east of St. Mary s river covered bridge on paved road No. 101 about one-eighth (l/Bth) of mile east of Pleasant Mills, Indiana. House is story and half and has 5 rooms; barn has nearly new roof and is 34 x 56 feet; corn crib and granary connected are 24 x3O feet This 88>4 acres farm is located in Section 21 in St. Mary’s township and Is very fertile, level soil, all under cultivation. It has yielded an annual net Income of over four thousand dollars for many years FURNITURE—SeIIs at 3:00 at 221 S, 10th St. The following few articles ot furniture win be sold prior to the sale of the house. There are no dishes or small articles and only a few minutes will be required to sell a blue rocker upholstered chair overstaffed davenport, floor pedestal, Frigidaire Electric range Kelvinator refrigerator, Stewart-Warner radio, platform rocker chair 9x12 axminster rug, 2 throw rugs, wood rocker, 4 dining room chairs clothes rack, hall tree, iron bed. new innerspring mattress, bed springs antique center table, antique sewing machine, antique dresser, large wall mirror. bookcase and desk, drop leaf kitchen table, cane bottom kitchen chair, glass door cupboard, wall shelf clock, sewing machine Speed Queen washer, lawnmower, garden tools, medicine cabinet ’ studio couch, porcelain top kitchen cabinet. HOUSE AND LOT—Sells on Premises at 3:30 I’. M Located on the northeast corner of Adams and Tenth atreets in Ducutur. Indiana, the address is 221 S. Tenth St. House has 5 rooms and bath all on one floor; complete basement.; new oil ftred Duo-Therm Furnace with.double tanks; new electric hot water heater House Is comfortable and in good repair. Ixvt faces 54 feet on,loth street and 72 feet along Adams St. Buy this house and move right in. ” Heirs of Minerva Ray Estate — Owners HARRY RAY’, Accnt Ouster and Smith. Attorneys k Roy and Ned Johnson. Auctioneers ? ~ 17

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Thus, suppose you were absent five days due to injury or sickness with 1 hospital treatment, and you received S9O as wages for the time lost at a weekly rate of that amount, you could deduct the entire sum. But if the payment Oras at a weekly rate of $l5O. and yon received only $75 — that ia, were compensated for only half * week — you could deduct .only AKr or half the SIOO maximum. It is the payment received aad the weekly rate that count. These provisions apply where the employer finances the wage continuation If you contribute to the plan out of regular wages, the injury or illness payments you receive which can be credited to your contribution cgn be deducted without any top limit. the new law provides that you can deduct the payments from your taxable income before you begin t<> figure your tax. You are allowed the deduction whether you use the punchcard form 1040A, the short, form 1040, or the long form 1040 tn making out your Income tax return. In addition to the deduction, you can also take the regular 10 per cent standard deduction for contributions and other non-business expenses or you can itemize these deductions on long form 1040. ss will suit you best Aside from payments under wage continuation plans, you can deduct from your income sums received under workmen’s compensation acts, disability pensions and similar allowances for injury or sickness resulting from active service in the armed forces of any country or the public health service or coast and geodetic survey, payments under self-jurchased accident or health insurance policies, cr damages through claims for personal injury or sickness. (Next: Taxes ob retirement income.)