Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 18 February 1955 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT , PubUahed Every Krening Except Bunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO., INC. Entered at the Decatur. Ind.. Poet Office M Second Claw Matter Dick D. Heller — President J- H. Heller — Vice-President Cha*. Holthouse . —.... Secretary-Treasurer ■ Subscrlotlon Rat*h' By Mail in Adam* and Adjoining Oountiea: One year. 12.00) Six month*, |4.16; 3 month*. 12.25. By Mail, beyond Adama and Adjoining Conn tie*: One year, f».W; < months, »4.75; a month*. IMA By Carrier: IS cent* per week. Single copies: I cent*.

With the recent release of average teacher* salaries in the United State*, with a tow of 12,400 a year in Alabama and a high of 17,300 in New Jersey, ia it any wonder that many teacher* are leaving their profession for. more ‘ A> lucrative field*. o o—— The Daily Democrat sectional basketball tourney special edition will be published Monday. This year's edition will have photograph* of all competing teams and a prediction of the outcome by the veteran editor, Pete Reynold*. Basketball fan* are urged to read the advertisements, which make possible the annual publicaton of the basketball tournament news. 0 0 The Stratton Place Community association, with a membership of all residents of that section of Decatur is the most recent contributor to the new Community center being built in Decatur for the use of all the people of Decatur. That association also has decided to pay for construction of a shelter house for the use of all citizen* of the city. The shelter house will be built on the playground and picnic area at Stratton Place. The Stratton Placers are strong believers in keeping Decatur the best city in the midwest 0 0— For a city of 7,500 people, Decatur’s staff of five dentists is not a large group. These men work hard every day of the week in their profession and often they are compelled to return at night to take care of their patients. However, no matter how busy,,, they-are?<thw»'<toeoatt»r ween wb ways find time to volunteer their service free when called upon to assist in community programs toward bette7 health and better living. This week, all of the local dentists took part in the TriKappa sorority’* program to offer free dental examinations to school children. We join a grateCuT and appreciative community tn commending these men for their interest in the children of the community. Decatur is fortunate in having these dentist* as citizens. o o Many of the Churches of Decatur will join Sunday in the start of a fifteen week program to increase Church attendance. The motto of the group i* “God is Our Strength” and the plan Is tx> ask everyone to "attend Church every week and pray every day." The Decatur plan ia pnly part of a nation-wide drive for more Church attendance and support. Statistics show that only 59 percent of the people of the

Don't Worry About Baby's “Cradle Cap"

By HERMANN. BUNBESEN, MJ). MANY new parent* become unduly worried when a crust forms on their young offspring’s head. Usually this •‘cradle cap” occurs over the baby's soft spot. It is not an unusual condition. Regular washing of the baby’s head with soap and water might prevent formation of cradle cap. If it does form, however, it is usually fairly easy to remove. How to Treat It First, pour a little sweet oil into a saucer. Dip your fingers into It and rub it gently onto the baby’s scalp. Petrolatum jelly may be used Instead of sweet oil, if you prefer. Let him keep the oil on all night. Be sure to cover the bed sheet with a diaper or towel to prevent soiling. Next morning, wash bls scalp thoroughly with a mild soap and warm water. Soap his hair and scalp with your wet hand which has been rubbed, over the soap, using a circular motion. Rub

United States are members of some church and of that 69 percent, only 36 percent attend church regularly. The drive planned her* and in other communities throughout the country should have the cooperation of all citizen*. It doesn't cost a penny to attend Church and to pray, and it is our flrm belief, that no individual, no family, no group, and no business can survive without God in their program.

Citineas of Indiana will Mart abandoning the usual way of life soon and talk of nothing but high school basketball. Cause of this sudden change is the approach of the annual high school basketball tournament. Interest in the popular hardwood game always reaches a peak at tourney time and soon more than 750 Indiana high school teams will match skills against each other in the annual battle tor the title. It i* a time when everyone, big and small, throughout Indiana ha* the same interest. It's a great time of the year and the tournament always produces many thrills for the followers and players.

By order of the Adams county board of commissioner*, next Bunday has been designated as appreciation day in Adam* county for 405 Adams county boy* who served in the United States armed forces during the Korean crisis. Four of those young men will never return. They are Edwin F. Franz, Max Leßoy Myers, Willmott Doyle Bohnke and David Pollock. They will be honored through their parents and the who served also will be honored in a special service Sunday afternoon at Decatur high school gymnasium at 3:30 o'clock. Rev. Otto C. Busse, pastor of St. Paul Luthern church, Preble and a veteran of World War I and World War II is chairman of the appreciation day observation. Judge Edwin H. Kruse Jr., Fort Wayne attorney will deliver the principal add*** and an appropriate service has been arranged. Each Korean War veteran who is present will receive a certificate of appreciation. The public recognition service is a small but appropriate way in which we can pay honor to these distinguished young men. Every citizen of Adams county should make plans to attend the service. Rev. Busse has been assisted in th* arrangements by Hugh Andrews, principal of Decatur high school, member of the selective service committee of the county and a World War II veteran. Let us, by our attendance and support of thi* program honor those fine men who fought to keep a free world free.

gently, but don’t be afraid to wash his soft spot. Rinse his scalp thoroughly with clean water and wash cloth. Then dry it with a towel, again using a circular motion. Comb the scalp with a fine-tooth comb, being careful not to injure It. This should help remove the crusts. It won’t, however, prevent them from forming again. The best thing to do after the crusts have been removed is to rub boric acid ointment onto the baby's scalp each night for a week or two. This may keep the crusts from returning. QUESTION ANDANSWEH B. OU.: I have been losing weight and coughing up blood. Could these be tuberculosis symptoms? Answer: The first symptoms of tuberculosis are fatigue and loss Os weight. There is a loss of appetite, which is followed by coughing, expectoration, more loss of weight, fever and night sweats.

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20 Years Ago Today —— Feb. 48—Hauptmann win* stay of execution, giving right to appeal. Construction of sewers for the Homestead project will start this week under direction of Ralph Roop, city engineer. The Monroe town board purchases a new Stuts pumper mounted on a Reo chassis. “Baby bonds" of from |25 to |l,000 will be offered by the U. S. government March 1 through 14,00C postoffices. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Schafer visit with Dan Schafer, who ia a student in Duke University. I i.—o Household Scrapbook BY ROBERTA LEE 0 o Washing Chinaware When washing delicate china, glassware and silverware, fold a Turkish towel *nd place it at the bottom of the dishpan. This save*

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CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR WORD spread quickly that Dr. Beiers had taken their baby from the Nienabers, that Mrs. Nienaber bad vanished from the Godfrey place. Gossip and speculation concerning the matter mounted, until the “case” became a topic of conversation throughout the area. Meeting with her friend Jessie on the street one day, Mirandy asked archly: “Have you any ide* what Fred Beier did with that baby? These Europeans have a hard streak, you know—unfeeling.” “Why did he take it away? It seems so utterly the simple thing to leave a child with its mother. , . ." "Do you suppose there could be something sinister in all this, like running a black market in babies ?” "Oh, no," Jessie said in shocked surprise, “not Fred, never!” Mirandy** tongue wagged on relentlessly. “He took the baby home with him on the night it was born. Maybe the woman's husband made him take it. 1 wouldn’t know, and I wouldn’t care to say—but I do know that he took it home, and Katie refused to have it in the house! I’m proud of Katie for that! There wasn’t anything wrong with the baby! Then he would have taken it to the hospital He didn’t. It isn’t there, and it hasn't been there. Helen Perkins is a patient, and 1 went to see her. There are three babies at the hospital, but each is unmistakably equipped with its own mother! So I’m getting a little curious, aren’t you?” Others became curious. Os course, others gave the tale a push. Generally, Fred was liked in the valley; many loved him dearly; all essentially trusted him, even Mirandy—but gossip is a maze in which the best intentions may become easily lost. Next, came a lurid tale of the violence with which the doctor had taken the child from those poor people. Alone in a strange land, unable to speak its language—and everyone knew bow high-handed Dr. Beier could be! And, better not go out to the Godfrey place, for Nienaber was meeting all comers with a shotgun. • • • Linda Kyle heard nothing of this. The Kyle wealth and Theo's habits had long insulated her borne and her person against a too-inti-mate participation in town gossip. Just now Theo's grave illness kept even dose friends away. Linda was busy—she would never have guessed bow much care a tiny baby required! Happily, she herself did everything for the child—and didn’t go off the place for day*. *

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many chips in the glassware and china, and scratches on the silver. Sandwich e* To keep sandwiches fresh, wrap them in a dry napkin and then tn a towel wrung out of cold water. Place them in the refrigerator. Rug* To prevent rug* from curling at the corners sew to the wrong side of the corners a small triangular piece of corrugated rubber. 0 o Modern Etiquette BY ROBERTA LEE . 0 0 Q. When you are going to have a very large number of guests at a bridal shower, is it all right to stipulate “linen" to some of them, “kitchen” to other*, and perhaps "lingerie'' t* other*? A. No; it is best just to call it A "bridal shower", and allow the guests to choose what they please. Q. How should the engraved invitations to a formal dinner in one's home be worded? A. “Mr. and Mrs. John J. Carter request the pleasure of Mr. and Mrs. William 8. Howard’s company

Fred, as well, heard nothing. He : was much too busy. On the very day when he was driving Clara Nienaber to the State sanitarium, I there had been a nasty accident : out at one of the ranches. When the doctor was sent for, Murphy had gone, but there had been nothing to do; the girl was already dead. "1 signed the certificate, Fred, but 1 think the family— ’’ Fred was dead tired. He’d had a long, emotional day. Perhaps Murphy’s story shocked him more than it snould have— He drained hi* coffee cup and stood up. “I'll drive out there.” “Oh, Fred . . .” Katie protested. ’’“There's no need to do that, Frit*!”. Murphy cried. “It’s fifteen miles or more—and the girl’s neckwas broken. You can take my word for that.” Still, Fred went upstairs, freshened his person, came down. He kissed Katie almost absent-minded, ly. “1 feel like a murderer,” he told her. Katie clung to him wordlessly. “If you'll drive out there with me, Murph,” said Fred' wearily, “I’ll try co explain to you whjL l feel as 1 do. At least I'U tell you the whole story, for maybe I’m the only one who knows it." r _ Grumbling, Murphy followed him to the station wagon. “1 don’t know why there should be any story ...” he muttered. “Facts are evident—wedding — horseplay —this girl jumped on the car's rear bumper—bridegroom, trying to get away fast, swerved sharply and threw her against the gate post—he didn't know she was there.” “Let me talk,” said Fred. He turned the station wagon into * graveled road which seemed to split the mountain. ’The bride happens to be the oldest daughter of a big family. Eight children. Father's a widower. His wife died in childbirth a month or so after I came to Jennings.” "You got a guilt complex?" “Not about her death. I never saw the mother—birth is a naturalseeming process to the mountain women. But I have taken care of some of th* kids, and t know the Jones boy rather well.” “The bridegroom." “Mhmmmm. In fact, we were invited to the wedding. 1 couldn’t go because .of Mrs. Nienaber — I thought my first responsibility was i to her." \ - "Wasn’t it?" “Maybe not. ifaybe I could have stopped May—" "They’d had a big day, Fritz, i They’d sobered up when I got i there, but I could see it had been ’ a day—food and likker and d*nc- • ing—" “They do these things up brown," Fred agreed. “But the point is, Murph, 1 was to blame

GIRL SCOUT Brownie troop 11 met Wednesday after achpol at the Baptist church basement. Dues were collected and we cheeked our cookie* book*. Game* were played and our hostess was Janice Rawley. W* closed our meeting with the Good Night song. Scribe. Deedra Murray Girl Scout troop 17 will meet at the home of Mr*. Barney Brook* Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Don't forget to bring old clothe* for Korea. Scribe, Bharron Sheet* Brownie troop 19 met Monday afterschool. We had roll call and paid our due*. The cookie order* were turned in to our leader. We had a Valentine party and refreshments were served by Alyce Lankenau. Scribe, Mary France* Beckman. Brownie troop 21 met Monday after school. We had our business meeting and had our Valentine party. Hostesses were Nancy Qephart, Mary Schurger. and Rita Norquest. We played statue and closed with singing. Scribe, Cynthia Craven*. Brownie troop one met at the Monmouth school Thursday afternoon. We practiced our plays and chose our officers. We said our Brwnie promise. Scribe. Elaine Weidler. Meeting Called To Seek End Os Strike CINCINNATI, O. (INS) — A meeting was called today in an effort to settle the four-day strike of 1800 AFL foundrymen against 22 plants in Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton. The meeting was called by federal mediator James G. Bentley. Workers of the Molders and ing a six cent hourly increase. Foundry Workers union are seekAtty. J. Mack Swigert, represent ing the Miami Valley Foundrymen's Association, said the men were offered four cents before the strike was called. at dinner on Thursday, Januarytwentieth at eight o’clock —- 254 Burney Avenue.” Q. What is the proper tip to give the hat-check girl in a nightclub or restaurant? A. Usually no leas than twentyfive cents.

for there being a wedding.** "Shotgun T” “Not at all. I told Annie that she had a right to marry . . . You see, Murph, when her mother died, Annie was seventeen. Pretty as a picture, had halt the men tn* the valley after her—but even then, Jimmie was the one she favored. When her mother died, however, Annie had to take charge ot the home. Some of it was her own fault There are women, you know, who delight in being martyrs. But old Martin carried the thing along. He praised the way she took-ovar, the way she kept house, how good she was with the children—and then he would say in a mournful tone that he didn't know how he'd ever manage without Annie. May was flighty, and the next three kids were boys." “He should have married a step* mother." Fred nodded. "But it wound up with Annie s becoming resigned to a life of caring for her father, and raising those kids. Since the youngest was brand-new, the project promised to use all of her youth. She stopped going to parties, she stopped making dates—and, of course, the young men stopped asking her. All but Jimmie. He was faithful. He's a good man, loyal and sensible. But 1 got so I felt like licking him. He'd go out there and do cnores for Martin, and sit dumb on the porch while Annie bathed the kids and put 'pm to bed. And the best Annie would do for him was to cut him a slice of pie. She wouldn’t even walk down to the gate with him when he went home.’’ "How do you know all this T" "He told me. He came in to ask me if 1 thought he could pass a physical exam for the Marines. He'd served four years in the second war, and had come out with a CDD, but what with the mess in Korea, and Annie acting the way she did, he’d decided to sell his little place and re-up. I talked to him, and got out ot him that though Annie said she loved him, ahe also said she would never marry and leave her pa." “And you—“ "Yes, sir! I talked to everybody concerned. I pointed out that Jimmie's place was only three miles down the road; living there, Annie could keep an eye on things at home. May wouldn't be so flighty if she had some responsibility—let her put in three years as Annie had done, and then even Ute baby would be school age. 1 even pointed out to Martin that he had a better chance of marrying some woman if he didn't have an oldmaid daughter in his kitchen.** “Machiavelli Bcier,“ chuckled Murphy. ( To, Be Continued J -

Plan Polio Vaccine To Nine Million Children

INDIANAPOLIfi (INS) —(Medical, public health and polio workera throughout the nation are getting on their mark today in anticipation of a race for which the starter’s gun haa yet to sound. The race is against time and the margin in brief between the expected favorable report on Salk vaccine tests made last spring m 44 stales and the onset of another polio season. Or. Thomas Francla. whoso staff at the 'University of Michigan now is tabulating result# of thoae teats, Is not expected to have hie findings completed until the first part oti April. If the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and medical and public health personnel were and public health personnel were until the vaccine has been licensed, as they are reasonably sure it will be, there would not be enough time to organise. Their plans, now being made, are to give the vaccine to nine million first and second grade school children this spring. While medical science has yet to find out much about polio, they do know this virus disease normally strikes with greatest force in July. August and September. So in order to avoid the agonizing predicament of knowing there was an effective polio vaccine and not having a supply on hand, the NFIP months ago took the first step in what President Basil O'Connor has called a “calculated risk." That was to set aside >9 million in March of Dimes funds for purchase of the Salk vaccine, a procedure that has kept certain pharmaceutical houses producing the pinkish substance. The available output has been earmarked for the first two grades of school, with others to sit for the commercial production- that is expected t follow licensing of the vaccine. Now the get-ready point has arrived on the state level. For example. in Indiana, state health commissioner A. C. Offutt already has sent out letters to the heads of all county medical societies asking them to appoint county medical directors to handle the expected "Operation Salk." ** Indiana was one of the 44 states in which the tests were run last spring, but even with the benefit of this past experience, the pending mass vaccine poses tremendous organisational problems. Since the fre vaccine will be offered to nine million first and second graders in public, private and parochial schools throughout the nation, compiling statistics i* i big bead-ache for all NFIP workers at present. In Indiana, where some 15.000 seeond-gi aders in eight counties were given the three shots of Salk vaccine last spring, the job will be 18 times bigger this spring. The total number eligible will be about 270,000. Also to get the free vaccine are young?ters who helped out in the 1954 test by serving as control groups. These childien didn’t get the vaccine then, but their health records were kept as a comparison with children of the sam. environment who did. If all of the estimated 9 million children to whom the free vaccine is expected to be offered, accept, there still will be approximately ■JB million children unprotected in

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ere * s Y° ur Neighbors Say About Farm Bureau Chicks y PAUL HOLT, Fort Wayne—Chicks are healthy, eat good and look fine. Well pleased. LUTHER HOFFMAN, Monroeville, Ind. — Lost three of the 300 started first two weeks. • Very good. HARRY BENE, <Geneva, Ind. — 10,000 started at end of two weeks, lost only 109. —MBSi-BROOKS MARBLE, Ossian, Ind. — Farm Bureau chicks are the best chicks —and the most profitable to buy. ORDER YOURS TODAY. ADAMS COUNTY FARM BUREAU CO-OP

the under-15 group most often affected by polio. Ask For Revisions In Venue Case Rules INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — The Indian* state bar association, conducting its mid-winter meeting In Indianapolis, asked for thorough revision of the change-of-venue rules In civil cases. A resolution to be submitted to the Indiana Supreme Court would make it mandatory that a lawyer seek a change 10 day* before trial and that judges be barred from waiving the 10-day period. The attorneys said they feel too many lawyers use the change of venue as time wasters The resolution was drawn at a

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY U, 1965

meeting Thursday of th* House of Delegates, which named William T. Fitzgerald, of Evansville, chairman. ■- —j. . Jailed For Breakin To Pay His Taxes INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —Edward Harrison Darrah went to jail today for breaking into a tavern to get money to pay taxes to stay out of jail. ■ The 24 - year -old Indianapolis service station attendant said he owed >144 in state gross income taxes, some delinquent since 1951. He said he was afraid he would be sent to jail for non-payment. Police caught him in the tavern before he found any money. Judge Saul 1. Rabb sentenced Darrah to one year and ordered him to finish a burglary sentence from which he had been paroled. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur