Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 53, Decatur, Adams County, 4 March 1957 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Bbrary Bvaning Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO- INC. ■tearad at the Decatur, lad., Post Office as Second Class Matter Dick D. Heller President J. H. Heller Vice-President Chaa. Holthouse Secretary-Treasurer Subscription Rates: By Mail in Adams and Adjoining Counties: Ono year, >8 00; Six months, >4.35; 3 months, 33.35. Ry Mail, beyond Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year, 3900; 8 months, *4.75; 3 months, 33.50. By Carrier: M nents per week. Single copies, 8 cents.

It was a genuine pleasure for Decatur motorists Sunday. Not h single railroad crossing was blocked from vision and as you approached a crossing, the box can were far enough away that even the most critical eye was soothed. Yes it can be done, and even with the small inconveftiencies it necessitates it should be continued for safety's sake. o o Indiana teachers have worked hard and long for the few benefits they derive from Indiana statutes. They get a pension after giving twenty or thirty years of their life to the teaching of young America. Constantly slapped by the present state General Assembly, they still are millitant in their efforts to improve their profession. It would be mighty easy in these closing days of‘the Legislature, for actions which would cause a tremendous shortage of teachers in Indiana come next fall. Let's hope that this doesn’t happen. o o Congratulations to Miss Mary Beckmeyer of Decatur Catholic high school for her winning essay “Our American Heritage’’ and also to Miss Carolyn Kohne, of Decatur Catholic for her victory in the grade school essay contest, sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary. These young essayists are not only improving their ability as good writers, but also as good thinkers. The American Legion auxiliary in Decatur has a long and envious record in advancing good citizenship. through the thinking and speaking of ur young peo——o O'Paul Edwards, long-time Decatur photography prominent in civic and church activities for many years, has announced his retirement. The Edwards family plans to continue to live in Decatur but will spend part of each summer at the northern Indiana lakes. Mr. Edwards is an ardent boating enthusiast. Life is by no means over for the Decatur photographer. He has plans in retirement, which makes a person wonder whether he will have more to do or less. The many many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Edwards wish for them years of continued happiness and the DaUy Democrat joins their friends W this sincere

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First leg of the annual Indiana high school basketball tourney is history. The grind toward the championship will continue, with regionals next week, then the semi-finals and at last the final game. Congratulations to the sectional victors and let's all hope that from the tourneys we all will derive a lesson of fair play and keen competition. ——o o — The Indiana General Assembly by statute has made legal the outlaw of Unions as a requisite to employment in any job in Indiana. It is virtually a death blow to many labor organizations. It soon will become law in this state. Whether a majority of the people of the state like it, it is the law and the chief reason it is law is because several labor leaders endorsed the Republican program and urged the election of Candidate Handley last October. Labor’s attention is once again called to the fact that untrustworthy leadership and campaign promises can often combine to set their movement back iqany years. There need be no further comment made here, because the rank and file of labor will only be kidded so much and so often. We doubt seriously if very many laboring people will ever vote Republican again in Indiana. o o The Daily Democrat, in its haggling about the numerous violations of delivery trucks, parking on yellow lines, leaving their trucks unattended, blocking water hydrants and otherwise disregarding safety of motorists, most certainly has not tried for a minute to infer that city police have fallen apart in enforcement. It seems to us that the matter is one for a change in the city ordinances. If a delivery truck is to be permitted to cause these hazards, doesn’t it make sense that we all should have the same privilege. If double parking is dangerous, we all should observe the no double parking ordinance. Then we come to the problem of enforcement and certainly that is not one man’s responsibility. Perhaps from a safety standpoint, it would be better for our city to have more police officers than a sewage disposal plant. A million dollars would hire one or two policemen for a long time.

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20 Years Ago Today •_ . March 4, 1937 — Dr. R. B. McKeeman, formerly of Monroe, now of Fort Wayne, dies today. Funeral services for Henry Hite, who died March 1, were held yesterday. Burt Gage is elected exalted ruler of Decatur Elks lodge. John DeVoss is named esteemed leading knight. C. E. Striker, county superintendent of schools, announces that he is candidate to succeed himself. Additions to two local factories, Cloverleaf Creamery and General Electric, are nearing completion. Mrs. George Walton is hostess to Shakespeare club. H. P. Schmitt, Decatur, writes that he and his brother Al are enroute home from a California visit. Play starts tonight in sectional basketball tourney. Decatur in Fort Wayne sectional. Judge T. Merryman, who has been ill with pneumonia for several weeks, visited the business section today. ( Household Scrapbook I I BY ROBERTA LBB 0 ——— o Thawing Frozen Pipes "When the kitchensinkpipe freezes, connect the electric iron, stand it on end against the pipe, and it will thaw out quickly. Never thaw the middle of the pipe first, and keep a faucet open to know when the thawing is completed. Tomato Sauce To prevent curdling when “combining tomatoes and holt milk, add a pinch of soda to the tomatoes and pour them into the milk. The curdling, which would take place of the order of pouring tore reversed, is thus avoided. Tapestry Furniteure Dust and dirt can be removed from tapestry furniture by rubbing with hot bran. 0 o I Modern Etiquette | BY ROBERTA LEE 0 . A Q. At a party recently, some of the guests brought presents. Wasn’t it polite to put these gifts aside and open them later, rather than to open them and embarrass those who brought none? A. This would show a complete lack of Appreciation of the thoughtfulness of the givers, just to coddle the chargin of the empty-hand-

SYNOPSIS Lieutenant Chad Endicott, a Civil War veteran, is irked when he is ordered from St. Louis to establish an Army Post in hostile Dakota Territory. For be must leave bis tlancee, Elizabeth Tipton. daughter of General Tipton. and postpone their marriage for at least a year. At a farewell party in his honor. Chad warns Alvin Stiner, a wealthy trader and bis rival for Elizabeth, to respect their engagement or he will kill him when he. returns. Also attending the party is Major Otto Grunwald and his funlovtng wife. Myra, who is In love with Stiner. Elizabeth makes a final plea to Chad that they be married so she can accompany ntm on the assignment. but he refuses, saying it will be too dangerous. After the party Myra meets Stiner. and although she knows he prefers Elizabeth, she helps him plot against Chad. CHAPTER 5 CHAD rested his elbows on the rail of the Molly McClain and framed his jaws with his large brown hands. It was early May, and the foliage along the banks of the Missouri was fuzzed With green. At the vessel's stern the huge paddle wheel gnawed angrily at the river and left a turgid, coffee-colored trail as it coaxed the boat upstream. Chad looked longingly downstream, tormented by the idea that the water beneath him would wind its way back to St. Louis, and Elizabeth. - -* - It was difficult to recapture her and hold her, for this was a new world to Chad, and the Molly McClain was constantly seeking his attention: the noise _of_toe flailing paddle wheel, the asthmatic sobbing of her two great, dirty stacks, her straining vibrations that dinned in his ear— ' these were a part of this new world that pressed against him, crowding out Elizabeth, and all women. No, not all women, for there were three aboard the Molly McClain, along with the two 1 companies of the Fifteenth United 1 States Infantry. They were Isabella Randall, who had insisted < upon accompanying her husband, , and the two laundresses attached ■ to the Fifteenth, Dora Haggerty, ; the widow of a sergeant who had lost his life at Shiloh, and Alice < McQueen. Neither would see 50 , again, a fact they met with ( equanimity. Dora and Alice had been accorded the privacy of a small cabin, but they made no effort to 1 confine themselves to their quarters, both happy to be with their J "boys” and neither concerned 1 because each hour took them farther from civilization. They i roamed the ship from stem to J stern, their rich Irish brogue and i hearty laughter lending a lighter 1 note to the tedious monotony. J C 1955, Bourcgy A Curl, Inc., pu

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ed. ed. Always open any gifts you receive immediately. Q. If lettuce, parsley or watercress is placed around 'an item of food to garnish it, may this properly be eaten? A. Yes, if you wish to eat it and it is a part of your individual serving. But you should not mar the appearance of a serving tjish by plucking out some of its garnish. Q. Does a woman introduce her husband to another woman as “Mr. Robinson"? A. No. The proper form would be: “Mrs. Tanner, may I introduce my husband?” A woman does not use “Mr.” wheq referring to or introducing her husband. Rob Rochester Food Market Os $825 ROCHESTER, Ind. (UP) —Bandits got an 3825 cash haul at a food market Saturday night and locked owner Ralph Koger, 49, in a walk-in freezer. Koger escaped after about an hour by breaking the Joor lock with a meat rack. Trade in a good town — Decatur

But tne tnree women who were on board did nothing for Chad. He tried to think of what he could say to Elizabeth when he wrote again. It occurred to him that he had not described the ship to her. He looked the river steamer over carefully. His first inclination when he had boarded the Molly McClain had been to laugh at her awkward lines, but since then he had learned to admire her strength and capability. The Molly McClain had little or no freeboard, and she appeared at all times to be in imminent danger of sinking. Piled on top of her boiler deck were two additional layers of superstructure, railed like somebody’s garden. Atop these, just behind two towering black stacks, was the square pilot house. In this clumsy-looking castle was the pilot, whose job it was to outwit the Missouri and her fickle ways of changing from day to day. A dirty, dangerous stream, the Missouri. Chad wondered how such a river could find its source In the clear, sparkling streams of the Rockies. Perhaps it picked up its mud from the somber land through which it flowed. Ls that was true, could Dakota be as sinister as the river it nurtured? He resented the river. Over its twisting path he was being carried farther and farther from what he wanted. And for what? Was there anything in all Dakota Territory worth defending ? Nothing, he decided. It was a gateway to the newly formed territory of Montana, nothing more. He swore,'and spat violently into the river. _. "Keerful there, Lootinant. Liable to spatter our passengers less’n you’re more ul." Chad spun around, angry words bn his tongue. But they remained unsaid, fie grinned “at the lanky scout standing beside him. "Hello, Zack. 1 didn't hear you come up." Zack Cubberly draped his long body over the rail and squinted at Chad. "Nobody ever hears me come up, Lootinant. How do you figure I lived to be 78?” Chad laughed. "Yesterday you were 99.” i “Nothing pee-culiar about that. A man can’t remember his exact ' age every time he talks about it.” 1 Just looking at Zack Cubberly ' was enough to make a man laugh. 1 Employed by the Fifteenth as a 1 scout, Chad was never sure when 1 he was serious and when he was 1 joking. .ibllShers of the new novcL Distributed

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COURT NEWS Marriage Licenses. Guy Marcus Watts, 65, South Bend, route four, and Gertrude Erma Freda Graft, 49, South Bend route one. Charles Edward Adams, 18, Spencerville, 0., route three, and Hilda Dean Boroff, 19, Van Wert, O. Divorce Granted The divorce complaint of Margaret Mills against Kenneth Mills has been submitted and the court has granted an absolute divorce to the plaintiff. The court has ruled that the plaintiff have custody of four minor children, that the defendant will have visiting rights and that the defendant will pay S3O per week support. A property settlement between the parties has been approved. Divorce Filed A complaint for divorce charging cruel and inhuman treatment has been filed by Racheal Esther Valez against Richard Leon Valez, and a summons has been ordered returnable March 18. An application for attorney fees and support money has been filed and a hearing has been set for March 9. The plaintiff seeks custody of one son.

Zack was tall, lean almost to gauntness, and supple. His costume was a combination of the wilderness and civilization. A pair of brown woolen trousers, recently purchased in St Louis, were turned up at the bottom, revealing Indian moccasins. He » wore a fringed deerskin jacket over a rough woolen shirt—a warm outfit, Chad thought for the mild spring weather. He was ageless, his lined countenance as tanned and weathered as .his ancient jacket. His eyes were smoke-blue, and when Chad looked closely at them, he noticed that they seemed bottomless and had a piercing quality which escaped the casual glance. His mouth carried a perpetually suppressed grin. He had away of wrinkling his brows and tightening his lips when he spoke, so that his listener was left in doubt of his intentions even after he had finished speaking. “1 see you picked up some tar on your new britches,” Chad said. "Your Indian princess is going tc cut you cold.” Chad knew he was touching on a sore spot. Some of the troops, particularly First Sergeant Mullvane, had spread the rumor tnat Zack was a squaw man. He had been paying attention to Alice McQueen, and when the gossip reached AHee, she refused to have anything to do with Zack, which was exactly what the men intended. “Well now, son, you be keerful about listenin’ to them tong tpngues.” Zack drew a tattered plug of tobacco from his jacket andgnawledoff a chew. "I ain’t got no brownskin girl in t h e woods. The truth is them he-gos-sips are jealous, that’s all, just plumti jealous.” “I guess that’s right,” Chad admitted, "but you can’t tell me you bought those fancy duds to' impress the boys.” Zack dipped an eyelid in a wink. "I’ve got more women than any ten men in the Fifteenth, and me goin’ on ninety-six." Chad grinned. "Zack, you’re going to live forever.” “Who wants to live forever?” Zack stared morosely at the bank that was slipping past.. "Not this chile. Someday I’U get an arrer in the back or a bullet tn the guts. Bound to happen. Good way to fc®. Better’n dryin’ up and blowin’ away.” (To Be Continued) 1 by Kins Features Syndicate.

Cites Misunderstanding! Os Public And Doctors

Editor’s Note: This is the second of throe dispatches by last year’s president of Ute American Medical Assn, -examining, misunderstandings between the public and the medical profession. By DR. ELMER HESS Written for United Press In the last two or three decades Americans have witnessed the growth of an idea that has been fantastically successful. That is the development of insurance to help pay hospital and doctor bills and to protect people against economic effects of illness. It became apparent to physicians and others about 20 years ago that a large segment of the American. people were having trouble meeting expenses of illness. The wealthy were able to pay with no* trouble — the very poor were cared for by county, state and federal governments. But the average man with a family was sometimes hit hard in the pocketbook when accident or illness struck. There were two ideas proposed for meeting such medical expenses. One was to let the government take over our medical care system, socializing medicine. The other was to develop insurance for medical and hospital expenses, protecting people against the “risk” of becoming ill just as they are protected against the risk of fire or robbery or disability by other forms of insurance. The medical profession was confident that voluntary rather than compulsory health insurance was the best answer to the problem of paying for care. Not only was the insurance idea more in keeping with our American philosophy of taking care of our own needs when possible, but it was cheaper to patients in the long run than a government system. Furthermore, it would nbt lower our standards of high-quality medical service as socialized medicine would. Many Have Insurance A lot of people—especially those who were trying to sell the socialized medicine idea—said voluntary

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MONDAY, MARCH 4, 195?

Partial Report On Heart Fund Drive A total of $555.58 has been donated by Adams county residents to the Indiana Heart’ Foundation, according to a partial report made today by Mrs. R. C. Hersh, chairman of the Heart Fund drive in this county. Among the organizations who have contributed recently are Decatur junior-senior high schodl from the Decatur-Butler game collection; Decatur Home Demonstration club, Adams American Legion Post 43, Pleasant Neighbors Home Demonstration club, Limberlost-Home Demonstration club, Rose Garden Club, Merrier Monday’s club, Town and Country Home Demonstration club, Decatur Lions club, Delta Theta Tau sorority. French Township home demonstration club, Xi Alpha chapter 6f Beta Sigma Phi sorority, Swiss Village Home Demonstration club, M. W. Friendship club and Mothers of World War 2 Geneva unit 27. Anyone who has not contributed to the Heart Fund may still do so by sending the donation to Mrs. R. C. Hersh of 344 south First street. Trade in a good town — Decatur

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