Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 16 February 1942 — Page 4

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DECATUR daily democrat FVtMßb.d Every Evsalag ■Bcept fiusday by ru dbcatur bsmoout oo Incorporated Batarad at the Deoalur. lad. Poet Qttiee aa Beeoad Cam Matter. J. H. Hailer Presldeat A. R. Holtkoasa, Ma y * Maa Mgr lack 0. liellar — Vlce-Presideat •übacrlptlen Rates •latte Coplea ——9 .oz Oae week, by carrier — -19 One month, by nail ■ *6 Three month*. by maU L(to MU month*, by nail - 1.76 ■>no year, by mall — 800 Prices quoted are within a radius of IM miiea. Elsewhere SI .60 one year Advertliing Rataa made Known On Application National Ropreaeatative fic'HRKRER A CO. 1* Leningtoa Avenue, Now Tork IB Eaet Wacker Drive. Cklcago Charter Member* of The Indiana League of Homo DalUee. Decatur need* a hundred new bouses to take care of her growth Send a book or two to the library or the legion Home for the boy* I in camp. —-0-0 Huy bond* with every dollar you can spare and Use your change for defence -lamp*. Uncle Hain nee<l* your support now. at never In hi*tory. —o • While taking care of the obi tire* it might be well to gel the radio tuned up and In good condition Manufacturer* will soon be | on war material* aolely. —o If they mn*ed you In the cam-1 palgu for meinberebip tn the Chamber of Commerce campaign call some member and ask to join. It's worth more than it coals. —o—o It you haven’t renewed your subscription to the bally Democrat, pleaai- do mi at once. If it'a due. We are required to atop thoae paper* not paid tor In advance If the Mine ia delivered through the mail*. —o—o Fanner* of Adam* county will have the opportunity to get scrap metal out of the way on the 23rd when the clean-up will he made ny L. E. Archbold'* committee. The metal I* to be sold to dealer* to Insent on for »uch uee a* the government need* it. Cooperation l» urged aud will be appreciated. -0 The roll of honor for Adam* county concern* that bave adopted the plan to have employe* purchase defeuni bond* on the salary * deduction method baa grown to nineteen aud other* will *oon be ready. To gain lhi» distinction and receive one of the special Rag*. 90% of the employe* must sign the / card*. —. Q i q i The Daily Tribune at Hast mg*. Nebraska, ba* published a special odUtaui 94 page*. Tapeline Edition, that I* one they aud the commuu Ity may well be proud of. It I* one of the beat, measured from content*. make-up aud feature*, that we have seen. The city I* a pro* perou* community of l&.MO, in the heart of the corn bell and with many attractive inatitutlorui and busine** concern*. -0 The laat detail to permit the building of a new coumy Infirmary seem* now out of the way. Priorities that will permit Ike securing of material ba* been ggakted and the work will proceed a* rapidly a* Pousibl*. Yost Brother* have tbe contract aud Charles Houck is the architect. The budding will be constructed of concrete and will be a modern and complete home tor tbe aged and lullrm. w ■■■ The American navy raid on tbe Markball and Gilbert Island* Jang-

ary Slat must have been notice to the Tokyo group that they had i eally started something when they made the surprise attack os Pearl Harbor Revenleen or eighteen ' ships, including on* 17.0 M-ton liner were sunk and beside* that hang ' ere. air field*, storage place* munition dumps. >1 planes, administration building* and many other . important points were blown to atoms or burned And the repay nient ha* Just started INO 0 - II j The war ia becoming more set- > iou* a* Japan Increases her island holding* and Germany shows re- * newod strength. The spring drives will soon be started and tbe nest >ix mouth* will prove bow effecI five the Allied defense la. On the outcome of the war rests the future <>f how we will live in this country usd every cltlsen. regard less of politk'M or personal opinions. Each of u* must do hl* full share and the sooner we awake to that tact, the better It's going to be. Sacrifices must be made, not by a few, but by every one. -0 Some one who forgot to sign bl* name write* to dare lie to pilot this: "Buy defense bonds and stamp* so our senators can have pensions when they are retired." Brother you don't like that any better than we or most of the rest of the 13o.fimr.ooo cit Isens of America do and the objections that reached Washington have already resulted ill a start to repeal the act. However, the need for defense Irond sale* Is so great that we should not permit such things to Interfere with our determination to meet every requirement to save our country. All etoe is chore*. A suggestion has beeu made to this newspaper that the traffic light controls at Five Point*. Including Winchester and Adama street* and Mercer avenue be changed, in view of the tact that U 8 Hoad 23 no longer use* Winchester street. The person suggested that tbe traffic light* on Adam* street be removed, permitting can* to turn into the other street* or crossing to the east side, without a M-second wait. This would save one-third of the time and would eliminate the standstill on Adam* street, when no traffic i* in sight. Since the route of U. H. Hoad 27 ha* beeu switched to Thirteenth street, much of the traffic has beeu diverted from that thoroughfare. By eliminating tbe Adam* street lights, traffic could be moved faster on Mercer avenue and Winchtester street, not with the idea of increasing speed, but rather for tbe convenience of drivers who by virtue of the three-way control *y*tein must wait for tbe switch on a street which enters tbe Intersection, but In no way add* to safety < ousideratious. Those who use Adama street could be on their way without delay, a atop which the person who studied the situation, said would ciear-up tbe bottleneck. O O ■ Drive Slower, It Wilt Pay: "Drive slower and speed victory" i* the slogan of the Consumer's Division of tbe price fixing department of government. Add to that the old adage, "drive slower and live longer.” aud you have plenty of reason why you should do wo. The department recently gave out three *peclgc argument* that every car driver should commit Io , memory They are: If you consistently drive well under 60 miles an hour, year Hrs* , should give you 36.000 miles or more of service. Drive over fiO, and your tires may last only half , that distance. At 30 mile* an hour tbe average car should travel one tbouaand , miles using only one quart of oilAs you push tbe pedal down, your car usee up more aud more oil until al 70 miles aa hour it will take from six to seven quarts of * oil for that same thousand miles.

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jThirty-four Aliens Caught in \ ji ?. f U lL I * f. I. JV. PlbaaapAoro The Pl.!, rounded np thirty-feur Japanese alieas in Sea Francisco. Calif.. Including, test to right, J. Iktda, Hsruo AeU and Yaeuy uk; Doc Doi admttled that he had eight year* of Japanese military training.

MEATLESS MENUS FOR THE LENTEN SEASON Here ere two booklet*, prepared by our Service Bureau at Washington. to aid the housewife In preparing attractive, nourishing dl*be* for dinners durlug the Lenten season They are: *1» FISH AND SEAFOOD COOKERY 12) VEGETABLE COOKERY The two booklet* In a single packet will Ire sent If you will fill out th* coupon below, and enclose with It fifteen cent* in coin or postage stamps to cover return postage and otkei handling costs: CLIP COUPON HERE F. M. KERBY. Director. Deity Democrat'* Service Bureau. Dept. *LP2 1013 Thirteenth Bt.. Washington. 0. C. Send the Lenten Cookery Packet of two booklets to: NA M E STREET aud No. CITY STATE I read the D***atur Dally Democrat. Decatur, iud. TODAYS WAR MOVES (Reg. U. 8. Patent OBleo) By Louis F. Keemle Os tbe United Preu War Desk

Even before tbeir occupation of Hiugapot- has been ron»olid*t<<d. the JapanvM- bave opened a full scale drive for Sumatra aud Java and are attacking with renewed Intensity in Burma The culminating phase of the battle for the soutbwimtern Paclßc now ha* ben reached. The united natlotto face a thowdown. the supreme lest of their ability to maintain a foothold in the Indie* The test la the turning point of the war. If they lose It. the Allies will have to give up their sole reinaniing base at Soerabaja ou Java and withdraw to Australia, leaving all of the rkh Indies to the enemy. The nearest Allied base would Ire Port Darwin ou the northern coaat of Australia, and that would be subject to bombing from Timor and New Guinea and by planea from carrier*. Should tbe Japanese make Port fMrwiu untenable,

the Allie* would have to operate from thousand* of miiea away, baaing on Sydney and Melbourne, it would make (he eventual grand assault by tbe Allies against the Japanese a difficult and alow task. Tbeae cunaideraiiom. however, are for *ome lime In the future and depend ou thv outcome of the struggle for Java. It Is so vital to Again, at 30 miles an hour the average light car will use about 47 gallons of ga*olin< in I raveling a thousand mile*. The falter the rar I* driven the more gasoline it burn*, until, at 70 mile* au hour you'll need between 7v and 76 gallon* to cover that thousand mile*. It's healthier and more economical. to make it brief.

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hold this key tolatid that it I* likely to be the ic-ene of the heaviett fighting of the war, probably very soon Speed is the eaSMC* of Japan's plan of attack and her force* are not llkrdy to pause to reorgan Ise before atriklng. By capturing Singapore, the Japanese have gained control of the Strait of Malacca with easy access to the Bay of Bengal. They ran send unlimited reinforcements by sea to Burma, whose defenders already are bard pressed. The danger to China's Burma road become* very res). Looking southward, the Japanese iroasibly have sealed tbe fate of Sumatra by taking Singapore. The British have nut revealed th* extent of their louses, but they probably suffered heavily, even disastrously. in men and material, and the extent to which they can participate in the defense of Sumatra Is problematical. By occupying Palembaug In southern Sumatra, the Japanese have drawn perilously close to Batavia, seat of the Allied high r ommaud. They have Java blo< hed off from the west, north aud east, from I’aiembaag to Ambolna Island. Tbe lus* of Sumatra would mean the loaa to the Allien of the bulk of their oil aupply In the Indies, alnce Sumatra acouuta for about one-half of production. The Dutch apimretitly have succeeded in thwarting the parachute troop* aud destroying lite Installations at the great oil center of i'aleinbaug. Tbe Japanese thus will not derive any immediate * benefit but the AIIIm will be bumpered by the difficulllea of transporting oil from the middle east and the United States. Moreover the Japanese will be able to prey on shipping In tiw Indian

ocean Thu* the outlook, while not hopeleu. admittedly la dark. That to why Prime Minister Churchill was unable to hold forth any promise of good tidings In tbe near future, lu fact, he predicted that news "of many misfortunes and gnawing anxieties lie before us.” Buch new* already ia coming from Sumatra. Anawen To Tert * Questions Below are the answera to the Test Questions printed on Page Two > ffi 1. Lieutenant (lenc-ral. 1 False. 3. Ulysses 8. Grant. 4. Crematory. 6. Bronx. Brooklyn. Manhattan. Queens and Richmond. • Minnesota. 7 120.000 8 State. 9 George V. 10. True. 1. 916.000. 2. The National Defense Mediation Board. • Midas. 4. Angora goats. 5. Water. • Buy a pig in a poke. 7. True. I. July 14. 9. Andrew Johnson. It) Anthony Hope.

♦— • ♦ Household Scrapbook By ROBERTA LEE • Blssp Rreducsr A very effective remedy for producing sleep i* to *tew spring onion* in coarse brown suga'. and take one teaapoonful before retiring Thia will not only produce sleep, but is very healthful. Rlmpls Scars The scare from pimple* will usually disappear very soon I! they are hathed with a solution ot boraeic acid, followed by an application of sine ointment. Bmrch Stain* Scorch stain* can often be removed by rubbing them Immediately with dry atarch. then sponging off. Repeat the treameat U necessary. Cleaning Felt Hats One excellent method ot cleaning a felt tint Is as follows: Add enough gasoline to a teacup ot flour to make a paste. Rub this paste oa with a brush, aud allow it to dry. Then brush vff with a stiff brush. •• '■ - • —— Largest salmon cannery in the world Is located at 4iellingbam, Washington.

COURT HOUSE Annie E Winns* to Beat-lee Marl* Coffslt. inlet 73 In Decatur for 13. Rua**l L. Hturgto et U lu Virgil J. ItanlM et ux. 79 acres In Wabash aud Monro* townships for |l. Osro P. tihlerling et ui to George H. McMsnama el •*. •• French township lor 91. William H. Nobel et us to Jamas C. Bberwood. inlot 8 la Lion Orove for |l. William H Nobl* et ux to Jsme* C Hherwood. <4 acre in Hartford township for 11. Rlrhard Leltoy Field*. Cotnm.. to Albert Hmitb. 81 acres In Hartford township for <6Ofifi Mary Kyfcer et vlr to Dan Isle et ex. 39 6 acres In Wasnington township tor |l. Jean suits Rmlth et vir to Defense Plant Corporation. Inlot* 1 to • and It and 12 In Decatur for 91760. John Reed to Defense Plant Corporation. Inlot 10 io Decatur for 9225. William H. Human et ux co Defense Plante Corp., miot 9 In Decatur for 9150. Central Huger Co.. Inc-, to First Joint Stock Land Bang. M acre* in Monroe twp. for 91. James ('. Sherwood et ux to William D. Liby et ux. Inlot S In Linn Grove for 91. Oliver J Harman et ux to Helen L. Met*, inlot 34 in Decatur for 91Ferd L. Lltterer et al. Comm. to Cbarle* Berning et ox. 81.45 acrea in Preble twp. for 612 200 The MrMlllen Home Build. Corp, to Arthur C. lx>«he et ux. Inlot 12 in Decatur for 91Mae B Snyder et vlr to Raymond K. Van Emon wt ux. 88 acres io Wabash twp. for 91 Heretan Tewera el ux lo Ciaude Hilton et ux. 12 acre* in Ro- t town*hip for 91- ’ _ fWWTYlfßAre _< AGO TODAY • _4 Feb. IS Cordell Hull. !>en»o< ratic national chairman, attend* editorial meeting at IndianapoU* and predict* «ucce»* for the pargy tbi* year. President Harding agviaes congress to postpone paying soMier's bonus. Tom Miller. 42. former Clover railroad ageut here, die* suddenly at Bluffton from heart attack. Jobu Bakst is a eaudidute for tbe Democratic nomination for sheriff. Wiiiiam Kukelban reports seeing

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SYNOPSIS A Fifth Column Nitskrieg to under way to Eng toad tod by ■ mysterious Aju wno oflteially and Hcretly to considered more menacing than Stubs bombers to tha defense of tha realm. Tha confessed treason of Mara, ace English spy, foliowad by tha ecnaationai mgr* dor of Capt Hugh Kenley, have out Sir John Sanderson, British Intelligence chief, to a desperate quandary. Sir John's ward, beautte fui Brinda Duncan, had given a lift to bar ear to a limping stranger whom aha mistook for an Englishman. But he wag a Nasi parachuttot and, when leaving Brtoda'a car, ba shot Capt. Kaalay.... Brinda mat Lieut Bkbard Maidea. a former bean, when both were looking through johotoa to the Intelligence OMcaS "rogues' gal* lory." He told her that Ms engagement to Gladys, daughter of Lard aad Lady Mount wyn, to to be announced that eveatog. Brinda had none too pleasant memories of glittering Gladys as a schoolmate. But Sir John aad Ms ward go to the Mouatwya party, where Gladys to proudly showing of tha raaiir Itos kuseton. Prince Vaslav, whom she km just ordered to "come along"... CHAFTEB BIGHT With a gesture that was half • bow aad half a deprecatory shrug. Prince Vaslav obeyed Gladys. Diek and Brinda wan Mt with -t-agnr£i^rt3 agnr£i^rt3^ a “ Om * nt -IF Ho smftsd vagsriy. "Oh! I waa counting the people. Before na aad Colona! Saadenao eame, toon wen eae tomitoef s -d ni&s. im audo ana hundred eleven—the .■JWlfcy-Mnw.MJta, *u«aß thereto anything aise worth thiaktog shout Just st this moSagEs '"“Wtoriy. It was a perfectly J**"* *•*«*»«*• ■Mthat’o how It to—after bring stalest Hewn up, one haeomaa eugpietous. I ”."»«**»*■* • >py or a Fifth under smry retort.’ FThay mally ansat that thtekF - 'wnnimrt cam far your guardian ’a job. Hris inherited too mtrnh

Envoy's Wife's Dog Is '■ - - A ' I 1 1 "« VW -?« ■ al . v’L-jff » h -j 4 - Wwtlik T"*w*>* a. Wolvey Pattern of Ugerstoune For the first time in the history of th* WaetmirM. r K«w w ahow in New Tork, a Went Highland white terrtor ug* th* beat in ahow. The dog. Ch Wolvey Pattern of E4*em2 affiowa above, to owned by Mrs. John G. Winant, wii« u u* |T ambaaeador to Gnat Britaur

Two Allen County Men Asphyxiated Fort Wayne, lad.. Feb. Id — (UP) — K defective exhauat-mani fold type automobile heater was blamed today for the deaths early Sunday of Alfonso Diehl. 48. aud hie brother. Otto M. both of Hariau. Bod)** of the two men were found in their car hours after it had veered off the highway near here and rolled to a slop almost against the tmm horn* of Herman Poehler Th,- motor was still running anil ike lights of the car were still on. Dr A. P. Kattendorf Alien county coroner, said that carbon monoxide gas. gradually leahing from tbe heater, had slowly asphyxiated the brothers, who first lost consclousues* si 12:30 a m. when lhey rolled off the road. Dr Hattenfirst robin* of the year. The Rotarian* entertain their wive* and eweetbearte at chicken dinner m the Maaonic hall.

trouble from the bhndnem of hie predecessors.’* "That’s serious for England, tent iiF “Deuced serious," said the young lieutenant gravely. “But I suppoae *•11 mudAe through ismihiw ... *a always havaPoraoaaßy, I’ve almost reached the jittery stags where I suspect all foreigners." “Just who is this Prince VaetovF asked Brinda. Following bar thought. Maidan ■to Dad. “No need to worry about Vaslav. He’s above suspicion. Km to royalty aad all that sort of thing • • . He’s a aephew as the Graal Duke, you know rveHy to Bae far the Bosman throne, if there ever to a Btmatoa throne again. But het death on the Nasis—hates them. Mandaras dritor, whatF Itotoda we toned to agree. "I don’t think I ever saw a hssdsemcr man—of hto type. But I dent like him. Does he do anything borides look handsome!" "Waß. I suppose you might call Mm a sort as society entertainer, except that he'd he greatly insulted if you did. He backed a Mayfrir if yau're going to give ■ big party « *£• "*•* w " kaaodtjonoafi He’s reeUy a very clover chap. First- *.* ’ ***** ,iw * •• • *^" i *«* ri * *• *?** eard * • • • bww * “£*» £•» •*» ed tot*‘ohTyi aS tor art and so ot>. - must be on good tomu with ■iX® *“’ u " '•j*' •« *> — ! Dick I SmJ wTctoriam? * < * >d ’ “Sounds a tride gruesome to me “ commented Diet _

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dorf aet th* time ut ttowir d*d around J tw ~ m al>( j not discovered till after m* Neither of the i«o M married, and tbe only »» are two other brvtaw u Diehl of She, sood. (j | uel Dieh). of Nile*, Mkb ■ ■ ~o ——- - ♦ Modern Etiquetti By ROBERTA LEE ffi ■ — «. Q. What j* ou« o! 18, charming Iran* of om** pg Ity? A. To be a good ll*t«et>r 6g th* atorie* one I* torrag ■* are not alway* ini>*r**nu m arc your*. Th- habit of p* u Hon I* not * hatd on* t* and will win many ' --at Q. What la MW fl for calling card*' A. White Bristol bsart (an unglaxed. and of medium 'J u Q. la t noses-ary »he» rt for information retardtu a that one expc< i* '<> take wig tioketa. to encio*. a *:*■»? R. No. You are not atkiQ I favor in thia iu» *»< e at a no way under obllga' i

“Noneense!" rtsposded (iri “It's all is funl" “Perhaps Licuter.snt Miia right." Interjected Vaslav. Gladys lifted an impend d "I'm quite sure it’s a splendid A she said crisply. “Ce®e, Vri you'll have to explain that w; Signa) detail to the clsnr.eoa “I still think it’s vwcvt’i pharised Dick as be g-i led Bn through the crowd. “Soerin can't share the prevalent tea that this war is a joke." “Nori, Dick." said Bnr.tod tog of the parachute spy. *w murdered Captain Kenley. Bomewhere in their png across tha big room they to separated from Gladys sad Then suddenly the bidden orto orashad into the opening #*»•' dance kit of the day. “That's tor us," mid MaMril whirled Brinda Into s nto Than, after a few steps, Jw forgotten bow you dance 1 “You forgot once before * MM* •Let’s not bring that up,J said. "It reminds ms of W ■ spent youth." They were nenr a double y»> onenine on a flower-filled tsw when the clarinet suddenly Ad out a chromatic warning tiatw ctomtly approximat'd the etns of an air-raid siren. Iratasft' lights went out ._ Brinda felt Dick's arm Involuntarily she pressed a ■*, him. A thriii swept Ur. ■nd impervious. . ta>l •Blackouts have their peMJ' said, his breath warm neek. “Listen, Brinda 11 ■* yoq A cry stopped him—• “ hoarse and surprised. Tto. crisp, authoritative voice «• Mountwyn, rising abeve * fled croon of tbe orchiitrs: •Ughtel Tum on the M Bony—you fools! Lights. . Brmds's hand clutched Ito "Bemothing'a wrong, pered with terrified ‘'Bomething's desperately «« •Well look," said Maidens* She clutched bis ana » threaded his way through tN* toward the point from Mountwyn'a voles hadl eons the flrat light, flawed •.• Brinda knew that her JnsUflod. Their host, red-le*-disheveled, wss bending figure, sprawled on a i»««F side a terrace door. “Lend a hand here, Uej|U*r he snapped. “Colonel > baa been stobbedl" (To be eonUnuedl Cwutt H Mw I- a . BMVISVM4M KM »•»»•