Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 108, Decatur, Adams County, 6 May 1942 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by FM-t WrCATt’R DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated. Entered at the Decatur. Ind. Post Office as Second Class Matter I. H. Heller President A. R Holthouse, Sec’y A Bus. Mgr. Pick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates Single Copies — I .03 One week, by carrier .15 One month, by mail .35 Three months, by ma 11..—..— 100 Six months, by mail 1.75 Dne year, by mail 3 00 Prices quoted are within a radius of 100 miles. Elsewhere 13.50 one year. Advertising Rates made Known on Application. National Representative BCHEERER & CO. <ls Lexington Avenue. New York 85 Eaet Wacker Drive. Chicago Charter Members oi The Indiana League of Home Dallies. The voters have decided who the candidates will he and in this coun-1 try we go on the theory that the plurality is right. —o Less than fourteen thousand farmers In Indiana voted on the wheat quota Looks as If that's all I the interest there is. we make much ado about It. -O From the number of calls received at this office last evening, there | was no lack of inter<«t in results of the . lection, even If a gexed many faded to go to the polls Tax paying time is over, the pri- • maries out of the way. crops well in. seems as though we will have more time to devote to the activities necessary to win the war. —o The candidates are glad its over, win. lose or draw, for it was a tough job this year because so many other things h-ld the attention of the voters. Now they are receiving or giving congratulations. That’s; America . O—O The election was quiet and orderly but it waa a primary in which you had the right to help select the candidates you favor. As long as that privilege is granted you. there nerd be no worry that our way of life will not continue. o—o Het aside ten percent of your income for bonds. That's what Uncle Sam is asking, not demanding, and what every one should do if possible. Th. money is needed to win the war and unless we do that it won’t make any difference what you have. O—O The sugar will taste sweeter if we have to watch to keep within the ration order. They say that one spoonful in a cup of coffee or tea. well stirred, will provide as much benefit and taste as two or three that we permit just to settle at the bottom of the cup. O—O The British have taken over the French Island of Madagascar, needed for defense against the Japs. When the war is over and France nas been reorganised It will be given back to them, probably in much better condition than If the laps ware permitted to pillage IL —o Don't neglect getting your sugar card. Go to the school bowse designated tor your territory and sign up for the family. Yow will be allowed a pound tor each person for two weeks. You won’t bo able to buy any sugar without • card. Do It before Thursday events* O O — Funeral services were held this afternoon la Monroe for John F. Hocker. 7e. one •< the leading citL sum nt that community and owe of tM Meg known men of the wwwmty. As mmwbwwt ieveefe- aad farmer -msg WMMoct ul surd he bad many

friends here and elsewhere who sincerely regret his death. O—O It may be the best thing that could happen to you it you save ten percent of your Income and invest it in U. 8. war bonds. The investment Is the best you can make It pays a good return. Is safe as your nation Is, and is a protection against destruction of ; American lives and property. Buy all you can all the time. —o The primary is over and the people have epoken. That's the purpose and one of the fundamentals of a democracy. The vote was not a record-breaker for people are busy these days. The campaign next autumn will result in the general election on November 3rd. at which time the voters will select those who will conduct the various offices. It's always Important and every citixen should plan to vote. —O—O Teachers in Adams county rural g< hook* will receive a ten percent increase in wages, a deserved, and we are sure appreciated recognition It is generally known that those in the profession have been underpaid, in comparison with oth- • r work. The requirements are such as to entail considerable expense for it is necessary to take four years of college work to obtain licenses under present laws. I In addition, most of the teachers continue their studies from year to year and the net return to the average teacher is Insufficient for I any substantial savings. We be-| lleve the boost in pay for these public servants will be appreciated by the public as well as by those who benefit personally. o—o No more iron or steel pie pass or scooters, bird cages, washing machines or kitchen ware, no more of any thing for civilian use for the duration. Rome tour hundred hottehold articles have been banned and there will be numerous times when we will realise the • nation is at war. No one will complain for we realltc that in all-out war there must be sacrifices. Up to now it has been mostly talk but with sugar and other foods rationed and with so many Items on the list, we will really begin to notice it. Os course you can still buy silver and gold articles If that's any help to the average housewife. In the meantime we are getting ready to really show the Japs what a s' rious mistake they made when they attacked Pearl Harbor. —o Gov. Henry F Schrlcker has announced his intention of recommending to the next session of the g« neral assembly that laws be enacted exempting those in the armed forces of the United States from paying poll tax and paying state gross Income tax on their service salaries. The Governor conferred with Attorney-General George N. Reamer and members of the Indiana tax board recently to see if the present laws would permit poll tax exemption for men in active service, but tt was found that under the existing statutes tt was impossible. Members of the Indiana National Guard and certain disabled veterans are now exempt from poll tax. Under the present gross income tax law all Indiana residents in the armed forces are taxable on their service pay, bet ■ an defer payment until the expiration of a sit months period immediately following the termination of their services, the Governor pointed oat. o The future of the child is the work of th* mother. Thanks Voters: Please accent my sincerest frstitudv for your support is the primacy I am plsssed mere thaw I can say *"U W elected trustee of Waehmgtee township nest November, promise to serve you faithfully ano to the best of my ability. John B» Stoneburner

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Dwight M. Kimble Is Employed As Chemist —— Decatur Youth Hired By Shell Company Dwight M. Kimble, son cf Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Kimble, 504 N. Fifth »treet. will leave Monday for California, where he will be employed aa a Junior chemist In the research laboratory of the Shell Development Co., at Emeryville. The young man will be graduated . Sunday from Indiana university. I where hr will receive his I>. 8- degree in cheentstry During the past ( semester he has attended the grad-; uate school, enrolled in '.he uni- j verslty four years ago. following his graduation from the Decatur high school. The position offers Mr. Kimble an excellent opportunity, not only In his field, but for advancement. There are about 750 persons employed in the < onvpany's laboratory one df the largest and best in the I country. Their work Is so closely related to war production and in cooperawith the army and naby. that it has an A-2 priority. The laboratory does research work for the Shell Petrolearn company. one of the world s largest producers of oil. and men with technical skill are deterred! from active military service. ( The position was offered Mr. I Kimble after representatives of the company interviewed hhn at the j university last winter. The young man's father is a foreman in the tool department of the General electric company's plant tn this cityUSE NEW BASIS FOR (Continued Front Page t) were rejected by Toledo. Ohio, army examiners. The 12 are: Don Wait, Richard Foreman. Walter Heimann. Lester Morningstar. Carl Egly. Freeman Reynolds. David Haviland. Burtts Moses. Lloyd Blberstlne. Edwa.rd Butnmerr Wayne Peterson and Reuben Ringger. — o— ———— Aniwen To Tert Questions Below are the answers to the Tom Questions printed oa Page Two ♦ « 1. Heavier-than-air. 2 First sergeant. 3. Lieutenant Commander. , 4. NMto’h. 5- Smuggling an alien Into this country from Mexico. 4. Anemometer. 7. False. 5. Roman Catholic. S. Venice. IB Chees. - O L I Modern Etiquette I 1 Sy ROBERTA LIS J Q la it proper for a man to Hah hie arm in a woesan'. while walk♦Uh bar on the street? A No A Rft does got Iflrit hi. norm m th* wean's, bold Her by the eß>ow nor offer her his arm.

unless for the purpose of buidlng her through a particularly crowded street or protecting her from traffic. Q Are relatives and friends obliged to send gifts to au engaged girl? A. No; this is entirely optional Q. When attending the theater,' and a woman in front of you is wearing a hat that oliscures your vision, what should you do? A. Ask her quietly and politely If she will remove her hat. It she refuses, attract the attention id an unsber to her hat. 0 ————»l » 1 ■ I Household Scrapbook I By ROBERTA LEE Smoke Stains For removing ■•moke stains from j the bricks In front of a fireplace, mix two ounces <d soda, one ounce i of pumice stone, one ounce of salt, with water sufficient to make a cream. Rub the bricks well with this solution and allow to stand for a few minutes; then brush off with a stiff brush Grease on Linoleum If grease has been spilled on the kitchen linoleum, tsprlnklo some soda on it and pour botlln? water over it. The floor can be wiped up without danger of leaving jus! enough grease to cause a fall. Bluing If a lump of soda is dissolved In i the bluing water on washday, it e———————•

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will prevent the bluing from streaking the clothes. Q ■ Industrial Safety Theme Os Meeting "Industrial Safety” was the subject discussed by Herschel L. Smith, safety engineer of the Fort Wayne and Decatur works cf.the . General Electric company at the i weekly meeting of the Decatur : Lions dub, held last evening al tho K. of P home. Mr. Smith stressed the vital importance health and safety of the f employe in industry plays in the present war effort. Now, more than ever before. It is necessary that the well being <»f the employe bei safe guarded so that lost time due | to accident or sickness is held to t an absolute minimum. The program was in charge of George l-aurent and W. M. Bumgerdner. dtfb president presided. A new member. Carl H. Mies, was introduced last evening and other guests were Frank Schubert, Jr., I! A. Neff and R. J. Houser. Next week’s program will be In the form of a travelogue of Mexico by Dr. K. C. Hardesty of Fort Wayne, and wilt also Include pictures of a real Mexican bull fight. -— ■ ■ o Trade in a Good Town ~ Decatur

I Installment Buying Ordered Curtailed — « ■ ■» Charge Accounts Are Also Limited Washington. May (UP)-—The day has gone when you could get a new summer wardrobe, put It on your charge account and pay for It next winter. The government, in another move to keep the cost of living from spiraling upward, clamped down on delinquent charge accounts today and placed greater time limit and down payment restrictions on installment buying. Hereafter, charge accounts must he paid within 40 to 70 days for a specific list of items ranging from bicycles to bedding, electric appliances to jewelry, and sports equipment to non-military clothing. The time limit on installment buying was reduced from 15 to 12 months. The revised rules on consumer credit were announced by the federal reserve board. The action was prompted by President Roosevelt's recent appeal to diecourage credit i and Installment buying and encourage the payment of debts. it was the first time charge accounts had been included in the consumer credit regulations adopted under an executive order Issued last August. Installment purchases have been limited since then -first to Hi months and later to 15 months. The federal reserve lioard ruled that persons must pay their charge accounts by the loth of the second month following the purchase date. If it Is not paid within that time, no further credit can be extend'd. July io will be the deadline date for purchases prior to May 1. Adjustments are permitted for persons with seasonal Incomes. In addition, a purchaser and Miler may agree in writing for payment of an article at any date they specify. The minimum down payment for

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I ,v—vsms CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN f Two significant things happened g next day. Both are recorded briefly in my diary. t In the first place, after the long t delay, the Durfee inquest was held > —and what an anti-climax that t turned out to be! t With his face still puffed and t purple from his recent misadven- , ture with the hornets’ nest, the GalI lina coroner tried to impart to the i hearing a feeling of drama and i mystery. But the public interest in , a mystery will hold suspense for just so long. An unsolved erime , goes stale. After a time another, , more mysterious, supersedes It— j And that’s what happened in the < case of Worth Durfee. Estelle’s death, following so closely on the killing of her hus- 1 band, had stolen the show. It had more class, anyhow, as I heard one of the reporters whisper to another i while we waited for the arrival of the coroner. The finding of the body of a mid-dle-aged eccentric, not too popular in his community. A hether by bullet wound or by affndcntal automobile crash, had no thrills to compete with the mystery of Estelle’s murder—if it was a murder. So the Durfee investigation became routine question and answer—routine verdict—“death at the hands of person or persons unknown." I was fed up with courts and eoroners. I wax weary of questions and answers. I wanted to get out Into the brilliant October sunshine and walk over the hills to forget this atmosphere of plot and counterplot. But I was not destined to be free from it—not yet, anyhow. Something was brewing in the Gallina court house—trouble was in the air. You eould feel it In the tension of the courtroom, ft was written on the faces of the court attaches. Whisperings and buzzings in the corridors— I was aware of it the minute I stepped inside the building. And as we drove home from the inquest, Lance told me what it was. He had managed, somehow, so that I rode in his car and Sydney took Martha in his roadster. "Somebody’s going to bo put on the spot by District Attorney Stevens,” Lance said, swinging his machine out of the town traffic and into the broad ribbon of the highway that led toward Castaway. “How?” “Well, there’s a first rate feud on between the district attorney’s office and the sheriff’s office, ft’s been going on for some time and it’s coming to a crisis now. This ease—or rather these eases—are going to make it a knockdown, drag-out scrap between Stevens and Nathan Allen." “Tell me about it,” I said. *T haven't heard anything about such a feud between officials.” "There’s not an awful lot to tell —wxcept that I feel sorry for the fellow who gets eaught between the two sides of the scrap.” There was nothing in Lance's words right then to sound prophetic, but looking back ea it there might well have been. “Stevens is a young man.” Lance went oa. “eager tn get ahead and ambitious. A good oft rial. toe. But yoataow how rt is with district stj/Kt very much,” I said. "Yea

installment purchaser was increased to 33 1-3 percent. It had previously ranged from 20 to 33 1-3. Single payment loans, not prevlusly covered, must be paid within 90 days if they are 11.500 or leva. Exceptions to the credit regulations Include real estate and certain security loana; educational, hospital, medical, dental and funeral expenses; defense housing, fire and casualty insurance premiums; disaster loans; agricultural loans; business loans; insurance policy loans, and credit to governmental agencies and religious, educational or charitable Institutions. "We're not doing away with the charge account Idea by any means,” a federal reserve spokesman said. • But were simply keeping them from becoming a mechanism for erdeit expansion.” Automobiles are on the specified list, but they may be paid for in 15 months with the required one-third down. Furniture and pianos require a down payment of 20 percent instead of 10 and 12 months to pay. The list of Items Includes other

kxxxn vs « x x v .rx xWOc K « « - ■■ I Thank You Voter® Deeply grateful for the support given menuJß primary, my MineereM hope is thal I mat ah»au jour confidence. I assure you that if elected Treasurer. I will give my best effort- to -ent people of Adams Cornify. I appreciate more than I can express in splendid attitude of my opponent, whom I highest esteem. Thank- to every one. FRANK LINIGEB Democratic Candidate for ■ COUNTY TREASURER ■

forget that my only experience with courts of any kind haa been since I came to Castaway.” Lance explained. “When a district attorney comes up for re-elec-tion—and Stevens win next year—he makes his campaign on the number of convictions. He asks people to vote for him on the grounds of the number of people he has convicted." “That doesn’t sound quite fair to me," I said. "Suppose some of them shouldn't have been convicted—" "That’s the way It’s done, fair or unfair. He’s supposed to convict. That's his duty. And Stevens is after Alien's scalp for being too easy on the criminals in these parts." "Would Stevens rather have Allen arrest a man who was innocent than not to arrest anyone at all?'* To me, it sounded infamous, this system. "1 wouldn’t say it quite as strong as that But Stevens is determined to have somebody arrested and prosecuted for the killings of my uncle and of Durfee. About Estelle he's not so much concerned—" "Why not?” "Because that, my sweet ehild, took place oatside of his jurisdiction. And I must state, in my opinion—which may not be worth much in law—that Stevens to more concerned with getting somebody convicted in Gallina County than he is with finding a murderer. Or two murderers.” “Wasn’t that what the city detectives tried to do? They tried to hang something on you whether you were guilty or not" “Now, Gerry, let’s be fair. Somebody called the city police and told them I had threatened a murder. Could they afford to overlook that? Os course not They found a gun in my bunkhouse that fitted the bullets of two killings. Could they disregard that? They were within their rights. I don’t blame them.” ' Sometimes I think you are too logical,” I protested. "You don't blame anybody.” "Don’t get that Idea tete your pretty red bead. Somebody tried to frame ma with that telephone call to the police and with that run. registered in my nameand all I hope is I get a ehanee to take it out of his hide before I turn him over to the authorities.” Lanee set his chin in a hard line. "But, coming bad to the feud between Allen and the D. A.—Nate’s slow, deliberate way of doing things doesn’t set well with Stevens. He wants action. And he’s going to get it He’s going to have somebody arrested for at least one of the crimes at Castaway—and 111 bet it’s before you’re twwnty-foar hoars older.” There were several things 1 wanted to ask Lance—perhaps this was as good a time to ask them as I’d ever get. I really wanted most of all to ask hhn about that warning uttered to Walter Gregg, so long ago. but I never could quite bring myself to ask about that I did ask hhn another question, though: “Lancs, do you know who overheard you say you’d be glad to aee Estelle get a double p rtion of rat poison?" "Geeh that was -a unfortunate remark of mine! A-an will I ever

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A ;rt Mir • .. . - clic.” 'Harry <-a. : r v S'! was mtwent out I.ar.-f '' ••?'-* '! miles a! r' "it might I terr. that." !.■ ’ "He could > a >' !.irxHl gun. too. < r.T. • ••• ■ S' alibi for the r. r’t I r.d* was killed as I bare-:-.* niigi t i><- ' • He nrght ‘.a-. - I kdhr.g ■ '*O| mail Durfi* May:* fused to be ' ■: !■ HH “That " killing Hit »'■!»• VH crime? Uhy *■" • • ; ble to come i'it i a and shoot a mar r- ’'.>JM i posed of in . tin r likely to b** four ! out. « ' add up. lb n .■ ' i.ave C '.«« 1 don’t fay I he I might be car a : ’ that way —-i’ 11 r -JH| All the way hr me tn we debated th" !' " A no conclusion. B • seemed to have rr. »n ' gether in the <• ’ We were gr ».rc r. r» V 1 united, every day. r *. s ’ forts to find th.- ' all our tragedies. Art I K*™ Lance one more <n f, * reached the ranchhmise. “I've been v< ry ’ Craven. Every time ir» - i be friendly I've held h « eome. to the t ■ . pert he will-! th -k L. I more friendly something ab ? I irr. : us. Would you coniuder • ■‘•’W . too deceitful?" 1 asked. “If you can learn , that double cr ' hdp, g* to it," “I can't bear b. «pc*k “ . I’ve always hear! that . stand more than men css M 1 The second even; of F*« . Bortonce noted :n my r Friday wb« the report - } telephoned from ■ 1 informed of •ven'.sb*»rM«« 1 mysteries: Fix more oft-™ ! bills had turned updred dollar onw-ofc-f »*■ automobile trader■ m» « San Francisco. . deluxe trader on er kr ft driver, who i “ r B , and drove it away. J Allen left for the 1 rate the sale. c M I for the trailer. hopeM at last, would w<w * on ' , ,u. doer r * I Kobe met ”» at the <w« Jr- ’ Xl* «•”” r (To be