Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 127, Decatur, Adams County, 28 May 1942 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Pabltobed Every Evening Except Sunday by HUE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated. entered at the Decatur. Ind, Poet Office as Second Class Matter f. H. Heller President A. R. Hoithouse. Sec'y A Bus. Mgr. pick D. Heller.. Vice-President Subscription Rates Single Copies 1 03 One week, by carrier..™ .IS One mouth, by mall .35 Three months, by mail 1.00 Six months, by mail — 1.75 One year, by mall 3.00 Prices quoted are within a radius ot 100 miles. Elsewhere 33 50 one year. Advertising Rates made Known on Application. National Representative SCHERRER A CO. 415 Lexington Avenue, New Tork 35 East Wacker Drive. Chicago Charter Members ot The Indiana League of Home Dailies. With more titan 250 children enrolled in the summer Bible school. Dean Kohs, lot should and does feel satisfied of genuine interest. O—O Candidates in the ie< nt primiry should not delay filing their expense accounts as required l>y law. Tunc is almost up. O—O You can get sugar (or canning purposes by applying to the rationing board Read the instructions* as they appear and follow directions. It will mak< your planning easier. Floyd Barker of Van Wert conn- , ty has been sentenced to four years , In prison for failure to report for the draft on February 25th. IL* bearing was befor* Judge Kloeb of th* Toledo federal court. O—O If you are planning a trip ov-r the week* nd In- sure to use caution. Remember that in Indiana the top Siwe*l Is supposed to be 45 miles per hour Ther. are many reason* why yuu should try to observe that speed O—O You can serve every man tn the army and navy, in the air forces | and th*- submarine service by buying bonds. We must protect the boys at the front by furnishing them every thing they need and to do that we must buy bonds and more bonds. Felix Vansant, a fanner near Bluffton. who found 11.100 in a glass jar while driving his cows in from pasture, will probably spend some time looking mound that spot, just in case the old boy that hid it rome seventy-five years ago. may have had a yearly system. O—O— Htnce Memorial day falls on Saturday this year, and since bustcess generally will cease, millions will probably plan an outing and that* fine, but we shoud remem ber that extra precaution should be taken to avoid accidents this year, ft means waate of Ilves and property and more than ever. these can’t be afforded now. O_ O Hitler doesn’t seem to agree with his generals and will refuse to surrender his place as command-er-ia-<hi*f Perhaps he doesn't trust them fully and perhaps he thinks he is smarter than they are. It may be the beginning of the end of bis reign for when a man thinks be Is bigger than all his aides togetter. U* usually waits* up ou the • o o The moot SKSMsM business men ar* continuing tbeir advertising campaigns sad some ar* eve* Increasing sppeoprtottes* Ttey ar* doing this tecaaao there to mate bnuinssi to te built up and because M Is secesasry to coat la- *• 11arum i r pred wHJ. Amerte* to stiii tte richest sad grestast

country in the world with the highest standards of living Advertising did it and will continue to do it. Saturday is Memorial day and will be observed here with a program arranged by Adams Post, No. 13. American Legion, with the auxiliary. Spanish-American war veterans and others participating. Rev Schultz of the Zion Lutheran church will give the address. The occasion will be of greater interest this year than for a long time because ot the fact that this nation is again defending in a great world war. O—O A tadio commentator named Brown recently gave an address in Indianapolis in which he was quoted as saying that "Indiana doesn't know there Is a war on.’’ Naturally su< h a statement is rem nted from th, Hoosi- rs who organized the first defense council in Am, .< .i. lead th,' nation In the sale of bonds and is one of the leading states in volunteers for th army navy anil marlins* Such tetnarks ale neither fair or help fill. O—O While in Dallas, la>uis Pitcher, executive vice-president of the United States Independent Telephon. Arso* iation. said that the time may arrive when it will lie mi'ssaiy to deprive civilians of teleph, .lies toi personal and social tie, l.< tus hope that the war ends before this for, cast comes true The mere bint of a shortage of telephone service t auses us to realize how important this particular modern convenience Is in our ev, ryday life. — Van Wert TimesBulletin. O—O Hany T Grube, well known local attorn* y and prosecuting attorney of this judicial district, will report in Toledo tomorrow to enter aimy sei vi< *'. Ho expects to enroll after a few months In an offic* r's training <amp. having had considerable experience in military affairs during peace times. Lewis L. Smith, who recently graduated from the Indiana law school and has been associated with Mr. Grube th. psat several mouths, will take over bis general practice and will also assume the work as states attorney. Best wishes. to Mr. Grube and to ' Mr Smith in their respectlv. fields of service during these strenuous days. O—O The Traffic Report:-Seveuty-onc Hoosiers are alive today who would have been dead if last year’s traffic death rate had continued through the first four months of 1942. A seventeen percent decrease In traffic fatalities has reduced deaths from 421 In 1941 to 350 for the same period in 1942, according to the Governor’s Coordinating Bafetly Committee. Os th- se 219 were in rural areas*, a decrease of about twenty percent. Urban deaths numbered 131. a decline of over eleven percent. April's killings on streets and highways decreased from 9S in 1941 to M this year, a 17 percent reduction. All months except January have shown a decline for this year. Average driving speeds were sharply reduced following Governor Schricher's prmlaniatton several months ago requesting a voluntary reduction la speed, but state police and the atate highway commission report that speed* are creeping up to higher levels again Shortly the Committee will initiate an extensive educational campaign to MCUS fullest adtertnee to this speed limit request. Drunkenness as a factor la treffto to being met with increasing vigor by SUU police with a 39 percent nae tn arrests for drinking while mtoxkaUd. in the first tour months of this yaar above the same period last year Six ten dred twenty persons have been ttee arrested in I»4J a* against 4U is 1941.

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Proclamation Whereas, the motion picture theaters of l»ecartur are now prepared to volunteer as War Bond and Stamp sales agenclre. available day and night, seven days a week. 52 weeks of the year, and Whereas, making war bonds aud stamps avadable constantly to a willing to-invest public should do muih to increase financial support of America's greatest war. in Decatur. tn the state and all over the nation; Now. ther* fore, I. Forrest Elzey, mayor of the city of Dsc-atur. by virtue of the power and authority vested in me. do hereby proclaim the evening of Friday. May 29. and each succeeding day thereafter until th*' war is won as Theater War Bond and Stamp Days in th«- theaters of Decatur and earnestly recommend to each citizen that he or she increase hu investment in war Minds aud stamps every time he as a free American, visits a motion picture theater; that be take advantage of this new and always available agency for the sale of the world's roundest securities from now until the war is won. in witness whereof. I hav t hereunto set my hand and seal this 2kth day of May. in the year of our Lord. 1942. Forrest Elzey, mayor. —-—o— — ■ ♦ ♦ TODAY’S COMMON ERROR Do not -»y "We left without ; any one knowing;’* say. “any one’s knowing " « «

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| * Answers To Test Questions Btlo* are tte answers to th* Tost Quealioua printed oo Page Two 0 — ■■■ ■■ ■— — 0 I Sergt Samuel Woodfi.l of Indiana. 2. 335.000. 3. Gold coins 4. Julius Cae-ar. 5. Colonel. 8 Confederate general. 7. William Howard Taft. 3 Constantinople. 9. Voile la kind ot mateiiaD. ! 10. Edward J Flynn TWENTY YEARS 4 AGO TODAY i • May 27. 1922 was Sunday. —o I ' N.— Household Scrapbook I ■y ROBERTA LEE Cleaning Woodwork Mil 1 cup of vinegar. 1 rnp of : kerosene, and 2 cups of warm water. This is excellent for washing enameled or painted woodwork or; furniture, going over a small portion at a time, then drying with a soft cloth It will remove greaae i and dirt, leaving a nice glossy surface Do not use on varnished Mri faces. Scorch ’ If a garment has been scorched while ironing, rub the scorched part with hydrogen peroxide and allo* to dry before again .roning I. If the scorch is light, merely mois-

ten with water, and place In the ' tun. The Waffle Iron To test for the right heat ot the electric waffle Iron, place a sheet of white paper between th,- grid*. When tile paper turns brown, the iron Is ready for the first batch. 0 r Modern Etiquette I By ROBERTA LEE * - - ' i 0 Q. Should one ever pr*U* some m*-mber of one's own family? A. No; this Is almost as til mannered as to praise oneself Q Isn't It the duty of a hostess at 1 a small lunceon or dinner party, to introduce co b guest indiv dually i to all the others? A Yes; tne alert nos!*sz never fails to do this. Q Which is the correct form, when a husband and wife are signing a greeting < ard. Mary and John or John and Mary? A. Mary and John Is tbe correct form. o COURT HOUSE Sylvia M Schwartz et al to Lois Graham. Inlots 300 and 301 in Bern* for 31. Lois Graham to Sylvia ’«!. Schwartz and Sarena N. Marh-mke, inlota 3<>o and 301 in Berne for 31 Jx-ona Kohn* et al to Kenneth H. Runyon et ux inlota 292 in Decatur for 31. Ulara Andereon to Curtis D. Pace st ux. 3'x acres in Wabash twp. for 31. Maude Sheets et si to Raymond

C. E. Society Will Give Program Sunday Vera Crux Society Presents Program The Christian Endeavor society of the St John s Evangelical and Reformed church of Vera Cruz will present the following program at the church Sunday evening al 7:30 o'clock. .Prelude, "latrgo from tne opera ’Xerxes'.’’ Eileen and Edna Walter. •Welcome. Delbert Kauffman, C. E. president. Devotions, led *by Ruth Gott-: schalk. <* E chorus, “Biens the Lord.” ; Instrumental duet. Paul and f'arl Baumgartner. Vocal solo. "Stand by America," Donut*' Jo lieshe. Vocal duet. "Mrs. Rodney Paxson and Mrs. Arthur Getter. Clarinet solo, Justine Meyer Vocal Solo. “Angels of Mercy.” Jan*- Case. Vocal trio. "Content.” Delber’' Fauffman. Howard Beer and CharL. Wilson et ux. 100 acres In Kirk- _ land twp.. for $10,125

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SYNOPSIS A chance meeting between two strsngers aboard an English railway train on Armistice Day. 1937. focusses interest in an extraordinary lost memory mystery. One of the two is Charles Rainier, member of Parliament and steel millionaire. He remembers nothing j from the time of a shell-shock near Arras early in 1917 until nearly three years later when he recovered his own identity on a park bench in Liverpool. The other stranger, named Harrison, is relating the story. In 1938. Harrison was hired to succeed a Miss Hobbs as Rainier's secretary. Miss Hobbs idolizes Rainier but does not like his wife who is famous for her “celebrity parties.** Harrison has just asked Miss Hobbs if Rainier had ever tried to solve the mystery of those “missing” three years. CHAPTER SEVEN “You mean, did he try to remember things?" Miss Hobbs asked. “Well, more than that—didn't he ever consult anybody—specialists, ' psychoanalysts, or anyone?” ' “You don’t know him, or you I wouldn't ask that. The last thing he'd ever do is to go to anybody and tell them things about himself. The only person he ever did talk to was someone held known at Cambridge some professor—Freeman, I think i his name was.” “You mean Dr. Freeman—tie Dr. Freeman?" "Maybe he was a doctor." "A tall white-haired man with a stoop?" “Yes, that was him—he used to visit Charles a good deal before the marriage. You know him?” “Slightly- Why not since tho s marriage?” i “He didn't like parties, and I don't think he liked Mrs. Rainier for beginning all that sort of life for Charles. She’s very ambitious, you know. People say she'll make him Prime Minister before she's finished." r I laughed—having heard similar remarks mjself, followed as a rule I. by some ribald coptment on her , party-giving technique. Miss Hobbs added: “Not that she isn't a good hostess— that 1 will say * Since the point was raised, ft * seemed to me that Mrs. Rainier was toe good, and that for this reason she mirht “'•» the secret English bull’s-eye that can only be hit by guns sighted to a 97 or 98 per eent degree of accuracy. Anything more than that, even if achievable, Is dangerous in England, because English people mistrust perfection, regarding it in manners as the stigma of foreigners, just as they suspect ft In teeth to be the product of dentistry. All this, of course, I d*d not discuss with Miss Hobbs. I saw Freeman a few days later. He had been a rather Impressive figure at Cambridge, in my time as well as Rainier’s, but had recently retired to live at Richmond with an unmarried sister. It was probably 8 lonely life, and he seemed glad to bear my voice oa the telephone and to accept an Invitation to dinner. I bad known him fairly well, since he had long been president of the Philosophies! Society and 1 in my last year Its vice president, and though be had written several Standard works on psychology ho was not psychologist enough to suspect an ulterior motive behind my apparent eagerness to look him up and talk ever old times. We met at Boules tin’s that same evening. After waiting patiently till tho Inevitable question as to what I was doing with myself nowadays. I said that 1 had become Raimer's secretary. “Ah, Rainier—yes.” he muttered, ss if raking over memories. And ho added. vritE a thin cackle: ”W<U. history won’t repeat itself.” “How do you mean?” 'He narriod one of them." "You mean Mrs. Raloier? Yoa ■scan she was hia secretary before Miss Bobber “Oh. the Hobbs woman was with him all tho time—a family heirloom. Must b> forty now. if she's a day. What did she de at bob . retire?" • "She's leaving to get married.*

i le* Walter. Vocal solo. “Mrs. Ralph Jahn. Former Vera Cruz choir. “Praise | the Ix»rd." Vocal solo, Robert Reusser. Music, primary department. Vocal solo, "Tbe !*ord's Prayer,’ . Doria Paxson Domett’s guild quartet. "In Chris' there is no east or west." Offtoroy, piano and organ duct. Mrs. Dan Gilbert and Miss Beulati Augsbu rger. Vocal solo. "Alone at th* beautiful gate." Quentin Moeschberber. Vocal solo, Kathleen Kauffman. Vocal duet, “The City Unseen,” Howard Beer and Charles Walter. Men’s quartet. "There’s Music in the Air,” Robert Augdburger. Howard Beer. Robert Reusscr and Quentin Moescbberger. Violin solo, "When I Survey the ' Wondrous Cross," Mrs. H. H * Meckstroth. Vocal solo, Mrs. Ralph Jahn. Girls’ quartet. "For <»*>d so Loved the World," Edna and Eileen Walter. Dorotny and Justine Meyer. Vocal solo. "The Holy City Robert AugsburgerMixed chorus, Mary Wore Thu Links of Chain." Benedict ion. o Tu<- U. B. forest service has planted 23.CP0,00tt trees in Nebraska shelterbelts since 1935. and it estimated that about 70 percent of them have survived.

"Heavens—l never thought her » turn would eome. Who’s the lucky • man? . . . But 1 can answer that myself—Rainier is. to get nd of - her." B "You know her then?" "Hardly at all. I'm glad to say. But she used to write roe the most f ridiculous notes whenever Rainier r made an appointment to see me. I They were supposed to be from him. 1 but I found out quite casually 1 afterwards that she forged his • name to ’em. . . . Ahiurd notes—it : interested me. as a psychologist, that she should have thought them ’ appropriate." "But to come back to Mrs. Rainier—" I

fc-1 I-Ju? jj WM Ft Si ■ I As to Mrs. Rainier, “Sne worked in his city off c .’■ “These great magnates have platoons of secrtianea.

“Oh, she worked In his City office, I think. A different dynasty. These great magnates have platoons of secretaries." “Queer Miss Hobbs never mentioned it. I should have thought it was something she’d have liked to drive home.” “On a point of psycholory I think you’re wrong. She'd prefer to conceal the fact though they were both, so to say. equal at the starting post, the other woman won." “Maybe. I gather you know Rainier rather well?" "I used to. You see, I began with the initial advantage of meeting him anonymously." “I'm not quite dear what you mean.” He expanded further over a glass of brandy. “Rainier's a peculiar fellow. He has a curious fear of his own identity. He lets you get to know him beat when he doesn't think you know who he 15.... It's an interesting kink, psychologically. I first met him through W erne th, who was his tutor at St. Swithin’s. Apparently he told Werneth about —er—well, perhaps I ought not to discuss it, but it was something interesting to mo ■ -as a psychologist —but not particularly to Werneth. who was a mere historian.” Again the cackle. “Anyhow, Werneth. could only get his permission to pass it on to me by promising not to divulge his name, and on hearing what it was all about I was so interested that we actually arranged a meeting—again anonymously—l wasn't supposed to know who he was.... But I’ll let you Into a secret —Werneth hod told me, privately, beforehand — unscrupulous fellow, Werneth. And then one morning several months later I couldn't find my bicycle outside the college gate after a lecture. but in its place was a similar model with the name 'Charles Raimer' ea it. I made his mistake an excuse to call on tarn—and I must any—after the opening embarrassment—we very soon became friooda." He added: “And now. of course. I know what you're going to aak ma, bat being lew unscrupulous lhaa Werneth 1 rtn't las? 5 von® "1 don't think you need. becfuM I already know about Raimers—

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