Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 134, Decatur, Adams County, 6 June 1942 — Page 4
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DECATUK DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by fHJt DBCATL'R DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated. ■atared at the Decatur. Ind., Post Office aa Second Class Matter f. H. Heller President A- tt Ifolthouae, Sec y * Bui. Mgr Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates Single Copies $ .03 One week, by carrier .15 Due month, by mall .35 Three months, by mail 1.00 Six months, by mail 1.75 Dne year, by mall 3.00 Prices quoted are within a radius of 100 miles. Elsewhere |3 50 one year. Advertising Rates made Known on Application. National Representative OCHEERER A CO <ls Lexington Avenue. New York 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago Charter Members of The Indiana League of Home Dalllea. The swimming pool i* open and doing business, much to the pleasure of a thousand or two boys and girls. O—O— Boys. !»• i.ireful when you go swimming Heads are 100 raiw th<Me days to b< iwd for diving into strange xwimmln' holes. —o Alright Japs, tor every bomb you drop on Alaska, Jimmy Doolittle will return y< it a hundred or more. | ho use your own judgment —o Hirohito thinks he must d<> something to "xavi his fa>< " He will need something to xave the net of his anatomy, once the I'nited air forces get really rolling. —o If and when We get gasoline rationing, added to the tire short-i age. we may be telling the children of the thrills we had in the old tiaffit jams. A Rome diapatih ways the Germans have lost but s.ttott men since the spring drive started. That's surprising for usually a nation loses that many from accident* in uoriual times. Razor* and rfixoi blades are to be frozen but that's one item that stands the grind rather well and the supply on baud will keep most of the whiskers trimmed for a lung time to conn —o Wendell L WiUkie has jmn based the Rushville house which he rented for the xiimmei of 194«. He will probably enlarge the veranda wo he can stage Harding receptions to the vot- rs who visit the corn belt in 1944. —o This nation built lOtUWO planes from 19<H when Wright Brothers WAR BUNDS Ships of the Destroyer type com* prise the bulk of our figuring ships in the American Navy. Their average displacement u about 1800 tons and they are fast, powerful, and bard hitting They heve been par Ucularly effective in convoy duty and gave a good account of themselves in the Coral Sea engagement. They cost approximately 13.300,000 each SX «Uggr Jjj ___ Every Navy shipyard is turning out Destroyers in record time. They are essential ter our two-ocean Navy. Purchase of more and more War Bonds will assure all-out pro dnettaa at these vital wuts for the Navy. Buy every pey day. If everybody taveato at least tan percent al his income in War Bonds we can do tee fete B.A Twewy nyiFimW tUM PLATES DRY MAT PATTERN «
started the booin off at Kittyhawk. This year we will turn out almost as many aa we did In all those thirty-eight years and in 1943 we will probably exceed it. That's some set up. —o It looks very much like federal income taxes will be collecled, starting January Ist. by holding ut payments from each pay check Secretary Morgenthau thinks it will work wants to try it out and says if it doesn't prove satisfactory all around, he will recommend abandonment of the plan. —o Th* American !a-glon will hold their national convention at Kansas City. S- ptember 19th to 21st. On account of the war, it will not b. the usually colorful show. Plans an- for < nly about 5.000 delegates to meet and transact such buxines* ax may <mine before them, but par.idea and xpecial features will be out —o Only taverns and bars can sell iced beer in Indiana, according to a recent ruling of the supreme court. The decision was a reversal of a ruling made by Judge Spencer of Indianapolis last July. It prevents the sale of the beverage, iced by groceries, drug stores and other place- not licensed to serve it. —O-0 Neighbors helped C. W. 11. S< hwartz out by calling al his farm near Herne and drilling his soy beans. They brought tractors and drills ami did a good job. It's a I tim spirit that us-d to be more j prevalent than in recent years and ft's good to know that it still exists. Mi S< hwartz has been seriously ill several weeks. —o If we don't want the tragic and mpossible life of the old world in th: i . unity. we must keep the war away from «ui shores. It exists billions of dollars but that’s cheap when compared with what they have given up over there. Buy all the bonds you can and keep on buying them. Uncle Sam and bis boys will do the rest. —o When we hear that some article may Im- rationed soon. w,- ail rush out and buy a big supply, which only makes the job of Leun Jieudemon the more difficult. He is trying to give fair distribution to the people and ought to have the earnest cooperation of «very one who wants to have this nation win the war with the least duturirauce to her people. o—o Reinhard Heydrich is dead as the result of assassin's bullets tired ten days ago. While proof has b>en found and published that the crime was committed by British who landed in parachutes, more than two hundred ('seeks have been put to death by Heydrich's successor as "hangman.’’ and the dead Gestapo leader is to have a funeral that will outdo that of any Chicago gangster. Living in Prague these days is dangerous and exciting. —o Celebrating a hundred years of fine service, services will be held in Ciiion Chapel, east of Decatur each evening next week It is a United Brethren congregation and the pastor. Dwight L Paltrewn. will have charge of the centennial Tin- event open* Bunday and continues throughout the week Friends, ns well as membeis Ot the church are invited- Bev B H Cain xuperinicndent of the confer once, will give the sermon* Bunday and Pastor Patterson will be assisted during the week by other ministers of the district. O—o Transient Heroes: Jo Di Maggio IS batting below 3«u and is getting boon from the crowd. Baseball tan* have no gratitude. No matter what hie post achievements, it the star isn't delivering. his name to teat pinta and Christy Mathewaon. Walter JaafisOU and Bob Feirer rfigk rtnou* th« greatest pitchers of all
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time. Each has had his bad days, and has heurd the remoiseless cry from the bleachers, "Take him out!" Unfortunately this seems to be the American way outside of baseball also. Adm Dewey was a hero for a while after the battle of Manila Bay. When he deeded to hl, newly-married wife the hou*< given him by popular subscription, he lost favor. When he announced willingness to ruu for president, that was the last straw. He went off the front page and out of people's minds. Cnllk-.iy us It seems now. even Gen Ma< Arthur might, through no fault of his. cease to be a hero to ius countrymen. That would be a pity both for him and for them Extreme care should be taken to avoid any such tragedy.—Anderson Bulletin. o —.- ♦ — ♦ Twenty Years Ago Today 4 ♦ June 8. 1923 -Lillian Russell. 60. famous stage beauty, dies iu Pittsburgh. Low bld for construction of the Striker road in Wabash '.ownship is 339,998 Awarding postponed. Finley Striker was awarded the Ray road in Monroe township for 35.350 C. Q. Yost, state bee inspector, here to look over the hives iu Adams county. Frank Stone of Fort Wiyue is here on business Mr. and Mrs. M M Gwinner of Dodge City. Kansas, visit here. Rest room for women by civic section of Wom-ur club in north room of the lower floor of the library. Mrs. Carrie llaulwid elected
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FACTS ABOUT U. S. WAR M T BONDS AND STAMPS jk IPsr Siampi Wat Savings Stamps are sold in denomination, of 10 cents, 25 cent,. >o cents, $1 00, and >5 00 at pint office,, stores, and other sale outlets everywhere. They arc convertible into U. 5 War Bonds. IFar Baath Serio E War Bonds, doigned primarily for small investors, yield 2.9 percent interest when bond is held to maturity The smallest Bond costs f 18.75 and is redeemable for 825 at maturity, 10 years after issue date Other bond, cost 3)7 50, 3753)0, 3575, and $750 An owner is limited to 35,000 (maturity value) of Scries E Bonds issued in any one calendar year. Eajy T« Ba) Senes E Bonds may be purchased at most bank,, saving, and loan associations, and post offices; aim, from the Federal bank, and direct frotn the Treasury Department Bonds are being Mild by many organization,, including labor unions, and m offices, stores, and factories through the Pay Roll Saving, Plan. Rjtyumd Bond*, can be regittercd in the name of one individual, or of two individual, as co-owncrs, or of one individual and another person as be. eficiary. U S. War Bonds may be placed in utekeepmg. without charge, at the United State, Trcuury or at Federal Receive bank,. RtdtrtMilt Serie, E Bonds are redeemable any time after 60 day, from the issue slate at a price equal to or greater than the purchaw puce, depending upon the length of time held Larger U S War Bond, Serie, F and G, which mature in 12 years, are designed primarily for organizations, Uußeei. and large invenors. They are asailabk in denomination, ranging up to 110,000 Owner, are limited to 350.000 (i,,ue price) of Series F and G Beads, either alooc or combined, i„ued in any one year. ZArerF'ay U S War Bonds provide a simple way for even Ameuon to help win the war, halt inflation, and save for the future.
mt-mlier of Decatur achool board, first woman so honored here ' Household Scropbood By ROBERTA LEE —— - 0 Ironing Hint ft hi uut good practice to pile table uapkiu* aud handkerchiefs on top of each other after ironing Spread them out on a piece of brown paper, or clean towel, and let them dry thoroughly before stacking them. This will cause tbun to look very much better and
- slay fresh longer. Brass Faucets Uraax faucets have a tendency to (become water-spotted. This can Im- prevented by applying a little , furniture polish after cleaning them The oil in tb<- poiixb prevents > chemical action from the splashing i water. Red Hair ! A lead comb will atrbdue the tire I of red hair and darken it Jiy‘I ® I Trade in a Good Tows utctxm
• * Answers To Test Ouest/ons Below are the answers to the Teat Questions printed on Page Two 1. False. 2. Paul V. McNutt. 3. Poison gas. 4 In their famous duel, in which Hamilton was shot by Burr. 5. Food of larvae of queen bees. 6. Pryor. 7. 144. 1 8- 1878. 9. "Blithe Spirit." (0. True. (Born at Milwaukee, ■Win.) — - o f Modern Etiquette I By ROBERTA LEE Q. What is the distinguishing feature of the buffet supper service? A. The fact that moat, if not all. of the food ie placed on the table. The arrangement of the food depends upon what is included in the menu. Q When addressing a letter to a man 1* it preferable to say "Mr.” or "Esquire"? A. "Mr." Q. How Khould one dress when entertaining or being entertained in a hotel room that is available for private entertaining? A. Dress eactly as you would for a similar affair In a private home.
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CHAPTER THIRTEEN “Yon mean among th* staff, sir? I’ve only been here fifteen months,* said Marsh, the lodgekeeper. “Well, the staff or — oh, anything." Charles Rainier hardly liked to aak direct questions. “There’s been a few changes In the boose, sir—maybe you’ll notice. Mr. Rainier pulled down the old billiard room and built two new ones." "Two new billiard rooms! Good Lord I" “Well, one of them lent much used. There's just a table in it, in ease anyone wants to play. And of course since Mr. Rainier took ill—" “He’s been ill a long time?" "Six months, sir, just about. Sort of gradual, it’s been ...* And ao on; so that when, eventually, the knoek earns at the door and Marsh opened it, recognition was silent, tight-lipped, almost wordless till they were alone togetbcr. Just “11 cHo, Sheldon"—and “Good evening!" Leaving Marsh more puuled than before, they turned into the darkness of the long curving drive. Out of earshot Charles stopped s moment, feeling for the other’s hand and shaking ft rather slumally. “Sorry to be sentimental, Sheldon, but that’s bow glad I am to see you. Matter of fact, it’s too dark to see you, but I’ve a feeling you look exactly the same." "I—l can’t quite collect myself yet, Mr. Charles—but—l—l’d like to bo the first to—to congratulate you!" "Thanks — though I don't know whether congratulatlon’a quite the word." "It’s so—extraordinary—to have you back with us. I can hardly bo"Neither eaa I, Sheldon, so don’t press me for <tetadto.All I can tell you is that I was in Liverpool this morning sad don’t aak why Liverpool, because I don’t know any more than you do. But I had some money as well as the devfi of a headache from having been run down by a oar, asaybe . . . that’s aS the evidence, so help me God Before that I Can’t remember a thing since—state all aorta of things I donl woat te remember—the war—bring be. ■ tween the Unco with shells b-j r> t: n g ~. years ago, I realise, There's a sort of dark corridor between then I and this morning — don’t aak ma about that, either. What you and ' I've got te decide now la bow to go 1 about the job of rtiatroduetag me, 1 u It were.... Any ideas?" "If you’ll give me a little time, 1 Mr. Charles-l’m still rather—" "I know— bumfooalod is the word old Sarah used to use." “Fancy you remembering that." "What’s happened to her?" “She's still living in the village. 1 Os course she’s very feeble." •Poor old girl. . . . And too bgd 1 about Parsloe, hew did that bap- 1 pen?" “Pneumonia after the fin. Very ' sadden. We had unite an epidemic ; shout a year ago." The new man seems al! right" 1 -Marsh? Ob yea. Used to be om 1 ft the gardeners." < “Don’t reammber him. ... But ' what are we gossiping like this tor?" “Just what I was thinking, sir. Mcanse thtre are more important •hinge 1 must tall you about. I’m I afraid yooll find the bouse to a father disturbed condition— * "I know. I realise I couldn’t have ' xirnod up at a more awkward mo- 1 W> to some ways. Much rather 1 save coma whan ft’s qidst sebedy 1 mean the family?" , •Weil ym—bit of s problem, bow 1 to lot them knew.* •Wo have to face ft, dr." "Thou have to face it, you sneea* "Naturally tboy*B be delighted to < tee you once they get over tba dbe < W “TTm?is«priee of finding Ito etiH < after such aa Interval, sad I site no news—"
f Pleasant Mills News Florence Noil, Correspondent ♦ Kay Lynn Archer, is spending the week at the home of her grand mother Mrs Martha Staley of near Geneva. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Dellinger and son Eugene Lee, were weekend visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Cleveland of Troy, O. Marilyn Noll is spending ths week at Fort Wayne, visiting with her slaters. Maxine and Betty Noll, and Mrs. Genevieve HemlUiger and daughter. BarbaraRobert Holloway of Muncie spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Murray and many other friends. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Halberstadt visited Saturday evening at Heine at the Noah Dllenberger residence. Mr. and Mrs Theodore Hannon of South Bend were Weekend guests of the Ben MoCoullough family east of here. Mr. and Mrs. Otto lAmbert and daughter Betty who formerly resided at Bobo have moved !n with Mrs. Lambert's mother, Mrs. Lydia Moßarnes. Mr and Mrs. Fr<*d Bender and Miss Myrtle Kizer were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Jones. Alvin Penland and sons Junior and Edwin of Grand Rapids. Mich . spent Saturday and Sunday with his mother. Laura Penland, who re
*1 know. For Lord's sake dost think I’m blaming anybody." “May 1 say, air, speaking for myse«—z "1 know. J know, and I’m grateful—think it was marvelous tbs way you kept your bead in front of Marsh. Os course he'll have to know soon, like everybody else, but I was glad you postponed She—ortho sensation. Funny .. . when I wanted to say something over the telephone that would make you know I was genuine and yet wouldn’t mean a thing to him, the ar thing 1 could think of was the t - Handed Room — remember how we wed to call ft that because the door opened the other way?" "You remember those days very dearly, sir." “So dearly It’s Mke-like beadlamps along a road on a dark night. Too clearly, that to— everything's a bit out of focus. It’ll all coms out right. I daresay." “I hope ao, str.* •WeO. let’s not talk about 1t... We’ve got this other problem to settle, and my suggestion is what wo always used to say when wo were kids—leave ft to Sheldon.* "I was about to suggest that too.” “Well, go ahead—any way you like. And in the meantime if you’ll find me a bedroom that’s a bit off the map I’ll get a good night’s sleep before making my bow at the breakfot table.* •I’m afraid—sr-Mr. Raider doesn’t eome down to breakfast nowadays.* "I know, Marsh said he was ffl. I’m sorry. You’d better go easy when you tell him—the shock, I mean." He eaught Sheldon’s glanee and Interpreted ft. "Doot worry about me, Sheldon—-I know you’re thinking I’m not behaving accordate formula, but I eart help It ’m too dead tired to face any reyntana tonight,* After a pause Sheldon answered: “I doubt if there de any formula for what you must bo feeling, Mr. Charles. I could give you a bod in apartments if that would "Excellent. ... Thank heaven something’s settled.... Bean having decent weather bare lately?* Tately. sir, for the time of the you*. I noticed the barometer's ria“Good. It was raining In Liverpool th Ho slept a heavy troubled deep, full of dreams bo could not clarify, but which left him vaguely rmttem, December sanlicbt waked him by pouring entente bed: be stared round, woadsrtag where ho was, then remembering. Bat he could not recognise the recto —somewhere to Use aervaate’wing, he supposed, and be oomfirn ed tMs by leaning up to the window. The central block of Stourton faced him grandly across the courtyard — there was she terrace, tbs big eurvtag windows of the dintag room, the East Wing with its comer turret. The spectacle found and fitted into a groove of hie mind — somehow Mite seeing a well-known place and deeding ft was reasonably Uko Mb pteturw poMcftfdt. .. • Ms w*> •ti ll su*ijߣ wins HmMqb mim i*< with a tray, “Good marking, Mr. Charles. I brought some tea." "The barometer's still rising. Did you sleep well?" “Pretty wail. What time to ft?* •Eight e’stock. Ths family usually begin to cocao down about tune, but perhaps ttas morning — we on the ether hand, they may be "I andoritsad Too cant aver be cert tow ho* people will react, “No, dr.* •Yea should hove brought an extra ewp for yourself. Sit down sad tell me all about ft. What time did you jr to bed! Yea took tagged Ts taß yas eta tgutb. I barest been to bed st afi. Than were so many things to do—l had to talk • - •••f ‘ ». «wm
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I to Dr. Sanderstead— sod ttn clothes—you'd hsrily vuhts • them again, 1 think." “No?" "I took the liberty of bon i a suit from Mr Chetwjcd-I I “Look here, never mind sh i that—let's have first Uurgs ; You told them si)?’’ “Not your father, air—but ’ the others." i “How did they t»k. ItP “They were naturally ny —in fact they ctuid tartly i - me at first." •And then?" “Well, I suppose they did h me— eventually. you at breakfast" “Good ... but you say yes h yet told my father?* “That was why 1 went to a Sanderstesd—to an bis adn “Ab yes. of course You a think of the senseis things, don." “Ho was rather troubled the danger of givn.g th* old | man a shock—he say* h* 'i I have a talk with you shout it •All right, if he aay* so." “I also took the liberty of phoning to Mr. Trua-cve.” “Truelove?” "It seemed to me that—a ought to be informed a.ao, m as possible.* “Weil, maybe that’s eernft though it hadn’t otcurred to I How about a bath?” •Already waiting for you you’ll follow me." “What about ths servants, Most of them?* *Th«y don’t know yet, exeep son and Lucs* — I shsll cs others together during the me and tall them. And Mr. Tr> will be here for lunch—sloog Dr. Banders tea d and Dr. 4 from London.” By that time they wers a door of the bathroom. “Quit gant, Sheldon — new •>»«• here, isn’t it?” •Yeo air.” •From which I gather the I income remains--, r—set A wrinkled smile. “Uka II rometor, sir—auU rising... > He bathed, smoked a eta and put on the clothes Shells laid out for him. Brown tv< Chet had always favored the: tl.ey fitted pretty ho and Chet eould gentralß each other’s suite ton tie trust Sheldon w ® details. and a cloud at saemories assaillto denly: strapping on crickMJ front of the pavilion. sj*" and eream in the suaMght etonting Into u» < during Sunday services; »» ZSSlag over the study pa th. and bumaa bodies is * . T Nstherton. Ml Cambridge And than schooL then Hanes, find ... ths full stop ... . Always hs tried to control seif leading bis thougb“ friiie barrier, them into the immediate f found be could bast do thuft* ** a ?*• w tie. ehoee. coet-*’»««-.5' 1 , gnat family for the Skylark er as * small boy— e ' foliar; too father had alwsri too busy- Th,y ““g Xncy * Brighton, to * taking servants with to** PoJtoiv and a mn:d rie. and even walk along foe <*** "L far as to tasvftably foto fw him a ssrt sfssyftw»nbeytmd human acm*
