Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 8 February 1943 — Page 4

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Charter Members us Tbs Indiana League of Home Dallies We haven't seen any robins yet but we expect to now most any day. In a niciith or so we can really! begin thinking about that Victory Garden so many millions will plant in this country. —o Those who can buy an 518.75 bond each week now. will In ten yea re be drawing 525 each week. Won't that ba something? —o I The legislative session is on its final half with but few touchdowns so far. They will have to do some fast work to make a spei ial record. —o Please nil your stamp book and turn it in for a bond. Then your j money will start drawing interest and you will have hel|>ed Uncle Sam win the war. —o Turn that good hook you have just finished into the Decatur library. It will be eent to a camp | or club where the boys in the armed service can enjoy it. —o Get your tax receipts and regia* tration card and call at the license bureau during the next couple of Weeks if you want a 1943 license and plates. The final rush will aoon be on. —o We wonder why Bradl and other South American countries that have a great surplus of coffee and Bee<( the trade, do not build a fleet of submarines and bung us over some of these rare blends that keep us awake at nigh'. A Gallop poll shows that at this time opinion as to whether the Dein<>< rats or Republicans will win tn the 1944 elections is eery clone. A lot of thing* can happen hi the next eighteen months and either sWe may win a top-heavy victory. Don't bet in it yet. —o The G. O. P. held a caucus and Ste tided that no local option bills would be introduced at this aession but it seems Senator Thompson did nt (eel bound by the majority so he has offered one and the boys are sure mad Trouble U that docsu t prevent the necessity for a vote ou the always ti< klia* subject. The township Iccal option law introd u< cd by Senator Thompson will probabiy serve to take Incom, tax Worries off of a 10l of folk i tic lad* For a copy of Decatur Daily Democrat CO to Rhodes Super Market Low Bros. Restaurant each eveniac 3c

ing membei a of the legislature who . will be put on the spot It inay have a little difficulty getting out of the committee room however, wh< n the majority politicians get j to work. -0 American Legion posts of this district wiU support the Red Cross campaign which starts March Ist. 1 This was decided upon at a session ! held tn Fort Wayne recently at ' which lime it was slso planned to hold a district meeting here April | 2nd when Adams Post No. 43. will 1 be host to visitors from all over ' northeastern Indiana. —o Th.- supreme court's famous "ripper suit" opinion, tnur-h criticised ! by the Republicans, has been up-I held by Republican attorney-gen-I era! James Emmert. Mr. Emmert | lias advised Republican legislators I that their fair board and livestock sanitary board bills are unconsti-

tutional because they conflict with j the governor's constitutional powers of appointment. Adams county farmers will attend the annual hog show- at the Lincoln school In this city next Tuesday in larg.- numbers for many of them know the ability of John | Schwab, of Purdue University. His • advice and his statements of general information are always valuable and the entire program will b. to inform those interested what the best policies wilt be to produce mere and show a profit. —o On the last day for the presenting of bills In the house, sixty four went into the hopper, an all-time record From now on measures can only be introduced by a twothird vote of approval. Os course Republicans can get that permission since they have a huge majority In the senate bills may be ofj fired today yet so that when the final toll is made they will have an average list of new measures. And many of them have uo connection with winning the war. Another metal salvage campaign i will be launched here soon. The general committee which did such a splendid job in Adams county last year will meet tonight to complete the 1943 organization and make plans. It will be a little hard- • r this year because much of the scrap had been stored for years. It was largely token up last year and will be scarcer and more difficult to locale. The need is just an grout and We must put ou a real hunt. Your cooperation will be appreciated. -0 Au interesting pamphlet baa been Issued from the office of the state superintendent of public instruction. It gives the historical back ground, legal status and present condition of the three kinds of school funds. Graphs and charts illustrate the pamphlet. It Is pointed out that due to the fact »ome townships have been almost entirely wiped out by government projects. some changes will be necessary In the laws that govern these funds which total nearly 530,000.000 in the stale. O—O— High school .-efiiore and volunteer workers are to be requested to assist the schools in assuming the responsibility for the point wti ming regtsuwtiuw schedul- d tor about March I, Dr. Clement *T. Maias, state superintendent of public tastrucUou has announced Through the use of War Ratica Bock Two this point rationing system is to be inaugurated on a nation wide basis. Th<- schools are again cooperating with the OPA ■ot only tn the work wf regtsiraUwa but also in explaining lhe system and the uued tor point inltowtog. —o Newspaper buys throughout Abe nation and territiute» sold Mt ls9 ■ I 323 towent War Vtampe in 1942.1 Howard W. Stodghill chairman of the Newspaper Advisory cvmmltlce u( tb«- War havings staff has auMWMWd la rcvwaliag tbto MfttoMmeal which he said was "a spkn-

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Series Explains Facts Concerninq Federal Income Tax — Interest Deduction (Part 1) Interest on indebt* dues*, with certain exceptions. Is an allowable deduitlon in arriving at net income for Federal income tax purposes. Deductible interest includes both interest Incurred fn connection with one's businens or profession. | and interest on personal Indebtedness. Interest r.n business indebtedness should be shown either in schedule B to arrive at the net amount of rents and royalties entered as item <f of the return, or In schedule H to arrive at the net preflt (or loss* shown m item 9 of the refurn form 1040. but Interest on persona! Indebtedness should be shown under item 13 of deductions. Interest shown tn item 13 must also be supported by an explanation (in schedule Cl of the deduction. Interest on personal indebtedness may Include interest on a mortgage on one's home, interest on the purchase price of household goods purchased on the installment plan, as well as interest on personal loans. Interest paid on a judgment or on unpaid taxes is also deductible. It is not necessary that the indebtedness be secured by a lien or mortgage for the interest to be deductible, but there must be a did contribution to the war effort by newspapers and their staffs.” Chairman Stodghill disclosed that lhe committee's objective for 1943 was "the sale of one lOietit War Htamp every week to every sub-: scriber.”

NEUTRAL SWEDISH VESSEL BLOWN UP BY NAZI SU* f •' - X jj j\ » I i \ C**) B4 J& . I ~.^* fis * r f -■ ..?■■■ Naci violatioM of neutrality an nothing new. Here** another incident that can be added to an already lone list This photo, jtnt released by the U. 8. Navy, shows a German sub (arrow) standing by after eedsnne dhe «ww ag a email Swedish merchant ship to abandon their craft in the South Atlantic. The shin's maedot stands in the Meboet es crew members prvrtsicn ft. One lifeboat (circled'), (tiled with tte Mtthofttip.TtoXaahsunkthevn.oiwithUm. bomba (IntenmUonal)

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legal obligation on the taxpayer tn I pay the interest. In entering interest deduct ions, several distinctions and qualifications must ho k< pt in mind. In the case of a mortgage loan <n one's home, th*' contract frequently calls for a monthly imyinetit covering both Intelest and amortization <>t the loan. As a portion of the payment r< presents i«yment of principal. and each payment made reduces the amount representing interest on the next installin'nt and inert uses the amount rep, ■ -enting repayment of principal, ft is necessary to make a separation ot the two amounts in totaling the interest paid during the year. In FHA loans the monthly payment iu- ■ ludes not only interest and amortizatlcn, but an amount for loan insurance. accrued taxes, and lire Insurance. Ordinarily the institution bolding th** mortgage will supp'y the mortgagee with a statement of the Interest paid during the year. Tenant-stockholders of <-ooperalive partments may also Include as interest deduction the proportion of interest |>aid or incurred by the appartm nt corporation on i!*> outstanding indebtedness contracted for the tmipose of acquisition, construction, alteration, rehabilitation. or maintenance of the apartment building, or in the acquisition of laud on which it is located. Likewise in the case of personal loans and Instollment puicliaoes. a portion of the payments frequently represneto "iiwni ance" and "flannee charges." As only the amounts representing interest are deductible, it is advisable to i.btain a atolement from the store or finance company as to the amount of the payments which represents interest. Where the contract of pur-

chase provides only for payment by a series of payments, with no menflt n of interest, no Interest would be deductible. Frequently Interest ie in the form of discount, that is. the amount of the Interest Is deducted from the | proceeds of the loan to the borrow- ’ er at Hie time of making the loan. Such disc, tint would be an alluw- ' able interest deduction at the time the loan is paid (or. In the case of a taxpayer on the accrual basis, as the interoat accrue*t. • • Household Scrapbook By ROBERTA LEE | SBSSMI .iiwii. ■»- ... »"■■■ ■■* ♦ Children's ahoes can be waterproofed by melting together two parts of 'beeswax and one part of . mutton tallow, and applying an exceedingly thin coating of this while hot to the leather with a small ’ biuah. Give it two coatings and allow to dry for a few hours. Wat Pages If water has been spilled on some -of the pages of a book, allp a blotter immediately on each side of lhe wet pages and press them with a medium hot Iron until dry. This will prevent the pages from criuk- . Ung. Care of Hands If the hands have been Immersed in water for long time and are all puckered up, r»b them with lemon or vinegar, and this will restore their softness and prevent chapp- ' Ing. o Said to be less fatiguing than a stirrup pump, a Connecticut inventor's pump for fighting fires and spraying insecticides from pails of water Is operated by a vertical ■ handle.

Engineers Trained To Build Barriers Fort Belvoir Scene Os Rigid Training Fort Belvoir, Va . Feb. 5. —(I Pl —They start out by learning which end of a hammer is Ito handle. But before they get through, the army's new engineers can build • barrier that will stop a 27tcn lank And one platoon of engineers can build 15 to 20 bridges and tear them down in the same day. All thia and more is taught at the engineer replacement training center I in Fort Belvoir. To build their tank barrier, the engineers lash logs together with tables. Then the tank charges at 23 to 24 miles an hour —as hard as the driver can force it. If lhe tank . get through. Its crew cheevs. If it I falls to get through, the engineers ! cheer. They build new obstacles every day—constantly experimenting with new ways to stop the fear,,<>me tank. Army engineers have built between 7,000 and 8.000 bridges in the past two years, and have torn them all down. They hnild seven types of fixed bridges, and they also construct flat spans on pontoons. o f Modern Etiquette I By ROBERTA LEE Q. Isn't it poor taste for the friends of a newly-married couple to make them conspicuous in public by attaching placards to their car and performing such »o-<*lled jokes? A. Y«. This is not only very 4md taste <bul often vulgar. Marriage la too sacred to be made u public jest by self-appointed clowns. Q Shouldn't a maid when serving at the table, serve at the left of the guest and remove at the I right? A. No; Itoth serving and removing should be done from the left Q When a young man takes two girls to the thest< r, ie it al! right fur han to sit between them? A. Yes. unless there is an aisle seat. Then he should of course sit next to the aisle. ' --'0 — ■ rsde tt» s thxHt Town fW~are-

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CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE As she stepped out of the elevator. she thought of her roommate, and it was with a surge of realization. ... In no other way could that sable coat have gotten Into her locked apartment that afternoon but with the help of Jerry Shafto. Darnley traversed the lobby with flrm steps, not hurrying, but deliberately. She craeaed the walk and stood upon the rarb to signal a taxicab. A cruiser drew up and the driver leaned baek to open the door. When Darnley stepped inside, the cab seemed a sort of refuge, but this comfortable sensattoa was not ; to endure. As the taxi got under way she mw her acquaintance, the lieutenant of detectives, striding purposefully toward the entrance of the apartment house. She considered very briefly the expedient of going back to face the fact, but discarded the idea at onee..,. Nothing must prevent her from appMring in ths Golden Blead Girl contest Tbs police would not find her at ; home, but they would know where to look for her. It was a matter of J public knowledge that she would be srnong the models competing at the Chamberlain-Towers. The police would come. Well, let them come. The taxi left Darnley at the entrance to the greet hotel and she was not uneonecioua of the giancne that foliowad her as shs walked to the elevators lesding to the ballroom. Shs was early, bat that did not matter. Approaching the UUroosA Darnley heard her name spoken, and, turning, mw Chico Sanson on the stairs. She paused and smiled. “Wfll you wish me good luck, Chico?" "You know you have ny boat wishes, Darnley." “I know," she Mid. He was staring at her, Mt with admiration, but with something like horror. "Good Lord!" ba Mid in a choked voice. “What is it, Chico V "That eoat!" “Confidentially," she said. “This eoat was stolen. And the psiiM are looking for it." “Darnley!" “No. Chico. I didn't stml it," “I don’t undsNtend. How eeuN you are wearing it T" “I don't understand fuQy either. But I had to wear R. It wm the orfy way 1 could be here tonight to osmpets. 1 am tuning Merer to the R!ice as soon as I eaa." "But they know you have it? They are coming here?" “Probably." “Have you thought," Samoa asked gravely, “of what that steam to me and to this contest? A •»«- petitor far the Golden Blend Girt award arrested for theft! Perhaps the winner of it involved in a scandal!" He comiKeMed his lips. “I’m afraid, Darnley, I can't let you compete. An afnud I msat ask you te go sway.”

It Is Synthetic Rubber K prW- ■ H 18-.\'.w . J • . A 1 A't Kt ■ El s K 1 WL! - K 8 SUH kafr'-K V 1 r- ’ ■ '■ ' 'tl al sStoX - * *.& H H z... SYNTHETIC RUBBER program in the U. S. has taken another portant step forward as the second of the government-owr.e■! operated by the Firestone Tire & Rubber company wa« pm . ri . 6 auction by President Harvey C. Firestone. Jr. Last April. F..-h- J® ‘w*aa the flrat to put a government-owned gnythetic rubber plant operation. E. T. Handley, left, plant manager, turns over to hvß stone the first bale « rubber produced in the plant at Akron. CM

Twenty Years Aqo | Today ♦ I ———————— - ■ Fab. B—FortyB—Forty Democratic mem 'here walk out of legislature after disagreement. Mr. Gottschalk remained to call attention to the lack of a quorum. The new 540.000 annex to the Decatur high school will be dedicated tomorrow. A. L. Trester and E. E Ramsey will speak. Hair cuts are now 75 cents and shaves 35 cents in Chicago. Democratic Editorial association

I“1 thought this was a land," she Mid bitterly, "where everyone's innocence was presumed until guilt was proven. Grandpa Carfax told t' me so. Have you thought of the re- , suits to me if lam refused the right ! to appear tonight?” “Darnley, Darnley — can’t you i aee? I must protect-” "Is business the highest law? I What about the flnvr law, Chico, [ that commands us all to protect the I innocent? I assure you I will be i able to prove 1 did not steal this > coat or anything else—ever I" i Sanson seemed loet in deep, worI ried thought. Suddenly he declared. "Weil, Darnley, despite cops or rob- ' ben, you compete tonight. That's that!" ’ "Thank you, CMeo," aha aaM eimply, and passed into her dressing room. She hung the sable eoat on the rack and Mt before a drusing ; table. Other girls arrived, and the . room became noisy with eonvana--1 Uw. Several of her rivals eeemed . dangerously beautiful. They taade 1 her conscious that to be declared * the moat beautiful modal In New York required something more than ’ ordinary good looks. A man in evening dress rapped 1 and entered. He held a list in his hand. "There are forty girls in this ' ceuHMtitfoa," he said. "You an to ssrss-sK.'ass; 1 of tea, two will be ulected. K toe semifinals there will be two groups 1 of four, from each ot which one wifi ' names. “These young ladiwr will appear in the fint group. Please be ready to step upon the stage at eight-thirty promptly," Darnley's name was In the thfrd group. At I- M she stood ready, offstage, to n»bo her entrance with her eectior, and could hear the applause from the audience as it greeted the winnen of the prosedtng section. An attendant motioned them on. and Darnley followed the girl before her out upon the stage and before the footlights. She Uekad down upon an ares of white *! ,ibu through the In lin » the group ?’ k- tbt ?*” •*" w “ required to step frees line aad to walk baek and for* new toe exhibiting berestf to audtenc. and judges. g* llll J 1 »<> «“1» y. Arttficial, undulating * the trained mannequin Darnley, when her turn mum, did “■ 1 8h ?„*‘ J hod as she bo. heved sn intelligent girl of good taste would carry herself, not proudly, not with exaggerated movement, bet with an effort to be assumed her place in formation. COnfttTtd. Om of thOM tteDDed forward andl took a dark-ha.rv?R| from the other end of the lino and **< walked to Darnley, taking bar head

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holds annual in. - .. J h president, is presiding W Miss .Mildred 1.Okmulgee. Okla . th, T F. Crallker «• for the stat.- ha- k - . o - Bl A Lo» Angeles ;nv-:.' teed life saving sir w< r* ten pounds, ran !».- :■ .---i 1 apace smaller than ,n - bag and donm-d ; ■ mlntit-e B <> HI In 11*41 the I' spent till million for defen-- In : at; • <jß $52 50*1 million for w.ir. B

and leading her to sta-d br« f* A first selection. The rvva r. applause. ■ It was not with a lion but of relief th,- I'ar-ltynß iaed she had sure t.-.j t!i« barrier. She could lu<-. nos, into the audience « -.h serenity. Faces chih-i to tr and became human. It »u pleasant to recur- z- I fciH in the fifth row It ■<;> -- distaste that she saw h.a.r.e son. But, and she f< It a disappointment, she c 1r t out the untidy hair or of Clyde Farrish. ■ She was again In the dreahH room. The time of « -.- g interminable before j. • »u to appear again in tr.e imifl proup of four. This titre tr.e. were more delib* rat- » more severe. Because tr.eir ufl was more difficult. D -rr.ley oB eovert glances at r.-r t r<e rinlß They were radiantly voury iB lovely. The morr.. ■.- ;i-B while the judges sat rfl heads together wire ur.wankß Finally a Uli man ar and sufl to the footlights. ■ “To select honestly."! <»:-!. “JB most beautiful of these : .;r yc-B ladies is a task that your jidlß would not willingly a-• ume To oboose from the q . • the pfl for the finals, and to arr.re st J ■naaimous opinion, as we bB done, constitutes a m iracle." B paused here. Darn!, y r.-JI >B breathe. The judge = t ■ I’d: B present to you Miss l'ar->y C«B fax.... Miss Carfax, «i.. to the footlights?” ■ Darnley walked toward him. felt she was stumbling. The judge lifted her hand bowed to her. I •Thank you." ahe n-anared in a whisper. Then she r - •-b<B that she must bow to the thuMdß ing, cheering audience. She «i' B the finals; one of two gel..ted f:B forty. I She never remembered lerhß the stage. Suddenly she was s’- 'B top of the stairs; then she «u B her dressing-room. Soon cams ■ rapping upon the door. | "Mias Carfax!" called a voice. I •Who Is it?" she queried. I 'The police," was the answer. | Darnley closed her eyes. The jsffi lice. They could not wait eWJ half-hour, but must come now she stood upon the very tr.re»b«*j when she had come victorious ii'B final judging. I She walked to the rack. f'-J which she took the sable wrap it across her arm she opened door to face the iteateuaui «• tows. J •Lieutenant." she said. the fur eoak" , II •Tea." bo countered. "*d4 are you." I (To be eeat»r>«s<l> ! PaarMM w Sas r-B-w •* I