Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 109, Decatur, Adams County, 7 May 1943 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT PvWished Every Evening Exoop' Sunday by rm DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO Incorporated Bnterwd at the Decatur, Ind., Poet Office as Second Class Matter f. H. Heller Preaident A. R Holtbouse, Sec’y t Bui. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates Single Copies 1 .03 One week by carrier — .15 By Mall Within 100 Mlles One Month 35c; Three Months fl. Six months |1.71, One Year 33.00 By Mail Beyond 100 Miles One month 45c. Three months |1 25 Six months 12 25. One year 1400. Subscriptions for men in service |3.50 per year. Advertising Rates made Known on Application. National Representative BCHEERER A CO. 15 Lexington Avenue, New York ?5 East Wacker Drive. Chicago, HI. Charter Members of Ths Indiana league of Home Dallies It’s tint, to get uh the May bond wag n. -- Sugar on the stable Marts from beets in the held. -0 After a Mow down of ten d.iy.i the Victory garden* ar* again growing. O—O Congress n- now in the stage of creating the impression that the voters back home won't hav, to pay taxes. —o Indiana, long noted for her poet*, authors and poll!it lans tan now add the unusual ability tmeet war loan ipiotae. -0 It's really time to plant that Victory garden. If you do. much of your feeding problem will be solved by tin Fourth of July. —o Most of us used every thing wr had to buy bonds last mouth but we must continue I du so. The I need keeps right on and the only way we can me. t it is by helping I to raise the money. The slogan U "You've done your tut, now do your best.” o—o A Win With Willkic club has been started in New Hampsitir and a campaign is being made for the 1940 Republican hope to again head the party’s ticket fur president. It appeal* that Indiana is dlvid-d on it* favorite-sou candidate. O—O The American doughboys the French and the British soldiers ar, slowly but surely crowding the It mind forces into the sua. They are at the gates of Bizcrte and Tunis and th.- real aosault against the army, estimated to be 175,000. may break at any moment. ■ O--O- — The Allies and the Japs arc bolstering their bases in the south Pacific and many exp* rts feel that within a short time, a great battle will occur on land, sea and In the air in that territory. However, similar pn-dictlons have resulted in short scraps in which the on* my Is worsted and will soon take flight O—O The stale and city departments are giving the thoroughfares a spring cleaning and everyb.dy takes pride in the civic good-houee-keeping program. To instill the desire for attractive premises

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throughout the city, streets aud public property should be kept In first class order, as the means of setting the example This Is being done here and every citizen should cooperate fully O—o General Andrews dhd for us as are hundreds of other good Amer* leans They are in earnest about wanting to keep America free and every man who faces the foe these days knows he is offering his life If necessary. Surely the least we can do Is to help him by working harder, buying more Imnds. aiding the government to provide him the necessary food and ammunition, keeping the factories op* rating and gathering the needed scrap. O—O The Nazis don’t seem to be able to get their spring offensive rolling on the Russian front. Last y-ar and the year before they got away to go* <1 start* and It is believed by many that they are getting ready for another drive this year. However, the Russians are also starting offensives and with fairly good results. It might be that Hitler's forces will be kept busy this summer holding their lines and they may be lucky to do that. The labor shortage contlnu* s to be one of the moat severe handicaps in civilian life. Little recourse evidently lies ahead. ax manpower Is needed io build the army and navy, and produce the materials needed for the fighting forces. At that Am* rlcans are doing an excellent Jolt in meeting the challenge, production urging forward month by tn nth. On the farms the same is true, acre after acre being planted and harvested. In addition to the great amount of livestock produced O—O The conjee lured meeting be-tw-en President Roosevelt and Josef Stalin is an event most AmI eriwuut would like to see take place. The two men would no doubt have lot* to discuss and agreements on war strat* gy and post war programs would uo doubt I ensue. Russia will play a leading part hi the new world of tomorrow and Its development will be rapid and far reaching Without doubt it will he the dominating force in Europe and Asia, with the Vnited Stales taking the rule in the north--1 ern hemisphere. The proposed gettogether will be watched with great interest. —o There i* no greater organization than the Red Cross. It provides relief and real services when most needed. We all know how many Am- ails are performed through them and we have always supported It 10051. It Is therefore very ' important that we continue the ' live and active organization In the 1 Adams county chapter. Thv annua! meeting held thia week was interesting and the reports showed excellent results for the past year and grod financial standing C. E ’ Bell, as president of the local or--1 ganlzation. will do every thing he 1 can to maintain the splendid effort ‘ of the past He desires and should ’ have the support and cooperation -of every citizen In Adams county. I o—o Governor Henry F. B< hrlcker M h<|H-fut that the founty forest movement, mad* possible by a 1943 > law. will get under way this year 1 when the local officials make their budgets. He has iusiruttcd the ' state division of forestry to take ’ the lead in providing the counties 1 with Information about the new 1 law. Under the new law the county council, on the recommends!lcn of the county commissioners, may tlx a tax levy to create a county forest tuad. The commissioners are authorized to put chase laud for this purpose and to accept gifts of land Counties are required under the law to practice approved forestry methods tn oroer to perpetuate aucoeedtng etends of trees The Blate Division of Forestry la required te cooperate with the county Ureste la planting of trees.

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f 1 Twenty Years Aqo Today « « May 7 The committee representing tin- Zion Reformed church decides to accept the lowest bid made by <’. N. Christen to build new edifice for 141.930. The A J. Moser company of Berne gets heating contract. August Walter* the plumbing and the Schafer Hard-' ware company the electric wiring The county commissioners award Purdue scholarships to it. L. Davis of Plea-ant Mills and E. Clark Monro of Geneva. Thu Evangelical conference In session at South Bend, assigns Rev. Haney to Hibbard and Rev. Loose to Decatur. L. L. Baumgartner and mmi John buy double house on Winchester street from Mrs. L. G Elllnghain. .Mrs. George Squiers of Kirkland township, ill past several weeks, recovered sufficiently to visit Decatur short lime today. —.Q — ■ f 7VZ 7 *i Household Scrapbook By ROBERTA LEE ♦ ♦ Ice Cream Stains Ice cream stain* can Tie"removed from unwashabie materials by rubbing them well with cold water and then applying carbon tetra-' chloride. Sponge until the stain disappears. For stains on washable materials, the regular wash method is effective. Loose Casters If a furniture caster is loose, use paraffin melted to the proper consistency, fill the hold with this, then replace the caster. The wax Marketing of timber and the prevention of fires. —Maurice Early in Indianapolis Star.

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Ofc. tfMMV I — *» " ■ I" •■■■■ will harden and hold the caster in place. Perfume Bottles Perfume bottles may be staled with liquid nail polish when traveling. and thia eliminates any danger of leakage. —st; 11 Modern Etiquette I i By ROBERTA LEE t| What would be a safe deci-1 Kkm. if a man is in doubt as to the selection of a gift for a girl? A. Flowers are never out <»f place. Q Is it necexsary that a secretary add ’’Str’’ when answering or speaking to her employer? A. Yes, or she may say. "No, Mr Gray.” and omit the "Sir.” Q Should a man seat nix dinner partner on his right or his left? A. On hlx right. COURTHOUSE Marriage Licensea Duane itavidson. U. S. Navy. Decatur to Evelyn Burnett, clerical employe. Decatur. Raymon I Joseph Gam*. General Hosiery fcremali. Fort Wayne to Dorothy IxxFontaine, stenographer, Decatur, John H. Bishop, elevator mechanic. Fort Wayne to Alba Burdette, beautician. Fort Wayne. o ♦ ■ ■— ♦ Adams County Memorial Hospital 4 — • Admitted: Alva K. Burger, route 5; Richard Scbelinann. Hoagland. Dlrnntsaed: Max Hears city; Herman Eblerding. Preble; Mrs. Arnold Erxleben and baby, route

Hard-Boiled? r ■<* . f . - japtLai DESCfiIBED by police as "hardboiled," 14-ycar-old Anna Valentino looks anything but that as she breaks down and weeps in a Chicago police station after her arrest. The girl was charged with stealing >2,000 from her woman employer. (International) 3; Mns. Clyde FeUens, Geneva; Mrs. Francis Ifoack and baby, city; Mrs. J. L. Ruasel. .Montpelier; Mrs. Wilbur Marbach. Willshire, Ohio. A new chemical keeps the window* of military planes clear during rainstorms or fog. Councilmen in or.o-fifth of the cities ?t 5.0 U" or more p. pulatiun In the V. S. serve without pay.

Report Bad Weather Is Hindering Crops Some Apprehension Felt In Washington Washington, May 7 <UPI Reports of unfavorable weather con ditioiis are causing some apprehett uioti among agriculture department officials in Washington. The department has received reports from numerous rural sections saying that weather conditions are distinctly unfavorable. In some places there is too much molature in others, not enough. Some sections report an unusually cold spring. Others have had strong winds and «ftret storms that Interfered with the spring work. Lumping the rep rts all together, th, agriculture department describes the situation ax "partly favorable.’’ But officials mindful of the high 1943 food production goals are hoping that the weather will do an about-face and bring another "almost perfect" year such as 1942. Mexicans To Aid Denver. May 7. (ITI Mexican workers will help raise the warvital sugar licet crop in the R< cky mountain and midwestern stales this summer. Regional director Charles Brannan of th,- farm security administration says the first irain'oad of 850 Mexican laborers will arrive about May 15. They will work on western Nebraska, western .Minnesota and Colorado farms. An additional 2.500 workers are scheduled to arrive in the region during the remainder of May Tiie ESA and intermountain agricultural improvement association

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CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE My guard marshalled me to the lanai where I took my former seat. The others drifted in—all but the Lathams and Elaine. They had evidently taken her home. Finally Ota took his place at the table and Komako joined him. Then the jury filed in. They did not sit down, but stood solemnly in a double line. The rotund Hawaiian stepped forward as foreman. •‘You have come to a decision?" Ota asked. "Mr. Delmar dead," the foreman said slowly, perspiring with the weight of his responsibility. “Mrs. Delmar dead. With fish spear and with knife.” He pointed to the articles on the table. right," Ota prompted. Stabbed by whom?" The foreman hesitated and rolled his eyes toward Komako. "Us jury think Komako would know if Mr. Hasty bad fellow." Ou rapped sharply on the table. . "Who does the jury think killed Mr. and Mrs. Delmar?” Another Hawaiian, grizzled and full of age, and so privileged, pushed forward. “Mr. Hasty give salmon to us. Good aikant to all of us.” "That’s not the point I” OU snapped. “Whose spear and whose knife are those? Who quarreled with Delmar and threatened him?" The old Hawaiian drew himself up with offended dignity. “Us is jury. Us do like us think good ... Maybe next election we not vote for you. Sam OU.” The fat foreman bestirred him•elf and spoke. “Me, I speak for jury. If Mr. Hasty kill Mr. Delmar it is for plenty good reason. But Mrs. Delmar not knock him down. For why ha want to kill her?” “Do you want to bind him over to the grand jury or not?” OU asked wearily, dusting more soda into his glass. That was too much for the foreman. It had to be explained in Hawaiian. Then he beamed in a reiir* 4 Tk " Jury beamed. They beamed at me, as if they were doing something vary, very nice for me. ''¥••• •• do that," he affirmed nothing against Mr. Hasty. Plenty of time for big court to find out if he do killing." And plenty of time for me to languish in Jail! The inquest had been a weird performance, but it was legal enough. I sat there envisioning the jail that awaited me, seeing it as a foul place in some primitive town amidst the plantations. I worried about the long trip on foot up the trail in Oto's custody. I worried about leaving the sampan and all my possessions. AH the while I was vaguely aware that Ota was dismissing the jury. I *°°ked reproachfully at Komako, feeling that he should have stopped these proceedings, somehow, to give us a chance at further iavestigaKomako was slumped in his ehair gazing put speculatively from under his bushy eyebrows. I saw that U »*• Joying the group of colonists. They didn't look particularly elated—the Rawsons. in fact, appearing crestfallen. Budd suddenly clapped his hands down on the arm of his ehair with an air of “Well, that’s that!" and turned to Turva Massie. “How about some coffee?” Turva jumped up immediately as if in relief. "I*ll mans some. Come along, all of you." They started to troop out and Turva stopped be ide Komako. “Won’t you come and have coffee, too?” she asked, smiling at him. Komako got up. looking yl— T -< “Sara, sure! I not had say lunch and ’most starve.” *

WOUNDED IN NEW GUINEAFiqWj a. i ,- JU iyTno ON UTTfffS, wounded American soldi* rs receive tention somewhere in New Guinea. They were wounded Japs tn tliat area.'U. S. Army Signal Corps photu.

will place the workers where they are most needed — chiefly in the sugar beet fields. They will Inpaid prevailing wages. Brannan says the importation of Mexican workers will greatly alleviate the critical farm labor shortage in the area. o Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

She linked ner arm in his, evidently expecting him to accompany her, but Komako held back. "You go get water boiling. 1 be there in minute.” My guard stepped up beside me, •nd Herb, as he passed, could not resist tossing me a look of triumph. Komako left Turva and camo over to me, saying to the young cop*. “Come, come, we all go talk to Sam Ota.” We found Oto ingratiating himself with the old Hawaiian juryman who had threatened mutiny at the polls, he was no doubt fixing his fences in case he should one day run for sheriff. Komako got him away and all four of us moved off out of sight and earshot. Komako began at once: “Now, Sam, this case not close ret. Something happen you not know about —you not let Hasty tell.” And he launched into the story of the fake confession, the footprints on the sampan, the poisoned whiskey. “You can sea, Bam, murderer was getting scared, try to fix so everybody is sure Hasty done it, ’cause Hasty will be dead.” He clucked with convincing horror. Ota looked at me biliously, disinclined to believe a word of it, and was obviously surprised when his young deputy produced the evidence from his pocket. "I don’t know If it Is poison," my witness said cautiously as he handed it over. “Or if he wrote that note himself. He wrote the first part of the page, he says.” Bam Oto considered morosely, took the bottle of whiskey from his assistant, smelled it, then shook his head. “I can't toll if It is poisoned.” He banded it back. “A laboratory test will tell.” ! said, “and look at the difference in typing on that page!” He read the note through carefully. Komako did some more urging in his own language. Finally Oto said: “1 feel too elek?" “Me, I know you do." Komako i said with ready sympathy. “More ■ better you go lie down. Let me work on this one—but I want Hasty I aiong with me.” 1 .. don ' t rare,” Ota said grumpI ily, so long as you don’t let him a to run away or get hold of aner knife. I want him ready to go up to jail with me late this afternoon when it la not so hot.” Komsko made extravagant prom- , ises about keeping me intact and commiserated with Oto once more, ! thcn *• °ff together, sloughing : off my guard at last "We go to Miss Turva's and get ' co^c *»’ Komako proposed, pulling I an end of the blue cover of his blank 1 ’ iew ,bor * bin pocket. “The whole gang will be there," I said, "but you may have to work I on them alone. They!! never let me i ini" On nearing the cottages we saw that the Hawaiians had not gone ■ back to their village, but still hung around in groups on the path, talkI ing over the exerting events of the past hours—probably the most excite me nt some of them would ever know. Komako hailed Mokino jovially, and the old boy actually gave me a friendly nod and a wave of my meerschaum. Henry and Mary gave me shy grins. It was clear that none of them had any comprehension of the box I was in. Gwen and Gerald Rawson reached Turva’s lanai just ahead of us. and Budd left off expounding to the W ecu to greet them loudly: “Its time you got beret What was all that horseplay about?” “We made a try for something—” Gwen b'gsn, and Rawson finisnod. • But it didn’t come off. Let’s forget the whole thing 1"

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Josephine j, !. “Ok mqH Yo i w. i- | to. , BE we only-’’ Silence fell a< walked in I■, the living .* :■ I .'aw off some i mg an i catc’ii-g tostool Kumak > had helped weave, and • 1 ;ru her kitchen w.'.h a tray;! andth.r.gs. 'i: lieve her of toe burets made a dive for Herb. “For heaven's js’»-. put down," she I h aga.n. “It Stopped as *'•• tas to io behind Komako. "I bring Hasty, too* I said blandly, "Ik r.ui as anybody." She nodded. “1 I'll get another tap. T’.t nearly rea !>.'■• tea for you and <> raj.” Herb adv ward K <n... . > this is—r. g a»ay r*'i MS your pal?” Komako di I n * rise '• he only t kt ' and reproved t IB "See, you 1 w a sere il toy ther on t . so hard on this, t o." “He's a put.” T.ni 'i 1 never mind, I an " down by the c i •. m■; toe clear of sonic* I -■ >»■ : down, and 0:..;f- a.r burning!" she cr.*. i’the kitehen. Gwen sprang t “I’ll help you, d r-a" I was just t ’ these people < B| heart that 1 !.u! < crimes, or th<. .!*'.: mitted Komak . t when 1 heard Budd'S ‘ chuckle bebin! .- and hear him say t * rr:. "This must be the place or. eat th' ■* its humorou : n. . ■ ever hear of a ; ■ murders going a ui?" Nobody ar.s a r, ! K xai up the foots*. la' - *■*■' triously to n.»: 1 few strands so t a: *v »*'•'• »B| it smoothly over toe br.a*. denly be looked up at “That was mean thins tell in bis play, no?* ■ “His play?” Budd la.JwdM •led. H But Herb spoke out of t.n« usual, say.rg wtn r M was a dirty trick, to st ing here like fr.< • ing us up like that It In the back!” ■ That combma'. n f ’ me shudder, bst K -i ; **B ly, "Sure, sure B-t Missus get stab in back M Then* were .•■"’•.<* - the others, ar i B-di is * f !B "That would be hsritopr Kornakt quit! -;tti»W in the lauhaia strar.as. ‘ '■ ■ stool on the floor and I*' ‘7B at Budd. “1 got plwV » w ” B B mJ was bluffing, and 1 and I had a brief vis»» blank pages under the N- f ; "■ his pocket. But tot ’re b answer, Dr. Latham ca»‘ » B crossed straight to I-®* “Elaine rememU «. »” a **B he said, "that she tnin“ to know. 1 didn’t want the effort to eome over, w ■ eisu-d that I <»»•« » 04 ■ ***■ (To be eoat'.sueD I cssmu‘l W f*,— as I —"** ■