Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 144, Decatur, Adams County, 18 June 1943 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT r»in • e,wt b,»!m ■leapt Sunday by HOI DMCATUR DEMOCRAT CO incorporated (filtered at the Decatur, Ind., Poet Office a* Second Class Matter 1 H. Heller President g. R Holthouee. Sec y A Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice President Subscription Rstss Single Copies 1 03 One week by carrier .IS By Mall Within 100 Mils* One Month 35c; Three Months fl Six months 11.76, Ona Tear 13.00 By Msll Beyond 100 Mlles One month 45c. Three months 31 25 Six months *2.25. One year *4OO. Subscriptions for men in service 63.50 per year. Advertising Rates mads Known on Application. National Representative BCHEERER A CO. 15 Lexington Avenue, New York K East Wacker Drive. Chicago. 111. Let's whip up on the bond sale a little. It's so important that we do our part every month until tin' white flags of unconditional surrender go up. Then we can have lasting peace. —o We won't he able to shoot Are crackers and Roman candles on the Fourth but we can put out the flag, salute it and mean It. We are in the midst of another war to defend our liberties and we must win and will win ft. —o If the fishermen can have as much luck the next ceveral months as they had the opening day of the season at Shroyer lake, it will help to Solve the meat problem. Every one got some and a number caught the limit of bass and blue gills. —o Every dollar you put in bonds those days will be valuable Io you. The money from them will no doubt buy more after while than it would now. You will have a nest egg for business, for a new home, a car or for any thing you may plan. —o Don't get too excited but it Is Indicated that coffee rationing may soon Ite inaerially reduced. The stocks on hand now are said to be the largest In a year and if the ships keep rolling in with supplies of the beans, it won't be long until you can have that second cup for breakfast If you want it. —o Take care of the garden so it will produce the limit. We can’t tell you how because we don't claim to b,- professional gardeners, but mist of you know how and if you don't you can find pome experienced person to instruct you. The main thing to to get all the results possible out of the garden this year. —o Another report that Japan is using poison gas in her war with China is a* rious fur if it la proven true, they will find it a game that other nations can play to even better advantage ’ban they. It indicate* the desperation that has set in over on the island of the Rising Sun and their jitter* will get worse a* time* goes on. —o Mr*. O'Conner, wife of the governor of Maryland thought *he need ed a rest. So ohe drove to South Carolina, using a “C" ration bo k issued to her for state business. She lost her A and C gas books both when word got to the ration board and for the next three months she will have to travel by bus or by hitch-hiking. Bet she does n't like it a little bit.

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o** keffto wee de«» art wie • ww. We've frt feegfcer ftoes *6**d. StC Buy More Wor Bonds or frsodow'r teto | Those who saw the picture "Desert Victory," recently shown here, got a first hand view of what the present war actually is. The picture* were taken during the campaign against Rommell and showed step by step the advance of the Allied armies a* they chaned the enemy some 1,800 miles across the wild territory of North Africa. It is without doubt the most educational film ever made of actual war. —o Charlie Chaplin likes notoriety, the women, court action and sensational courtships. After concluding temporarily a trial in Hollywood a few daye ago, he slipped away with Oona O'Neill, 18-year-old debutante and they were married at Santa Barbara. Chaplain is 54 and this was his fourth trip to the altar. He must have played slap stick robs so long that he thinks such affairs are a part of his life. -0 If Rumania quit* the war and it is announced they have made peace overture*, other Balkan states are sure to follow and the war would thus In- shortened months and perhap* yearn. It would shut off Germany’s oil supply and otherwise make it difficult to proceed. It may he wishful thinking but the signs certainly point to peace in the perhaps not too distant future. In the meantlnie let’s keep up the pace. —o Stores that violate ration order* are being closed by government authority. The Weisser Park grocery at Fort Wayne, three at South Bend, a tire stere at Rochester and others in northern Indiana were suspended Wednesday as to the sale of certain articles and hearinge now in progress are expected to effect several others. Orders are to be enforced and from nowon it will not be possible for any merchant to neglect to obey the celling order*. This is war and every individual and every business must cooperate. -0 The war to testing the nerves of all our people hut it's slight in comparison with what the citizen* vt the Axis countries are going through just now. Several Balkan states and several of the nation* of the Axis sees ready to throw in the spongue. These include Rumania and perhaps Bulgaria and Italy. They realize that the band of steel Is slowly being drawn In and that the outcome is certain defeat. Naturally they wish to save as much as they can. so feelers are being put out toward* that end. The Allies have hut one answerunconditional surrender hut with a promise of fair tn-atment. The next few weeks are Important a* the history of the greatest war the world ha* ever known is being written. —o—o New Low Has Teeth: The new Indiana motor vehicle safety-responsibility law which becomes effective July Ist is designed to make driving safer for every one. It has real teeth and will be rigidly enforced. Don Stiver, director of public safety ha* tosued a circular stating the law and urging that every one comply with it by carrying proper insurance. It say*: The penalties prescribed for infractions of thi* law may be considered drastic, but none too dr mitic to bring about the result* sought through this law. A* stated. the principal Intent of the law I* to safeguard the live* and property of all the people. It waa enacted in th* face of the fact that previous regulatkna and lav* have failed in large measure to accom piiah thi* result. It I* a well-known fact that, on Indiana street* and highways th*;* bate been maar driver* with neither the financial

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ability to pay (or such damage. Injury or loss of life an they might cause, nor with a sense of driving responsibility and care a* are necessary to avert many of the accident* that happ- n from day to day. Thus, thia is a law with real "teeth’’ in it and. it is believed, with few Icophole* for the escape of those who are found guilty under It* provisions. Yet It is cons'dered a law fair to ail who realize that when they are driving they have in hand a potential instrument of death and destruction. It ia not always possible immediately to determine exactly who I* at fault and so. until such determination Is arrived at. it may be necessary to suspend at time* thdriving right* of all partie* involved. which I* definitely in the internet of fair play. __ Two-third* of the nation'* present governor* have bad aom- form of military service. Potash i* an essential ingredient of gunpowder, aviation gasoline and hand grenade*.

“MEMPHIS BELLE” HOME F.IOM EUROPEAN BOMBINGS ' ' ;"', *‘ ’ \ /<- SrrSL IQI 4B| s jc affe !a 1 * v A r ib'■ '"' I * B r jfc^TMMf''' jße4§Me - *< > ' ' . ... /; . - HIST 'combat BOMBER to be retired from active service and flown back to the U. ■., the battlescarred Flying Fortress. “Memphis Belle," and bar original crew of 10 who flew her to England eight It noth- ago. arrives at National airport in Washington, D. C. NaM swastikas on the plane designates rix.h’ enemy tighter, downed. Flying *O,OOO mile, on 25 bombing miaaioMover Europe, the Befk" damaged at leart 12 other plane, and knocked down flve othera. Rroit row. left to right. are Sergt C. A. Naatal. Detroit. Mkk; Sergt C. B. Wmchell; Oak Park. DL; Sergt. H- P. Bay. Wta ; Bergt. 3. P. Quinlan. Yonkers. N. Y. Back row. test tojght. Sargt. C H. fcott, Capt. Jama, X Varinls. New Haven. Conn.; Aset. Sec. of War Robert Pattaroon; Capt. =s« tasalag Xidt; Capt Robert t Morgan jnk* N a Cyt-V/» MMMsT■MHBMMTihRt-S G**- Mcnry H- kr—M U. S. yßqr Air Foeees ehirf. and Sergt Robert J. jxanaon. Waab. Ttep plane crew bcwfht back a.UUJH

I Twenty Years Aqo Today June 18—Senator and Mr*. Janie* Eli Watson and Clyde Walb, chairman of the state Republican organization, visit here an itonr with postmaster Harry Frltzlnger. Fisherman report that bass and blue gill* are really hungry now. Fred Schafer, veteran busineiai man. severely bruised and cut in a ten-foot fall from a step ladder at hi* store. Contract for hauling mall in Decatur I* awarded to William E. Teeter* for 51.200 per year. American Legion baseball team defeat* Huntington 8-5 with Shady pitching. Clarence Strickler goe* to Muncie to attend Ball State college. 0 Modern Etiquette I I By ROBERTA LEE | Q. Should Imth a brother and a slater sign the informal Invitation* they are tending out for a dancing and supper party? A. Yes. the sister writing her name first and the brother his name below. <4 Is it permissible to call a friend on the telephone and say.

"Gues* who this Is?" A. No; the proper thing to do la to Identify yourself to your friend* ! immediately hrMorc beginning a conversation. Q. la It all right to point at a dish when eating In a restaurant? A. No; it 1* iil-bred to point at anyling or anyone. I o i Household Scrapbook I i i By ROBERTA LEE | t g - —♦ Washing Wicker l.'*e a good ■‘Uda of warm water and mild soap, and add a large pinch of salt, when washing the wicker furniture. It is good to use 1 a small scrubbing brush. Then ' rinse well and dry thoroughly. A flannel cloth with a small amount ' of oil on It can be used to give a final po)wb to the furniture. Ink Spot* on Wood , A combination of limieed nil I and vinegar often proves effective I In removing Ink spots from wood. ' U*e equal part* of earfi and ap- , ply lightly. * Keeping Paint C The paint that is left unused in a can may be kept in perfect conr dltlon If *ome paraffin la poured « over It. Thi* will prevent its hardening. u ——— —o r. Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

RED CROSS HOME NURSING I* It "Only a Cold7" (Editor's note: This I* the fourth in a serie* of ten articles on Home Nursing prepared by the Public Information service of the American Red Cross. For complete detail* about the standard course. Inquire of your local Red Cross chapter.! Remember that what you call a simple cold is a communicable disease! Over-hetaed dry air. chilling of the body surface, wet set, loss of rest and sleep, over-eating and poor elimination help to lower resistance to cold infection. If you would avoid colds, protect yourself against these conditions. A* In all communicable disease*, much of the danger of the cold lies In it* possible after-effect*. If symptoms of a cold make their appearance, begin treatment at once. Several day* of early care may prevent many day* of illnes* and absence frorfi work. Since the early stages of a cold are the period In which germs are most easily passed to other people, be very careful that you do not give your Infection to members of your family or business associates. The best treatment for a cold is to,go to bed when the first symptoms appear. Keep the room comfortably cool, at an even temperature. with provision for air circulation. Drink abundantly of water and fruit juices, eat lightly and sleep as much as possible. If the throat Is »ore. gargle a pint.of hot salt water (half a teaspoon of salt to one pint of water) every hour or two. If symptoms are severe, temperature is high or persistent, or ‘f any kind of skin rash appears, call a doctor at once. Failure to do this may mean that you are giving a dangerous communicable disease a chance to take advantage of your carelessness. So many communicable diseases begin with symptom* similar to a cold that such an illness should always be regarded with suspicion and treated with respect. (The next in the series, entiled

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CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN » On the Friday night, before the * disaster on Vince’* yacht, Mr. Avery Willard received a telephone ‘ call at hi* Kentucky home. It came r from Miami. From one of the mem- ® ber* of the Jockey Club, who wa» ‘ also a steward at Hialeah race- t tr*cke "Could you come down here tomorrow?” the man asked. “I want r to see you on an important matter j concerning your *table.” Stinffarte'a owner agreed. « He arrived at hi* Miami Beach . horn* on Saturday morning. Hi* • wife arranged to meet him later at Hialeah Park. _ . . . . At the Joekey Club, the man who summoned him »aid: “We have no I evidence, Mr. Willard, but we have a strong suspicion concerning the action* of your jockey, Steve Gubbin*. with an acquaintance of your* ; —one Hank Bnjger (who incident- ' ally ia a racing tout, and keep* 1 highly questionable compsnj) —and a beautiful blond*.” Avery Willard looked worried. 1 He certainly did not want to discredit hi* own rtable! He replied : “You n»o*t postpone any action until I’ve thoroughly investigated whatever you’re driving at, Smitnaan. Shoot!” . . “It appear* that one of the track detective*, who had been keeping an eye on Hank Bruger at last Saturday** meet at Hialeah, saw him, shortly before the feature race, in suspicion* conversation with the blond*. Not long after the race, ■be followed thi* fellow late one of the entrance* at the baek es the grandatand. They evidently had an aaaignation. Hardly anyone was around at the time. Th* diek made further private investigation, and waa told that Steve Gubbins had been Been entering the same spot a few minute* before. Evidently th* joekey left by another exit, or the waiting diek would have seen him aleo.” “But the three weren’t actually seen together?” Sttagarvs’e owner Bsksd. “No, Proeentiy the blonde was aeen rushing from the place, in evident worry. Hank Bruger eame out after her. Avery puffed at hi* cigar. "I* that all?” “No. There’* more. Some es the fellow* told me last night that they’d aeon th* newsreel of the feature raee—it didn’t *how till Thun day here—and they thought it looked-well-fishy t” “How come?” “Looked like your Joekey woe •pulling' the fnvorit* e* be eame down the home stretch. So certain waa e*i" of ’em that he eat the whole ■how round a second time—ead it didn’t lessen hi* suspicion either!" “Why, it’* Impossible! Steven Gubbin* is thoroughly reliable. He’s been with me for year*!" “NoMtbdeee, in my eninien,* ■aid the prominent steward of the Joekey Chib, “the situation, taking it by and large, rate* looking Into. “where ia this newsreel ebowingr ‘ We saw it at th* Tantaaaouat Theatre.” t“Lot’a go thsro." The pair went off together, and

CONVICTS WORK ON RATION c| - ■ B i ■ tab * i PRISONIIIS In the Florida *tate prison at Raifor! work t in the 2.500.000 copies of War Ration Book No. being to residents of the state. Competition to compb tc the Hr of book* is keen among the teams of convict*.

"Help check communicable disease.’’ will appear next week). WAR BUDGET OF 71 (Continued From Pag* I) but readjustment. It will cost »11.500.000.000 for pay for the army next year, almost J 2.000.000.000 for clothing and equipage, and *ome 115.000.000,000 for ordnance. The huge allotment* tor the air force* will pay for 35.000 bomber*. 38.000 fighter* and 12.000 transport planes. It will go to train 80.000 pilot*. 30.000 bombardier* and navigator* and 302,000 technician*.

saw th* fateful newsreel. After- . wards, perturbed but still uncer- I tain, Avery Willard phoned the I Hollywood office of one of the Tanta- I mount “big shots,’’ who was a friend of hi*. He asked him to instruct the < Miami Tantamount office to loan i him a copy of the race-reel right Thi* wa* *t once done. Avery’* 1 messenger returned shortly to the Jockey Club with the copy. Also, at I his request, a film projector and a screen, accompanied by an operator. Avery said to Smithson: “I guess ' it would be better hot to ask Steve I to come here. It would look suspi- i cious to him. 11l phone for a suite I at the Biltmore right away and well go over with the operator. From i there, 111 call Steve at the stables to come over. We’ll give him a *ur- ! prise! The operator will have made the set-up in an adjoining room, and Steve will see the newsreel for himself." Smithson said: *l*ll have the detective who is working on the case come along too.” The four men then drove to the Biltmore and went up, complete with newsreel, screen and projector, to the suite Avery had engaged. Steve Gubbins waa reached by phone. Presently he arrived. What neither he nor hi* boea knew, wa* that the detective had phoned from the Biltmore to two fellow-detective* to go and eearch the jockey’s apartment, during his abeence, in a small hotel near the race track. “Seen the newsreel of the raee, Steve?” Sttnf aren't owner casually bepn. The jockey answered promptly: “Yes, sir. Not a very dear film, on account of the weather." I "Leave u* alone for a moment.” i hi* bo** said, nodding to Smithson. > "Anything wrong, »ir?" Steve obi sequiously inquired. i “I've seen the film, Steve, and it looks to me—and ether*—a* though r you pulled the boro* in the home ■ rtretcb!” Indignant eurpriie lit the moni key-like face of the jockev. “Good heaven*, air! Na! Why, t my whde life ha* been riding the ponie*! That’* a—a wicked thing i to accuae me of, *ir! But yea can’t . mean It, Mr. Willard! Someone’s » been trying to poison you against t me?" “Nel It did seem very odd to me . at the time! Strnparee waa in pert feet condition. You heard what the vet* said when they examined him.” “I’m a* muck in the dark aa you * *re, sir! Th* animal failed in the * borne etrrteh—though I gave him , my all! Listen, Mr. Willard, why * would I risk toeing my job with t rout Why would I jeopardise my * liviag, when all I’ve got ia my salary i from you?" * Avery Willard slid open double communicating door*. The detective * and Mr. Smithson of the Joekey * Cab were already seated tn a dim C corner of the livingroom. The oper- “ »tor w*s showing th* fateful film . on the screen. “Stop it right t owner ordered. “Steve *ee!“ MotioaleM *a the *eroeu. atop the here*. Steve we* pulling him ... i “Ge en saw," eame the order.

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And then: “Stop!" *;-*■ time, it w»s ev< n ir. re obvi® the jockey was holding tnfl back. I “That's al!.” owner curtly, “we <i< n’t (.»»■ it again.” A Smithson *w itch< '. the lifl They confronted Mwe. Afl ■cow! wa* on the tr.onkey-liß “Well, what do you haveM Steve?” I “That the film wasn't ch-tfl the clouds and the <iu»t. ■ wouldn't pull a rotten trfl that, sir! That I’m a poor «■ all I’ve got i» what you paM he whined. I At that psychological m'rW other door to the he.ngrwjmM and in walked the detectiw had just aearchcd the jH apartment. I One ol them opened *■ leather case. He addrc»*d[ tective who had rent ti.emM He said: "We got a haul. Tc| sand dollar* in bill*. sewed inside his mattress. W hidden under a fl".r h,*ro-w “Ten thousand dollar*. I Sttagare*'* owner, r' ir nz ■ now pale and trend'lmp ,'ockW you just toM u« y U »ml guy—that *ll you'd got >» I pay you, huh?’’ 1 •Better conic aero.’*. the senior detective raid 1 you got those ten thou’snM from the Red Rust gang. fuf I the hors*?" . I “I don’t know any sutb I Steve whined. I “You lie! You went to Bruger under the grs: :‘t»n| the race, and he ahpp™ M money!" „ J Steve wa* cornered. 1 bluff it out. To no avert. I “If you don't confess. you sent up for * tong detective told him. J He broke down, then nj pared: "Since you vc got oa me, Hi tell ell • • • you promise you ~on t *enw Ptte 011 ’ t* “Not if yeu come set"** was the reply- . | “That—swine of *J » J double-crossed me! M only half what ttoH me. I was to get JAM** “ 1 the horse!” J Stinaartf't “Where is Hank Bjug"J “In New Orleans. said»l detective. “May I 111 call a pal of mm M Park, and mayb* be ““ p ’ ! ’’presently, over the l fchuck Hopk.n« *P*»k£ want you to check u P £ right away .- • •’? tiw that a toll, dark <•> , Hank Bruger. w** ll ' him? ... He be«™ M ■wrul ,<7 -'‘‘.X'b* her* . . - <»• *>d •*’’ i md-leokiM btomto ' . ET.pt* (Te b* »*r* V*-