Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 178, Decatur, Adams County, 29 July 1943 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Kxc.pt Sunday by THE DECATI'R DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office ae Second Clara Matter J. H. Heller President A. R. Holthouse, Sec y A Hue. Mgr Dick D. Heller- Vici •President Subscription Rates Ringle Copliw —- 103 One week by carrier - -15 By Mail Within 100 Miles One Month 35c; Three Months 51; Six Months 51.75; One Year 53.00. By Mail Beyond 100 Miles One month 45c. Three months 11 25 Six months 52.25. One year 14 00 Subscriptions for men in service 53.50 per year. Advertising Rates made Known on Application. National Representative SCHEERER A CO. 15 Lesington Avenue, New York 25 E. Wacker Drive. Chicago. HI. In his younger days Mussolini was a tramp. Now he's just a bum O—O We -till h.iii .i ' uuple of day* u> Meet the July bond quota Don't let the boys down now Tin y are doing a real job. So must we. O—O We don't know where Benito is but we would bet a dime that he isn't over in Sicily helping hie b.ys out of the tough fix he plunged them into. —O-0“ Don't uudi i * lim.itc tho-- bondyou halt They an worth a hun dr.-d cents on Hie dollar and always will be. The thing to do Is to pile up all of lh< m you < an. -0 In Norway the price of butter i:i 53 30 a |Miund and tea sells for 5173 , per pound We seem to have a Jong ways to go to reach the infiatkuiary status of som> nations. —O-0 President Roos' veil holds thcotifideine of tin people generally., both here and all over the world The reason ie that he Is courageous. fair and (ar-s- ring. —o Now wh> n we scetn to lie working out of the meat pinch along comes notio s that we are short on butter, soap and a few other items considered mighty handy arouud the kitchens. o—o— Italy is In an up-roar and under m.i tial law but her people are happier than for a long time tor they begin to • the end of a hook . up that brought them nothing but • suffering —O-0— Police officers have been ordered to enforce the doubl, parking ord Iname and the one hour limit in the down town districts. Their Work will he much easier if we all cooperate and it's to our best in terests to do so. —o Adolf Hitler boasted that he would not make the mistake th> kaiser did trying to fight a two front war, but he has a three froir ! wat on now and it nmy Increase to double that by late autumn ' Tht superman seem* to have made several serious errors. —O While American and British are making history In Shliy and Italy and the air forceo are poundlag over Prance and Germany, don't •verlook the fact that Russia is Baking the Axis army in the east take back every thing they have ab ut them not being abk tn lake the offensive. 0 O—- , Many Victory gardens In Decatur and Adams county are now yielding good returns foe tbs work Invested during a anason of t»> mm h ram and some other diffi< it Ilea The crops are perhaps not reeprd breaking la many if any euees but there Is satisfaction in having vegetables that can be used now. canned or stored tor future ■M. ■■■ op .- James K Staley, well known and Hfklar aua. will few the naw cwgpmna4s.- of Adami Poet No 43. Am

erican Legion. H. has been one of th<- hard workers of the organStation and assisted by an able corps of assistants will continue the local poe! as one of the best tn thia district He will assume his t new duties August 23rd succeeding Lloyd Krelscher who has served I tin past year and has made good O—O Senator Raymond Willis, who recently proposed a sal.-s tax tie in- ‘ ..ugurated to replace the incotntax. isn't the only Republican say Ing such things. He has a lot of Republh an support. Gov. Martin of Pennsylvania recently joined the |<ng succession of Republican leadete asking for a sales tax. Commenting on Martin's proposal, the Philadelphia Record declared "A I general sales tax Is an income tax upside down it fails most heavily -ti those least able to pay.” O—O Advertising lineage in the large city ncwspapei* shows a gain but that is far from true in the smaller journals for reason or another. It was never more important that the store which plans to continue business over a period of years should keep Its name before the public aad there was never a time when your customers want to know what you have for ».i!e more than right now It may lie a seller's market but it's also an opportunity to make friends who will continue a long time. O—O— Th, observation of tin- first annlveisary of the founding f the Waves will be observed at juniorsenior high school auditorium t?morrow. Friday evening, and the pttblii is cordially invited The | program is to he a streamline'! , two hours of delightful entertain-1 tn<nt with three groups of tadio stars performing. There will be Wave models, the American Legion color guard, the high school band ' Mid <-ffii ra of the navy ami the Wav- s. The auditorium is air cooh-d and you will he comfortable. He sure to attend this event. Henry Ford will be eighty years old Friday and will observe it ny doing a full day's work. He has earn- d a rest but hu is too good an American to take it while he feels h<- can render service. Mr. Frd is a |>eace lover and his present joh of manufacturing war goods Is not 1 to hie liking but he knows we must •In to save a free world and he la doing hh patt. When his son died i recently the venerable Industrialist ' took over the job as president of his great company again and he insists on doing that job to the belt of hto ability. There is much tv admire In this man who has built a vast empire in hie own right. O—O When President Roosevelt appointed Henry L. Stimson secretary of war in July. 1940, he was crith izvd by Demo, rata and Stimson was ''fired'' by the G. O. P. to ■ wlil< h party be had been staunch The new uecretary was called a | "doddering old man" who bad sold out to a third term aspirant. It I took courage on the part of both men and was a wise move, for Ml. Stimson now seventywix years old. has made a record that should give him a high place in history. You don't hear much about him because he does not seek publicity. He do- s his job and does k weU. better perhaps ihan any ether man that could have been cboeen We owe much to ibis great quiet leader. — o -o Announcing that «5.0 U Axis pris oners are now Interned la the I'nited States, the war departmea' has diackmed addltloaal camps will be built and existing naps eapand*d to handle a large proport toe of the 247e00 prison-rw held by th? Allies la North Africa. Capacity of camps already built to 139.1»4 the war department said, adding that maay of the prisaaera now hold in North Africa “wHI he removed to this reentry as quickly M poaoffito Os the total atoway Ateraed. the department said 44-

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Ration Calendar Gasoline •’A” book coupons No. 7. good for 1 four gallons each, must la-t through : September 21. Sugar Stamp No. 11 good for 5 lbs. through August 15. Stamp No. 15 and IS are good through October 31 for 6 itw < ach for home canning purposrw Houaewlvea may apply to their local ration boards for more If nece-sary, Coffee Stamp No. 22 (1 lb.) good through August 11. Fuel Oil Period 3 coupons Valid in all tones through September 30. Period 1 coupons in new fuel oil rations became valid July 1 and are good for ten gallona each. Shoea Stamp No. IS (1 pair) to valid through October 31. Meata. Etc. Red stamp.-, P, Q. R. and 8 expire July 31. Red stamp T became valid July 25. V is valid August 1. V is valid August 9, W is valid August 15; all expire August 31. Processed Foods Blue stamps N. P. and Q remain valid through August 7. 355 ar<- German-. 19.641 are Italians and 62 Japanese. The Japanese are intern>-d at Camp McCoy. Wis.. the others in 37 camps In 30 states. The r-port showed an increase of 29.000 Axis prisoners in tbh> country since July 4th. Among places where Italian prisoners are confined is Camp Atterbury, in tiie southern-part of Indiana Hartford City Newt Timo

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u • Modern Etiquette I By ROBERTA LEE | Q Kboiild one ever call a friend at his office, or place of employ ' ment, whenever you would like to ’ talk with him! A. No; phone calls <0 a business ' employee -hould be made omy when necessary. Q If a toast is proposed to a '.person, should this person drink 1 from his glass too? A. No; be doeg not rhe from his chair nor drink the toast. Q le it proper to have one's business address tugiaied on a social visiting <ard? A. No. • • Twenty Years Aqo I Today \ July 29. 1923 wa« Sunday. Household Scrapbook I By ROBERTA LEK | Testing Coffee If you wish to test the quality of < offee. stir a teaspo tiful in a half glaes of cold water. There will be very little discoloration If the qual- , Ity is good, and very few groan will sink to the bottom of the glass. Doors Stop the creaking of a door by rubbing a little vaseline or soap aa the hinges. If a door stlckc rub a piece of soap over th- tight places. The Hair The hair will keep in curl for a longer lime if a teaspoonful of ordinary tea to ateeped. a little sugar added, and this applied to th. bair. — ■ -o Poetical Juotice Hurts Hollywood. Cal. <VPi— Samuel

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wrriNGUiSHto flying cross m preaentel by Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox to Maj. Joseph N. Renner in Washington for the officer's “daring and aggressive** actions as commander of a Marine observation squadron in the Solomons. Official L’ruUd States Navy photo. . (Intuutioaal)

HoKenstein, poet and author of •■Poems in Praise of Practical!)* Nothing.” wonders at the idosyncracies of poetical justice. He has been ordered to pay the income tax on the 5225 weekly settlement which he pays his wife The court held that the payment was not alimony, which is income-tax exempt, but a property settlement.

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