Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 233, Decatur, Adams County, 2 October 1943 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT PuNlabed Every Evening Bacept Sunday by HU DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated ■stared at the Decatur, Ind., Poet Office a* Second Claaa Matter I. H Heller President A. R. Holthou**, Sec'y A Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates Single Copies —I .03 One week by carrier .15 By Mall In Adw*. Allen. Jay and Wells counties. Indiana and Mercer and Van Wert counties. Ohio; 54 50 per par; 52 50 for ala months; 51 35 for three month*; 50 cents for one month. Elsewhere;-45.50 per year; 5300 for six months; 5105 for three months; <0 cents for one month. Men and women in the armed forces. 53 50 per year or 51.00 for three mouths. Advertising Rates made Known on Application. National Representative BCHEERER A CO. 15 Lexington Avenue, New York 25 E. Wacker Drive, 'hlcago, 111. — — Now M's g right on and put over the October quota tor bonds. Look both ways when crossing a Street. We can't be too careful. —o It ,i time to send that package to the boy overseas to assure delivery by Christinas liiir—o Every can of fruit or vegetables you can store away now will not only save you money but assure yowwf having it when you want it. —o Please pay your newsboy promptly If a few hold out on him h“ hasn't any money for himself and naturally loses Interest in his work. —o This isn't Indian summer, just the first mouth of autumn. We ought to enjoy severtfl weeks of the most delightful p- riod of the year. It's time fin the quarterly state income tax report It your Income exceed-d jl.mHt the past three mouth* The deadline is the 15th of >. month. Every one seems to have caught the spirit of buying bonds. Let's keep It up until we have won the war and the peace that should make every one happy. O—Q— This is also the final month for paying your Imai taxes. Thank goodness they are not excessive and in most aectt< ns will lie lower next year. Adams county i» proud of that showing. Memphis has an ordinance that makes it illegal for persons of one sex to wear the clothing of opposite sex. It cams because frequent arrests for robberies «ti>.wed the men disguised in woman's dress and women in men's wear. Now a ruling ha* been made that women who work tu wai plants may. wear slacks desigu-d tor them, but not hubby* paut*.

There is a gasoline shortage and to meet it. It and C car owners In the midwest must get along for the present on two gallons per week. In the east where they have only been able to get a gallon and a half on each coupon they can now have two gallon*, evening the distribution. It'a more or leaa Inconvenient hut we can get along if we are careful. We won't do much “cutting up' with the old Jalopy however. —o bog stealing in an eatensive way may be something new bn; the men arrested at Terre Haute with a bunch of thirty-kve. most of which had b».en secured in or near tbU city, indicate an organisation. of that hind. Folice believe they will uncover Quite a ring engaged in that business and several mo.e arrests may result. Such business weigh: be cgpeclcd la countries where pet pup U bmag used as a food, tat *e surely taven't muched that po«i bare.

When will the war be over? You hear and road all kind of guesses None of them are worth even giving a thought for no one knows. We all hope it will be soon but there in nothing to Indicate that. The Allies are making gain* but the march into the Axis capitals is far distant unless some unexpected blow-up comes. In the meantime we can only "saw wood.” Let's keep on buying bond*, aiding every agency that has to do with the war and hope and pray for an early and lasting peace. O—O America subscribed the fifteen billion dollars for war loud* before the original deadline of September 30th was passed. At noon that day. Secretary Morgenthau made the announcement from Evansville where he was scheduled to *pe«k. It was a great achievement that could not have been accomplished any where else In the world. It should be notice to the Axis leaders that we wanted no part of I his war but since we were drawn into it by attack, we intend to finish the job. It Is also notice to our boy* in the service that whatever they need will be provided. The people of the United States are proud of their armies and navies and will support them. Every bond purchaser at a part of this victory.

—o The people of Germany face a severe winter with food and other necessities scarcer than ever before. They have no tea or coSee but use ground acorns and barley as substitute. Chicken*, It is reported. sell for a* high a* 590 and ham* at 5100 each and then can t be found. Prices have soared so high it has even destroyed the black market. There are no pro* pects for new clothing and the average week in between 06 and • u hours. Such a condition does not of course aid a war eEort. They may soon reach the breaking point. We are fortunate in this land that we can still have a sufficient diet and we should protect it by following regulation* and aiding the government to prevent inflation and illegal marketing. —0 ■ O

Adams Lodge 1311. Loyal Order of Moose, has voted the purchas- I of a'5500 war bond to be used later to purchase uniforms for the Decatur high school bands and ha* also ordered 5250 worth of cigarette* for the boy* in service. The action is appreciated and show* the progressiveness of this, the lodge with the largest membership In the county. Adam* Pott, American Leg Hu, voted a 550 u tmnd earmarked tor the band uniform* a few day* ago. giving this movement an excellent start. Now if individual* or other organisation* will subscribe, we can put thin over in a short time and assure the band memtiers new and attractive suit* when they can be purchased. It's the right spirit and the kind of action that keep* this a great community.

Newspaper Week: “America's newspapers deservthe Nation's thanlm for their contribution to the war eCort. All but a sorry handful have generously supported every phase of that effort. Without that support, our sturdy stride toward victory would slow down to a limp. It not. indeed, tc an utter standstill. "To hla newspaper the patriotic <it Isen loots for information an to how he may best servs war's prssent need and what Ils hard eiigendes may require of him in sacritce and aeif-denul In news and editorial columns alike *-t points the way and light* the path. It Is the primary recruiting agent of ths armed forces sad the herald of all the war agencies of government. It sella the bonds that pave the road to victory. It collects the ecrap that is forged into the weapena of war tt primes a nnmp UM’ prtakcea a low of Ute-finM Hood to brave men *bo

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have shed their own on the field 1 of battle. It open* up every possible avenue of public assistance to 1 our men-in-arms "It is only, perhaps, when he contract* it with the benighted pres* of totalitarian counities that the American citizen realizes how prlcele** a heritage I* a Free Pre** Uncensored except by itaelf in the presentation of war new*, it enjoys the privilege and exercises the duty of criticizing, whenever m It* own sovereign judgment criticism I* called for, the conduct of that many-sfdsd enterprise that 1* modern, all-out war. “I join my fellow American* in a grat»-ful salute to the pres* of America as we observe National Newspaper Week. IX-tober Ist to Mh”—Paul V. McNutt. Chairman Manpower Commission. Jshovah* Witnesses 122 N 9th Street Sunday. October 3. 7:00 p. m. All people of good will are invit'd to attend this timely Bible study. Those who trust in God never come to the end of their rope.

Selection Os Boar And Care Os Brood Sow \ At Farrowing Time Essential For Good Stock T»f I * — r* T«birr of balaaeed ratios* should be before the growing begs, in W*l/- ftM'drT so » ffill tiflMMte * » ■MtU. A arff-feeder end plenty of wntor aboaM be m*3e. «**■" •hewa *Uf <* «W- -** Le-er rtgbt. Proteto concent ref si rtaaM so maxed •** «"■ F*** foe the new, tea. beeeaee proteins are essential m high milk production. . "

What Pfennigs Buys For German Newspaper Readers By H Merle Wood* When a subject of Hitler buys a newspaper from his newsboy or receive* on* mail h» doesn't get much for his money. When a citizen of the United State* buys one, he invest* in a storehouse of lart minute knowledge, thrilling, constructive and dependable. Contrast what Americans get as compared with Germans and teal thankful for American journalism. •

UNITED STATES NEWS Dependablt .up to • the minute new* gathered by the greatest and most unbiased agencies in the world Csnsorad only tc the extent of actual military necessity EDITORIALS — Frank critical, uncensored comment upon every conceivable subject with no I punches pulled and no persons Im- ! mune from being held accountable j for actions FEATURES— Constructive, entertaming, educational, absorbing, asembied «l area' expense by worldwide leaders in thought and progress stressing liberty and Individual advancement.

Probably no other factor has played so great a part in the de velopmenl of the United States a* her newspaper*. Freedom of speech and press as provided by ths young nation's constitution was a most far-reaching step designed to bring national greatness As a resulr the newspapers of America rank as the greatest In the world. They do a bettes job ot n»-ws coverage, of public enlighten men’ and advanc< inent than the pre** ot any other nation. When you inve*t a few cents in your newspaper thank your lucky ' start chat the founders of this nation saw fit to provide free expression to editors. Every American newspaper is a Imrgain!

GERMANY , NEWS -Lie*, exaggeration*, distortion* and pure propaganda. 1* ' sued by the psuedo agencies con ’ trolled and manipulated entirely l»y Hitler's corps of gangster*. ’ EDITORIALS — More pure prop* ' garni*, bunk and Nazi-controlled • doctrines based upon anti-civilized thesis of German supremacy. . FEATURES - More propaganda. • attempting to drive home the mur- • derous Nazi idea of race leader- • ship, glory of the state and suppreasion of the Individual.

* Twenty Years Aao Today j *Oct. 2 Suit Is fIM in federal court at Indianapolis by Routh Bend men to have a receiver appointed for the ku klux klan. Louis Kleine will retain Mb* Goldie flay a deputy treasurer and John Nelson haa reappointed Miss Florence Holthouse as deputy clerk. They take office January 1. Contract for ornamental lights on South Second and Madison street* I* let to the Auburn Foundry. Auburn. Ind. Cal Peterson and Will Linn are canvassing the merchants in effoit to resume auto gift days In Decatur. N K. Todd, tax attorney of Fort Wayne is here on buslne-s. ——o —— * Modern Etiquette ’ By ROBERTA LEE I Q What should tie done with the gifts that a girl has received if the Kt® *g?Wfe!««d Uffifmaißßmi | ■»» n»« J

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CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX Outside Spud grinned happily. "Well, after those few words of cheer, what now?” “Now”—Drew jumped Into the ear—-"now we take Nan Aller’s loan.” The agreements were easily reached. She made only one condition—absolute secrecy, whether they succeeded or failed. She wanted no receipt, no contract; but it was understood that 40 per cent of the proceeds were to be hers. Her lawyer would deliver the bonds the following morning. And those next days were the busiest Drew and Spud had ever known. They managed to scrape together just a little over sixty thousand dollars, and by exercising the utmost economies Drew believed he could drill to a depth of six thousand feet—there he hoped tn ••rike pay-sand. But it would leave nothing for unforeseen and unpredictable aecidenta. ”We can't sffird mistakes.” he said. "Everything's got to click.” "Yeah," Spud agreed, "and that only happens in Paradise.” News spread rapidly that they had taken out a drilling permit, and within a week two thousand dollars more was added to their slim capital by men who felt the irrepressible urge of the male American to take a chance. They all knew that if Drew failed they would lose every cent; if he struck oil they might make a thousand dollars for every dollar they risked. Spud's responsibility was the drilling erews— men who would work as one smooth-running machine, and who could be trusted to know their job. It was on the wise selection of these that the success of the entire enterprise might hang. Always a difficult task at best, Spud found it doubly difficult now. Good men were hand to get. He could not hope to bid agains. States Oil or the Planet, and there was no future work to promise beyond the sinking of thia one well. A few men were attracted by the promise of a generous bonus if the well was successful, and the salary of every worker was guaranteed for the life of the permit by depositing the money in advance. But for the most part Spud had to be satisfied with the hangers-on of the nil camps, men who for one reason or other, the large companies did not want. Two drillers, out of personal friendship for Spud, consented to throw in their lot with the wildcatters. The third, a Russian named Sergei, made Spud hesitate a long time. “He'* a queer, rum-soaked bird," Spud told Drew. “I've known him for years. The Planet fired him for trying to drink up all the hootch in South America, then he went with States Oil and they canned him for the same reason. Once they tried to take his liquor away, and th*-ee men couldn’t hold him down. With just enough firewater he's a swell driller, but with too much or too little he’s a human menace. If I take him on, well have to watch him like a hawk." And in the end. Spud, oct of sheer desperation, decided to try him. With all their energim the two partner’ next threw themselves into the task of buying equipment To conserve their little stock of capital they bought with utmost care, picking secondhand machinery wherever possible. Two trucks, ennoble of carrying a Id-ton body load, were their first purchases; then came slush pumps, a rotary table, racks of easing joteta, drill pipes, fishtail bits, and countless drums of fuel oil. bags of cement, and stem for the derrick. They were under no illusions as to the heavy coot of jungle drilling, yet they both winced when they had to pay five hundred dollar* for • unr.s iS-lach fish-tail btt. tong hard days. Up before daylight, for hoars were precious tn

9 t«- tU<lr»c®| Ammundidn !■ 50% — I I 30% — — 2°%-X ®- JBII io%- W St 23% 28% 3" "1 °@ r " - EARLY in 1943 Lieutenant General William S that the United States had reached only 60 preaa tion of war materials. The plans of the p ernre.tg.Jj for 100 percent production by the < -i .ng Deo ter 7 J it has been necessary to tram and employ * large Row extensively Jhw is being carried out is intbcstamJ g/ntcrnafional)

wedding engagement 1* broken? A. It i« customary to return ea a gift to the donor. Q. If there are gue-ts for break fast, where should the coffee urn be placed on the table? A. Slightly to the right of the hastests. who Herve* the coffee. <4. In what manner should friend lie Invited to a christening? A. Uy telephone or informal note. Trade In a Good Town — Decatut

this race against time and shrinking funds. A deal of work had to be done preparatory to the actual drilling, and a road built down over the rim of the savanna to the sit of the well. Taking command of hh crew of laborers, Drew staked out the road to the river bank, and to the surfacing and drainage of that road he gave his personal supervision, for over it would come heavy machinery, valuable material whose loss would cripple him, and he could take no chances. Gloria, throughout those bustling times, was just as busy as the others. Two days after the break with her father. Ray Cutter gave her assurance of a nursing position in the big oil hospital on the Island of Aruba. She was eager to begin at once, but the place would not b< vacant for thirty days, and to occupy that interval she acted as temporary relief nurse at the Stans Oil Hospital. Meanwhile. M ally persuaded her to live with them until her boat sailed for Aruba—not a difficult task, for the friendship between the two women had grown rapidly, and Gloria ws« sharing the thrill and excitement of their new venture. Twice Thorpe drove her across the savanna to the spot when hi-, laborers were clearing a patch ui jungle on the river bank. Here th.well would be located, and up on the i edge of the savanna men were thatching three long one-stoned shacks for the use of Molly, Spud, and Drew. Rough and primitive, with plank floors and palm leaf roofs, they were little more than crude shelters against wind and rain, but for the next three months at least that was to be their only home; and it was to be Gloria’s home until she sailed for Aruba. Swiftly—too swiftly for Molly—the day dawned for them to leave. Clearer than anything else, that simple act of locking the cottage door brought to each of them th' knowledge that at last they were on their own, and at the turn in the road Molly looked sorrowfully bars at the trim little vine-covered cottage that for so long had been homv They were leaving comfort and security behind. They were moving beyond the fringe of civilisation. The pleasant evenings at the elub, the movies, the easy companionship of men and women dropping • in when work was through—al! this was over. No longer were they part of a well-organised and ahelter.a ! community. They were cowing t> grips with the jungle. Their first night by the Rio Bravo brought them a foretaste 'if the new life. By dusk a cloud of mosquitoes swarmed up from the river, filling the air with a high pitched battle song, sending them to the ' shelter of the screens, where for the 1 rest of the evening they sat about ’ the little gas lamp, and twice from ' the river they heard the deep chai--1 lenging roar of figre. It was like ' the voice of the jungle itself. ’ jungle that stretched for mile after j 1 unknown mile to the east, a land' of hummocks, tidal swamp, and snake-infested waters as far as the Orinoco. ' A chastened, silent group-their only links with civilisation, the, rough road that led out over t»»* savanna and the short-wave radw on the desk. But isolation was not their onb > problem. Even in the routine «e---i tails of ordinary living the wor , had become more precarious. N® . longer coaid Molly buy food and f supplies at the company eemm*-, i eary, where everything was by systems of rigid inspection and i sanitary production. From ” . she would have to trade at the vib i lago markets. wbe« meat hung , daya infested with fiioa. and >»•«*•■ of the carefully supervised -of the camp they wouM i bring up water from the nvar and

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t,'..: it < ver the ttuaiH . r e f r »'.'.yigfl !■ to la-e : - iirjfl '■ tw It. t'.ri.edfl -'.a-. to U hr -«r.t::|fl A different tikifl with churros!; »■<fofl to 1 -'t g for ths tripfl the oil camp h.-r.sil tires would h»« to xgl f.r the n..,; ';.4. , .imfl came in. Lunyrj Ktlfl their shift. H 1 i.e day of theg ffifl camp t-> the '. -d -vafl . .J. r.- w. •. u.: uiqfl ■u: . . luto -iUifl gnat iti . l derrick ■ W rking at to; ipdfl .a ; tu 1 ■■ aa! dr 1 -r’linfl d> rr. k mi • •.am hiued it -t od ir. nsualifl to tarn. And in qasffi ~j > '.and tr.'Sdafl > rtw tn. bit >r.to ’J* ,M illy and Gloria ssifl M i.y ,t »a»sn<M.sij| G ria it . mp’ix array a! a l.ttle bewildtnip Bfl mud pits neat to ieteffi 1 her curiosity. ~.J • They 're the idf| 1t.,1d her. “KrUmdfl a!.,: g withoJt xui hai.d bennth tae >eMj her its hquii num; that mod Sit where it collects »li tn fl ruca that wa.4 atop it. Then « • 1 into that »»'- Us < "“1 ready to repeat 'J* yj smiled. "Yo4rt>:swJ it ar the c.rcJaUesdm picking up »»'•« ting nd of it aometning e.ae '.m W down tow."-er»u. rnW| We make the weight f from ••Then hov does tbafl Up*" • Wnen everjthdPH th. mud ' <nt»r water, and »; * gr-iualiy. Ifd«s; , mud. the 3 blow the jungi*’’ metal door a. euddeniy. « pre venter sad Let's hope irrsty. t<***Jn* up the ehortW*’ 4 the derrick. ,g ( Spud«ss.ts’t» # on the eng.ne 1 the brsse. 1 '*en started. *•* the table The greet bt^“ g * giant the I from Mght Spad drilled- •• ' ..Ut sow* tayther*^ 8 uat omy «« Ito g‘ ve t. er.Jagh ,nd drst«* fW 4af ruch P' f ’ s jitter UP bw !W 'Jr , er «4.edJ , Pthe druk tne.** ;l m—