Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 268, Decatur, Adams County, 12 November 1943 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Bvery Irani** Buept Sunday by ffll DffiCATt'R DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated stared at the Decatur, Ind.. Pott Office a* Second Class Matter I. H. Heller President A. B. HolthouM, Sec y * Bus. Mar Dick D. Heller Vice Preaident •übscrlptlon Rates Single Coplea 1 .03 One week by carrier — 15 By Mall In Adams, Allen, Jay and Well* counties, Indiana and Mercer and Van Wert counties, Ohio: 54.60 per fear; 52.50 for ail months; 11.35 for three montha; 50 cents tor one month. Elsewhere:—ss 50 per year: 5300 tor si* months; 51.05 tor three months; 50 cents for one month. Men and women in the armed forces. 53 50 per year or 5100 tor three months. Advertising Rates made Known on Application. National Representative SCHEERER A CO. 15 Lexington Avenue, New York 25 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, 111. Th<- new liuam id responnibility law In in effect. An you protected? Don’t wait until you have an accident. Look after it now. O—O M'h- ii -quav; winter in over we may expect that ling advertised Indian summer. May it he the real thing and last several weeks. -0 They tell us that the average Hoosier drove his cat 8.440 miles the la«t year. What? It doesn't flgtlie out on an A or Hur. —o Xfcn't burn up all the fuel you I ha£u stored the first month. Better be a little careful so the supply win last as long as possible. o—o IM,sia has established several mW highways Into China but according to reports there is still a gieat shortage of tilling stations along the routes. —o Good old Preble was the flint town lit the county t go over for the War Relief Fund. Miss Kirchner reporting they had passed their quota in forty-eight hours. O—O If you rtwid' In that part «f Decatur north of .Madison street, lie sure to have your papers and magaSines ready tor the Boy Scouts. They will rail Saturday and will appreciate this cooperation. -0 Itou't overlook the pportunity to help the boys In service by subscribing to the war Relief Fund. Whether you have been solicited or not. you should see that your bit get* in this fund Ixrt's back those Koya to the limit. O—O William L we Bryan, beloved president-emeritus of Indiana University observed his 83rd birthday this week The students gave a tea In his honor and the organ played “happy birthday.” He is held In high esteem by students and citizen* in general because of the great and successful battle he has made for education In Indiana. -0 Armistice day was observed all over America with a sincerity more general because we are in the midst of a second world war. Prayers that this terrible conflict can soon end in a manner that wiil bring permanent peace were offered in a million homes and communitie* . thia week. We hope that by next November 11th we can observe a . double Armistice day O—O The War Relief campaign is going along smoothly with indications

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that Decatur and Adams count will meet their quota*. The organ nation of factory employe* in th Community Fund plan la meetlm with success and hundreds havi signified their intentions of sub scribing one hour's pay monthly t< tak<- care of the various drives tha will meet each requirement as 1 come*. -0 This community will extend t hearty and sincere welcome to Rev Ernst T. Schmidtke of Oklahomi City, who will arrive this week t< be installed a* pastor of the Zior Lutheran church at Frledhelm Rev. Schmidtke, although a younj man. has already had considerable experience that will prove valu able to him He and his wife and son will find their new home pleas ant and their neighbors real folk. O—O Secretary Hull was given a sincere welcome home after an air plane tour cf nearly 30,000 miles. His conference at Moscow was successful. That le admitted even by our enemies and history was made then- that will effect the world for generation* to come. He is a great statesman and the people of America are happy for his safe return. The ship pilot said that though it was Mr. Hull's fitst plane trip, he st od the journey better than any of the group. Bradley Dewey, the rubber director, warns motorists that the next six to nine months will be the most critical yet in the tire situation. Holders of A and B gasoline cards will be out so he advises that we cut operating tars to the very l< west minimum. He does say, however, that recapping is improving and may help to solve the problem soon. The serious thing about It all Is that we are running very low In crude rubber. It’s war and It's not over and we will still have some difficulties for month* after the battle* have ceased. -0 We read and hear numerous statements that this nation is not feeling the war sufficiently. We don't agree with those who say that. To lie sure we are not undergoing the hardships that the people In many countries are hut we are all sincere and are doing cur utmost to win the war. We see no reason why any people producing as we are and sending cur men to every war area should punish ourselves needlessly. Let's keep on increasing production and meeting every demand until the white flags of sur render are up on every front That's our job and we feel we are doing It. —O—O—— The decision by the Centra Sugar Company to close tbeir bit plant here Indefinitely, I* regreltet by every one although the decislct was the only one possible undei existing condition*. The factor] was established here in 1913 au< for more than thirty years, wlti the exception of one or two durint the early thirties, has operated an nnally. providing a market for th<

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beet crop and employing hundreds , of men. The buildings wilt be | utilized by other plants of the Me-1 Millen company and it is hoped that when better day* return, the | Central Sugar company will again i Im* turning out the best sugar in ; the world. -0 Dollars Make Jobs: If we are to prevent p<*twar unemployment we must not ignore the fact that, in our civilisation, man doe* not work with hi* bare hands Rather men work with tools, machines and other v-qnip ment ranging in cost from 52.500 per worker in the leather industry to 535,000 in railroad* and ateel, according to Emerson P. Schmidt in the current issue of Nation's Business. Stripped to essentials, the unemployment problem becomes an Investment problem, says Mr. Schmidt. For every returning soldier who gets a job somebody must Invest 55.000. Therefore, concludes Mr. Schmidt, taxation and ail other factors that affect incentive to invent or to save money for Investment ahk; affect the ex soldier's chances for employment o I Modern Etiauette I | By ROBCRTA LKB | « • Q What is the most important thing a woman should con-ider. when choosing a dies* that will be moat becoming? A. She should choose tne color that emphasize* the color of her eye*.

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fti SttMft ABC; —di H K #7*/ nnwtn*/ Is* l lead the way to the table when at a luncheon? A. Yes. Q I* It necessary that a p.< lb bearer at a funeral w tar a black suit? A. No. any dark bwsinea* suit is appropriate. f Household Scrapbook I I By ROBERTA LIB I • O Brooms Keep the broom* clean by dipping them for a minute or two in | lioiling soap suds. If thia is done, once a week it will keep them' tough and flexible and will prove a avlng in both rugs and broom*. Lily Bulbs Lily bulbs will not flourish in the house unless the water tn which they grow is changed at les>t twice a week, and they »re kept in a cool place. Mud On Velvet The use of aqnal parts of spirits of wine, oxgall and water will remove mud stains from velvet. .-a- —. I Aqo 1 Nov. 13- The United Brethren church has raised 1.487 on building program The home of E O. Osterman at ' Monroe was destroyed by fir* yes-

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Telegraph Employes May Vote On Union NLRB Hearings To Start December 6 Washington. Nov. J 2. — (UP> — The national labor relations board announces it will begin hearings on December 6 to decide whether or uot an election will be held to determine bargai ni n g privileges among 70,000 telegraph employes. The AFL union—the Commercial Telegraphers union—has asked for an election among the employes of the Western Union Telegraph compatty—which was recently merged with the Postal Telegraph. The chief contender Is the CIO union — the American communications association — which enrolled nearly all of the Postal Telegraph employes before the merger. The C!O union opposes an election. It prefers instead a national telegraph stabilisation committee with government, industry and labor representatives to settle labor disputes. if an election Is held, the NLRB reports it will poll employer, in the I smaller towns by registered mail, leaving the balloting of larger cities ■ for local NLRB officers to handle. Those eligible to vote work in some 19.000 office* throughout the tryterday. D. H. 8. doses football *ea-on with a flo-O victoiy over Hicksville. 'Hitler resrreated and taken to Bavarian capifal. Mrs. F L. Devilbis* returns to her home in Detroit after a visit here. Former President Woodrow Wilson makes two addressee and predicts and cause he has proposed win eventually win. o . —. ‘ Roller hkating every Fritfay land Sunday nightn. Sun Set.

Appointments Open To Merchant Marine Cadet-Midshipmen Appointments Open Appointmelnt* a* cadet-midship-men in the United States merchant marine cadet corp* with concurrent appointment as midshipmen. U. 8. naval reserve, are now open to yonng monos the state of Indiana, according to F. L. Edward*. Lieutenant (jgt DBMS. Chicago, public relations officer. The appointments, eager’y nought by young men de-irlng careers at sea a* officer* In the V. S. merchant marine, are subject to the following requirement* for admission To qualify for appointment, a candidate mint be: (a) Unmarried. (b) Native boyn or naturalised at leant 10 years previous to the date of application. (ci Between 17 year* and 6 month* to 33 year* of age. td | Pos-ess 15 scholastic credit* (mathematic* and cience are important ). (e> Be of good health and moral character. Appointee may choose either the deck or engineer department*. The fir«t leads to eventual command of a vessel; the second, to chief engineer. ft wa« emphasized that the engineering course offers many fine

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CHAPTER FOURTEEN It wan a quarter to seven when Greg arrived at Pam’s. She insisted on his giving an account of himself and I wondered how it eould have taken him more than forty minutes to walk the scant mile from the Everard*’. But Greg had an ex* planation. He was limping a bit and said he’d fallen over a loose rock and had almost landed in the ditch at the turn of the road. It sounded fairly plausible; he might have stumbled over one of the stones Dennis Riordan had dislodged from the Knowltons' ficldstone wall when he turned short to avoid Jack. 1 had no idea then that there was any closer relationship between the speed with which Jack had gone careening up Havenhurst Road and Greg’s delay in coming down it to Beach Cottage. ’’Where’s the waffle iron?" Pam demanded. “Did you drop it in that ditch?" "What waffle iron?” "The one Hilly phoned to ask you or Pete to bring.” "Maybe Pete took the message. I wasn’t there when Hilly phoned.” I wasn’t called on to verify that because Jack Drummond and Peggy arrived just them and Pam was di* verted from waffle irons. While she waa In the midst of her greetings, Nancy, who is generally punctual as well as efficient, drove in—breathless and apologetic. "1 hope it’s all right to come as I am. I didn’t have time to dress. After I’d given the kids their supper it was toe late to got into other elothee.’’ She was wearing a white flannel reefer over her green and white foulard dreea. “Why the coat?” Paa asked. "It’s warm tonight” Nancy laughed uneasily. ’The eoat eevers a multitude of imperfections. I went home to drew after I dropped Ada at the Club. Then Olive phoned and said she couldn't get over in time to put Dicky and Dots to bed. And I got sticky fixing their supper. So when Olive finally came and 1 saw bow late it was I snatched this seat and ran. At least it’s elean. Aad the weather’s not too warm.” She shrugged the eoat around her shoulders. Her forehead waa damp and her story didn’t ring true, but that didn’t seem important until Monday when Olive Bevans told her version to the chief of police. "Where's Pete?” Pam asked. Naney looked blank. "Isn’t be here?” "The Mason-Everard household doesn’t travel in group formation.” Ada’s voice was mocking. Jack looked st her speculatively and then devoted himself to trying to make Naney me«t what I thought was a challenge in his eyes. When I recalled that afterwards, I also remembered that Peggy had stood aside watching Jaek almost furtively, without contributing to the chatter that delight* her. !• was Greg whs answered Nancy. "Pete is not here and it’s late enough for any six*U..ri> supper.” “Oh, I think we’d better wait for Pete,” Pam said. "Aad the meamitoeo ” Ada put in. "But what did Pete say when you spoke to him an hour ago, Hilly?” Pam aakad. “I didn’t speak to Pete.” I swallowed hard. "The phone didn’t answer." ft Udn’t several times. Nancy added quickly: “Pete had gone ever to Rockledge with his Aunt Flo." There was caustic la her voice. "Aad I was ruaaing baths for my youngsters. So naturally our house didn't hear telephone bell- ” '•reg said Pete was probably working on the play and had forgotten about the party. Then Toys announced supper and wo all trooped out to the lawn. It wasn't surprising that we forgot Pete. In fact no one seemed to realise that Manny hadn’t come homo tfl Auat Carrie telephoned at •teta te «gp tbs Cows its, had a phone eal! at six and went off in a ru*b, and would somebody come for ■twry warn ar cmM the rtrfid stay -ww w a*

postwar opportunities afloat or ashore. The training course ha* been re. duced to 18 month* for the dura tlon of the war and is divided into, three phases. These conist of (1) Basle or preliminary cuumel of 3 months. (3) Tour of ana duty aboard me;.! chant -hip* for practical training of at least six month*, and (3| Advanced academic course, at the U. S. merchant marine academy loading to graduation and ■ examination for license a* third mate or third a aistant engineer Successful graduates apply f or ' and receive eomtnlMiions a* endgn* merchant marine reserve, Uni'wt States naval reserve. 'While In training, cadet midship-1 men receive 5«5 per month in ad dition to uniform*. sub-istence and i text books. While in service at sea' aboard merchant vessels. they r« ceive war bonu-e* as do the offlc er* and crew of the Vosneta on which they serve. All applications must be add re fled to the Supervisor, U. S. Mwiiant Marine Cadet Corp*. War Shipp I ing Administration, Training Organ ixution. Washington 35, 1). ('. DRIVE TO CUT FOOD (Continued Fr*m rw*. , spring. Report* from Washington say that though a presidential veto of anti-subsidy legislation might not he overridden, it can bei expected to be more sharply challenged than in the past.

"Let her stay,” Pam said. “If I Hilly doesn’t mind taking the youngster’s bathing suit along when she I goes home, Henny will be all set for tomorrow. She always starts her day with a swim." Perhaps it might have averted the ultimate tragedy if tvrrybody hadn't known that Henny always started her day with a swim. Sister Peggy drove off to New York with the Love'i Wagei crowd Monday morning. They got away at a little past eight I thought my sister must have urgent busines* in town to get her up at seven. Henny and Aunt Carrie were having breakfast and 1 waa settling down for an intensive day of script writing when Naney Everard's twins came racing into the house. “Mummy wants you!” Dicky shouted. ” M ummy says come quick!” Dotty added. I was suddenly and unreasonably afraid. I ran across our back yard, past the vegetable garden, through the orchard and into Mason territory by the well-remembered short cut of my youth. Evon before I saw the body hud- 1 died In the driveway, I heard the chug of a motor. It was almost like a continuation of the hum 1 had heard when I passed the Everard gate at quarter-past five, Sunday afternoon. 1 sent the twine scurrying across to the Drummond house. “Go get Uncle Jack!” I shouted after them, praying they hadn’t seen that crumpled figure beyond the garage. Then 1 ran down the driveway to the huddle of clothes that did not move when 1 called: “Nancy! Nancy!" She lay on her side horribly quiet I touched her hand and felt dizzy with relief. It was warm, nut cold and clammy with death. I ran to the old well just beyond the path, drew a bucket of water, and pouredadipperful over Nancy's face. She sputtered and opened her eyes. For a moment they were puzzled, then strange and aloof. Suddenly she stirred and sat up. Then she began to scream: “We’ve Bto get that garage door open ore it’s too late!" There is no mistake about it Th** is exactly what Nancy said. I helped her to her feet. She staggered for a moment. I had a vague sense that she was badly hurt from her fail in the driveway, but she stumbled toward the garage with a sort of frenzied speed. Together we tugged at the garage door. It was stuck. When at last it swung out, a rush of gas and oil fumes poured forth. Then I heard a car roar up the front drive and Jack Drummond came pelting toward us. with Dicky and Dotty stumbling after him. “Nancyha shouted. “Oh, Nancy, it’s not you. Thank God!" The twins began to sob. “Get those kids <mt of here," Jack ordered. “Take them inside and give them breakfast, Hilda.” TH go with them," Nancy said. “I know what you’ll find in the garage.” She gathered the wailing Dotty in her arms. Dicky seized her skirts ia his little fist, and the three of them went stumbling toward* the Naney didn’t wait to see what we’d discover in the garage. She said she knew. It was Pete we found doubled over the wheel of his car. "Get out of here, Hilda." Jaek growled. “De you want to be sick. “I won’t be sick." We dragged Pete out of the stench and into the clean air over by the old well. He was cold. Stone cold. Horrible to look at. A bruise on his ehm, lower Bp swollen and tom. His head crushed. Hood ehked on forehead... • The wound was deep and gaping Like the wound ia the bead of th* red setter. “He’s been dead seme time." J««k said ewtty. Kto votes was so hard lit crackled. It waa th* State* Ate

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tor-,ry of Wayne C-a» The words tilted my mind; th. hrtt in my eyes. I inn It, faint. Jack didr/tp** “Go in and'iUtitßXi Hilda. Lex Caltiaitai Mr lif.mm ■ iiaai* self. And get the wda J<-r.kn. IT. itajun nothing is touched.' Suddenly I iiirtx of even thing sroisdw 1 stored at Jack. Ta "Murder,” he said. A* I ran up the ptfl Everard garage to ttol heart and mynuadvmi ing like mad. Pete Everard had ta The red setter ba: M too. The dog’s head a Pete's, (’rushed by ikm a sturdy walking art!! Knowlton had a vitaf a gold knob. The Cem an evil man. Hadn't to murdered my parents? courting my silly oil a* frightened wife's qti’ And yesterday, whtel were ala party aad N home alone working it I* Commodore had been alb little world, at large a use that gold knob ips and undisturbed. Nancy was giving 1 Dotty the ir breakfait a She looked up wbtr.lt her eyes questioned* my head sadly. She was wear ng but again and though th* ■ already sultry likstkaa she had fastened the* her throat Her fan i above that start waiWS "Would you 1-to * fast?” she asked. Htr level though her bdj a side the doth eoat I shook my Dicky said: "IMOI very quiet Daddy a asm "He doesn’t lite Dotty added. Nancy bit her ■> questioned me again. So I answered thee* Daddy’s asleep. So bast like U> go over to WI rilav with the little f®' there last night!” “Who?” Dotty ats* “Henriette l ,r °T “That's Henny, PR “She swim* “* ‘J Commodore s»y» * * take us to the «*“■ ** realist. 1 said I'd fix it home to ask »■ down the road w ard children. I " Dicky and Dotty • whil * I.WI » "Something MPff; maybe M.s« wa» this sed** of the Ewrart «•* said: "Wing “ maybe?" 71 -Mrs. Po«" room" |A 1 • enr *v*!kwa» T ‘* i “ W,nr Dirty W- ** JF£is<* Tftrvr/**" road meet hee l \, <tf (T* * tLuX