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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT RMibH! ffvary E’suiM ■gcept Sunday by VHB DOCATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated stared at the Decatur, Ind., Pott OAce as Second Claw Mattar f. H Heller President A. R. Holthouse, Sec y A But. Mfr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates Single Coplea ..—.—l OS One week by carrier — .11 By Mall In Adami, Allen, Jay and Weill counties. Indiana and Mercer and Van Wert counties, Ohio: 14.50 per jear; 12.50 for all months; >1.35 tor three montha; 50 cents tor one month. Elsewhere:—ls 50 per year: IS 00 for ill months; 11.45 tor three months; CO cents for one month. Men and women In the armed toreee, IS 50 per year or 11.00 tor three montha. Advertising Rates made Known on Application. National Representative BCHEERER A CO. 15 Lexington Avenue, New York 25 E. Wacker Drlvo, Chicago, 111. Don't wait any longer. If you haven't Riven to the War Relief Fund, do Si before the day is over. -0 Help make it as vary as possible for the boys aho are fighting to save America for us. We owe them many times more than we ran possibly repay. Here is a chance to show them we mean what we .say. Give to the War Relief Fund —o If you own real estate In any foreign country, y< u should notify the V. 8 treasury department before December 11th The penalty for not doing so ie severe. Take no chances. It won't hurt you in any way and may prove very helpful. -0 Many who like their "nip" of hard liquor occasionally are bccom Ing so disgusted with the difficulties of obtaining it that they threat «ui to swear off It's apparently an era of forced prohibition since the bootleggers can't get sugar to produce a very large quantity. -0 Lovers of citrus fruits will be glad to learn that the crop now coming in is the largest in history, mote than a billion pounds greater than last year. Oranges are in the lead and will soon be plentiful. Plana Io give the crop the widest distribution are now being made.

D, Marirny wax acquitted of the murder of his father-in-law in Nasaau. Bahama*, by a nine to three vote of a jury. But they also recommended that he be deported Immediately. They evidently felt the proof waati’t xultii lent for conviction but they don't care for hit company. —o .Motorixta are warned that it will b« more necessary than ever thia year to use care when the roada get slick from snow or sleet. Your tires are pr- bably not what they Wed to he and you will find It Impox*.ble to keep from skidding Drive alow, watch the road and keep your eye on the other car* on th* highway. The young man who |« wise enough these days to start learning a trade instead of locking for th* place wLert be can make the most money, will be the wise one In the post war period there will be great demand for skilled workers and a shortage When othem >;e peeking employment, those who have taken advantage of the preseat time, by learning boa to do tome thing better than others, will trhe his own ticket.

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Walter Fuller, president of the Curtis Publishing Company says "the food old days are not coming back." They weren't food enough and he adds: "They were the days of want amidst plenty: of Idle men, idle plants, idle money and Idle opportunities. The Rip Van Winkles will find that time has passed them by. In fact, the world of 1941 already is one of antiquity. Changes which In other days would have taken half a century have been squeezed into the months since Pearl Harbor." —o A week from next Thursday will be Thanksgiving and many are planning for the occasion. There will be church services and there should be family worship and of course the usual reunions. We have much to be grateful for though we are going through the war period when we can't have every thing we want just when we desire it or Just the way we wish It. We still have the greatest country on earth and hopes for a future that will help us to forget the tragedies and the unfortunate happenings of the second world war period. Stumbling To Victory: Only half of us are capable of hard work, says Dr. Madge C. L. McGuinness, director of the depart ment of physical therapy at Lenox Hill and Mlsericordia hospitals in New York. The other half, largely because of carelessness or self-in-dulgence. "stumble along as best they may.” Mebbe so, yet it's surprising the way some of cur American "softies" have managed to "stumble" onto the beaches at Salerno, and through the South Pacific jungles and acrons the barren rocks of the Aleutians. We know a good many business men. previously considered ripe candidates for old age retirement, who are working regular night shifts in war factories in addition to carrying on their business activities during the day. We 11 even bet that a lot of women who manage to keep their home* going while spending eight or ten hours a day over a lathe, cculdn’t make a punching bag say. "uncle. —From Nation's Business.

Looking Forward: While many towns and cities are talking shout a post war program, the city of Alberta Lea. Minnesota, gives the best example of just bow to proceed. Albert Lea is a thriving little city of 13,000. They organised and made a survey to find out just what the situation will be when the shiotlng Is over. The eleven manufacturing concerns made estimates of what they anticipate. Shop keepers also gave guesses on what they expect to do. A house to-house canvas was made to gather an estimate of purchasing power. improvements to be made and purchases of replacement goods. The survey results were tabulated at the University of .Minnesota’s School of BuainesH Administration. And the town now knows that when victory comes It will do B*9 660 000 worth of business In the first post-war year, as against 822.795 000 in 19*0. It knows just how many people are going to buy new tars, refrigerators, and furniture, and how many are going to build new homes. Most Important, it has discovered that 593 new jobs will be needed when the boys come home from the war.

Modern ftiauette I By ROBERTA LBB I Q What is the best way for a bachelor to ieoae in vita Gone? A. Exa-tly the same Os any other hoot k boetesa. accordiag to the kind of enterteiament he M giving. Q ie It proper for a girt to give bar fiasco an engagement gift? A. This is purely optional; ts most caoes. the rtag gives to the girl is Use only engsaemeei sift ex*, hanged. Q. Should all isvitatiMs to asy tanas! alfair bo ant tan la the third A. Yeo.

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R M Houck 18.1 97.5 28.25 H F. Nielsen 27 5 98.2 F. C. Schmlege*9.l 95.6 W. E. Uffelmaa 45.6 99 1 2.50 Marvin Meyer 32.7 95.6 Root C E Striker 7* 6 95 6 Myron Lehman 2* 9 95.8 Alice Howard ..... 18 7 97 6 Goldie Fisher 80.5 98 3 Vera Owens 36.8 99.3 M A. Greunke 29 5 97.6 Bt. Mary's Hansel Foley 10* 5 96 2 Neva Ross 39.8 9*.7 Beatrice Everett 28.6 9*.8 Alma Brayton 31.6 96.5 Nellie Price . .. 23.8 96.3 Myrtle Clements 23* 97.6 36.85 Union Xariffa Waiters ... 21 396 8 78.80 Harriett Mills 27.3 97.4 Wilma Andrews 26 296 9 25.35 E Schultz *9.2 96 3 Wabash R O Hunt 127 2 98 * Raymond Van Emon 37.9 92.* 18.75 Harold Long 38 8 9*6 75.80 Goldine Redding 35.0 94.2 63 25 hi Stbtft ABt " lu ™ l twhtuh

Esther Greene 28.6 92.3 8.10 Elizabeth Kraner «. 38 996 5 29 25 Blanche Shepherd 48.1 96.8 425 Mary Innlger 42 2 98.2 .50 Catherine Trave! *4.9 97.5 76.50 Washington Margaret Richey 21.1 97.7 Alice Michaels 25.5 98.1 80.40 Esta Ginter 20.8 94.7 81.45 o Ration Calendar Gasoline A-8 coupons are good through November 22. Fuel Oil Period 1 coupons are good through January 3. Sugar Stamp No. 29 In Book Four is good for 6 pound* through January 11. Shoes Stamp No. 18 in Book One good for 1 pair Stamp No. 1 on the "Airplane" sheet In Book Three good tor 1 pair. Meats, Fate Brown stamps G H and J good through December 4. Brown stamp K becomes good November 1* and remain- good through December 4. Processed Foods Blue stamps X. Y. and Z good through November 20. Green stamps A. B C. In Book Four good through December 20. — .1.0 !.■ 11l Yanks Kosp Improving Jersey Cly. N J.— tUPi— Yank soldiers now are being issued waterproof wax-coated matches that will not melt unless the temperature goes higher than 160 degrees, ihoelaces that won't mildew in jungle humidity, and khaki-colored gum wrappers that blend with the gro -nd when discarded. Old type gum wrappers left telltale white marks for an enemy aviator.

XZMrTJ•* II W. gRAUU { [ vo wAfthf'Mn %/)' Jaywalkers still continue to jaywalk. and jaywalker* are still tteing killed In 1942 approximately 10.000 pedestrians were killed and about 200.000 injured The pede-trian who Is hit always blames the automobile driver, -when In moat instances, it is the pederVtan's own fault. He is careless and thoughtless when he cros-es the street at intersections, in the middle of the block, and does other very dangerous thlnwi to Invite an accident. In cities, pedestrian deaths account for over half the death toll. Nearly half the pedestrians kllh-d were crossing in the middle of the block or coming from behind parked cam. Never leave the curb until you are <ure you can make it ail the way across the strc.-t safely. When you get off street cam. go to the nearest curb and wait until crossing is safe. o r Twenty Years Ago | Nov. 13—Berlin denieg that former Kiser Wilhelm Is returning to Germany. Fire Chief Amos Fisher and Capt. Jack Friedt Inspect Decatur basements for fire hazard*. Thomas O. Clements. 51, of flobo

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CHAPTER FIFTEEN Afterwards I thought it odd that Nancy hadn’t suggested sending the twins to Rockledge. Mrs. Knowlton was Pete’s aunt Even if I thought her an odd old woman and a bit fey, surely she would rise to an emergency like this. But Naney didn’t offer any suggestions Suddenly she wasn’t efficient She wasn't exactly Nancy. She watched in dased silence while I got Dicky and Dotty into their bathing suits. She kissed them good-by and said: “Go with Hilda.” When I came back from the gate where I had taken the chattering mites to meet Henny and go holidaying, I found Nancy waiting for me in the kitchen. “I can’t seem to get organized,” she said, “or to figure how to fare a world without Pete. Do you think I’d better send for Greg?" I didn’t think that at all. “Jack will tell us what to do,” I assured her. “You know, he’s a lawyer.” Looking back on that nightmare morning, my answer seems odd because 1 didn’t know about the waffle iron then, nor about the watch. There was nothing to warn me that I’d have to spend the next week evading and doubling on my mental tracks, and checking my words carefully before I spoke them. Naney was drinking hot milk obediently when the police arrived. Drinking in silence she had broken only once with odd, dangerous words I knew she should never have spoken. “I didn’t think Pets still had it in his power to hurt me,” she had said almost sullenly. “I thought he’d done all be eould. I see I was wrong." “Careful, Nancy," I warned “Jack doesn’t think it was suicide.” "Who—” Then she had laughed. A terrible, hysterical laugh. “Well, be did have a gift for making enemies of all the men he knew.” “Nancy—don’t!” I had begged. Then Jack Drummond eame in. Chief of Police Calvin was with him. The chief had a waffle iron in his band. And Jack’s faee was white. “How do you do. ladies?” the chief said gruffly. I’d heard the plump, sleek, elderly man called a terror to evildoers. His smooth bronze faee with its heavy grizzled eyebrows lowered at me and made me feel guilty. “Good morning, chief," responded Nancy. The chief went on: "I am very sorry to distnrb you so soon after this—traced*, madam.” Nancy sighed: “Have you anything to tell me—or to aak me?” “I’ve some evidence to show you,” the chief replied. “Are you bringing my husband Into the house?” “We’re waiting for the ambulance," Jack said. “The medical officer can’t make a real examinetoon here ** Chief Calvin remarked: “There is a certain amount of ground to cover first. Routine. •.. The medical examiner wants to make a thorough examination.” “Not an autopsy," Naney said. "I won't agree to that” . "There may not be any need of that Let’s hope not" The chief of police was very polite. But I saw something in that smooth poker faee at hfi eomethtag I didn’t like. He tamed and fixed me with opaque brown eyes. They glistened like lacquer. His gray hair was month and shiny as if it toe wtn "You’re Miss Hilda Glenn, aren’t yeuF he naked. “Yea." w “Well come to you later.” r “New, Mrs. Evoeard. ean you Uanttfy tide?" “It's a waffle iron. Ours. 7 think But I’d have to took ia the kitchen to make sure eon is gone.” •isuAuiuU ™ UU *° p* ”U that how be was—lulled?" whispered. ffl wC ~ 7

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“Your guess Is as good as mine,’’ the chief said. “We haven’t the medical report yet.” Jack spoke then—quickly and almost harshly. “Nancy, why do you take it for granted this may he your waffle iron?” There was a warning in his next words. "Aren’t they all j pretty much alike?” “Most of them are round," Naney I said. “Ours is a new one. It’s square. The one in Chief Calvin's hand is new and square.” "Your husband was stunned—killed perhaps-by a blow from that iron,’’ the chief observed. Nancy clasped her hands together. Strong, capable hands. The knuckles showed white. "Why do you say he was killed? Poor Pete! Are you sure he was murdered—cure it waan't suicide?” “We are sure,” the chief said. "Did be struggle? Did he suffer?" The words were no more than a breath. 1 was certain then that she didn’t know any more about Pete’s murder than I did. But as Lawyer Jack Drummond answered her I was oddly uncertain about his convictions. "The blow from that waffle iron did it,” he told Nancy grimly. "He may have been dead when he was dragged into his ear and the motor turned on. But even if alive then, he never revived.” Nancy swayed and sat down. “Who eould have stolen your waffle iron?” the chief asked. (I wondered then if I ought to say: Maybe Pete took it with him when he left the house to go to Pam Drury’s. (But I didn’t speak. Some in-, ztinct made me realise that anything I said now would involve Grog with explanations it might be difficult to make to the inquisitorial chief of police.) Then the chief added: “Who could have broken into your house?'' > “The house wasn’t broken into.” Nancy answered quietly. “When 1 got home shortly after one, every-| thing was norma). I eame out to the kitchen for ice water; the door was closed.” “Nancy, don't say any more.' Not tin you've seen your lawyer," 1 interjected. Jack scowled at me. Naney said: “Jack’s my lawyer, if 1 need one.” “But, I’m on the other side,” Jack ( said and scowled at me again “Don’t forget I’m State's Attorney for Wayne County. And you should be—and are herewith—warned that anything you say may be used against you." “The prosecuting attorney.’’ Nancy’s voice waa very low. And than: “111 answer any questions." "Where were you at six o'clock last night, madam?” the chief of police asked after a pause. "Here. In this kitchen. Fixing supper for my babies.” "And at six-fifteen?" Nancy hesitated. The chief repeated it. Louder this time. "And at ux-fifteea?” “Upstairs. In the nursery. Putting Dotty and Dicky to bed. I r»« to Pam Drury's just before seven, didn't I, Hilda?” “I’m asking the question*.” the chief said. He held out a handkerchief In which a wrist watch was carefully wrapped. The watch was battered and broken, the crystal splintered and almost pulverised over the face. The hands marked six-fifteen. "We found that watch on Pete’s wrist,” Jack Drummond said, “it must have stopped when—Pct* went out.” “He wae probably attacked at sixfifteen, - Chief Calvin said. “** found this waffle iron under the car. It fits the wound on his forehead, but there’s another on his chin. Looks as if the killer struck him and then got the waffle iron to itnish him. The exhaust of his ear was on, too. Mr» Everard. can you figure who hated your husband enough to go for him like that?” “Na” . * ♦.

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