Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 304, Decatur, Adams County, 27 December 1943 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT PuMlsbml Bvery Event** Bxcept Sunday by rBB fYBCATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated (Marti M lha Decatur, Ind.. Post Office aa Second Class Matter A K Heller President A it HeUbotue. Sec'y A Due. Mfr Ot-k D Heller Vice-President •uwcrlptlon Rats* dingle Coplee — ——3 ”3 Yns week by carrier —- IS By Mall In Adams. Alien. Jay and Wells sountls*. Indiana and Mercer and Van Wert counties. Ohio: $4.50 per fear; 32.50 for six months; 11.36 for —•- three month*; 60 cents for one month Elsewhere:—ls 50 per year: S 3 00 for six months. 31 66 for three months; 60 cents for one month. Men and women in the armed forces. 63 50 per year or SI 00 for three month*. Advertising Rates made Known on Application. National , Representative BCHEERER A CO 16 Lexington Avenue, New York 25 E Wacker Drive, Chicago. 11l Reports Indicat, thut old Santa' » . tii.ljte it to Decatur alright and • ovfty body enjoyed Christmas and the double holiday. —o Please pay your newsboy promptly each week. It makes his job easier and enables him to meet his ; bill and have something left O—O If we each d our part the next six months, we firmly believe the next Christmas can be happier and merrier than it was this year. -0 New Year celebrations with butfertnllk as the principal drink will not be the hilarious kind but there will be fewer headaches January Ist. —o Hope you got just what you wanted for Christmas, including a good i hug and kiss from the loved ones - who have been away or a message x. Uui cheered you. —o Now it's lime to give a little thought to New Year resolutions Let's make the first one that we will > »- do bur best to help Uncle Sam win , .. the-war. Let’s buy bonds. ; r — —o—o—- , Tt may iv Ip to remember that spare ration stamp No. 1 in ration ‘ No. four*!* now good fcr an * “ exu.» five points in the purchase * “ uUpork meat. And that will help ’ tuuu -0 Junty-four of the boys who play- * ciLjirofessicual ball in the major > - leagues the pant season ure now in > • the armed service and this number may double before play starts again neXt April. The lUt includes a i number of the starts >ind It may be k several years before we s e the old ( fashioned brand of. the national ’ game. , — O—O “Strike or no strike, the railroads must operate for war mater* Is must be delivered t the porta for shipment. President Roosevelt has ordered Attorney G neral Biddle to prepare the necessary legal documents to lie med if and when necessary, it's strious a* is every strike that take* time away from the man power schedule. —o ’ There Is little doubt but that in- * diaaa will hold a special session ol the legislature in March. Just • now the gcrernor Is working on ♦ Kl* proposal for a law that will give the soldiers the right aud the priv* - iiege of voting. He is also trying _ to get assurances of a short seasion. However, proponent* of a * , primary measure. Ictal option and

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others that would keep the boys busy the forty days allowed by law, are popping up and the special acts may provide considerable Interest. O—O Honesty is said to be the best policy. It is. But where it is only a policy It is not honesty Honesty means integrity, uprightness, justice, straightforwardness, aud candor. A man who Is honest must be so not only in his financial transactions, and in mcney dealings with others, but in all the relations ot life. "God made man upright, but l><- has sought out many inventions." ' To be upright means to measure I up to an ideal standard. —Van Wert I Times Bulletin. O—O We all want peace to come as j soon as possiible but there is danger in the organization under way known as the “peace now movement.” What do you think the Axis group would say to us if the ' p sit lone wre turned about and we were seeking negotiated peace? If I we are to keep faith with our soldier boys, if we are to prevent a ' third world war. we must win this one without frills or fancy “Ifs." The cost we are paying now because we did not finish the job tw<nty five years ago. ohould cer- ' tainly n< t be in vain. —o . Senator Byrd, head of an economy committee In the I'. S. senate says that |IS6.OOO.OO'».(MK> of appropriations fcr war can now be thrown in the discard. It's probably true and since congress made the appropriations originally, we j nee no reason why they should not cancel them and without much ado. Trouble is too many try to make politics out of eve ry thing that I comes up and usually the issues are not presented fairly. If appro- ’ pipations are not needed for the purpose designed of course that money eh uld not and cannot be used. O—O The year 1944 will include elections over this country and there | ure many guenon as to what will happen, it's too early to predict but many are doing so. Mr. Roosevelt has not decided his course it seems but other are trying to do !it for him. The war situation and the attitude of leaders aa to the future policies for tbie naticn may have much to do with the results. ' During the next few days we will have many expressions from columnists and broadcasters. They are all guesku-s with little In fact on which to base the prognostications. Let's hope it al Burns out for the best. O—O— Some jM-reons often wonder If th- radio or television will not supplant the daily newspaper In time. What radio or television would have had the stcry concerning the schools and similar local stories that appear in almost every Issue? That's the answer. Would radio tell of the deaths, the births, the weddings and the like? Or would | either of these newer inventions run a “ms n in service” column telling about the boys from Henry county In military service? Sc long a« daily newspapers stick to local news they will remain in favor with the people, and this Includes cities of 5.900,000 population a* well as S.ooo population.— New Castle Courier-Times. O—O A new inc ration with regards to securing your 1944 automobile Ikense* will permit you to make your purchase by mail If you <to deside. By remitting the application, plus a 25-ceut notary fee and fifty ceats for your driver license aud a ten-tint mailing charge, you will i receive your plates. Os course yonr I check cr money order must accom- ' puny your order. Application* will be nulled to those who owned cars hut year or you can get them at your license bureau. Also renumber to enclose your poll tax receipt when you apply Men in the armed service may .cud a letter dcig nauag kim oue to act aa his agent

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— * Twenty Years Aao Today • • Dec. 27 —Automobile accidents, liquor and fires take many lives in Indiana over the Christina* holidays. Overland touring car of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Hoffman overturns and burn. The occupants escape serious injuries. Mrs Vincent Borman appointed deputy clerk by John Nelson. Four fire* at Willshire the past two days are believed to be of incendiary origin. Attempt made to assassinate Prince Regent Hirohito by a 19-year old youtii named Mamba who fired into the car. o—f Modern Etiquette > By ROBERTA LEK Q What should be written on the inner envelope of the wedding invitation? A. It whould bear only the name of the peiwon to whom the Invitation is sent, but not the address. Q bi it necessary that i girl Invite her escort to come into her home when they return from a dance or a theater? A. No; she may leave him at her door, but she should tell him that she has had an enjoyable evening. <J For how long a time should the bread aud butter plate* be left on the dinner table? A. Until it is time to serve the dessert. to buy the plates. This must be ’ countersigned by his commanding | officer.

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WILLIAM BROWNING, 18-year-old member of a socially prominent Little Rock, Ark., family, smiles upon hearing a jury verdict acquitting him of the murder of his mother last September. The body of his mother, Mrs. Julia Browning, was found in the living room of the family home. A neighbor girl sits on Browning's lap in the above photo. (lattiaational) Household Scrapbook I By ROBCRTA LEK | • . ii —# Re sizing Rugs To re-size rugd tvlMulve one pound of granulated glue in one gallon of boiling water. Tack the rug ou the floor, face down, and apply the hot glue to the back with . a whitewash brush, taking care that the glue does not «oak through the

Ration Calendar Gasoline A-9 coupons are good through January 21. Sugar Stamp No. 29 in Book Four i* good for 5 pounds through January 16. Shoes Stamp No. 18 in Book One 1* good for 1 pair. Stamp No. 1 on the "Airplane" sheet in Book Three is good for 1 pair. Meats, Fats Brown Stampw L. M. N, P. and Q are good through January I, Brown Stamp R becomes good December 26 and remains good through January 29. Processed Foods Green Stamps D. E. and F in Book Four are good through January 20. Fuel Oil Period 1 coupons are good in all region* through January 3. Period 2 coupon* ar« KO‘»d through February 7 in all area* except the south, where they are good through January 24. Period 3 coupon*, now valid in the middle west and south, remain good through March 13 in the middle west and through February 21 In the south. rug. Borax Dissolve a small lump of borax In boiling water and then put it in cold starch. The whiteness and •tiffnea* which result will be very gratifying. Inflamed Nose An effectual remedy tor an inflamed nose 1* to make applications of equal parts of witch hazel and pure alcohol. 0 Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

87,000 Warplanes Produced In 1943 Increased Output Expected Next Year Washington, Dec. 27. — (UP) America manufactured almost 87,000 military airplanes in 1943 And according to editor Wayne Parrish of the American Aviation magazine, the airplane industry expects to be In even higher gear by March, 1944. American output, which far overshadows anything reached by the Germans at their peak, is expected to rise to 11.000 units a month. However, the number of units produced a month is becoming less important as the army places more and more emphasis on heavy bomber production. Then too, less efficient models are being eliminated in favor of concentration upon specific military requirements. The largest single limiting factot on production from here on will be the manpower shortage. Labor turnover is estimated to be coating the nation 200 four-engined bomber* per mouth. Parish says the combined Allied airplane production prcbably totaled 160,000 units in 1943. He adds that this Is at least double, and probably triple, the Axis output. COURTHOUSE Crosa Complaint A cross complaint baa been filed by the defendant, Waneta Young, in the divorce action brought by her husband. Harry Young. She accuses her hueband of cursing her and of association with other women. She also alleges be had falsely accused her nf adultery. Custody and support for the one < hild i* asked by the mother as well a* attorney tees. She states her huwband earns |6O a month In the armed forces.

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CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE Mr*. Knowlton simpered and raised one of her fragile white hands and pointed to Josephine. "Ask her what she did with the hundred dollars she stole from my purse.** Josephine Powers shook her head from side to side. .She fumbled with her own purse and drew out a crumpled handkerchief. "No. No! I didn’t do anything. Why should I have killed Pete Everard?” "Because you thought he had ruined your daughter.** Romey’s voice was very quiet. Mr*. Powers stared at him in bewilderment, put her bands over her face for a moment, then said composedly; "My daughter never saw Pete Eversrd.” "Do you deny that Ellen ever knew Hank Knowlton?” “I never heard her mention his ni me—”, Romoy spoke slowly now. I wondered it he was resaoning it out as he wont along: "Your daughter hadn't told you the name of ths man who betrayed bar. But you’d aeen his picture. Hank and Pete were as alike as two peas—” "Oh they were!" Pam screamed. "That day at Sibboney's— the first time 1 saw Petal I thought it was Hank—l thought maybe he wasn’t dead after aU” i said: "I remember now. You thought it was Hank too, didn't you, Josephine? When I waa talking to you at th* counter, you were so startled you couldn’t listen.’* Mrs. Powers did not answer. She crouched down in her chair. Chief Calvin thundered: "Answer Miss Glenn!” But Romey intervened. "She doesn’t have to answer. She told me Lmg ago if only I’d been smart enough to realise. She said Pete had a wasted life and a wasted death. How could anybody but the murderer have known that? Josephine, you killed Pete because you thought he was Ellen’s man. You thought all you'd have to do was get him and his kids out of the way and your grandchild would be the Krowlton heir. Then you found out you’d mad* a mistake. "You teamed Hank Knowlton was also the father of Pam Drury’s child—that he’d married Pam. So the '‘■•st two murders waa wasted. You told me to yourself,’’ Romey Pam screamed. Josephine moaned. Romey went on talking to Mrs. Powers, grimly. “You killed Henny Drury. Then you stripped her blue and yellow bathing suit from her dead body, dressed your grandchild in it. and ordered her to dive from the Boat and keep on diving until you waved-her to swim out to Portville Rock and diusppear before anybody got dose to her—” Josephine was crying now—and without any sound Suddenly Aunt Carrie began to talk. "Your grandchild had always minded you, Josephine. You thought she always would. But you made a mistake about her toe. You brought her up with a dog. You told her he waa the son of another Rod Rufus her father had given her mother. She never forgave you for killing that dog. Soo bow you Ll .ndersd? "You told your grandchild to wrap that blue and yellow suit . around a rock and dump it off Portvine Baek where the tidas would . caxry it oob through th* Sound to :IM ocean. Rut the suit wm pretty Aad Uttle firis are vain, Je*ephtnr

Ji c JI KISS OF CONGRATULATIONS is given l«-ycar-ol i J an K.M brother, Lieut. Joseph Kiger, U. 8. M. C., as a decides the gjrl is innocent of the murder of k r father . old brother. After Joans acquittal, similar charges aXS mother were dlxmissed. ( *

Christmas Day Air Alert On East Coast Authorities Refuse Comment On Alert New York. Dec. 29.—(UP)—Th* reason for the Christmas day air raid alert akng the Atlantic coast still is unrevealed. The authorities refuse to comment and nothing has been added to the eastern defenae command's Saturday announcement that the defensive measures were prompted by a report of a possible sneak air

The child had been longing to defy you ever since her dog disappeared and you told her not to ask question*. She kept the suit.” Josephine whimpered as if she were in pain. "No. No. Little Jo loved me.” Aunt Carrie’s voice was very gentle. "It’s no use, Josephine. Little Jo unintentionally betrayed yon.” Mrs. Power* broke then. There wss agony in her voice and in her face. “I'had to kill Henny. When my poor Ellen waa dying, she said her man wouldn’t ever have left her, not even for the Drurenstah! girl, if he’d known little Jo was coming. When I found out from the book Henny brought over to show Mis* Babcock that Pam Drury was the girl that had stolen Ellen's man from her, I knew I’d never res; till I made her suffer like my Ellen did. It was Pam Drury made my grandchild a—” i Josephine stopped suddenly, froth coming to her lips. She wiped it away with the back of one of those big capable hands that had dealt out death again and again. "And I’ll have to testify against her when Jack’s doing his best to ■end her to the electric chair," 1 whispered against Dennis* good shoulder. Peggy is made of sterner stuff. She got down from the desk and went to stand in front of Josephine. "Why did you want to kill my auat?” Mrs. Powers looked at her dully. "She knew too much. She'd seen too much. She’d seen little Jo. You didn’t believe there was a child in Portville. Your sunt was figuring it out. I was afraid she’d figure right. I was afraid Henny’s death would be wasted too." Then I asked: “Josephine, why did you wait ten years—why did you go mad suddenly after you’d spent *ll these years building a place for yourself and for Ellen’s child? Isn't there something you can say for yourself?" Josephine’s voice waa quiet now, all passion spent “Thank you. Miss Hilda. There’s nothing more for mo to Bay—** Chief Calvin broke in. "You’ve said plenty, Mr*. Powers.” But Josephine went on: “I’m sorry about your dbg, Miss Hildasorry about Bruce and Miss Babcock. But I had to do it She talked too much. She'd seen too much.” Her voice was thick. Ar odd look, like pain too terrible to bear, went over her face. Lex Calvin said: "Josephine Powers, in th* name of th* law and of the power vested in m* as chief of police of Havenhurst Villsge, I arrest you for th* willful ana wolent murder of Peter Everard. of Olive Bevans, and of Henriette Drury, and for felonious assault with intent to kill on the person of Mbs Caroline Bsbcock*** Josephine lurched to her feet and took * t' "p toward Chief Calvin. A menacing step. Ths chief rapsed: "Can the dramatics. Powers! Handcuff her, Jsrry!" Mr*. Powers put her hands to her face. H hen she took them away she won a bitter, twisted smile. She stood swaying foe a me men t; then she fell in a erumpled heap. “H’s all right, R-.mey.” she murmured. “Cyanide's a good thing to keep o& hand.” Eomodor. Knowlton b*nt and

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hl' 1 .1 his I.:,- ' . iBM| "No it." he "Slic k <l< :i'! grandchild won't bi* ■I court, I tru-t " “You m< —you're -c : Jo is juur "The daurl r ' ri.w " !' ■ "The ceieir.i i.'. -cet-tß® •..ith the I)n.’. it wa- b.i-ar hi* "But where little asked. "Roiiemarv." -aid in a bleak "Your aunt ; 1 ville today an.l :■ • " "H® ('omni <><!•> re 'H® time he <li<l net i . ”V< :r Hilda" Denni* and 1 • ' We knew we’d be glance* all out I underatanding. of th spoken aud jet •' " ! ®B "Doe.- anyone n. : 1 Pam asked. “You’re not nee : said indifferently BB I wax awar. that no up when Pam a' I '■'* together; that ■/ < - 'W|g telephoning f r a '*®B Jack Drummer.■! •> ■ * 4 B® Wl le whl ®B that old lady Ki ing noisily in >. ■ : Ho«ige« was on r..> floor be.iule Jo . / body: that th. ■■ • *Uir* awaiting b “Well, after nil.” ' yawned. “She " ®B finger.. Thi- ca e < n . BH| Hxvenhurst on all the New Y. i - or months.” -The fomnw.l." <! '!'> there." Jack I>: ” 1 Ux. “We’ll g<t-n ' It is unless this r-"-- ft® down or suppresse ’.. |g® Aunt Carrie had: it was a bitter ..no , !' 'JM| badly, Mr- Cahm ■ 4 « him of hi* rank and .ternly: “Ju.tiee h»< W| cheated. Josephine has uhed. I knew that »e».*«| have died gladly ” - • daughter Knowlton before he ' ■* sing after Pam . Jo has taken hir r > - the world." The Commodore :/’• knobbed .tick and 1 m triumph. The ton. ha. come home K I smiled at the oii ” ’ V| waa over. MM Eventhing in the over. Naney eould > Maton r nv * achdd at Roekiedge;;’® Commodon ■ , K sffectmn. Aunt C»rne r-nt .I- to’ r " ft| something out ot nfr 1 ipu‘ m y^ rl !"l ) * r rr -’!B and a. hi. <*>“? bt J| at re. !’- pn ' y hadcomeho- EEXD