Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 10 February 1944 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DBCATI'R DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur. Ind.. Poet OS' " aa Second Cla*a Mat tar I H Heller — Preaident A. R Holtbnuse. Sec y A Rua Mgr. Dick D Haller Vice-Preaident Subscription Rate* Single Coplea I °3 One week by carrier — .15 By Mall In Adam*. Allen. Jay and Welle counties. Indiana, and Mercer and Van Wert counties Ohio' 14 50 per year; $2.50 for six months; $1.35 for three mouths. 50 cents for one month Elsewhere IS 50 per year; 13.00 for six months; 1165 for three months: 60 cents for one month Men and women In the armed force* 13 50 per year or 31.00 for 'hree months Advertising Rates matit Known on Applicaticn. Nations! Representative SCHEERER A CO. 15 Lexington Avenue. New York 25 E Wacker Drive. Chicago. 111. Van Werl county la within 1100.-■ 000 of the quota for the Fourth Loan campaign The goal of fl.- ] 340,0n0 U exp< tnl to he reached this week, a bowing that ought ' inspire other counties in this eti-c-' thm It'i the time of year when the Victory garden folk can spend •onto pleasant hours with the seed catalogues and other panphlete that give instruction* as to how to get best result < And it never was I more important. —o—o Meteorologists predict that the drouth, most severe in weather history. will end soon. They give no . particular reason except that all things must end and slice this Is the longest dr utb on record, we can expect rains most any time O—O— While post war plans for Adams ■ Post No. 43. American Legion, are not definite, they have prepared for the growth of the post by adding the parcel of land to the west of the present home. If and when ' there i>» a need f r expansion Post No. 43 will be prepared to go ahead It’s wise preparedness. o—c The coming campaign won’t tie much <iiff< eot than those of tb«past, probably not as strenuous as many, for we will al! be busy with other important affairs Aller all the "outs’" want in and the "tan" . want to stay and much of the era-. tory will be. as Mr A’fllkie might say, "just campaign bunk.” -O-O--Jame* Th mpson, 31. of Fort Wayne, quarried with bio wife and to "get even” put his 13 months old son on a red-hot stove. The

To the People of this Community NO EXCUSU The final days of 'he Fwrtb Wax Loan arc no time for fancy phrases at campaign 'toots to persuade you *> pan with a few more dollars for Extra XX? mg You atther j AWI have done your duty as a citizen Sg «gdrC or you have shut kJF* JpwHK y° ur 10 IvP TOT,r ■ n: In this newspaper you will find the 1 nest iocal and national Fourth War Loan sales total*. Tbeae figures can be as big a* the universe and yet this drive is an absolute failure for yo-i personally, if you have not bought Exira War Bonds. By the same token, cur grand sales totals may be headlined as ’ and yet you yourself may not have lagged in bachini the attack The Fourth War Loan is at personal aa a Nani « Japanese bullet u w your son and ntigbbor t SOO. Take a moment and dork of an encase you could possibly give to one of our boys in Burope or in the Pacific for net helping him be fatyfog an Eatra War Bond at two today. WAitsasnd the ume or you bnvew t been ashed. If yen are seeking excuses for not buying Emm Bonds, you don’t deserve the latrihch being mane foe you on the bloody basrlafarlrtt of Europe and the Mie. rm wiTok. L « ’s'

babe was badly burned and may die from the third degree burns. The father was charged with as*au!t and battery His punishment probably will not be as severe a* he gave hl* little son. -0 - Lets back the attack. Buy bonds. One B Flying Fortress coats $450,000, a 824 Liberator cost* $300,000 a Mitchell b mber $175.000. a Dougla* ambulance plane SIIO,OOO, .Mustang pursuit planes $75,000 uid training ships $15,000 It costs plenty of money to fight a war Let’s back the boys wbo are doing it to save America. -0 There are seventy-five caOM of typhoid fever in .Miami and Kosciuek» counties and 144 in the affected area covering eight counties The health department is still working constantly to ascertain the carrier but so far the hunt has been unsuccessful, (’axes should be promptly reported and every] care used to prevent further spread | of the dreadful disease —o Don’t cash government checks unites you know the party who presents it and who Is named as payee. That’s the advice of Ed Miller, chief cf police In Decatur and upon advice from federal men. A number of such checks have been cashed by Decatur merchants. Many checks are stolen from mail boxes or when carelessly laid down by the party to who the check was made out. Wyatt Cole of Winchester had a dog. Whiskers, who had been his constant c mpanion for ten years. He followed him to school and I waited for him He went with Wyatt on his paper route and he slept by th* side of lib bed. Wyatt was Hidutted in the army several months ago anti Whiskers lost interest In life until his boss came I home on a furl ugh Then he be- < am* hb old self Rut when Wyatt returned io his < amp a coupke of weeks ago. Whiskers just gave up and died, preferring that to month* of worry and wishful waiting. —o More Trees: This country is growing only about half enough timber tc meet our own post war needs, and none toward the huge deficit which will . xlst in Europe, according to Chief Forester Lyle F. Watts. Obviously, until we begin replacing trees at least as fast as we use the n, we face the probability that the lumlter sho-’age will continue alter the war We can. of c arse, l>e shortsighted enough to use up our renerve without providing for its replacement—in which case we should quickly be aa bad off as continental Europe. Mr Watt* believes that federal and state governments will have to acquire some ISq.ooo.MMt acres of depleted forent land requiring refor» aation Per hap* the state* had better h*«m checking up. unless they want to see this area added to th* federal boMiegs. — Kendallville News-Bun.

ya _ dCn_ ' W | —• ” .—- —■. ■.■* ***'** JES* ■ RAID ON THE MARSHALLS-Fires and eapladme bombs befch amoka “ * dium bombar at the Seventh Air Force darta away alter a bomb nm mithe Jap < oe» a ,xy iot F lap atoU In the Marahall island group. Thia to a United States Army Seventh Air Force photogfrplb

,——— ' J ~ - (jafiicafafie By MAJOR yJ? fl -{ V 1 Jr ‘wpfjg. \ ffprp It F ?' Z/ Ma«s< lereed sergsse fa this earn*- Jr Mrs. He operalsd ee die seehrsMe Z Him Mt rtrurM << 1 X set eB see end sf M so fest *** W i Jmm Jeees' heed le aid air f J Y* J- • J Whe aeye W» qbbw thee ike eya» ' THI SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, Mr Jo;»ed, in a banker, newspaper publisher and vast holder of Texas real estate He’s the capital's Haroun al Rashid, having lent more money than any person in the history of the world Unlike you and me, he gets his money baek, and with interest. HINR. etary of the Treasury, is better known in the Hudson Valley as the Squire o. -.-1 Junction. He grows some mighty fine apples. All he does is ask for taxes, as we us in another s’ and when everyone's through with it, th— ain't no core left. HOLDING a.. -AhlA PAIR of glasses (the better to see you is our General, Frank Comerford Walker, Esquire. The philatelist's friend, Mr. Walker has been postal boss since September, IMO. He was at one time the efficient District Attorney of Silver Bow County, Montana. J Coer. 1944. King Festurcs Svnd~-»»* lee.

Not Propaganda: We are lotting letter* protesting the government's use of the Jap prison atrocity report for propaganda purpose* Wny doe* the government put cut such a horror story to boost war bond sales, we are asked The answer is: It I doesn't! The report was not timed for the> bond drive—that was accidental. A newspaper syndicate haa purchased part of the report from one of the escaped pris tiers, and was releasing It for wide publication. Thia forced the government to reconsider the policy of withholding the story, which it could no longer enforce in full. We believe the | government acted wisely. II Ito purpose had been to sacrifice. for propaganda effect, the feeling.! of all those American families with members or friends in the Jap prison camps of the Philippines. It would not have refused for so many months to permit publication. But once the report was made public. Inevitably and legitimately It was used as an added reason for buying bonds and for increased effort all along the home front. There is only one answer to the Jap atrocities—the retribution of complete and final Jap defeat at the earliest m ment. Let's get on with the Job!—lndianapolis Times o- - — Household Scrapbook •y ROBERTA LKE ♦ • — — ♦ Raior Strops To keep the raior strop in good condition try applying a few drops of sweet oil to It occasionally Dippping it In hot water after dropping is ateo recommended. i Coffee In order to preserve the aroma of coffee place It In an airtight con--1 taller immediately after purcbas . ing. Teapots Often metal teapots will give a

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musty flavor to the tea if they are unused for some time. To prevent this, place a lump of sugar in the teapot before pu'ting it away — o a « Twenty Years Ago Today • • February 10, 1542 was Sunday. o .... Modern Etiquette I By ROBERTA LEE ♦ ♦ if Is It all right for the bride groom and hi* family to send out some of the wedding annuoncemen’s? A No; all announcements and Invitations are sent by the parent* of the bride, and of «o<irM, the bridegroom I* consulted when

1 ' " ;zF _ " • ■-SP ' MTm Lit* aV - - AT? 7lr z f TWO CONFESSED SLAYEES, Joseph V. Augeilo, left, and Bernard Berman, who fled the "escape proof Erie county Jail at Buffalo. N. Y, with six other prisoners, are shown back in Buffalo after their capture. Augeilo and Berman were caught riding a freight train out ot town at Depew, N. T. The prisoners gUffOd up SB two guards on l the second floor of the JaU and escaped. (InttrattiatuJ)

compiling the list. Q I* It correct for a wait res* to announce the guests as they arrive at a luncheon party? A. No; thi* ki the duty of a butler. but a waitress does not announce name*. Q What kind of soil should a man wear ot an informal dinner? A. A dinner »uft, or a eonaervatlve businem suit. o Elks Lodge To Meet 11 Here This Evening The regular meeting of the Elks . lodg.- will be h<-ld at 8 o’clock to- ' I night at the Elks home. Exalted I ruler Albert Cok-hln. wbo wa* operated on several week* ago, will conduct the meeting. . I — 0 .in. ... - i Trad* tn a Good Town — Decatur . I. II s I r m — ■ I ■ ’

Willkie Outlines His Farm Program Magazine Article Outlines Program De* Moines. la . Feb. 10.—(IT' Wendell Willkie ha* cutllned hie. rsrm progrnm Willkie urge* tanner* to really that the government must continue . ’ to take some responsibility tor agri-. culture. In an article in the msgailne "Successful Farming." Willkie admits there is a temptation to return to a completely free and independent economy where government regulations would be abandoned But he calbt this "an idle . dre*m.” Willkie says if we return to the so-called “good old days ’ we would give the farmers a big headache The OOP leader cites what he | calk "glaring administrative weak I nMM*'' on the farm front and »a>* these should be corrected. He I urges that we drop production control* — produce to the limit —*upport farm prices at a fair level—maintain basic-commodity loans — and expand the farmetw market. Willkle's article says. "Don't be suckers fcr the good old days theory that it n. longer I* necessary to depend on support prices, a soil conservation plan and federal guar antees of stable market conditions. Willkie add* "My own greatest and deepest love In government is the principle of individual liberty But if we go back to the gcod old days, we would find when we got there that we'd have 10-cent corn and 20-cent wheat Wed find th* biggest headache the farmer ever had ’’ U. S. BOMBERS (Contloued From P»gs It scores of dogfights. The big ’battle over Brunswick lasted three hours and was fought uve miles above the earth in a temperature nf 10 degree* below terr. Pilot* say they never saw fewer! I

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CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE By the time I'd stopped wondering about the elasticity of time, Wells Colby wm deep in his account of the evening ... "left the theatre around ten-tnirty. Bill here and'— he mentioned the names of two actors, one of them the star of this week’s show. “We went straight to the Hutch, and stayed there until the Sergeant made us come here.” "Both you and Parris?" the Inspector asked carelessly. "Why—er—no. Bill went out for a while,” Colby replied. "Oh, he did?” The Inspector turned to Bill Parris with a convincing show of hopefulness. “We-ell! Then maybe you seen something! Or warn't you out at the right time—eleven or a little after?” Bill shrugged. "I honestly can't say. Inspector. We were talking about one of my father's plays. The possibility of a revival. And I ran over to the house to get it.” "Hmm—over to the Parris hou«e. Would be the wrong direction,” the Inspector mused audibly. "Did you bring the play to your friends?” "No. 1 couldn't find it.” "Hmm—too bad! What time did you get back to the Snatch Hutch . —without the play?” “I didn’t look at my watch. But' It was shortly before the Sergeant —raided ua.” Sharpness was creeping into the young actor's voice. The Inspector noticed it. “No cause for hurt feelings. You ain't the only one gets asked questions,” i he told Bill. "You next, Mr. Vickery. How come you to be out late at night, without your friend ?” "Because he’s ill. His stomach’s gone back on him through all this excitement." The old playwright’s deep voles was almost a eroak. "I couldn’t stand hearing him groan al! the time and thought a breath of fresh air, and being with others.! would do me good. I’d Just arrived In the Hutch when I was dragged out again and brought here.” "I see. You were coming from the ' direction Mr. Parris here was going to. At about the same time," Inspector Pettengiil reflected. "Bee anything of him ?” "I hardly eould. Seeing I was walking through my grounds,” Vickery told him coldly. "Hmm—ayah—l see.” The Inspector turned baek to Bill Parris. "Yoa see Mr. Viekery v.alk through his grounds, on your way to your bouse?” "I hardly eould. Bering I was walking on the road.” Bill imitated Viekery to perfection. The inspector eaid nothing for a few second?. in which his eyes traveled from the defiant young actor to the patently scared older man and back again. Thon he dropped the matter, by asking Onto Paulsen: “And you. Mr. Paulsen, •'Lat you do with your evening?” "Much thl same as the others." Paulsen looked more than usually I hie teems in a light osml's hair coat over a matching sweater. "I was backstage almost the whole evening and left — around ninethirty. I should say. For a stroll I and a smoke. Expecting to be back at curtate time. But then 1 met I Mica MarshaU aad we got to ta> warn

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han 75 nr-m*n plane* attacking it one time and frequently there were more than 200. Except for •he patches of clouds that the German* used for cover, th* sky wa* I cl**.'. The luftwsffe sprang a new tactic today The swift Fork* Wulfs : and Messerschmitts tangled with I American fighters, and the slower rock*t firing planes roared in I -.gains' the bomber formstktns. The returning pilots spoke with ] twe of fortress** exploding and •trying Nsxi fighters down with •hem They told of one wild dog fight— possibly the fiercest mass I -ky engagement of this war it was fought almost Inside the for*-,-e*« formation when 26 thunderbolts jumped 35 me*<er»chmf’t«. Th* battle was still raging when •he fortresses left. Despite the terrific opposi'ton. some of the bombers made two runs over the target, which was heavily defended by ant'.-aircraft fire. They saw huge fires and

ing and—time flics. Just like Mr. I Vickery, we’d only just arrived at the Snack Hutch when we had to leave it again.” "I see. You'n Miss Marshall been together from nine-thirty to now. Where you meet her?” A swift glance flicked toward me. "Not from nine-thirty. It was nearer ten,” Paulsen corrected. "And we met on the path below the rocks, along the water.” "But rather dark on a dark night, ain't it?” Paulsen laughed. “Oh—no darker than all Fern Cove. One gets used to it and besides, we carry flashlights. Also —the moon was coming up.” “Sure—ayah—they's a late moon tonight! I forgot!” The Inspector shook hie head in self-reproach. "So you'n Miss Marshall was moongam g together. That it?” "We were doing nothing of the sort.” Sondra became voeal at last! “We were discussing the play. My part in particular. Mr. Paulsen made some most valuable suggestions about our scenes together and i —he’s right—it made us forget the time. You aren't an actor, Inspector. So you don’t understand how absorbed we get, talking of our I work.” Sondra sounded even more affected than usual. In other words: she was acting. And also, she was wrong. If the Inspector wasn't a clever actor, I’d never seen one. Inspector Pettengil! dismissed his reluctant guests soon afterward I with an abrupt: “Thank you. That's all. You may go back to your friends in the Snack Hutch now, no they can see I ain't put you la the hoosegew.” He also disposed of Linda, when they had gone, by ordering h*r to bed. But he insisted on a further talk with me. | M ked. She needs a rest. And wnea you've tucked her in, let's you'n me chaw thia whole thing trtt toI gather." i And then I had an interlude with Linda that turned out to be aomething of a revelation. The moment , wv were alone she lost her eold defierce and reticence, flinging her arms around my neck and gasping out fervently: “Oh, thank you! *«•,»*» <Url,n » l You’ve saved my life. Idl be dead now if you hadn’t romel Aud I've been so mean to k** ! Pl .?* for T ,¥e "* * have told you about Am. And it eeuldnl have been te. You don’t briteve it either, do you? Say you dent, please. pb-ase! 1 east bear to think it waa her The speech wasn't exactly a modal of clarity, but I knew which “he" was meant and gave her the assurance she so badly needed, saying: “Yes dear. You should hm toU me about Mm. And I ought to think It waa be. but somehow dent" And was rewarded with an ecstatic nw fee my unfounded belief m Pains as she went to bed. But I burst out wiUn ..iu •till think Bill P rrie ~ .1 J? derer?” first thine ."TL is .. WW ... * übiquitous roster —a ewy •rif-respecUng . t** **» Metering ® tt comfortably.

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"We-ell. A* I- '-‘ri'rfß*j| he done Ixf-re play with-** :• cry ou» .hr •air.i- • maybe," he rib red "Only thing wrng u hi Ain't dark enough. just looted dsn. u. ; light?” RS 1 really di!’’’ 'rs. sdEMH repeat that -a- hid looked dark ' i '•'! ntet. out the corz.iu . v; . r and face." .MH The Inspector r.Mdri see — ayah -- row, in a darker.?.! rem. light suit lock fan. " a:s»»J.» 5 B« got one, light gray ” KJ This sudden ir.*--e«t :» •artonal the main trac: <<ic 'jn| “Ayah—that told the truth’ !!■ M“ *** J” ren'ly meet !•>■ :.r ider.t. BQ “No to the f.r»t part question. He lied 1 I said positively. “And !»»*■ &si second. Their rr.'+unf was accidental. I: •< her alone, or h< ! !>»»* 8 minutes. I.inw- : ''■’g bet my bottom ii-*r «e -t 1 accounts for th< r 1 ng . HS talk about my play. ably asked hit. ■ --p being with Sondra." "Maybe," the tr.-pec** pensively. “And sr» o Bg could been Pal! “ cabin Jill the W3C K I 1 ■ 4 Inspector that> t ..LB* Paulrov and Son-.'i you’re way off! Besides '•’KM sible. Didn't yo-jhtafhisW M been at the theatre ••'J M thirty? And how could a date with Sondra f r fore, when he'd ' K with l.indi th- >r J Pettengil. gnnr.el >n my ratiocinati >ns ' b goat jumping that tur - We-ell. if itll quiet -I don't think Orn- Psub*»■ Marsh all's secret by • ■ wanted to hear As if thing* '•-net see how I d reac . I ( roeentfuily. when 1 self in bed tor th.night. BeaLylate > well protected by deP“'- ■ one sitting in door, two patrol! "Z - ’ . I dosed Off. and »e-. ■ till noon, if Ada ha r my door, calling mj ■ odly between sobs. -■ She rushed F ’ turned the te . eomPJ’ ■ ■ herself, w/ling » r V.I ' Stray—burnt h.m I vet's hmpital i> burr' ’ It's araosi. bays > [ i And a r»l ,k,n ’s'KiJ’l - nened to be I I gone. With him and MB- ■ a side it! (Ta ■ ' -I