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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by taflfi DBCATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Enterwd at the Decatur. Ind., Poet (Mfios aa Second Claas Matter. I. H Hellt* Preaident A. R Hottbouae. Sec y A Bus Mgr (Mei D. Heller Vlce-Preatdent Subscription Rates Single Coplea 1 .03 One week by carrier — .15 By Mall In Adams. Allen. Jay end Welle countlee Indiana, and Mercer and Van Wert countiea. Ohlc 14 50 per rear; 32.50 tor six mouths; fl 35 tor three months 50 centa for one month Elsewhere 55 50 per year; 13 00 (or alx months; fl 65 for three nonthe; 60 centa for one month Men and women tn the armed fores* S 3 50 per year or 3100 tor three tnontha. Advertising Ratee made Known on Application. National Representative BCMEERER A CO 16 Lexington Avenue. New York 26 E Wacker Drive. Chicago. 111. Piioh u little on the bond sale* ' Those iu charge report we arc short of th. quota. Lets put it over. O—O— Only a lew more da ye to add your subscription to the Red Cross i fund to help the boys wherever, they are. o—o It s beeu a regular March with about every kind of weather ou the calendar but not severe enough | to be serious. Now we may soon expect some real spring. -0 Plan that Victory garden. It will prove Interesting and profitable to you and will aid iu adding to the production of food stuffs in America when it is so badly | needed Almost tune to go to work on it. -o The campaign in Italy is one of the toughest rn any theater of the war. And it may take months to make any real headway there. The mifttary leaders feel there * no doulit of the ultimate victory but the cost :« high aud the strain ternfii. O—O If you write National Victory Garden Institute at 598 Madison Avenue, Now York City (221 you can obtain free suggestions on what to plant in your Victory garden. Perhaps you don’t need th> information but since ita free it may be worth getting. —o It may surprise you io know that American hansport planes are now carrying six times as much freight over the Himalayas as ever went over the famous Burma road Tiiat highway will be rebuilt in due time but will piubably not be used for long hauls as extensively aa it was before. ——O—V—— Register before April 3rd if you wish to vote in th< May primaries, if you are uot now qualified. If you have moved to a different precinct. failed to vote two years ago or are a first voter, see that your name la properly filed at the clerk’s office. O-O--Farm sales are reported to be 75% higher than during the first quarter of 1962. It may exceed the peak years of 1919-ZU but it’s to lie hoped the prices will not reach the point where the bottom Islb> out aa it did in 1921. A fair average price Is better than a siort period of extreme high prices For a copy of the Decatur Daily Democrat KO to Loss Brit". Restaurant •r Um Stopback on sale each evening

Walter Winchell and Congressman Dies are in quite a controversy with both giving tbeir news via radio. Winchell claims his rights under the constitution aud Dies accuses him of being a "keyt bole" reporter who maligns honest and patriotic Americans, ll’c hot ( stuff. O—O 1 Freeman Schuepp. well known resident of Decatur, an employee 1 of the General Electric Company ’ and formerly engaged in the autoi mobile business, has announced I his candidacy for the Democratic , nomination for county treasurer i Mr. Scbnepp was a candidate two years ago and was defeated in tbe primary by only eighty-one votes. He is a capable aud worthy youug man. O—O A speijal congressional election is being held iu Oklahoma today Much will be written and said about the results tor quite a cam-1 paign has been conducted It would be interesting to compare its re- ■ cults with a vote when the soldiers could vote. Similar elections held i this year have shown only about I i fourth of the normal vote which of course doesn’t definitely decide any thing, it will be interesting O—O While Governor Sciirlcker is expected to announce as a candidate for United States senator, he has not done no yet He is busy coni ducting the important affairs o'. , his offi' e with the special session of tbe legislature to give the sold iers their right to vote uppermost just now. He has never announced his future plans although it is generally conceded that he can have the Democratic nomination by saying the word. —o Natbun C. Nelson, well known I Decatur lawyer, has announced his ' candidacy for the Democratic nomination for judge. He served four years as prosecuting attorney and aix years as county chairman, has practiced law many years is al veteran of ibe first world war aud haw a wide acquaintance. He was a < aiididate for the nomination six years ago. Mr. Nelson is the second to announce for tbe nomination. Judge Frucbte having dune so last week. Tbe Russian forces march on and have reached tbe Rumanian border. They will not stop until they get It Berlin. That may take months or years but they will never stop now. Pi nnc Minister Churchill expressed bis admiration for tbeir wonderful campaign this winter. Tin y have gone forward bod miles since they won at Stalingrad and have pushed the enemy almost entirely off of their original •territory and are now well into Poland. They can't aud won’t be stopped. -0 In another three weeks the baseball season will be opening. Tbe minor league teams are finding it difficult to keep nine men on the lot as the calls to service take the younger men. Tbe major leagues too are having their troubles but they can always fill in by calling men up from tbeir farms in the other and lesser circuits. It will be great sport as usual however for It’s as fair for one team as the other rend the old spirit will probably be more evident than ever. ■ 00 A Delaware sergeant is given ciaiiii for bringing a battered Fly Ing Fortress back from Germany by patching up the shattered rudder control cables with bits of cord from his lying salt. We don't know the early history of this young man. but it's probably a safe bet that be was one of thou* sods of American youngsters who learned practical mechanics in hi» high school days by maintaining a miopy on a boustriug budget, witb the help of a tew pieces of •ord some chewing gum. and UK native ability that has made our ait fiercer tops <n wsrld combat — j Hartford City News-Tuacs.

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Editor’s Note: This is the third of a series of articles on the women who might possibly become the next First Lady. Ily t'eii’iai I’ Hj Til f Day Bi<k 'l I ha- mg in-ell said, ha- .1 iliarm and Ki a .- I j -which would bi- .1- much at b<>m>-1 11 tin- White Hun*' a- it is in :ir Kov.r -nor'e mansion In Colutnbur 1 0. 01 among her friend* in Irliana O where she grew to w>m>uiihood and taught high school chemistry Many people iu Ohio admire Mrs. John Bricker, wife of 'lie governor, for her civic work, her sincerity and poise, and for the uuosten'ati iu# way she arriea ou' her social duties as "first lady ' of the state. She is still ju»t "Harriet" to her foraner high school pupils. Her quiet graciousness and ho*pHality hate made of the governor s mansion a home where 13-year-old son Jacks friends play Dall and where the nations great find equal comfort. •Mrs. Brecker has a keen sense of hir.llol. a ready smile, and an un- ( erring sense of tbe fitness of , things. Her point: * no- easily dis- ( tuifbed -not even when 150 ladles instead of the expseted so ehtrw up for lea. 6he loviw music play, the piano, likes to paint and draw, collects antique glassware, and loves to keep house Her regulable gardeu is her particular pride.. With Mri Brickbr. her home and her family come first. That home need not be elaborate, bu’. it must ■ be attractive, wholesome and n*tful. For six months after moving into the governor's mansion Mrs. Bricker spent most of her spare time supervising the repainting oft

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r ' ! ! -J ■ i s i . i £>■ • Harriet Day Bricker , the walls and woodwoik hi the living roc-ms Mhe mixed the paint herself. Alt* Bricker runs the 27-room governor’s mansion without a housekeeper or a secretary and sbe ic a good budgeUr in its operation. Hhe has always been active in cbaiitable urganixatkms not merely leading her name but attending meeting* aiceptiirg chairmanships aud doing the jobw assigned to her. Ordinarily. Mrs Bricker declines to speak at political meeting* because. she Kays, "that is John's sphere." On rare occasions, Mrs. I Bricker will consent to make a po-

' litical speech. When sbe does, it’s < mnd to lhe poiui. aud well de--1 livered. As a girl she bad .ispiralions to I iin onte a physician, but compromised with her family by specialixi mg in ’< hemistry. The head of fbe ! hemiwtry department of Ohio State ' university has said she was one of the most brilliant chemistry stu- | dents ever enrolled there. At the 1 university she was a mmistier us ’ Kappa Kappa Gamma, national sorority. president oi the Y. W. f. A. -May queen and active in campus affairs. As Miss Harriet Day. siie was reared in a anail town. John Bricker first met her when be alighted from 4 troop train iu Columbuduring World War I Tbeir romance developed when he returned to the univeraity after ibc war. They mere marri'-d after their graduation in 1920 the is proud of her husband helpful in his career, but believe* her first duty is to make a real home for bhn and tbeir son. NEXT—Maud Busch Byrnes pMiy ] Q. Is it ail right to help clean oft tbe table and help with the diabes. when dining with a friend and she ba« nu maid? A. This is au njmt if you happen to be a very intimate friend, but otherwise It would nut be well to do so unless tbe hostess asks you LI At what would one arrive for a luncheon If tbe time is specified as one o'clock? A. Arrive about ten minutes before the specified 'tone. 1 Q Should tbe girl or her escort fill their glasstw when there is a punch <bowl at a party ? A. The man shudM till a glass tor 1 tbe girl, then one for himself. Frags fa a Good Tow* — Doeotat

Special Services And Meetings Os Churches In Area Zion Lutheran Tbe last in a series of six midweek Lenten services will be held at the Zion Lutheran church Wednesday evening at 7:30 o’clock Rev. Paul W Schultz, pastor, will speak on the subject. “The Cause and the Purpose of Jesus’ buffer Ing." The churcß choir will sing "The Old Rugged -Cross." The public is Invited to attend this service. First Methodist Easter pantomime pageant Easter morning al 7 o’clock Those who are to have part in the pageant will please meet for instructions and practice Wednesday night at 8 30 o'clock, directly following choir practice. Those who are to have part are. Bernice Nelson. Eloise Lewton. l»is Baughman. Mrs. Waiter Krick. Helen Hauhold. Mrs. M O. Lester, Mrs. Watson Maddox. Mrs. Wm Porter, Mrs. John Doan. Vera Steury, Mrs. John Brecht, Clyde Butier, John Phillips, Leonard Holiday, Russell Owens. Watson Maddox. Daniel Perry. Sylvester Everhart, Lowell J. Smith W F. Beery. Next Sunday is Palm Sunday. Palma have been received and there will be a procession of Palms Sunday morning. Every member of tbe church school and the congregation will participate. ■ o— — - » ■ —— ♦ Household Scrapbook . By ROBERTA LEE ] Making Heme When hems are to fie made, cut a trip of cardboard the exact width >f the sem desired. and ajvout a foot long, to use as a marker. Start

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CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE “You look like a bright boy,” Mid Argue. “Maybe you ean answer a few question*.” Tho boy looked at him vacantly. “F'rinstanee?” he mumbled through protruding front teeth. “F’rinstanee, was the hall of the penthouse painted recently F “Yep. Monday morning. Miaa Verne wanted it done.” “Good. Next: DM you see a rodheaded man go up to Miss Verne’s apartment, yesterday?" •W« - “How about a man with a red beard?” Ellen quipped jokingly. “Top.” eaid the boy. "But bo didn’t go to the penthouse.* “No? Where did be gos Argue asked <>agerfy. “Don'tremember. I just know It wasn't the penthouse.” ■Can you describe him?” “Waal, be wore glasses and had eoat pulled up, but 1 seea hto "Had you ever seen him before 1” "Nope." “Was he carrying anything? A pareel era rtitease or—Y* "Yep. He had a suitcase. I started to help him. but be didn’t want "Did you aoa Um come out * , “No r pi” ’ * “What time was that?* “Around els. 1 jdat camo an **Uataigbt?" Argus asked. "Did you talk to him?” "Nope.* “Css you teD aw anything else about him?” "Yep. He limped.” Argus looked at Ellen and raised his brows. “Was be tenor short?" the detective sshedThe elevator boy turned to look ■Waal—ee-eo," Mid the boy. “Die you take anyone up to Miao Verne’s apartment yesterday?” "Miss Verne.” "Anyone besides bort” “Nope.” “What time did ako retan boms?” “Just before midnight" "Alone?” 7 F T • "Yep. She was eon about someth ins." The nr woe on the main Boor now. * Tho boy opened the doer Some people wore waiting to get la. They stood back to tot Argue and EUen stop off the car. The people looked uncertain A woman tame party shrugged. They got on. The elevator started upEllen and Argue hept sdtent until -DU h. “What dose?”

LENTEN MEDITaS illev. William C. Feller, Zion ISvangelicai sad -He saved others; Himself He cannot save.- u Here is the Divine Paradox The Crm« » M shameful and cruel, presenting th , .... has been and Is in reality a mighty victory ' ,!t * W The mockers spoke more truth than the, . hurled this taunt of inefficiency at Jesus Th, '*** *ht In reality a fatal concession. They admitted others. Throughout His entire ministry j r(u , Mi physical, social and spiritual salvation to had saved them from blindness, deafness rlckuess ind evert death. "He saved otherstestify r * *«? -4 There on the cross H* was saving -h,m , k though they knew It not. but Hims-ls it, (IDn ® ihq error are mingled in those words. He could not'Jt”i, Vlfi the cross and at the same time set men Ire* sin and death. He had lhe power to »a.<. n’i mw 2 '"“kfi of your salvation and mine. He saved other, save all who believe on Him. by His very death ss -alvatlon is wrought by His sacrifice He seif at the expense of the wprld'i ulvation BieZJ* •’» accept that salvation it

the hem. insert the atrip of cardboard and ailp It along as tbe wo.lt progresses. This will insure a hem of the exact width desired, snd also eaves much time. | ' Silver « When silver is to be put away, rub it with olive oil and wrap it in a piece of old tdble linen. This wil prevent tarnishing, and when required for use ag.*ifi, it is only necessary to wash it in bot water. Failing Hair A remedy for falling hair is to rub salt Imo tbe scalp. Then musage until tbe scalp tingles. Also add salt to tbe water when washing tbe bair. o Twenty Years Aao * March 28 — Harry M. Daugherty resigns as attorney general of the United States at request of President Coolidge. Howard Brumley wins second place in district oratorical contest. Miss Evelyn Rdbtnson of Bluffton took first place. Judge J. C Sutton announces bis candidacy for tbe Republican nomination for judge Sugar is selling for ten cents a pound here. Charles Spray buys interest of bis partner. L J. MPCoranick in tbe

"Sixth.” I “What time did bo come la on < Monday?” "Late.” < "How late?" Argue persisted. Il “Two, I gUSM.” . I “And hie son, did you cm him?" The boy gave him a peenHar loeh i Argus handed him a bill. "Nope, not since be went eat at I «:30—Monday.* i “Reep this little talk to yourself," ho said. “Understand, sonF “O.K.* ’ •About the man with tho board. Didn’t it lodk to you as if bo wore trying to disgviw himself—bmrd—glMMo and all?” "Nope. My grandfather had a beard and wore glasses." -Not a rod board. Mrtiy,” put in Ellen. "It turned gray,” Mid the boy. “Mr!” said Ellen. “Hew did year grammsotboe Uko It?” “Never said.” ’’Was Mito Verne hemo over the week otdF Argue asked. *NebbF "Waa oho usually away ev« the "Yep.* “Ever my where the wm going or wbemjtao’d boouF SX» and Ellon stopped off the elevator. “YouYe from Vermont, aren't yoaF the detective asked over bis ehuulder. The boy looked at him to astoaishment “Yep,” be Mid. "Bow'd yoaktwwF Argus smiled: “I jut guessed.” Waoß they were oa tho etreet, Ellen asked: "Where do we go from borer • “A friend of mine, who livee on the next bdoet. ban a laboratory where be carries oa experiments. It’s sdrtof a tbbby with mb. I traced we might drop over and babe him tabs a look at the nd hair I found and aes what be tea tail toe about it* ’ “You think H might have come connection With the bearded man the elevator boy took up Monday What about that gun in tho airconditioning Machine? Are yougoing to tell the poUoo about it?’’ Euim asked. “Presently But for the time being, don’t sseation it to anyone. We mustn’t tot the murderer knew we’ve found it,” he Motioned. * Argus, you eaid Syria wm marderod by telephone—wbat did you mean?” TTs ouite technical. honey. Think the boll boa of the connected with the phene vM toself, la oneh away that the ringing drenrt w«eh started W lb sireondittoaejj rlC&SfcjiS'S ■M then—” Argue dapped both

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