Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 98, Decatur, Adams County, 24 April 1944 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Eveninc Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Inccrporated Entered at the Dscatur, Ind., Pott Office aa Second ci»m Matter. J. H. Heller. President A. R- Holthouse, Sec y a But Mgr. Dick D. HeUer .... .. Vice-President Subscription Rates Single Copies • O 3 One week by carrier .15 By Malt In Adams, Allen, Jay and Wells counties, Indiana, and Mercer and Van Wert counties. Ohio, 54.50 per year; I? 50 for six month; <1.85 for three months; 50 cents for one month. Elsewhere: 15.50 per year; |3.00 for six months; 1105 for three months; *0 cents for one month. Men and women in the armed farces M 50 per year or 11.00 for three months. Advertising Rates mads Known on Application. National Reprooentative •CHEERER A CO. 15 Lexington Avenue. New York 85 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago. 111. Hustle if you are going to buy that bond in time for it to be credited to the April quota. Those in charge of the bond campaign say they need help if the quota is to be met this mouth. This is the last week 0 O— - Please cooperate with your newsboy. Encourage him and pay him promptly. He Is trying to get the paper to you earlier In the evening and we will appreciate any aid that will help that service along. O—O It’s garden time, according to ihosr Who have proven they know something about such thing*. This week will And many people busy with spade and rake. Hope each who does, gets results that will outdo the lavish pictures In the weed catalogues. - Please help '<o meet the bond quota. It’s far short and some lively buying will bs necessary it we go over the top Only a few days left and since Adams county has met every requirement up to now, surely we won t let the boys down at this critical period. O—O Chicken thieve* along the Ad-ams-Allen county line are getting bold. They shot pnd wounded Harvey Lock on the Fuelling farm the other evening. Farmers In that'section are aroused and if the stealing continues, the culprits may get a real surprise some evening O—O Pay your local taxes this week and If your Income was Jl.POtt or more the Erst three months of the year, be sure to Ele a gross income tax report and send your check. CounTy taxes must be paid by Monday and your income tax report should be tn the malls this .wsdL to •** “**• • Thlt the invasion Hi near is further evidenced by the fact that "a*nt**l Patton, coasldei'ed by Genoral Eisenhower and other* as one of the best generals for combat la ’the -swmy has reached tatndon. He will probably have charge of one of lbw divisions, a tact that adds to thiL nerve jitters for the Axis • —— Sugar for canning can be obtained by Bling applicatioua between now qnd May dth Twenty pounds for .each person is th* amount obtainable Os course you can take lessT you Wish The applies’lon.

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are obtainable at your grocery and ration stamp 37 must accompany your request. Tbe certificates will be mailed about May 15th. O—O The primary to warming up. There was a lot of discussion on the streets Saturday and It will t continue until next Tuesday w'ben • the polls will open. Interest has ' not been great up to tbe past few day* because so many are busy 5 with their own affairs but it is be- ’ lleved tbe vote will be larger than 1 was expected up to this week. Be 1 sure to vote. ‘ It to predicted that ui the next ( few month* It will be necessary ! to reduce the octane rating In gasoline. We wonder If that's tbe . best thing to do. If gas isn't ffrst class, It to ruinous to tbe motor of a car and soon the old bus won't operate. So why not keep up the standard even if tbe amount for motorists to reduced? But why worry? If it doesn't work some- ’ thing else will have to be done. O—O The recent thirty percent tax on cabarets and taverns where dan<ing to permitted has forced many such places to close. So a congressman has introduced a bill to reduce the tax to ten percent. We don't object to any cuts in taxes. If and when it can be done safely but why pick out thia .one business for protection? Many other businesifee are also suffering because of taxes but surely the average person realizes that when we are spending some three- hundred million dollars a day to win I the war. we muni foot the bill and taxes Is the only way yet invented to aceomplMi that. O—O Good Old U. S. A.: Million* of American lads who now are serving In many foreign land- on tbe Seven Seas realises today more than ever before what a great country the United State* has been and is. Capl. Fred Perry, with the medical corp* in India, writing home to a friend, describes It **> follow*. "The other day I had an opportunity to have a cup of American coffer, and sugar, and to see some American egg* and a Frigidaire, In this short time I have forgotten how Bne and white sugar is. how swell the aroma ul coffee is. how large eggs can be and what wanderful sight an icebox stuffed with food to-and what ice cubes feel like. The Vnited Stales Is a dream ' land and tbe joy. pleasure and ' satisfaction we'll all get in returning to appreciate it* many, many advantage*. Just tbe thought of ‘ being able to walk into a hamburger joint »“d have ■ cle n" snndwieb ‘ and a glass of milk bring* a smile ' to my face A toilet that flushes; mosquitoes that are a nuisance ’ and not a menace to health and life; clean sheet*; clean vegeta, 1 bie*. cold, clean milk, paved streets; hot water, a comfortable >#oo automobile; a city with no I odor; a chocolate sundae, a good movie with <s»hloued seats; all them thing* we've growu to en--1 pert and not a.fcnowsldege Be Bevs me. I'm not kicking now about hr»w rough we have It ar bow eaay 1 the civilians at borne have it. Per 1 Mmaliy I'm getting along Bne. but we Americans must know and admit to ourselves wba». a bell of swell place we live in—and keep it 1 that way.* Twenty Yows Aqo J i 0 .. a April M—Mwvid Ctompbell ap- ■ pointed agent for Texico Oil company for Adam* and Wells coonties. ■Mayor De Vue < doctsre* May C to ItMh Cleanup week to Decatur Tee etudewt* mill grodHMe from Ktrkaind Mgb wheel 'Monday nigh Mr* C. D Teepb. Mr* B N Co vet* and Mra WHsen Lee attend th* Fort Wayne Freebyur an mt* atonary society meeting at Fort Wsyge J. G NMritok sad Hairy Frltotn ear are sib 1 J*ng a to» day. Mdtok LlhM At - * Usary Thoma aaaowKas a w*

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Modern Etiquette I f By ROBERTA LEE J Q. How should a man and his wife proceed dowt. the atole when they enter the chunh at a wedding? A An usher otfem bls left arm to She .woman, and tbe man follows them down <ba aisle 4). From .which side of the chair should one take his seat at the Ufbie? A. The chair should be drawn back with the right baud This of course, makes it convenietst go take tbe chair front the left aide. Q. If a man to walking along the siradt with a woman and she speaks to someone he does not know 1 , should he speak also? •A. No. it is not neresxary for him to speak, but he should always lift his bat. - o - 1 —~ — * Household Scrapbook I | By ROBERTA LEE Old Putty Old putty can be removed without injury go tbe gtoa* or to tbe sash. <by pawing a hot sodering iron or red-hot poker over it. Do not let the iron touch the glass, or It might crack It. Or. cover tbe putty <wiih a oofc soap and allow it to stand for several hours, h can then Ibe removed with any sharp last rtn&ent. White KM Mix equal parto of powdered alum and fuller's earth -Dip a Mannel cloth lt*o this and nfb on tbe soiled spots When closn. brush with cigar. World Master, "for that better *•••« "

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a clean flannel. ;i Bay Rum I To make bay rum. mix 1 dram oil i > of limy. IS ounces of alcohol. Ik i ounces of water. Thnn filter it,' through magnesia. BEET GROWERS PLAN (CoaUausd Pr—i rag* t. company said Two prior payment* have been i made to the growers. The advance ' payment was 97 per ton. with a i «e<-ond payment of |i s*. The third i

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and final payment to <1.42. which bring* local payment*, including the commodity credit corporation'* guarantee payment to 19.92 per ton. In addition <he grower* min receive tbe government's benefit payment, of approximately 92** per ton. bringing the total of 912-62 per <on. Last year beet growers produced 19444 ton*, the smallest crop In tbe hirtory of the plant Bad weather conditions and the delay In govvernment approval of the contract were ascrilied as reasons for the meager crop. Sugar produced was

Two Youths Drowned Sunday Near Warsaw Auto Plunges Into Tippecanoe River Warsaw. Ind.. Apr. 84- (I P> Kosciusko county official* t<«i*y investigated an automobile accident which c-latmed the lives of two young persons who were trapped when the speeding car plunged through a bridge and into the *woH*n Tippecanoe river yesterday. Sheriff Frank Lucas and William MoUenhour. a Warsaw newspaperman. were successful t" saving 14-year old Lena Cline of Warsaw, who had crawled from the submerged car and was clinging to the top. The driver. Jack Cramer, Id Columbia City broke through the windshield and swam to the river bank. Trapped inside the car tad drowned were William <>»llins. IT. Columbia City, and Colleen Harris. 11. Warsaw, Sheriff Lucas said that he was told the car was being chased by another machine and that the driver failed to negotiate a turn in .the road at the bridge approach. The auto crashed through a guard raft and was carried nearly 400 feet downstream by the swift current. Lad Drowns Indianapolis. Apr. 84—(UP)— Archie Ray Riordan, 11. IndianS.OM.dOO pounds. Beet growers will receive approximately 1191.h1b.72. plus the per ton from the government for last year's crop of <beeto. AX Wednesday's meeting former fieldmen for tbe comqtauy and Ddle W MUMlilen of Fort Wayne, founder of <be company, will attend Announcement of the company's determination not to operate the sugar refinery Mil* year was made last fall by H. W. MvM'lton. company president. No ansoanrement '.tax yet been made that tbe company will do with the huge plant. Fart of its rtorage space has been leased to the Central Soya company, a McdHtllen founded Industry, adjacent to the site.

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( CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT | The doorbell rang. He jumped to answer it Ellen was standing there, a man’s light overcoat draped over her bathing suit Hur teeth were chattering, her hair was mussed and there were scratches on her face. “Ellenl" Argus ertod with relief, drswjng her inside. “Ellen, darling!" He took her in his arms. She dung to him, sobbing. “Yon Br kid! You’re freexwg! I'D get ch to draw yon a hot bath. Then you can taU me what happened.** Batch looked as relieved and happy as Argus when he saw Ellen. He hurried off to attend to a warm drink and the bath. Angus had forgotten about Mabel lying on the couch. Ellen started when she spied her. “How you must’ve missed me!** cbe said, pointing to the recumbent figure. ; ‘An old friend of the fam* iiy. I presume." “I’D explain everything," Argns ■aid. "That’s MaboL 1 used bar as a decoy.” e “Sb* like a liv« ducky to ■n.** “You don’t understand. I eaßed one of Dancer’s men and told him that If Dancer didn’t get you back to am, rd wsH, fiqudote Mabel." Argus pushed Ellen Into a ehair near the flreplace and Uta match under the logs. . “So that’s Mabel!"snapped Ellen, r/ “Yes, Martinelli’s Mabel." I “You must’ve had a dull evening with your decoy. You've got Mystick ’way under year ehia.” Argus gulped, wiped hto ebin with hand and stared at the red aasear on hto fingers aa though be were utterly astounded. Butch brought to the hot drink. ■Your bet’ will be ruady ina minute,” he said. "Gee! I’m sure glad to ass ya back. Mtos Ellen." He glared at Mabel on the couch. Argus grinned at his expression. “Mabel got an idea I was her dream prince." explained Argus, wiping off the rest of ths lipstick with hto handkerchief. “She's just a child of nature at heart. But ft worked, didn’t it? I*ve got you back. Darling. I was as seared!" He tilted her r ead back and kissed her gently. t “I escaped," said Ellen. “Toa what?" Argus exclaimed. “You mean Martinelli didn’t turn yoalocea?" “Nope. I crowned my kidnaper wfthaskflleL* ” “Doni toil me my noble saertflee al to vain!" Ho tadtoatad Mabel. “Look, mister, flrrt I’d like to take that bath yea mentioned and Hl tail •"*’ «»M Argus, m hoy later Ellen emerged *2* Jw’ bodrsom. draped to a °» ** peJaaM* I*B talk.- she annoancad. Argu* then sat on tbe flom b«Me bet ehair, highball ia baud.

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apoli*. wa» drowned yesterday when he fell Into the rain-swollen White river while playing with hl* two brothers and two other ptoyntatee. .The youngster* told police that the boy fell from a boathouse lauding when h<- attempted to reach i a tin can flouting downstream Several witnesses aided the police ‘ emergency boat In searching for the boy and sailor* from tbe near- 1 by uaval armory were dispatched t in a whaleboat and a small launch , to assist them. i Riot dan na» one of seven children of Mr. and Mrs. Archie L. Riordan. II" was a fifth grade pupil. o THEO. W. BLEEKE — (Coatlauad Prom Pag* t) at the home, seven mile* north- ‘ east of Decatur, and at 2 o'clock , at the Immanuel Lutheran church. ' with Bev. William H. Remmrrt ,

j “Out with ft. I’m all ears!” I | "Al! right, Clark—if I may tall i you that—lend ears! It was like this." She took a deep breath. “I 1 was posing st the Wilton pool for an ad. I’d noticed that sallow-com- t plexioned Lucky Gambrini follow- i ing me from my apartment to the i Wilton Hotel. He hung around the t visitors' gallery watching us take i rieturvs and I began to get scared, i remembered Inspector Grange had < said that Cynthia Lans had been i shot with a gun that once belonged j to Lueky. Well, anyway, I decided i to phone you. I threw a coat over j my shoulders and went upstairs to the phones. I was talking to Butch j when I beard someone behind me. ] I turned. It was Lueky. He said for me to eome with him quietly, , that Dancer already had you in the car and, if I behaved, everything would be aD right" “The skunk!” "1 was pretty scared, but I didn't ; knew what to do. So I hung up and , followed him out around the corner i on 50th Street Os course, you , weren’t ia the ear. They bandaged ( my eyes and made me sit on the . floor of the ear, and we drove and I drove and drove. Finally we stopped , and they led me up some steps and ' ( inside a house, They tied me to a chair and tarn took tbs bandage off my eyes. Remember 1 had on noth- ] ing but a eeat and a bathing suit The rope cut into my arms and legs. Leekl” Elka showed Argus the chafed marks. I ■Poor baby!" Ho bent over and I 1 kissed her arm tenderly. “The place they took me looked 1 no different from any average house ' ’ in the country. Tbe room 1 waa ia 1 was the kitchen." “How many men wm there?" "Then must’ve been three. The one who drove the car, Lucky, and 1 tbe one who tied me up.” > “Waa Daneer there?" ' “Yea, Martinelli was Mt at the hcuse when we got there. He told ’ Lucky to leave and left the other ■ one in charge. He was apologetic about tbe whole thing and said if ft hadn't been for your snoopin’ - around In businesa that didn*t can- ' cern you, be wouldn’t have had to , doiL I “Bow’d you get away?" "Dancer left the other man in the kitehen. And this is where the funny part comes in." Ellen laughed 1 at tbe recollection. "If I hadn't boon so ses rs 4 I aright have been ’ m«e a roue id at the thee. Tbe man who was loft to guard me gut ’ hungry- So he took down eome cans 1 from the shelf and tried to open them. He «rt himaelf with tbe can sn4 thftt Apparently led him 1 to try another and more unique i method. He tried to shoot the tope off with bis gua. Mind you! Firing ’ btxUets into an ionoeent littla can pork and btatis**’ t»Uen took a deep houaftu i “I started laughing." she went ou, “and ha aakod ma what was so funny. I taid him be waa about aa affective aa moot of tbe mm I knew . around a kitchen, and that be*4 probably die of lead poiaomng by the time ha wm raady to eat ibe

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MUM. it n< n urue uy .•aid I'd co-di 4 r.' -r Lr "->* ■ffl "Did he fsi: f-r ;t" her hand a. talked. "Not at 1.1 '. !>-’. I that he «s’ -r •- r .Kt stid »»•! t ...»•.• !»«■ ing. Then I f I. ■ »;pK.u telling h - ’ ‘ ;»r. ! <i< and chee.-r ■ - e drooling it.. r..m gnat big :<rn- ! n.r smIVM» juat a 1-0 r d< fe-H.-O iJB so why e<--. ■■ just keep an eje OB tr.e HW “That duor t nq-re Jg '■ft" .' r ■ ■ ■ ' £ Uok.il.. ' 1 '!• — “He finall) »a» let me loose. I tar'.ei'■« per. Aa you know. 1 « t« good but 1 hac »een p put on an art. I l*gs» like mad, b” ... ? •.’’’‘’/MM® and every thi c I like the r.al -M *oy ThtT< big frying pan -n th« fcm iron one --o 1 • ’ ;P' ,n on the floor. H» '•*">* picked it up." I •J’® -When he 1 right over th- »’ could. He ' ' r*! I didn’t hurt him tro I got hi* gun o.tu~made a da?h for it Argus was laughing. “But then eaa-o tW said Ellen. ‘ U'-n I side. I discover. •! 't-'f other hou* ■"‘"T' \ So. I started * b ng t*« wj| cold out th. re a-.J * •» and light overt at srmj my idea of what the w ■ IM writ west m tk. bad goosefl* »h lowed a dirt r. .4 for miles, until 1 csw* ‘ and flagged a P 3";; r ‘' 2 driver's eye* hi. head wh."C ' W me. But here I am. “You have all the fsruMJW Arcus kissed h* 1 * ufi tun* “What did you tell th* * r **The truth," •» -> jB didn't believe me at who would- He was a fugitive from rn » Aquacade. Liter s!‘‘ r ‘ Xd hi- hr baek and taking .« single handed. age of chivalry isnY jkfl “Well, it's f** 1 ® 0 ' 1 '!, i, safely ban*! Ttatl t» *""■ ’ . “Now t*n me •“‘LTMI M tbe home front- ■ Any new devehr®^ f ur( - j| your dicy decoy over "Are there!" Argu» “Procticaliy . y 3>rtW*B Flagg at the b**^' .. <*•*•’■s2 m F - cwrow * I PM*** w *•■* ro***" 3