Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 109, Decatur, Adams County, 6 May 1944 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Publtohed Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter. J H. Holier. ..- President J. R. Holthouse, See'y * Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice President Subscription Rates Single Coplea I .03 One week by carrier .15 By Mail In Adams, Allen. Jay and Wells counties. Indiana, and Mercer and Van Wert counties, Ohio, M-50 per year; |2.5u Air six month; >1.35 tor three months; 50 cents for one month. Elsewhere: >5.50 per year; >3.00 for six months; >165 tor three months; 60 cents tor one mouth. Men and women in the armed forces >3.50 per year or 11.00 for three month*. Advertising Rates made Known on Application. National Representative SCHEERER A CO. 15 Lexington Avenue, New York 25 E. Wacker Drive. Chicago. 111. .Must of the candidates want to beat Roorevelt, but nearly all approve or adopt the president's , policies. —o Let's get working on plans for th<- annual ch an-up drive in Decatur during the week ot May 22. Brighten up the corner wnere you an-, can !>«■ -unu and also used as a idogan, meaning that we should clean up. —o Superintendent Lowe and the hospital trustees invite you to visit the Ad.iin- county .Memorial hospital on National Hospital day, which will be observed May 12. luipruv< m< nts and facilities have been made in the building and the Institution is operating at a profit, a record seldom in a county hospital. —o The post-primary registration perjod will begin May 15 and contnjjte up to October 8. giving those w_hn are not registered, or who Iffivr changed their address in the meantime to qualify lor the November election. It you want to register. go to county clerk's office and the clerks will see that your name is added to the roster. —o Mrs. Alfred Smith, wife of the former New York goveror is dead at tin age of 65 Although not as ; famous as her husband, who in 1928 was a candidate for president, she Was largely content to be the wife and mother of the Smith household and is credited with be- . Ing the inspiration behind the very .. successful career of her husband, * a product of New York, nationally " famous as a politician, statesman and executive. —o * U. S casualties in the war total 197.878, of which approximately 51.500 are listed as dead. The army has suffered deaths of 36.575 and the navy 19,010. Although the numler m great and every American wishes that all could luive escaped, the total Is not as large as many would have guessed two years ago The war is being fought wHti the plan of victory foremost, bat a like consideration for the life's of the men In uniform. —o The Democrat and Republican central committees are meeting this afternoon to elect their county ohairmen and Io make plans for the fall campaign. The next political event will be the state conventibiis and nominations for U. 8 senator, governor and state officials

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and In the meantime puli the political strings that lead to the nominations. Interest may center on this district for both of the candidates for governor may come from northern Indiana. o—o Adams Post of the American I Legion was host to Natioual Vice- • Commander Coffee and State Commander Dean Bechtol at a fourth district rally the other evening. ’ attended by other Legion notables I and nearly 500 la-Kionuaires and i Auxilnries. The hospitality of the 1 post was extended in abundance . and the meeting was one of the ! most successful held in these parts for many a moon. The candidacy , ot Tillman Gehrig for district commander. was promoted by his J friends and the Decatur man is one of the leaders in the race for the highly honored post. o—o Blessed Are the Reasonable: It is a pleasure to associate with ' reasonable people, and there are many of them. The reasonable people can accept difference of opinion pleasantly and without resentment; they do not think that, because you disagree with them, you are ignorant or warped; they can see the faults and weaknesses of the leaders in their own political party—and they can see the virtues and strength of leaden! Hi the opposing political party. It L quite likely, too. that they are much happier than the uureas- , onablc- people, who are filled with bitterness, snarling and hatred, and who stay in a state of lury—largely because they can’t have their own way. To the r«asonable people no case ’' is all black or white. The other side can be heard fairly and appreciated. They know that they too may be mistaken, may not know i a’! the facts and have all the answers. They are the wait of the earth.— Van Wert Times-Bulletin O—O Patriotism From Seeds: The neighbor you see limbering up bls hoe handle these days is a member of the genus Victory Gardener. A great many folks are preparing to make garden these days, casting more than mometary glances at the seed catalogs. You know, seed catalogs deserve I a rating among the best sellers. No book is so well thumbed at thin season of the year. Pop and Mom aud all the kids ponder its par.es. Catalog gardening must be a relative of fireside fishing and hearthside hunting. Half the fun is in the anticipation. Tike those colored Illustrations. The artist who painted them may never have given the world a Mona Lisa, but he certainly knows how Io give oomph'to the onion. Never have the Bonny Bests been such a yellow or the cucumbers so velvety deep red or the golden bantam so green. It's hard to beat the Marglobe or the Ponderosa or the new Rutagers with wo many blue points riding I the tomato cans. Huge and red and voluptuous they are. One asks him. elf: "Shall I set in 106 plants or 599?" It can be fun and -with halt the world to Im- fed by Uncle Sam--it IS patriotic. So grab your hoe. friend, and let your seed catalog be your guide! 0 • ft Modern Etiquette ( By ROBERTA LEE Q Is It all right for a iAtn and ' a woman to take any seats that are vacant when they enter a hotel dining room? A. No; they should wait at Ute door until the head waiter indicates where they should sit Q. Is R every permissible for parents of grown children to indicate that It Is time for their children a guests to go home? •A. No; the parents should not do this. Q. Is one expected to pay tor a pillow when riding In a day coach? A Most have 4 <-iptojp MX charge of bwaaty-dtv® teats for pjJJnwe-

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, er, 'Breiner and Shoemaker for [ < ennmissioneni. Baker for sneriff. Klieue for treasurer. Gottschalk for ’ representative. Boch for sunveyor. i Mattax for coroner and J. A. M. Adair for congress. I Republicans nominate Sutton tor . Judge. Utterer for ptcwecutor. i Teeple for auditor. Auraiffi tbr treasurer, Elxey tor recorder. Burk • and Fartosv for commlssionens. El- ■ stou for representative and Vestal • for congrosa.

Jehovah's Witnesses 122 N. 9th Street Sunday, May 7. Hook study 7 p. at. All people of good will are Invited to attend this timely Bible study o ——• Cow Mothers Pigs Luverne, Minn. — (UP) — There will be no milk shortage for the nine motherless pigs at the Ran tiranderburg farm The porkers are being fed by one of the cows.

r A LX* SlMljLz \-flr rTJw 11 fM W MAUN K ,( C ifefe-fyfe/yflfiav%//' Here’s a message tor your children if they have bicycles. Urge them to read and observe these rules suggested for their protection and safety Bicyclists on streets aud highways have the name lesponsibllftles in traffic a, do motorists, and therefore, must obey all traffic signs and rules. Other suggestions tor cyclists' safety are: Always signal before making turns. Keep to the right and ride single file, don't weave about. Keep out of car tqteks and ruts. Never "stunt" or race in traffic. Never "hitch" on to other vehicles. Always get off the roadway to make repairs. iWear ligi*t-colored clothing at night end equip your Bicycle with a head light and tail light or reflector for night riding Keep yourself and your bicycle in the beat condition. Never ride wh'-n you are tired, faint, or ill. Always be 'wide-awake and alert when riding your bicycle. ■A chest X-ray will discover tuberculosis befcre any symptoms appear. And the earlier the discovery of the disease, the earlier th# recovery. Write or phone the Adams county tuberculosis association, for any facie you want on ttfbc-reulosis.

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SYNOPSIS Seeking to elude mysterious pursuers, Colin Rm, ot the Hendrik's Bay Company, took refuge in the hotel room of an attractive young woman in Winnipeg, Canada. He promised plane transportation to Learmonth where they have a mutual friend, Rodney Selkirk. She concealed Colin, bravely barring self-styled ‘'police" from her room. Then they observed a small, bespectacled man standing across the street. “Once I heard him called the most dangerous man in Canada," said Colin. The girl identified herself as Irina Meredith. Soon they succeeded in escaping to a local airport where they met Blair Benedict near her small airplane. There was a brief, joyous reunion between Colin and Blair before the plane took off with Blair at its wheel. En route to the airport, Colin had told Irina that the socalled "most dangerous man" was Jonathan Dove who conducted two Indian schools, one in Learmonth, the other in Wolverine. While flying. Colin talked to Irina of his life at Learmonth and its fur-trapping activities. She has just astonished him by saying that she is going to marry "Rod" Selkirk. His comment was a blunder: I ‘JR ■' CHAPTER FOUR “You’re years younger than Rodney.” it was almost a protest Even as he spoke he felt vaguely angry at his own clumsy resentment, yet something in him refused to accept that Selkirk was gofcig to marry this woman who sat beside him in the plane. She couldn’t be more than twenty-five, and Selkirk was fifty-two. Women, so far as Colin knew, had never held a place in the life of that ffchtic, retiring man; and, watching her, Colin wondered what Rtrange wind had blown athwart Selkirk’s life since he had gone. Would she bring him happiness, or would she hurt him? Or was she only seeking * h ** en? Agsin he looked at that vivid, many-colored hair and those strange eye"You’re th,. thoughts about me. she accused. “I was thinking about Rodney. This marriage comes as a surprise." He felt himself drawing away from her and, to distract her attention, pointed toward the skyline, wfffire, in a great V, a flock of ducks flew south. “The end of the mating season,” he murmured, and wondered if the words sounded Ironic. Well, Irina Meredith wasn’t his problem. His problem was what Jonathan Dove w.-.nlA do. Turning from her, he watched ths frown ground beneath them. Dove would take the first scheduled plane for Learmonth—that would be a week from now, maybe ten days. Ten days respite at most Not much, but if he worked fast and had good luck it might be enough. And after that, after Dove reached Learmonth, it would be another story- » not even be safe to stay With lowered head Blair had been studying the map, and now she called back to Colin. “I don’t Ilka it. weather r ’’ nnin< 01 * W>d He looked ahead. Banks of clouds were rising above the north horison, heavy and black, stretching across the sky, telling of wind, and P'-rhaps snow. Rae leaned forward. .v.“^ U L a hoo ’ > ' T™ble to t h *t« i«»t where the storm to centering. He saw the anxiety in her "What do you want thKr™ b * <k TkaV ’ wU *‘ His face mirrored his dissppoint-ment-to turn back now and fl/into Doves anas. Blair.” he said "it mea '‘* • b t if I could get to Uar ■‘"’•‘th. Can t wa taka a chance?” "Okay." ghe did not even hoallost in a snowstorm.” _ ¥

I I WITH THREE-YEAR-OLD Master Lww. < ; a action, a dramatic court fight for the cu . ,; tIM , in’Detroit, Mich. The child is shown with )... miafaiabove, is the mother, Mrs. Mary Church : .. i-yJ.j boy'a custody from his grandmother. Mi .. below, Um father, aU. S. A. A. F. flyer. .

Blair was a grand person! She was acting against her better judgment, but she was going through with it for him. He remembered a time, yean back, when their canoe snagged and they had scried down through white -water to climb out more dead than alive on a granite shore. She was frightened then, too. and wet and cold, but she had tramped miles back to camp without a murmur. She was the kind to count on. Colin turned to Irina. "We’re In for a storm. It may be bad going.” "Is it safe to smoke here?” she asked. "Put your ashes in that paper cup.” They headed straight for the cloud bank. Already it was snowing beneath them as Blair dropped lower —great wet flakes slanting before a rising galo—then suddenly it was on them, wrapping them in a blanket of white that blotted out the world, while the plane quivered like a stricken tiling, and the drone of the motor raised to an angry whine. Colin glanced at Irina—she sat quietly smoking, her eyes on the fast-frosting window. Still lower. Blair was feeling her way down toward the unseen ground, and through a break in the drifting clouds they caught sight of the river again; then the clouds closed and they were lost once more in blinding whiteness. No sign of land or water now, yet the altimeter showed barely five hundred feet. They dared go no lower, and Blair pulled the nose of the plane level while her eyes hopelessly into that swirling wail of snow. She banked sharply to the west “We Just can’t go under it," Colin heard her say. "Let’s try going around." For more than twenty minutes she flew through snow so thick she could barely see her wing tips, blindly following a compass course due west, while the plane bucked like a frightened horse and Colin wondered how soon ice would begin forming on the wings. Then the clouds ahead lightened. Cautiously Blair lost another hundred feet of altitude. They were dangerously tew, but they were beginning to catch intermittent glimpses of ground. A maze of endless muskeg swamp and low jack-pine ridges—no sign of either lake or river. Minutes pBMC /' y*‘ile peered anxiously ahead, hoping to pick up some known landmark; then in a small, terror-stricken voice Blair said, “We’re lost." Colin tried to reg.-ure her. “We can always make it back to the lake.” \ “Not against that wind. We’re too low on gas to buck it very long." “Let’s see If ws can pick up the river." Obediently she banked and headed east toward the fringe of the storm. He could see her hand trembling—no time now for nerves. He scraped the frost from the window. If only— Suddenly he pointed. “That’s Long Portage Blair. We’re ten m „~. Wc * ! ° r Trappers Lake.” , Then Learmonth’s in the center of the storm. CoUn, we can’t go back into that.” waK? lt nd at Tr !‘PP er ’ •’><l w vZ s t« e • over. The old cabin’s still there.” mBr U^P* ,y ,he frow ned st the totakrf?J ” L Pr * tty •® an “wt^uwklt^• <Hb • Ulrottl •• ***• J 5 p ’ Co,iD torned S ter. We wer ” ***•* h « Car X UUr ,he naDPr*run wkn nd ,^ Op,M ‘ d lt f « thr curiously’ WhU * WBUhwl ber tJJ y l b,! ' 4r tbrow yon off he h - ke<l - «"•" rushes into your room, a plane is Swjryfr w,u ' <B ‘~* r * f°“ r «* u y »he shapk ter bead. — y .J r * a £ Oal *, Itte e ***”“ <l .

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at me a,. '1 ■’ < •• »a> -uHK leMons . ~s hup* li a... ar. I. . v . frim'lly. I'iiar 1. i .-v.-,. MhB ••‘fei fringe of pines. h'’ 1 ;-!'/ i ti; ir speed. - ;r s!'i.“>iy i to edges, op< n.-t’> . ..1 •,< ;:e whipped to . waves. HU “li : i ■ ' *Tn>. giotir ■ : r a lv 1'1! r.ci <x a bathtub.'' Ev< nl <f.' saw tt ■ . .1 were t it speeel t: the fartl r b.. k. 9S But Bi.iir . << nit h<>. .Jaii. ■ r.'ttle she pull, I n the with a <;■ >r -,f ti.e time Col.n 5 ,. v wm shaken. “I don’t i:I ■ it. It's too squeeze.” Bi ■ r b.t her iy stead:< .1 !. i ■ ''W-11, Utt wHP again.” ■■ Circling . '’o <”it to a gliib' i iitr" in most .'tai • to the tri. . • ('bn that the must be the tops of t u.u. But nwflßß cleared t> ■ swoepinf over the la',., i.t'J the just above t ; . urface plane sett!. ! \■ ■ r.e.' t heard the sw ' ! water, the sudden !r • ' speed. strained ahead to the cRJBH shore: it v s » Ui»*r» at an alarming pace. H Blair’s face i i i paled; K her kick the r.. rto plane around it i :■ th' end heard the iip of ton from beneath. I. rrhinp. tteIJJH stopped with ■ - ht; wiag the bank. Blair cut the switch. Colin had 11 h ■: both arsi Irina to prot< <-' I r fro-n ueimV of a crash, and row. r..lc**U< he pushed open th' “It’s only th< pontoon, ■« back. "You didn't even Wi “What happtm 1?” ‘ "A rock, I t!iink.” J For just an inztant Wf* her face down on the wo*i when «ho raised it her rws wet. None too ronvincmgir, "J tried to smile. "You pickM » careful pilot, didn't you. Colin laid his hand « *»■ “You’re plenty g- >d (-nougb ■ Not many pilots could that storm and then squs»*B plane down here.” , si Ho jumped to the rock. ir.g the nose of the plane | felt the pontoons scrape quwur A the sand. . , a/] Climbing out on th* edge . . I wing, Blair lay at full *,l looked into the water. “T» P£l toon’s split wide open. to her knees. “Well. h *"*L until I bring an extra j« Learmonth." And to ton* added, “You won’t see Kodwy , kirk until tomorrow." Pulling her cloak * Irina looked up at the lonp ridge, where snow p against the base of the tree “Where do we stay?' •>* *» “With an old friend, AteJ Colin answered, if be» J* trapping. The cabins are I saw them from th* wr- H up at the sky. Evon without a s”’»'* d X 4we wouldn’t be able to There’s more snow bsck clouds. UlsaeetlMyoM-* «tbtn.” j (Tobecontiauad) e*"**” ** ’* -gwnmws w *>•» w