Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 122, Decatur, Adams County, 22 May 1944 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sundiy by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office M Second Class Matter. |. H. Heller President X R Holthouae, Sec’y & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller —.Vice-President Subscription Rates Single Copies $ .04 One week by carrier , .20 By Mail in Adams, Allen, Jay and Wells rounties, Indiana, and Mercer and Van Wert counties, Ohio, $4.50 per grear; $2.50 for six month; 51.38 for three months; 50 cents for one month. Elsewhere: $5.50 per year; $3.00 for alx months; $1.65 (or three mouths; 60 cents for one month. Men and women in the armed forces $3.50 per year or SI.OO for three months. Advertising Rates made Known on Application. National Representative •CHEERER A CO. 15 Lexington Avenue, New York 25 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, 111. Huy your May bonds and plan to buy your share for the Fifth Cam paign next month. O—O Cut the weeds. That will help the clean-up week by adding to appearance ot the city _—. ■ O—O The annual clean-up Is on this week. If you haven’t gathered the rubbish, do so at once for the trucks can make but one trip. Please cooperate in this important effort. O—O If you can make the old tires last the year out. you will probably be able to buy new ones without proving essentiality. That’s the opinion of leading tire manufactuiers. O—O—Business men who are awake to the future are planning to improve their stores for the postwar period when condition* are again normal and when display of their wares and advertising will be important. o—c Even if newspaper men know or hav > ideas based on Inside informa* ion, you do not expect them to aid the enemy by forecasting when or where our forces will strike and few if any know. O—O The week end accident total continues to be too large. It we can’t do better now with the gas and tire and car shortage and a 35-mile speed limit, what do you suppose the record will be if and when we are cut loose? O—O OPA officials have been notified that they are expected to keep "hand* off" In the political campaign this year. The department does not engage in politics and wants nothing done that will give the public the Impression they do. O—O James Forrest al Is now secretary of the navy. He has been sworn In after receiving the approval of the senate. It is agreed almost Unanimously that he is just the right man to succeed the capable Secretary Knox who died recently. O—O The heavy rains have delayed planting and the situation is bccom Ing very serious, according to many farmers. The Saturday morning hall ajid rain was a tough set back but they will do the best they can under conditions over which they have no control —o—o s Every one interested In winning the war and the peace should take For a copy of the Decatur Daily Democrat to to Lose Bron. Restaurant or 1 The Stopback on sale each evening 4< . J.

part in the Fifth War Loan campaign which starts next month. We must buy a million and a halt dollars worth of these securities to meet our quota. It can easily be done and without hurting any one. You will not be giving but investing and saving. If Henry F. Schrlcker is ele< ted United States senator this year he would assume office January 3rd Since his term woukl not expire until the eighth. Lieutenant Governor Charles Dawson would be governor tive days. Uaualiy in such cases, however, arrangements are made for the senators to be sworn in at a later date, so there's nothing to worry about. O—O Both the senate and the house has passed a "G. I.’* bill to lake care of the war veterans but they do not agree on a number of important items and it will go to a conference committee where it is hoped it can be adjusted. We can’t do too much for those who have offered every thing they have to •mve the nation. O—O Sewell Avery, board chairman for Montgomery Ward Is still mad and seems to like publicity. He has filed a suit demanding a million dollars from Marshall Field, publish -r of the Chicago Sun He says that four articles published in that pap>-r were "false, malicious und defamatory.” Mr. Field replica by saying he think* the people have a right to know the facts." O—O Yesterday was "I am an American" day, fixed by congress as the occasion when honor and recognition is given those who become of age during the year and those foreign horn residents who by choice have sought and gained I’. S. citizenship. Approximately two million young people attain the age of citizenship each year and during the past year more than 400,000 men and women were naturalized. It fc expected that number will be increased the coming year. Wo now have 65.000 men hi the armed service who were naturalized during the past year. Ceremonies were held in many cities and in thousands of churches yesterday. O—O Looking Forward: With the Young Men’s Christian Association preparing to celebrate its centennial next month. Dr. John R. Mott, its famous leader, assert* that Christianity is facing the greatest concentration of unsolved problems in human history. But man’s extremity, he feels. Is God’s opportunity. ‘The last century.” he explains, “has been 100 years of pioneering, pathfinding and adventure for the Y.M.C.A. It has also been 100 years of foundation laying. And the broad, deep and solid foundation that has been laid is capable of supporting a vastly greater superstructure. It has been 100 years of seed-sowing and watering, and the watering has often been with tears and blood. Nevertheless, It is evident that the seed sown has been a vital germinating and multiplying seed. Great aw has been the past, the future will be immeasurably greater. We have learned more from our failures than our successes and we are prepared to advance with all the momentum, with all the habits of victory, to the solution of problems and the goals which these times of unparalleled opportunity present to unit Is good to find such unyielding optimism. Mr. Mott’s kind of faith, and the faith of millions more, of all creeds and races, may be ‘realized If the optimists will keep everlastingly on the job. — Lafayette Journal and Courier. Waste Paper *• • v*Tai weapon of 9. Save ft ||» -Sf W/a Ute I ‘gto gg

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Special Services And Meetings Os Churches In Area i Honor Teacher The Zion Lutheran church at Frledheim celebrated 20 yearn of ■ service by the teacher, H. F. Nieli sen, at a special service Sunday afternoon. Rev. E. T. Hchmidtke. » pastor, and Rev. H. J. Bouman of ■ St, John’s Lutheran church were r the principal speakers. ( Congratulatory messages were read by the following: Teacher A. Stoppenhagin, of Soest, in behalf of the teachers circuit conference; Willis Conrad, for the school children; Mrs. Martin Conrad. for the ladies aid; R. Detti mer, for the young people; Arnold ’ Buuck. for the choir. The coni gregation and various organizas tions presented gifts to Mr. Nielsen. J Following the service, a recep--1 tlon was held for Mr. Niel.-<eu and t family. o — Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

CIIMUMG OUT of th* cock nit iff hi* shattered plane, Ensign R. Black (rww), Brigham, Utah, to shown alter what the navy described a* one of tha moat remarkable landing* at th* wir. Shot up over Palau during. a raid. Blade waa coming in with hi* hydraulic syatem gone, a large hole in the right wing, flap* u**Ua*. and hie wttorgn* smashed. Suddenly ba abpped aidewaya and sheared off th* tail of hto plane IM one • wmg on a gun turret. He landed uxunjurod m rwcuera approached. Navy photo. «««<« (ImanutunwX)

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n-WR* X 1 s*' B jt m Ki! •r - X i ) ! IT WAS A UTTLf too early *for watermelons, so when this small Negro youngster was left to Amuse himself in a Duplin county, 1 North Carolina, field, he found a • basket of freah strawberries his mother had just helped pick—a • tasty substitute. (International) About 85 million pentons attend ( film theaters in the U. 8. each week and pay admissions of about $1 billion a year, the department r of commerce estimates.

Modern Etiquette I By ROBERTA LEE | Q.ln whose name should a girl’s wedding invitation* and announcements be issued if she lias no parents nor close relatives? A. In this instance, the wedding would probably be too informal for her to need either invitations or announcements- If determined to send thing she could do would to send them, the only thing she could do would to send them in her own name or have her fiance's family do so. Q. Should one be embarrassed If it is necessary to ask a person his name In order to introduce him? A. No; be courteous and natural, without offering an apology. Q. Is n't It proper for one to add a postscript to a letter? A. it is all right ibut on - should try to avoid postscripts except when necessary. -o ♦ <e I Household Scrapbook I I By ROBERTA LEE | Knobs on Lids if the knob of any cooking pan lid comes off slip a screw through the hole iwlth the need on the Insida of the Md. Then screw a cork on the protruding end. The knob will not ’ get hot and can be renewed when i desired. Dandruff Remedy To make a remedy for dandruff mix one ounce of flour of sulphur dissolved in one quart of soft wa-

Roosevelt To Have Physical Checkup Complete Physical Checkup Is Planned Washington. May 22. — (UP! — President Roosevelt goes to the naval medical center at Bethesda. Md., thia week for a complete physical checkup. Mr. Roosevelt's physician. ViceAdmiral Ross T. Mclntire, felt sure that the examination would show that the chief executive is back in good physical shape following a month’s vacation in South Carolina and us the result of a new, easier work routine at the White House. Despite the apparent physical rebound by the chief executive, McIntire. charged with responsibility for keeping the president h.althy. wanted to be scientifically certain of hie diagnosis. Results of the checkup were expected by many of Mr. Roosevelt’s political supporters to cinch bis decision to seek reelection. Many Democratic leaders, at least, were planning in that direction and the final physical answer from the naval hospital this week was expected to remove from many of their minds all doubt as to his plans. There was no suggestion at the White House that the test would show anything except what seemed obvious* to Mclntire at the end of the president's recent four weeks of sun bathing and fishing: that Mr. Roosevelt had thrown off all traces of his winter bronchitis and was feeling at physical par again. The medical checkup itself will be brief, probably not requiring more than a couple of hours of the president's time because Mclntire already Aas much of the information that goes into such an examination. No hospital stay will be involved and Mr. Roosevelt will be away from his office only for a comparatively brief period — probably for part of a morning or an ter. Do not use until thoroughly mixed and settled 'Apply at nigh’. Scorched Stains For stains caused by scorch, wet the spot and rub soap onto it. Spread In a hot sun and cover with a paste of starch and water. Repeat If necessary.

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> CHAPTER FOURTEEN A light began glowing on the upper floor, then faded. Soon the two figure* reappeared, hurried down to the shore, and came back, walking slowly under heavier burden* than before, burden* that Cohn could not distinguish. This time the door of the building closed and, although he waited a half hour more, they did not return. But he saw the flare of a flashlight move back and forth on the upper floor, causing the window to light up fitfully. Then that, too, disappeared. Rising from his cramped hiding place, Colin felt his way down to the dock. Drawn up on the bank was a canoe with two paddles lying beneath the seat, and an outboard motor damped to the stern. He touched the cylinder head — still warm—and with that touch Colin felt ths thrill of new certainty. Wherever Dove had been, he wanted secrecy. Somewhere out of earshot he had shut the motor off and paddled fa to avoid detection. Colin pulled his own eanoe from the willow clump and, pushing out from the bank, paddled steadily against the slow current of the Nelson. Within him was a sense of growing conviction that back there, inside the shadowy walla of that solitary building, lay the answer to the riddle of Jonathan Dove. Tomorrow, he told himadf, tomorrow he would pay hi* first visit to the school. It was almost midnight when he reached the inn; a snuCi lamp was burning feebly in the hall, and on the hearth of the living room low flames still flickered from a dying fire. Blowing out the lamp, Colin turned toward the stairs; then sharply he raised his bead. Close beside the hearth a figure was crouching, and even before the firelight touched her hair ha knew it was Irin*. Crossing th* room, he bent over her. "Asleep 1" he began, then stopped at the sound of a sob. She did pot look at him but sat with face averted, and he could see that she waa fighting for selfmastery. “Can I do anythin gF* he asked. Inn* raised a small hand toward him. The fingers, icy cold, closed about hie wrist. Her face was wet. He found it hard to believe that this waa the same girl who had met him with perfect composure in a hotel room at Winnipeg and braved the swirling storm in Blair's plane. She drew her coat about her. “I'm so coldl” -111 build the fire upInsldiT*^ 01 P ll ***®* ll * col<i - Cold frightened. One* I afrai?" oouldn’t ever bo ?« • not tp * r ,or ®J**lf.” jj | “For Rodney?" ’ . . 1 »M ’rith Mm Ml day today, Colin. He toft me an hour ago and. since then. I've sat here think* I am—ns wmnaa «*■•<■* A

pic ° '*4 ' / 7<' x \ APPIAN- X? ' xJfim ' f 3 K i IN THE WHITE AREA of this map are key points in fe terr« { ' —in scene of which the Nazis have been given others whexe the events of the next few dayi tr.,, b, — Casslno had fallen and Pignatoro, Esperia, and Formis h»j by blows of the U. S., French, British and Polish *J%2Hk was gone and the Hitler Line split. Next wc heard cl and San Oliva and, perhaps most important of all, the of Itri and the Nazi abandonment of Gaeta. In F • American troops captured 5,500 prisoners at one E enemy coastal troops from those m the Lu. Valley.

afternoon. Meanwhile, to guard against any loss of progress made during his South Carolina rest, Mclntire has put the president on a "take it easy" schedule which is being followed every day. The president has abandoned his habit of doing business and engaging in conferences while eating lunch from a tray at hi* desk. He Is now seeing very few caller# in the afternoon and in general, his routine has been lightened after 11 years ot a • hard driving daily schedule*. Mclntire also is watching the president's diet closely in an effort i to prevent him from gaining any appreciable weight. 1 ——" o —' ‘ A- ■ ~ » Twenty Years Aqo Today 'May 22 — Republican* endorse nomination of Ed Jackson for governor Van Arman nawed for lleut • governor and Arthur Gillion. former Adam* county man, tor attor-

dozen times I remembered what you said about not hurting him. But how can a man like that not be hurt? He’s the gentlest soul I ever knew, but he’s so defenseless." “Isn’t that what love to—a dropping of all defenses?" “Oh, love—but thia to different; this is adoration for someone who doesn’t exist and never could exist” Irina shook her head so violently the firelight glittered in a thousand coppery spark* through her hair. “People can’t live on pedestals, Colin—not for long." “I know.” With all hi* heart he wanted to voice the sympathy that welled up in him, but there seemed so little he could say. “Don’t you think you may be taking it too seriously?” he asked gently. “There ar* worse things than being adored. Just remember that everyone here is your friend. Why"—he smiled—“you conquered Ma Corrigale the first minute she set eyes on you." He saw the shadow of an answering smile as she said, “You’re the only one Ma really earea about She talks of you by the hour.” Wearily Irina held out both hand* to the , fir*. "I’m ao tired of myself—let’s talk about you." "What about me?” "Things Ma Corrigale told me. 1 All these long, solitary trips you make back Into the forest living there for months at a time. Are 1 you running away from something, Colin, or are you wasting yourself?” He moved eloser to the dying 1 flames. “If it has to be one or the 1 other, let’s call it wasting myself.” “But why? You seem so capable ’ of doing whatever you want with your life.” 1 “That’s what lam doing. I just 1 don’t happen to be very interested 1 in money or having my name in 1 bright lights.” • “1 can understand that Rodney 1 says if you could be persuaded to • write down what you know about the fur animals of northern Canada, 1 you could be the world’s greatest authority.” ‘ "I wrote one book about them. I 5 wanted to learn all I eould about ■ the life that goes on back In the forest and along the streams. That’s • why I’ve spent so much of my life • out in the back country.” “Just what do you do for the Bay • Company?” j “I’m what you call in the States i a ’trouble-shooter.’ I go wherever I things are wrong with the fur *up--1 P W mln ' t ° r f° x ,r * decreasing . in Manitoba, Igo there; if trapper* are having a bad year in British Columbia, it’s my job to find out why. For the but two years the company has tot mo help tho CaI nadian Government establish fur , farms and beaver refuges. It all keeps me en the go.” “And you love it, don’t you?" “Who wouldn’t? And some day, r when this war’s over, I’ll be able to r V' U *notber book—a better book > thia Ume " ■ y° a «*ny V «»• of the thing* ” Colla

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bx>ked ip -.v- »• her. really w;-.r I:autkhflß| time he 1... ' '-alb I herby ami the "1 want-’’ She stopped. day, some lay a long »»y '?.!*■» tell you what 1 wa'.t. only war?. every girl to !,<■ hap;;. n..:and yet—it may be too noA’ "Not for ycu it won’t” He on his light. ; 'Ar.d Ur start f ,r bed. a night’s sleep.” With his light he the stairs, but a< she her room she called toA night. Coho. and-thstdu. “For what?" "For being for nut putio.g me uo • It was midafternoa when Cohn tied his c*r.oe » dock at the Indian walked up the path, to sudden, unprtli>.tat!e weather had come wind, blowing out of bringing al: f ill-ision back. M... • ! ’- ! < c ' ,a *" , WMg water caused the fish w the few birds that yet calling from the spruce Between the school saw a high aerial. themselves that had tral and ’had wy tne gleamed bngMly now sun. But, as Colin the playground J.; the silence that heel the? windows were cloted, came from the chimnetd. » )ea«t sound or movement Mounting the steps « eat building. Culm f<m«HJ*M| Xg. bare nail sound. It seemed u- !( > He called out, and h*s echoed drearily above. Then once mo« he to the door and ca..<u. waa rewarded: a sm» ’ was peering at him if; the corner of the Colin waited. The back and cautiously small Indian buyj.ot o«r« ing at him *i*h eyes. For barely. tfny endured then the across the plsyground *» pcared into a cabin. Still puizled, CoU" 1 f as he neared the cabin. W wave from the do 't* F, “Where's cverybod . “Off on a picnic »t « mission. AU ,tar.” ShesmdeJdu»n» who had taken skirt*. added, ’jrfstMr, ing,.h*e.lW b*J i ■ someone you kno . w A curly form h# (**■ CWXISM »» »• PUUUine 1 W *»** 1 ” H