Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 172, Decatur, Adams County, 21 July 1944 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT masked t»*n Rveatag ■uM*t Buday by HBB MBCATVB DEMOCRAT CO. in corpora tod RMarod at tko Decatar, lad, Poet OAm M MaHar f. & bettor President k. & Meßkowo. Beey • Bas. Mgr ptaft a Hager Vlco-Proetdent Blngle t*ptea__ • ■•< Dao week by carrier.— —— M By Mall la Adams. AJ’en, Jay and Wells aoutlaa, Indiana, and Mercer aad Van Wert eomtiaa. Okie. H M P»r year; I4W tor stx montk; fi ll for three months; M cento tor mo SiMth. Maewbare: (IH per year; W•« tor all moo ths; fill tor three PMatha; M ceato tor one month. Mm aad wmbm ia the armed loroM M W yer year of |l•<* <or Urao months. Advertising Retoe made Known on AyM’Mtlon. Notional BCHBBRIR * CO. IB Lexington Avenue, Now York » B. Wacker Drive, Chicago. UL Don’t let the week pa** without buying an extra (lUO bond if you have not done bo during the Fifth Loan campaign. —o The little nine-year-old girl from Ligonier can tell her grandchildren how she was kidnaped by an la-

dUn way back in 1944.

Adami county is nearly two hundred thoimuii<la dollar* over the quo'a for the Fifth Loan Hum! but mor.? in needed. Please back the boys now when they need you —o Every bond you buy is an aid to you aud your country. The more you lay away now. the easier it will be for every son of Uncle Sam some day. —o A hundred car drivers were ticketed in oue day thia week at Fort Wayne f«r not having Ure Tax stickera on the windshields of their automobiles They are getting dose. —o Senator Wiilta is reported to be rather jittery .since be? has beard that an -rganizatiun is already under way to make James Tucker, navy hero of the battle of Salerno, the G.O.t* candidate iu 1946. Politics Is a nene-wracking business. Senator.

Senator Samuel Jackson loomed int > national politics in a real way thia week as he presided over the Democratic convention and he mad-* good in every way. His address was scholarly, brilliant and elective. Keep your eye on thia man from Indiana, lie has what It takes to g" places. —o While the outlook for the Nail and Japanese forces is,gloomy, it must be said they can take it. Uos«* have been terrific, but they refuse to surrender, ao the war goes on. How long they will be willing to do this—and that's up to their leaders is a conjecture. Gamble it y *u wish to. but use your own judgment. Seaman Joe Korteuber, first class and Sgt Harvey Laughrey are two ar-re Decatur lads who have had thrilling esperientes. Joe was aboard a whip that was blown up off San Pedro. Cnlllornla. and Harvey was in the attack ou Saipan. Needless to aay. they saw sights that cannot be pictured on film or in print. Their frleuds are glad they are alive t» tell the stories.

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Sgt. Louis Marhenke. a graduate ot the Decatur high school and well known here and in the county, has been awarded the third Oak Leaf Cluster for •'meritorious achieve* incut as a radio operator and gunner. He Is stationed in Italy and has taken part ip a number pf airplane attacks against the enemy. Congratulations. Sergeant, good luck and happy landings. —o The members of the stale highway commission arc planning a big liirtbday party for Governor Shrieker for the evening of August 30th, which Is his anniversary. Commit tec* are now at work on the program aud it has beeu announced that the event will be held at Garheld park iu ludiauapolis It's a live wire bunch aud a good time is assured the governor aud all others who participate. —o in 1936 every stiaw vote and every p-ll taken up to almost time for the election showed Landon in the lead, yet Roosevelt carried every slate iu the Union excepting Maine and Vermont. The moral Is not to pay t*>o much attention to these things No doubt they eometimas show a trend, but frequently they are just the wishful thinking of the organization in charge of conducting them. 0 O Paul Wartiimau of Kirkland

township is home ou a twenty-day survivor’s leave. Faul has been iu the navy nearly two years, has made eight trips across the Atlantic, taken part in tbe invasion ot Italy and was aboard his ship, the Susan B. Anth -ny. when It was sunk during the invasion ot the French coast. He Is a gunner’s mat**, third class and a real veteran now, thaukful to be home for a vlait and aa modest as are all tbe real heroes of the war. —o Yoshljirl Umezti has sutceedni Hideki Tojo •• chief of staff In Japan. Seems as though If and when an officer of that outfit loves a battle he muat step aside for a better leader. Toj< evidently gels tbe credit (or taking It on the Boast Saipan, must disastrous loea tbe Japs have suffered, according to their version, so out he goes. Well. Mr. Utneztt. you can get a lot of bets over here that you won’t do any better. The Yanks just won’t be stopped. •<> you might as well be “warming up another pitcher." We doubt it anybody, particular ly likes or favors a fourth term for tb« pra*id»acy Mr. Roosevelt doesn't and would give most any-

thing to escape it. but conditions

are such just now that he does not feel be can honorably let go if the people want him to continue. There are strong indications they do for they recognize his ability and realize that only a strong and experienced leader will be able t° conclude world settlements as the war national convention every opportunity to eelect someone else, but what little "pposiliou there may havs been, was soon smothered by the tremendous sentiment in bls favor. He now puts it squarely up to ’.he peopje. Nothing could be fairer or better demonstrate the working ot a great and free democracy. ——o—O—— — Senator Taft has already predicted that Cougrees will not approve a world financial stabilization plan he attributes to Secretary .Morgenthau. calling for an international monetary fund and a United Na-ti-n» bank The Ohio Senator is running true to form. Roosevelt is looking to the end ot the war and post-war reconstruction. Roosevelt and Ins cabinet arc looking towards poet-war employment stabilization. With our present system of industrial production it is vital that the I*. 8. industries be provided with world markets. How can Taft and the other Isolationists holding control of the G.O.P. expect to build world trade witb' Ul wound, adequate monetary provisions? They certainly make no effort to say.

4d / //z/v\ x«iZ*»osr*Mt| / / 7/// \\ z*mt sicsio v j/JL ff \\ •’ Moorcoreav g A HMCf TANK IATTII U reported southeast nf Caen with huge losses es supplies by the Nasis. This land Is unfortreaaed and flat and chore* by General Montgomery through a series of master tactical strokes. For three days tanka aflfl Infantry struck southeast of Caen, every move pointing to that ffVM as the spot chorea to establish a beachjwad. Then Montgomery struck with tremendous power northesst and east of Caen. By the time the Nasis realized what had happened th* Allies had broken through and their tanks end armored equiptnent vre* rolling Ifito “Um gorgeeufi U*k cmottvy** had -•*** fFnterastfoss/is a *<ptof*)

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m i- ■■ ♦ Modern Etiquette I By ROBfiRTA LKfl Q Is it possible lo go to an extriune in conversation? <A Yes; there are uwo extremes that one should avoid One. monopolizing the conversation to the (mint of boredom and the other allowing the conversation to lapse for an embarrassing period of time. Q If a girl's escort Is wearing a 'business ault. would it be correct for her to wear formal dress? A. No, she should wear informal dress if her escort doer Q. Is It proper to give a formal dinner ou Sunday? <A. Yes, it is fiermissrbie. but not popular. — —</ — I Household Scrapbook I | By ROflffRTA Lt I | ♦ p Buttonholes A method for making buttonhole* that will outiwear any other la to baste a strip of cloth ou the underside of the hem; then cut und work buttonhole through both strip and hem; cut away surplus atrip. New Shoes If not certain that the new shoes will fit satisfactorily, slip an old pair of stocking* over them aud wear around the house, if it is then desired lo return the shoe*, the soles will not be soiled. Washing Ribbons U two or three potatoes are grated in a pan of water, they will give better result* than soap When washing rvlAwas or delica'e woolen good*. —- o A resolution to engage in tbe War of I*l2 passed congress by a narrow margin. The senate vote was was 19 u> 13. but in the house, tbe roll call was 79 to 49. Tame Rabbit Sun.—Ehler’s.

TERSE DEMOCRATIC (Caeuaaed F»— *— n "Four years more ot new deal policy would centreline all power in the president and would daily subject every act °F every citizen to regulation by his henchmen, and this country would remain a republic only in mine. The two platforms contained some common pledges, some di. vergent oops and «om<- in sharp conflict. Here Is a comparison ot some ot the planks: Foreign Policy Democratic—The party pledged "to Join with the other United Nations in the establishment of an international organisation based on the principle of sovereign equality of all peace.loving states ... to make all necessary and effective agreements through which the nations would maintain adequate forces to meet the needs ot preventing war and of making impossible the preparation for war and which would have such forces available for Joint action when necessary. Such organise, tion must be endowed with power to employ armed forces wheu necessary to prevent aggreesion and preserve peace.” Republican—“We favor respon. sible participation by the United States in postwar cooperative organization among sovereign na. tions to prevent military aggression and to attain permanent peace with organized justice in a free world. Such organization should develop effective cooper, atlve means to direct peace forces to prevent or repel military ag. grew ion.'* Race Problems Democratic—“We believe that racial and religious minorities have the right to live, develop and vote equally with all citizens and share the rights that are guaranteed by our constitution. Congress should exercise its full eonstltutiona) jtowers to protect those rights.*' Republican — Endorsed a per. manent fair employment practices committee, auti.poll ’.ax and antilynching legislation and an in. qulry into discrimination in the araied forces. Agriculture Roth |>arlles endorsed support prices and crop insurance. The Democrats promised "to foster the success of the small independ, ent farmer" and “to aid the home ownership of the family sized farm.’’ The Republicans eudoised measures "to make life more at. tractive" on the family farm The Republicans condemned the Roosevelt administration for "confused. unreliable. impractical price and production” policy during the war and implicitly accused It of regimenting farmers.

ALLIED FORCES (Coattaaed From rm 1) north of Perlers; raids, on the Careuthan.Perlers highway four miles to the north; and Lea Me*, nil Eury. eight miles southeast of Periers on the Bt. Lo highway. Front reports said the Nazi command was trying to rush arm. or to Normandy from northern France and Belgium. In tha* con. Election, the royal air force last night carried out a concentrated bombardment of the big rail bub at Courtrai. Belgium. Three main lines from Germany through Bel. glum and into France pars -*hrough Courtrai. which serves as a feeder junction for all north, western France. As Rommel pulled back his armor from the plains southeast ot Caen to avoid the threat from strengthened British positions on either side, the Germans depended mainly on their antitank and other fortifications* to stem the British push, and only short.lived clashes of armor were reported in feeler thrusts. The Allied armlee scored gains or pinched off German pockets in 13 sectors, most of them line, straightening operations along a 9<i.miie fighting front. United Press war correspond, ent Ronald Clark said sheets of rain descended on the Imttlefrou*. aud the heaviest downpour since D.day continued today. “The country is covered by a curtain of gray rain, and the roads are bordered by running streams,** he reported. The new advances carried Brit, ish troops five miles due sou'h of Caen along both, banks ot the Orne. and at most places they were less than a mile apart on either side of tbe river. The heaviest lighting wan at and around Troarn. Tbe British and Canadian troops drove In against Bures, a mile and a half north of Troarn. while pressing their fight for tbe rail towns seven miles east of Caen. O-- —— Columbia City Fire Loss Is $30,000 iUlfiumbla City. Ind. July 41.4-(L*Py-Ernest Cottorly, manager'of the Fanners mill and elevator company. doubled today that 15,000 bushels of wheat spoiled by water used to fight a fire at the elevator could be salvaged. Total damages of the fire, believed «tgrte< by •bort circuited ujficbibdry. weja estimated by Cotterly at 130,000.

activities of ADAMS COUNTY 4-H CLUBS ——— • Merry Maids The Kirkland Merry Maida heJd their regular meeting July IS. The meeting was called to order by ’he president, Joao Byerly. Roll call was answered by naming a historical hero. The minutes of the last meeting were then read and am spied. Miss Anna Williams made remarks about the county and state exhibits to be held this fall A piano duet oas played by Alice Antra Beineke and Joyce Frockte. Hongs were lead by Beverly Arnold. After the meeting gamw were led by Helen Bieberich. The next meeting will be held August 11. Those present were Beverly Arnold. Vivian Arnold. Alice Ann Beineke, Helen Bl<d>eric!t. Joyce Fruchte. Barbara and Joan Byerly, Alice and Doris Dick. Beulah Bertsch. Martha Llby and the leader. Mrs. John l-eyse, and one visitor. Anna K. Williams.

Twenty Years Aao | Today « —• July 31—Nathan Leopold. Jr., and Richard U’<»b. millionaire youths offer plea of guilty to murder of K<4>ert Franks In Chicago but trial will proceedThousands visit the fair grounds where a big fair opens tomorrow. The first load of wheat reaches market here and brings sl.lO per bushel. iFred Chronister and Herman Bowmau fined la and costa each by Mayor DeVosa for exceeding the e|<eed limit. They were arrested by officer Daniels who clocked them going 35 miles an hour. •W. Guy Brown goes to Muncie tc take a five week course at the Normal. A. J. Smith goes to Chicago on business. — — o Area of the Pacific ocean is more than one-fourth the total surface of the earth and it comprises about one-hats of the world's water area. First publil normal school west of the Alleghenies was opened in Ypsilanti. Michigan, iu 18(0. ■ ■ -■ ■ o - Swim at Shroyer Beach

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CHAPTER NINETEEN t WHEN BHE said, "Have you seen » Andrea?" Beth saw Jims face 1 light up. It was the mention of her • name that did something to him 1 that Beth would have given her c right hand to have seen when her ' name was mentioned. "Where la my blithesome An- ‘ drea? Hers I arrive expecting to find the two most beautiful gala in Washington hanging out the window with bated breath awaiting my J arrival, and the landlady tells me t Andy departs an hour ago, com- | plete with suitcase, for parts un- ( known." "Then you didn't get her telegram." Beth gave him the tele- I phone slip she had picked up. I “Nice work," he said. "But where 1 do I go?" 1 "Til find It for you In the teleplume book," Beth offered, running ' her finger down a page ot B's. . "Here it la . . I He wrote the name on the back ' iof an envelope. Then he got a little 'bag he'd left in the living room. ' ’Beth watched from the doorway. , When be came back shr held out her hand. Jim looked at It tn some surprise. "What's thia? The brush-off ?» “TouU want to get right over there. Andrea and Kunice will be expecting you." “Eunice?" — ' Beth explained that Eunice worked with Andrea, that Ensign Seccombe was away and Mrs. Seccombe was going to chaperon* the week-end. Jim grinned and said that was swell, but he wanted to see something of his old friend, Beth, and •he could park her bundles and go and have lunch with him. Then, he said, she could deliver him to wherever Andrea was, and it would be like old times to get together. Beth said she had a date, she hadn’t known Jim was coming. "This Blake guy? I bear It’s pretty serious. I’ll have to look him over. You and 1 are practically in the same family now, and I have to see that the right kind of a fellow goto my second-best girt." Beth’s retort to that was much gayer than she felt She went upstairs, promising to return In a few minute*. She thought stolidly of changing her dross and putting ea her beet turban. realised the futility of it, and compromised by washing her face and putting oa frosh make-up. hoping that Jim would think the spar|We ta her -<m wap for Vernon, jand not because it was a glimpse of heaven just to look at his own tanned ftuc

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By FYT. ION MsCAUISTIR HOLLYWOOD— I don't understand why people laughed because I never kissed a girl until I was Is. Up until then kissing a girl meant , no more to in*

! than pasting a postage stamp in my a I b u m. Besides, my fai ther told me he never kissed a giri till he was 20. And later he married that girl. So I figured if dad could wait till 20. so could I. But they forced me into it when 1 I played the

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part of "California” in “Stage Door Canteen ” "In this acene you kiss the girl.” the director Mid. I said, "I don't know how to kiss a girl,’* and everybody on the set made me feel embarrassed by laughing at me. Even the girl I was supposed to kiss laughed at me. That made me so mad and I kissed her. And immediately I noticed the difference between kissing a girl and licking a stamp to put in my album. I guess I liked it I must have, because I kissed her again when I wasn't supposed to. And she laughed again. Then I laughed, too. But when shs returned my kiss with another and still another, somehow I stopped laughing.. . . and that's all I remember until the director told me I could go home. "We 11 shoot the scene tomorrow,” he said. That night I threw away my stamp album and eagerly awaited the dawn of a new day. I kept dreaming about that scene In my sleep. And I guess I had nightmares, because when I awoke In the morning, I had kicked the blankets off my bed and there I lay, freezing. By the time I got to the studio I was sneezing all over the place: but still looking forward to ths love scene. The director took one look at me and said, “You're a sick boy. Lon. we’d better get this over with fast.” We Started the scene, the gir) gave me a kiss—but an awful quick one—the director jcglled, “Cut!” and

talked about eamp and Army life which, he said, was “the only one." He said he thought he'd stay in It after th* war, and. he agreed with Beth that America hadn't a chance of escaping from it He complimented her again on how well she was looking, said he'd missed her end she was a she-knew-what never to write to him. And then he befan what so many girts know to be he heart-breaking game of do-you-re member. Beth couldn’t take that The things he remembered were not the things that she remembered. She reminded him that Andrea would bo waiting. Then, for the first time, they talked about Andrea. Jim said, “Beth, I want you to know that It means a lot to me tn have you for our friend." Beth murmured that she was glad. “I mean to say that knowing you’re always around to take care of Andy io the thing." Beth permitted herself a wry smile. Anyone, to hear Jtm go os. would think that Beth were a mid-dle-aged. financially independant guardian, and she said something like that “It's what you’ve got In your head and your heart that I’m counting on. You’ve always been the sensible one. Andy, bless her, is beautiful, impetuous and not always as sensible as she ought to be, but I’m not kicking. I love her. Beth. I always will, ao I U tak* bar aay way she is." "That’s love," Beth agreed foe want of something better to say. "I've always been a drifter, lacking in ambition, thinking something would come along. Well, something has come along, but even if it hadn’t, I’d have changed when I got Andy." “The two luckiest people in the world," Beth was thinking, "each to have the other and feel that way about it" Jim went on. "Having a girl like Andy gives a man a sense of responsibility. I'm thinking about the future. Seth, W anything should happen to me . . ." Beth's face was stricken at ths thought and she mid a little prayer under her breath. "... I’d like to think you were always there in the pinch, that Andy could count ea you. I know you wilL" “Thanks. Jim.’’Beth tried to keep her voice light. “Don't anticipate anything dramatic." “Dramatic things are happening to a lot of people these days, Beth. They can happen to me. I tell that , to Andy, but she doesn’t rateh on. If I could only make hw believe 1 that J . . ." He broke off end, crumbtog a pfoco of roh. ba 1 suddenly. “What hgppeMd betweag > yeu two girls?"

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right awsy r,, and sprayed myo’'’*®* cough mixture, tv/*, .J *« pretty unro^*’* 0 * more When it Hu a!I . Century-Fr ix \ Cot , site Jeanne Crum •. dlana.” j eanne fjo j couldn’t help liking t®’’ Ur W ’ , «n< morning i t 0 j i flowers from our y„r.’go | ’ lwh * ‘O Ito I t I noticed I didn t .. , 110 | . of an appetite, i fc..' f® ~0 . , have much of M lpKj 130 1 t because I never kr.eVh* check wm going to h 2 JJ?* I let me pay it. (Vj. ,W J were told to do o« (cJu>l , I just eouhln t get r*® 4 ** ; her. I was sble tehj r **nga . ( girl because she -bat thing to me, but Jmltß I different. I was so ka WHO; , rector finally took bT |SuL t said, "I know whafuJW^ 1 I got a crush on Jea-o- nsef didn't And he kr.» Then he pointed out Ings shouldnt ir.terfer, Jr r picture and told me' x’- 1 1 through with the re-i • ‘ ‘ ' your mother .don't you* 1 X «tod. "Sure.” “We; kWJ» *> ■ kiss Jeanne.' he aid >vy hen your eyes and make try ! your mother ” 8o I» ijry zpr • worked fine. Except tidHrah 1 , my moth * r »”n»«wto; • while I catch myieif jj • lieve she's Jesnnt Crat *qrt 1 • After “Home in ; pictures to enlist in th* “ , upon completion of the Army sent me «<!:•’JE?J F pictures, assigning 1 tieth Centry-Fox St.:,’’ I’m now playing l- XW* 8 Zanucks screen verw»?J 1 Hart’s great Army glU.ff. 8 stage hit. "Winged V ougkg e under the direction i* S.OO I Odkor and feature! bba 1 t G. I. New York cast*' pod ev 1 an impressive list of sttaqS • admired Sergt Edmw - Rergt. Mark Daniels “ I. Nelson. Corp. Don TiJß*®* 1 • Alan Baxter. Corp. Gecqr» e Corp Ray McDonald,« 1 s for the love interest, 'yi r s n< -« - Bail. Jo Carrol UrjuiW, 1 1 Holiday and JEANNI higher

p a“ w Beth's mouth 10 "Nothing, Jim. nothin *eep Jim shook his head “Verne i akfp it Only you two mt chol close as glue and paptf' 1 ant Andrea had sai<l • - moo that to her a couple d fore. eM . “We’re okay, Jim, ssl' , ' be assured that 111 sacred trust Good oli vAlalways be around If t c* l ’ her. Although lam ami cot need help than she." (hts Jim brightmrd and a oeai* girt, “and called for bu \ o u In the cab going o#t«L gyp combe apartment Beth if we get into it. and jaf , to foreign duty, would y Andrea before you wet ’ would you want to?" 0 ' " Jim let clgaret hla mouth before he mi®; E think Andrea would • »«• now?" twei| "Irish trick," she aM ‘ acai lag a gueatfon with a f**ttle “I’ll answer you From the day I first ld*g et ; tie nit-wit, I’d have »* Bfed any day. on any e ** n j t |j l made. Will you reniemte: This eerioua convene r ' to an end with bull apartment house wh ' i Andrea were to spend i with Eunice Be< combe- . co Jim pushed the butta , and he rode up in the« ply Andrea was waitug H &* r She threw herwlt arms and. only after ar- ’ r - ahe ae« Both ztMdinf ’ way. Swiftly her f»«\ . an immediate cnance.»- ? ’ ■ nor, too. . . -Both;" the excUlmJ V I “I lunched with F" WI delivered him to you > '»«' . to^ m £." r i course, only »he an r . . . sb*'a gone shopi»« >* back later, much fj i you can’t stay ,, --<** . "but I know you ha'*’ &o t Vernon tonight. darW gl I you had a nice Uft r * didn't you?" » Jim said to salm * Beth to coma in and , “S&.. t repeated that she had ‘ Trie t Beth Mld that was*! haps she’d see them *4 1 p Jtm and Andrea # 3 | a vator. arms about <’ > i aes her off. . 11 g Something . a ( i. of Beth’s t Ing. "Eunice bas only ( l apartment and * o couldn't move in with » • L ad to." s T Qath decide bfoa *«■<»£’ (To Ba