Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 6 February 1945 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. lucocporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Clan Matter. J. H. Heller President A. R. Hollhouae, Sec'y. A Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Ratee Single Copiee.._ 1 One week by carrier —— .20 By Mail In Adams, Allen, Jay and Wells counties, Indiana, and Mercer and Van Wert counties, Ohio, 24.50 per year; 52.50 for six months; $135 for three months; 50 cents for one most’. Elsewhere: $5.50 per year; $3.00 for six months; $1 65 for three months; 60 cents tor one month. Men and women in the armed forces $3-50 per year or SI.OO for three nronths. Advertising Rates Made Known on Application. National Representative 6CHEERER A CO. 15 Lexington Avenue, New York 2 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, lIL

• Plans are being completed for - the annual Red Cross campaign to “■start March Ist. The quota for - the county is $16,700. » The Indiana woman who stole to ~ provide money with which to get g her husband out of jail has one <g tiling to make her happy. She’s him. —o The fuel situation lias become so Teal in Ohio that many schools fctave been closed and Governor j Lausche is seriously considering a general shut-down of nearly all s public buildings. Unlees relief -comes soon the fuel supply over * there, will soon be almost completely exhausted. o—o This will be an important week for the European war. it may be | the most decisive. The forces on j the east and west are ready for a final drive that might march into Berlin or by-pass that city and go on to break up auy other defense planned by the Nazis. It looks like the climax.

In that postwar period we hear so much about it would help if some one would invent a machine that would remove ice and snow from the sidewalks and highways. The past two months have been so severe that business, schools and every thing else has been handicapped. —o Although Adams county did not have a bond quota for January, the total sale of bonds amounted to $112,000 which is probably more ’ than the quota would have been if those in charge had fixed one. It's a ■splendid showing and the united effort of our people in meeting this and other requirements to win the war are appreciated. Keep it up. n rv -

. Haeeba.ll magnates plau to »o with spring training in hopes that there will be no ban that will prevent the great American game from proceeding this year. The teams will be weekened of course by the demand for men in the armed service and in the war plants but if •permitted to do so, team managers will provide the best they can and millions of fans hope they can work it ouL o—o ■ America's casually list lias reached 737,342. it is officially announced. This showed a January list of 35,000. Os the total 121,000 are listed as dead, 380,000 wounded and 150,000 missing or known

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prisoners. It l« a tsrrible price but according to experts the loss is only one-fourth of that of the Civil war in comparison with population. May tho conflicts soon end and may the peace that follows be permanent Is the hope and prayer of every one. -0 This war is not going to end suddenly and neatly, with all the guus stopping at once and a peace conference the next week. The administration of conquered territory, for example, doesn't wait for that milleniutn. Other problems, like the future of Germany, cannot be settled without detailed analysis. Tentative blueprints are not only useful, but absolute necessities for such serious decisions. —Auburn Star.

Harold W. McMillen has been named vice-president of the Central Soya Company, Incorporated, to have charge of all oil sales, succeeding D. J. Bunnell who resigned to assume management of Victory Mills at Toronto, Canada. Mr. McMillen is well trained for his new position, having been with the supar company and in close touch with the Soya company from the start of the business. He. wae recently in charge of closing out tlw assets of the sugar company of which he had served as president and general manager. Willard Hart has been named to direct purchase of soy beans and grains for the company. O—o

What has become of the threats and promises to repeal the gross income tax law? For a decade that has been one of the glaring headlines of each political campaign an I even last autumn the promise to repeal or radically change the law was made in letters to business men. Since then it seems a study has been made of the question and a comparison made with other states on the tax business and ite quite likely that little if any change will be made. Taxes are never popular. It they benefit one group they hurt another, so the fight goes on, but the fact remains that Indiana's gross income tax law has proven about the best revenue producer in the country. —o

“Pussyfoot” Johnson is dead. For more than half a century he was known as a leading enemy of liquor and his crusades took, him to every part of the world. As the j head of the anti-saloon league in this country he campaigned in this and every state in the Union and had much to do with the enactment j of dry laws some twenty years ago. He was 82 years old, well trained and had natural ability that made him a vigorous and effective worker, he was fearless and smart and was recognized by those who did not agree with him as well as those who did as a sincere and clever fighter. As a government agent during the days of prohibition he won 37% of the six thousand cases he filed against violators of the laws.

O—o Repudiating Platforms: Instead of fighting the free school book bill, it would be far better for the people of Indiana if these opponents would offer some constructive legislation. The rental system which prevails in every city, town and township in Henry county cuts off at once 75 percent of the cost of school books to patrons of our public schools. It does not require a dollar of tax money and every school that has adopted if is more than delighted with its working. There is nothing socialistic about I it, regardless of the opposition which is founded on ignorance of the rental system. Many communities in. Indiana have had it from I five to ten years and not one has I gone back to the old system. Both ! political parties had in their state ] platforms the past campaign that they would enact a free text book Jaw and now it is proposed to repudiate the platform promise.,

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That is bad politics to start with. If the legislature would make it compulsory to adopt either the rental or the free school book sysI tern it is safe to say that 90 percent of the school units, would choose the rental system, once they were acquainted with its workings. However, there is no complaint from Anderson. Alexandria and a number of other cities that adopted free school books several years ago. — New Castle Courier-Times. o I Household Scrapbook I By ROBERTA LEE 4 4 Furniture Polish ■To make a furniture polieh mix equal parts of turpentine, spirits of ■wine, vinegar, and linseed oil. Shake well and do not use .much at a time. Cleaning Granite If burnt, spots are on granite, cover the spot witih a teaspoonfui of soda and a little water and beat to the boiling point. Then wash a ! once. Never scrape it with a knife. Linen To preserve the color of linen, place a few small pieces of camphor gum in the linen drawers. ——o—Twenty Years Ago * Today ? * Feb. 6—President Coolidge nominates Thomas iW. Slick tc Ute judge

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of the new northern Indiana district. 'Delegation from Indiana will go to Washington March 1 to attend the inauguration of President Coolidge on the 4th. Joseph McDonnell appointed manager of the Morris store here. 'Mrs. W. A. Klepper entertains her luncheon bridge dub. Claude Logan of Grand Rapids, Mich., visits here enroute home from a visit in Washington, D. C. Fathes Max Bensinger of Het«enCasse! is a Decatur visitor. 0 g ■■ .... — . —— —— I Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE * 4 Q. When taking one’s place at the ' table, should it be done at the right' or the left of the chair? A. Eitiher side is correct, though a right-handed person will naturally I pull the chair back with the right I hand and enter the seat from the j left. Q. What would be a proper way j for a girl to introduce a young man I to her father and mother? A ‘Father, this is Robert Jones". "Mother this is Robert Jones”. Or, ■she may say “Mr. Jones". Q. Is it obligatory to answer an invitation to a home wedding? lA. Yes. 0 Health is really God’s life Becking fulfilment physically through our bodies: spiritually through o‘tr souls.—Alice Began Rice. When we are not God-led. we are mob-led; we do not act we react.

MW] Q 1/ '.Man The organization of school patrols at American public schools i«s a highlight in recent public safety I activities. These traffic patrols have helped to make dangerous i corners and interseetions safer for j your children since the intersections are guarded when they go to and from school. The educational value of the good : school patrol is an important factor ' in accident prevention work. The I children take an active interest in ■ it, become more safety-conscious, ! and. as a result, are teaching their ' parents proper observance of traffic I rules and signals. These patrols, organized and coni ducted in keeping with standards ' set by the National Safety Council. ■ are high in the favor of cities covered in a recent survey. ■ 4 believe that every school should be urged to organize traffic patrols i as their effects are far-rcadbing in I the fields of safety and accident i prevention. — Q ~ . . Cobbler Leaves Sign I Boston —(UP) —A Roxbury cob- ■ bier, drafted by the Army, left the : folioiwing sign in his ’window: I “Sorry, I cannot supply any more -I lifts, put on any tape, nor fix your II heels. 1 am in the army trying to ! give Uncle am a lift so he will I soon be able to blow taps over : i tiio.se three heels, Adolf, Bennie and , Tojo.”

Attention Is Called To Rent Provisions Two Provisions Are Cited By Director Os the 13 adjustment provisions in Ol’A'ri rent regulations, there are two whicih statistics may ba lees known that the others. C. R. Gutermuth, director of the Indiana district rent division, revealed. Mr. Gutermuth add'd that he felt the two provisions should be brought again to the attention of landlords. The two provisions are: 1. Long-term lease, where the written ka<se in force on the ™ axi ' mum rent date commenced on or before one year prior to MRD. 2. Varying rents, where the rent on the date determining the maximum rent was established by a lease or other rental agreement which provided for a substantially higher rent at otiher periods during the term of the lease or agreement. 'ln explanation of the long-term lease provision, Mr. Gutermuth said: ”it wa<s not the intention of OPIA to penalize any landlord whose rental was fixed a year or more before the maximum rent dale. Conditions may have changed in the year or more between the time a landlord entered into such a lease, and the maximum rent date, causing the frozen rent to be substantially lower than that for comparable accomodations.” As a example of a case where a landlord could petition for an increase in rent under this provision. Mr. Gutermuth cited the following: A year before the maximum rent date, a landlord, entered into a twoyear lease commencing on that date fixing the rental at a sum substantially lower than comparable accommodations were bringing on uhe

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CHAPTER THIRTEEN Aggie watched Beth go—and prepared to kill time until the police arrived. He saw her come back after a while, with her dinner party. He noticed that one man — a rather elderly man —had been thrown into a hidden funk by the news. He made a point of finding out that the man—who stayed in the bar drinking neat whisky—was Byron Waite. He saw, also, that Danielle and her father had a long, private conference after their arrival. He noticed that Bill Calder, son of the dead man, contrived to sneak out of the clubhouse and was gone for nearly half an hour, while Martha, his wife, and Mrs. Drayman, Martha’s mother, made a not-too-evident attempt to cover up Bill’s absence. Beth stayed outdoors •—alone—but within view.

Mr. Waite, also, took a shot at going out. Dr. Davis intercepted him at a side door. “I think we all ought to stick around here till the police arrive,” the surgeon said. Aggie heard and saw most of that, from a small table in the difiing room where he sat, reluctantly eating a sandwich which Jack Browne had pressed upon him with the reminder that he’d had no supper. Jack was doing an excellent job of maintaining morale among the older people. Aggie finished his sandwich and drank some milk and watched Waite accede ungraciously to Davis’s insistence that everybody stick around. After that, Aggie returned to the main lounge. People asked him whispered questions—and the police arrived. Aggie had expected that the police inquiry into the accident would be dramatic. One by one, the people related to Calder in any way would be taken into a room—probably the manager’s office—and questioned by a bulldozing, beetlebrowed, back-country sheriff—who might be either very shrewd or intensely stupid. Nothing of the sort took place. Into the lounge came a fall, rugged young man, with an almost too goodlooking face; he wore the uniform of the State Police and the insignia of a captain. As he slipped off leather gloves and tossed them, with, his hat, on the top of a grand piano, he shouted cheerful greetings to many of the persons there. He called Mr. Waite “Byron”, Dr. Davis “Doc”, and Danielle by her first name. Virtually everyone called the captain “Wes”. Aggie sat frowning in one of the hickory chairs which he had put in a shadowy corner. Ralph Patton noticed the frown and walked over to explain. “The state cop is Wesley Wickman—a. kid from a town near here who used to bring the newspapers. Everybody liked him. Davis—and your aunt Sarah—and a bunch of the others —sent him through college. They were disappointed when he decided to be a policeman—at first. But he rose fast —and he’s got this district—and they're kind of proud of his record. Ttxat’s why he’s so easygoing now.

maximum reap date. In touch case iii» hindlord could petition DBA toi . an increase in the rent. For the ‘varying rents' provision. | Mr. Gutermuth gave the following illustration. A landlord and a tenant entered Into a rental agreement J where the tenant agreed to pay $4" ■ monthly for a house for tho fitwt ) year, and $65 monthly for the sec-1 ond year. However, when rent con-1 trol was esta&Ushed, the maximum | rent date froze the landlod’s rent during the flrwt year of his agree- j ment. although the rent for com-. parable houses in the anti was $65. ! I'nder the 'varying rents’ provision, I ■ he could petition to have tihe maxi- j ' mum legal rent increased to th- ' $65 ami that amount would become j 1 the maximum legal rent. o Ration Calendar Processed Foods Blue stamps X 5 through Z 5 and A2 and B 2 valid through March 31. Blue stamps C 2 through G 2 valid through April 28. Meats Red stamps QSR 5, 85 valid | through March 31; To through X 5 I valid through April 28. Y 5 and Z 5 and A2 through D 2 valid through June 1.

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He’s sort of universal nephew of Indian Stones.” Ralph talked as if the act were a sedative for his none too well-concealed nervousness. “Oh,” said Aggie. He couldn’t help feeling a twinge at the phrase, "universal nephew”. It wasn’t envy, exactly, but he compared his own life with that of the tall cop, and it did not seem that providence had been quite fair. Captain Wes Wickman could w alk into that roomfull of fairly rich and reasonably snooty people without any embarrassment. lie could grin and chuckle—and they’d eat out of his hand. Aggie could walk in—and they’d turn their faces away to snigger. Aggie flushed with frustration at the thought; he decided he didn’t care much for men of the trooper’s general type. Dumb Adonises. Meanwhile, Wes had pulled out the piano bench and seated himself on it. He turned to the manager and said, “Jack, just round up everybody here, will you? I want to talk a few minutes—and ask some questions.” Browne went out to the other rooms. Aggie saw Bill Calder slip unobtrusively into the billiard room —and he saw the captain observe that reappearance also. arrived from the dining room, the" terrace, and the bar. All the lounge lights were on, and the glass eyes of deer, moose and fish gleamed at the informal assembly. “Folks,” the trooper began, “I’ll make it as short and easy as I can. I’ve been up on the side of Garnet Knob—and I’ve had Jim Calder’s body taken away. Our doctor’ll look over the body and there may be an inquest. Probably will. You’re all thinking one thing—and I know what it is, of course. There wasn’t much love lost on Jim—- J ’ He glanced over a row of heads. “Sorry, Bill— Beth—Martha—Mrs. Drayman!— and you’re all wondering if it was an accident or if somebody did it on purpose.”

He looked around the room. There was a general murmur. Some people were denying any such suspicion —others admitting it. The trooper evaluated that set of moods. “I think it was an accident,” he finally said. That brought another assortment of private discussions. “Here’s why. Jim was a gnat fellow to stamp around the woods—even at night. We all know that. There’s a good moon now—late, but good. I’ve known him to go to Garnet Knob for the moonlight—often.” Aggie heard somebody — some man—say sotto voce, “With a conscience like his—who could sleep?” It was a thought Aggie himself had onee expressed. The officer’s eyes bit into the crowd, searching alertly but briefly for the author of those words. He went on: "sincc you people have posted this whole reservation and the game has come back thick, we’ve had plenty of trouble with poachers Trappers and hunters. Mostly kids r~hig|i school age—from over in Pai-kawaqand some nu n who work in the Banting Mills. That bear trap

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was a semiamateur job. ItmgiH have worked—there's plentyofer-H dence of bears hanging out aroriH there—but it wasn’t any mind trap. It was built iwtiH Maybe yesterday—maybe hstasH —probably in the last three dsjsiLt so. The bread in it wa abouttsß days stale—so it may have flee m baited that long ago. Last fall a® I winter, my men took a dozen ta u lines out of your v ids—and <■ ai set-gun that could easily havesl-fi somebody’s legs off. M■- ve aiicti - twenty youngsters with cut-of-ioH son game, no licen - ; . and tt birds that aren’t supposed to I . shot. Bill, when did your dadaninß here?” ■ Heads turned with untsaiß tennis watchers. Bill tried tosp&B cleared his throat, and answtsß firmly, “Two days ago.” t “And you and your wife?’ ■ “This morning. We arrived eleven, I’d say.” , ■ “Mmm. I stop before coming over here. Yooowß had one servant in the house®! this morning.” . | “That’s right, Wes. We—too —were at Mother’s.” I The trooper took a small r.wj book from his pocket. Gannon. He says he went to »■ last night about ten. 'Hh-’d*! Your dad was still up. Tbatsai Gannon know-s. I mean to say—»• | morning, he found your dads »■ unmussed. Thought he'd stayed ■ some other house up here- I even begin to wond 1 r—as you?’l pie apparently didn’t either- | late this afternoon.” I “Father,” said Bill C- lor, 'I headstrong and secretive.l never knew where he «:■■> j when, or how long he dbe - I The captain nodded. You were over at your house J ■ now. What for?” . , j Bill flushed rod ar.d t j’" I to lose color. He lookm at his wife. He stood room, as if standing him to reply. People ■ for his answer. “When I !• ' ■’•'-£! father was dead,” he begani I evenly, “I—I—oh! you Dad wasn’t ever —well He was tough. He and I ‘h l ’ l ' along—and you know that, tried to persuade him not . up here at all this year. I-"'"' _ j., I went over because 1 ... like to get hold of any p ' r T ness letters—that Dad ha- '■' • and hide ’em. There been something embarra i |; - stuff. But when I got to ' '. |L I saw a trooper inside— o ‘ back.” “You took a long time. ’ . ( “I was—Lord!—upset. ’ man be upset when hi 1M- ", killed in a horrid and i way? Sure I took a l'-.‘-was walking around—try>"? calm!” He sounded frantic— a-* tearful. Wes nodded and said : r ‘" Bill.” (To be continued' <’ovyri”lrt. 191:1 hv Phi. ■ ’ . j-jj, Dulxibuted ft c4itir<n s.