Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 9 February 1945 — Page 4

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on Application. National Representative BCHEERER A CO. 15 Lexington Avenue, New York 2 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, 111. Help make February another banner bond month. We did so well in January that those in charge are hoping we can repeat. —o Japan may have to change her title as the Rising Sun since they i re having a partial eclipse in the Philippines. If you think the fuel problem is serious here, consider those who

live in London where the coal ration is a quarter ton per month. And it’s, cold and foggy over there. O-o More snow, more ice. more winter to top all records for fifty years according to old timers who keep records of such things. Guess the ground-hog was smart and knew his weather signs. —o Oils and fats are needed now more than ever and every housewife is urged to save and turn in all the kitchen grease that can poseibly be saved. It is used for medicines as well as for other purposes. —o We hope General MacArthur will not take too many chances while at the front for any Jap who could cause his death would be given all

special honors his nation could confer. We need the general and all our great leaders, and we hope, they will be careful not to rush into danger. He has had several, narrow escapes since arriving at Manila. —o The 1945 members of the legislature awoke suddenly this week and deluged the clerks and officials with new bills. Trailing far behind previous yeans they rushed about two hundred new measures over the desks in one day this week to break all records and establish a new high for bills at this period of the session. Now tor the race down the finish line on the home stretch. o—o Pte. Robert Moser, son of Rev. and Mrs. Carey Moser of this city, is one of the brave Yanks wounded during the invasion of the Philippines. Every one here is hoping for his speedy and complete recovery. The information received does not give details or tell how serious his injuries were but Tie ■has sent home hfa Purple Heart award, always a decoration of honor. —-o—o—— The relatives and many friends of Pfc. Fred Kunkle, in the 17th For a copy of the Decatur Daily Democrat go to The Stopback on sale each evening 4c —T Ml ■ - ,r ■ IMI

armored division in Prance, are hoping and fervently praying for news of his safety. He is reported missing since January 18th. Fred is one of the popular lads from this territory, a graduate of the Monmouth high school and has an t excellent record since entering the armed service. t —O—O The state senate has passed a bill boosting expense allowance of members of the general assembly to ten dollars a day. Thatjs a one hundred percent increase. They will finally make these jobs quite i attractive from a financial viewi point if each session increases the income one way or another. We wonder if that will tend to improve 1 |he average for ability. —o The brown-out is being observed here and no doubt in most towns and cities over the country. It is

an emergency required because of | the fuel situation and just another . ! inconvenience of the war. Spring j will soon be here with milder 1 - weather and the regulations can r then be restored so that lighting , will again be normal. In the rneauj time the cooperation being given without complaint is appreciated we are sure. o—o ' We don't care for much of the Russian ideology but we certainly must admit they do whatever they tackle with the will that never admits defeat. They claim to have lost twenty million people in the war. yet they go forward with;

1 more force than any thing ever dreamed of by the Nazis. In eleven days recently they captured 1.300 towns and cities gnd advanced 170 miles. The strength and showing of Russia has made the world 1 recognize them. May they use their power to best interests of the world. —o Congratulations to Capt. Harold DeVor who has been awarded the bronze star medal for meritorious service in action in Holland. The | doctor who was always modest and ' mild mannered while here, proved . his courage by attending to wound-1 ed men under fire during a recent engagement. He gave the aid that assured safety for many comrades and the citation from the brigadier- j general in command leaves no doubt as to his efforts and accom-

plishments. Fine going, Captain DeVor. . o—o The Yanks are advancing steal-: ily now over a wide western front while the Russians pound through the East. The Red forces have crossed the Oder river in several places and the Yanks have cracked through the Siegfried lines in a dozen epots. Hitler is willing to resign as dictator and assume the presidency of Germany with Von Papen as his chancellor which of course will not be acceptable to the Allies or to many of the people of that country who are tired of military rule. —_o—o A North Carolina congressman has introduced a bill to make Alaska the 49th state of the Union. Just why We don't know. There has been no demand from the territory and they seem to be getting ' along alright under present arrangements. Alaska Is sixteen times as large as Indiana but only has a population of 73,000 of which number nearly half are Aleutians. Indians or Eskimos. It is doubtful [ if the majority of them want the regulations that would be required if admitted. —o Apparently not for military ad- . vantage but just to set how “lowdown ornery” they could be, the Japs, caught jin the entirciement of Manila, set fire to the city. Residences, public buildings and ■ business houses along twenty prinj cipal streets of the city were de- | stroyed or badly damaged, it ie re- ' ported. The citizens of Manila i have stood for much the past few

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j years but nothing has aroused them more than this last fling of , the enemy. They have adopted as ' i their slogan now: “burn Tokyo 1 " [ and its quite possible that may be , the pay-off in the not very distant 'I i future. I I — (I — — COURT HOUSE No trial cases were set in the Adame circuit court when Judge J. Fred Fruchte announced that he i would call the docket foi the Feb- , ruary term. 'Final report of Levi Lehman, ad-. I ministrator of the Judith Lehman ' estate <was filed and approved, administrator discharged and sureties released. The inventory for inheritance tax j purposes in the Edward L. Foreman ’ j estate w-as filed, showing real estate of .$5,600 and cash, S2OO. Inheritance tax report in thbr Sarah Boyer estate was filed. The

net value of the estate is $10,726.50, j and the following tax due from the [heirs: Emma Rohrer. $7; Mrs. Beedie Hedrick and Mrs. Elizabeth H. j Downie, each $28.48; from the ' children of Levi Steiner. $1.74 each. Tax appraiser allowed S2O. Inventory for inheritance tax purposes in the Mary Klopfenstein estate filedr showing real estate of $6,500; cash. $125.77; chattel property, $1,12718.95. Report of the sale of 17 shares of Krick-Tyndall company stock owned by Fraud Downs, deceased, for SBSO to Alice P. Downs, was filtd and approved. Application of letters of guardianship by Myrtle McWhirter for Col-

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I vin McWhirter, was filed and ap- . proved. Bond for SI,OOO approved. I It was determined by the court I that no inheritances tax was payi able by heirs of the estate of Amos | : C. Walters. <A petition was filed to determine I inheritance tax only in the estate I of Agnes Ulman. Matter was leferrj cd to the county assessor. The petition of Walter J. Bock- [ man, adminis'rator. to settle the eej trie of Vivian White before the ex-1 I piration of one year, was filed and approved. Final report was filed, r. turnable 'March 3. The will of Rachel P. Springer ; wa6 probated in the court. It was written January 28. 1939. The decedent named D Burdette Custer as executor and provided, that if he be unable to serve, that Earl Colter i>e nam.d executor. The will provided that a red granit stone, not to exceed $l5O, be placed at her grave. To the surviving children, nieces and nephews she bequeathed silverware. dishes and quilts. To each of the children she bequeathed $5. The residue of the .state, if any, is to go ' to the Mt. Tabor M. E, church in ..... .... I

Bc'bo. She further devised that a lot , in Bc'bo be given to the Mt. Tabor church. . » _» | ! Modern Etiquette I By ROBERTA LEE | Q. Would it be all right for a girl ■ to have supper with a man after the I theater, in his hotel suite? ’! A. No; she should never go to a ■ man's hotel room, unless the man is ■ ' her father or brother. I Q. How far in advance should i invitations to a ball be mailed, and • should they be engraved? A. Yes, they Should be engraved, ‘

and mailed at least two weeks in advance. Q. What would be the correct dress for a girl to wear at an after- | theater supper party? i A. Evening dress. _ o. *. « i i Household Scrapbook ' By ROBERTA LEE ♦ ♦ Burns -To relieve the pain of a bunt; cover with dry flour; or make aj paste of common baking soda and I water and apply. Butter or a scrap- j ed raw potato applied to the burn. I are also effective. Rust on Irons If the iron 'has become rusted. ; put some yellow beeswax or paras-1 fin in a small cloth bag, and when [ the iron is warm, but not ho*, rub it over this bag. then rub with Meat and Fish Meat and fish should be removed from the paper as soon as possible and placed in an eartheirware vessel on ice. or in a very cool place, oevi

0 ♦ * Twenty Years Aao i * Today I ■Feb. 9—County Treasurer Kiime , offers 24 properties in the county at th? delinquent tax sale and eigh- | teen are sold. ■ Rev. B. N. Covert of the First ■ Presbyterian church, elected pre- • sident of the community daily vaI cation Bible school. j Funeral services will be held here tomorrow for Levi Baker. 78. former resident who died at Fort Wayne. I R. 0. Gass goes to New York City

to buy goMs for tb» E. F. G* ls Yellow Jackets defeat Winchester, 43-17; Henry Thomae is seriously ill following a heart attack. o— - Markets At A Glance By United Press Stocks lower in quiet trading ißonds lower. Curb stocks easy. Chicago stocks irregularly higher. Cotton of fas much as 40 cento a bale. Wheat off as much ae 1% cents bushel; corn oft as much as 1; rye off as much as 1%, oats and ’barley steady. Chicago livestock: Hogs active, generally steady; cattle mostly steady, sheep moderately active, fully steady. o — CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat. .May $1.61-$l.«0%I July $1.52%; Sept., $1.51%; Dec.. $1.51 I Corn, May, $1.11%: July $1.09% ; bid; Sept., $1.07%; Dec., $1.05%. Oats. May, .66%; July .60%-%: \ Sept., .57%; Dec., .57% asked.

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rr?-r— ssg» CHAPTER FIFTEEN Dr. Davis rose in a leisurely manner. “Plum," he began, “refers to an old friend and business associate of Calder’s and Waite’s and mine. Sarah’s, too. A man named Hank Bogarty. A self-taught engineer and metallurgist. He spent a summer here—long ago. Long ago. I had a wire from him yesterday saying he was coming on to get another stake. I—well, I must say, I thought it was a joke. Not that I didn’t think he was coming—” “Why did you think it was a joke?” Wes asked curtly. The surgeon hesitated, glanced at Waite, and then said casually, “Why, because it was our understanding, through the years, that Hank Bogarty had done very well in the West. Didn’t need money. I imagined he sent the wire in a spirit of fun—to remind us of the old days —and nothing more." Wes was looking thoughtfully from one face to another. “I see. And he hasn’t checked in?" Waite and Davis shook their heads and shrugged. The surgeon glanced at Jack Browne—who also shook his head. Dr. Davis said finally, “He wired from Albany. Deliveries are late around here, as you know. He might have spent the night there. He was probably driving—since the train service is poor. Maybe he had an accident. Maybe he changed his mind and decided not to come. It ought to be easy to learn about Hank Bogarty—and I, personally, feel that Dr. Plum is injecting a good many irrelevant matters into this discussion.” Several other people muttered the same thing. The investigation continued for another half hour. Then, rather abruptly, the captain dismissed them. “I think that will be all. I don’t believe there’s any ground for believing there was foul play. We’ll do a thorough job on that deadfall, of course. Fingerprints, and so on. But if I were you, folks, I’d just try to forget it—and ; sleep well tonight.” : Aggie heard Waite say, ’“With Jim Calder gone—everybody ought to sleep better!” Then he walked out of the club. He knew Sarah would be waiting for him—and he had a great deal to tell her. Far more than she’d bargained for. He started walking briskly toward the cottage. Behind him came Captain Wes Wickman, walking even more briskly. 'When Aggie perceived that he was being followed, which was very soon, he waited. The trooper came up and fell into step. They walked a hundred yards before he spoke—and Aggie had no intention of starting a conversation with him. The policeman’s words startled him. “Say, Plum. Why in the name of sin were you tagging that Davis girl? You’re not the type—and don’t go on trying to make, out you are! I read your book about Primitives on the Tundras— had to, compulsory at school—and I know you’re not the guy to trail blondes and indiscreet husbands. Or—” a thought struck him—“are you stuck on Danielle?”

Japs' Main Seaport Bombed Again Today Kobe Attacked For Sixth Straight Day | Washington, Feb. 9.— (UP) —A | I lone B-29 .Superfortress bombed j . Japan s main seaport of Kobe early I today, the sixth straight day. that | | one or more of the big bombers has - i attacked the city, radio Tokyo said, j i Tokyo also reported that another! B-29 made an hour-long reconnais-j sance flight over the Kanto dis-l trict, which includes Tokyo and! Yokohama, without dropping ’ bombs. The broadcasts w'ere re I corded by the FCC. From advanced Pacific head-! quarters came an announcement' that army Liberators had bombed j Iwo. 750 miles south of Tokyo, for ! i the 62nd and 63rd consecutive days • Tuesday and Wednesday. Results, of the raid were not disclosed. • Other bombers attacked Haha 1 island in the Bonins Wednesday : and left three large fires burning. ' Tokyo said both Iwo and Haha also ! were hit again yesterday.

Aggie then explained about Sarah, her self-appointed mission in life, and her inhibiting mumps. It was an explanation he had intended to make, anyway—in private. The policeman choked with laughter. He leaned against a tree, slapped his thigh, and blew his nose. Finally he said, “Sarah! What a woman! I ought to have guessed it! Lord, Plum, the Indian Stoners are going to look down their noses at you for this! If they don’t learn the facts, they’ll think you’re some sort of social monster!” Then he became calmer—quite serious. “You don’t believe that guy just happened to shove himself into that trap, do you?” “Do you?” The trooper considered. “I think it’s possible." “Mtnm. Yes. Possible.” “And darned unlikely." “As you say—darned.” “See here, Plum. I tagged along to find out if you’d come clean with me—and you did. I questioned that whole mob together because I wanted to see how they affected each other. I got the net impression that even if somebody had bumped off Jim Calder, the majority of our friends here would be for hushing it up. They don’t like scandal or bad publicity. They’re clannish. I daresay it’s a good riddance. Waite—for instance—” “What about Waite? He was in a sweat” The policeman’s eye again darted approvingly over the figure of the bearded man. “You got that, eh? Well—in those papers Bill tried to get was a bunch of correspondence from Waite. I glanced at it. No time for anything but a glance. But, if ever one man hated another, Waite hated Calder. You know that Calder had a reputation for squeezing the blood out of even his best friends—” Aggie nodded. "Heard about it.” “He must have bored into Waite. And Waite’s a first-rate miser. Mean guy -about money, anvhow. I remember driving a baseball through the windshield of his car, once.” The trooper smiled. “Anyhow, Waite’s letters were full of stuff about what ‘ought’ to be done to Calder. Boiling him in oil was the gentlest I ran across. There were more threats than there are feathers on a goose.” “Too many,” Aggie said. Then he frowned. “On the other hand, if you were going to push somebody over, it might, be very ingenious to write a sheaf of wildly threatening missives. I mean—the police would assume that nobody would threaten so much, and then actually take the risk of doing the job.” “Thought of that. It’s a possiiCalder was deliberately killed, the person who did it was darned imaginative. Darned. Imaginative to lure him into that trap —or to bang him one and carry him to it.” Aggie chuckled. They had reached the boundary of Sarah’s place. “I thought, earlier this evening, that you were pretty stupid. I’m wrong.”

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Wes Wickman apparently noted the praise. “You're njsß problem, Plum,’’ he said iraigf “You think somebody didkilliiß I don’t—not yet; my mind’iMH But you do. And you’re not s’-, kind of person who will justletMfa thought lie undisturbed.” B Aggie said, “Maybe I will Mi all, he’s not the first dead nan W seen. I’ve lived—here and Primitive people are apt to4al date—a relative or neighbor troubles them. I’m a scientist— I haven’t any conscience." I “Don’t make me laugh! Ml got Sarah for a conscience! lil the fact that you're a scientisig the one that will keep yon dling. I took a good long lookxg you tonight. I coula almost I*l your mind. I know more abontfcaj people than you ever will—and helped me. You thought that so might have done this. Yoo 8 sidered Danielle. Bill Calden* course. Beth—may be. That ta to Garnet Knob might hare# something to do with it all. I might even have intended to* fess to the girl there—and nerve.” “She suggested the junker nji hill.” “Oke. Maybe she was gWI* confess. Jim spoiled her life. Then—you wondered•» this Bogarty guy. Who was» Where was he? I wonderedW*j him too. You were also scrdtiCMj Doc Davis in a most anthropowPE al "way. Why?” I “Because,” Aggie answered J routed him out at approxima®!four A.M. this morning—and® | up and he was dressed. r —in his darkroom. He £ ave !’j the feeling that he’d been M something special. There any lights on —no electricityhouse. You’d think ape rso3 "J! go to bed, under such I just wondered. As for Aggie told about the »”’■ | calling card, and Calders" 1 a The trooper thrust out his ’ a lip and -pinched it. “I tt .*‘ can’t stop you from ns«‘» J bean. So go ahead. On!'I heaven’s sake —if you bats I anything more—tell nne. • aunt—and not anybody e ;' J see, Plum, even if there was J der here, I’d have to have i 1 J proof—or these people won < press it. They’re that kind' J a good many others. FW 1 ’ *,□ that any killing would ~!r on the side of law and i USI if the right guy is killed— 3 investigation would bring ~ a lot of backbiting, SYP [ ’ C ., I | rl 9 and double-dealing — they E heaven and earth to A, ject I, for one, am C oin ® the line that it was an 3 . for the present, ° n ,n nii prove it wasn’t—andabo'c we know about this Bogartyyou. would too.” ((! j “Os course,” Aggie readily—and somewhat to ‘ - prise of the officer. » (To be continued)