Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 17 February 1945 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Publlihad Brery Eveilnf Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Poet Offloe aa Second Claw Matter. J. H. Heller President A. R. Holthouae, Soo’y. A Bui. Mgr. Dick D. Holler Vloo-Pretident EubwriptlM Bataa Single Copies —— -I Ona week by carrier— - .30 By Mall la Adami, Allen, Jay and Walla counties, Indiana, and Moroer and Van Wert countlei, Ohio, 36.50 »v year; |LSO for ilx mon the; 11.36 for three months; 50 oente for one

moat*. Elsewhere: 36.50 per year; 33.00 for fix men the; 11.65 for three mon the; 60 cents for one month. Men and women in the armed forcei 33.60 per year or 31.00 for three months. Advertising Rates Made Known on Application. National Representative BCHEERBR A CO. *6 Lexington Avenue, New York ;2E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, lIL The cooler weather is just to remind us that winter won’t be over for another month. o—o— your February bonds now and you will be glad in a few years. They grow in value you know. # O—o The general assembly seems to Be to the rule that new |l- s cannot be introduced without t^p'.consent of a majority and so far that hasn't been granted. O—o of car owners have not yet secured itheir 1945 license plates and the deadline is March Ist. Better attend to that right away. O—O plan to do your bit and then some for the Red Cross annual drive. The Adams county quota is

$16,700 and it will require the cooperation of every citizen to meet It. —o The groundhog has proven his wisdom and the winter isn’t over yet but we have a feeling the real backbone has weakened. Any way much of the snow and ice has slipped away. —o Londoners get a quarter ton of coal per month and only enough food to exiet on and they have lived through it several years now. Perhaps we are not so bad off in this country after all. o—o The basketball teams are ready for the big annual tournaments and the fans are eager for the contests. It’s a fine way for the average person to relax and enjoy a great sporte event. —o—o The Japs are not helping themselves any by their murderous tactics in the Manila area. Their crimes are unforgivable even in wav for they have ruthlessly killed in 'the most brutal way many women and children and civilians. Apparently they don't care what happens to themselves. —io—o*— The people elected Franklin t>. Roosevelt to be president but evidently some senators and congressmen believe they were chosen to prevent him from using his own judgment on numerous executive matters. —o . Save your fats and oils from the kitchen and turn them in. Uncie Sam needs this salvage badly and a special drive is being put on. The production from many comFor a copy of Decatur Daily Democrat go to The Stopbaek on aale Meh ooentag 4« .... Hll nr lltll 1

mnuitlM hs« not been any where near what it could be, according to those in charge and the amount turned iu from farm homcs hM been extremely low. Some are predicting 'that the big event of the April 26th meeting of Allied leaders at San Francisco will be a declaration of war against Japan and Russia. Several statements made recently by leaders of that country lend to the opinion that Marshall Stalin plans to finish the job for his country. However be will do it in his own way and without any blare of trumpets if he follows the precedents he has set the past several years. O—O

I i It Is not surprising that the Nazi leaders do not like the reports from the Yalta conference. There is nothing about it that could possibly cheer those who want to go ou fighting a hopeless cause or to arrange so 'that a third world war can be launched at a future time. So the plea of Goebbels exhorting his people to use every possible means of warfare was to be expected. It probably means poison gas but the Allies, it is said, are well prepared to meet such an attempt. The situation for Germany draws more desperate hourly. O—O The American public spends almost 50 percent more ou cigarettes than on electric service. According to figure® published recently by the Securities Exchange Commission, the gross revenues of the six largest cigarette manufacturers in the United States in 1943 totaled $1,553,032,000. During Hie . same period the revenues received by all American electric utilities—-privately-owned and publicly-owned —for residential and farm service 1 totaled $1,100,000,000, or nearly : half a billion dollars less 'than the • receipts of the cigarette manufacturers.—lndustrial News Review.

- o—O — A group of Indiana mayors appeared before Governor Gates this week to ask hia support in securing more money with which to meet postwar conditions that they say are sure to arise. They asked for ten percent of the gross income tax but the governor firmly denied it on the grounds that the state needs this money. The only thing left for the cities is to “paddle their own canoes” and the funds for that can only be raised by streight taxes since state and federal agencies have taken over about every kind of excuse or other levies. So the mayors are probably not too happy. This year, it seems especially appropriate that the Lenten principle of sacrifice and self-restraint should be widely practiced. The tragic world situation imposes the i need tor all the strength and faith that can be attained, by this and every other means. On the battlefields, where men are fighting and dying every day, sacrifice and selfrestraint are constantly practiced. Surely it would hearten the men out there to know that we, back home, are finding time, with all we have to do, Tor meditation, for prayer, and for observance of the solemnities and self-restrainta of the Lenten season. — The Elkhart truth. I —o ‘ I , Toklo knows now there is a war on and regardless of her boasts after Pearl Harbor that they had taken over the Pacific and would operate it, they realize they tackled ! something they can't handle. With the Philippines tinder control, the Yanks are moving on and soon Japan will be bombed from every side and forces will land on their shores. They are not ready yet to accept the inevitable and save their country by surrender but another six months should soften them considerably. — .. .Q Swedish authorities are ready to start shipping about $1,090,01*9 worth of vital food supplies to the ■ 1 Netherlands.

; Twenty Years Aao Today ♦— — —• Feb. if—The bone dry bill pawiee the senate 33 to 4. It will make Indiana one of the driest states in the Union. IMrs. John Niblick buys the Ahr farm juot east of town, US acres for $26,750. Bryce Thomas begins duties as teacher at Central school, succeeding Herbert Fuhrman who has been transferred to high school. Petition signed by many for the return of Rev. U. 8. A. Bridge as pastor of the First Methodist church. City has cash balance of $79,233. George Smith of Breckenridge, Michigan buys the Tice Ulman farm for $9,500 and Henry Fuhruun farm for $12,000. ♦ -♦

I Household Scrapbook I By ROBERTA LEE ♦ —————-♦ Bathtub The ugly black stain will disappear from the sides of the porcelain bathtub if a little kerosene on a cloth is used to wipe the tub Oil Spots To remove oil spots from the floor, wet the stains with ammonia, then wash with soap and warm water. Grating Nutmegs Nutmegs will grate much easier if the start is always made from the blossom end. Q * PLEASANT MILLS * NEWS ♦ ‘ -♦ James F. Halberstadt and Mary Melching visited the former's mother.. Mrs. Frank P. Halberstadt of Colon, Midi., Sunday. •Mrs. Glen Foor and son, Roger, spent Sunday at the home of her aunt, Mre. Norbert Huffman of Berne. Mr. and Mrs. Winston Rawley and family of Decatur, Cadet Nurse, Mrs. Maxine Massoth of Fort Wayne spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Noll. I Mrs. James F. Halberstadt has returned from Colon. Mich., where 1 she has been assisting in care of Mrs. Frank P. Halberstadt, former- 1 ly of Monroe. Seaman Richard L. McMillen is 1 home on leave and friends visited Sunday at the home of his parents,

HflLysc, A IF *3l • HEW jRESEjSMLI XJm yKI <i ! fl*.*. 'xJAiMMekji ■ VjyQ ß ▼ I Mr** ft V T J4fts M * fl MUn ‘il-’Sfli al ■ 134 wj||_ ] KkjKJI ■ jwMbOPI .* • • *■ ... iiftvitfi/in s ' faORMuO- - -i . - -1 « 4 - i£ $| W -x -£ -dal SOME OF THE Sll AIUED prisoners of war rescued from Cabanatuan prison camp on Luzon island m S^PhiiLnines 5 are seen massed at a rendezvous after liberation. In the bottom photo are three i for the daring raid that effected the liberation of the ■‘heroes ofi Bataan." From tert to Ho-t-t tbrv are Cant. Robert W. Prince, Seattle, Wash., commanding officer of the Rangers, IX. Cot Henry A Muoci. Bridgeport, Conn., who commanded the Rangers on the strike, and Sgt. Theo- , Se Tex., who when he opened the gate of the prison had his pistol shot out 1 head - floternatiooal Soundphetos)

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Mr. and Mrs. Glen McMillen. They were- Mr. and Mrs. Brice McMillen and son John William. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bollenlbacher and daugh- ► ter® Judith Ann and Virginia Kay. —> o- * s ■ Holiness Group To Meet Sunday s Tlie. monthly meeting of the Adams county holiness association s will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday at ■ the Nazarene church in Berne. Rev. i Irvin Younger, pastor of the church, will be the speaker and special ■ music will be furnished. The public s m invited to attend. I —■■■■• ' ' ALL SCHOOLS 1 (Continued From Page One) ' $2; Sackett, Esther Hlrschey, 50c: Winchester, Nellie Price, $2.25; Sprunger, Frieda Lehman and Vera Teeter, $7.07; Parochial, Esther Eichenberger, 50c; Magley. Mary Egley, 50c; Preble, R. M. Houck, 50c; Zion Lutheran, H. F. Nelson, $5.45; St. Paul's, F. C. Schmiege. $1.38; St. John's, W. E. Uffleman, $10.48; Monmouth H. S., C. E. Striker, $6.79; Monmouth grades, C. E. Striker, $10.56, Pleasant Mills 11. 6., Hansel Foley, $1; Pleasant Mills grades, Hansel Foley, $2; Bobo, W. G. Teeple and Myrtle Clemens, $1.25; Ervin, Rosella Sautbine, $2.70; Luckey, Wilma Andrew's, $1.25; Schnepp, Xariffa Walters, $4.25; St. Peter's. Mr. Grotrian, $6.23; Immanuel, Bernhard Schultz, $11.25; Geneva H. S., Ramon Hunt, $2; Geneva grades. Ramon Hunt, $4.50; De- ; Bolt, Thomas Adler, $7.20; BranI dyberry, Delores Byerly and Alice Michael, $2.30; Lincoln, Decatur, t E. F. Jaberg, $63.24; Jr.-Sr. H. S. . Decatur, W. Guy Brown, $25.60; St. Joseph Catholic H. S.. Sr. M. } Fidelis, $4; St. Joseph Catholic ( grades. Sr. M. Fidelis. $4; Berne H. S., E. M. Webb, $3; Berne grades, E. M. Webb, $4. Road To Berlin By United Press | 1 The nearest distances to Berlin from advanced Allied lines today: > Eastern front — 31 miles (from e Zaeckerick). Western front—294 miles (from Rhine northeast of Kleve). Italy—s3o miles (from north of t Ravenna). 1 0 — Trade in a Good Town — Decatur I

an -1M 1 ~ lUM ’* tfit ’ 4n:,g j | aww* 7 IJy "BIG THREE" agreement on Poland’s new boundaries. ' rt J a result of the Crimea conference, focuses attention on. tho tion of Poland in the past. Poland, ® J“g°7o"the 17th centurK from 966 and a great power from the 14th Ruse*' has been partitioned four times, Germany r®dv«d' and Germany divided the country between the ■ ’ ? Vef .

I Modern Etiquette I I By ROBERTA LEE —♦ Q. Is it proper for a woman to rise to accept an introduction to another woman? A. Not if the woman is of the same age or younger. But if she is twenty or thirty years older, then oije should rise. Q. About how many guests are usually invited to a ball? A. A ball is seldom given for fewer than one hundred guests. Q. What is the correct way to pronounce "caramel”? A. Pronounce kar-a-mel, first a as in at, second a as in ask unstressed, e as in bell, accent first syllable. o The first of a series of 50 locomotives ordered by the Netherlands was completed Dec. 18 at Trollhattan, In southwestern Sweden.

• I The two most notorious pirates I to frequent the coast of North Carolina—Edward Teach (Blackboard) , and Stede Bonnet, were both run ■ to earth by out-of-state authorities. ' , Governor Eden of North Carolina. , and other officials were suspected j of being in league with the free- I hooters. In 1718, Virginia sent two j ships into North Carolina and they j caught Blackbeard off Ocracoke and destroyed him; two. months earlier, South Carolina sent Col. ! William Rhett into the Cape Fear > river, where he surprised and cap- ] tured Bonnet. —o In 1945, about 15 percent more j bananas than in 1944 will be available to American consumers. The J increase, which still is only about ( 1 40 to 50 percent of the prewar sup- ■, ply, is a result of a slight ease in 11 the shipping situation from Cen- ■ tral America and Mexico. X————i — 1

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CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO Danielle stared at his black din- ' ner jacket, his shoddy black tie, • his stooped figure. Her head shook glittcringly. “Golly! Under there —all those muscles! Hard to believe!” . Jack winked at Aggie and wandered away. Danielle slipped her arm through the professor's and casually turned him around. They walked out on the porch together. Then Danielle said, in a whisper, “I’m scared!” Aggie responded dryly. “Really . She walked to the porch rail and looked down, as if she wanted to make sure in an inconspicuous way that nobody was hiding in the lilacs. It was elaborate, like everything she did. “I told people I upset the canoe because I was mad at you. Because you’d insulted my education. You see—they saw Dad tow it in and wondered what had hap-1 pened. They believed my story—” She shrugged. “Anything that sounds uncivil and impetuous—they believe about me. Just now—l was publicly nailing down that story.” “I don’t see why.” “For Dad to hear. He’s sitting in the library.” Aggie was surprised. He assumed that Danielle had known what her father had thrown overboard that afternoon—and that she had quickly invented the “rustincss” of the alleged anchor to conceal the

brownness of a pair ot shoes. Now, it seemed, her invention had been intended to convince the doctor. Or —possibly this was also an act. An attempt at fake conspiracy, for the purpose of learning just what he, Aggie, had seen. She kept locking anxiously into the banks of lilac and sumac which grew all around. “What scares you?” he asked finally. “You don’t trust me, do you?” “Should I?” Danielle considered. “I trust you.” “If you do—then go ahead and talk. You weren’t very confident in me this afternoon when you threatened to make a fool of me if I disclosed what you’d told me.” “I’d like to quit beating around the bush.” “Me, too.” Danielle gazed at him intensely, shaking her head a little, as if in doubt about what she was thinking. In a moment, she chuckled, and the sound was, somehow, self-depreca-tory and pathetic. “The people at Indian Stones,” she began, “are used to authority and accustomed to taking matters of all sorts into their own hands. That goes double for the Davises, and triple for me. Dad has a fearful temper. Not many people know it. But most of those cold, concentrated men have tempers.”

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f—' POLAND f J Original border sAi" ° NIA (I gfi Rusia-German j—division—l939 i ‘A..’ Curzon Line |f • matuti M*r>_ lithuania\ta Rfe! / 1® xi* r 1 AJL russ £ ■ . Berlin Z \ A Warsaw?! ~~ lx > j - V U' S ' 1 I HUNGARY _ HU signed an agreement abrogating the German-Russian tl-lionlng Poland. The "Big Three" at their meetin- S6 atlJ fiX 31nck sen port, agreed that the eastern frontier of follow the ••Curzon Line” with digressions fr.r-n it in some Zm five to eight kilometers (% of a mile) in favor of "Curzon Line,” shown above, was establishes : .t th? end of n,Ji war by an Allied commission headed by Ixn ’. Curzon. Poland should extend to a line running close to the Ukrainla and White Russia. The Poles, howe .vr, moved into areas and claimed them as their own. (-/ J ,( eria ,,.’P^^K : ,

“He could have clubbed Jim C.alder and carried him up on the hill and built the trap. Easily. I couldn’t have. I don’t want you to think I’m trying to establish an alibi in your mind—but —” . “I don’t think it. Because it s no alibi.” „„ x . Danielle was startled. “Certainly—” “The woods were dry. The ground | was hard. Did you ever hear of moccasins? Or sneakers? Anybody wearing ’em could have followed Calder that night and hit him from behind and then proceeded to rig up that trap. A woman, an old man, a kid.- The wind blew all the next day. The body lay there all day. The presumptive murderer could have got to the scene again and carefully removed any z incidental signs of his or her presence. There were hours for that—hours in which we didn’t know Calder was I dead and nobody kept track of anybody. Such a murderer, wanting to be sure the stage was set correctly, might even have arranged a palpa- ■ ble reason to be in the vicinity the next day—just to cover any possi- , ble chance of a clue he’d overlooked. A rendezvous on Garnet Knob, for [ instance —” r Danielle gasped faintly. “You i can be very trying, Aggie!” “All right. You didn’t do it. May--3 be Bill did. Maybe he welcomed

your bid to him to go hiking before supper—in spite of pretending not to want to go.” “I never thought of that.” She pondered. "Do you believe —philosophically—that killing a man is ever—permissible? I mean—would you hunt down a very useful man because he had murdered a very dangerous one?’’ “I dunno.” Danielle shook herself. “Yau always make me take the chances on you! It’s very unsatisfying. Look here, Aggie Plum! The night Jim was killed, Dad went for a consultation to Parkawan. He left fairly late and he didn’t get back till much later. There are three physicians in Parkawan. I phoned them all—this afternoon—when Dad was out in his darkroom. None of them called on Dad. The hospital 1 didn’t That’s thing number one that frightens me. Then—l had another thought. How long was Dad busy with Sarah that morni ing—to diagnose her mumps?” “Maybe half an hour.” 1 “Did he leaver-right after that?” ; “Yeah. Shortly.” t “He didn’t come home. I slept > late—naturally. I’d been up most I of the night, what with him out — j and coming back—and you. But > the cook says she’s sure she heard , him sneaking upstairs by the back t way when she was getting up—and f that was around seven—long after b daylight. The cook wasn’t sure—she just mentioned it-1 didn’t think anything of it at that time—l just

assumed h-d . ->aa| with Sarah." I hg “I see,” Ae°ie sai'i. you’re —scar.’ Daniell..' because l ai - - : to do. '1 b( take Fathi: He’s not a very :■ h but he's a very iaiuabi* • never coi:'ni cause I th.: k “'way; MIFgM toward nv - ■ " As if 1 v. “rSffl how. Then-: : those shoes ovue -era _ ■'O Aggie took out fas rP 8, match for no reply. “They !'-■ 5 “ : “I’ve locked i" - gone. Sb.'-v ■: - TBUM they are. D-.u ;; "' crelKM sumethir.i-. H-. : ' for wa’k.rg ■■ ■■' of oil on t- -- . < i "-t rawhide br ■ ' -.'-I'*® 1H the imyer::.-. <’f t:.e t they have :md E ' ? ‘ L ‘, ■ Jft 9 heels at a” - J”' 1 just now. pc ■ : ose .rJ3lS getting rid of t'.w.r. DCC ’ n . was some bbo ! or, i enough so b ' c ;'. JEB? body, i w-:...- "“ a

scope—?” .. “A pretty fui.cj' l -"* EpM pare for." - nrrsOdSß “Dad has a r : He’d third: ' finis ami c:< all that.” > ■ ,/■ W you- -onjv. . ; --. ‘•Why te -- fll IM 1,1 'cooid.' the in i-h k;- - ‘ worst kind- r--- ..'.ngHS in love with '.7l' msSMwßß him down d. ■ i-for-ages.M: stand—-but a about-lurm.m - —to a mar. " . man she’s hurt. And, anyway. I ;; the decision : ’ should be M should be bi rested. Because. ay,, ,» I■■ ■■ Acrgie smokm- ■ - he said. There • ■ “This doesn’t :g ’gH about Hack I- d-' 1 . • “They have: t •‘lt seems as u . can’t add anv im' ■! ; what you’ve ■■ ■ “Nothing,” said “Want to eat 1 “You are ret: goJ-« : Wes right away. I “Not this minute. W ’ think.” ~«j) (To be Cot»ri»l* l-’l l \. 6) ; JBUUWuwd W Kai* I ■ ,