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Advertising Rates Made Known on Application. National Representative BCHEERER & CO. 15 Lexington Avenue, New York 2 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, 111. The stock market continues steady. Evidently the lioys who control them believe the war will be won and that peace will bring prosperity. O—O Join the Red Cross and aid a few dollars to your regular donation to this good cause. To give relief in every corner of the world is expensive but its necessary. O—O—If the legislature holds a special , session it is to lie hoped a program is.arranged in advance 'to avoid weeks of useless discussion of measures unnecessajy ami not expected to become laws. O—O Sausage becomes a food only for the special few who have an over i supply of red points since it will take from 41 to 61 points to obtain I this old stand-by meat dish. Looks like we will have to resort to porterhouse steaks at nine points the pound. O—O Even the smallest nations are not unafraid of the Axis. They are declaring war on Germany and Japan and will send representatives to San Francisco next month to join in plans to prevent any military government again becoming a menace. o—o It’s quite probable that General MacArthur shed a few tears as the old Stars and Stripes was raised over Oorregidor but he said simply: “Lot no enemy ever haul it down.” The rock was btdly damaged by the Japs but they paid for it to the last man who tried to steal and I hold it. If ° ° A'cmgratulations to Ronald Stucky, high school student who won the annual Rotary Club discussion on "Peace in the Air Age—Rotary's Opportunity.” He will represent the local club in the district contest to be held soon and his friends believe he will do well. He was eelected from three candidates and the judges rated them almost a tie. The others were William Bremer *nd Everett Arthur. O—o And now we are up to tile Rhine <nd no one (underestimates the danger of the cressing of that natural defense to Germany. It's wist bank rises hundreds of feet eiid is fortified along a 3tm-rnil ’ from but the Yanks will cross it.' Claims are made that in several {daces this has already been accomplished and with the pouudlug from artillery guns and the thousands of planes complete victory may cotpe sooner than some exFor a copy of the Decatur Daily Democrat go to The Stopback on sale each evening

pect. Once this barrier is scalethe going will lie much easier am the end should be near. I. it's a little early to form ai opinion as to the result of the legis 1 lative session but its doubtful i it will go down of record ae one ol 1 the outstanding ones. Most of tin ‘ final drafts were compromises There will be little change in the liquor laws excepting some add!t'onal taxes, the budget measure calls for *89,000,000, there will be some changes in election laws and a new state park or two will be established. Governor Gates will have power over his commissions and boards and members of the general assembly openly express the opinion that a special session will be held during the year to consider postwar problems. When the complete record of the session has been compiled, it will be possible to decide whether it was worth while or not. O—O——

We wonder, as does every one, how life goes on in Germany these ) days, bin it does. England went i through three years of attack from bombs and rockets but they had help from the outside and the hope of victory. In Germany now food and all other things required to live comfortably arc difficult to obtain, millions of people have been deprived of shelter, there must be illness and people must live in a daze, but life goes on. Many no doubt would like to accept the offer from the Allies to start over for ait least they could I find some comforts but the Ges- i tapo continues to insist on a con-; initiation of what seems to the j rest of the world to be hopeless. War is a primitive method of settl- j : ing disputes and we hope the world I • •■ver goes through another. O—O Will we. the people of the United States, pass the test that will bring many decades of happiness? We j ■’must take that examination the! next two or three years amd much depends upon the result. Stuart I Chase, the economist!, puls it this I way: “Some folks are willing to make heavy sacrifices for their homeland, and others, just as courageous individually, are no*. Will Americans stand firm when the test comes? The test here will spring from the aftermath of war, I not from the war itself. We shall lie tried, not in the tires of invasion and mass bombing, but in the fires of demobilization and unemployment. We shall be tested tor our ability to -forge a durable peace.” —o—o I ! Go To It, Mr. President That was a great report to the American people. Mr. President. You spoke to all the people as the representative of all the people. Your report and your comments were frank and presented in simple, language which all can understand and which the American people appreciate. There was not one word of incrimination in anything you said. You frankly declared your understanding of, your support of, and your allegiance to the Constitution. You told the world that the .peace will nod be your peace, not a Democratic. Party peace, not a Republi--1 can Party peace, but a people's peace based on what the American people know and applaud as plain ■ common sense. ' In your report you were a leader in every sense of the word, Mr. President. You told us what we wanted to know. You promised to ' keep us advised. You gave assurances of thoroughgoing bipartisan representation in international conferences planning for world organization and international cq-opera- • tion. You brilliantly avoided the mistake of your illustrious predecessor, Woodrow Wilson. We have opposed you bitterly in the past on many iisues, mainly on your multiple-term ambitions, but on the basis of your report yester-i

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day and on your assurances of ad- i berencc to common sense and eon-, stitutional processes we pledge you i our wholehearted support in your determination to create a world organization based on international good will and understanding. Go to it, Mr. President. The American people are for you and with you. But for the sake of America and the world, stay on the beam.—The Indianapolis Star. o Twenty Years Aao Today I iMai’ch 6—l The IDecatur Rotary club is sponsoring a boy'e week, April 2.6 to May 2. Farmer,; and Merchant's State bank oif Geneva closes. It (was organized in 1910. ■A new f deral law provides *7. 500 extra pay annually tor employ-

Burma "s Rugged Conditions Challenge \ Red Cross Workers Along Ledo Road

SLIT-TRENCHES are part es life on the Ledo Road, especially for these Red Cross girls who were among the first to go “up the Road.” Right: Quaint Burmese buildings house Red Cress clubs along the Read. Here, Red Cross girls serve refreshing drinks at a wayside stop to a couple es American soldiers. € The Ledo Road and Burma are picturesque places to read about—but American Red Cross workers who have sloughed through that sone’s mud and rain to serve American troops know the tough side of the story. Working in jungle clubs, Red Cross workers in spite of food problems and transportation difficulties have managed to create a semblance of comfort and home. For jungle fighters and tired combat flyers, they provide American magaiines, American style food, games and writing materials in a setting as much like home as they can make it. Reading matter is at a premium. Books must be shellacked to protect them from insects and moisture, and kept in tin container*. Disease and insects are an accepted part of day-to-day life. Os the more than 600 American Red Cross workers in the China-Burma-India theatre, a sizeable group serve* along “the Road" and in Burma. At first, only a group of men field directors served the troops in Burma’s rugged story-book set- : ting. A few months later, the first

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I es of the Decatur post office. I Ossian defeats Jefferson 25415 and Decatur wins over Monmouth i 33-5 in opening games of sectional tourney here. ißridg.-Gen. William Mitchell is demoted because of his air policies. Sarah Ault, 16. has leg broken when struck by au automdbile east Os Decatur. 0 I Modern Etiquette I By ROBERTA LEE | * < Q. Wlieu traveling alone, ie it correct for a married woman to sign tlie hotel register ae ".Martha | A. Wilson"? ‘A. No. She should sign it “Mrs. Charles J. Wilson”. Then follow with her city, but not her street addresn. Q. • Isn’t it poor form for a woman at her second marriage to have three or four bridesmaids? -A. Yes. it is poor form. The wedding should be a very simple one. Q. What should a girl do with a

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e unit of girls arrived. As military operations up and down the Road progressed. mobile Red Cross units along the transportation line settled down into permanent clubs, manned on-post recreation centers at air fields, and set up terminal stations, snack bars and canteens for weary flyers and troops in transit. In the uncultivated wilds where the Road snakes a bumpy path, each worker must be able to do “just a little more” when an emergency arises, for not only combat hazards but also torrential downpours and tropical disease threaten the armed forces. Following the Myitkyina campaign, five Red Cross girls who had a full program to operate along their section of the Road volunteered to assist in feeding casualties from Buftna at a general hospital on the Road. They joined the nurses and doctors in an all-out battle against a mite typhus fever epidemic which plagued the already wounded and weakened. The chief of medical service in that area commended the five Red Cross girls. "Without this help,” he said, “more of the patients

coreage bouquet that ie presented to her at a formal dinner? A. Pin the bouquet to her gown immediately. Q > I Household Scrapbook I [ By ROBERTA LEE | Cough Remedy An excellent cough remedy can -be made for children by taking on- | ione and white sugar and boiling | together into a syrup. Give one teaspoonful as often as seems ueces- . sary to relieve the coughing. 1 Boiled Eggs ‘ Boiled eggs will continue to cook if. left in hot water, even though . the fire is turned off. To keep them wainn until needed, pour the water off, replace egge in hot -pan and replace cover tightly. Wall Paper Cleaner i IMix two cupe of flour and one tablespoonful of kerosene with • enough water to make a stiff ddugh. then knead thoroughly. Use like ordinary cleaner.

would have died, and many would have been much less comfortable. 1 ’ Up in the mountains of Burma, army hospitals are made of bamboo and thatch which blend into the jungle’s natural camouflage. Each day, men Cut back the jungle growth, rebuild the paths and clean out drainage ditches to keep the jungle from reclaiming the small cleared spaces of civilization. In such settings, American nurses and Red Cross hospital workers carry on their duties where no other white woman has ever ventured. Even native tribes won't live in some of these sections of Burma the year round because of the tremendous rainfall. •Red Cross workers at these hospitals dispense Red 'Cross supplies such as toothbrushes, paste, soap, cigarettes, ehewing gum and hard candy. They bring games and reading material to the patents and write letters for them. After a few day's hospitalization when serviceman's thoughts turn to their families back home, Red Cross workers put their message service into action t« establish contact with the States.

On Bond Staff r|b. "msf W. L. GREENOUGH Walter S. Greenough. Indiana public relations director during Liberty Loan campaigns in World War I. has been named chairman of the state war finance committee's retail division by Eugene C. Pulliam, state chairman. Mr. Greenough, a former newspaper man, a vice-president of the Hotelier Trust company, of Indianapolis. succeeds Russell Spear of Warsaw, wjio served as retail chairman during the successful Fifth and Sixth War Loans. o COURT HOUSE 'The will of the late Jacob F. Bloemker, (written March 38, 1934, •was prdba'ed today. The decedent's daughter, (Mrs. Emma W. Gilbert. wae left a life estate in all personal and real estate property and the Income .from bonds and monies, her children to receive the property at her death. Lewis Worthman was named executor of the will and filed Iboud for *2OO, which was approved. Clarence L. Weber was named administrator of the estate of Rachael P. Springer and filed bond for *2OO. which was approved. Marriage License Donald E. Wolverton and Esther L. Call, both of Geneva. William C. Felton, employe of the Decatur Lumber company and Phyllis M. Heiser of Roanoke.

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CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR Aggie paddled fairly swiftly, although he was not hurrying. They were soon out of sight- Beth leaned back, trailed her fingers, absorbed the sun, and watched the man. “It’s •well,” she said, “of you and Sarah to offer to take me in.” He nodded. “We heard you were •bout to strangle Mrs. D. Hence the missionary invitation.” “You're funny. You have the most convenient ear in the camp. Everything you want to know—you find out Like —Danielle’s coming back.” “The knowledge was thrust upon me.” “Are you in love with Danielle?” He stopped paddling. There was a twinkle in his eyes. “Heaven forbid!" Beth smiled. “That’s no answer. Are you?” “Not I. Not Agamemnon!” “Well, you’ve thought about her a lot. Asked Sarah about her. Asked me, even.” “Just trying to figure her out, he answered. And he had been trying to assure himself that there was —or was not —a chance Danielle might have killed Jim Calder with her father’s help.... The possibility had taunted him ever since she had gone back to New York with her father’s body. Gone independently, sadly—refusing companionship ar aid. Beth watched him think. “Do you still wonder if she did it? She could have, you know, if she’d wanted to.” “Wes Wickman’s satisfied that if he catches up with Hank Bogarty, he’ll have all the answers. So am I.” Soon Aggie smiled at her. “Want to turn back?” “In a minute.” Beth’s voice had aunk so that it was difficult to hehr, even in the drowsy quiet on the glassy water. After a pause, (he asked, “Are you shy ?” “Why — yes, and no. Less so, every day.” “You know I’m kind of batty about you. Everybody else does. You’re quite romantic, Aggie.” “There were rumors,” he replied. “Jack told me—one night—that you were selling my stock above par. He said that you had been taken by my manly figger. It’s misleading. I got this way doing hard work—not by the glamorous, athletic route of the boys in the advertisements.” “Yes,” she said. “But it wasn't that.” He felt fearfully uncomfortable. “I don’t expect to get married, ever, Beth. My work means too much. I wouldn’t ask anybody to share the rough part—or to be alone while I went at it.” “Nevertheless,” she said quietly, “I still—feel that way. And you

Lenten (Rev. Glen E. Marshall, Church of l!()(|) “The Courage of Conviction” ■' "Whether it be right in the sight of God to heart,.,, Hu more than unto God, judge ye.” 11 ur, i« There is a sharp line of demarcation between u K the wrong. Some things are right. Some thins- "* risllt People need to have conviction about the ness of certain attitudes, thoughts, and action j- A' important to stand for those convictions, li take" " ” stand for the right, as one sees the right, in th,. f ' Ullr »»® ami ridicule. The courage of conviction takes its 're thinking and strong character. Peter and John mm T for God and for His Gospel when to do secutlon. They were courageous because <;,„i It was no accident, however, that God was with them >I placed themselves in His will. They had yielded th , Him. Therefore, God was with them. To sense the power of God with us is a sure source of courage

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can do whatever you like about it. It’s funny—kind of—since I thought you were such a lemon when I first saw you!” Aggie cast his eyes about, seeking away to change the mood and the subject of their conversation. “It’s nice to have somebody like you around.” His gaze touched the place where Danielle’s canoe had once been drawn up. “This is the second time I’ve been up at this end of the lake. Gives me a funny feeling—somehow.” Beth did not respond for a long time. Then she said slowly, “Yes. You were here with Danielle. I saw you come back — remember? She dumped you!” “She’d gone ashore here,” lie said, as if he had not listened to Beth. “Wonder why?” “Keeping another date with Bill —or somebody." “I doubt it," Aggie answered. He • turned the bow of the canoe toward 1 the shallows. His eyes became in- , troverted. Beth watched the change with a face as expressionless as his. ’ He looked at her, after a moment. 1 “Would you mind— if I parked you ! for about twenty minutes ?’’ ‘ She shook her head. , Aggie walked away from the j shore. Beth took his place on the . stem seat and commenced to pad- . die in random circles. When the woods had closed behind him, he ! ran. He had a long, light stride; his , wind was good. Within six minutes, > he covered more than half a mile. The path forked away from the lake, j Its branch was indistinct, like the old road down which he had hurried j on his second night at Indian Stones. When he came near the abandoned t summer house, he began to walk, and took care not to break a twig j or let a branch fly back. , There was an opening. Aggie 3 stopped at iU edge, behind a tree, a The pergola—or gazebo—was made of fieldstone, part toppled, all grown i, with vines. It stood on a grassy rise, overlooking a valley at the end j of which were rugged, hazy mouni. tains. He surveyed it before leaving his sanctuary: the remnants of an I. apple orchard which the storms had a left, and the stone fantasy itself—- •, a Victorian incredibility built for y almost no reason and abandoned for >, the same cause. His thoughts, as if _ elevated by the rise of his breathe ing, came in a quick sequence. " There were three of them: t One was the reiterated note that Danielle had said there was noth- >, ing at the pergola; but nobody, so far as he knew, had examined it to I be sure. e The second was a feeling—a pang I —at the forgotten spectacle itself, the place where he had spent so r, many days in boyhood games. u The third was an intuition —

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subtle — largely umonscwui untiM that moment. , There was more mystery in tiniH place than a huge theft. There vu the mystery of death;_the mystery of the man from the West. And nt Aggie, had the very sort of expert ence and training which fitted «'■ to pursue an investigation of sue* things. His scientific career o»d been made up of deducing seenW ly irrelevant facts from time-rotted fragments. , Plum came out of the woods walking easily. There was no sound, no stirring in the pergola. The door of the closet in which they had UP their games was rotted entirely from it had spilled the dolls M ielle had mentioned-faded, mow half-familiar. A chipped checker board. A decayed archery » Some matting. A f° r ß otten .? e 0 T basket. Modeling clay-or the for it-and tiddlywinks. Acrffie sat down on the sane} under a high stone arch. He reroe bered an apple tree that. was gone and another from which the top h broken away leaving only • P filled trunk that support « empty, giant knot, like a dough on a vertical fork, or a lorg «« with one rim and no lens at a. Across from it was the •« “climbing tree” — buckled but full of fruits. He looked into its bran' 11 trying to remember the route topmost. His eye held. wa some ten feet above the hacked, chipped, scarred and d Someone, Plum though > hinß j e over and looking up> had shin the thick limb and hackee ‘ tree with an aj-an ac J meaning. Then he saw that had been marked by a n*i than an ax—a tool not than an inch in width a- - chisel, or a knife. He around and looked back. Opposite the somewhat higher fron tn (h| was the trunk that supP' knot-rim. He stu^ ied nn d beginagain. They were deep,,andj ning to heal over. into thi made before sap had flowed apple that year. . , 0 m Aggie went slowly back pergola. He sat again. knothole—the bard across, and it stared do , incised bark of the opp ’ like any eye socket. Th b|pJ and the old tree «ere P twenty feet apart; the „ feet porting the knot was a high. . b ryejic Ten minutes P«3 s f. d ’„’L stiff, ' folded his legs as if they h , and walked slowly j back acre. ’ field. He increased his pace 1 re-entered the woods. j 1 (To be continued) J