Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 73, Decatur, Adams County, 27 March 1945 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Kreijr Bveala* Except Sunday By TOM DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur, ImL, Post Office aa Second data Matter. J. H. Heller— Preaident X R. Kdlthduae, Sec*y. * Bun. Mgr. Dick D. HellerVlce-Prealdent •übacelptlofi Rates Single Coplea——fl .04 One week by carrier.2o By MalJ In Adame, Allen, Jay and Wells o unties, Indiana, and Mercer and Van Wert counties, Ohio, 14.60 per year; $3.80 tor six months; 11.36 lor three months; 60 cents for one mont’. Elsewhere: 36.60 per year; 33.00 tor six months; 31.16 for three nfantha; M cents tor one month. Men and women In the armed forces 3*-®fl Per year or 3100 flor Jiree months. Advertising Rates Made Known on Appllootion. National Representative SCHEERER A CO. II Lexington Avenue, New York 3 M. Wacker Drive, Chicago, HL

If tor any reason you have not subscribed to the Red Cross fund, hurry and get your name on that roll of honor, o—o Buy as many bonds as ypu can. This is not giving, it’s wise investment and helps in many and varied ways. —O—O Buy all the bonds you can the next couple of months. This is the real test. If we can oversubscribe the quota on the seventh drive, the world will know we are in earnest. O—o Honestly it is astonishing In these days of food rationing how little food is really required and whait a variety is still available. We were better off than we thought in the old pre-war daye. —o—o Patton’s army went forward twenty-seven miles Sunday and seems to be well on the way to central Germany. Five other armies are also en route to Berlin and this is another important week in that sector.

—o— The cherry .trees in Washington, called Japanese cherry trees because they were presented to this nation as a friendly gesture by Japanese representatives during the Taft adminiatratioii, are now being referred to as Oriental trees. o—o A rabies quarantine has been extended to cover all of Allen county, after a dog that went mad bit a half dozen people. The situation is difficult to handle unless every one there cooperates by keeping dogs at home. —o—o— If you have some used clothing that you don't need or want, you can help prevent someone from suffering from the weather by turning it in when Clarence Ziner starts his campaign next month. It’s another good humanitarian act that every one can perform. —o— German soldiers are surrendering whenever they can and citizens are glad when the Allied armies) take over, it la reported. We should think that any thing would be preferrable >to present conditions and It won't get better until the war is ended. —lo—o Gangsters . killed »• brother of Mayor Finerty of Gary, a reminder of the old days when such acts were frequent in that section/ The murdered man was connected with the gambling business, it is said, and the man with a sawed off shot

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gun probably didn't feel he was getting the right “cut.’’ It’s a forerunner of what may be expected in the days to come. —p-D— Business will cease ae usual iu Decatur next Friday from 12 o'clock noon, to three o'clock. Union cervices will be held a*t the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church and a special program will be given at St. Mary's Catholic church. The occasion is Good Friday and Is observed in connection with the Easter season all over thie country and universally. O—O

The Adams county roll of honor that carries the list of those men who have died or were killed in the service of their country during the. second world war. has nowreached sixty-one. Besides this a number who formerly lived here have been so listed. It's a big price to pay and the fact that a similar number, in proportion to population, has been reported from almost every county in the United States, gives an idea of its real proportion. O—O John Collier, who has just resigned after 11 years ae U. S. Commissioner of Indiana Affairs, reports that the legislation of the last fewyears, which has given the Indians control of their own affairs, has brought their income up 300 percent, and their death rate down from 28 (the W2B figure) to 13.5 per thousand. Since 190(1 (heir population has increased from 237,000 to 377,000.

Patton’s third army was 265 miles from Berlin when he crossed the Rhine and set up a bridgehead last week end. Where will that army be next Sunday? Many believe they wHI move rapidly but the route is difficult, crossing mountains and they may not travel at fast as some of the other divisions. Any way they and other divisions are moving on towards a junction with the Russians and the. next fortnight should bring some of the results we have all been hoping for a long time. Application forms for canning eugar will not be available until April 15th, the OPA announces. They may then be obtained from the local board. The Indiana district Office of Price Administration is etressing that applications should be filled out carefully, following instructions with or on them, and mailad back to the board. The food panel of the board will consider the applications and mail back certificates for the purchase of canning sugar.

—o— Reports recently made public show that the Home Owner's Corporation has been one of the great experiments in recent years. Through that agency 48,815 Hoosiers have been able to save their homes, bast year more than ten million dollars was paid on these debts. Originally a total of 1120,000,000 was loaned to people who were in danger of losing their homes and of this huge sum, 76% has been paid. The corporation now has but eighteen homes unsold of the number they were forced to tae over for non-payments. We are prone to crilkdie the government so why not express's little appreciation for the splendid results of the HOLC? —o

The war in Japan may not be as near over at is the conflict in Europe but this is Foreign Policy Week, more important than most people realize. It may not mean so touch to the present generation or the nett but its affect* those who expect to be here in another quarter century. Japan and the Nazi openly talk about a third world war when they declare they will be so well prepared, they will be sure to win. It certainly behooves 'the rest of the world to see that those plans are frustrated.

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This nation alone cannot prevent future wars but if we take our place alongside other countries that feel wars should cease we can help as much if not more than any other. Give serious thought to what this week stands for. 0 4 4 Twenty Years Aao Today • ♦ March 27—The storm relief fund reaches $l4O. Two Wisconsin state senators say they make their own home (brew and will continue to do so. Federal officers are investigating. 'Dr. J..N. Hurty. 73, secretary of the state board of health, dies at his home in Indianapolis. Residence occupied by E. W. Lankenau a| 703 North Third street is badly damaged ,by fire. ißoy Comer goes on trial at Van Wert. oi\eharge of robbery of Mr. and 'Mrs'. John Harmon of near Wren last June. Will and Ralph Todd of Bluffton attend Rotary meeting here. o Army nurses are entitled to all benefits afforded by the "G.I. Bill of Rights," according to the 9th Service Command surgeon.

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I Modern Etiquette | By ROBERTA LEE * 4 iQ. Whan a couple are engaged to ibe married, is one ever invited to •some social affair without inviting the other? A. It is customary to invite both, unless it is impossible for one of them to attend. Q. When walking with a woman who ie carrying an umlbr.ella, ehould a man offer to hold it for her? A. Yes. Q. What fruits should .be served whole, without removing the skins? A. Oranges, peaches, pears, apples, bananas, plums and grapes. 0 < —♦ I Household Scrapbook | By ROBERTA LEE Lemon Seracs When there are leftover pieces of lemon after making lemonade or iced tea rulb the breadboard or kitchen table (if wood) with tlrse pieces, allow’ the wood to dry then scour with soap and water. The acid makes the wood beautifully white. Mattress Springs lit the mattress springs are rubbed occasionally With a cloth that has been dipped in melted paraffin,

it ‘will prevent rust. Ornaments To keep ornaments from scratching furniture, paste a piece of blotting paper on the bottom of each ornament. o — Bounty agents column 4_ — ♦ Rural Youth The executive committee of the •Adams county rural youth met last ! week in the county agent's office to make further plans for the organization. nMembership and dues were discussed and recommendations formed which .will be acted upon by the members at the April meeting. The April meeting will be held in the Lincoln school, on Thursday. April 12 at 8 p. m. The officers will present a pannel discussion of the organization and activities of the •Indiana rural youth. The May meeting will be in the form of a skating party with the following committee in charge: Randle and Dallis Walchle, GelIbert .Gallmeyer and Joan Byerly. Committees were also selected for the June and July meetings. 'Members of the executive committee who participated in last nights meeting were: Melvin Welding, Bill Arnold. Jack Bcineke, Mari ian Backhous, ‘Enid Ripley and ohe

GIVE NOW GIVE MORE + Previously reported $21,669.20 E. E. Winans. 29 St. Marys.. 14.00 Mrs. Ralph Gentis (additional) 11 Decatur 15.00 Lincoln School, Blue Creek.. 3.72 Elmer Flueckiger, 23 Monroe 34.75 Kermit Yoder, 32 Monroe 15.00 Calvary Ev. Sunday School 10.00 Jefferson Home Ec. Club 6.00 T0ta1521,768.67 o — Special Services And Meetings Os Churches In Area 38855 S Zion Reformed The last in the cerite of midweek Lenten services will be held in the Zion .Evangelical and Reformed church, Wednesday evening at 7:30 p. in. The pastor, the Rev. William C. Feller, will speak on “iThe Verdict Against Jeeue.” Special mucic will be furnished by the junior choir. The public is invited to attend. Presbyterian (Plane for the Easter week serchurch have been completed and vices at the First Presbyterian the pulblic ie invited to participate. Rev. Albert Swenson will give a pre-Easter sermon Wednesday evening and Rev. Dudley R. Wilson of Union City will have charge of the candle light communion services Friday evening. Both services guest, Mangaret Parr. Mias Anna K. Williams and Mr. Ripley were present as leaders of the meeting. 'Members of the executive committee who were not .present at thus meeting were: Chalmer Miller, Neva Lou CroiWnover and Helen Ruth Haines.

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f' • SYNOPSIS Daphne Willoughby had thrilled North Wintridge when she eloped at 17 with Carlo Abruzzi, a concert violinist. For eight years, until his death, she lived abroad. Letters from her to Kate Dennison and other friends back home were masterpieces of romantic imagination. After Carlo’s death, Daphne worked for four years with Corinne Hollis, New York decorator. Then she returned, after an absence of twelve years, to the old home town where many welcomed her as a glamorous personality. She remodeled the house willed her by a cousin and is determined not to remarry. She has hired a part-time gardener called “Steve.” A vivacious subdeb, “Buff” Turner, and the latter’s heau, Perry Dawson, are helping Daphne and “Steve” with the gardening. One day Corinne Hollis arrives with an autoload of gay spirits from the Big City, including shrill Gogo, lively Lorette, raucous Reggie, puffing Pottsy and—Alan Pembroke, architect and Daphne’s ardent suitor. They take the premises by storm.

CHAPTER EIGHT “Holy cat! What goes on here?” Buff had come up the stairs in her tennis shoes without making any noise. “I leave our peaceful sylvan retreat and come back to find Town and Country rampant, on a fling all over our newly spaded grounds.” Daphne grinned mirthlessly. “Into «aeh life a little rain must fall. At mast that’s what I’m counting on. Fray for a hopping thunder-storm. Then come down and meet ’em. The one m the lynx and diamonds is Corinne Hollis, my ex-employer. The rest of them, like Corinne, are merely city children out to play in the country.”

S fL U r m tf ’ n ßuff ccnnn ented. B J be ] he yni all pass out after a, ?d we can finish our job.” Maybe they’ll leave right after full C y “ nyWay *” Da Phne said hopeThe hope was vain. There wasn’t a cloud in the blue serenity. Indeed jtjas only the sky which was serene once the picnickers had orientated themselves. They said they K the country, and behaved like peoneVer been let lo °se to «eize ltd pleasures. Someone found •n old croquet set in the cellar and * he aftcrnoon . they •mashed balls into all the wrong places, tripped happily over wickets, tramped over seeded ground and suddenly at six, as noisily as they arrived, threatening—there was no other word for it—to come again very soon. Alan Pembroke hung back. “I’ll be seeing you sooner than you expect, he promised. It was beautifully calm after

Lenten Meditation\ (Rev. E. O. Kegerreis, Monroe Methodist 1 “THE DIVINE PARADOX’’"' “Whosoever would save his life shall lose it- anri shall lose his life for my sake and the flospel's Bh . l ? kt ‘ o, d a B *vejjl A change of mind from the selfish human outlook giving mind of Christ leads to abundant living death of Christ was designated, in so far as it - in „ ! ’As put a stop to our living for self and to enable ug to for him who died for us. ‘•Why should 1 live for another? My life j s ln live it as I see fit. Why should I live for Chrsit?" •■»."? h but mine, be done,” is the protest of the unregene ra >p Ti, < Men who are lost in self-seeking are found, when n? 1 to themselves in '‘repentance." This self-diseov'erv : th• • of self in Christ, is the divine paradox—the abundant l? 1 11" 1

are scheduled for 7.30 p. m. Special services are also planned for Sunday morning when Rev. .Swenson wil lhave charge. The program will include special music and tlfe church will be decorated with flowers for the occasion. A meeting erf the-congregation has been called for Wednesday evening of next week at which time a vote -will be taken on the question of calling Rev., John W. McPheeters of Farmington, 111., to accept the call of regular pastor. Popular in close-in Southwest. Pacific jungle fighting is the 45caliber army ordnance automatic pistol. Weighing little more than two pounds, the large diameter and relatively slow speed of its big 45 bullet permits much of Its 400 footpounds of energy to be transmitted to the body, resulting in 'terrific shock even when oilly an arm or leg is struck. The pistol has a self-loading magazine feed of seven bullets. o My friend is one before whom I may be sincere; before him I may think aloud.—Emerson. ACTS ON THE KIDNEYS To increase flow of urine and relieve irritation of the bladder from excess acidity in the urine Are you suffering unnecessary distress, backache, run-down feeling and discomfort from excess acidity in the urine? Are you disturbed nights by a frequent desire to pass water? Then you should know about that famous doctor’s discovery —- DR. KILMER’S SWAMP ROOT — that , thousands say gives blessed relief. Swamp Root is a carefully blended combination ot 16 herbs, roots, vegetables, balsams. Dr. Kilmer’s is not harsh or habit-forming in any way. Many people say its marvelous effect is truly amazing. T nnAVi Send for free, prepaid sample TODAY. Like thousands of others you 11 be glad that you did. Send name and address to Department D, Kilmer & Co., Inc., Box 1255, Stapifcrd, Conn. Offer limited. Send at oDca. All druggists sell Swamp Root.

they’d gone. Buff had given up around 4 p.m., and so Daphne was alone. She picked up her knitting and Went out to sit on the back porch. This was the hour of the day that she liked best, when the western sky filled the solitary landscape with a rosy glow. There was none to disturb her until some sixth sense—an awareness of the presence of another person drew her eyes up from the work in her hand, and she saw that Steve Bronner was sitting on the stone fence, smoking, as he had been that first day. his handsome setter at his feet. He was so still she would not have been aware of him unless .. . unless he had willed her to look up. Her eyes fastened on him, and he got off the fence, coming toward her with a leisurely gait, the' setter loping at his heels. “The petunias are all in. I put the tomato plants in the west field where they’ll get plentyof sunlight.” “That’s good,” Daphne said, clicking her needles fast. “Sit down, Steve. I want to talk to you about the vegetable garden.” They talked about peas, beans, and radishes. “I’m sorry those people did so much damage,tramping over things. You worked so hard on the grounds. I didn’t know they were coming, or 1.. She broke off, belatedly aware that she had no need to explain anything to him.

They seemed to have had a good time—in their way,” Steve responded drily. The faint note of contempt in his voice made her resentful, and she remarked crisply, “You sound disapproving.” “And why not?” he queried slowly, putting a match to his pipe that had gone out, fixing his gaze on the opposite hill. “Healthy, clean fun ... that’s one thing. Frantic, irresponsible pursuit of pleasure, for pleasure’s sake . . . that’s another. I know both kinds. But why go on moralizing?” Daphne shrugged. “After all, you don’t know those people. They play hard, but some of them have serious pursuits, too. Mrs. Hollis is a brilliant decorator. Twenty years ago she was a bundle girl in a department store. Today she owns a very profitable business. And Mr. Pembroke is an able architect. People don’t have to do manual labor to be real persons. As long as they have a purpose in life—” “And you have a purpose, too?” Steve asked quietly. . “Yes,” she said solemnly, meeting his eyes. “I hardly need to go into it.” “Hardly,” he murmured. «V m I T a^n ß! a heme for myself.” a home for yourself.” There was the nearest emphasis on his last word, and she fait it for criticise. •

TUESDAY, MARCH n

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“Yes, just for myself. 1 * ■ The slam of a motor door ittkffi front of her house cut off their »■ versation. K • “Alan!” K “In person,” Pembroke saidpiiJ'H “I got a bright idea as we through the village. There was U■ inn. There was I. And here a; - ey®B ‘Alan, m’ lad,’ I sez to ®ar.seif,B ‘Daphne needs you more than W ■ city does.’ So I popped in, «?*■ tered, popped out and—here I ® I “Needs you, Alan?” she grinned.■ “Certainly you do. To paint, met, advise. And I have an alter® ■ motive....” , , Steve handed Daphne the ball «■ wool she had dropped when she p ■ up, and which he had beenbwH rewinding. I “... I’m going to court you, gs-’ I Beginning right now. Come W ■ Boyishly Alan tucked her arm ■ his. “There’s a cozy place on ■ State Road where I’m going to tan | you to dinner.” 1 Daphne hesitated only ajnoffl® I ‘'Steve,” she called, I ring up Mrs. Dennison on y I phone and say that I won tb® I to supper?” . I “I’m very sorry, Madam. I I have a telephone.” , I Daphne’s face flushed. I Alan,” she said, ‘TH call her IN® I somewhere on the way." I “So he’s your ‘gardening expen- a “Yes—why Alan! WhatitM] funny look on your face. . I “Maybe its jealousy, the animal in me. He’s not at • tractive. I-I had an instmd* feeling about you two when around the house and saw yon , so cozy and conversational. “Alan!” Daphne’s face was h®; ing, “You’re positively insulting “I’m sorry, Daphne, humbly. “I’m just naturally jea* of any man around you. n w “Alan, howcouldyoube? W" laughed. , „ . “That’s easy. I'm JJJ hit, darling. I’ve been the first day I saw you m shop. That’s why I got troduce me to you. Ith ht _. what’s known as love at first su He was very close to her. “And this is what I wanted W, from the first time you raisea j eyes to me.” i His arms were ( l ulc^Lj r c jose. her, not too tight, but warmly And his lips were on her ownDaphne hadn’t been kislong time. She’d almost that her blood could course at s an impetuous pace that it a, her carefully controlled tnous from her mind. , “Alan, please!’’she there was no annoyance in (To be continued) Cwrrijit br Marie jtt ‘ DMrlbuM t>, KIM Feature.