Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 92, Decatur, Adams County, 18 April 1945 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Evary Evealag Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office a* Second Class Matter. J. H. Heller President A. R. Holthouae. Sec'y. A Bus. Mgr. Pick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates Single Copies I .04 One week by carrier .20 By Mall In Adams, Allen, Jay and Wells e unties, Indiana, and Mercer and Van Wert counties, Ohio, >4 60 per year; >2.60 for six months; >1.36 tor three months; 50 cents for one mont'. Elsewhere: >5.50 per year; >3.00 for six months; >1.65 Cor three months; 60 cents for one month. Men and women in the armed forces >8.50 per year or >I.OO tor three months. Advertising Rates Made Known on Application. National Representative •CHEERER A CO. 11 Lexington Avenue, New York | a Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL. New York City reports a shortage of "cracked ice." Too many high balls, probably. —o The baseball season open’s this week in the big leagues and lift fans are waiting for the scores. o—o i Allied planes destroyed nearly 1,000 German planes in one day this week, most of them on the giUund. It shows how helpless the 1 enemy is becoming and is another sign of the approaching end of or- 1 ga’hized war over there. > O—o In Van Wert the school children 1 will make the Seventh War Bond canvass, visiting every home in the 1 county. They will urge every one 1 to subscribe and will carry cards to be signed pledging subscriptions. ; O—O The storms are causing much damage over the country but not so many things are happening these days that the stories arc not played up as they would be in ordinary tinlefi. O—o gThere is still plenty of time to a Victory garden and the iwed is just as great a« ever. During the next month it is expected millions of these vegetable producing plots will be prepared. O—O Get the old clothes gathered tip and ready for delivery. Announcement will be made soon as to the plans for the campaign. Millions of people need the clothes and shoes and wraps that have been discarded. O—o In no other country in the world would it be possible for the government to proceed without a ripple of disturbance aS this one is. The united support being given the new president ie the surest evidence that this great democracy will live and prosper. * O—O It’s house cleaning time and in almost every home the job has been started. It will take a little longer this year because of the lack of help but the average housewife is meeting the task with a ■smile as she has all other duties since the war began. The stock market took the death of the president with surprising strength. Usually such happenings cause a serious break but in this ease the market waivered an hour or two and came back stiong. L indicates confidence in the ability For a copy of the Decatur Daily Democrat go to The Stopbaek . , on sale each evening ' - 1

of President Truman and the future. —o The American forces in Italy have really opened up on the enemy and the campaign now underway is expected to bring victory in that theater of the war. The band ot steel around Germany is closing and the end is near. O—o From western front headquarters comes the word that German prisoners arc being captured at the rate of 1.000 an hour. With more than ten million Nazis already out of the war by death, seriously wounded or prisoner, it certainly looks like the enemy is too weak to stop the strong Allied forces. O—O The Southwestern Portland Cement company at Victorville. California, has made a remarkable record in their big plant. They have completed the first three months of the year with no lost time accident. Last year they went nine months without loss of time. J. O. Sellemeyer is with the company in their headquarter offices in Los Augelee. • —o—o —

Mr. Truman signs official papers as the thirty-third president of the United States. Others refer to him as the thirty-second. Its an old controversy that doesn't make any material difference and comes from the fact that Grover Cleveland was elected twice with Benjamin Harrison serving four years between his terms. O—o A nation wide brake check campaign is on to continue until June Ist. During that time every car owner is supposed to have the brakes of his automobile cheeked. It ninny cities the police officers are doing this. The idea is to prevent accidents and while at it. the average driver will want a thorough check of his car. O—o

The local OP A board is working out plans for the registration of those who wish sugar for canning purposes. This will be done this month and under a new ruling the limit to any person is twenty pounds and not more than IdO pounds to any family even where there are more than eight persons. Please cooperate with the board. —o President Truman has assured the wdrld that this nation will Continue its efforts to win the war and the peace and congrtss cheered him to the echo. He declared the wars must go on until the enemy stirrcndcre unconditionally. Ills address created confidence here and over the world, according th reports from leaders every where. —o Press and radio are receiving praise and appreciation for the manner in which they handled the ■news of the death of Mr. Roosevelt. Friend and political foe alike gave the news clearly and in such manner as to prove the value of a free press. They also promfeed support to President Truman and aided in various ways to form ,proper realization of the tragic moments. —o— The best wishes for speedy recovery for two Decatur men, wounded in service are extended. Ensign Thomas Andrews, a torpedo bomber pilot was injured in action in the South Pacific recently- and Harley Roop was a casualty in Germany, where he was wounded April sth. Both men arc in hospitals and receiving the best of care, Their many friends are hoping and praying for them. —o Floyd J. Hemmer, .superintendent of the State Penal Farm is to be the first to be retired under the Gates administratibn. Mr. Hemmer has served eight years and has established a record of the highest per initiate production of any penal institution in the United States.

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Farm sales increased from $72,009 in*l936 to $178,000 in 1944. It may not be the best business to remove such a man but its politics and that’s how our government operates. He has resigned effective June 30th. O—O Maybe it will develop that the best way to govern Germany is to let the Germans govern themselves. They are ■ destroying their own property as they leave it ahead of the American advance. Certainly it is not up to the Allies to restore the property they destroy. If the enemy applied the scorched earth policy to their own county it is their duty, not ours and not that of our Allies, to put the things the Germans destroy back into original condition. — Hartford City NewsTimes. 0 About 100 gallons of water daily is required for a city dweller, the Texas state board of water engineers, has computed __.——o Decatur, a good town to trade in

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Twenty Years Aqo Today > ; « April 18—D .C. Stephenson is ousted as grand dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan and is indicted for murder by the Marion county grand jury. Plans announced for junior city election by Red. White and Blue parties in schools. Candidates for mayor are Frederick Schafer, Fred Mylott nd Heidiiau Lankenau. The election will be held next week. iL. iR. St-hug is elected cashier of the People’s State bank of Berne. iPolice Chief Joel Reynolds warns vagrants they must stay away from Decatur or go to the penal farm. IW. A. Klepper returns from a business trip to New York City. o > • I Modern Etiquette I | 9y ROBERTA LEE I Q. Is it ever proper to havp unlighted candles on the dinner taide? A. No; when candles are used they should be lighted. Q. What card should a husband and wife enclose when they send a floral tribute to a funeral;

A. The doulble card. Q. How should the hostess designate to each guest wheie he is to sit when giving a small infcimal dinner? iA. The 'hostess should stand at her place and tell each guest where to sit. o ♦ ♦ ! Household Scrapbook i | By ROBERTA LEE I * « Old Shirts The tails of old shirts can be used for making shoe bags, laundry bags, and bags for holding dust cloths. When these bags have served their time, they can be used for dusting cloths. Boiling Cabbage Boil ca'ltbage in an uncovered kettle, taking care to have the kitchen window’ open a few inches, both top and bottom, and the odor will be very .slight. Cleaning Silver Common cooking soda is excellent for cleaning silver and it does not scratch. Follow 'by polishing with a soft cloth. o— One Texas airplane factory circulates 20,090,900 gallons of water daily in its cooling system.

ACTIVITIES OF ADAMS COUNTY 4-H CLUBS . - ——-■- — ■-4 1 Rural Youth A delegation of Adams county rural youth attended a district meeting of rural youth held at Peru last evening. Holbert Radel. district president. conducted the meeting. The program consisted in a talk fest in charge of Warren O’Hara, rural youth advisor of Indianapolis, the Jay county delegate was awarded the prize for the ibeet talk. F. C. Mcßeynolds of Purdue 4-H cluh office, conducted the recreation. Miami county rural youth, the hosts, served refreshments. Those who attended from this county were: Anna K. Williams, Melvin Werling. Marian Backbone, and Vera Heiman. o Road To Berlin By United Press The nearest distances to Berlin from advanced Allied lines today: Eastern front: 31 miles (from Zaeckerick i Western front: 45 miles (from Elbe river). Italian front: 516 miles (from near Comacchio). o Trade in a Good Town — Decatur o Ration Calendar Processed Foods Blue stamps 02 through G 2 valid through April 28. H 2 through M 2 valid through June 1. N 2 through S 2 valid through June 30. T 2 through X 2 valid through July 31. Meat* T 5 through X 5 valid through

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CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR “I didn’t leave him because I couldn’t come back and face my friends with the truth. I was ashamed to let them see what Daphne Willoughby had come to. When Carlo died, I borrowed money to come home, not knowing if I’d ever be able to return it. Not home to North Wintridge. I couldn’t face that. But home to America.” “I know,” he mused. “I got a job with Corinne. It wasn’t a ‘brilliant career,’ although I let people think it was. I lived in a cheap room, saving a little money. For the rest of my life I asked for nothing more than to forget the other years. I ask only never to have to share my life again. Try to understand, Steve.” He nodded. ‘‘Then the money came. My cousin left it to me. All I now wanted was mine, at last. So I came home, really home. Here I thought I could be free . . . that’s all.” The doctor’s knowing eyes saw that Daphne’s story was not fully

told; she was holding back something . . . something perhaps of much personal moment. “You’re too intelligent not to know that you can’t shut out human ; relationships because you’re afraid of them, Daphne. Nor can you cure yourself of fear by running away from it.” “But I’m not!” she cried. “You are,” he said crisply. “You’re refusing the natural impulses that arc tearing you apart’ right this minute. I accuse you of wanting to take this orphan as your own son and denying yourself the right on false premises.” “I haven’t the right," she said simply. “Every woman’s right." j “I’ve forfeited it.” “You couldn’t.” “I murdered my own child." The words were whispered. Steve caught her ttfo hands in his and held them,-forcing her to meet his eyes.

“I killed him as surely as if I’d' 1 snuffed out his breath. I did worse” < — she cried hoarsely —“I tried to, 'make Carlo kill me. I know I have; to pay for it. I ath paying. I wantl * little Juan, Steve, I want him! My heart hurts ... hurts... but I can’tl adopt him.” Steve made his voire cuttingly! cold and professional: “Stop dram-< atizing yourself. You saad you were> a tale-weaver, a romanticist You’lll let this thihg assume proportions: all out of keeping. Now I want the: facts.” Dsphne relaxed a little. “Thatl awful night — we werei living in a> pension in Paris—we hari one of our' many quarrels. I felt I! couldn’t go, on. The baby was expected in two: months. We hadn’t had>a sou to our’ names. had given uai food. Carlo got soihe money some-' where and spent it for cheap ab-i ffnthe. When drunk, he used to) rage and then . . . snivel. I hatedl Ihim. 1 hated ever having ... a life' 1

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like that for a child and I saw no way out. “Carlo struck me. It wasn’t the first time . . . but this time I was glad... I saw away out. I could die. “I didn’t have enough nerve to kill myself ... I taunted him. He . . . threw me down the stairs. I don’t remember how I got bark to the room ... or much of the rest. I woke up thatmight in the American Hospital. ... “Days later I regained full consciousness and then came real remorse. I had taunted Carlo into that assault. Soon after I left the hospital, I returned to him, still , hoping to help him once more . . -’ , “You couldn’t?” . ( She shook her head. “I never got a chance. He was already ill . . - He died not long after.” r Her story was) told at last. She. , closed her eyes and let her head fail' back on the pillow. J t The room was dark then in thei early January twilight. The faint f click of a lamp-puil made her open f her eyes. Steve was sitting .beside

her, smiling. “I want to tell i you something, young lady. That’, tragic story is over. You’re goingtto begin ainew one now. I’ve been trying toi tell you that you need that: boy, but (that wasn’t the way I should have sail it. The fact Is, he needs you. “You haven’t forfeited any rights. You’ve earned them. He’s your barBelieve in destiny, my dear. Beliewe that his being here, his making that . journey from Spain across the fron tier to France, and finally to North* Wintridge ...” ' “And my coming back?” she asked eagerly. “And your coming back . . ” “Was what destiny meant for us both?” “What do you think?” A faint cry came from the room; > above. Daphne was on her feet at once. “Supper, she said, “What shall I feed him?” . Steve’s teeth flashed white in his tired face. “Popcorn balls,” he sug- , i xx a 1 '

gested. “And peppermint sticks,, chocolate candies and cream puffs.” Her foot was on the first stair. “He gets oatmeal and fruit. A fine doctor you are!” • » • ♦ It was March when' Corinne’s let-' ter came from Washington—a very important letter, but when Daphne read it the first time, she didn’t think it was. She put it backrin her purse and didn’t think about it until later that night when it set up a train of thought that went back to her New Year’s party, two months ago. She read it first while waiting outside Miss Grimm’s school wiien her mind was filled with heradopted child’s problem. Juan was bright, and learning quickly at the kindergarten, but she couldn’t put him in the first grade at the public school next year because he'd be eight, older than the other children. Books on child psychology had taught her that. .. - ~ -A wr»i i n ■

WEDNESDAY. APRIII ,

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Juan Willoughby no longertiitei about other boys as Aiitericwi, since he considered himself® American. The Stars ?nd Stnjs hung over his small white the radio beside it. A baseballit and glove, and a catcher s suit J size too large) were his dears treasures, and all were guts ‘•Unde Steve'’ who’d mentiW something about "writing a P phlet for a drug-house «■ Daphne protested the cost. The baseball equipment stat™ something. f “4 appeared daily, to fill the a shrieks and whoops, and co great quantities of cookie milk, supplied by Housekeeper G ‘lf anyone had told loughby that one day she ’ ten to that clamor with p.e i or see her precious rugs U- .. with muddy boots and no - 0 i eye, she would have been , But that’s the way it had .out. Her life now

And then came ma 0 Washington, D. C. 1 ?' tired, and excused f mood on her fatigue, as she go the letter and re-read “Dear Daphne, tonJ “I need you, pronto. a in Washington, my eighth tro three weeks! The decora ness is booming- here’s’io* ? age is bad but " , money and ‘them as h g wants ’em decorate , That’s where you and I o , i C an’t be in two ’ trust anyone now worW to carry on when I» place. I can t gi' l Was ' h i n gt«uJ nor can I pass up here to «»• ought to have someonei over. And you’re elected “Willyoudoit. Her^ l osition: Salary of nt : week against forty I missions. It shou w a figures. If I can t PP these grounds, let uld be that every woman sh a job these days. ad

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