Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 126, Decatur, Adams County, 28 May 1945 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT i — Published Every Evening Except Sunday By TH® DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter. J. H. Heller .......... President A. R. Holthouse, Sec’y. ic Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates Single Copies $ .04 One 'week by carrier .20 By Mail In Adams, Allen, Jay and Wells counties, Indiana, and Mercer and VaauWert counties, Ohio, (4.50 per year; $2 50 for six months; $1.35 for three months; 50 cents for one month. Elsewhere: $5.50 per year; $3.00 for six months; $1.65 for three months; 60 cents for ono month. Men and women in the armed forces $3.50 per year or SI.OO for three months. Advertising Rates Made Known x ” on Application. National • Representative BCHEERER & CO. TsfLexlngton Avenue, New York, 2vfc. Wacker Drive, Chicago 111. -J — "jhe ban on lawn mowers has beta lifted but we haven’t heard of tan oversupply of man power to use> them. o—o sou still have time to plant a Vißory garden and chances are it wig come along faster than those plnted a month ago. The weather o’lmit to be better the next few Remember to save all the waste pt per and have it ready for the Scduts on June 16th. The pick-up is ’Belayed this time because the bo* are“holding their annual jamborees. Please help them out by increasing the amount turned in. — —-O—O We are right in the middle of the Mighty Seventh War Loan Campaign. Results to date are very satisfactory bu‘ we still have a I*. <• long ways to go. Please help put it erver. The boys are not letting up a minute. Neither can we. —o-o— Chicago truck driver’s strike ended quietly and the men arc working overtime to catch up on the'delayed deliveries. Peace came just in time and seizure by federal authorities was averted. The strike was effecting freight deliveries throughout the midwest. O—O A Roper poll was taken to ascer tail) what civilian had done the most for the war effort. The results , gave the honor to Henty Kaiser with 51.4% of the vote. Henry Ford w r as second with 39.4% and Donald Nelson was third with 24.2%. big three —Churchill. Stalin and Truman — may and probably •Wilf hold a meeting before the summer is over, but its doubtful if the call ks made until after the election in England early in July. Mr. Churchill will bp quite busy at home tfy.e next few weeks. O—o—American war casualties are near the million mark and of the total. 224,546 have been killed, more than 600,000 -wounded and 100,000 are missing. The total last week exceeded the previous report one week before by nearly ten thousand, showing the rate of loss. War is the most disastrous tiring the world can engage in. PLEASE! 2 1 Aftrriadhg lb* W 1 pfofoe mb* > for Fqpvr Sofoope Drivi ’ | ha R fit— W PAPU IS A WARt MATUIAL SHORTAOII >

The manufacture of automobiles will start July let and 200,000 will be made this year, perhaps more, depending on how rhe Pacific war proceeds and then greater production will be permitted in 1946. In a year or so the business should really he flourishing and if you can make the old jalopy stand up that long, you will be okay. O—O Don’t forget, the Seventh War Loan Bond rally at the Junior-Sen-ior high school building tonight. The famous USS Helena navy band and a number of heroes from the Pacific area will take part. Several of these men were entertainment stars before the war and you will enjoy it. There is no charge and its not necessary to buy a bond to attend. -O—O General Cortney Hodges, one of the heroes of the war in Europe went home to Atlanta, Ga.. a few days ago and was greeted by tens of thousands who told him he , could have any thing he wanted. His home town of Perry, near by. closed down and its 2,000 people joined the throng at Atlanta. Hodges was accompanied by 40 of fleers and soldiers from the famous “First” who accompanied their four-start leader and enjoyed the celebration. It was a gala day and the general made the usual response, “Gee, its good to be back. O—O Heinrich Himmler, the hangman and No. 1 war criminal, took the easy way out after being captured. He bit a vial of poison in two and died almost instantly. So ends a career unequalled in all annals for Himmler had starved, poisoned or otherwise murdered literally millions of people in hie homeland and the overrun countries. Those whose names got on the pages of his black book were doomed. 'He looked like a mild-mannered and inoffensive person but he was far from that and'seemctlShroud of his power and his misdeeds, boasting in his last moments of life. He will continue a strange character as history is written. O—o

England is to have an election about July sth when the people will decide whether the Churchill regime shall continue or a new administration take over. Thin, the first election there in ten years, was brought about when the members of the Labor party withdrew their support from the government. Mr. Churchill astfed them to postpone the move until after the war against Japan was won but they declined. The Labor party leaders wanted the election held jn November but Mr. Churchill immediately resigned as premier and was reappointed to form a temporary cabinet. He then ordered parliament adjourned June 15th and announced that the election will follow as soon as permitted under the laws, about the sth of July. The campaign Is expected to result in an old-fashion-ed political slugfest and the world will be watching results. O—O Hoosier Generals: It is something more than a tradition that where world events occur, a Hoosier will be conspicuous. Recent report# from the various fightjug fronts tend to prove the rule. The Germans made their final surrender to Lieut. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, a native of Indianapolis. He conducted the preliminary negotiations and took the Nazi leaders to the headquarters of General Eisenhower where the documents were signed. When th*> Germans quit in Italy. Lieut. Gen. Mark W. Clark was second in command and had been the personal leader of the troops that waged the'long and difficult campaign. He formerly was an instructor in the Indiana national guard and lived in Indianapolis. Mrs. Clark is a native of Muncie. Throughout the fighting in Italy, |

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Maj. Gen. Willis D. Crittenberger of Anderson, demonstrated qualities that won tor him the Distinguished service medal. He, as commander of the fourth corps of the fifth army, directed the pureuit of the Germans north of the Arno river. Final capitulation of the German forces in the Netherlands, Denmark and northwest Germany came when they surrendered to the 21st army group, commanded by Maj. Gen. Frank W. Milburn, a native of Jasper and former commander of the 83rd division which was trained at Camp Atterbury. It was to this group that Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery sent his grateful thanke for the way in which the men of his command “carried out the immense task that was given them.” —Indianapolis News. o I Modern Etiquette I | By ROBERTA LEE | 0 « Q. When in a nightJclub would it be all right for a man to ask a girl he knows to dance, if she is sitting at another table with some people whom he does not know? (A. No. it is better not to do so, though he may stop at her table for a few words of greeting. Q. Should a photograph of one'e self be framed when giving it as a gift? A. No; you do not know whether the recipient wishes to place it on

ADM. VON FRIEDEBERG LIES DEAD—A SUICIDE "7 WEARING his naval uniform and L, ♦ ’ decorations, Adm. Gen. von ». ~ ': - ; h’riedeberg, who succeeded Grand K. 77. Adm. Karl Doenitz as supreme . commander of the German navy, i ; .HM is shown below as he lay dead in I , . the naval barracks at Flensburg. L>*• •-<- h Prominent figure In the surrender signing for the Nazis in Holland, ■ • ’ at Reims and in Berlin, Friede- ! berg committed suicide when the Allies took him into custody in the liquidation of the German . “government.” This a British ; ■ radrophoto. anternatiOMl) y ? "< iU:>* »"• • * - -,M ■ ? /'L'« r.. 5-• ~‘; . 'U ,5 ; I '.. ? „• ? 1 AA : 4w W<

a desk or hang it on the wall, or even keep it in a drawer. Q. Who Should furnish the boutonnieres for the ushers at a wedding? IA. The bridegroom. o I Household Scrapbook I I By ROBERTA LEE | 4 — ♦ Baking Powder Baking powder can be made by mixing 13 ounces of pure cream of tartar, 6 ounces of cornetarch, and 6 ounces of baking soda. Sift each ingredient about. I'2 times before mixing. Make it on a bright, dry day. Removing Paper To remove paper that hae stuck to the polished surface of a table, rub gently with a cloth moistened with a few drops of sweet oil. Shoes When a new ehoe hurts at the heel, a very effective remedy ie to rub the insidee o's the heel with hard soap. o_, 0 _, Twenty Years Aao ’ Today 'May '2B—ID. C. Stephenson files petition to be released on bail. Twelve candidates are initiated by the Elks. Gentry Brothers show will be here June I'B. 'Pupils of Miss Ruth Castle will give a recital at the high school auditorium tomorrow evening. •Barney Kalver is attending Jewish services in Fort Wayne.

iMtes (Edna Bosse graduates as a nurse from St. Joseph hospital at Fort Wayne. COURTHOUSE Marriage License Howard IM. 'Luginlbill Cf Berne, (IDS Army)and Ryneth Schindler, Berne, school teacher. Estate Cases •Claims in the Eli W. Steele es-1 tate were'filed and ordered docket-! ed. They were, Bernice Le Voss, for taking deposition and notary services, $8.75; Ferd Littcrcr, legal services and settlement of claims against estate, $1250. 0 Ration Calendar Sugar Stamp 35 valid through June 2. Stamp 36 valid through August 31. New stamp to be validated September 1. Processed Foods Blue stamps H 2 through M 2 valid through June 1. Blue stamps N 2 through S 2 valid through June 30. Blue stamps T 2 through X 2 valid through July 31. Blue stamps Y 2, Z 2 and Al through Cl valid through August 31. Meats, Etc. Red stamps Y 5 and Z 5 and A2 through D 2 valid through June 2. E2 through .12 valid through June 30. Red stamps K 2 through P 2 valid through July 31. Red stamps Q 2 through U 2 valid through August 31, Shoes Stamps Nos. 1, 2 and 3 ot airplane series in book 3 valid inde■fenitely. Coupons interchangable

between members of the same family. Gasoline No. 15 coupons now good for four gallons each, through Juno 21. B. and C. coupons good for five gallons each, through June 21. B and C coupons good for five gallons. Fuel Oil Periods 4 and 5 coupons valid throughout the current heating season. New periods 1.2, 3 and 4 coupons also valid now and good throughout the current heating sealons. Stoves All new heating, cooking and combination heating and cooking stoves, designed for domestic use, for installation on or above the floor and for the use of oil. kerosene, gasoline and gas, are rationed. Certificates must oe obtained from local board. Used Fats Each pound of waste fat good for two meat ration points. o ... ■ * COUNTY AGENT’S | COLUMN (An opportunity is knocking at the garden gate of Adams county gardeners. W. iB. Ward, 'Purdue garden specialist, who has found favor among those of this community who work with growing things, will be at the Berne School Thursday afternoon, May 3il, at 2 p. m. to offer suggestions on gardening. His discussion will be especially pertinent since wet and chilly weather has held up much planting that otherwise would have 'been done by now. 'lnsects will be a great problem in (gardens this year and all help available should be made use of in this essential food production. 'The meeting is Ibeing arranged by the Adams county garden mid food preservation committee especially for those in the green thumb

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SYNOPSIS HELEN MILLER is an attractive young woman of 26. who has been jilted by a playboy, PAUL WENTWORTH, a southern plantation owner, who married ZOE NORRIS. Helen lives in an. apartment with war plant trainee AGGIE JONES, a pleasant, 30-year-old self-confessed "old maid,” who urges Helen to try to mend her broken heart by dating PHILIP BROWNELL, foreman' and manager of the war plant owned and operated bv Helen's AUNT MINERVA, a shrewd business woman who drives a hard bargain and hopes to match Brownell and her niece during Philip's stay in New York on vacation. • • • YESTERDAY: Zoe Wentworth, in Washington, discovers that her host, Mike Waterman, is in love with her. When questioned, Zoe admits that she Is not sure of her love for her husband, Paul Wentworth, and certainly she detests the southern plantation he owns and operates, *•** CHAPTER EIGHTEEN AS THEY went back to the foyer Mrs. Roak said: “Still not willing to make that bet?” “No,” said Zoe Wentworth. “Easy way to lose a tenner, you know.” Mrs. Roak took her arm. “Mike Waterman’s going to tell you of his love—and Fd go even farther. He’ll ask you to marry him.” "How can he do such a thing—when I’m already married ?” “Oh, grow up, Zoe. Men propose to other men’s wives nowadays. They don’t let a little thing like a marriage interfere!* « “Sounds a little indecent to me,” said Zoe. “That’s because you haven’t been around very much, my dear,” said Mrs. Roark. “And certainly Mike’s not one to let the fact that you have a husband bother him in the least You heard what I said to him earlier in the evening—about Mike Waterman always getting what he ‘,t “Yes,” said Zoe, “I heard you!” And Mrs. Roark was right Mike Waterman spoke of his love the day before Zoe was to leave for Lakeville. He took her to lunch in a very swank restaurant where there were secluded corners for tables. He seated her at one of those tables, leaned across it took her hands and looked at her, his love and admiration mirror-clcar in his eyes. i “Washington’s going to be a lonely place, Zoe,’’ he said, “when you’re gone.” I “I hate to go,” said Zoe, “really Ido.” “Then don’t* < “I have to, Mike. After all, I have a home, you know.” “I’ll give you a home,” Mike said. And, not giving her time to speak, j he went cm: “I’ve decided to settle • in Washington for good— go on liv- ; ing here even after the war, with i trips elsewhere, of course—vaca- [ tions and all that I’ve found a > house out in the Chevy Chase section—a house you’d fit into like a beautiful picture fits into the proper frame.” “But, Mike, I—” "I know, you’re married. Well, what of it?” Mike studied her face. “Lots of women have discovered they’ve married the wrong men — and done something about it” “Yes, I know, but I’m not certain I did marry the wrong one.” “You mean you’re willing to go back and live in the sticks? Think of all the fun we could have here —you and I.” “It is tempting, Mike," Zoe said. '• "I’ll admit it” Mike tightened his grip upon i her hands—andj her wedding ring

contest, The day of this meeting. May .01, is the last day to enter this contest. However, the meeting is open to the public and all interested are invited to come and bring their friends and questions with tlhem. 0 Trade in a Good Town — Decatur IF k Wfiiiin|ijyM K ! BB? IE k ® ■ ■ IW w /I® w ATTRACTIVE model Madelon Mason is shown at an exhibit in New York City holding the makings of one of the new M-69 incendiary bombs that are splattering destruction on the Japs. Behind her is the M-19 cluster that holds 38 of the fire missiles, each loaded with about three pounds of jellied gasoline thickened by a secret formula in which used fats are employed, (international)

bit into the flesh, that and the engagement ring which Paul had given her after the wedding—“to make iup for not giving you one before!" She searched Mike’s weather-tanned face, looked into his eyes that were so keenly blue, and pondered about his rather large mouth, with its thick upper lip and the close-clipped mustache. He was nice; he was strong; he knew his way around, and he was the sort of man who made money, and made it quickly. After the war was over they could travel in Europe together, that is, if there were any Europe left after all the bombings. They liked the same things. And yet he was nearly 50, she judged, old enough to be her father; and Paul’s father, too, for that matter, since Paul wasn’t yet 30. "I tell you what to do,” Mike now was saying, speaking low and earnestly. “You go back to the plantation and think things over.” Zoe had to laugh. "That’s what I came up here for,” she said. “No kidding?” said Mike "What did you have that you wanted to think about then?” "My husband! Oh, lots of things." *Tve got to take a long trip,” Mike said, “to look over some plants throughout the country. Fll be away from Washington for about a month. Meanwhile, you study the situation—even talk it over with your husband, that is, if you feel you might learn to love me a little.” Zoe nodded. “All right, Mike," she said, "it will be better that way.” "If you want to write me about anything,” said Mike, "just send it to my Washington address, and my secretary will forward it.” Then he added: “Mark it ’personal’.” "Yes, Mike.” Zoe looked at the time. "I’ve got to go now. I promised to meet Mrs. Roak for a matinee.” “I’m sorry I won’t be able to see you again before you go,” said Mike as they got up. “But there’s a meeting on tonight that requires my presence. And tomorrow some morning conferences that may take hours.” He drew her into a shadowy corner. “You’ll let. me kiss you good-by, won’t you, Zoe?” Zoe hesitated a moment. Something inherited from a long-ago, strait-laced ancestor seemed to be trying to tell her that a married woman didn’t go around kissing men just because the men had money and wanted to marry them. But Zoe shut her cars to what the ancestor was trying to say. She might be marrying Mike some day —and she had a right to know whether or not she liked being kissed by him. She lifted her Ups. “Yes, Mike,” she said, "you may kiss me goodby.” And Mike did so. He kissed her in away that took her breath. He left her a little weak and scared. But she finally got hold of herself. She straightened her hat. "Thanks, Mike,” she said, “for all the nice things you’ve done for me. I shall never forget them.” “Nor me ?” said Mike. “No, nor you,” Zoe smiled. And she meant it No matter what happened to her —whether she divorced Paul and married the other man or not—she would always remember this day, this hour, this moment • • • After that, down in Lakeville, life moved on in a rut of sorts. Zoe, more or less restless, took up her not over-exacting duties as mistress of the Wentworth plantation

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1 t H IHE WAR DEPARTMENT Im an investigation of the Z* ment of Pvt. Joseph S Worcester, Mass » loncodiotwojcarsai'’ for slapping a number otlZi oners after they refused fa, Following his court-mama] j was imprisoned at Fort Bai Harrison, Ind. ( i '— -0—— — Long Echo _ The most remarkable echok is that in the castle ot Sm 2 miles from Milan. ] t „ the echo of a pistol shot M Open Memorial Day, ] ni. to 2 p.m. 5 p.m, toll EHLER’S ! Hundreds of 1® Are being promptly rei|( from severe pain and safe by the use of Alt’s Co™ W- G Tablets. Neuralgia. Lumbago, Neur Acute Headaches and < pains yield quickly. At all stores or send SI.OO to | Pharmacal Co.. Bluffton. Im

house; Haul, working hard seeing the plantation ac'.ivi|jM found that there was plenty teM to keep him from thinking M much about his marital sutK which he felt dorp in his not all that it should or and Helen gradually taking more and more work at the pliM and more and more seldom appeared upon the stnM during the day, ami when came she was t e tired in many social activities. AIIH wanted to do was i\ lax, read, uiifl or go for a walk with Philip. U They both liked walking, esfl cially in the evening when aptfl like that of the old days settfl down upon the town and tUifl rounding country. Philip often stopped far ilimfl at the Miller homestead, after teH phoning Aunt Dulcy to give bifl his supper. Then he, Helen afl Aunt Minerva would sit forawhfl upon the wide front porch, talkifl leisurely of the plant, the progtfl made, and of what was going on J North Africa, Russia and otfl places in the world actively tone J by the war. The perfume from fl garden was pleasant to their nfl trils, and the soft chattering J birds in the Virginia creeper vifl was soothing to their ears. ■ Then when Aunt Minerva fl gone up to her two feather bedfl which she slept on regardless of ■ season or the temperature-tfl would get into Philip's little car fl drive out into the country. Thfl parking the ca r, they’d get out fl walk slowly through a forest ■ pines. , .. B "Lots of people consider the fl symbolic of strength,” Philip fl one evening. “But to my way! thinking, it’s the pine. Look I them, Helen, so straight, so tan. ■ fragrant and yet so strong. ■ “I love them,” Helen said, fl tlirew back her head and leoMj through the feathery branches uj grew at such great distance fflj the ground. “They sing to you you’re lonely, and they hav fl gr^A C nd did you evsr noticejl cool the pine needles are. assi Philip. t „„ nJ “Os course I have, j laughed. “Many’s the time gone barefooted over them. “I used to do it, too. “I’d worry Aunt Minerv begging her to let me a e ' shoes the moment there breath of spring in the air, "Let’s do it now.’ “Go barefooted, you mean. . ««Yes!” n “I’m game if you are!* "Here goes!” a They took off thei r htc( hose and exclaimed de over the coolness. It *a ing on a strange sort • They sat down. ,eal T H e pin cs a the trunk of one of th® P far the comer of a king a lle( j, A fence-* whipporwiil caU another one, a bit I ’ e!l . ’ pM "Peace among the pi ■ said. “Someone ought W poem with that f ” r there wi “You’d neve . r Helen a war on, would yo • snlQ | “No,” said Philip. He and watched R quiet night May a n help it to end ?. M boys who once cooled tn feet on toes into tl deep white sand. eome- nol