Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 137, Decatur, Adams County, 11 June 1945 — Page 4

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DECATUR 1 DAILY DEMOCRAT i ...., Published Every Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered' at the Decatur, Ind., Poet Office aa Second Class Matter. J. H. Heller..—. „ President A. R. Holthouse, Sec’y. & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. He11er..... Vice-President Subscription Rates Single Copies $ .04 One week by carrier ... .20 By Mall In Adams, Allen, Jay and Wells counties, Indiana, and Mercer and Van Wert counties, Ohio, >4.50 per year; $2.50 tor six months; $1.35 for three months; 60 cento for one month. Elsewhere: $5.50 per year; $3.00 for six months; $1.65 for three months) 60 cento for one month. Men and women in the armed forces $3.50 per year or SI.OO for three months. Advertising Rates Made Known on Application. National Representative BCHEERER & CO. 15 Lexington Avenue, New York. 2 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago 111. ' The supply of cigarettes for civilian smokers will be increased fifteen per cent the next two weeks.-acording to tobacco manufacturing officials. Cutbacks in army orders is given as the reason. —o Yotjpwill enjoy the saddle horse chow -here June 21st if you attend and the proceeds will be donated by the Lions’ Club, which is spoilsoryjg Jit, to a local civic enterprise. Watch ’em step. -O-I%p..jvar I%p..jvar loan campaign will close June 30th. That’s only eighteen days away. We must buy more bonds to meet the quota for > the success of this drive is most important so far since Pearl Harbor. - o—O — «« IPs.Qie right time, so we are told, to plant a Victory garden to provide vegetables for next winter. Put in some potatoes, onions, turnips, and carrots. They ought to be ready for harvest time, when you can" store them for the winter season. —o Casualties for members of the armed forces of the United States now total more than a million. Os that number 230,000 have made the supreme sacrifice, 57,000 are missing and 110,000 are prisoners. Army losses alone have been nearly 900,000. It’s a costly war. —o If you drive a car, be careful. That’s old, we know, but it’s still (needed if we would avoid serious accidents. With a little more gas, will be rolling this summer and if the brakes don’t work perfectly, if the old tires blow out, if the car skids a little easier, anything can happen—and quick. —O—O Corn planting in Adams county Is practically completed, according to L. E. Archbold, county agent. He says the south part of the county was delayed some by rains but that - almost every farmer has caught up now and the outlook so far is good. O—O This is the test weeks for the mighty Seventh Loan campaign. If w r e make a good showing the next ‘few days, we will have the drive well under control. Let's buy an extra one or two and help the good cause along. Adams

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county Is running slightly one or two ahead of the national average and leading the fourth district. o—O Jap flyers who man the suicide ships to cause destruction to Amer lean boats are called members of the Ratsuide. They volunteer to die for their emperor, are given a three mouths' furlough, wined and dined and then locked in a plane and sent on the final trip. That’s what we are fighting and that's why It costs a lot of money. o—O We arc earnestly hoping for news that Ernest Laverne Kitchen, former newsboy for this paper and well known as a fine, upstanding youth, is safe. He has been reported “missing in the service of his country.” He has beein serving as an aviation ordnanceman in the navy and has been in service more than two years. O—O Getting along with each other is all that is needed to make the world happy and prevent future wars. Sounds simple, but it isn’t. There have always been wars .and always will be until the great powers really believe in settling disputes by world court methods iaider than by secretly preparing to conquer. We are working towards that end and making some progress and it may be a long time before the boys are again asked to give their lives that civilization may continue. O—O Business leaders over the state are somewhat surprised that unemployment is not developing as the result of the cutbacks in war materials contracts. To date there is no accurate check to find out what is becoming of these displaced workers who are “vanishing in thin air.”, But there are theories. Many of them are finding other jobs at once. It is also a fact that many war plant workers were women and “old folks” who preferred the kitchen, the farm or retirement. At any rate, the claimants for job insurance show no marked increase. — Maurice Early, Indianapolis Star. O—O Foolish Rumor: Admiral Nimitz has dispatched with frankness and finality the silly but persistent rumor that the United States wants no help from the British fleet in our “private war” in, the Pacific. As “a person of some responsibility in the Pacific,’ to quote his own words, the Pacific fleet's cora-mander-in-chief has assured Britain that her help is needed and welcomed. It is remarkable that anyone should have believed the insulting suggestions that our government or the chiefs of its armed forces would sacrifice lives and prolong the war for reasons of politics or jealousy. But so many Americans and Englishmen did that Admiral Nimi.z was forced to take cognizance of the rumor and kill it. Let us hope that no ohe will feel called upon to attempt any resuscitation.--Huntington Herald-Press. o GEN. STILWELL SAYS (Continued From Page One) might have an effect.” Asked how much help could be expected from China, the former commander of the China-Burma- India theater smiled and shook his head. ‘ll have to keep off that subject by order,” he said. "~He said the Okinawa campaign lias been a “Helluva tough fight.” It reminded him of the Terrain in France in 'both world wars, he said, “But I don’t believe the Germans showed the tenacity in defending it that the Jape have” Q MASONIC ijStated meeting, Tuesday, June 1(2, 7:'30 p. m. Fred P. Handier, W. M. H374>2tx o That life is long that answerslife’s great end.—Young. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

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Twenty Years Aao Today * ♦ June 11 —The Elks initiate a clasts of 37 Candidates. iMtss Rowena Shoaff and C. E. Holthouse iwere married this morning at St. Mary’s church. The state plans to use troops to check the wave of banditry. iMiss Germaine Christen wins a loving cup and tennis championship at St. Mary's College, Notre Dame. The twilight baseball league sponsored by Rotary club opens ■season here. ‘Three new typhoid damage suits filed at Fort Wayne since the Bauermeister verdict was returned here. 0 ♦ ♦ I Modern Etiquette | 3y ROBERTA LEE | Q. What should one do when introduced to some one wlirm you have met before, but who shows plainly that he or she does not remember the occasion? A. It would fbe better to merely say, “How do you do”, and not recall the occasion. Q. When one is notified that a girl is engaged to be married is it accessary to send a gift to her? A. No', it Is not necessary. Q. What are some of the things known as “finger foods”? A. Celery .radishes, olives, corn on cob, cookies, and bon-bons. 0 ♦ • I Household Scrapbook I | By ROBERTA Ltd | ♦ . ♦ Enameled Gas Stoves One of the best'cleaners for white or colored enameled gas stoves a light coat of paste wax. Allow the wax to settle for a few minutes, then polish. A fine gloss will be the result when cleaning a waxed stove if a damp cloth is wiped over it, then rubbed twith a dry, soft cloth. Burning Feet To relieve that burning feeling after standing all day, bathe the feet well in warm water. Then ■shake some powdered iborax into clean stockings. This also acts as a deodorant. Crickets Sprinkle a little quicklime near cracks where crickets might enter. Chloride of lime and powdered tobacco are also effective. YANKEESSMASH (Continued From Page Ona) destroyers, two ammunition ships and assorted landing craft and minesweepers, and at least 53 others damaged. Marinos of the first division paced the latest advances on Okinawa with the capture of three major hill outposts to Kun.ishi ridfe, western anchor of the Japanese defense line across the southern tip of the island. Other units of the first division on the west coast itself were stalled temporarily in the southern limits of Itoman by fierce enemy machine gun and mortar fire.

3RD AND 7TH (Continued From Page One) Germany and Austria. A dispatch from Wiesbaden said the western Allies were enforcing a “work or fight” order throughout their occupation zones in Germany. Able-bodied Germans who refuse Allied orders to work on specific tasks were threatened with loss of their ration cards. Allied armies get first call on German labor, the dispatch said, after which civilian needs may be taken care of. Business permitted to resume work included food processing. medical goods, fertilizers, soap, drugs, doal, clothing, leathergoods and liquid fuel. Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery, commander of British occupation forces, told the German people that British troops have been forbidden to fraternize with them because the Allies were determined to teach them once and for all that they had been beaten. “It will not always be like this," Montgomery said. “We are a Christian people that likes to for-

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give. We like to smile and be friendly. It is our aim to destroy the evil of the National Socialist system.. It is too early to be certain that this aim has been attained” The Soviet-controlled Berlin radio said Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov, Soviet occupation commander, had issued orders to permit the revival of all anti-fascist political parties and the organization of free trade unions in the Russian zone of Germany. Zhukov abolished all fascist laws, decrees and instructions, Berlin said. o SRATEGIC BRUNEI (Continued From Page One) ed into the Brunei bay area Thursday, and that on Friday a landing attempt was "obvious.” Today’s communique here reported that the main weight of a 213 ton raid by heavy, medium, and fighter bombers was thrown against supply and defense areas around Brunei bay.

COURTHOUSE Report Filed The inheritance tax report in the James S. Davidson ©state was filed. The value of the estate is given at $f,"Ji22.»2, and no tax duo from the helm. The appraiser was allowed $5. Seeks Divorce A suit for divorce has been filed by Neva Lavon Mann from her husbartd, Elmer Mann. They .were married April 24, 194(2. Cruel and inhuman treatment is charged agaifist the defendant and the plaintiff alleges that he came home in an intoxicated condition. She asks a divorce and the custody of’thelr two-year-old daughter. Will Decision The court rendered a decision in the Nora V. Flaugh will contest, on the petition of t.he administrator to construe the last will and testament of tthe decedent. The count Conn'd tttat section four of the will, which bequeathed one-tenth of the residue of her estate to the poor fund of Madison township, Allen county, was null and void. The petition set out “that 'there is no law of the state of Indiana authorizing him (the township trustee) as such trustee to accept gifts or bequests of money for poor relief of said township; that any such funds coming into his hands as such trustee will not Ibe secured (by his bond as such trustee,” The court also ordered that the one-tenth part be paid to Mary R. Flaugh, residuary legatee named in the will. The net value of the estate is given at $10,841.02, composed of life insurance funds and bonds. o NINE PERSONS DIE (Continued From Page Ore) was killed today when his automobile ran off Ind. 22 near Greentown (Howard county). (Stella Szudy, 17, of Posen, 111., died when her automobile overturned on a highway near La Fbrte. At Indianapolis, police investigated the death of a man whose body was found in a canal. The body was identified tentatively as that of Joseph Maves, Indianapolis. An autopsy failed to reveal any signs of violence, according to a deputy coroner. — o Democrat Want Ads Get Results

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CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT THERE WERE many times during the busy days there in Lakevihs when Helen wished with all her heart that she could do just what she had said to Philip—marry him immediately. But always there was Paul, and all that he had meant to her—there was always the feeling that she could not be sure of happiness with one man until she had cured herself entirely of the other one. Then would come the question: How can you cure yourself of Paul when you keep on seeing him? To this she could find no answer. And then another question would come: Would you honestly want to go on seeing Paul if he didn’t have the plane, and if you didn’t have a passion for flying? There was no answer to that one, either. Though sometimes she almost convinced herself that she could gradually put Paul out of her life—break away completely from the charming companionship he offered her—if his interests were centered on the plantation alone. There were times, even, when she accused herself of acting more like a 17-year-old girl than a woman who would soon be 27. But however she might view the problem—the problem of herself, Paul and Philip—she felt Uncertain, disturbed. It was one of those upsetting situations that might go on for years and years, remaining more or less static. That is, unless she did something. And the more she thought about it, the more confident she became that it was up to her, and to no one else. She was thinking along those lines —and not at all happy—on the morning her aunt came hurrying into the outer office. She was waiving a sheet of paper and her face was flushed with excitement. *lt’s come!” she cried. “We’re going to get it!” "Get what. Aunt Minerva?” Helen asked. “The Army and Navy award, of course. The coveted ‘E’.” "Oh, that’s wonderful!" Miss Minerva handed her the communication. It was from Washington. It said the Miller plant deserved recognition for its splendid accomplishments, and that upon a date to be named later there would be a presentation of the "E" award for excellence. The writer thanked Miss Minerva, as owner of the plant, for her magnificent patriotfem, and warmly congratulated her. i “Now,” said Helen, "you can go right out and buy that frock!” “And get a new kind of hair-do,” i Miss Miherva added. "To say nothing of getting Philip to help me plan what to say.” She held out her hahd. “Give me that letter, Helen, l ye got to run downstairs and tell him the news. He deserves as much credit as I do.” “ITI chll up Paul, too, and tell him,” said Helen.” ’“Why?” Miss Minerva demanded. stopping at the threshold. x “So’s he can be sure and get his

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photographic supplies," Helen said. “He’s planning to take pictures of the presentation from the air," "For the local paper?" "For nation-wide publicity," said Helen. “And for posterity.” "Humph!” said Miss Minerva. "Posterity, my eye! If you don’t marry soon and have a family, there'll be no posterity, so far as the Miller family is concerned.” She gave Helen a searching look. "Have you definitely decided to be another Miller (fid maid?” "Os course I haven’t." With this parting remark—which had in it a touch of cruelty—Miss Mlnetva departed. Helen frowned. And as she opened her desk drawer for a mirror to have a look at her reflection, she wished to high heaven her aunt would stop talking about old maids and spinsters. It was so darned depressing. And she had troubles and worries enough without being depressed as well. When she had examined her reflection very minutely, and felt no better from having done so, she picked up the telephone and called the Wentworth number. tX/YA o w tmro»»arl "This is Helen' Miller, Zoe,” Helen said. "Is Paul anywhere around? I’ve some exciting news.” A No, he’s out on the plantation somewhere,” said Zoe. "Can’t you tell me the news? I like excitement as well as Paul.” “Os course I can," said Helen. She told of the letter from Washington. "I wanted to give Paul plenty of time to get ready for the pictures." •Til run right out and tell him!” said Zoe. "I was going out to hunt him anyway. We had an exciting letter from Washington, too!” "You mean the Wentworth plantation is to get an ’E’ also?” said Helen. Zoe laughed. “Oh, no. Our letter is purely social. A man we met up there wants us up for a week-end housewarming.” "How nice! Are you going?” "You bet we are! Pm all excited about it.” “Have a good time,” said Helen. "But get Paul back in time for the presentation.” "When’S it to be?” "We’re not sure of the date. We’ll know a little later.” "Oh, well, Mike’s party Is this coming week-end, so Paul will probably be back in plenty of time. I’U explain it all to him.” And this Zoe was doing a short time later. Paul, sun-tanned, bareheaded, wearing working clothes, stood beside a field in which beets had been planted, and listened with interest. “Boy!” he said. "Well get some svtell shots! The crowds around the plant, red, White and blue bunting —and the big flag waving from the factory mast. Miss Minerva aiid the big shot from the government, and—” “But that’s not an,” Zoe cut In. She handed him Mike’s letter. 11 He read it and said: "Oh, that”

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“Yes, that. And it’s no waj toB speak of Mike’s kindness.” || “Maybe I don’t consider it a kind-■ ness,” Paul said. ■ "Well, whether you do or don’t," ■ said Zoe, “I want you to plail everything so that we can go." g “Nothing doing!” said Paul. Andi when he saw Zoe bristling, he said:B “Look here, honey, you know per-1 fectly well I can’t go gadding oHI right in the midst of the planting] season.” | “I don't see why not. The things] will grow without you being hen] to —to force them to do so." | “That’s not the point. I’m needed] for a tot of work on the plantation I at this time. I can’t just pick upl and leave when—” I “I notice you can always pick upl and leave when it comes to fljdngl around with Helen Miller,” said] Zoe crossly. I “That’s different. Tm never gone] more than an hour or so. Besides,] it’s part of my work as a CAP," ] *T wonder." | "You wonder what?” | “I wonder if it isn’t just an «•] cuse to be with Helen.” | “That’s a darned fool thing w| say, Zoe,” Paul flared, I “Is it?" ? •It certainly is.” I “How about the time you « ere l gone for two days ?” I “I was following orders from tMI Civilian Air Patrol,” said Paul. 1| decided to remain overnight at >1 Coast Guard station to study some] plans and get some pointers." HJ| shrugged. “Anyway, Helen wasnl with me." . .1 Zoe kicked viciously at a clod «| dirt. “You could go to Washington] with me if you really wanted to, | she said. _ , ..J “I couldn’t,” said Paul. “Icouldnj go even if the invitation was for M White House party—instead of w I from a social-climbing nonent. yj “You make me sick, Pau ''’.“7| said angrily. “Sometimes I you’re just a clod-hopper at ti ■ “Be that as it may,” P» ul ed, “I’m not going to Mike vvaw man’s party.” “Well, I am going. “Suit yourself,” said Pari- J you think it’s the correct thing ‘•What’s incorrect about it?" , “Married woman marching w , a single man’s party-minus husband.” „ .. ••Now,” said Zoe, “you re W too prim and proper for w ' I "Okay!” Paul started a “Take it or leave it.” “I’m taking it,” snapped “But I’m leaving you.” “Permanently?” , JO . “Don’t be silly. I mean Im ing to leave you for Jong i » go to Mike’s party.” k; Paul strode off, Ge t all “Have a swell time, ho " ey ]Me too the gossip—and don • ' whfn much to that Roark woma ol she drags you into a b poker game.” „, jd goe. "Oh, go to the deni! saio (To Ba Continued)