Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 147, Decatur, Adams County, 22 June 1945 — Page 4

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, DECATUR 1 DAILY DEMOCRAT I Published Every Eveninc Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office**} Second Class Matter. J. H. Heller President A. R. Holthouse, Sec’y. & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller .....Vice-President Subscription Rates Single Coplee $ .04 One week by carrier .20 By Mali In Adams, Allen, Jay and Wells counties, Indiana, and Mercer and ,Van Ohio, $4.50 per year; ($2.5# tor 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 montha; 66 cento for one month. Men an J women in the armed forces $3.50 per year or SI.OO for three months. Advertising Rates Made Known on Application. National .Representative SCHEERER & CO. ,15 Lexington Avenue, New York. 2 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago 111. Buy an extra bond before the week is over. Let’s not lag on the Mighty Seventh Campaign now. Uncle Sam needs more. o—o Joint the rooters at Worthin in Field and enjoy the softball games,- It’s great sport and you will sbdn be as much interested as if you .-.were attending league baseball. O—O The horse show, sponsored by the Decatur Lion’s Club, has been postponed to June 29th because of the wet weather which hag made the grounds too slippery for such an event. Remember the date, for you will enjoy the horse show. i " O—O Welcome home, Sgt. Weldon Wittwer and Pfc. Charles Taylor, Berne hoys who were held prisoners in .Germany. The former had a year, and a half In a prison camp and the —latter several months. They "haw. had many experiences and all glad to be back in old Adams ebnnty for a furlough. Good luck, iftys. * O—O Hundreds of Japs, frightened at captured, leaped to suicidal over the cliffs on the coast of Okinawa. Driven back to the sea and with no chance of escape, scores of them preferred the hundred foot dive to the rocks below. others were captured and the isfand is now cleared of resistance. n The bloody three-month campaign is over. . r : o—O— Was Sing machines will be on the markeFby September, the WPB announce. And that will he interesting” news to those who have been trying to secure one of these handy 4 ” articles. Gradually household goods will return to the market as the demand for war products lessens, but it will be some time before the manufacturers catch up with the dealer or he with the consumer. - o—O Eric Kempke. who was Hitler’s chauffeur, says the fuhrer and hifl mi stress, "Eva Braun, allot and killed themselves in an underground bunker In Berlin on April 30th and that he saw their bodies. lie also says the couple married two I days before. Kempke says that Goebbels, and his wife committed suicide the night of May Ist. The

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story substantiates other reports but is the first by anyone claiming to be an eye witness. O—O The Adams county Farm Bureau annual picnic will be held at Leh-| t man park, Berne, on Sunday, July Ist. Larry Brandon, secretaryt treasurer of the state organization . and an excellent speaker, will give 1 the address. A program of interest hae been arranged and as usI ual the event will be a happy one. I The public is invited. O—o J Between four and five million ■ people yelled "welcome Ike" to ' General Eisenhower a« he rode j down Broadway the other day and I the soldier waved back his appre--1 elation, giving special attention to school children and to groups of • invalids and older people who could not get up to the street line. It was a gala day, perhaps the biggest demonstration of its kind ever staged. O—O The Yanks who found the five billion dollar treasure, Nazi loot that included gold and silver, diamonds, pearls and rubies, art, and other things, must have dreamed they had 'reached the foot of the rainbow. Much of the goods was identified as that from overrun countries and In due time will be returned. Disposition of the rest and of other large stores of valuables will be made by the Allied council. O—O Congress settled the tariff dispute so easily that it looks as I though they are really trying to make such adjustments as will be best for the country regardless of politics. The fifty per cent cut would have caused quite a storm in any session of the past sixty years, but this one slipped right through. To have peace the adjustments of tariff rates are as important as boundary lines, for it regulates the fair distribution of goods. O—O Over the top again for the Seventh Bond Campaign, leaders, workers and everyone else have a right to feel very happy. This county has met every demand during the war and done it without grumbling and without delay. The sale of E bonds and of other individual purchases is now SIB,OOO over the quota. Only $50,000 more is needed to put the corporation over and it is believed certain this will be more than subscribed by the end of the week. The record here is one of the best in the state. O—O The average person would feel safer if this nation reverted to the old rule or custom that the president is not permitted to leave the continent. However, this is hardly possible in these days when the whole world has been brought so close together. As world organizations are formed it will be necessary for rulers to meet occasionally, regardless of risk. No doubt President Truman had in mind some such thoughts when he recommended the change in success to the- presidency. He believes that the one who follows the vicepresident to the highest office in ease it becomes necessary should be an elected official, rather than 'an appointee. It brings up some points for discussion. For Instance if the speaker of the house to next in line and the next congress becomes Republican, we could have a change of chief executive politically, in the middle of a four-year term, so look for some oratorical fun. O—o Sack Suits: x When the burlap supplies which .India had been sending to America were cut off, manufacturers of stock foods were faced with a eerious shortage of bags. Even before that they had begun, a bit dubiously, to use sacks made of gay cotton prints. Rural housewives

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soon were making these into house dresses. Bag manufacturers, quick to sense this trend, are now selecting their prints with considerable taste. At the same time they obligingly stamp their brand names with water colors, which wash ott easily. In consequence, farm women have to a large extent taken over the buying of stock foods. This is necessarj if they are to match the designs they now have on hand. Bag-makers question seriously whether the old-fashioned non-utilitarian burlap sack will ever regain its place. The fly in the ointment is that the farm women’s city cousins can’t buy a piece of dress goods in town that approaches the feed eacks for quality. What to do? What to do, brothers of the WPB? —Christian Science Monitor. — o f J Q. What is the correct Way to

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eat apples, peaches and similar fruit at the table? 'A. Peal the fruit with a small silver fruit knife, cut it into quarters, and then convey it to the mouth with the fingers. Q. Instead of sending engraved invitations, is it all right for one to write wedding invitations to close friends? A. Yes; simple informal notes, written on one’s personal stationery, are all right. Q. iShould a short, stout woman wear a hat with a wide brim? A. iNo; the wideness of the brim will accentuate her short stature. o—- ♦ ♦ I Household Scrapbook I | By ROBERTA Lit; | « « Ants Quicklime thrown on ant nests and then watered will destroy them. Also green sage, when placed where ants infest, will cause them to disappear. Iron Vessels New ironware vessels should be boiled with soda before used for cooking. When in the store they are greased to keep- them from rusting. A Pleasant Drink Currant jelly or cranberry juice, mixed with water, makes a delicious

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and palatable drink for an invalid. d ♦ ♦ Twenty Years Aao Today June 22—Misses Florine'Michaud, Katherine Kocher and Ruth Frisinger employed as teachers in Decatur schools. Senator Ladd of North Dakota dies at Baltimore, Md. The new boilers are being installed at the Decatur city power plant. New water mains are completed in Geneva. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harting of Dallas, Texas are visiting here. Miss Loto Connell of Little Rock, Ark., visits here enroute to South Bend to attend the national convention of the Delta Theta Tau soroity. o Let prayer be made at all hours for the healing of the world and the gift of Chrtot’s peace to all mankind. I. O. O. F. Regular Meeting MONDAY, 7:30 p. m. and every Monday thereafter, corner Monroe & 2nd Sts. (Second Floor) i

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CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX BUT HELEN didn’t answer Paul when he tumbled out of the wrecked plane. She had fainted. A fanner ran out. Several people followed him. "Telephone to town!” Paul said. "Order an ambulance." i But it wasn’t necessary. The town already knew. Someone had seen the plane falling, and an ambulance was on its way. It came, and behind it, in his own car, came Philip. Other cars came. Paul and Helen were placed in the ambulance—and the little blue plane burned to a crisp. ! “I’m all right,” said Paul. “Just my leg cut.” He looked at Helen. "Good Lord, she’s got burns on her hands —and face!" ! “She’ll be all right," said the interne. "Surface burns only. She got out just in time." The ambulance Sped on. So did Philip’s car, following close behind. Paul and Helen in there, he thought Together. Brought even closer by sharing a near-tragedy. What chance had he now? Paul and Helen —together for always. Miss Minerva, riding in a car she had commandeered, met the ambulance and Philip’s car. "How is she?" she wanted to know, fear in her voice. "Is she all right?” t "She’ll be okay in a few days,” came the answer. ' They didn’t even find it necessary to take Helen to the hospital. They took her to the old Miller homestead and she was put to bed in her own room. She looked up and smiled. . "Helen comes home," she said. ’ Aggie, standing beside the bed, fought back tears. “You’re darned tootin’, honey,” she said. “God was certainly good to us all today.” When the bums had been properly dressed, and Helen Was resting easily, she looked about her. “Where’s Paul ?” she asked. “Here I am,” he said. He came forward. "Lord, honey, you had me scared. And”—his voice was low, grateful—“and you saved my life, such as it is.” "Don’t be too dramatic," Helen ■miled. "And trot along to your planting. Don’t forget we’ve got a war to win.” "When do I see you—about that other matter?” JPaul wanted to know. I “Soon,” said Helen. “As soon as I can get back the rest of my face.” She hefd out one of her bandaged hands. "Take care of yourself, Paul —for always.” * He lifted the hand to his lips and kissed it. Then when he was gone, and the others had drifted downstairs to see about offering some hospitality to Senator Simpson and Colonel Smathers, Helen closed her eyes. Thank God, she need no longer wonder about Paul and Philip. Now she knew—she knew—beyond any shadow of a doubt. Life was going to be very sweet—very sweet indeed. Downstairs, while Colonel Sinathers smacked his lips over one of Zeke’s mint juleps, and while Aggie listened to his aide-de-camp tell how she reminded him of a girl he had left back home, Senator Simpson was talking earnestly with Miss Minerva, i "Look here, Mln," he said, “I—” "Don’t call me ’Min’,” Miss Minerva interrupted, “You know I hate it." The senator smiled and patted her hand. “AH right, Min—l mean, Minerva—” he said. “But what I started j out to say is this—why

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don’t you let this Philip Brownell take over and come on up to Washington for a visit?” “I don’t like Washington," said Miss Minerva. "It’s the coldest place in winter, and the hottest in the summer,” “All right; you old stick-in-the-mud," the senator said affectionately. “Have your own way about that. But I’m going to have my way about getting married.” “Who you planning to marry?” "You!" “Me?” "Yes. Who else, for Pete’s sake?” "But, Senator, at our age!” “Age has nothing to do with it. The moment I can manage to get away long enough for a honeymoon, I’m going to come back here and march you to a minister.” "Very well, Senator—just as you say,” Miss Minerva said smilingly. “You’re the doctor, Senator Simpson.” “And don’t call me 'Senator’,” the man said. And he would have kissed Minerva then and there if Philip hadn’t walked in. “Dam!” said the senator. “What’s wrong?” Philip said. "You’re the crowd, young man—you’re the crowd.” "Gosh, I’m sorry!” said Philip. He turned to Miss Minerva. "Will it be all right for me to go up to see Helen now?” "Os course," said Miss Minerva. "Where in the dickens have you been? Why haven’t you seen her before?" "I had to calm ’em out at the plant,” said Philip. “Had to get everything to running smoothly.” “All right Go on upstairs now. The room over this one," “Yes’m.” “A man in a million,” said Miss Minerva as she watched Philip hurry away. “Maybe he is,” said the senator. "But I’m still here." Miss Minerva patted his cheek and they slipped out through a window that let out upon the porch. They were standing there, just as they had stood many years before, hand in hand, gazing off into the distance, when Philip looked into the room where Helen lay. “May I come in?” he called out softly. “Yes, Philip,” Helen said. “Do come in, please. I’ve got something to tell you." "Here it comes—the pay-off!” Philip thought, as he crossed the room. Aloud he said: “You’re not suffering any, are you, Helen?” “No, Philip. I feel fine —believe it or not.” He sat down in a chair close to the bed. “Reckon you won’t be flying any more for a time,” he said. "Not until Paul gets a new plane.” “I don’t mind,” said Helen. “I’ve got plenty to do without flying.” Silence, Philip there, bent forward in the low chair, his hands clasped tightly between his knees, and Helen looking at him, trying to find worfjs to tell him what she had to tell him. “Philip,” she said. "J.: , “Yes, Helen?” “You remember what I said about something cataclysmic happening to—to force me to make a decision?" “Yes—l remember.” “Well, it happened today.” “The crash?" "Yes.” • "I see.” “And I made my decision,” Helen said quietly. “I made it when I was trying to pull Paul out of the burning plane,” “You mean it was then you de-

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cided which man It, you’oved’^B 6l “Yes, Philip.” “All right. I'm waitins," wflpt Philip. “You’re the man, Philip, Helen said. |K.. “I?” Philip gasped, sitting very suddenly. fig, “Yes, Philip, and why so prised?” “Why, I thought—pulling away from d< ath-that he man.” “Wrong,” said Helen. She laid a bandaged hand upon head, “I knew it was yea I darling,” she went on, "when came so near crashing down the crowd around the plant. I a quick, fleeting glimpse of upturned white face, and I I knew.” SO Philip sank to his knees the bed. “Oh, my darling—my ling,’’ he said. “I knew,” Heh n went on, if you were kill. 1 when the crashed, that—that I wouldn’t to go on living. It came to strongly, Philip,’’ SM; She was in his arms now—stray sunbeam. pushing an tive finger through the slats of blinds, touched thorn very, tenderly. * * * Aggie Jones, with a cold In head, her hair in rsirli rs. ing lounging pajamas, huddled bed and watched her friend, Miller, who sat in front of dressing table VAiimiiiiiig a veil. "Believe me,” she said "you're going io be a knockout a bride. Lucky you. landing thing extra in tin way of males." “You’re going to be a as a bridesmaid, t< said Helen. “At last!’’ said Aggie. SbM sneezed violently. “Unless dratted cold keeps me from among those present.” | “You’ll be there,” said “You know you always get a P«B|' cers hold on a c old?■ ror later* Aggie sighed. "Jiin’ll be anyway.” She signed ‘ there’s a man,” she said, knows a woman s rc.-u value, > is, he doesn't just cwd.-r He —■” .. “I know/'’ said Helen Vjjfc knows a heart of geld w c “BE said Aggie. ’’AltWB I’m not handing my.-eif mW 1 c Jg “Well, I am!” saut Heien. folded the veil and placed it box. "Go.to sleep now, honey, * get all rested up. If you are" W I of the sort!’’ she said, been too much postponing riages around hem. You d° J* to be like your Aunt Miner you—stay a spinster for years. H| “No,” said Helen. ■ “Then you get busy and g ■ ried,” said Aggie. “Im g work on Jim—that aide-de.canp* and see if he’ll fall- May .JB time he decides I’m the sun.. •JB his life, Miss Minerva and the * ator will have their plans a B And then—” , .. “Then,” said Helen, lan“we should ask for a u price on wedding gowns a B blossoms.” . , n .,tß She turned then and burn _B Philip was waiting for he ß foot of the stairs. Sheqm” the ß steps, tempted to sUe d B banister to save time, and * B his arms, _ .. a (The End) g