Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 148, Decatur, Adams County, 23 June 1945 — Page 4

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. DECATUR 1 DAILY DEMOCRAT —■■ Published Every Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter. J. H. Heller . President !A. R. Holthouse, Sec’y. & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rate* •Single Copies J .04 One week by carrier .20 By Mail In Adams, Allen, Jay and Wells counties, Indiana, and Mercer and Van Wert 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 mon the; 150 rente for ono 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 ,§CHEERER &. CO. ,15 Lexington Avenue, New York. 2 E. Wicker Drive, Chicago 111. The gardens seem to do doing real well, regardless of the cold and wet“ Weather. - o—O The Mighty Seventh War Loan Campaign its going over in Adams county. Get your name on the honor roll soon. o—O If we keep on firing the furnace all summer, we won t have much of next winter’s coal supply left in the bin and the coal man doesn’t seem enthusiastic about being able to increase the supply. O—O Kajisas. is having a big summer with General Eisenhower and President Truman attracting world-wit(e attention as they return to say “hello Bill’’ to old friends. O —o——— According to information from Berlin, Hitler ower the Berlin, *Xdolph Hitler owed the quent taxes. Do you suppose he figured he could escape paying that little'bill? —-o—o Window breaking is a crime and those who engage in this form of trespass are taking serious chances. Destruction of property ic always wrong, and it’s more so now when replacement is difficult. O—O A Pennsylvania man fell from a cherry tree and alighted on a bee hive. The disturbance so angered the beee that they proceeded to sting him to death in one of the most unusual accidents ever recorded. O—O The War Production Board has auth(sri»w« the manufacture of 691,018 new automobiles the next nine months. That's about 100,000 more than was announced a month ago and gives hope that by this time next year. America will really be on the way to normalcy. O—o It took eighty-two days and cost more than five thousand men killed to .take Okinawa, but we did it and the Japs may expect the same results- when our Yanks land on the mainland. They lost more than 87,000 men killed during the lees than three months. O—O Few cars have the new green Car User stamp on the windshield. Under the law you must have one

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by July Ist or be subject to a heavy penalty. Don’t delay too long. Keep on eaving waste paper. It is as badly needed as ever ami will be for a long time. Help beat the enemy. O—O The Frisco parley will end next plans. It was arranged to close it Tuesday, according t o present today, but details would not be concluded. President Truman will extend his vacation at Olympia i couple of days and will address th? conference Tuesday morning. O—o Jimmy Fiddler says that only one man in a million lives sanely in Hollywood. They scrape along until they hit the jack-pot and then buy million dollar homes, beach houses and yachts and build an inflationary overhead that sooner or later blows them up. O—O ■ Your "A’’ gas coupons are good tor six gallons each now, winch will help those who have had to pinch to get to their garden plot or run some other errand. It’s a good sign that just as soon as possible the restrictions will be lifted and you can pound old “Lizzie" over the highways as much as you wish. O—o Newsmen who have made careful surveys of the attitude of the members of the U. S. senate believe the world conference charter will be adopted by a large majority vote. It has not become a political issue as did the League of Nations covenant after the first world war and most leaders of both the Republican and Democratic parties are convinced that this nation must take a big part in world affairs. It’s encouraging. O—o In political campaigns Franklin D. Roosevelt may have been a showman, but in plans for his burial he was quite modest. Papers found among his effects by hie former taw partner, Basil O’Conuei, ask that a simple white monument be erected over his grave. He suggested dimensions and asked that no inscriptions other than the date of the birth and death of him and his “dear wife" be inscribed on the south side. His instructions are to be carried out. O—O Have you purchased your User Tax Stamp yet? If not, go to the postoffice and get yours. Then, it' you don’t like it, and most people don’t, sit down and write your congressman and senator a letter and ask him to urge the passage of a bill now bottled up in the ways and means committee to repeal the act. If enough people do that the extra nuisance tax will soon be dispensed with. In the meantime obey the law by getting on? of the stamps.

—o—o — \ The Meat Outlook: About the most discussed question in the average household these days is the meat supply and what to do about it. While there is no immediate relief, it is encouraging that signa point to ag larger supply by October. Maurice Early, in the Indianapolis Star, gi'es these hopeful signs: Housewives will have to continue ' to scramble for meat during th: summer, but there should be a rather plentiful supply starting in three months. This is the belief of Indiana packers who make careful studies of government marketreports and the operations of Federal agencies. Normally, the marketing of hogs is large starting in October. Thia will be especially true this year, since farmers are back in the hog production business after a slowdown last year because of the overproduction of pork. In the fall the cattle from the West will be coming to market, and the longer-fed cattle in the feed lota of the Middle West will be ready for the packing plants. ,

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REMOVING THE "WAR HEAD" \ > i 7 . Ns-—- - IsSsSw ip

Twenty Years Aao Today • 1 June 23—The U. S. treasury has a surplus of $200,000,000. President and Mrs. Coolidge leave Washington for Swampscott,, Ma-e. where they will occupy the summer White House several weeks. Misses Josephine Myens and Helen Dugan leave on a two months tour of Europe. 'Miss Aha Teeple undergoes a tonsilectomy at the Adams county Memorial hospital. M. F. Worthman goes to Chicago to take a six week course at Chicago University. I Household Scrapbook I | By ROBERTA Lfct | • 1 The Wash Wringer The rubber rolls on the wringer will last longer if the pressure is removed when they are not in use. The release will prevent cracking and flattening. Japanneed Ware Japanned ware can be cleaned by washing with sponge and warm water, then drying with a soft cloth. Sweet oil wil remove any stains. Watermelon If waxed paper is placed on a cut watermelon the melon will keep fresh for two o rthree days. O I Modern Etiquette | Sy ROBERTA LEE Q. Is it ali right tor the mother of the bridegroom to determine how

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many attendants the bride shall I have, and ak-o select them? A. No; this is the privilege of the bride, and the groom’s mother would be interfering in matters that do not concern her. Q. In what way can one overcome lisping? A. Dramatic recitations and reading aloud, if persisted in, will usually overcome the fault. Q. Is it wise to become intimate with new acquaintances? A. No; it is impolite, unwise, and often brings regrets. 0 2—— i ao BY n 3 : I FRED W. BRAUN <■ i Q rsHc (Man Do You Know How far your ear will travel before coming to a standstill if you are driving at sixty miles an hour and apply your brakes? 'That your car is driven at a speed of sixty miles per hour will ■ travel almost 100 feet before you can remove your foot from the accelerator and apply the brakes? I That even though your brakes 1 are in good condition and you are • on dry pavement, you will still tra--1 vel another 198 feet before toiinging your car to a complete stop? When you are driving your car at t a speed of sixty miles per hour and 1 run into any solid object that the force of the impact will be as great as though you had dropped your car from a ten-story building? That it is your responsibility to drive carefully always and at a speed\that will not endanger your ~ life or the lives of others?

Smaller War Plants The smaller war plants corporation will open its Fort Wayne loan agency on or about July 1, with W. S. Craig, district loan agent, in charge. Twenty-five northern counties of Indiana will be served by this office. A. P. Murphy, regional loan agent for the sixth region of smaller war plants corporation, stated that small manufacturers can be better served by a loan agency here because of the proximity of Fort Wayne to hundreds of small plants in this district. SW’PC makes loans to small plants making' war materials and essential civilian goods. It also serves the veterans administration in an advisory capacity in the servicing of loanss under the G. I. bill. Under the surplus property act, SWPC is empowered to finance small business for the purchase of surplus property. It is the policy of SWPC to encourage bank participation in all loans made by the corporation and this policy is meeting with ready response from banks throughout the country. Mr. Craig invites all manufacturers interested in obtaining loans for war production or essential civilian production to contact him at the Fort Wayne District Loan Office, 436 Utility Building, Fort Wayne, Ind. 0 ,— Fred Kunkel will speak at Men’s Union Prayer service at Union Chapel church Monday at 8 p. m. All men invited.

i TWELVE OF THE 16 Polish underI ground leaders accused of sub-. versive activities behind Red army lines in Poland were found guilty in Moscow and sentenced to prison terms ranging from 10 I years to four months. Presiding at the trial was Col. Gen. V. V. • Ulrikh, center, chairman of the Military Collegium of the Soviet supreme court, and Associate Judges Maj. Gen. A. D. Dmitriev, i left above, and Col. N. V. Detistov, right, shown on the bench. One of the Polish leaders, Stanislaw Jasiukowicz, is shown at the left as, he took his place in the .defendant’s box. He received a five-year term. Three of the Poles were acquitted, and the trial of Anton Paidak was postponed because he was ill. Jan Jankowski, deputy prime minister of the Polish exile government, was sentenced to eight years. These are I Radioohotoa.

r Behind Your Bonds Lies the Might of America jjhJ , TAR AND SHIRTS Great industrial plants at Pittsburgh and elsewhere in Pennsylvania produce articles needed by other industries throughout the world. This state also leads the nation in its output of coal, tar, pig iron, sandstone, slate and petroleum. It produces shirts, stockings, felt hats, rayon yam and lace goods in huge quantities. All this output adds to the financial strength of the nation, which stands solidly behind your War Bonds. U. S. Treasury DttarHutut Go picnicking and have your reunion at Shroyer Lake Park.

I. O. O. F. Regular Meeting MONDAY, 7:30 p. m. and every Monday thereafter, corner Monroe & 2nd Sts. (Second Floor)

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CHAPTER ONE AGATHA BROWN tried to hold a mask-like expression on her face as she slipped the letter inside her handbag. She wanted no one to guess her bad news. She was not yet 50, but as she stared in the glass of the postoffice door, which was opened against the dark wall, the reflection that stared back at her was the face of an old woman. It was a face suddenly tired, gray from fright. The man she loved was a traitor to his country! This letter from him told her so—confirmed suspicions she had never wanted to believe. Irony of it was—the world thought him a hero. Heroes were walking the streets of Bardsaale this sunny afternoon, in the uniforms of Uncle Sam’s Army. Agatha shrank back into the doorway as she recognized John Callahan. She did not want to have t® face him now, but he saw her. "Hi, Aunt Agatha!” She was not his aunt, although he was practically engaged to the girl she called her niece, Clemantine. 1 “Cheer up, Agatha. You’re not going to war.” She should have smiled, but she couldn’t. She was thinking: “For 25 years, since the first World war, I’ve prayed Otto would bury his past. I’ve always wanted to go back to him. Why should' this b® iny answer?” "This is my big day,,you know,” said John. “Tomorrow' I return, to camp, and then . . . Who knows'?” Agatha thought, “Otto has invented another of his war machines. He’ll sell it tn the highest bidder. It will be usqd to kill boys like John!” “I say, Aunt Agatha, aren’t you listening? Have I butted in?” “I’m sorry. Os course I’m listening. Are—are you w r ay out to see Clemantine ?” ' “Right the first time. She’s home, isn’t she?” "She arrived on the noon train. Cut all her college classes today and tomorrow so as not to disappoint you, John.” “It makes it a/lot easier to go to war—knowing/we’re fighting for people like you /and Clemantine.” His face was suddenly serious. She laid a hand on his arm as l they walked past the deserted park. John, you don’t like war, do you?” She thought, “Otto loves it!”* - “Aunt Agatha, (I hate it! The! thought of killing, l someone . . J We’ve been taught! so long that it’4 wrong, and then/suddenly we’re! called heroes. The/more we kill, the! Biggar medals vwe get.” “You’re the kind of soldier America can be proi’d of. You’ll be fighting to end bloodshed and evil. That) is the only valid reason for war.” “It isn’t a valid reason at all. Iti is a reason that shouldn’t ever have been allowed to exist. I can’t help remembering that the other fellow is fighting and dying for his country, too.” It s a battle between two ways of life,” said Agatha. “It’s a battle between men who have been taught they should be masters, and men who feel in their hearts that everyone should be free.” She was recalling the arguments she had used against Otto. Difference was that Otto had not been a hero in uniform, searching for an answer to a great problem. Otto had been a cheat, seeking to justify his treachery m World War I. He: probably would use the sametargumentsEOW - It frightened her J©

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think that she might have to face | him again in unequal verbal combat. Unequal because he would not listen to her. He was a master. He belonged by temperament to the overlords, even though he was only a, college professor with meager income. That was the trouble. He wanted power—he needed power—and power to him meant money. He did not understand the values of the gentler, more human things in life. HeYdid not feel the arguments in her'-heart, which her tongue could express only haltingly. Now he had power again in his hands, as in World War I—probably! some horrible row invention that ’ only a scientific genius such as he! could deVise. How could he be stopped ? “I say, Aunt Agatha,” protested John; again, “you still aren’t listening.” “I? Oh—l’m sorry.” “I asked you, do you think it is fair for a soldier to ask a girl to marry him before he goes to war?” She looked up at him as they walked'along the acacia-lined sidewalk that led them toward the Brown cottage. He, was such a Iclean-faced youth, tall and blond as la Viking, unspoiled by the hardness |of the world of bloodshed he was oabout to enter. But she didn’t trust [men. s “That is a very serious question, Jjohn.” “And I’m serious about it.” His rface showed that he was. “You are going away for a long time. How do we know you will be the same when you come back ?” “You mean—l might be a cripple - -I might not be able to support a wife?” \ “No. I did not mean—that. But m en charge in character, John. You ane going through a soul-shattering experience, and you are at an age when it will have a deep effect. Suppose she loves you for a quality you will not possess when the war ends?” she loves me now she will

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