Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 150, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1945 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT i Published Every Evening Eicept Sunday By THE DECATUK DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Os flee as Second Class Matter. J. H. Heller President A. R. Holthouse, Sec’y. & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates Single Copiee $ .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 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 months; 60 cents 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 6 SCHEERER & CO. 15 Lexington Avenue, New York. 2 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago 111. The sugar shortage will last another year, it is predicted, so plan to sweeten up by some other means. —o Just six more days to buy those bonds in the Mighty Seventh campaign. Do it tomorrow. —o Potatoes will be scarce, we are told now. not because of a short crojfibirt bee nine they are being used in place of other foods. —o This is the final week for the seventh war loan drive, and Indiana is near the quota of $167,tmf1.000. The extra effort is now being made and will be successful. o—o—— YOU still have time to add your name to the honor roll and place I your name on the list of those who ! have purchased bonds in the Mighty Seventh Campaign. —o A survey shows that women buy 67% of all cigarettes sold now. That does not necessarily mean they smoke that percentage. Manv of them buy for their men folk . and most of them divide the lac:-: they stand in line to get. —o The Seventh War Loan Canipaigh has passed the fourteen billion dollar goal, but there 16 a shortage on E-bonds. That is not true in Adams county, however. | where we have more than met the quota. We have a right to feel “mighty” proud of the record made in the. “mighty campaign.” —o Mrs.-Jioosevolt believes a com- -- ; munistUias a right to his opinions but personally she doesn’t trust them because she has had personal experiences that convinced her that they say one thing but do another. There is no place in America for communism. It just won't work here. o—o —— friends of Haymond Miller this city are hoping for hie spfflTdy and complete recovery. He is Tpatient in a Memphis hospital as the result of wounds received when his ship was torp - doed April 12th off Okinawa. Raymond -was a torpedoman's mate when the bomb struck. O—o Crops* look fairly good in Adams county, and if the weather man cooperates, it is believed the yield

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for most grains will be average at least. The rains did some damage but many of the Helds were replanted and may yet produce. We need all that can be grown th's year. O—O Emperor Hirohito will appoint himself dictator to rule his country. We doubt if that will boo it the lagging spirit of his citizens or change the war one iota. They are licked and 'know it, but they will struggle on in hopes that some miracle will save them something. O—o It's very doubtful that Republican victory in the house the other day when they carried an amendment to end DPA’s food pricing, was wise. We are all tired of regulations and hope they can soon be dispensed with, but if we do not act wisely and carefully we will create inflation that will worry millions of people for years to come. Q_O Starting July 9th, merchants over the country will be permitted to sell 4,500,000 pairs of odd lot shoes without requiring ration coupons. They include both men's and women's shoes and will permit the merchant to clean up his stocu while accommodating a lot of people who will be glad to pick up an extra pair. O—O We cannot feel too worried about Germany planning a third world war. That will take many years, and the leaders of today will not be permitted to take part in such an effort. Eventually oncoming generations surely will see the impossibility of rule by might and will enter into a broader and safer form of government.

—o “Thousands of Japs Surrender" is the strange and unusual news now coming over the cables. Up to the last week or two they have fought and died to the last man, but now as the news trickles through that prisoners are well treated by the Americans, soldiers and civilians on the islands arc streaming through the streets, carrying white flags. That may make quite a difference in the length of the war and our consequent losses. —o The first newspaper published and sold in Germany since Nazi surrender has been issued by the American occupation authorities. Prepared by a group of American propaganda and psychology experts. 137,000 copies of the fourpage "Weser Messenger" were run off and distributed in the Bremen area at two cents a copy. Until now. all German newspapers published under American military auspices were distributed free. The next phase in the American press p; ogram will be publication by di.. Germans themselves under some kind of mild control. —o General Marshall promises a wpeedy knock-out of the Japanese with a force of manpower and men even more overtvhelming than that which defeated Germany. And the general knows whereof he speaks. Much will depend upon the action taken by Russia. If they decide to give immediate help, the conquering of the Nips will not require many months and even if they keep [ out it is assured the struggle can be quickly carried to a point of complete domination. A few more months of hard work and united effort on the part of the home folks will bring the end to long, trying and expensive war. O_O The world charter has been adopted by the conference and now goes to the various member powers for confirmation. It may not be perfect and probably isn't, lor such agreements usually I, come through compromises, but it is the basic principle upon which the world can build for peace in th-J years to come, and if each member nation is genuine and sincere, will do much towards heading off

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a third world war. We owe a deep debt of gratitude to the delegates who have labored so faithfully and so intelligently. Now it's up to the senate of the United States to show by speedy confirmation a desire to build a better world. I Modern Etiquette I I Sy ROBERTA LEE | « « Q. Is it all right for a girl and her fiance to announce their engagement to their relatives and mo,st intimate friends, before making a public announcement? A. Yes, a few days before the public announcement. Q. Does the man or the woman bow more erectly when meeting on the street? ■A. The woman, but she should make her greeting cordial by a pleasing manner. Q. When giving a formal dinner where should the napkins by placed? A. The napkins should be in the place plates. 0 ♦— < I I Household Scrapbook By ROBERTA LEE ♦ t Lacing Shoes There will be fewer accidents if, when lacing children’s shoes, upon reaching the top eyelet the shoes are laced from the outside in instead of from the inside out. The ends should be tied and tucked well down inside the shoes. Storing Linoleum Linoleum must be warm when rolling it to prevent it from cracking and breaking. And before unrolling it, it should be placed before a fire and warmed. Headache A nervous headaohe can be frequently relieved if one will drink a cup of strong black coffee to which the juice of half a lemon has been added. 0 Twenty Years Aao Today ♦ —■• June 26 Don Quinn has patented a tilting crate which is in use by the Standard Oil company. Ora Ralph Okeley, 29. dies from effect's of being gassed while with the army in France. Miss Elizabeth Carlisle. 58. dies at the home of Mercer avenue. Elks new home is opened for members. Rev. IF. C. Barger, presiding el, der, preaches at the Evangelical church this evening. o Roses Fail Telegenic Test Chicago—(UP)— Flowers, like people, must be telegenic, according to demonstration tests made by WBKB viedo engineers of ? radio station WBKB. t Experiments showed that while white flowers, such as calla lilies and carnations, took well, roses looked like cabbages on the television screen and Jdue stocks like weeds. _ o The first wire hairpins were produced in 1545.

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COURTHOUSE Letters of administration, subject to court'e approval, have been issued to William B. Trout in the estate of Flora B. Trout. The probable value of the estate was given as SI,OOO iu personal property and $3,000 real estate. Bond for SI,OOO was filed. Hoile Will Filed The will of Fred C. Hoile was offered for probate in the clerks office. The decedent made special bequests of SI,OOO to each of four daughters. Emma Hoffman. Ida Hoile. Ruth Ohler and Helen Hoile. The residue of the estate, subject to the above bequests, was bequeathed to a son, Charles W. Hoile, including a 40 acre farm iu Root township and 40 acres in Union township. The will was written September 21, 1944 and the testator named Herman Krueckeberg as executor. Bond for $7,000 was filed. o — Bible Top Seller Chicago—(UP)—The Bible still is the world’s best seller. Dr. Daniel L. Marsh, president of Boston university, reports that more than 33,000,000 copies of the Bible, or portions of it, were issued and sent throughout the world last year.

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ACTIVITIES OF ADAMS COUNTY 4-H CLUBS » « Minnehaha The Kirkland Minnehaha club held the third meeting at the Kirkland high school Thursday evening. The meeting was opened by the president. Wavelene Lehman. The minutes were read by Barbara Byerly. 'Demonstrations were given by Wavelene Lehman, Esther Soward and Alice Beineke. Following was a judging contest in charge of Miss Anna K. Williams. After the meeting games were played and refreshments served. Those present were: Audrey Andrews, Patty Barger, 'Esther Soward, Vivian Arnold, Alice Beineke, Doris Dick. Sally Ross. Wavelene Lehman. Barbara Byerly. Mary Ellen Byerly, Joyce Fruchte, June Reppert, Ruth Reppert, Helen Beiberich, .Mary Lou Barger Elberta Worthman and Barbara lech. Guests were Anna K. Williams and Mrs. Edna Shady. The next meeting will be held July U 9 at the Kirkland high school. Peppy Peppers The Peppy Peppers 4-H club of

French township met at the home of Pauline Seseeifguth recently. The meeting was called to order by the president, Arvada Schaefer. Roll call was answered by same viola tion of a safety rule. A safety lesson watt given by Mrs. Lochner. Pauline Sessenguth then gave a demonstration on setting the table. Anna K. Williams was present at this meeting and gave a demonstration on how the county judging and demonstration contests will be conducted. Beulah Jane Bertsch, who was awarded a trip to Purdue recently, gave a talk on her activities there. At the close of the business meeting a delicious luncheon was served by the hostess and her mother. The following members were present: Elotee Smith, Beulah Jane Bertsch, Rebecca and Ardene Hit'achy, Arvada Schaefer, Maxine Erhart. Pauline Sessenguth and Mrs. Lochner. o Ship Tops in Comfort London —(UP) —“Best ship in the British Merchant Navy,” is way the Kingfisher, a 541-ton cargo ship was described by her captain, Charles Gaade. Besides having a superb kitchen, she has a cabin for each man, with spring mattress, folding bed, and gay rush matting on the floor. There are shower baths, and drying rooms for seasprayed clothes. This is only part of “a sailor's dream come true,” designed for the comfort of its cifw. Two of her lifeboats have motors, and all are launched from mechanical davits. She rode the winter gales like a cork. 0 r The Washington State Game department planted 61.738,504 fish in streams, lakes and rivers in 1944.

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BEAD THIS FIRST: Everyone thought Agatha Brown was an old maid, but she had been secretly married for 25 years to Prof. Otto Haider of Western college. She hall left him in World War I because she learned he. was a traitor. Now. in World War 11. she discovers he again is going to sell one of his inventions to the enemy. Still loving him. and hoping to save him from himself, she goes to the college to plead with him. Outside his laboratory stands a federal guard, because the United States government believes the professor is perfecting the invention for America. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY. CHAPTER THREE AGATHA HELD her breath as she waited iu the shadow of the shrub, hoping she had not been seen. The man walking along the path in the dim moonlight was young, and he was carrying a large loose-leaf book under his arm. Obviously he was a student. There was something peculiar about the way he walked, as though he had memorized the path and was following it with his eyes shut. She sensed that he was feeling his way along the gravel with his feet. He* headed straight toward the building and the guard who stood there facing him, hand suggestively on the revolver at his belt. Six feet from the building, and almost on top of the guard—who had not said a word —the young man turned at the edge of the path, felt his way back to the center of the walk with his shuffling feet, and headed westward. The guard relaxed. Agatha let out her breath. She need not have feared she was seen. The student was blind! Softly, while the guard resumed his slow walk up and down in front of the windows, Agatha retreated through the garden and emerged on the path again out near the street. She stood there for a full minute, studying the ugly shape of East Hall. Obviously she could not speak to her husband in secret in the laboratory, because the guard had a clear view of the room through the windows. Her next best chance would be to go to Otto's sleeping quarters on the third floor and wait for him there. She remembered the plan of the building perfectly. There was a long hall running from end to end of each of the three floors, with stairways giving direct connection with the two ground entrances, east and west. The eastern entrance was hardly ever used, as it faced away from the campus toward the railroad tracks. Agatha walked cautiously in that direction. Yes, the east end of the building was dark, except for the top-story windows. The light over the doorway had either burned out or no one had taken the trouble to turn it on. Probably the latter was the case. She tiptoed to the door and pushed one half of it gently open. Far down the length of the hall was the opposite entrance, lighted by a globe burning near the stairway there. Through the glass of the far doors she also saw the outside light burning, and between her and the two lights was the dark shape of a man pacing back and forth in front of the laboratory door. Afraid that her own silhouette might be visible against the moonlight shining in the glass of the east door, Agatha stepped aside ipto the shadow of the east stairway. She looked up. The second floor was dark. The classrooms there were not used at night. She placed one hand on the stair rail, rough with the carved initials of students, and started upward. Her heart beat fast. It was a stout old building, de-

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spite its age, but the stairs creaked, nevertheless. She kept as close to the rail as possible, on the theory that the stairs would be more solid than in the middle. Except for a single electric globe at the far stairway, lighting the way for students living on the third floor, the secuud-floor hallway was entirely dark—almost pitch black at this east end. Only a faint glow came down the east stairway, probably from the transom of one of the rooms above. Agatha heard voices up there, the movement of feet along the upper hall. Someone dropped a book. A pair of students came up the west stairway, turned and ascended the second flight. She might be able to walk swiftly up the stairs and into Otto's room without being seen, but it would be a desperate chance. There was too much life on the third floor. And suppose she found the door locked! She tiptoed westward dow’n the hall and tried the door of one of the classrooms on the right. It opened. She slipped inside and shut it after her. The room was somewhat lighter than the hall, because of its many windows. Outside she saw what she was looking for—a fire escape. A window was partly open. She lifted it farther and put a foot over the sill. Luckily Agatha was modern enough to w’ear short skirts. A moment later she was on the iron grating outside, looking up at the lighted windows of the third floor. The ivy background promised to give her fair concealment from the campus, because of her dark clothing, but how visible would she be to anyone inside room above if she suddenly appeared outside his window ? She could not go back nowU She climbed the stairs of the fire escape. ' , ■ Only a few steps and her face was even with the window ledge. She held her breath, raised up a trifle and looked into the room, ready to duck immediately—a peeping Agatha. The light came from a reading lamp at a table. A young man was

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, sitting there, his back to the i dow, studying. ■ The window b"l, was morettaiß I a foot wide, apparently designe® that way to give i sy a 1 (vsstothiß : fire escape from any of the room® ■ Agatha stepped up on it aMB I crowding close agaiii- t the ; ing, her fingers ciuteiinig the ; moved westward from tne v.inao® The next window was dark, ah® ■no sound came from inside. ■ This used to be Otto's room,. NH| 25 years might 'nave wrought , changes. His letters had Mpj : mentioned changin,' rooms. • , would have to unble on. the cMj lege's reputation ior ui-‘g in t> 1 ■ tradition. The sash gave t<> her upiarj pull. It squealed slightly. . opened it liurrieuiy. .?■ : was slipping. Her ei.ii.*nceintoW| : room was almost a fan, "- «• *1 ■ ing hand found tl 1 ' i " r rl al dresser, which steadied iah a ‘ 1 ■ stood there shaking. J Her fear that .-la migh ■ someone in the 1 “ 1 ■ ed. The room was ■:• ■ <:' ; ed. J Agatha switch' ■> on i" . .a.„auia . , [t i!!um inaidl . the head of the bed. , . only the lower pm - " ; , iWin ■ ceilinged, whiti ;: ■ Quickly she looked am ■ something to idintnj tn 1 her husband's. w College pennants hung tW . walls, but the te^ b, ’ okS rc£eren( i shelves were ■ enCO ur works in science. Thai , , aging. She pulled open the J drawer of the (ll ' cs ,' ! ,' ‘ litt i e W socks. They looked a.l , flashy for a ma The second VJ there derwear. No > : , , iraV ;ei At the back of « „ was a piic of 11 ttcu Hcr hia r ‘ familiar handwi lUm- , leaped. She had wn was 'Otto's room. antlM t She snapped off the uel down in a chair by th legs were weak- b . lt wa it--Nothing to do n ; wait and try to thm. nha when the door op n ■■ lett£t s The discovery of , je savec was disturbing- v <T« Be