Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 164, Decatur, Adams County, 13 July 1945 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Xscejri Sundny By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO Incorporated Ktotered at the Decatur. Ind, Poet Office m Saooed daaa Matter. J. H. Heller —President M. R. SoiCboute. Sec’y. * Sue. Mr Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Re tee ffelle Ooplee 1 (tee we«* by carrier -- By Mail ,r Tn Adams. Allen, Jay and Wells ecsmtles, Indiana, and Mercer and Ven Wert countiea. Ohio, 84.50 per ■ar; *2.M ter six months; |ISS |pr three months; M cent* for one month. Hteenrhere: 15.50 per year; >5 00 for eli months; 1165 for three tetmthi; W cento for one month. - Men and women in the armed HAO per year or fl.oo tor three months. p Advertising Rates Made Known on Application. National Representative BCHEERER A CO. IS Lexington Avenue, New York. 85 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, 111. ■8 iGet that car user stamp on the wTndsbieid of your car NOW. O—O The cool nights are restful, but they perhaps don’t help the crops as much as normal July weather would. —o—o -Wonder what ever became of those big biack kettles tne folks used to have in the back yard for making soft soap? -0 The agricultural department predicts a corn crop that will be average tor the normal yield but considerably short of last year's yield. —o A few days of sunshine will bring hot weather the corn and other crops need, and chances are we'll have It from now on for a few weeks. O—OI— Expert road engineers working with the Safety Council are now engaged in making plans that will : assure greater safety on the new postwar highways. O—o The meat situation is improving tlowly, and if everyone will coop«r<le with the uPA to check the i - black market, it will soon be possible to get good meat for all your ' red points and probably get more i points. A real effort is being made I to stop the “cheating” and make I fair distribution of meats and other food®. 1 —o Driving your car without one of the car user stamps on the windshield is Inviting trouble. The revenue officials are now checking here and everywhere else and you ’ will find it much more expensive if you have to appear in federal court. That happened to a num ber a year ago and will again this year. Get one of the stamps at the postoffice for $5.00 and paste It on. -0 Joseph Drew, acting secretary of state, says there Is nothing to the claims of Senator Capehart that Japan has made peace offers to this country. He says there have been eiicii rumors but that nothing official has come to bis office and ttet only unconditional surrender can settle the dispute, and stop the war. The senator had no comment to make following Mr. Crew’s emphatic denial of reported overtures. PLEASE! raodhtf f hts dodw {UboMi mvb ft far your rMper Salvage Drivoi ■ * * MMIMBIB—IAMB is a #1 WAA' SMOBTAOU j

Corporal James Cochran has been awarded the purple heart to wear along with the tuiee bailie stars and Oak Leaf Cluster previously awarded this Decatur lad who has made a great record In a year dr service tor his country. He took part in a number of battles t and spent 128 days in combat, was .. wounded twice and had many thrilt ling experiences. Take care of yourself, Jim; everyone here is pu’ling for you. j O—O The .Mighty Seventh proved to ! be Just that. Henry Morxenthait I r has announced that the total for > the war loan drive was more than 1 twenty-six billion dollars, almost I doubling the fourteen billion doli lar quota. Every division went over the top. That's the word to , Japan that ought to make them realize there will be no let up in the air, naval or land attacks. It was the greatest financial feat in the history of the world, and Adams county did her full share. Dirty faces and soiled linens may be the general result of a shortage of soap, according to a survey made by the United Press. A shortage of raw materials and some hoarding by far seeing housewives seem to be the causes. Anyway, soap and washing powder are difficult to get and rationing may be the only way to control the situation. In the meantime, the boy who doesn’t like to have his ears washed is as happy as those who emiled when the old school house burned. O—o We extend sincere congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Steele, estimable citizen® of St. Mary's township who were married sixty years ago July 11th. They will observe the occasion next Sunday afternoon from three to six, when open house will be held and when friends are invited to call. Fine Christian people. Mr. and Mrs. Steele are held in highest regard IU • < by the ihhny who know them. They are the parents of thirteen children, eleven of whom are living. O—O Congressmen are politicians and juet now those on each side are worrying about next year's elections. Republicans are alarmed because of the growing popularity of President Truman, and Democrats are exercised because reception to several of Mr. Truman's suggestions on domestic problems have not been enthusiastically received. Next winter’s session will probably develop some rather warm political discussions that will more or less map the campaigns. O—U— Wings And Hoofs: Joy riding is having its ups and downs these war. years. Decidedly an “up" is the news from Chicago that airplanes will be sold at Marshall Field's department store. Financing probably will be made easy through budget accounts, although, at $3,000 per, planes probably won't compete with automobiles for the affections of the whitecollar worker—or newspaperman. They will be two-seaters, with no room for back-seat drivers. Landing strip® will present a problem, but it might prove possible to park on a cloud and parachute down to one’s back yard. Before we gel too flighty, however, let’s put a rein on our fancy and examine the status quo. A dispatch from Miller, Mo., states that a complete line of buggies (including, we presume, aurreys with I the fringe on top) is now on sale, in a local hardware store. Ah. well, the horse-drawn buggy has its advantages. Old Dobbin knows, hljß way home and is especially, good |t finding it in the moonlight. True, he ha* toj be retreated occasionally. but no coupons have to be surrendered for his hay. But “O for a toorse with wings f” as Shakespeare puts it. When do those planes io on sale?—Christian Science Monitor.

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«.— Twenty Years Aao Today ‘ July 13 — Wind and electric i storms take toll of 34 lives and cause millions of dollars in property losses through middle west. The total net valuation of property in Adams county is >30,(MO.OOi Moon & Butler are remodelling St. Peter's church in Root township at cost of about $3,000. The French are evacuating the ! Ruhr Valley. Miss Veronica Anker U attend-1 ing Herrin Art Institute at Winona j Lake. Pau! Miller, watchman at the | Erie Winchester street crossing, I has a beautiful flower garden near his “shanty.” 0 p -• I Modern Etiquette | 9y ROBERTA LEE * • Q. if one is invited to any affair, would it be all right to bring a I gueet, without asking permission of the hosteuss? ask permission of the hostess in A. No. If a guest is visiting you, advance, if you care to do so. Q. Is it correct for ? woman’s social card to read “Mrs. John W. f Jones”? A. The correct form its “Mrs. John William Jones”. Q. Is it really necessary for one to serve vegetables with a roast? A. Yes; a roast really require® vegetables to accompany it. 0 I Household Scrapbook I | By ROBERTA Lfetf | ♦ ♦ The Sick Room Try to keep the sick room bright

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100 200 300 400 ■ -- ~ ■ rindion Oceon JAF WAR NERVES were still on edge aa the whereabouts of the powerful American Third fleet remained a mystery and fear of fresh invasion of Jap territory mounted. Tokyo radio reported, without Allied confirmation, a British carrier plane assault at (1) Sabang; infiltration by "secret agents” at (2) Tanahmasa, and indications of planned Allied landings at (3) Sumatra. (lat’l) and cheerful, because a gloomy room lower® the vitality of. the invalid. If the patient is annoyed by the sunlight, keep a bowl of bright flowers where they can be enjoyed. Sweet Butter IKeep sweet butter in a covered dish instead of putting it on ice in its waxed paper. Butter picks up the tastee of other thing® if not covered. Dyeing Before tinting colored materials, strain the dye and the goods wilt color evenly. o ' Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

Men Over 26 Now May Change Jobs Freely Washington, July 13.—(UP)— Men 26 and over who do not measure up to armed forces physical standards can now change jobs without local draft board permission and without becoming subject to induction. The change in selective service regulations, announced yesterday, carries out the policy of the armed forces to concentrate on the youngest possible men of general service caliber. Starting this month, draft calls dropped from about 120.000 to 90,000. with the bulk coming from the 18-year group. Men 18-26 may still be inducted, however, if they have deferred jobs i without draft board permission. The army will continue to induct a limited number in this group whe do not measure up to physical re quirements. o— I Host Plant Alfalfa is especially efficient as a host plant because, in addition tc • producing a nitrogen-rich top growth which can be plowed under, it else . fills the soli to a considerable depth r with roots which are high in nitro t gen. The growing of alfalfa, ever when large crops of hay are re moved, usually leaves a favorablt nitrogen balance in the soil. J o Raisin Center ’ Today-California is the raisin cen L ter of the world. Early raisin pro duction began in Armenia and th< Euphrates valley, and then spread t< , Egypt and the Lenantine coast 1 To the Phoenician traders goes th, credit of bringing the first raisin to Spain. From Spain the Spanisl padres took vines to their Californi: r missions.

Soap Will Not Be Rationed In U.S. Industry Is Now Doing Good Work Washington. July 13 — (L T P‘— Housewives may be having dtff • culty buying soap, but the government has no immediate plans for rationing, the agriculture department said today. The reason, according tn William A. McConologue, a soap official, is that no one yet has j devised a successful ration scheme. Surveys conducted by the department and the officer of price administration show that the industry is distributing supplies as fairly as possible through a vol- • untary program. The government doesn’t think it can do any better. The use of soap, unlike most other commodities, can vary widely in cities of the same size, McConologue said, and this is an important factor governing distribution of supplies. Cities with hard water use more than soft water localities. In some communities, laundries get most of the dirty clothes while in others housewives tub the family wash. Industrial cities such as Pittsburgh use far more soap than communities of office workers such as Washington. Meat Is Scarce Chicago, July 13 —(UP) —Meat will be scarce until 1946, the American meat institute said today. Slightly more lamb and mutton ( - are available, but favorite pork cuts are fewer than ever, the Institute reported after concluding a national survey of civilian ■ meat supplies at the request of the office of price administration. I The survey, made during the ' week ending July 7, found that future meat supplies “will depend in large degree on the feed situation. the weather, and the ability of livestock producers to produce, - grow and market livestock ecoi- nominally.” 1 Appearance of “a shade more” s beef in some areas indicated that ;- more cattle may be on its way t to market from grass pastures, the institute said. Sausage supe plies were reported slightly inr. creased. it o Remove Aah Tray Mata e Use denatured alcohol on ash 1 travs to remove all stubborn staim. o . - - -

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READ THIS FIRST: w Everyone thought Agatha Brown was g an old maid, but ahe had been secretly married tor 25 years to Prof. Otto HalQ der of Western college. She bad left h 8 blm in World War I because she s 0 learned he was a traitor. h The Kiri she called her niece, Cle- u “ mantine, was really their daughter. Not 1( 0 even Clemastine knew it t h Now. in World War n, Agatha dis- _ , eorera the professor is planning to sell " * another of bls inventions, a radio-con- li n trolled aerial torpedo, to the enemy. y . Halder la found alain. Estelle Blossom. a student who claims she was engaged It to marry the professor, accuses Cle- r mantlne of the crime as the police in- j, terview the women in the hall outside the professor’s dormitory room. Agatha J goes to telephone. U taken prisoner la j tee dark by an unseen man and forced t to accompany him to the basement 1 1- (NOW GO ON WITH THE BTORT) *■ ~~— ! ie CHAPTER SIXTEEN i« HER HEART chilled. Wu it ' 1 aymbolic that the only person who ( chanced to walk past the cellar >h window, through the college gar- 1 in den, was the student who was ’ blind? The unknown who gripped her < arm in the darkness informed her, **He cannot sea The men upstairs i cannot hear, because the floor is ; soundproof. You are completely tn i my power. Tell me—without any more foolishness—who killed Pro- ] fessor .Halder? What has been i done with the radio tube that pras < in his laboratory?” ( She refused to answer. She was ' thinking about the radio tube she i had found lying on the dresser in 1 the professor’s room earlier that I night It now reposed in her small ! brown suitcase in the closet of Clementine's room. If the spies had I seen her stealing along that ledge i into the professor’s room they must i also have seen the suitcase she was carrying. They might suspect the truth. They might search CemanUne'a room! “Talk!” ordered her captor. “Silence may kill you!” •There is nothing I can tell you." "You went to his room to steal his invention. You can't deny “But 1 do deny it That was not —my purpose." She might have added that stealing the invention was’an afterthought “I am a loyal wanted to steal the invention would ** * ore^nei<— your- < 'The most valuable spy is one . who seems to be a loyal American.” “Dei you deny you are trying to And that radio tube?" “Obviously I want it That to

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OPA WILL MAKE (Continued From Page One) boaHj order to end their two-week old strike. In Detroit, where more than 13,000 were away from their jobs earlier in the week, the total had dwindled to approximately 3.000. Latest to call off their strike where some 3,800 CIO United Auto Workers at the Dodge-Chrysler plant, whose return to work ended a fourth major work stoppage in the motor city within a 24-hour period. Hundreds of policemen continued to patrol New York City’s etrike-bound newspaper plants, as a strike of delivery drivers entered its 13th day. The policemen were on hand to prevent a possible renewal of violence along the picket lines and to protect inde > pendent dealers and salesboys who took over distribution. Tn other newspaper strikes, a walkout of composing room em ployes at three Birmingham. Ala. ■ly ■ 11 1 ■

why I brought you here. You are going to tell me where it is.” She shrank away from him. His hot breath was close to her. She stumbled and would have fallen because her arms were tied helplessly to her sides, had not one of the pillars supporting the floor above been close behind her. She leaned against it, heart pounding wildly. “What amazes me,” said the man, “is how you killed him in that locked room—how you concealed yourself there until midnight—and how you escaped without undoing the bolts.” She breathed deeply. She had not been seen leaving the room! He did not know she had carried the suitcase away with her. Perhaps he did not know she had even been near Clemantine’s room. “You are very clever," she told him, “but not as clever as I thought I imagined your government would have chosen a better man for such a job as this—instead of merely a woman torturer.” He breathed heavily, and said something in a foreign language. She knew from the force he put into it that it was a curse. Then he moved slowly away from her and she heard him fumbling with some heavy objects on a table. “You know too much to be Innocent” he said. “You were in love with Professor Halder years ago, according to records of our agents If you did not kill him tonight then you were in league with him In either case, you must talk!” The man was close in front o1 her again. Agatha ceased to strait at the bonds which held her arnu at her sides. She was afraid hl might hear what she was doing She could see him faiptly now, i black bulk silhouetted against thi dim light from the tiny grilled win dow. One of his hands touched her left shoulder, then clamped with flngen of steel. She almost went sick witl pain. “It is senseless to waste mon time,” he threatened her. “Hov would you like a foot bath of add eh? There is an abundance in th, laboratory. Nitric acid. It will ea through the soles of your feet through your- tender ankles like i stocking of flre!”‘ “You’re not human!” “On the contrary, I am very hu man. I would gladly let you gofree.” “If X tell you where the radi, tuba is hidden?” “Exactly.” a

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-I float MM as. be afraid 1 could ,der “ , i He laughed. "I air. 7-w»iv, i many faces. You would jp 17.50. i ished if I turned on t 3ep 400; ■ light. You might rec:'steady; m< ! any one of a dozen me.: e g p r j ng : seen and trusted." scarce; > “I will never trust ar; jg.Milß ; more!” . Wa , “What a pleasant out.»4 !to confide in anyone.- ' ’ t where to tum for he!; 'toc|. H 1 perhaps that is better trthmgstei i I have in store for you HICAGO f upstairs for the acid, .icago, Ju while you amuse yours- grain: t untie those knots. They ea t : t oug 1 undone!” i. - Agatha gasped. Did g 1 cat’s eyes’ j white 1! r She heard him cross i white The sound of footsteps is. 1 mix 1 told her he was climb- : g heavy . I stairway. The trapdoor-'Walia, i . ly. He was gone. ns: no sa r Almost immediate!-, fley: mi a greeted her from out e; “Miss Frown!” CHICAGC a A face was pressed s icagOi j, ventilator. t “Miss Brown. can . “Yes' Yes' Oh. whoever® 8 - 4,000 Good an n help me. .1 _|.a s g “Os course. Tiiaia >•;; s llts 1 » for. How do I get in good . “The first room to complete e the foot of the east ll!e; , There’s a trapdoor w ■ killing c probably conceal:’ , weak; t, or maybe left open ■■ v n i. strike a match.” -grass hi ‘Til need no match w 5 dowQ •f the cellar darkc?” tlvel . n “Black as pitch! ' a "Good! Don’t lose you. s 16 - 5 d ie be right with you.” da Y 8 ® His head disappears I mostly a legs moved past the ’ i ngg abg( ie saw that the ventilate heav , 1- to the ground. He and h , on hands and knees « 3 V ealer ft to her. How had he M. ’ rs there? There had beer “ e 500 h attract him. ln . She remembered ln •e be rescuer said he w a match. And he as- . tnevenly d, lar was dark. Couian '• > nativ ie it was dark ? Couldn •;,, buck it “Oh!”, she gasped- me . t, 06ne? He’s the bhnd , a She struggled with t. ;j^ n must warn him— n’ u ; f ladder and call up t° a . "Why didn't I tell - ?dder b B US J The ladder cie»» ■ Q? io someone was descen the trap door into n (To Be l'”’ nD FgXJ 5 I