Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 183, Decatur, Adams County, 4 August 1945 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Stenin* Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Close Matter. J. H. Heller . —President A R. HolUwusft Sec’y. & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rate* Sinyie Copies I One week by carrier — By Mall sis Ainas, Allen. Jay and W6!ls counties, Indiana, and Mercer and Van-Wert countlee, Ohio, $4.50 per year; $2.50 tor six months; $1.35 tor three months; 50 cents tor one month. Elsewhere: $5.50 per year; $3.00 tor six months; |165 tor three moi the; 60 cents tor one month. Meh And #omen in the armed forces 13.50 par year or 11.00 tor three months. Advertising Rates Made Known on Application. National Representative SCHEERER & co. 15 Lexington Avenue, New York. 35 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, 111. This is that real summer weath-er-shat will help the corn along and ripen the tomatoes. o—o we are a little short of sitsoap, meats, underwear and a few other items, but we are still better off than any people we know of pr have heard about. -0 ft's time for tax budgets and it i.> the increased cost of living will affect most tax making bodies. Slight increases may be expected. —o The hew city well is a dandy, according to reports. Now let’s keep on trying to get the bad odor and crimson color out. Visitors to a. ~ I Decatur complain Bottle and don <. understand that it’s the purest waI ter obtainable. —o Th? Big Three report is voluminous and apparently complete, giving the world the Information as to how it is proposed to handle affairs in Europe. We hope it will sJoff be possible to plan for the wSole world. '~7 — 0~0'*~~ a Railroaders and coal miners may troin army service to refairn to their peace time avocations. Reasons are clear—the mail are of more value at their work aus will help to relieve the shortage of codl and freight hauling. « —o-o—-?£ongratulations to Ray Smith, veftran mail carrier who has traveftd maiiy thousaiid tnlles to carry leifcfe and papers and packages to hi^patrons the past thirty years, u/bas served under six postmasters and made good for all of them. *» pic St. Mary’s river heeds more if we would save the fish and the way to get it is to widen and deepen the tied and then construct reservoirs that would provide water for various other purposes. As a postwar improvement, nothing is more important. O—O Petain is finding out what his people think of him and its mostly bad. He probably did what he thought was best as General Leahy said in his letter that was introduced in the trial, but as the American stated, France would have been better off if they had continued to defy Hitler.

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The war with Japan again seem? far from being over. They evi dcntly intend to take the position: "here we are, come and get us.’ That may mean another year ol the conflict much as we hope that t isn’t true. In the meantime and urltij we know, we must all con lliiue to do our best, work hard, live carefully and buy all the bonds t we can. O—O I Sugar is the mainstay of the I Army Combat Ration and of practically all army field rations bei cause of its high concentration and ■ its value as quick energy food. A ' typical “C” ration contains five lumps of sugar for one meal. In addition to the sugar furnished 1 with a meal in a combat ration there may be five pieces of hard candy. The armed services buy sugar at the rate of 220 pounds petcapita, leaving only a little more than 70 pounds per capita for civilian consumption. O—O Just before the U. S. senate adjourned this week, Majority party Leader Alvin Barkley announced the program to be urged by his party when the body reconvenes in October. His suggestions were mostly proposals for legislation on domestic problems. Senator Taft of Ohio does not favor them, which is not surprising. After all, we still have a two-party system in this country and it is to be expected that disagreements will exist. That’s what makes a strong government. O—O The city of Van Wert held a primary Tuesday. The Republicans nominated John H. Morrison, present mayor, for his seventh term. The Democrats named Vachel G. Edwards as their candidate for mayor. Only about twenty per cent of the voting strength appeared at the voting places to take part in the election. There were thiec candidate, on the Republican ticket, the others being W. D. Dunifon and Roy J. Stripe. Morrison won by 158 votes over Dunifon. Edwards was unopposed. The fall campaign is expected to be quite interesting. O—O There are plenty civic minded people who do not welcome the prospects of a truck and trailer station along U.S. Highway 27 as you enter Berne from the south. It does eeeni a shame to think on.’ beautiful approach should be spoiled by such a truck depot. Only Monday evening we heard a man from Indianapolis make the state ment that Berne is known throughout the entire state for its beautiful back yards and gardens. Now we hope no eyesore comes along to hide these beautiful gardetis.- ~ Bet-ne Witness. O—O—

History Mdrkihgs: The 96th General Assembly of Ohio has concluded its session after making a notable contribution to development of the Anthony Waytie Parkway. Besides adopting a joint resolution recognizing the parkway as an official state memorial, the legislature appropriated upwards of a million dollars for acquisition and improvement of properties on the parkway route. Unfortunately the assembly failed to adopt the bill creating an Anthony Wayne Parkway authority. Such an authority is needed to co-ordinate the work of five state departments and many local agencies that have been working on parkway projects for niany years. The bill was recommended unanimously by the House Highway and Finance committees (19 0 and 15-0 respectively) bitt failed to teach a Vote ori the floor. Proponents anticipate introduction of a similar bill'when the ftekt legislature convener in seventeen months. Anger is a jstdne cast into a wasp’s liest—Proverb. Peace will be lost if the policies of nations are empty of cft&rity ■towards each other.—Fosdick.

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s—; ; j ♦ I Modern Etiauette Sy ROBERTA LEE '♦ ♦ By Roberta Lee Q. Is is all right for a young man and a girl who are engaged to be married, to hold hands when others are present? A. No; this is sometimes embarrassing to other persons and should be confined to the time when the two .voting people are alone. Q. Is it the usual custom for a man to take part in his wife’s “at home” day? A. Nd; the average business man has neither the Inclination or the time to do so. Q. What is the meaning of chef de cuisine? A. Head cook. fH^^f^odlk 1 By Roberta Lee Aprons A serviceable apron for use around the wash tubs or sink can be made of flowered oil cloth. H can be bound with a contrasting tape and when soiled only needs wiping off with a clean soapy cloth. Earthenware To harden earthenware, place it in a pan of cold water and bring it very slowly to the Iroilihg point. : Then allow it to cool slowly. Boiling When it is desired to boll any food quickly, make certain thai the spoon is not left in the pan, as

SS mMMBr JaMr W wOMIIWW -wk**--.' BESiW . iLi ruikii-.F army needs horses and mules, so—the Sino-American horse purchasing bureau sees that them Above Pfc. Clarence S. Corliss, left, of Hebron, Neb., and Lt. Robert H. Dyggert, seated bf feast Rochester, N. Y, strikh a deal with natives in Tibet who have brought them gifts of • w.ne on’theTf Arrival on & horse-buying trip. American personnel of the bureau is attached to the U, S. Chinese -combat command, headed by Maj. Gen. RB. McClure. Signal Corps photo. (International)

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will conduct the heat away from the liquid. ♦ ~~ ~ ♦ Twenty Years Ago I Today « ♦ Aug. 4—Dr. Burt Mangold reeletced president of the Decatur school board. Mrs. Katherine Teeple, 90, dies at the home of her parents, Mrs. James L. Gray. The D. C. Stephenson murder trial is set for August 10 at Noblesville. Rev. W. H. Thompson is named chairman of the committee to raise SSOO for the Salvation army. Annual reports of Adams county memorial hospital shows 545 patients were admitted the past year. ■Fire at the new Catholic school 1 building doer SI,OOO damage. Forest officials favor a law in ’ every state forcing every car to have an ashtray, to prevent forest fires caused by cigarette flippers. It is estimated that 3,620,000 3 truck-loads transported the 56,1 000,000 live animals from farms to ’ their market last year. Lined up = bumper to bumper, the trucks 3 would circle the globe at the f Equator; the distance traveled would equal 19,000 trips around the Equator. t Approximately 135,000 babies g have been born at the Chicago t. Lying-in Hospital since it was founded 50 years ago. More than 750 residents and internes have y been trained there for specializeit tion in obstetrics and 5,500 nurses is have been trained.

O — O I PLEASANT MILLS NEWS ' 0 — o Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ncucnch- j wander of Tocsin were Sunday afterndon guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Melching. Kay Linn Archer is spending this week with her grandmother, Mrs. Martha Staley of near Geneva. Miss Colleen Evans returned home after spending several weeks with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Smith of Macy. Lowell Sherburn of Convoy, 0.. is spending a week with his cousins, Glen and Dick Bowman. Mrs. Ada Zimmerman of St. Joe and Mrs. Alta Debolt of Toledo, Ohio, spent last Thursday at the O. S. Fortney home. The Misses Vivian, Kathleen and Marilyn Noll and Thelma Noll of Ft. Wayne are spending the week-end with a sister, Cadet Nurse Betty of Indianapolis. , Mr. and Mrs. Otto Lammert and daughter, Betty, Al Roebuck and , Mrs. Lydia Mcßarnes spent Sunj .day with Mr. and Mrs. Sanford . Carter of near Willshire, Ohio. ’ Joe Everett of South Carolina is j visiting with relatives here. He 1 spent several days with the James! | Everett family and a sister, Mrs. | s Steve Longeriberger, who has been 0 confined to her bed for about three s months, also Mr. Longenbergef n has been in bed for the past five e months. l g God lives his deepest life in silence; so do we.

' ’ WwBB jjrß WEALTHY Austrian munitions manufacturer, Fritz Mandi (above), was arrested by the chief of police of Colonia, Uruguay, on orders from the Uruguayan Minister of the Interior. The police said that Mandi s case would be submitted to a judicial court at Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, but they did not specify what charges would be brought against him. (international)

COURTHOUSE In the divorce suit of Alice Ail■ferson vs. Robert Ailerson, the court issued an order restraining the defendant from talking to or molesting Mrs. Ailerson or the children. N. C. Nelson entered appearance for the defendant. In the estate of Eli W. Steele, a petition was filed by Eugene Runyon, administrator, U> release mortgage of $386.51, which has been paid, and same was approved by the court. Marriage License A marriage license w-as issued to Calvin Burnett, Decatur, U. S. navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Burnett, to wed Mary Jane Wilson, Decatur, G. E. employe, daughploye, daughter of Mrs. Mary Julia Howard. Real Estate Transfers Harold 0. Runkle et ux to Geneva Milling & Grain Co., inlot 254 in Geneva. Chester J. Smitley et ux to Clarence O. Knetfss et ux, inlot 877 in Geneva. Lincoln Housing Corporation to Aiden L. Babcock et ux, S. Pt. inlot

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CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE THE POSSIBILITY that President Hill could be in league with the spies seemed fantastic to Agatha, but she had fears. She feared that possibility, and at the same time she wanted to examine that radio tube again—perhaps destroy it Why had Willard said it was the most important clue to the murder of Otto? "This is war,” she reminded Clemantine as they climbed the stairs of the rooming house again. “We can be excused for taking desperate measures.” “It—it does seem strange," commented the girl, “that he was so anxious to keep the radio tube after he told us it was worthless. I wonder if we shouldn’t tell the police?” “Oh, no! Suppose we are wrong? And they’re not likely to take you seriously. Remember, you are already under their suspicion.” “Do you think I can ever forget it?’” They re-entered Clementine's room and closed ahd locked the door behind them, even though it was broad daylight. , “How about telling the federal men?" Clementine suggested. Agatha shook her head. “We

must get that radio tube out of President Hill’s hands—ourselves. It must disappear, so that no one knows where it is.” “But I don’t see. . . • Aren’t we going to turn it over to the FBI?” “We can decide that later. One thing at a time. First—to get the tube back!” “Why not just call up Dr. Hill and ask him if we can have it back? If he refuses, we’ll know something is wrong.” “Clemantine! Why couldn’t I have thought of something as simple? Perhaps he will give it to us!” The telephone was out in the hall. They opened the door again and tiptoed to the instrument fastened on the hall wall near the head of the stairs. The door of the fat girl’s room was partly open. What a strategic room to eavesdrop on telephone Conversations, Agatha thought But the room seemed to be vacant now. She pushed the door slightly with one foot so that it swung wide. There was no one in Sight inside. • Clemantine removed the receiver ftotti the telephone hook and called a number in a low voice. In a moment she said, "Hello. President Hill’s office? This is Clemantine Brown. Could I speak to Dr. Hill, please ?” Agatha advised, “Better let ms

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talk with him, child." She saw Clemantine was too nervous. Her own nerves weren’t any too good, but she wanted to hear Dr. Hill’s reaction to their request. He came on the line after a brief delay. “This is Dr. Hill speaking.” His voice held a note of uncertain hostility, as though he had been bothered with calls from the newspapers and thought this might be another one. “Dr. Hill, you remember an old radio tube was left in your office shortly before noon?” “’t'e-es. It is still here." “You said it was of no value—- , that it was not the tube Dr. Halder ■ had invented.” “That is correct It won’t even i function in the purpose for which it was built, I believe. It was one ■ of & number of burned-out tubes l Otto bought merely to disassemble . and use the pirts.” “If it is of no value to you—- • could we have it back again ?” Her voice sounded breathless. She hoped s he did not detect the eagerness she e tried to t His vdice to.ok on a tone of surprise. “But, Miss Clemantine, of .1 what possible worth can it be to you?" e “This is Clementine’s aunt,”

Agatha corrected him. “Oh, the elder Miss Brown. Par- '. don me. But your request Is so unusual. I don’t see how ..." 1 “To me that radio tube is a souvenir of a most exciting adventure. As you can imagine, kidnaping don’t happen often In the life of an old alumna like me." “I should think you would want to forget it; not have a souvenir to remember it by.” He was beginning to sound a little impatient. “You don’t understand women, Dr. Hill.” “No, I’m afraid I don’t" "Then you positively refuse to I give the tube to us? After all, we I risked our lives for it” “You forget what ’Villard Bacon, 1 the blind boy, said about this radio 1 tube. He said it is one of the most 1 important clues in the murder of 1 Professor Halder. Under the cir- > stances—and until he proves himr self right or wrong—l must insist t on keeping the tube here!" .. . 1 Agatha slowly hung the receiver « back on its hook. Yes, she rememr bered very plainly what Willard d had said, and she did not dare argue further with fc>r. Hill for fear >. of arousing his suspicions. s Clemantine asked eagerly, "What k did he say?” Agatha shock.her hgad. She pre- « ceded the girl back into the bed-

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room. “If we're to get that ifc she said when file door was® closed behind them, "welll®' steal it!” * “But auntie! We wouldnti rob the president’s office.” Agatha walked to a shift window and stood there » back to her daughter. Slit thinking, “Now is the time tell her part of my seer H part. I must make her rest# necessary it is to destroy ' > ■ dence. No, no! She mmsI want to destroy i -to ft from the spies-thats »W must think. She that I killed him. But ow* my hands on that -übe troy it! Then let Willard try *■ the murderer!" . Aloud she said, Otto Halder was my hm* There—it had come heard Clemantine gasp. . After those fateful wwj. rest was easy. Agath ■ “You have always be I- 1 - . . old maid. I i love John. One Easter dU clipped away to Braxto . married. He said we ! keep it secret, becausi — > didn’t want him t° marry well, I, too, came ‘0 ’ a secret. I ca P n . ot t.„ tc At ■sr— ilirnP.d to

My love Wrneu w ■». I thought I hated hn , know I was get him out of my L why I had a little home— working out * periments, search mg my poor skin could unravel. They were P* and I had worked laboratory. I was se J| answers he sought cm tine. “Aunt Agatha, wonderful!” j $ Agatha turned ar oU > tine’s arms envelop ofter , women clung to eac. “So you see, sa hoUg hl ing herself a & a ’ n ’ him— or thought doo i to see him dr ® gg tan pedestal as a g d patriot. I W° n t t that his invention ha the wrong hands- d 0 ! y °“Even to \> . of President ffiH ling ltJ “Yes, even to su t won’t have to st s can explain to Han . ihg.Hellhe!pj- CcßttflH «;