Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 185, Decatur, Adams County, 7 August 1945 — Page 4

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DECATUR • DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Drery Evenin* Htcept Bunday By TH® DBCATUR DEMOCRAT CO. mcorDOrated Bntered at the Decatur. Ind., Post Office as Second Claw Matter. A H. He’ler —.President A. R. Holthouse, iec’y. * Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller. Vice-President Subscription Rates Single Copies 1 One week by carrier JO By Mail In Adams, Alien, Jay and Wells counties, Indiana, and Mercer and Van Wert counties, Ohio, |4.50 per year; 12.50 for six months; 11.35 for three months; 50 cents for one mouth. Hlsewhere: 15.50 per year; 13.00 for six months; $1.66 for three months; 60 cents for one month. Men and women in the armed forces 13.50 per year or SI.OO for three months. Advertising Rates Made Known on Application. National Repreeentatlvo SCHEERER A CO. 15 Lexington Avenue, New York. W E. Wacker Drive. Chicago, 111. Every bond you buy helps just that much to end the war. Let's not. quit buying them and let'e hold on to what we have. ... o—o Germany doesn’t like the peace terms but is beginning to understand that the world is tired of war and does not propose to make it possible for them to start plans for a third world conflict. —o The price of Indiana coal will be , hiked four cents a ton to meet the increased wages allowed to miners in the settlement of last spring's strike. If that produces enough fuel to keep us comfortable, no one will complain much. —o Shoe rationing will probably end sdon and those who have been | wearing out their old footwear will

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heart’s content. Reduction of demands for the armed forces is easing the situation. o—o Clinton Anderson, new secretary oLm agriculture predicts plenty of soon but less lard, pork. eggs, and other foods. Perhaps if we i get all the steaks we want we can get along until such time when the supply generally will increase. —o The "Shooting Star”, fastest jetpropelled fighter plane, recently made a test flight, traveling 550 miles in sixty-two minutes, an avsit erage of nine miles a minute. It gives you an idea of how speedy We will be some day. Think of rirtining up to Chicago in twenty minutes. —o Japan can’t see any hopes for the frfture as a result of the Potsdam meeting, but they should feel cure that an early surrender will be better for them. They can save something by that means, while if they go on, they won't have, anything left or any men to work at reconversion. —o The legislative acts will not be ready for distribution until December. Shortage of printers is given as the cause. Two years ago the acts were not publtehed until November so this will probably set up a new tardy record. In the oil days the acts were usually ready by April or May.

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Little insects called “leaf hoppers" by Frank Wallace, state entomologist, have become so thick in and around Indianapolis that the beer gardens are losing their customers. The beer drinkers don't relish a mixture of hugs in the froth and are passing up the outeide places to return to the regular bars. —o— Franco, who several years ago was agreeing with Mussolini that democracies were soft and could not continue, is now begging off with the assertion that he didn t mean it. Spain will find the goiift-

plenty tongh until they form a government that will be in tune with the rest of the world. Slavery will not exist in the future. —o Shipments of coal to Europe may end soon, saving some six million tone for this country. It is believed that President Truman succeeded in working out a plan at the recent conference whereby the fuel needs over there will be taken car of without aid from this country. That, will help make Americans more comfortable. —o General MacArthur will command the land forces when Japan is invaded—bad news for the Nil*. They know what he did in the Philippines, in Borneo and in other islands of the Pacific. He is one of the world's greatest soldiers and will hit the Japs hard and ae often as is necessary to make them admit defeat. This doesn't mean that it will happen immediately, but it does indicate we are getting ready for the finishing blow. Millions of men will be eent to the area to join those already there

and to form the greatest army ever assembled. —o Who doesn't like a good horse ■-race? We do and we are sure most everyone else doe« who ever thrilled at the word“go” and watched the ponies race down the home stretch. But just now we are at war and transporting troops, millions of them across the country, back and forth. That's more important than satisfying our desires for pleasures so the average American accepts the new order that prevents temporarily the transportation of race horses by rail. Most of the tracks will manage to operate and perhaps the regulations tvon’t have to continue too long. Need Railroaders: Indiana is a transportation bottleneck because the greater part of the 4,000,000 troops that must be moved from East to West during the remainder of the year must pass through the state. If the railroads in Indiana cannot get all

the workers they need, the flow of troops will be hampered. Therefore, lie army says that a critical battle for the defeat of Japan must be fought in Indiana. Personnel of the Army is now working feverishly to obtain 1,300 men to work on the railroads in Indianapolis and other parts of Indiana. Any person who can work is needed, including unskilled laborers, all kinds of craftsmen, ae well as train operators. An effort is being made to recruit as many of these workers aS possible from soldiers discharged at Camp Atterbury. Each discharged soldier is being informed of the critical labor needs of the railroads. Certainly all transportation facilities are japimed now. But the Army announces officially that only 502,000 of the several million military personnel in Europe have returned to the United Statee. In the, months ahead during .1945 there will be 1,000,000 troops moyed each month on the railroads. This number includes organized troop movements and also the individual trips of men who are discharged or are visiting their homes

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on furloughs—Maurice Early in The Indianapolis Star. o— — , -♦ | Modern Etiquette I | 9y ROBERTA LEE | 0 By Roberta Lee Q. What is considered the standardized fee for the groom to give the minister for a wedding ceremony? A. There is no standardized fee. The groom should give according to his means. Q. Is it obligatory that a formal invitation to an evening affair be dressed to both the husband and the wife? A; Yes; neither one should be omitted. Q. Should fish be served on hot plates or cold plates? A. Fish should always be served on hot plates. o - - - I Household Scrapbook I | By ROBERTA LEE | Shrinking Curtains When doubtful whether the curtains will be of the right length after laundering, place a small tuck near the top, or hem line, when binding them. Remove- this tuck before washing the curtains and the inch or two of shrinkage will never be noticed. Fire Preventive If a little alum is added to the water in which children's clothes are rinsed, it will render them less liable to catch fire. When In A Hurry When it is desired to hasten the cooking of a meat or vegetable, add a pinch of baking powder.

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Twenty Years Aao Today . Aug 7—The Charles Case barn on High street burns with loss of sl,SfiO. t Thousands of members of ku klux klan gather in Washington. D. C. The purpose is a deep, dark secret. Jack Dempsey demands guaiantee of a million dollar gate to fight Harry Wills. Daughter is born to Mr. and Mrs. Wai Wemhoff. Old Adams County Bang observes 51st anniversary* Henry Kauffman of Elkhart, potato king of Indiana, announces he will attend the Great Northern Indiana fair here. ATOMIC BOMB (Continued From r<*se bi.e) 000.000,000 of America's wealth accomplished in three intense years of secret research and herculean effort what decades of previous effort by the world's greatest physicists bad failed to achieve. They broke into the atom, extracted its power, and placed it under restraint at mans sei vice. In so doing they beat the Axis by a matter of perhaps only a few months. Had the European war lasted a little longer, the Germans might have won the race. But the British and Americans won. And so long as they only possess the key to the atom s powerhouse, they are in a position to enforce the peace of the world. President Truman saw the longrange goal as use of atomic energy for industrial power, and as “a powerful and forceful influence towards the maintenance of world peace. He will ask Congres to establish a commission to control the production and use of atomic power and will himself make recommendations for its wise employment. The menace of such vast power is obvious. It poaes the most fateful question ever asked: Can man be trusted with it, or will he use it to destroy his world? Even now, President Truman said, science is searching for “methods of protecting us and the rest of the World from the danger of sudden desruction." The test Tt’l come in years

Kfite BLIND MAN’S SECREII IkW I k RICHARD HOUGHTON fi|, f I WRITTEN TOR AM) RRLE/BKI> SY CENTRAL I'KERS ASSOCIATION

CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE t PROMPTLY at 3:30 Agatha re- c turned the skeleton key to the old a janitor m front of the administra- s tion building. In her purse, true to s her word, was a copy of the key as ‘ nearly as she could make it. The v two women were equipped for their t attempt to burglarize President Hill’s ofiice. J “I’ve got goose pimples!" Cle- t mantine whispered. 1 “What about me! Don’t break a down my courage. We’ve got to ' get that radio tube!” “I know. I won’t back out on t you.” £ But there was still the waiting— 1 threatening to break down their t morale. They returned to Cleman- t tine’s room and tried to nap. Agatha couldn’t close her eyes with- ' out seeing again the room of her 1 late husband — without re-living > what she had done there to bring 1 about his death. < She lay still and shuddered, but ' the weight of fatigue was too great for even her tortured nerves ■ to resist. She closed her eyes. When ' she opened them, the electric light : was burnihg. i She sat up, Impelled by Cleman- i tine’s hand shaking her shoulder. “It’s after 8 o’clock,” the girl announced. “You’d better brush your hair again, and change your dress.” Agatha had never heard of dressing up for a burglary, but Clemantine was right, and had already set the example. By the time they left the rooming house the outside world was dark except for the street lights and the glow of windows. It was quieter than usual—although not even the murder would subdue college spirits for long. Two pollicemen came walking along the sidewalk. Undoubtedly they were just part of the extra patrol, keeping a routine watch. They wouldn’t be questioning everyone—and, anyway, what was there suspicious about two women Walking in the direction of the administration building? But Agatha had no trouble persuading Clemantine to cross the street and keep out of their way. “You’re sure Dr. Hill will be at his forum meeting?” Agatha whispered. “It was announced on the assembly bulletin board. We’ve got at least half an hour before he gets back.” The administration building was lighted only in the library wing. Clemantine shook the main doors cautiously and informed the elder woman, "They’re locked. We’U have to go through the reading room.” Agatha hoped her quick applica-

ahead—for it will be years, Stimson and Truman agreed, before atomic power can be harnessed economically to replace the power now supplied by coal, oil, and water. 3-centjncrease (Continued From Page one) propriation will be made, Mayor John Stults said. Items in the budget are about the same as a year ago and Mr. Aurand said that appropriations had been cut to the bone. The slight increases are in the fund for labor for the street department and liability and compensation insurance, which is based out payroll. The city’s general fund has been reduced to 319,000. compared to 126,000 in July of 1944. The. working balance asked in the bud-

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tion of make-up, and hasty change of dress, would not be too noticeable. Her knees were shaking when she climbed the library steps beside the girl. She was thinking, "We’ll have to come back this way, too — carrying the radio tube!” Miss Kenney, the librarian, gave Agatha a smile, welcoming inspection of her domain by a student’s relative, but Agatha steered well away from the librarian’s desk toward the reference books in high bookshelves that formed aisles at the rear of the room. A few of the students raised their eyes momentarily from their work, but otherwise no one paid attention tothem. Back of the aisles of bookshelves was the door that connected with the main part of the building. Clemantine whispered that it was always unlocked because of the drinking fountain in the adjoining corridor. At the shelves nearest the door Agatha halted, restraining the girl with one hand. Under pretext of looking for a book she glanced around the reading room to make sure no one was watching them. A few steps away a young man with his back turned was fingering a row of volumes His shoulders seemed familiar. He was examining the book titles with his fingertips. “It’s Willard Bacon!” whispered Clemantine. Agatha started. So it was! “Hush, he’ll hear you!” She backed toward the door, opening it gently. She feared the click of the latch might attract Willard’s attention, but he did not seem to notice. In another moment the two women were in the hall. Clemantine closed the door carefully behind them. “What on earth would a blind boy be doing in the library?” Agatha asked. “Borrowing books. There must be someone who reads to him. Surely he can’t study without books.” “Just the same, it makes hie uncomfortable. He seems to pop up wherever we go.” “It’s not likely he’s following us. And we can’t stop to worry. We’ve only half an hour.” Clemantine led the way down the dark corridor. The shadows deepened a short distance beyond the drinking fountain, but a dim glow from occasional windows showed them the rbute. The hall turned and took them ■ westward past the main doors they had found locked on the outside. Agatha knew the way from here. ■ In another moment she was feeling

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the lock on Dr. Hill’s O She inserted the home-madeW ton key. ,« “Don’t touch the doorWJ ■ man tine warned her. "Youß* fingerprints!” “Why do vou think I* gloves?” Agatha tried to* brusquely efficient, but st her voice betrayed her JWJ ness. “Don't you touch ar.J« The door squealed open- w tiny sound, but it was lsu JT trast to the silence ° f M hall. Clemantine followed 1 office. To avoid repetition squeal they left the door < “Now,” whispered AgaM, you remember exactly P “We'll have to switch light and look.” . - “But the outside wir.do: • “He’s drawn the curtai® 1 ’ see the street lights.” “H’m,” said Agatha, along the wall. "The to be near the door- -o She wondered if Cleman her feet made no souj ® wearing rubber^ ce well equipped when sh college to kill Otto bntrJ She choked ing happened. " ity has been shut off for she suggested. fuse ,M “More hkely it s Clemantine. Here „ matches beside the ash t . w( desk.” Clemantine st uc flame blazed up. He large and staring- , Agato . quickly around. H " » : the tube away so " i * he C The match went o J struck another. Agat . ing open co** 1 . them were l° cked 5 gut * she hadn’t in die I 1 serted a P a P erk "' k an d . drawer of the < pushed the loc k u £ O fW t That released the rest . ers automatically There were n ano . left in the paper-» last an , Clemantine struck t f)se ? looked for ■ might light as basliet s nothing. The * 1 empty. The hg se ardl j ~ Agatha halted . Don’t make a. s _ - coming down the k clie i . Footsteps app e clutched the edg fie waited t ttie j „ to the doO r y They halted. The >. it opened even wider !- of an 5 ■