Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 18 June 1946 — Page 4

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DECATUB DAILY DEMOCRAT Psbllaked Bvery KveniAg Sicept Sunday By THB DBCATUR DEMOCRAT CO Incorporated Matured at th* Decatur, Ind., Post OMce aa Second Class Matter. J. H. Haller Pr elide nt A. B. Hoithouee. Bec>. A Baa. Mgr Dick XX Heller .. Vice-President Subscription Rates By nail, tn Adana and adjoin tag count tee; one year, IS. six months, 33 M; 3 months, 11.78. By nail, beyond Adana and ad joining count lai: One year, 17; I noutba, 33-76; 3 montbe, 12. By mail to aerrlcemen. any place la tko world: Onp year, 3310; elx nuatka, |l7i; three muotha, 11. Stagl* copies 4 cents. By carrier. 30 cento per week. When the mercury climbs up In the nineties, then the good old summer-time ia here. -0 Conviction on a reckless driving charge automatically brings a revocation of the driver's license. If you want to drive, do It safely. A father's day outing and happy family reunion ended in tragedy at Wolf Lake, when a boat In which the father and hi* two sons were riding capsized. The father rescued one son and swam to help the second sod. both drowning as they were returning to shore It makes one sick at heart Io read of such tragic accidents. -0 Golf has a new champion with Lloyd Mangrum. 31 yearold Los Angele* war veteran winning the open golf title at Cleveland He heat Byron Nelson and Vic Ghezzl by one stroke each, playing off ■ tie match from the previous day's round. The new champ was wounded in the battle of The Bulge, but evidently did not lose bin calm and rhythm, so necessary In playing 'be game. -0 Maurice Early, who writes an Interesting column on timely sub jects In the Indianapolis Star. f”mark* "Meat will be back in the retail shops next month regardless of what Congress does in extending or abolishing ceilings on meat and other food. Livestock marketing observers report that the meat is oa the hoof on farms and the animals can't be held forever . The cry of the Mesa Sergeant may apt rent the air. “Come and get It". —o— With the settlement of the marine shipping strike, the country emerges free of all strikes, the first time since last August Grad ually conditions are becoming settled and the conversion program is gating lull steam. Employment is Increasing and new records will be set by next (all. it the present climb is maintained. President Truman has dune an excellent job in smoothing out the troubles and the country feel* more at ease as It foreseea steady employment, good wages and a turn toward full production.

Sharp Increase In Bicycle Accidents

Herman N. Bundesen, M. D. IT IS a Rhameful prediction that we ahall lose more live* by accl deni in th* next tew year* of peaee, than we lost by enemy guns and bomba during the war. Such wanton waste of life is needless ventable There is no real reason rentable. There Is na real reason why they should occur al all; they serve no purpose; they are simply the price we pay tor careleawMw. Many accidents occur in the home Severe injuries come from falls in the bathtub or from a step ladder. A large number also occur on the street. It has been forecast that there wiM be a sharp rise in the number ot accidental death among buy cilsls as automobile and bicycle traftp increase. Bicycling Is. of coium. a healthful sport that calls into play many musclea of the body, speeds up breathing and circulation and helps get rid of body W3o|fi». Hence. It Is to be encouraged But parents should .teM their children to be careful and might »l» o teU them the reasons as set out in this article. The greatest rise in the death toll from bicycle accidents. It Is predated, will be among boy* betweM ;o and years ot age- il has been pointed out that there

The War Assets Corporation to advertising the sale of the Big and Little Big Inch Pipe Linos, which run from the oil Reids in Texas to New York and I'biiadelphia. The 24 and 20 Inch lines were laid across the country as a means of getting crude oil and gasoline to the seaboard, following the great loss of tankers to German submarines early in the war. The government desires that the lines be maintained, hut will receive proposals for their use as natural gas mains. Former Interior Secretary Ickes was the man who drove the Idea of building the lines to fruition and lived to see hits dream come true. - Earning huge salaries and commissions seems like a lot of useless effort, when viewed from the tax standpoint. The government ha> Just released a list of top flight wage earners, including movie actors, magnates and industrial tycoons. for 1944. when the Income fax was the heaviest. Out of a million dollars, the tax was 1900,000. On 1500,000 the tax would bo 3442.985 and dropping down to the 3100,000 Income class, the individual would have less Ilian 332.000 after paying his tax. The present tax schedule is a little more favor able for th<- taxpayer. Uncle Sam taking a smaller share of net income. -0 A life of 85 years, Including more than a decade of faithful pub He service, terminated in the death of John T. Kelly, lawyer, former public official and respect- ’ od citizen. Born in Jefferson town ship, Mr. Kelly lived his four score and five years in this conn i ty, the last thirty of which he resided in this city, lie served two terms in the Indiana assembly and later was elected to the offices of prosecuting attorney and county clerk. He bad a high respect for public trust and always acquitted biinself in an honorable and commendable manner. In bis later years in the practice of law he moved unobtrusively, but in a way that reflected his high ideals and Christian principles. —o Almost unnoticed is an encouraging news item from Romania. With Russian consent the Roman lans are changing the railroad gauge, four foot, eight and onehalt inches, which prevails in the rest of Europe and the United States. During the war the Germans widened the Romanian tracks in order to transport war supplies into Russia without changing trains. If the Russians had military designs on Western Europe, they would presumably keep the Romanian gauge as the Germans left it, so that Russian trains could go West. It will be Interesting to see if they change ’ their own, whose difference from ! that of the rest of the world was long considered an imjmrtaut deI tense.

was a gain In popularity of bicycles in the ten years before the second World War and Hi's was accompanied by Increased accidents. lu fact, the number was more than doubled from 1935 to I9ti. Four-Uftbs of the accidents occur as a result of collision between a bicycle and an automobile. The remainder happen as a result of a fall off a bicycle, from a bicycle running into a streetcar, curb, tree or other object. Fatalities among girls from bicycle accidents are comparatively infrequent. This may be because girls ride bicycles less often than boys or because they are more careful. In any event, bicycling is not to be discouraged, but care should be taken by the bicyclist as well as by the automobile driver to aid in avoiding accidents. With advances made by modern science, many lives are being saved by the prevention ot disease and by improved living, yet all of this saving will come to no avail it accidents continue to nureaM. The watchwords for accident prevention are “rare" and “thoughtfulness." It would also help It communities provided roads for the exclusive use ot bicyclists.

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Household Scrapbook By ROBERTA LF.E « • Polishing Mahogany If on l ’ wishes to give a high poltoh to mahogany, first rub the surface with lemon oil and dean It off Then use a soft cheeweehth which ha* been treat'd with alcohol and petted only until the vapor rem.line and rub this quickly over tin- surface of the wood. It I will produce a clear, lustrous finish. A Kitchen Convenience Keep a metal dip a' a convenient height over the kitchen table to hold the recipe while the preparing I* being d<>ne. The recipe will not get soiled and will be out of the way during the proew of cooking. Crackers and Cheese As an attractive addition to the salad courwe serve crackers spread with strongly flavored cheese. e ♦ —♦ Modern Ettiquette I By ROBERTA LEE I • 4 Q Is it permissible to use postal cards for social correspondence? A No; the postal card should be need for businetM purposes only, excepting of course the popular greeting, holiday, and vacation picture and decorative cards. Q. Isn't It discourteous to reach in front of another pct son in order to shake hands with someone else? A. Yea; this should always be avoided. Q. How should fruit pits be taken from the mouth? A. Between the thumb and fore-

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THE BESROH**®HTY for dropping th# atomic bomb that will keynote “Operations Cros-rpads" «t ®kini atoll Iles on the shoulders of the four men shown aboW. Brig. Gen. Rogerrßfoty, Denton, Tex, commander of the AAF task group attached to the Pacific atomic bomb operations, has announced members of the “Dark Horse" Superfort crew as the men selected to drop the bomb. “Dark Horse” crew members. who wen the coveted job ia the AAF bombardment accuracy competition, include Maj. Woody Swancutt ot Wisconsin, pijAt- Capt. William Carl Harrison, co-pilot, at Odessa. Tex., and Maj. Harold Wood, Borsnlown, N. K boniburdisr. ( (IntUMtiouli

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June IS Decatur golfers plan a tournament to bo held June 25 and 26. Congreve plans to adjourn June 30. Rev. Father Julius A Beimetz will observe bis silver jubilee June 26. Paul Edwards apeaks to Rotary on photography. Both the Adams and Cort theaters announce that shows will not operate Sunday afternoous the next three months. Noah Rich gives a dinner for Ed Fruchte and the employes of the Clover Leaf creameries. FEW BAKERIES ARE K owHaaee From Page Ooel and pointed out that with limited storage facilities they could not withhold it long. A clty-by-city survey showed that only a handful of bakeries had closed Os those that did. many could have stayed open on a curtailed basis hut decided to dose completely and grant employes a vacation. Philadelphia, one of the cities i hardest hit by the bread shortage, reported that no immediate bakery shutdowns were scheduled, although leading bakeries were producing less bread. o Trade In a Good Town Decatur

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Youth Speaker lj IL Jr’ Li. 19 . J! Bob Finley, former president of the student body us the University of Virginia and noted athlete, will speak at the county-wide Youth for Christ rally Friday evening at the First Mennonitc church at Berne. The rally will start at 8 o'clock. Finley graduated from the University of Virginia In 1944 and since that time has been travelling In behalf of inter-varsity Christian fellowship, an organization active on college campuses, and for the Youth for Christ movement. Teaming with Finley will be Laurence Burkhalter of Bluffton College, Ohio. Burkhalter of missionaryff parents was i»orn in India and received the major part of hU education there. He to a gifted violinist and a splendid musician and will conduct the singspiratioD. The public to invited.

Henry Schricker Nol A Candidate — Ex Governor Not After Senate Post Indianapolis, June IS — (VP) Henry F. Schricknr, former Indiana governor and Democratic candidate for the V. 8. aeßatfl in the 1?*44 election, today said he would not aeek his party's nomination for any office. Schricker had been much diacussed recently as a candidate for the U. 8. senate. "I have not been a candidate. I am not a candidate now and I do not expect to become a candidate," Schricker said. Ilia announcement brought a simultaneous eipression of approval from Indiana CIO leaders. They bad threatened to "take a walk” it he entered the picture. So far. there Is only one avowed candidate in the Democratic senatorial picture Rev. Morris Coors, Indianapolis — although the state convention opens next Tuesday. However, two party leaders former governor Clifford M. Townsend and Karl it. Cox. former Marion circuit court judge moved Into the spotlight when Schrickler refused to make the race. Earlier, U. 8. district atty. Alex Campbell of Fort Wayne and Dr. Edward Elliott, former Purdue Vniversity president, had declined to run. Townsend's candidacy has been the subject of much "on again, offagain” speculation. Ills backers claimed today that he lias "at last stopped saying no.” Judge Cox. a seasoned campaigner. was viewed by sone parly leaders as best suited to meet William E. Jenner, the Republican nominee Both Cox and Townsend will be at Tuesday's convention. Cox has been appointed temporary chair man. while Townsend will be permanent chairman. Alleged Wife Slayer Held To Grand Jury Illinois Railroader Is Held For Murder Sparta. HL, June 18—(UP)— Daniel 8. Clifton. 27. a railroad foreman, was held to the grand jury today in the death of his wife, whose body was run over by a freight train after she already was dead. A coroner's jury found yesterday that the wife, Bertha, 32, mother of two children, died from Injuries suffered before she was hit by the train on June 1. The exact cause of her death was not determined. Clifton has imon held on a charge of murder since the day of his wife’s death. He has denied the <;hargp. , ty. ' killed hjs wife so he’.conld mifry Rosalie Teets. 19, operator The marriage reportedly was schaduled for the day or. which .Mrs. Clifton died. Miss Teets testified yesterday that sbe and Clifton made wedding plans the night before the

slaying She said he had told her h« was divorced and she said she already had received wedding gifta. • When he left me, we expected to to' married the next day unless the results of our physical examination* failed to arrive," she said. "We had gone to a fialcm doctor the previous Monday and taken the examinations SO We could gel a marriage license," She said they had planned a honeymoon trip through the south and that Clifton had given her a <6t>o engagement ring They even had selected their prospective home, she said. — —0 List Examinations For Civil Service The ('tilled Slates civil service commission today announced ex aminations f>r the positions of physicist. chemist, ami engineer in the federal service al the P-1 grade, 32,644.8* a year. Peraotw meeting the education or experience requirement* may compete for probations) appointments, which lead to permanent atatiw. Application forms and information concerning where lo file them may be obtained from the commission's local secretary, (’ E. Smith, located al Decatur piwt office, from any first or second-class post offlcre, from civil service com mission regional offices, or from the commission's central office in Washington. D. C. Trade In a Good Town — Decatur BRITISH OFFICERS ICeatlaaM Fram Paae Osa) woman, were jailed. A quantlly of pistols grenades and other arm*

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CHAPTER FIFTEEN AFTER HALF a minute or so. Corbett asked the Marine: "How much leave did you get?'* “Thirty days. 1 stop off In Quantico first. Thirty days after that." "Lucky stiff. I got 21." The washroom curtain swung open. A young man came in, glanced quickly at Corbett and the Marine, went inside. The Marine looked at Corbett He said quietly: "Over 18." The young man bustled cut stepped to the basin, avoiding the servicemen’s starca Ho pressed the hot water tap, got a sputter and trickle. He pressed the cold. The water ran in a thin, brownish stream. He clucked impatiently. "I wanted to wash up before lunch.” In the mirror above the washstand, he could see the two uniformed men watching him. Color rose under his tan. "Well," he began, forcing a heartiness, "I hope they've got something simple to eat in that diner, My ulcer’s been acting up . . He paused as the long curtains flapped. His relief was plain when a man in civilian clothes came In. It was Kalchia. The horseplayer stood tn the doorway and leered down at Corbett "The dish give you the brush?” he Inquired. Corbett didn’t reply. Instead, he looked swiftly, almost Involuntarily, at the horscplaycr'a coat pockets. The young man side-stepped at the basin. "I’m just about done," he said amiably to Kalchis. "Take this it you want How late are we running?" Kalchis shrugged. "Goliy, 1 hope we get In on time. I've got a lunch date in New Tork tomorrow.* "Oh yeah." The horseplayer was examining the young man's attire. "Kiss it good-by. You'll be lucky you get in for supper." "Don't say that. It'll cost me a job. A good job." He caught himself, glanced over his shoulder at Corbett. Corbett looked at the Marine. He asked: "Going in the diner?" The Marine moved back on the leather, nursing the tip of his spine. "I'm saving my dough for Tamaqua." Corbett got to bls feet, "See you," he said. Kalchis, soaping his hands, called over his shoulder, "Wall for me, soldier." Corbett pushed the curtain aside and went out AU the twos in the diner were taken. At one of the twos at the far end of the car Corbett saw the bright raven wings of Nina Gilmore's coiffure and the brown heart of her face. The second seat at her table was filled with padded civilian shoulders, a mahogany neck and sleek haircut He brushed by the waiters, hoping without hope that the man might be persuaded to sit somewhere else. The steward stopped him halfway down the car, waved him, with a peremptory frown,-toward a tabla for four that already had two. A man and a woman had the seats beside the broad window. Their faces seemed remotely familiar, possibly passengers he'd noticed before on bis first scouting trip through the Pullmans The man was New England an-

were seised. The British anny 1 was understood to have suffered no caeualHes at Haifa. — pi STORM GRAZES (Caaflaere Pram Faga Oa») of farming country. Power service was cut off | n Windsor, blacking out five ho* pitals which soon were crammed with the dead, dying and Injured Nearly a score of Injured persons were treated In the YMt'A gymnasium. Ambulances, fire apparatus, poll'c and state guard sped throughrut the night on both sides o f the International border. Charles J. Ellison, Windsor funeral director, said the twister leveled aback* along the water front, barely missing three large slrlketomnd Cleveland steamship line lake ships anchored off shore. "The area of worst damage extended for a distance of atoiut one and a half to two miles and was about a half-mile wide." Ellison said. "The storm was accompanied by large hall atones. "I saw the body of one man which had been blown two blocks from his home. The man's three year-old daughter lay with the father. She was dead. The mother was taken to Grace hospital with Injuries." Death Toll 68 Ry United Press A tornado that struck the Detroit and Windsor, Ont., area raised to 68 today the number of known dead In a heat wave that ended with sudden disaster In widespread thunderstorms, high winds and lightning. The twister circled through the outskirts of Detroit and Windsor late yesterday, killing at least 14 persons. The tornado's erratic. Id-mile path was strewn with the debris of smash-

tique: straight-backed, distinguished, whits-haire d—the clean, silver-white you get from a few drops of blue in the rinse—with a thin. Puritan uose, a rectangular jaw, scrubbed, rosy cheeks, tight, magenta lips, eyes ice-bright and cold. The scrawny, shaved back of neck above a stiff collar looked like a plucked rooster's. The woman seemed young enough for his daughter but she obviously wasn't. They were much too polite to each other to be closely related. She was pretty, as a Persian kitten is pretty. Her light hair, fluffing out, her round, chinablue eyear gave her an appealing air of fragile feminity. Her cheeks were pink, without obvious rouge. She didn't wear earrings. Her tweed suit bespoke quality. Ladylike, that was the word, the womanly woman, with the suggestion of clinging, of brave little woman facing the world, that brought out the Sir Walter Raleigh in man. When Corbett noticed her eyes, be remembered. The first time she bad turned those Wedgwood eyes up to him, be had almost stopped in Loch Lomond. It had seemed to him then as it she was imploring him to save her from something or someone: likely as not the old fox. Well, old thln-iips bad turned out to bo more wolf than fox. The glare he gave Corbett when the officer pulled out a chair and oat down was possessive, defensive, as though he had to preserve genteel ladles from the lecherous contacts of soldiers. More to gild the good name of the Air Force than because it was actually called for, Corbitt asked: "Do you mind? AU the small tables seem to be taken." The woman purred: “It’s quite all right" The "quite” had the British inflection, good breeding. Her demeanor was pleasant Then, dismissing him with her nod, she looked down at the menu. "Os course, 1 shall have melon. I can't ever seem to get quite enough of your American melon. But that isn't a meal. Oh dear, there’s really so Uttie to choose, if one doesn't want fish, ham, omelet or salad.” She glanced up at the old man with a helpless deference that was charming. "If you would suggest—” He folded his menu, picked up the pencil that lay on ths cloth alongside Us order blank, said: “I shall have lamb chops.” The Wedgwood eyes scurried over the card, “But it’s not on the menu."

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