Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 8 January 1953 — Page 12

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Army Concerned On Soldier Desertions Nothing Alarming v In Current Rates WASHINGTON, UP —The army conceded 'today that it is worried about th? large number of soldiers —29,000 a month—who go absent Without leave for bribf periods. But it insisted there is nothing alarming In current desertion rates. ' ' y < A man is considered to have deserted after 'he has been AWOL for 30 days or more. While short-term AWOL’sare a growing source of trouble to unit commanders. Lt. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe, army personnel chief, said the desertion, rate today Ils. under half what it was tow'ard the end of World War 11. The Louisville Times reported Tuesday that some military lead-, ers estimate there. are enough deserters on any given day to form two combat That would be about 30,000 men. ? McAuliffe Countered that the number of deserters—mien : AWOL. 30, days or more—averages about ' ■ , A ■■■F"

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111,000 per day. He said 46,000 men ft|ave deserted from start of the Korean War to last Oct. 31. Os that number, 35,000 have been returned to the army. '■ He said army field commanders have made “no complaints” on desertion rates. But they have been pestered by AWOL|s, mainly at such _ inopportune times as just pHor’to scheduled oierseas deparSuch men 'will! disappear fbr spur or five days, wljiile their ship sails, and then return. ■ ■ll p. : ■ i ;To overcome this problem, McAuliffe said, the army now tries AWOL soldiers, conducts them to their ships under guard, apd remits the remainder f df their sentences. ! ______ Meter Cheater n WATERBURY, Conn. UP — An effort to save a nickel cost Rocco betfng accused of sticking chewing guirn in a parking meter so the.coin wouldn’t drop, making it appear that the meter was out of order ind enabling him to retrieve the Nickel later. > Between 1820 and 1830, stud%nto at Bowdoin College included Heqry Wadsworth Longfellow. Nathaniel Hawthorne and Franklin Pierce. ' |. -I.i—< » . i

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o— r Bl 0 1 Modern Etiquette BY ROBERTA'LEE o --'- L —* Q. Is it necessary the gowns worn by the bridesmaid's at a wedding be identical? A. This is neither nitfessary nor customary. The however? should harmonize anaq'the styles should be The 'bridesmaids should Uninvited to the home of the bridgfj.otoe many weeks before the wed si»g. so that i they will have ample il nfe to plan their attire. ll] i i

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Q. Is itwi-orrect. when making an introdiiviion. to say, “Mrs. Johnson, meet Mrs. Gleer"? * A. Never! However, if you are inired icing someone to another ■who ii> a very special frieitd, you may sayj. “Mrs. Johnson. I want you to Mrs. Gleer.’’ , Q. Is iti proper, as it was formerly, for a man calling on a %lrl to ask her permission to smoke? A. Yesi. if he happens to know she doesn’t smoke. Otherwise, .if he knows she smokes, an offer of a cigarette from his package will suffice. , «•. . .1 I i i i

Patience ' S 'MEMPHIS, * Tenn. UP — Tho coat was the latest style, so its well-worn look puzzled Mrs.. Daisy Roy. The wearer explained that the coat was her mother's 32 yeairs ago hnd that she was wearing it now that it had come back into style. \ GI Joe eats his blue piate special from platic how., A Leominster, Mass., plant is turning out liners for service mess trays of thin, plastic sheeting.' The liner is discarded after the meat. ■ • , ... S I ‘ v .

■ i . ! ■&. ' T ■ ” ' Pvt. Harold Irwin Pvt. Harold Donald Irwin, son of Mr. imd Mrs. Herbert Irwin of Sit) Line street, has completed his training at Camp Breckinridge, Ky. and is now on his w'ay to Japan. I His address Is as follows: Pvt. Harold t>. Irwin. Prov. 75, A. P. Oi 613, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif i j Back To California Manon Sheets has returned to California after spending the holidays at his home in Decatur. His neW address is Marion E. Sheets, Y K’ S N—3275071 Y N “A” School Class Y N, 12-5,3 U.S.N.T.p. San Diego 33, California. > < — .1,1, ,'i I Returns to Illinois A/3c Chester W..Sommer|ias:returned to Chaunute AF$, Illinois, after spending a fifteen day< leave with his ,parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter £2. Sommer, 710 Mericer avdnue. A/3c is ,attached ■with the manpower management department of the wing pernonne! office. His address is A/3c Chestef ;W. Sommei- AF 16418756, Headquarters Sq. Sec. 3345th T. T. Ifg., Chanute A.F.8., Illinois. Rumschlag Discharged I Don Rumkchlag, sori of Mr. and Mrs, Bernard Rumschlaig of this citw and brother of William Rumschlftgj Daily Democrat carrier, has recevied' an honorably discharge frorti U. S. army and has returned to Decatur.’ Don- served with ■

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the army in Munich, Germany in the division of military police more than a year. He will resume his work at Decatur Casting so. soon. New Address < Pvt. E. 1. Donald L. Hairimohd has the following address: U. »S. 55329527, Co. C., 13th A I B C C jA. 3rd Armd. Div., Ft. Knox, Kv. i ■ ~ 0 — 0 { Household Scrapbook | . BY ROBERTA LEE 0-- • — U-— —ft Linens , 7o obtain a high gloss on linens use lukewarm water instead of cold when mixing the starch. Mix to the desired thickness with boiling water, >add one-half teaspoonful of salt and stir well with a white wax candle. Then proceed with the starching as usual. This will impart a much finer appearance to the cheapef grade of linens. t r Berry Pies •Cut the lower crust half an inch larger than the top crust and fold it over like a hem whe\i making berry pies. This willl keep the ! juice from leaking outMending Celluloid Celluloid can be mended by moistening the broken edges with glacial acetic acid and holding them together until the acid dries. ; If you have sometning to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Add. It brings results.

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y . -. . ’ •‘ / •.* -• . . THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1953

to MT ' ’ «i T J|RH j, J Dr. Grayson L. Kirk SUCCEEDING President-elect Eisenhower as president of Colombia university is Dr. Grayson L. Kirk, 49, once principal of New Paris high school in Preble county, Ohio. Dr. Kirk, a native of Jeffersonville, 04 became acting head of Columbia In 1950 when Eisenhower left to be NATO supreme commander in Europe. He got his bachelor of . arts at Miami university, Oxford, 0.,: in 1924. He joined Columbia in 1940 as associate professor of government, is international specialist. (International) ■. — —— , . ....; - ..L L —■ Trade in a Good Town —Deeaturt