Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 26 January 1956 — Page 10

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Fubliskad Bi«j Ranging Bxc«*t B«n4»y By THI DRCATCR DEMOCRAT CQ., INC. • * EMarnd at tie pecgtnr. Ind, Pom Office »» Second Clgaa Mattar Pick D. Haller Byneidsut J H. Haller , Vice-Preaidant Chas. Holthouse Secretary Treaeurer Subscription Rates: By Mail la Adams and Adjoining Counties: One year. (SOO: BIX months. W. 25; 3 Moatha, 1125. __ • By Mail, bejdknd Adams aad Adjoining Counties: One year, 19. W; ,« mouths, >4.75; 3 months. MSO. . 1 By Carrier: 25 cents per week. Single copies. 5 cents.

1 It Is iuterestlua to note that the school children of Decatur from the public and parochial schools contributed more in dollars and cents to the Decatur Community Fund for 1956 than did Decaturs lodges and clubs or the twenty-one women’s organisations. — —4 e Decatur is slowly recoveHm? from the heaviest snowfall of the season and almost every street in the city Is sufficiently cleared so that normal traffic can proceed. Bernard Clark and hfs street Crew have worked almost the clock around to make the traffic possible. With old equipment and mostly man-hours they have successfully fought off the winter attack. They should be commended for their fine work. - . Rochester suffered a costly fire in its uptown area Tuesday night. Cold weather slowed the work of firemen from that city and several neighboring cities. Three buildings were destroyed and for a while it was feared the entire Mock would be burned out. Firemen in every city encounter an additional problem in winter weather, because they must fight a blase and freezing temperatures at the same time. No small city can give too much credit to these small groups of firemen who protect our investments. —o The wealth of the southwest oil fields is concentrating these days on ramming through congress a federal law which would release natural gas producers from the jurisdiction of a federal agency and permit the establishing of prices of gas delivered to the consumer by the producers. Look out Mr. and Mrs. Home-owner If this happens! That the bill has a splendid opportunity of becoming a law is headed brthe fact that more than a million dollars is being spent by the “Natural Gas Lobby’,'. Senators are human and if they receive a nice chunk of money for a campaign fund, a goodly number of them will accept.

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Citizens of Decatur should give careful study to Decatur's financial condition. Our City has a bonded indebtedness gs of January 1. 1956. first day of the new Democratic administration, of |931,0du. Balance in the electric light department has dropped to 19.994. id and actually more money was spent from this fund in 1955 than was taken in. Only a surplus carried over from the preceding year kept it in the black. The water department has a deficit of 37,*20.04 which is an improvement over the preceding year. The parking meter fund has a balance of 16.218.77 but the year's figures show that more money was disbursed from this fund than was taken in. Another cash balance kept ft from going into red figures. The police pension fund could create another tax worry. The fund as of January 1, 1959 was 34.637.46. with one former policeman receiving a pension. Two present police officers are eligible to retire and another becomes eligible during this year. If all three decide to quit the force, it may be necessary to increase the tax allocated to this fund to keep it from operating at a deficit. The City's general fund has a balance of 391,339.17. This money is derived from property tax. state assistance and numerous miscellaneous items including rentals, fees, licenses and fines. , The picture is net one which be called “healthy”. However. these are the cold figures which the people must face. We have one of the strongest group of couucilmen ever elected to represent Decatur and along with Mayor Cole we are sure every effort will be made to guide our city’s finances over the hump. However, there isn't a magician in new administration and rt will take hard work and possibly some sacrifices. We all should be Interested in our city’s affairs c and everyone of us should take an active part in its operation. This is not political: it's just common sense. - i. ' .— . . ■

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20 Years Ago Today January 26, 1936 was Sunday. 0 . —„— n Household Scrapbook BY ROBERTA LEE • ———r- - v Mailing Flowers Cut flowers will keep fresh for many days if. before packing for mailing, slits are cut in raw potatoes and the stems of the flow--ers placed in these openings. The juice of the potato will nourish the flowers. Fruit Salad > To prevent discoloration due to exposure to the air when preparin gfruit salad, sprinkle the fruit with some lemon juice as soon as the fruit is cut. Meringue To prevent the meringue from being tongh and shrinking, see that the oven in which it is baked is not too hot. p '■ 1 ' ■'■ - " I ■■■•"■'■ ■ 1 ,r ■ ■ n - ■' ( Modern Etiquette BY ROBERTA LEE a, — o Q. I am working and earning a nice salary, while the boy with whom I am going is still in college and doesn't have much money to spend. Is it all right for me occasionally to pay for an evening's entertainment? A. This is quite all right. Occasionally you may say you have tickets for this or that affair. Don’t epsbarrass him. however, by paytag for the tickets while he is 1 present. * Q. When a girl accompanies her fiance to church, does she make her own contribution when the collection plate is passed, or does her fiance take care of boht? A. Each should put in his own contribution. Q. Should one write letters or notes to announce the birth of a baby? A. This is usually done by means of cards. SCHOOL REPORTER gals! For some odd reason, those "little green things" hold no appeal for the "weaker sex.” The classes are making a study of the organs of the frogs in relation to the organs of the human body. — D. H. S. — The members of the freshman class celebrated the victory of

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CHAPTER FORTY LOIS called the inn. The phone rang for a long time before the •laepy manager answered. There waa a longer wait while She went in search of Jane Brindle. And at last the lovely, rounded voice. “This is Jane Brindle speaking.” Lois told her what had happened. "Shandy,” she concluded, “wanted to call the police but I thought you—" “Thank you," Jane said simply. ■TH get there as fast as I possibly can.” When Lois put down the phone she turned to find Shandy looking at her. Chemistry in the blood? Illusion ? Midsummer madness ? What did it matter so long as this dark-haired man with the narrow distinguished face blotted out everything else for her ? “ "Come here," he said and she walked quite naturally into the circle of his arms. But not to refuge. Not to peace. .. To a .passion that was starved, demanding, that caught her up in its turmoil. As though an interrupted moment on a crumbling tower seven years before had come to its inevitable climax without an interval. “Stop, Shandy, stop!” she said, shaken by the intensity of his need. "Sorry,” he said, his breath coming in gasps. He released her. “But you won't—leave me again ?" She shook her head and a look of peace settled over his face. He reached for her again and then, with a faint smile, dropped his arms. "Better not," he agreed. "But soon, Lois? When will you marry me?” “Whenever you like,” she said recklessly. He shook his head in a kind of wonder. “And to think I was afraid to have you come! When Carol told me—” he broke off ly"You thought she had killed Roger,” Lois said. “You have been trying to protect her.” "You’ve got to understand about Carol. Os course, you know she was the girl I was engaged to at the time 1 met you. She r s—a lovely creature but she— that’s all she ha&. that lovely face and body.” “That,” Lois said in amusement, “is enough." “Almost enough," Shandy admitted so guiltily that she laughed. “But almost isn't—l Always knew that, but it didn't seem to matter. Not until I met you. When,, your husband died so magnificently to I keep faith I couldn't speak to you then. And 1 was still engaged to I Cars!. When I dame back, of course, she took one look and didn't wait any part of m* * H* grinned L as he sawLms’expression. Afid

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their team by'Tlaving a party at the home of Ann Kocher, after the game on Saturday. The, team Was invited and anyone could drop in for refreshments and fun. — D. H. S. — Recently.- Paul Schmidt, A junior and winner ot the Rotary speech : contest, presented his talk before the members of the junior and simior classes. Paul will compete tonight in the group contest, which will be held at the Youth and Community Center. His presentation to the classes was a sort of rehearsal for the real contest. The attention was excellent during the program. Good luck. Paul, D.H.S. is with you all the way!! - D. H. S. — MONMOUTH HIGH By Shirley Bleeke

“H am bone.] Hantbone. where] you been’’’] Well, the par-1 tieular "Ham-| bone" we ar e| thinking of has| been through the jute-g ior class. "Ham-; bone” is a luv able, pink stuff-

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It was not, he told her, Carol’s fault She was what she was. The blame had been his; he had withdrawn into his shell, gone into hiding; tried to pull the hole in on top of him. “That's why I kept the cottage. Not because of the propinquity but because when I was a Rid it was what —oh, what caves are to other small boys. The place where I could go and be alone. Safe. It took you to make me see I didn’t need a cave any longer.” When Roger died, he went on, he found himself in a quandary. He had known at once, when he entered the cottage, how Roger had died. The place was still filled with gas. And he knew Roger could not have turned it on. • "Before I could say Doc had Roger's body moved up to the house and announced in ringing tones that his heart had failed. Well,” he added in selfdefense, “what would you have done? Stirred figured he was covering for Carol —which, of course, was exactly what he was doing. He was infatuated with her and he intended to cash in on his knowledge sooner or later. So I was in a spot. Because Carol —” he did not finish the sentence. It was unnecessary. Carol had decided to marry Shandy. “What threw me off,” he went on, “was that she went all cryptic. What I took for a confession was actually an attempt to cover up what she believed to be a suicide, 'And she could not accept that. It was a reflection on her. But meantime Joe Hattcry had tried a spot of blackmail on me. And Helen Thomas in a jealous frenzy had left an anonymous letter for Carol. Well, I didn't know how responsible I was. And that’s when I heard that you were coming back into my life, ,whcn my hands were tied. Imperceptibly, the windows had grown light, the trees ‘emerged first as shadows and .then took on detailed form. The sky was streaked with rose. Clyde opened his eyes, tried to move his hands, and remembered what had happened. Shandy had turned, alert for trouble, when his prisoner stirred. But Lois looked down at the boy and told him swiftly, “Jane is coming. I sent for Jane BrinUc.’* The sound of her voice was like a hand held out in the dark. Clyde searched her face eagerly and then the light went out of his small eyes. "You shouldn’t have done that,” he said flatly. “You’d better call the police and get it over with.” In the country quiet they heard ,t|»e distaijt. slam of a car door and afcr a few nuhntes Jane came up the path and into th* cottage. Her 'J B . o’

the junior magazine sales campaign. The student who sells the most magazines each day has the privilege of carrying him around, and he will filially be awarded to the junior who sells the most magazines. There will also be other prizes awarded to outstanding salesmen. The juniors have set as their goal a 11500 sales mark, and we know that your patronage would be appreciated by them. M. 11. S. — Well, graduation is only a little more thin three months away, and' the seniors are preparing for it in a grand way. They have recently received their individu&l diplomas, announcemehts, and name cards and the order for the caps and gowns has been sent out sometime ago. Now plans for the program sheets for commencepient are being made, as well as further plans for the class trip. Oh, the joy of being a senior!! — M. H. S. Last Wednesday evening the annual staff again met at the home of Mrs. Gerald'ine Herderhorst and completed most of the pages necessary for the second deadline. These pages have now been shipped to the publishing company I

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big mouth worked convulsively as she saw the young giant trussed up ignominiously like a fowl. And behind her Bessie Kibbee exclaimed, "What are you doing to Clyde'?” "What have you done to him, Bessie?" Jane asked gravely. “Hidden him, concealed him, starved him of love in order to maintain an illusion and to protect yourself. Taught him to hate Roger, to believe it was because of Roger he couldn’t come here. Cheated him of the devotion, the understanding that was his birthright.” She turned to Clyde. “Whatever has happened, I am partly to blame, I should never have let you be victimized from the day I found : > out, a month ago: You should have been told the truth. You were kept away by Bessie because you have grown more and more to look like your father. You are Roger' son." In the doorway Bessie cried : savagely. “I’ll kill you for this, Jane!” “No,” Jane said sorrowfully. “No, Bessie. There has been enough killing.” “Clyde didn’t kill—his father.” Bessie spoke with lips as stiff as though they had been numbed by novocain. “He didn’t hurt anyone. He couldn’t hurt anyone.” “You know he didn’t,” Jane agreed readily - . “1 think your boy discovered who has caused all this horror and he has been acting as a red herring. Clyde has a rare quality —loyalty.” . Bessie’s fingers fluttered aimlessly around her lips. Her skin was as gray as wet clay. “1 didn’t want to hurt you, Clyde. But 1 guesS it took me a long time to love you as 1 should. Because Albert came first. He needed me. I couldn’t let him be hurt. You can see that.” She w’aited for a word of. reassurance but no one spoke. Clyde sought lor something in her face, failed to find anything but remorse, looked away. , "It was bad enough,” Bessie , went on, “to haye Albert creating Roger in his own image, making > a saint of him. I used to stop it but after a while 1 realized 1 couldn’t take that away from i him. He’d built his whole life on i a dream. If he couldn’t believe in Roger any more he wouldn’t have anything. Roger was Albert's career, his ambition, his ideal. Everytliing he had. AU he had. Only 1 hoped, when Roger was dead, perhaps he’d turn to you/’ "What have you done,” Shandy asked her, "with the black velvet negligee that Carol gave you ?" «-I_” Bessie gasped, whirled and ran out of the cottage with the , Cumbersome, awkward movements •f the middle-aged. ’7' " ’ 7Tb Be C’oalMMtcd/ j

and only a fav pages remain to be •apt in at the end of February, the last deadline. — M. H. S. — ' Today all of the juniors and seniors went to Decatur for their cheat X-rays for TB. These X-raya are financed through the sale of Christmas seals and the students wHI not be charged for the service. ■ ,l' 1 ■ — M. H. B. — Coach “Porky" Holt, Clint Fueling. a senior, and Lowell Beineke, a junior, are attending the teenage traffic safety conference at Arsenal Technical high school in Indianapolis today. This conference is similar to the White House conference on education and will consist of discussion groups revolving around different phases ofj driving and traffic problems. Lowell and Clint will attend different groups and then will give a report to the student body upon their return t „ . —M.H. S. — Nine thermometers adorn the I walls of main entrance at M. | »

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