Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 238, Decatur, Adams County, 9 October 1956 — Page 4

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Have your contributions ready for the Community Fund drive. One contribution is divided among more than eight local organizations who operate among the youth and the ailing people of the community. • __o o You are urged to read the advertisements of local retail merchants appearing dally in the Democrat. Your local stores have the finest array of fall merchandise and at prices which will result in great savings. Trade in Decatur and your shopping dollar will go farther. o o New model automobiles are appearing in the nation's auto show rooms. Lower, longer and safer automobiles seem to be the new style. While the horsepower factor is still recognized in the industry, advertising features the safety and guiding ease of the new models. —-o o— — High school basketball teams are permitted to start practice this month and start their regular schedule the first day of November. Most of the rural high schools, which do not participate in football, already have started basketball drills. *ln another month the great Hoosier past time will be on In full force. ——-o o Cooler weather Is the five day forecast for northern Indiana. Still the weather-watcher? see no rain for this section of the country. The present dry season has ' been the’longest of the current year. It did come too late in the fall to do much damage to the crops, but it is playing havoc with lawns and golf courses. o o • Registration for the November general election is completed. Now the big task confronting political workers is to get out the vote on November 6, Citizens, especially good citizens and we all like to be placed in that category, have a great privilege on election day. in the United States. Exercising that privilege is one of the things which makes you a good citizen and voting for the kind of government you want is what makes our nation great. Plan right now to vote on November 6.

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Have you given to the Community Fund?*Jt would be a sorry community without such organisations as the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. o o For many years Hilyard Gates has broadcast the Piston basketball games. It was recently announced that another broadcaster and another station would carry the Piston away-from-home games this winter. Gates is recognized as the nation's top basketball sportscaster and it is reasonable to assume that whatever his plans, thousands of faithful followers will, go along with him and listen to any event which he might cover. In other words, it is our opinion that Gates has more followers in basketball than do the. Pistons, great as they are at times. o o— This is the week of the birtb date of James Whitcomb Riley, Indiana’s greatest Poet. Riley’s homespun lyrics have been recited in every state of the nation and almost every country of the world for many years. Students of Decatur and Decatur Catholic high schools have been invited to a special Convocation Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock to hear Dr. George E. Davis, Purdue University, who is regarded as America’s foremost authority on Riley. While the Davis address is especially for the high school students, school authorities have pointed out that the general public also is invited to the Convocation. o o_ — We welcome to Decatur, Mayor Ralph Tucker of Terre Haute. Democratic candidate and three-time Mayor of one of Hoosierland’s greatest cities. Mayor Tucker will be the principal speaker at a Democratic dinner at 7 o’clock tonight at the Youth and Community Center. The popular Terre Haute man is ♦ j*iilv — it* nup qpti ta 17 vn nf - tlttlT IV j7l ” OVHt t* LI T V <7l pi VJfe, t von. He believes in the cardinal principle of the party which he represents that all of the people should have a voice in the operation of their government. He has advanced to top leadership in his party simply because he knows that the “Joe Smiths” are the backbone of our state. The Daily Democrat sincerely hopes that Mayor Tucker’s visit to the greatest little city in all Indiana will win him many new friends in his effort to return Indiana's government to the people.

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20 Years Ago Today o — o October 9 —■ Elementary zchool institute will be held here tomorrow. A hundred members of Decatur Eastern Star and their families attend picnic. Mrs. Mart Gilson. Mrs. W. Guy Brown. Mrs. Charles Burdg. Mrs. Leigh Bowen, and Mrs. Dan Tyndall are hostesses. City's public health situation will be discussed at a public meeting called by board of health. Board is composed of Mrs. Paul Graham. Dr. R. E. Daniel and DT. G. J. Kohne. • « t J. J. <Reed, Robert Gage and Harold Daniel are named committee of Holy Name society to plan father-son banquet. Mrs. Frank Braun, Mrs. Leonard Saylors and Mrs. Cliff Saylors visit in Fort Wayne today. Mrs. E. B. Newton and Mrs. Elizabeth DeVilbiss of Pontiac, Mich., are visiting Miss Elizabeth Peterson in Decatur.

i Household Scrapbook I BY ROBERTA LEE O , O A Decoration To make a birthday centerpiece for the table, melt paraffin and pour into a shallow glass dish as a receptacle tor holding birthday candles. When the paraffin hardens, water can be poured into the dish and then tilled with fresh flowers and greens. Irons Rust can be removed from irons by putting some yellow beeswax or paraffin in a small cloth bag, and when the iron is warm, but not hot, rubbing it qvpn this bag, then rubbing with salt. Cake When baking cake, do not look at the cake more than is necessary while it is in the oven. Every time the door is opened the oven cools, n 6 — o Modern Etiquette i BY ROBERTA LEE | O » Q. When is it proper to begin calling new acquaintances by their first names? A. People today call each other by their given names much earlier than formerly. One must, however, sense the proper moment to drop formalities. If everyone else in the circle in which you move uses first names, you are at liberty to follow the trend. Q. ‘ls it considered proper for a bride to telephone her thanks for wedding gifts received?

CHAPTER 26 HARLOW Blake had a regular office, as commandant of the post, but Dolf Kinney was early abroad this morning, so the major received him in his house. There was a sharp chill to the air which betokened that in this north country summer was swiftly passing, and the heat from the cooking stove, where Kinney could catch glimpses of Helen at work, permeated thia adjoining room and contrasted pleasantly with the frost without. •‘I sure hate to bother you at such an hour, Major,” Kinney said. ‘‘Only 1 figured this was important, and you’d ought to know without any waste of time. I’d of had the letter yesterday, right after the stage brought the mail,” he added byway of explanation, “but I was out of town a spell, and one of the boys put it on my desk and it got all covered up. 1 just happened to find it, first thing this morning, when I was looking for something else.” The major regarded him attentively, but he waited in silence. Many men found that a disconcerting habit, but Kinney was tliaiffful that Blake had not questioned him immediately concerning the expected shipment of munitions. He was hoping now to forestall the subject by this diversionary action. It did not come easy to Kinney to play the part of a man diffident and abashed. He was no actor, and now he twiddled his hat in his nanas and shook his head, and then, realizing how unconvincing was- his performance, he dropped It abruptly. “Hang it, Major, what’s the use of pretendin’?" he asked. 'This letter is about Eklund, and I don't like to admit that 1 made a mistake, but it seems I have. 1 figured him for a good man when 1 recommended him for doctor here at the post. ‘Course, he'd sort of put the notion in my mind, but it seemed pretty logical, with Cap’n Philpott leavin’ so sudden. 1 didn’t count on him usin’ his position here to cover up some crooked work, as you might ■ay —puttin’ it mildly.’’ "What are you getting at?” Blake snapped, and Kinney was aware that the footsteps in the kitchen, brisk up to a minute ago, had been succeeded by a breathless hush. “It’s something 1 wouldn’t have believed, if < didn’t know now k that it s been happenin’/* Kinney

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—■ •— A. Never, under any cirtsm- ‘ stances, should substitute telephone or personal thanks for tjiat handwritten note’of thanks! .? Q. Is it proper ever to blow>on hot foods of liquids to hasten their ‘ cooling? { A. It is better not. court 7 news i Marriage Licenses Robert Berton Hart, 18, Convoy, O M route two, and Edwina Mae Booth, 17, Decatur route three. James Oscar Johnson, 21, Wooster, O„ and Eileen Gail Koontz, 17, Wooster, 0., route three. Title Quieted In the complaint to quiet titlet by Edward P. and Pauline Warren against Norma C. Mahan, etal. D. Burdette Custer has been appointed guardian ad litem for the defendant minors. The complaint has been submitted for hearing and the court has ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. Estate Cases The inheritance tax report fpf the estate of Julius Reichert has been submitted and sustained. It shows a net value of *4,642.J6, with *26.43 tax due from the sop, who is the only heir. Tbq fina) report has been filed and a noting

went on, refusing to be rushed. “I’ll confess it’s shocked me, for 1 had a good opinion of him. But his usin’ his job as an officer here to run whiskey and mebby guns to the Indians is bad. Though that’s the least part of it!” “Do you mean to charge Mr. Eklund with running whiskey and guns to the Indians?” Blake snapped. “Is that what you’re trying to say?” > “That’s part of it Just a small part” a “A small part? But you certainly didn’t get that information in a letter?” “No, I didn’t” Kinney conceded. “1 got some of that last night,, from an old trapper that came to town. I couldn’t rightly believe; him, but when 1 read the letter, this morning, that made it easier to understand. What it has to say is about the doctor, and it’s pretty bad. Somebody must?*have got wind that he was out this 1 way somewhere, so they sent me this, hopin’ 1 could sort of check up. They hit the nail right on the head, as it happens. This letter makes what he’s been doing easier to understand. A man who’s a deserter from the army, in time of war—Here’s the letter. See for yourself." Blake accepted the missive and read it with an expressionless face. , “As you say, this is startling information, Mr. Kinney, but it appears to be quite conclusive,” he agreed. "On top of what else you have reported. You are certain that he has been using his immunity as an officer to run contraband to the Indians?” “Pretty certain, Major. A lot of that has been going on for quite a spell, and I couldn’t fig- 1 ure, any more than you, how the, stuff could keep gettin’ througlf This explains it” "So it would appear. Well, this leaves my duty plain. I will order his arrest at once.” “His arrest!” Helen appeared in the doorway, flourishing a smoking skillet in one hand, her cheeks flushed. “What is this, Harlow, about gun-running and desertion ? Arrest Doctor Eklund? It’s monstrous to suspect him of such a thing!” Blake regarded her with displeasure. ' ’This is a matter of duty, Helen, and none of your concern—” ‘Then I’m making It my concern!” she flashed.' “It sounds fishy to me, a trumped-up affair, and I don’t believe a word of it!”

"h* i w , *r 11 i m has been ordered returnable Oct. 23. The final report has been filed for the estate of Martin feeppert and a notice has been ordered returnable Oct. 29. The report shows a balance of $20,825.12 for distribution to eight heirs. Real Estate Transfers Amos Reinhard etux to Benon'. Kipfer ethx, 40 acres in French twp. Dorothy Drabenstot as Admrx. to Harvey E. Landis etux, 77% acres in Kirkland Twp. $23,000. Shiloh Snyder to Clinton .D. Steury elux, inlot 408 & east part inlot 407 in Berne. Claude Edward Foreman etux to Harold M. Johnson etux, inlot 46 in Decatur. Alva Buffenbarger etux to Robert Lee Gage etux, part inlot 854 in Decatur. Stratton Place Inc. to Charles M. Shannon etux. inlot 111 in 'Decatur. Bonita Polly Vian Wolpert etvir to Floyd M. Shoaf etux, north part out lot 274 in Decatur. Luther D. Gibson etux to Claude E. Foreman etux, land in Root Twp. Lawrence T. Norris, etux. to Don L Hakes etux, 2 acres in SLI

“As to its being a .trumped-up affair, Pm sure*that Mr. Kinney's sources of information are accurate. This letter seems unquestionably authentic. It is a semiofficial document, and it makes ( it quite clear that Dr. Eklund, as he calls himself, is in reality Captain Davidson, wanted for deser- T tion back in '63. Coupled with ’ , these other charges, the matter , assumes serious proportions. In any case, it is quite outside your ' province!” *1 still don’t believe it,” Helen returned stormily. “And if you arrest him, what does everybody do for a doctor?” •That is entirely beside the ■< point. The question of duty rises k 'paramount above every other k "consideration. Dolf, will you kind- :< ly ask Captain McKinstry to ' come here, please?” i, i Despite the rebuke in her 1 brother’s tones, Helen did not reI turn to the kitchen. She remained i‘ standing while Kinney took his 1 departure, and burst out as soon as the door closed behind him: “You’re making a mistake, ' Harlow. I don’t trust that man!” “Kinney?” He raised his eye--1 brows incredulously. “He has an i excellent reputation, as you know. In fact, the entire community, in- ■ eluding the post, is largely depeni dent upon him —” ; “Which is no credit to you as a commandant,” she told him, speaking with a boldness which she had never exhibited before. "One of these days I’m afraid you’ll regret having allowed yourself to become so dependent i on him that he can hold you at. his mercy! Apparently he didn’t come to tell you that those munitions had arrived, though they should have been unloaded and delivered two days ago! And this is'the third time they’ve failed to ’ show up!" She moved back Into the kitchen, out of range of any retort which he might choose to make, leaving him more troubled than i he cared to confess. There was , too much truth in her summary for comfort. But this other —he , re-read the letter which Kinney had delivered, and in its recital there seemed little room for doubt. Helen returned with a parting shot “Erd and Bin are friends,” she said. “So I suppose you’ll send Bill to arrest hljn!” "Would you rather 'that I sent an enemy to do the job?” Blake i asked wearily, and that silt need j , her. . J (To Be Continuedl fl

Mary's Twp. • Intercity Construction Corp, to Clark W. Smith etux, part inlots 16 & 17 in Decatur. Lewis H. Rumschlag to Louis R. Rumschlag etux, .825 acre in Washington Twp. David D. Mettler to Donald F. Hines etux, inlot 233 in Berne. Mtfl. Walter Krick was guest of honor at a supper given at the Fairway restaurant Monday evening by her former co-workers, women employes at the county court house. Thd' honored guest was presented with a corsage and a farewell gift. Mrs. Will Schnepf, Miss Dorothy Schnepf, and Jack Schnepf spent the week-end in Maquoketa, la., visiting with Mrs. Melvin Sikkink. who recently underwent major sur, gery at the Jackson county hospital in Maquoketa. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hamrick entertained with a Sunday dinner for their out-of-town guests, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Fourtney and daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Park of New Orleans. La., and Mrs. R. M. Morris and son of Decatur, Miss Barbara L. Carr, a student at Indiana University, Bloomington. spent the past week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert »F. Carr. Mrs. John Mayer of 604 Washington street, has received a telegram from her son, Pfc. Robert F. Kiser, stating that he had arrived safely at his army base, after having spent a 30-day furlough in Decatur. Mr. 'and Mrs. Melvin Fortney and daughter of New Orleans, La. and Mrs. Fortney’s mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Park also of New Orleans, have returned home after visiting in Decatur with Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Amick. Lawrence Linn is a patient at the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne. Instead of the Parkview as was first reported. He will remain there for the next week or so. Truck Jumps Curb, Pedestrian Killed INDIANAPOLIS fUP) - John Preston, 46, Indianapolis, was killed Monday when a truck jumped a city street curb after colliding with a taxicab and ’ pinned him against a store front. Preston was standing in front of a drug store when the truck, driven by AC. Young, 26. Indianapolis, and the cab. driven by James H. Fraim, 46, Indianapolis, crashed at an intflcsecijon. Each drlyer . claimed he had, the traffic signal in his favor, police said. Trade in a Good Town — Dt u

CHAPTER 27 OATES' entrance into the Indian camp was dramatic. It had been a stroke of hick, coming upon the extra horse where Eklund had left it, hobbled near the buggy. Not only had it saved him. many weary miles of plodding, but he was enabled to ride up boldly, flourishing the carbine in uplifted hand. He enjoyed the mild sensation which his appearance created, the startled way in which warriors and squaws alike regarded him, uncertain as to what his coming might portend. It had stopped raining, though the clouds still lowered. He singled out the head chief for his unperturbed dignity, rode up to him and dismounted, then extended the rifle, holding it outward with both hands. "1 bring a present,” he said. "And there are other guns for my friends where this comes from.” Man Walks Alone accepted the gun without hesitation, He thought that he understood. ‘‘From Kinney?” he asked. Oates shook his head. “No. Z bring it. 1 wish to join with you." He was relieved to find that the chief understood English. Now he waved his hand in an encompassing gesture, one which took in the camp, the unhidden preparations for war. “I will fight with you,” he said. “I am no longer a white man. There are other guns where that came from.” Perplexed, the chief questioned Mm. He had expected this man with these guns, but they were supposed to be from Kinney. Oates was emphatic in his denial that that was so. But guns were a token of good faith, and Man Walks Alone agreed readily to go with several warriors to the cache to get the rest of them. Oates they would accept on trial. Renegades and squaw men were "not uncommon, but a man must prove himself, Others were beginning to take an interest ip the newcomer. One of them was a young woman who came and stood beside the chief. She reached out her hand to touch the blanket which Man Walks Alone wore. Oates viewed her with an iaterest equal to that which she accorded him. This girl was apparently the chiefs daughter, and she was more graceful in build and features than most of her Compatriots, just as there was something different to her look. It was wild — the wariness of a wild creature, with, the same savagery of fang and claw. The remembrance that she was a savage

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didn't fully account for that These others, the young girls, had eyes shyly bright as they took note of him, but save for the color of their skin they might have matched other young women he had seen. ) This girl did not Oates addressed the chief. “Your daughter?” he asked. Man Walks Alone grunted. Apparently the subject was taboo, particularly for a white man and on such short notice. But Oates hid a grin of anticipation as he rode with the others, as dusk was settling, to recover the cached guns. Once they had been brought he was accepted, but still on a tentative basis. Trouble was impending, but they were waiting for something, and he had a notion that Dolf Kinney held the key. Thepein lay perQ, for Kinney would be implacable in seeking his destruction. It was a game which Oates rather liked. It would be better to move boldly, to consolidate his position while he had a chance. He’d burned every bridge behind him, and there was nothing to lose, everything to gain. Again he sought out the chief. “You've made preparations for war," he said bluntly. “I can see it on every side, and I’m in full, agreement 1 hate the whites, who are no longer my people, hate them as much as you da But you’re waiting for something, and 1 can guess what There’s one thing you can do now, though —and do easily. And it can mean the difference between victory or defeat” Man Walks Alone eyed him suspiciously. “You have plan?” he asked. » "Yes. When it comes to war, the only ones we have to worry about are the soldiers at the fort But so long as they are there, inside their fort, there can be no victory." “That is true.” “The major has a sister,” Oates went on. "Nearly every day, I was told, she rides out on a i white horse. It will be easy to capture her, to hold her as a hostage." The chief grunted. “And have army come agaihst my people?" “That’s what you want them to do, isn’t it?” Oates countered. . “So long a$ they are shut up tni side the fort, we are helpless agaihst them. Get them to come . out here, where you can choose the battleground, and we can s wipe them out. They have only a 1 little ammunition to fight with.” Man Walks Alone regarded . him carefully, and found no flaws > in the argument. A white woman.

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field was also fined $1 and costs for speeding. He appeared in J. P. court Monday night and was arrested last week. Also fined $1 and costs for speeding last night was Walter H. Prichard of Craigville, who was arrested at the east edge of Decatur on U. S. highway 224. Several other persons arrested during the past few days are scheduled to appear in J. P. court later this month. They include Fred E. Burris of Danville, 111., arrested for following too closely five miles east of Decatur on U. S. 224; Paul R. Harris of Penville route one, arrested at the west edge of the city for passing on a hill; Chester Brandyberry of Decatur, arrested north of Preble following an accident on a charge of operating a vehicle with faulty equipment, and Donald W. Dearmond of Decatur, arrested at the north edge of the city on a charge of speeding.

particularly the sister of the commandant, would indeed be a valuable hostage. • • • Eklund rebandaged Tom Arm-, ington’s leg and turned admiringly to Narcissa. “Everything’s fine,” he told her. “You did an excellent job, as good as I could have managed under the circumstances. Once the bone has knit, Tom, you’ll be as good as ever.” “That’s one more thing I have to thank you for, Doc —bringing her here in the first place,” Ar-, mington said. “The score comes higher every day.” Narcissa looked at him, but she did not mention what she knew —that Armington was in this shape on her account. It was little enough that she could do to pay him back. She’d like for Eklund to know about that, but he probably understood the entire situation better than she, and it was that which gave added cause for worry. Now, as if in echo to her thoughts a knock sounded on the outer door. She opened it, and checked at sight of those who stood there —Captain Bill McKinstry, accompanied by a couple of troopers. At sight of her, McKinstry’s face reddened. “Good morning, Miss Hull,” he , said. "Uh — the same to you, Erd." The gravity in his friend’sface confirmed Eklund’s first suspicion. “I suppose you’re here after me, Bill,” he suggested. “I’ll be ready to go with you’ in just a minute.” > • “1 don’t know what it’s about,” McKinstry growled. "But I don’t like it, Ehd. Under the circumstances, I haven’t any choice.” “What is this?” demanded Narcissa, looking from one to another. “Is something wrong?” "Plenty wrong. I’m afraid,” McKinstry conceded. “And Kin? ney’s at the bottom of it, I’ll bet my last dollar on that- He showed up at the post early this morning; then, as soon as he left, the . major called me in and ordered i me to find the doc and place him under arrest.” “Arrest?" Her eyes widened, i “But that i ridiculous! What on earth for?” , , i McKinstry shrugged, glancing , uncertainly at Eklund, who was carefully closing his medicine i case. - s “Tell her, Bill,” he advised. “It ■ won’t be a secret very long, if it i is now.” i “I suppose not. All I know, Miss ’ Hull, is what I was told—to arI rest him as a deserter from the i United States Army.” , (To Be