Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1931 — Page 5

■Lelorined Church To * M (Jive Entertainment ciiiHiinas pageant ■entitled. , iHll | tho Christinas Tree" will present' (I on Thursday night, -4. »y the children of the n it ruined Church. The pro in which about (ill children e p.o' in charge of Mrs. DalUoiiiie r. The program begins o', I." k. The pageant present gifts on the Christman tree :1 s star, candy cane, tinsel. ball, cornucopia chain and i as symbolic of a spiritual r \ ' offering will be lifted f,, r is the complete pro a:n with names of the cast: Prelude—Mis» Lulu Gerlier Rev. Elodde johann Address Virginia derjohann. ’'Wish You a Merry ciu :A mas"- -Roger Knapp. Donald Kirsch. K 'Gilts for Jesus" intra \ndrews, Helen Owens, j Helen F.ank. Jean Werling, » Richard Gehrig, Laverne ■ 1; ii. Lenora Stauffer, Jack HH Beineke. Mary Beineke, c,,| M leen Miller, Ruth Miller. Hio I ' Primary Depa.tm. n' BB "Till.' Candles of the Night" !■ n Don't You Love tile Story" 1 — ■B -Tli Try and Try" Richard |M Knapp. j ( BM for Santa" — Robert ■I !'■

W? Don’t Disappoint U\ “Him”! 4 W ’** course he locking for a gift of furnishings this year and if he doesn't receive it he is going to be sadly disappointed. ,3B Only Two More Days AND HERE ARE GIFT ITEMS Men Really Appreciate f NECKWEAR Hundreds of pretty Ties --and the Ideal Gift. Al- gc ways appreciated and a /o° cJ welcome gift. /. ®o o ° o JwW||& 25c, $1.50 HOSE Ileal Silk in beauli- B®? SHIRTS iul patterns — wide I selection. f/1 Large selection Beautiful It J,;,1 lift Shirts, all boxed for OOC Christmas Gifts. Every other Gift Hose \\|l| man needs shirts. Packages 3 pair SI.OO tTR Bjjfe '1 Z_ ire 9 79ct. $3.95 Boy’s Peter Pan Shirts, Leatherette Sheep Lined many pretb patterns, Coats, wambo collar; a selling for. each warm gift. 79c $3.50 Tie and Handkerchief Men’s Spats, all colors, sets, pretty patterns Special $1.50 $1 .nd $1.50 SCARFS Entire Scoder QyefCOatS All t h a( j s new and now being offered at very 15 discount attractive savings in price. OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS Vance & Linn

Solo—"Little ' ".,.,1 . ryn ShXer Piano Salo-Wrcaroll e "_Virgin ia Fledderjohann. Pageant “Round the Christmas Tree” '!» four Scenes) leT'.t 1 'Robert Mutschlei, Kathryn Shrover vi. • • Fledderjohann 9XI Virginia ' lhe l ?;X^ , M j,,rieMillei ' Kan..: iyn Yager. Marv Frank u „„. i Gehiij, Richard Goldner, ar M .' ler ' Robert H ”nter, Richard Frauhiger The Mother—Mrs cii ~ luv . ~ „ , Maids Miss Miss Clara Eglp”. Good Will ( -■„. Spint of mas)—Mrs. Albert The Stars—Mary PicMor(] I Roth Betty Krugh, Phyllis ; •Hunter. The Shepherds—Robert Egley _ A < hur Frltzinge . Donald Polina. | Lawrence Rash. Tinsel Group Allee Yost. Vhginia Fritzinger, Patlllne „ ho e, Ruth Yost. The Bells- Junio Owens, Robert' Deitsch, James Egley, ‘ Carl 1 Moser, Donald Werling, LeroyGable, Robert Yost. Junior Venis. Junior Pickford. The. World Group - Lois Frank.! Letha Fledderjohann, Helen I Owens, Lenora Stauffer, Eve-1 lyn Andrews. Jack Beineke, La-I del Cable. Roger Knapp. Richard Gehrig, Donald Kirsch, I Jean Werling Carl Rash. Cornucopia Group - - Januita Cable Charlotte Andrews. Mary Soin i era. Betty Zinsmaster.

IIECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1931.

I he ( hain—Phyllig Hunter, Lois ■ink, Letha Fledderjohann, Helen Frank, Ruth Miller, Phyllis Beineke, Janet Goldner, Barbara Andrews, Virginia Straub, Mary Beineke, Richard Knapp, Colleen Miller, Gene Moser. he Candles Virginia Venis, Phyllis Owens, Lois Frank, Fliyllis 1 Beineke. j Oifertiny Recitation -"Give” 1 Leina Fledderjohann. dosing. POST OFFICE IS BUSY PLACE *G? j fTIHHED FROM PAGE ONE) 1 ■'"'l-I are also supplied with extra help. Each year for several days preceding Christmas, the employees I I of the post office are usually busy, . uni this year is uo exception, it was I , dated. However, with more conven-1 i nt building and system, the post-i master and his assistants are able 1 to give rapid and efficient service ; to the public. HOSPITAL NOTES Mrs. Andrew Werling, Ossian, ; K- 2, underwent a major operation lat the Adams County Memorial : Hospital this morning. Mrs. Ray Masonbrink, 1104 West Madison street, is a patient at the , Adams County Memorial Hospital I where she underwent a major emer- ! gency operation Monday night. Tlie condition of Rev. H. H. FernI theil, who is a patient at the local hospital, is reported to be improvI inc.

Heroic Mayor’s Solution of Unemployment Problem **** * * * Mayor Marvin of Syracuse, N. Y., Advocates suspension of Female Municipal Employes Who Are Supported by Husbands. Needy to Get Their Jobs. dll e u -- f Marvi kt. Epic poems have been written of deeds less heroic than that enacted by Mayor Rolland Marvin, of Syracuse, N. Y„ who recently faced 165 women employes of the city and gave them their choice of taking a year’s leave of absence or being dismissed. Toe Mayor’s action was the culmination of a plan to relieve distress caused by unemployment in the city. His scheme calls for the suspension, voluntary or otherwise, of all married women on the municipal payroll who are adequately provided for by their husbands, the positions thus vacated t* be given to men or women who are in dire need. To the eternal credit of the women concerned be it known that practically all agreed with Mayor Marvin and declared their intention of applying for leave of absence. Os course, there were a few dissenters, but it would be nothing less than miraculous if 165 women agreed upon any one subject. The Mayor’s plan has attracted nation-wide attention and it is expected that not only other municipalities but also big industrial concerns will follow the Mayor’s lead. Representatives of the American Federation of Labor are enthusiastic in praise of the scheme, asserting that if it becomes general the backbone of the unemployment dragon will be broken. Whatever the outcome, one can but commend the courage of.Mayor Marvin. Victoria Crosse* Lave been granted for less. *

Syracuse, N. Y., —National calamities, whether they be through i war, death or pestilence, have always produced a hero and the much anathematized depression which now holds our country, in common with the rest of the world, in its tell clutch is no exception to the rule. The hero in this case is Mayor Rolland Marvin of this city. Mayor Marvin, who incidentally is the country's youngest city head, being only 35, recently came for ward with a lemedy for the acute unemployment situation that prevails in Syracuse and such is his proposal that it took a higher order of courare to state it to those concerned than is necessary to put the plan into effect. The Maydr's scheme is simply to suspend all the mar. led women on the city payroll who have husbands to support them and give their jolts to men or wom. 'i who are in real need. You who sit and read this with only cne or maybe two women in your immediate vicinity may make light of hizzone.’s courage in propounding his proposal. But pleaseto r. member that Mr. Marvin stood heroically before 165 of the weaker (?) sex and gently but firmly intimate/! that they were about t > lose ' a couveni nt souice of pin money, j Why, medal; of honor and citations rom the battlefield have been given far bravery of a less noble Quality. Ev. ti i:i taking such drastic ac-! tion Mayor Marvht proved that, d spite what cynics may say, chivalry' is ve.y much alive; f r he gave the women concerned an alternative, they may apply for one ypar's b-nve 1 of absence or, to recall an old war-, tint* phrase, leave of absence •' r . dur.uhm e* the demo ■ Jan. fai’ ! n,; |

FREE | with every order for one ton of COAL or more A Beautiful f;? Christmas Tree O They’re going fast. H Have you got yours? ■ Cash Coal Yard ! R. A. Stuckey Remember! No Clinkers!

which tliry will be st epended. Also, to insure that no injus'ice will be d ne, the Mayor made it clear that any woman whose httsl tnd is unable to bring enough money to sup port tile family has a right to work. To tile credit of th ■ women affected by the plan be it said taat Mayor Marvin's plan received instant approval. Practically all have sign! ied their intention of applying r r leave of absence to make employment for their hard-pressed fellow citizi ns. Os course there were a few dissenting voices, bitt when did 165 women ever agree on anything? Th? Mayor’s novel battle against unemployment has attracted na( lion-wide attention and it is wall within the bounds of possibility that soon we shall see large indust.ial concerns following out his | plan. A r presentative of the Amle.iean Federation of Labor, c.m|.iatulating Mayor Marvin on his I cou age jus action, declared that ! if mayors and governors in other | towns and States followed Hie 1 ad given by Syracuse the backbone if tlie unemployment problem would b broken. So far, the Mayo 's plan affects | niy married women who are adequately provided to: ny their lius- | bands, but the case of singl; woi men are not dependent on their city l jobs for maintenance is expected to i come up so rconsideration an to the I advisability of including those in I tile scheme. Whatever b ■ the outcome of hizI goner’s gallant attempt to chase 1 the wolves of depression from the jdoo.s of his Syracuse brethren, I nothing can detiact ironi his h r.i- --' ism in personally delivering his i ultimatum to 165 woman—-poems I were written ab ut Leonidas the ' : rnrhin for h .

MANY ATTEND ANNUAL BAZAAR (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Miss Marilyn Milter of Van Wert, Ohio; the bedroom suite to Miss Vera Braun, Decatur, route 5, and the dining room suite Io Miss Georgia Helen Andrews of Huntington. All persons who attended the first school house in Decatur will be given carved souvenirs, and those who did not receive their gift Monday night may have same by calling at the Schmitt Meat Market. o Whooping Cough Vacation Woodstock, Vt. <U.R) A whooping cough epidemic affected 17 to 21 pupils in a Woodstock district school, hut the school wasn’t closed Tlie 17 were kept at school and the four not affected were sent home.

| Presbyterians Plan Christmas Program - The annual Christmas entertainment by pupils of the Presbyterian church Sunday School will be given Thursday night at 7 o’clock, it was announced today by those in charge A program of recitations and playlets has been arranged. Following is the complete program : Organ voluntary—Mrs Fred Smith. Hymn, "Joy To The World.”—Congregation. “The Story of the Christmas Baby" —Harriet Kunkel. Prayer. Hymn. "Mince Pie—Kathryn Affolder. "'Christmas Eve"—Kathryn Knapp. “How He Does It.” —Phyllis Tooke. “Under The Christmas Tree’’— Evangeline Fuhrman. Song,'l When Mother Speaks’'— Primary Class. "Why Do Bells For Christmas Ring —Kay Short. "An Excellent Wish” —'Fred Kunkel Recitation Alary Ann Ferntheil. "A Letter to Santa” — Margaret Moses. Christmas Hymn—Miss Ina Noach’s . class. "Wondering.” —Martha Macy. "What Is It’?'—Rose Marie Stanley “Joe's Christmas Day” — Robert Mann. Song — "The Christmas Stars” — Irene Andres, Dickie Heller. Rosamond Giaham, Harry Ferntheil, Russel Stanley Pat Bienz, Elizabeth Macy. Exercise—Ruth Macklin’s Class. Our Shepherd — Connie Tooke, Martha Macy, Robert Mann Kay Short, Margaret Moses Fred Kunkel, Maiy Ann Ferntheil, Rose Marie Stanley, Rolland Affolder, Mary Jo

/ TMWmTF'J'". W' . W j"" "w ar a IxftVl 4 Nn 9*l :l / pa nt hy if" 9AI F» — TO ENHANCE the holiday spirit in your home. SJb i fl KJn a. J Meet Your Friends at Kroger’s—- ■ ■ " — Christmas Food Headquarters! FRUIT CAKES 3 lb. U?1 OQ — country CLUB tP 1.7 Country Cluh PUMPKIN - ? ‘ 15P PARK COUNTRY CLUB, Dry Pack “ Ca " S ■VV DATES, 2 pounds 99p Country Gentleman FINEST QUALITY—BuIk NEW CROP NUTS’ 3 ™’ns 29c MIXED. 1b.... 19c BRAZILS. 2 lbs., ,25c PECANS, lb 35c WALNUTS, ft....27c ALMONDS, ft 19c ? ? Pure Granulated S?? FEE 2 lbs 55c SUGAR PEANUT BRITTLE 2 lbs. 27c Extra s P edal CUT ROCK 2 lbs. 97,. 10 bag 48 C CHRISTMAS MIXTURE L pOp yC C cm z c,ub Q 40 c fn I? ff-W Del Monte cans | Ginger Ale, 2 for CHOCOLATES 5 lb. QG ( . Latona Club, large bottles AdW. Assorted flavors in fancy box, each C-’t/V-SELECTED FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES—ORANGES =~= 19c Sweet Potatoes 10 lbs. 9 K.-. GRAPES 3 tbs. 97 p INDIANA GROWN—Choice <-OV CALIFORNIA EMPERORS Stalk CELERY 2 for 11 CELERY HEARTS 1 O s » LARGE, CRISP, Well Bleached ±XV CRISP TENDER SHOOTS—Each AVV CRANBERRIES Si 2 lbs 23c —CHOICEST QUALITY MEATS II A M S SAUSAGE, 3 lbs. 97 ( . PURE PORK Skinned Whole or Half PORK SHOULDERS lb. 1 ar LIGHT AVERAGE XW I.MV pound BUTTER pound print 9SQ* CREAMERY SM ISS S' I LAKS PORK j x)|N lb. lOn Tender, Juicy roasts - l 15C pound OYSTERS pint 25c FRESH

Hoffman. Special Christmas Number (OrganPiano)—Mrs. Fred Smith and Miss Margaret Campbell. Recitation—Dickie Hellef. Original Dramatization of a Mince Pie—M-s. Knapp's class. ”Cl| ildren’B qhristmas Box.’! — Kathryn Knapp, Mary Steele, Sanna Kunkel, Kathryn Affolder, Phyllis Tooke, Evangeline Fuhrman. Hymn—Congregation.

—Opening— DECATUR’S NEW COMET DINING CAR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24th OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Regular Meals—Special Dinners — Lunches — Short Orders—Sandwiches. Special Curb Service Lunches. WE INVITE YOUR PATRONAGE Ohler & Smith Quick Service Clean Foods

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“Christmas Lights”—Class No. 3. “A Greeting and Good Night”— Martha and Elizabeth Macy. Announcements—Dr. Fred I. Pat- » terson. Superintendent. Missionary Offering. Mizpah Benediction. Maude Adams Elected Member Boston.— (U.R) —The Massachusetts Society of Mayflower has elected Maude Adams, famous actress, to life membership.