Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 308, Decatur, Adams County, 31 December 1931 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. 11. Heller Pres, and Gen. Mgr. A. R. Holthouse Sec'y & Hus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates: Single copies $ .02 One week, by carrier .10 One year, by carrier 5.00 One month, by mail 35 Three months, by mail 1.00 Six months, by mail 1.75 One year, by mail 3.00 One year, at office 3,00 Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Elsewhere $3.50 one year. Advertising Rates made known on Application. National Adver. Representative SCHERRER, Inc., 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 415 Lexington Avenue, New York Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dailies. Well, if you are going to do it this year, you will have to hurry. According to reports sent out about the only gain made in this country during 1031 was in the number of automobile fatalities. ' —————— Congress seems finally to have awakened to the fact that the only way to save money is not to appro-1 priate it. if they had started that I a couple of years ago we wouldn't have the big deficit to meet. In the mad rush of celebrating I New Years Eve don't forget to dig up a poll tax receipt and call for a : 1932 automobile license. So far we haven't heard of any leniency to be shown in this matter and it i may be well to be on the safe side. 1 Mr. Hoover proposes to consoli- ' uate a niimbei of overlapping branches of the government, thus ■ reducing help and saving some! three hundred million dollars a i year which is tine but theres the t unemployment problem and an election coming on. His troubles are many and serious these days. The decision of the post office department in Washington to change lite, name of Santa Claus, ' Indiana, is attracting nation wide I attention and many of the large I city papers have taken up the I issue, declaring such action unwar-1 ranted and unfair. This little town I of seventy population is entitled to I keep its first class post, office if ' by any legitimate plan they have ' increased business to that propor- i tion. Have faith in your community, ■ your county, your state, your coun- i try. your leaders. Its easy to find i fault, to whisper and gossip but if there ever was a time when you ought to be constructive its now. The oldest person in his commun- I ily cannot remember a time when general conditions were more ser- ■ ious or the problems more difficult. ■ You can help by boosting and not ■ by finding fault with every thing j that comes up. Merchants, don’t forget to boost . lor the sugar beet acreage. Tell every one you see how important ] it is that they do what they can to secure the acreage necessary now that the mill may be financed.! That's no easy job and Col. Gallagher deserves much comtuenda-1 tion for the efforts he is making in our behalf. Whatever else you may think you have to do, it U not as important as it is to secure this revival of a great industry bringing a million dollars of cash in to this community the next year. Every newspaper In the country Ims published frequent stories concerning the big bridge contest which has been on in a New York

Continuous Growth! The highest tribute we could ever ask—Thanks to our loyal friends. W. 11. Zwick & Son FUNERAL DIRECTORS Mr» Zwick, Attendant I'uueral Home Ambulance Servj. e 614 N. Second Tel. 303 and 61

hotel the past several weeks. What would happen if a poker contest was thus staged? What's the difference? Thousands of dollars have been wagered on this contest as of course thousands of dollars would change hands in a. poker game of that dimension. We are not getting funny nor trying to be critical but we just can’t understand why we always "strain at a jgnat and swallow an elephant." Farmers of this territory can help themselves and the community by signing a pledge to raise sugar beets in 1932. We need several thousand acres and we believe i! these are secured the big factory here can be reopened. That will mean an extra crop for which you will be paid am a fair basis under the fifty-fifty plan, work for many people and a general stimulation along every line by the turn-over of a million dollars here the next twelve months. We hope every one who can possibly do so signs a pledge and a contract to raise beets. And so we come to the end of I the year. Tomorrow we can start writing 1932. The past twelve months has not by any means been I the happiest or best for most folks. Il has been filled with many griefs and difficulties, financial and otherwise and most of us will have no regrets because of its passing. What will happen the next year? No one can tell and we can only i hope for decided improvements, not forgetting that much depends upon ourselves, our energy and our ability to meet obstacles with a smile. Good bye old 1931, welcome 1932. Ed Ashbaucher retires today as treasurer of Adams county. Miss Bernice Nelson as clerk and George Shoemaker as commissioner. These three officials have each made excellent records through their years of service and retire with the thanks of the community they have served efficiently, honestly and courteously. We wish for them the very best there is in life wherever they may be and whatever they may engage in. They will be succeeded tomorrow by John Wechter, Milton Werling and Dennis Striker, all excellent citizens who we know will do their very best every min- i ute they are in office to render the | service demanded by an exacting j | public. Good luck to all, and al I Happy New Year. ♦ — Household Scrapbook —by— ROBERTA LEE Baking Soda Try using a pinch of baking soda | | on the toothbrush instead of ordin-1 jaty toothpaste. It will aid in pre-1 venting decay c< the teeth. Stockings Stockings will not be snagged. i which results in runners, if the I i office gi. 1 will place adhesive tape 1 | around the corners of the desku hair and the desk. Icing Dust a little flour or cornstarch I "u the cake before icing it and the ! icing will not run off. If one finds J that the boiled fronting is too thin. I i place it on the fire again and beat constantly until thickened. o — Not Actual Tapestry The Bay nix tapestries, the mar- I I colons work of art done by the wife of ■ ! William the Conqueror, Matilda, and ! I her ladies. t°lling the story of the ■ I conquest of England, is the most fa- . mous of all tapestries, yet is not i really tapestry at all. The designs i are done in outline upon the cloth and not in the sol;.] stitched effort which constitu'er, real tapestry. —o Weaving L'g-nd Historians even of the very early periods made references to i spinning and weaving of tapestries. But even older, perhaps, is the .Tow !sh legend which claims that Nnamah. daughter of Lanecb and sister of Tubal-Cain, invented the spinning i of wool and weaving of thread to ' make cloth. .. ———.. o —— Holy . and Trees Dr. Henry Va. Dyke, In tais hook called "<>ut of Doors In tha Holy ■ Land,” speaks of the olive, orange, ; cypress and eucalyptus trees. Doctor Van Dyke, in his chapter called ''•Going Up tn Jerusalem," snys: | "There were few trees except now and then an olive orchard, or s round-topped carob. wl"'i Its with j ered pods."

—and the Worst is Yet to Come I i I ■ I l Ifc V/ GAMfE.'I ' 'I f X ~ ■ —

♦ * Answers To Test Questions Below are the answers to the Test Questions printed on Page Two. 1. —The Danish. 2. —Device on shipboard for hoist-I ing anchor. 3. Los Angeles. Calir. I. —Goddess of love, fruitfulness, and beauty, a.—Grand Lama. 6— Rig Berthas. 7.- One hundred. S.—South Bend. Indiana. 9.—Commanderin-Chief. 10.—Bangkok. Lessons In English Wo ds often misused: Do not say "I only know two of the men who I were there." Say “I know only I two.” Often mispronounced: Physique. Pronounce li-zek, i as in "it." e as in "me,” accent last syllable. Often misspelled: Parliament. 1

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By Harrison carroll. Copmsht 19?2. King t-'eaturw Syndicate. Ine. HOLLYWOOD, Cal. Dec. 00 — Hollywood’s January roll-call will find Lily Damita present and ac-

H o A Lily Damita.

eo r.ted for. The dynamic Parisienne has been borrowed by Paramount to play in a I song romance called “He Met a French Girl.” I Needless to say, she has a lead. ( Though he doesn't use her in many of his own pictures, : Samuel Gol d- ' wy n naturally I keeps a sharp I watch on IJly’s i billing. “He Met a

French Girl” is to be written for the films by George Marion, Jr., author of “Sweetie,” and will be ' directed by Frank Tuttle, who did 1 the honors in that collegiate musical. You’ll see a new leading man playing opposite Lily in “He Met a French Girl.” His name is Carey Grant, and he has appeared in Broadway musicals. Charlie Ruggles is another mentioned for the cast. While the new picture is being prepared, Lily is working opposite Maurice Chevalier in the French version of “One Hour With You.” IT MUST BE PUZZLING What must the kids think of all the Santa Clauses -in evidence around Christmas? Here is how Jerry Hoffman’s youngster figured it out. Recently they took her on a tour of the toy departments. At the first store she showed proper excitement and confided her wishes to the kind gentleman with the white beard Half an hour later the Santa in another store beamed at hes . . “Well,” he inquired, "now what do you want for Christmas ?'* I The kid smiled: “Oh, you needn't bother,” she said. "I fixed it up with your brother down ’ the street. LATEST GOSSIP. Bill Boyd and Dorothy Sebastian celebrated their.first wedding anniversary. Bill's present to Dorothy was a property rainbow with a pot of gold hanging on one end.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, DECEMBE R 31, 1931.

Observe the ia. Synonyms: Conjecture (verb), infer, surmise, guess, suspect, sup- . isise, presume, imagine. \ Word study; "Use a word three times and it is yours." Let us ini crease out vocabulary by mastering ! one word each day. Today's word: Veracity; quality or state of being true. "The next witness testified • to the defendant’s veracity.” o interior Decoration The Centennial in Philadelphia In 187(1 brought an awakening to the possibilities of beauty In the home through harmonious combination of artistic draperies and furniture. Homes of the Colonial period and early American houses were artls- I tically furnished because 'he fur- ' niture in those days was well de- ' signed and well made. o Old Symbol of Power The fasces on the United States dime is not used as a symbol of Rome, hut because it was an ancient symbol nf power which has been used in artistic designs for cen furies. The head is that of Liberty.

Real gold coins, too. $ 1,000 worth

. . Joan Bennett is to become an honorary colonel of the 347th Field Artillery. That makes four honorary colonels in Hollywood. Marion Davies holds this rank in the 26th Infantry, First Division, while Bebe Daniels and Mary Pickford have been honored by other outfits . .Well, there is one consolation about Tom Mix's hospital bill. He is a stockholder in the organization.. Seen on Marion Davies’ set: Buster Keaton getting Clark Gable to autograph pictures to Constance Talmadge and Natalie Talmadge Keaton. .. Louise Fazenda and Betty Compson are the latest cinema favorites to sign vaudeville contracts. They start after the first of'the year. . . My new bulletin says Kay Francis will go to Warners January 11. After changing its mind five times, the studio has decided her first story will be “Working Wives.’* A swell title, isn't it? GRIM SHADOW INTERVENES. Life holds many an ironic twist. Just a few days before he left here to go East, the late Robert Ames was talk-

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ing to Frederic March about his future plans. “What's this getting us?" he asked. “We're working hard and thinking about money. After 1 do one more picture I’m going to quit and live the rest of my life like 1 want to.”' A brave plan, but death intervened.

ANITA GETS NEW BOSS. There's a new name signed now to Anita Louise's weekly paycheck Charles Rogers, who held her under personal contract, has agreed to let her go with R-K-0 As a result she gets a new deal, assuring her a studio home for a year, with options for four more. Anita, child • like, slender and blonde, made her latest screen appearance opposite Lew Ayres in "Heaven on Earth.” Only a short time ago she was a child actress. DID YOU KNOW That Marguerite Churchill has a birthday on Christmas Eve and Helen Twelvetrees on Christmas Day?

♦ ♦ Modern Etiquette —by— ROBERTA LEE Q. Alter a house guest leaves the hostess’s home how soon should she write to her? A. Immediately. Q. When are introductions tinI necessary in the home? A. At very large functions, such as a I vail or a wedding reception. Q. How should the breakfast Stable be set? A. It should be set with runner • and doilies, or center square in j plain Italian linen, or with a color- ! ed linen breakfast set. o Reservation Bear Sold For sls Newport. R. I.—(U.R>— "John," a [ bear at Watuppa Reservation. Fall ! River, Mass,, was sold for sls to i Joseph IMaynak, of this city, an employe of the Newport Naval Torpedo Station. Olaynak didn't reveal whether he bought the bear tor a pet, or for a fur coat. o — Town Has No Fire Loss Guelph. Ont. (U.R) — There was not a dollar of fire , loss in this town in November of tjiis year, in November last year the loss was $6,125. o Sportsmen Protest Beavers Pellston. Mich.— (U.R) — Sportsmen are co-operating with game wardens in Emmett county to protect the beaver population against poachers. A guard has been placed near the colony at French Farm Like, where the animal engineers constructed a 10-foot dam. The dam. according to sportsmen, has restored fish to the lake, and man is protecting his own interests when he protects the beavers. Huge Sturgeon Netted Detroit.— (U.R) — A monster sturgeon. seven feet, four inches in length, is on exhibition in a tank at the Belle Isle aquarium. Captured in a pond net by Suzor Brothers, of Belle River, Ont., the huge fish was presented to the zoo. It weighs 160 pounds and is said to be one of the largest sturgeons ever caught in the Great Lakes. —— —a Windmill Built of Scrap Iron Williston, N. D.—(U.R)—A windmill constructed from scrap iron that had accumulated on his farm is being used today by Jack Schmitz to pump water from a 128-toot well. The frame is made from angle iron, the gears were taken from an old bintier, and the blades of the fan were made of galvanized iron sheeting from an old water tank.

Boston Plans Road Dedication Boston, Mass.—.'U.R>—A road. Ido miles long, between Boston and Springfield, is to be dedicated as "The Massachusetts George Washington Highway,” as this state's bicentennial tribute to the first president. Once, on a visit to this section in Revolutionary days. General Washington passed over part of the road that is now to bear his name. Q — Compensation* We compensate for the loss of anj of our senses by developing special alertness and sensitivity in other senses, hr. Moris Klshbein, the ed itor of Hygebr Magazine, points out tn an editorial. Audiences of blind persons seem to be better informed concerning general literature than are audiences «f college graduates, he observes. The sensitivity awo ciated with the realization of the disability keeps the mind keyed to a high point of alertness o—— “Estt” and "West” “Never t .e twain shall meet" Is a phruse borrowed from the poem “Tlie Balina of East and West." by Rudyard Kipling. The full signifi cance of the expression can be gained only by reading the entire poem Isolated from the text the lines are interpreted as meaning •’that iieopie of the eastern civilize tion, such as the Chinese ar\d the ■Jap.-mese. and those of the western civilization such as the English and the American, cannot affiliate upon a truly friendly basis.” 0 . — Bayonet in Warfare Bayonets were used as early as i I'M". They consisted of a steel tfag ger fixed in a wooden haft which fitted into the muzzle of a musket. The bayonet became the typical weapon nf the infantry. In 1805 Sir John Moore Introduced a bayonet fas tene<J to the musket by a spring clip, i The triangular bayonet (so called from the cross section of Its blade) was used In the British army until the Introduction of the magazine rifle, when It was replaced by the sword bayonet. Cheiu'cal Terms Isomerism refers Io substances which are made up ot the earns chemical elemea'a fp the same proportion. but in which the atoms are differently arranged so as to produce sub«r«nces having different physical an« chemical properties. I Examples are methyl oilier and ethyl alcohol The formula for both of 1 these la C 3 H6O. Allotropism U i the occurrence of the same chemi -al substance in different forms for example, carbon appears as a dla tni'ud, as charcoal. as graphite, etc.

Opera Open With Norma Milan—(UP)— The opera season at Scala is scheduled to open Dec. 26 with Bellini's Norma. In view of the recent centenary of the work. Seveiul novelties will be given during the season, including new operas by Arrigo Pedrollo, Gino Marinuzzi and Pick Mangiagalii. The repertory includes Mascagni’s early opera Ratcliffe and Giordano's Fedora. O — Phonogrem-Greiaopaone The word "Gramophone” is in Invented one. When the flew ma chine for recordin’ and reproducing sound w-3 invented, it was called a “phoniigrani," and later e pho'.ogroph. The machine had a round cylinder instead of the flat disc, and of course the Inventor wanted to distinguish it from the phonogram or phonograph. “Hum!’’ he mused. "Now nhat can I call It?” Then he had a bright Idea; tie remembered the backslnng he had used when a boy, and twisted the word "phonogram" around until It was "gramophone.” Web»ter*» Foresight Poor When Daniel Webster was rejected by his party as their Presidential candidate, he was offered the place of Vice President under Taylor and indignantly refused. Had be accepted he would today have been number?:! among our Presidents, as Taylor died in office. o Old Name Retained There is a district on the west coast of Africa still known today as Songhay. The name is the remnant of a great negro empire that once flourished in Northwest Africa, near the Sahara desert. This empire is thought to have had universities and astronomical observatories, wealth and pageantry. Now it is only a name. But the name has been carried overseas to the South African bash and persists there long after its origin has been forgotten.—New York Herald Tribune.

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Cork Lei- Sale San Antonio, -(U.R) —A flatiron. baby carrl cork leg and i cuff links are 11 included in a I police auction I here. Items 1 confiscated by >rs within a ' year’s time alsr tide felt hats, a violin, straw hi srasol, bicycle frames, gocketEes, and two boots for the r loot. Californii Its Fish Sacramento. (I (U.R) A total of 35,500,00 b troll salmon have been planted ini lornia streams this year by tlAe division of fish and game, ■plantings” are expected to r 40.000.000 befotfc end of the year. Month's Fir& 2 Million Harrisburg, IB|.R)—Two million dollars' firil was reported to the fire protJ ibureau of the Pennsylvania Sa Police for the 1 month of OctoM

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Average Class Ag e Cambridge. M ;l;<s . '® 3 erage age of this freshmen is 15.63 v Par , A Ml class is from M us , a( ., M the remainder IU Huge owl Kil| M S' Penn Van. N. y , UR ■ jißt i with a o 2 ni( i) wiirj; sp J^B d . itu'nD been killed Itv 1((p huge owl. accord:::, killed several eha au ' »' on his farm. a o n 1 ' ,iil ' 1,1 Old Yosenute Crew's Detroit. (U.R) \ ~, surviving m, - the U. S. S. Yosemite, re 2 ’ I ''' the Spanish Atm . bled here and tci-.'|' r ii.' of San Juan. The < s ; ■include 30 Mi. ’.i_ .it, '■ m.,^■."■r' ‘llO members of , p - ! ‘are still living.