Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 266, Decatur, Adams County, 8 November 1934 — Page 5

h’AtSfcY ROADS ? -'K\ ( ;()OD SHAPE I wkjKtW'" 1 , ' nr)M stone or hard surl»3t: report EgHK, o counts there i I wl’ l '' ri,a ‘*'' PTSHB, lenishltiell. I , the -, til ds are kept in V the Bn * 'jw this GENTLE Kidy-Like Way ■To Relieve CO STIPATION WtWl* ’ e harsh laxatives that OriMand irritate wh»r. you I.JBL Regs, the new Rexall lssB ? that ,aates j ust hke csmV Children love them SSi kiw they wake up sluggish eastly yet so thoroughw^H*ss are alwa y s sa ' e ,or and elderly people. t'T.'Sp’’l- - 12 5 c ! fc. J. SMITH I DRUG CO.

EUE Os I ! V>» L l *. H is ' ' ; ji ' * v I§F * “ IB? 'WV-' BEAUTIFUL FLAID BLANKETS. I I' « 1 S - lUatte FdW--Large Stet*. Rrrh Caters, | ft- Deep. S<rft Nui> ’ M * avy! every bed new. Select several pair as tlwse | Warm, Fhiffy Strft Blankets-! ■binpare Quality and Prices—We Can and Do Save Y»h Money. 70x80 Part Wool 72x84 Cotton I slDouble Blankets 72x90 Part Wool Double Blankets Our Sale Price Double Blankets Our Sale Price 2fl AB Snuggle ° r Wa s y 7 Down (? fl Q Deep Under This Extra . H WW ■ ■ IB Long. Warm Blanket. g | M “ Sateen Bound. Pair Our Sale Price • air B ■ ~- While They Last — —— 70x80 Cotton Pair 72x84 part W .° ol ! I Double Blankets xtfe 41& kr Double Blankets Our Sale Price ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Dur Sale Price I $1.19 $2.3/ $2,68 1 [ Pair Pair 8?2x99 Fine Warm White Sheet Blankets, eachsl.29 ■7oxßo Beautiful Part Wool Reversible Single Blankets,. $2.25 172x84 Ex. Heavy Guaranteed 25% Wool Double Blkts., pr. $3.95 ■7oxßo Heavy Plaid Warm Cotton Double Blankets, each $1.69 ■Fancy Indian Blankets, Ideal for a Davenport ... $2.25 to $.195 | TRY OUR LIBERAL XMAS LAYAWAY PLAN! I Why Not Give Blankets for Christmas? Just pay a small deposit down and we I will hold the blankets as long as you wish. Every blanket you select will be I wrapped, tagged with your name in readiness tor delivery. ■ Join Our Christmas Layaway t lub Today. HARDWARE and HOME FURNISHINGS

work In done under the direction of Mr. Hoop and 12 assistants. The assistants are responsible for the 12 road districts in the county. According to the last report made by Mr. Koop in 1933 there were 801 miles of roads tn Adams county. The roads then were divided among the state and county road departments as follows: county' hard surface, six miles; county gravel and stone. 690 miles; township, earth roads, 54 miles; state hard surface roads, 34 miles, and other state roads, 17 miles. Since that time the county has hard surfaced about 11 miles of gravel and stone roads. The state has taken over and hard surfaced the road now known as state road 527 running southeast from Decatur to Willshire, Ohio and 124 running east and west to the county lines through Monroe. The state has also taken over the road known as 118 running east and west

Al D. Schmitt Motor Sales South First St. Decatur WHY WAIT! Prepare your car for Winter. My 15 years experience in the Repair department says the following oheckups arc well worth while. They save you money, time and worry. Have Your COOLING SYSTEM, IGNITION, CARBURATOR and BATTERY checked. New packing on your WATER PUMP and a change of transmission and differential lubricants are also important. DALLAS BROWN Service Bept. talS'“.... $8.95*815.95 WHY PAY Wi»tK FOR BATTBRIHS? 13 Plate FORD .. $5.05 17 Plate FORD .. $8.45 ALCOHOL FOR YOUR RADIATOR.

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through Berne. Ail the roads west and part east through Berne has been widened to an ulghty.foot right of way. The government has taken over U. S highway 27 running through Decatur and Adams county north and south toward Fort Wayne and Portland. The government has also taken over 224 running through Decatur east and west io the county lines towards Van Wert, Ohio and Huntington. GLEE CLUBS TO GIVE CONCERT (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) "Peplta" Wilson Mixed chorus Members of the girls' glee club include: Pauline Ass older. Martha Calland. Marlowe Hoagland. Madeline Spahr, Bernice Hannle, Margaret Schamerloh, Elizabeth

Melilla, Eileen Jackson, Catherine Murphy, Roaella Heure, Jeanette Gard, Lucinda Borne, Agnes Foreman, Marjorie Johnson, Evelyn Kohls. Naomi Franklin, Genevieve Light, (Helen Gay, Ruth Margolies, Gertrude Schultz, Madeline Crider, Wilma Miller, Ruth Porter, Irene Cosner, .Mary K. Tyndall, Leota Reinking, Ruth Worthman, Gladys Harvey, Agnes Nelson and Jane Linn. Members of the boys' glee dub are: Robert Clem, Dick Hrodberk. Jack Gretlier, Bob Johnson, Carl Sheets, Sep hu s Jackson. Dick Sheets. Jim Harkless, Bob Carson, Don Bixler, Bill Schrock, David Macklin, Elmer Schultz, Robert Coffee, Harold Sauer, Lewis Smith, Arthur Sundermann and Bob Eng. eler. — o TO OCR CUSTOMERS and®others —Vs ha l ;* moved to 515 West Madison street and will welcome our old and new customers. Hair cuts 15c, W. A. Fonner. 265-tt

0 " -s 36 inch Fancy Wide Unbleached Unbleached Part Linen K g <■ A OUTING FLANNEL SHEETING TOWELING B B S ■ J*?? Z®?' t“ Make your own towels from JF SS ■ g ■gg ■ select assortment. Light or full 81 inch Width, extra this 16 inch wide toweling. gF ■ M S £ ® ■ dark ' f’ ne sr ade. f a"«y wide colored borders. • 10C yard 22C yard 9C yard TO HELP CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF THE NEW ROAD TOMORROW WE ANNOUNCE THESE | 3 lb. 72x90 Cotton Plain and Fancy Dfl A R APfN !Al (<V QP t IA I Stitched Batts. J* n- TABLE OIL CLOTH IlWrlU VI LilllllU M'l O fc, 4 bleached, securely stitched; opens to fuH 48 m«h wide As The Outstanding rnihAV AMfl CATHDhAV 1 sr e 50e 18c ~ . features For rmuftl ANU dAIUKUAY HEART t°h f e SEASON SALE K Wenwns r. TIMELY SAVINGS ON LADIES I OO A *■*<£ FOOTWEAR iWK 4 I C I n,y *** ,aruv p urt4,ase ■jmhSmbl ■L | \ ? mode couid justib this Coats for which yon will pay 25 to 35 :»»ie kier ' Wk 1 r ► u Ik trwnendoiis value. Pumps. in the season. Luxurious Fur trimmings- I lie w IBKl'ics. S*t,g>s. Oxfords in '?style, the fabrics, the fine furs th.u are utakinn♦JSIBpI Pihluul aud Suede. fashion history are presented hi this eventfid .-<ik jpß °f ncw coats. Choose yoar coat during this sale and save $lO to S2O. and $2.49 yr o*l E z~ i si pr to ,< I ' Mtns Solid Leather Work rTW -g sl ' 9B DRESSES' NEW MILLINFRY - - This unusual selection of dresses is particularly important in the clever ways the different trimmings \ ru x’ i’ ' laVt * Ren a oPl' e( '- This distinction is carried out ' ICX Cl Aeix I <tll ILtl'- j n street, afternoon. Sundav nite and evening tipes. I Materials arc all the high favorites. Values to $1.98. J| g/ses Cl $i no so qq 7, /'< Vi ■ gjMgq lavv Liuv S Coats Thread I English Prints H Womens i Dress Prints R||H Kay on Taffeta B| |s 300 yard spools |B 89 count ■ Chcillics H Good quality dress H.. .. i R M<.uf uualitv Beautiful H ‘ ‘ H prints, all new fall I B ' Bl «*'“* I Fall Slern. 3« tach g Fine qnalily ray,,,, in 1 36 I patlernn, suarantaed II in all sizes. H wide. H flesh and tea rose. or comforters. ■ j aat colors. I Sc spool I ISC yard o9C each 12C yard I 10c yard Mens 4 Buckie All Rubber „, 81,69 pLAIp blankets Mens Ribbed Winter Weight ARCTICS ‘ {l,aa < ifu J P |ai(lf, < , e \ ,ra UNION SUITS . <• CL- double bed size, in line selected , . ~ , First quality, guaranteed arctics. cotton plaids. g sl . ccvl - ankle length. Sizes 36 to S l«98 or * l,lO -75 c .. y Part Wool MENS RUBBER BOOTS u L S RKE ! s »)■ nine u MENS s UEDE JACKETS First quality Black Boot. All sizes- Warm I y napped, block 7((xS() . Satin bound. Rose. warn coat as a low^nric?” 1 m< * ktb plaids. Full bed size 70x80. Gold> B)ue? Green> block "‘‘•’m coat at a low price. $1.98 pr We 52.49... W-M each C. A. Douglas Co. s-s underwear to 48. PQ suitACROSS STRtET FROM DAILY DEMOCRAT DECATUR, IND.

BRIDGES ARE ALL APPROVED (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) •-»♦ .» . c-c- »♦«c c* code. To bulla the bridges a total of 109,100 pounds of reinforcing steel was required. Approximately 2,470, 000 pounds of sand, 3,592,000 'pounds of stone and OJtkS tags of cement were used In the concrete work. The mixture of concrete used above tile ground and in the spans where the weight is that of tension was: one part of cement, two parts of sand and three and a half parts of stone. Below the ground where there is compression weight the mixture was as follows: one part of cement; two and a half parts of sand, and four parts of stone. The only steel used in the bridges l is hidden from sight as it is buried I in the concrete to give it a greater tensile strength. More detailed descriptions of the four bridges are: Country Club bridge, spanning

Boruni Run. two tenths of a mile south of Decatur; 58 feet wide with 30 foot span; 21 1-4 feet high required 378.5 cubic yards of concrete. Raudenhysh bridge over th? Raudenbush Creek 7 miles southeast of Decatur; 58 feet wide with 24 foot span; 18 3-4 feet high required 241 cubic yards of concrete. Yellow Creek bridge over Yellow Creek 2H miles southeast of Decatur; 62 feet wide with 36 foot span: 21 3-4 feet high; required 437.5 cubic yards of cement. Blue Creek bridge over Blue | Creek, on mile southeast of Pleas-1 ant Mills; 51 feet wide with 60 foot Hpan; built on skew of 30 degrees: ' 26 3-4 feet high; required 601.5 j cubic yards of concrete. PLAN BANQUET AT CONVENTION (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Offering. Address — Harold Kattman. of

Wheaton, 111. Closing prayer. Sunday Afternoon Sezslon 2:30 o’clock Song service—Robert White. Devotlonals—Rev. W. H. Franklin. Decatur, Boy's chorus—Decatur. Xylophone Duet—Dorothy Wells and Virginia Egly, Geneva. Mennonlte Ladies chorus—Berne Address—Rev. Ira C. Clark, of

ENJOY YOURSELF AT LINCO BEER G ARDEN On Road 224—1!z miles East of Decatur Music Friday Night Dancing Saturday Night Bob Kay and His Orchestra Beer on Tap Sandwiches EVERYBODY WELCOME

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Union City, Indiana. Offering. Closing prayer. . o— CARD OF THANKS In thia manner 1 desire to thank the voters of Adams County tor the splendid vole given tne in Tuesday's. Election and for the mniiy courtesies shown me during the campaign. Ernret J. Worthman.