Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 26 February 1936 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECAT I'R DEMOCRAT CO. Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Fuat Office us Secund Claaa Matter. I. H. Heller President A. R Holthuttar, Soc'y « liua. Mgr. Dick D. Heller - Vice President Subscription Rates , Single copies —— • 02 One week, by carrier — .10 One year, by carrier I.W One month, by mall .85 Three months, by mall - l ot) Six piontha. by mall 1.76 One year, by ma 11... BOV One year, at office- 8 00 Prices quoted are withlu a radius ot 100 miles. Elsewhere 13.50 one year. Advertising Rates made known on Application. National Adver. Representative BCHEERER. Inc. 115 Lexingtou Avenue. New York. 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago. Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dailies. There should be a law that after thaw showers had to follow. Making houses Into homes is a bigger job thau building the house. Paint up this spring, grow flow j era. improve your property and get ready for the Centennial party. Every baby is a treasure to tlxfather and mother, but to be bom j of a mother worth twenty million; dolUra is one way of getting a, quick start in life. It is gratifying to see the inter-: est displayed by school children. and high school students in Decatur's birthday and the coming Centennial. It is the surest proof that we live iu a community where, the love for home-town is strong and early developed. The state's interest in basketball: Is demonstrated clearly in that' Purdue and Indiana universities ; hold the top rings in the Western college conference league. We can't take our studies too serious , ly these days and shouldn't. Each 1 day of life is an education in itself. If you are required to make out an income tax return for Uncle Sain, you are invited to call at the post office next Monday and avail yourself of the services of a deputy collector who will be glad to assist taxpayers in tilling out the blanks. The returns must be iu l>y March 15. Amusements and attractions to which any mother and father can take their children will be provided during the Centennial celebration. You have the assurance of the committee that there will not be any risque or off-color aide shows. Anything of that nature will not find space in Decatur.

MONEYJj LOWER KATES h INTEREST COSTS REDUCED NEARLY ONE-HALF The “LOCAL" always loans for LESS. All loans made at less than maximum rate permitted by law. No indorsers required. You can borrow amounts Up to $300.00 AS FOLLOWS: S 50.00 now costs only SI.OO per month 100.00 now costs only $2.00 psr month 150.00 now costs only $2.50 per month 200.00 now costs only $3.00 per month k 300.00 now costs only ? *4.00 per month Costs or orojr’ amounto are ''tiy 1 n p''jpo, t. u ,, /ate yov Ml ;

■ new B crns ail ioans. W YOU SAVE THE DIFFERENCE ■ Costs nothing to investigate. I Call, write or telephone. Special Time Plan for Farmers. I Local Loan Co 0 Over Schafer store I Phone 2-3-7 Decatur, lud.

Spring «>' P • wIU start soon and there wll i»e much to do. Side walk and so.sr improvements can be made tn >be city under the WI'A woik progrt m. If property owners furnish the malarial. Now la tintime to look after the Improve meiit of your property and to do the work when it can be done fur about half of the former coat. The Elk's honored thwir charter members at a dinner meeting the other evening. It was a most happy occasion. with Clark J. Luts, acting as toastmaster and twominute talks being made by the men who helped organize thia well known fraternal organisation, noted for its charity and good fellowship. The lodge has grown In the past 31 years, and now owns one of the finest homes in the stale and the present officers and committees are doing a flue job In carrying out a constructive program. Although of advanced years and having lived a useful and fruitful life and entitled to all the rewards in the House prepared for stub good souls, the commutfity Is sad dined by the death of Reverend L. W. Dornseif. for 30 years pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran church. | north of Decatur. Reverend Dornseif not only preached the gospel but lived according to Its precepts. He ' was a devout and sincere man. ; zealous In his work and iuspirat- ' lolial in his leadership. He was ordained to the ministry in 1877 |and until 15 years ago was active las pastor and church editor. He was beloved by all who knew him. ' respecte dand admired. His soul surely rests in peace. Mr. Currie, general manager of I the Fort Wayne and Decatur works of lhe General Electric company, was well phased with his inspec- | tion of the local factory. It was his first official visit here since I , assuming liis new post. He found I the plant humming with activity, a Bin- spirit of cooperation shown by management and employe and i expressend his belief that good business would continue. "Our objective is to keep the Decatur plant filled with orders," Mr. Currie stated. Decatur is indeed fortunate in having such a progressive and worthy industrial unit iu its midst and anything we do to help make lhe operation of the factory more successful reflects to the benefit of the entire community. * -—— > Answers To Test Questions Below are the answers tu Ute | Test Questions printed on Page Two ♦— ■» 1. Moccasin snake, or water moccasin. 3. Henry Wadsworth ' LongfelI low. 3. Jenny land. 4. The Baltic Sea. 5. German painter, etcher, and sculptor. «. Edward Till. 7. No. 8. Richard E. Ry rd. 9. Pontius Pilate. 10. Lake Superior. o Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE Q. 1.4 it all right for a young man to ask imrminei'Nl of a girl to t all, or must he wait, for au invitation? A. He has a perfect tight to ask permission. Q. When serving tea is it required lliat all the china on the tea table be of the same design? . A. No; this is not essential. Q. How may one overcome selfconsciousness? A. The very best, ami really the only method, is thinking less about one’s self. Q. * Household Scrapbook | By Roberta Lee i — -A

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do not get almost double the quan tity of juice. • Fruit Stains Fruit stains on the floor should be wiped up at once, and with cold water. Do not use hot water, us it sets the color. * TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY Front tbe Daily Democrat File February as. 1916. — Th.- V. S senate votes Io support President Wilson iu his stand against warning Americans to stay off armeu lincra. Local insurance agents form organization and J. Fred Fmebte is elected president. Adam Weis. Cherry Holmes, Johu Slagel and Chauncey Deiwlt go to Bern, 8. C.. Io work at the Adams heading mill. C. L. * ters. Ray Smith and Paul Baumgartner are victors in a spelling match at the high school. , Squire E B lx-nhart weds Peeer Musser au>i Katie Leach and Cha - Jes WerUh-rger and Zosia Raker. 0 ►— CARO OF THANKS We wish in this manner tu thauk Rev. Franklin, the singers, and others for their kind assist a lie*- and flora) offerings, during our recent bereavement. Mr and Mrs. Harvey Sudduth. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

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INDIANA FARMS ARE BENEFITED Over Hundred Million Dollars Placed At Disposal Os Farmers Indianapolis. Feb. 36. »U.fo — The federal government has placeed *104.947.303 at tbe disposal of the Indiana farmers during the last two years. Clarence E. Manion, state director of the national emergency council, said in an address here last night. Os this amount, approximately *6.v.oOV."<>o will be repaid the government. he added Five government agene'cs have served Indiana farmers to enable them to save their projieity from foreclosure, refinance their mor gages at low intereat rates over a long period of years, and barrowmoney for seed and feed and other production needs. Manion said The five agencies and tbe money distributed by each included: Federal Laud Bank and land bank commissioner, which make long-term loans on first mortgages. : *64,039.000. The Productiou Credit AaaodaHons which have closed 8.066 ; short term loans for general agricultural purposes for *3,347.719. Emergency crop and feed loan division of the farm credit tldminr istration. which has made 5,198

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loans aggregating *435.550. Rural resellletneiit division of I the resettlement administration. , which has loaned *579,385 to ap-l proximately 3.300 families. * Agricultural adjustment adinlnis-: tratiou. which has given *36.136.463 to Hoosier farmers iu rental I and benefit payments. — O ‘ 1.-'-Baptist Church Mid-Week Service The regular mid-week prayer service of the First Baptist cliureb will ‘ be bela tonight at 7:30 p. m- After' the song and prayer service the | monthly business, meeting will be' held. Outstanding Show At Local Theater "The informer" selected through I a natiou-wide poll au the greatest I picture of 1935. in which Victor Me-1 Lagleu gives th# finest perfonuau, e I ol the year will be presented next ' Sunday ut the Madison theater for a 3-day's engagement. Mr. Me Lug leu's characterization in "Tbe In- ’ former" was acclaimed by every critic au the most powerful-piece of I acting ever brought to the ecreen. • Others In the cast include Margot . Grahame, Preston Foster, Wallace Ford and many more. Presented wth "The Informer" at > t' e Madison will be another full- - length feature. "EXcape from Devil'* Island," an exciting story of tbe i famous French prison colony with Norman Foster, Victor Jury, and ! Flr-n.a Rice. — Adrt-

MRS. WEBB IS CIVEN FREEDOM Judge Instruct* Jury To Fret Woman Os Hlta* build’s Death Auburn, Ind. Feb 96 (tlffi Mrs Edna Webb. 37. accused «l tornpll<lty In the death of her busliand. Karl Webb, last I* 11. *»•' freed Ute yesterday when Judge j William P. Kadlcott Instructed tbs DeKalb circuit court Jury to re- | turn a verdict of not guilty. The state's isse was shaken when Lysioit Webb. IX. the defend ani's sun, repudiated sn alleg'd tonfesslon In which hr had impll rated his mother and brought a sen tenra of life imprisonment upon himself He previously had been expectled to be the slates chief witucM against the woman. In the allrg : i«d confession, hr told officers he , killed his father upon the promise I of his mother that hr would be Lome "hoes of the term ' and share lin the Insurance premiums He irstiOed at Mrs. Webb's trial his tether committed suicide The defense made a motion for la directed verdict of acquittal soon after the state rested and the court I upheld the motion The jury returned the verdict in 10 minutes si,m BOND I <<A<NTINUKD FROM PAGE OME>, Hight at 8:30 o'clock Septemlier 7. ; DARE NOT SQUEAL” The government will charge the I letter was aunt by Hendrick and Ini volved the sale of the filling station I on the Hendrick farm. The farms 'of the two men are located across 1 from each other. The Indictment ! charges that the letter waw mailed i at the Monfoe t,o»t office on Svpj tum’ier 4 1935 —— O' ' - New Blizzard Hits Northwestern States Minneapolis, Feb. 36. — tU.PJ — ' Wind driven snow blotted out the ■ northwest's fratisportation system today ail the way from Chicago tu

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Bismarck. N. D. The snow storm one of the heaviest of a record-breaking winter. reached bllMard proportions In sections of western Minnesota and the Dakotas Roads that haw been cleared little more than of the last two months again were drifted. 'Railroad traffii again bucked drifts ! that mounti>d hourly as lhe wind i increased and lhe snow continued. o • Skater, 85. in Training Ottawa. Ont. — tl'Pl — Hilaire I LtTcer. 85 is 1 -arning how to skate again He mod -ratly fidmlts he was a "pretty good" skater In bis younger days, hut had to give up the sport *»* years ago. Now he is trying to > get back into »ha>, e.

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