Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1936 — Page 4

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DAILY DEMOCRAT DECATUR Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Entered at the Decatur, Ind,, Post Office as Second Class Matter. 3. H. Heller President A. R. Holthouse, Sec’y. & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. HellerVice-President Subscription Rates: Single copies I .0! One week, by carrier .10 1 One year, by carriers.oo One month, by mail .35 Three months, by maill.oo Six months, by mail 1.75 One year, by mail3.oo One year, at office3.oo Prices quoted are within a radius of 100 miles. Elsewhere 33.50 one year. Advertising Rates made known on Application. National Adver. Representative SCHEERER. Inc. 115 Lexington Avenue, New York, 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago. Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dallies. We wish you all a Merry Christmas. You can’t shop early but you still have another big day and the shops can take care of your wants nicely. i Christmas comes but once a year. Forget the cares and worries and 1 really take on the spirit of the oc- 1 casion. It's the greatest time of 1 the year if we make it that. ' I 11 ——. .1, I The Indiana Democratic Editor- 1 ial Association will hold its mid- < winter meeting February sth and 1 6th with Governor Townsend as the headline speaker for the program at the banquet. As always ' it will be an outstanding event of 1 the winter season. —— —- Now for the annual invoices. 1 clearing the deck for another great 1 year, January sales and continued 1 progress in the field of industry. 1 This has always been a good place. 1 in which to live but we are on the threshold of the greatest era in history. Get ready to do your part. It’s the Christmas season as you 1 may well guess by reading the ' greetings extended in today's issue 1 of the Daily Democrat. Practic- ’ ally every business concern in the 1 city will be found in these pages with a word expressing the season's good wishes and you may depend upon their sincerity. ■ — i The Good Fellows are at work. ’ spending the money raised the last 1 month to provide happy Christmas 1 hours for the poor boy* and girls. 1 It's a great deed performed each 1 year by the ladies of Delta Theta 1 Tau, to whom we owe a unanimous 1 vote of thanks. They spread much ' real joy with this work. 1 Santa Claus proved a fine old 1 guy with a merry chuckle and a 1 twinkle in his eye and the boys and girls enjoyed the sled rides, the 1 dogs and the whole show, including 1 the treat. It was a splendid gesture for the junior Chamber of Commerce, a bunch of live young men. anxious to serve, who deserve 1 the cooperation of the public in their frequent efforts. Judge Titsworth of Rushville i has held unconstitutional the Indiana statute, recently enacted and ' providing that five years in an insane asylum is sufficient grounds for the husband or wife to be divorced. The judge probably feels that when the parties took the vow to stick through sickness and CHANGE OF ADDRESS Subscribers are requested to give old and new address when ordering paper changed from one address to another. For example: If you change your address from Decatur K. R. 1 to Decatur R. R. 2, instruct us to change the paper from route one to route two. When changing address to another town, always give present address and new address.

health, it was an even bet and meant Just what was said. The General Electric, in its efforts to be fair to employes, has i arranged their scale to include a; five per cent Increase for the night' shift. Without any doubt it is more | Inconvenient an d perhaps more expensive to work nights than days ' and the extra wages will be duly appreciated. Industries will do every thing possible to make those 1 who work for them happy and pros- ’ perous and contented. There are those who feel sure 1 that much of the improvement, in 1 business the past month is due to! President Roosevelt's “good neigh-1 bor” policies. We do not know how much that has effected bus- 1 iness but we do know that it's a- - better idea to be friendly, than, like the European nations, I carrying a chip on the shoulder) and growling at one another.' Peace on Earth, Good Will toward; Men is a fine sentiment now and all the year. This is Uncle Sam’s merriest Christmas in six years. Business improvement is seen on every hand. Business activity is making a spirited finish for 1936. In two weeks according to Business Week magazine, a gain of more than five points has been recorded, forcing the index into the rare atmosphere of the 80’s for the first time since early 1931. At 82.4 per cent of normal, a new high has been reached. the best in more than six years. Watch 1937. Unless the grant cannot be obtained or unless the costs prove , too great. Decatur will have a modern school house and an up to the ’ minute public auditorium within the next year or so. The joint , meeting of the school board and ; the city council was a regular joyfest with enthusiasm running high ' and plans will continue towards the goal of an improvement that will really place us on the map so far as these necessary requirements in a community as good as this. There are still some hurdles, but we do not believe they are impossible. Let’s keep our feet on the ground and let's get the most for our money for we are building for several decades. The auctioneers are coming Monday for another winter session of the Reppert school and the Decatur folk will give them the glad hand of welcome. For many years, twice annually, these classes have been coming to this city to receive three weeks of intensive training that if given the proper reception by the student, prepares him for a career. Many of the graduates of the Reppert School of Auctioneering have made GOOD in capital letters and many more will continue to do so. Headed by Colonel Reppert, admitted the greatest in the world in his line and with a staff that cannot be excelled, the visitors have a splendid opportunity to learn those things that will prove most valuable to them in the field of action. We extend the welcome of the community to the boys and assure them every consideration that will make their stay here profitable and pleasant. o —- —» ♦ — < Answers To Test Questions I Below are the answers to the | Test Questions printed on Page Two ♦ • 1. A unit of measure of interstellar space. 2. Washington Irving. 3. The artificial application of water to land. 4. California. 5. The Balkan Peninsula. 6. Albalies. 7. American scientist. 8. Yes. 9. Marrow. 10. Jamaica. o [“TWENTY YEARS * < I AGO TODAY , | From ths Dally Deuiucmi File j ♦ —— ♦ December 2'3, 1916. — Parent Teacher’s Association for West Ward s. 00l organized with Mrs. Letta Peters as president. i Goodfellow fund is 352.50. Elks send out 45 baskets pt

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Christmas food to the poor. The Knights of Pythias announce they will hold open house all day Christmas. Will Conrad of the United States Observatory department, visits parents here. Christmas vacation begins and the youngsters are enjoying it. o Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1936.

I Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE ♦ ♦ Q. Is it a breach of good manners, when on a train, for a person to monopolize the dressing-room for twenty or thirty minutes? A. Yes; decidedly so. A wellbred person is always considerate of others, an ill-bred person never

is. j Q. Hasn’t the groom as much ; right to select the church and the i clergyman as the bride? A. No; this is the bride’s privi ilege. Q. When eating anything not requiring the use of the knife, in which hand should the fork be held? A. Hold ch. iork In the right j ; hand.

| Christmas in the Air c By Martha B. Thomas ’ J . r ************************* f OLD MR. SADDLER had the < most unique and delightful ideas. Unquestionably he was the happiest man In town. , though he hadn’t much money, and s lived in quite a modest way, in , quite the smallest house. People loved to drop in for a chat. Old j men came for a smoke by his fireside. Women brought their chil- g drcn to spend the afternoon when they were busy. Mr. Saddler welcomed everyone as if he were a king in a palace. One snowy day when every footstep creaked underfoot, and the whole world looked buried under white wooL several people on their way here and there dropped in to see Mr. Saddler. A bright fire crackled on the hearth. A green wreath hung above the mantelpiece. There was a distinct smell of a rich pudding having been recently cooked. “This place has more Christmas about it,” declared one guest, “than any place I’ve seen. How do you do it? After all, there’s only one green wreath.” “Well, I hardly know how to tell you," said the host. “I guess it’s just that I feel Christmassy . . . and maybe it sort of fills the room like steam from a pudding. I know,” he smiled at them, “you think me peculiar at times, but it’s what goes on in your heart that makes the outside you live in, pleasant. And here’s another thing. Laugh if you like, I shan’t mind. I like to think that all the happy chimes of church bells at Christmas keep traveling around the world until it’s time to ring them again. Why not? And the fine songs and anthems and all the joyous laughter of children. We speak of planets being so many ’lightyears’ away from the earth ... and sound taking thus and thus a time to reach a certain place. Well then,” he smiled at them,” I guess I just sort of hear those things. Maybe I have a good receiving-set in my head. And perhaps I sort of,” he waved a hand around, “broadcast my happiness here in this room.” The guests nodded. “Maybe you do,” they said, “Anyhow we feel chock full of Christmas.” © Western Newspaper Union. E Spirit of Christmas f W By Katlienne EJelman • fcwiMxaiaiWiMiMii*********** SURRENDER yourself to the Spirit of Christmas! Let its joy thrill you—let its peace steal softly across your heart! Open your ears to the magic of its message—open your eyes to the miracles it accomplishes! Read again Dickens’ Christmas Carol, the best known and most inspiring of all the Christmas stories. And don’t feel ashamed, if at the end, as Tiny Tim whispers, “God bless us, every one,” you find your own eyes wet with tears. Open the Book of Books, and let Luke tell you about that first Christmas—of die long journey to Bethlehem, of the birth in the humble manger, of the shepherds keeping watch over their flocks. Listen to the heavenly music that was heard upon the hills, to the thrilling words of the angel, "Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be tc all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.” Bow your head and give thanks for the Prince of Peace who came, saying with the angels, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” Let Matthew tell you of the coming of the Wise Men from the East, with their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, which they presented to the Christ Child. Hien, with the Spirit of Christmas in your heart, go forth and help make Christmas a brighter and a happier day for others! © Western Newspaper Union. BL'YING THINGS ; urn. Tom—Has your wife done all her Christmas shopping yet? Dick—Oh, yes; last month. Now she’s started to buy a few things. Why Not Be Polite? Jud Tunkins says politeness compels you to wish a man Merry Christmas even in cases where you may not honestly believe he deserves it

f Household Scrapbook* By Roberta Ix?e j Thin Eyebrow* The growth of thin eyebrows, can be ■timulated by applying warm olive oil or vaseline every night before retiring. Or, dip the finger tips in lanolin and massage the brows every night. Silk Handkerchief* Use lukewarm water and borax to wash silk handkerchiefs, Instead of using soap. Dry them by wrapping in a cloth, then iron while they are still slightly damp, j Mince-meat The spiced vinegar from cans of

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