Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 4 January 1937 — Page 4

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Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dallies. A good way to start the New Year on is to renew your subscription by mail to the Daily Democrat. This week is really the start of the New Year and whatever your systematic plan it should start working with the current week. The main thing perhaps is to try a little harder. That usually is what counts. Those oysters that buried themselves so deep and took on an extra coat to protect themselves against the “coldest winter ever known’’ as was retold frequently by the wise old birds, must be suf-

locating up to date. The holidays are over—the lights were taken down today, the trees were disposed of, ‘he houses cleaned of debris, the scenes changed, but it was great for ten days and with most folks one of the happiest Christmas occasions in a long time. We really don't know much about the "sinsides” of the auto industry labor difficulties but we know it will be too bad for them and the entire country, if they don't use good judgment, give and take a little and go on to the biggest year in all the history of the industry. The Pittsburgh Panthers romped all over the Washington Huskies in the New Year day football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, winning by a score of 21 to nothing and amid the cheers of some ninety thousand people who paid a good days wages each to see the match. 1 Employment in this congression- i al district gained 38% during the 1 year 1936 which is about as big an :

advance as we had any rigiit to expect, if we can keep the forward inarch going, we will soon be better than normal. Let's keep our feet on the ground, not go haywire, so that the era of prosperity will last indefinitely. You may not believe it but the weather bureau records at Purdue show that the year 1936 was the wettest since 1929, with a total) rainfall of 3G.77 inches. The first seven months of the year however show only 14 inches of rain and the drouth that followed during the summer made us all think of it as a very dry year which it wasn't.

— ' ii 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 R. 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.

The Indiana legislature will con-| I vena’ Thursday and those interest-, led in making or unmaking laws are already gathering at the capi- , tol The new administration neith er wants or expects much import-' t ant legislation and the sessions' t , will not be us exciting us usuul.. . The Democrats have u large major-1 1 ity in each bouse and will be able i to operate us they wish, provided i they agree. 1 it_ * More than five thousand men J and boys in Huntington county I joined in a fox hunt the othefr day. 1 formed a huge circle and succeed'j ed in clubbing six of the animals I to death. Years ago fox chases i were quite the order and now after a lapse of many years, this form of sport seems to have returned. We can’t just see what the fun is but live thousand people cant be wrong so we presume we are.

If you have suggestions that you 1 I think would benefit the people of ’ Indiana, you should send them on ' to Senator Gottschalk or Representative Frank Thompson at Indianapolis where the eightieth session of the general assembly will , convene Thursday and continue sixty-one days. New laws, repeal changes in the present acts and proposed amendments to the constitution, will all be duly attended | to. Congress will convene tomorrow, its first term under the new law which provides for the start during the first week of the year. The j President’s message will give the public some idea of his plans but it is not expected they will be as strenuous as those of the past two

sessions. Most of the proposed legislation, it is thought will be along the lines of correcting and improving the New Deal and the adjournment should come about the middle of June, giving the country a chance to really go forward in this off-election year. iiH'lU Uy the million dollars’ woffh tiasneen piling up on the mint sidewalk with only a thin board fence to guard it. The mint has no fear than any one will try to run off with the stuff. The truth is that silver has too little value for its weight. No one could run off with enough to be wortii the I risk. How far could a man run with 200 pounds of it? Yet 200 pounds, avoirdupois of silver is worth, at the current price of $.4475 a tioy ounce, only $1,304.91. A man might make a little speed with twenty pounds of it, but that would be worth only $l3O. The ) story is told of a Nevada silver I mine that lost several shipments • of bars to an organized gang of robbers who held up the wagons in the desert. The gang had watchers at the mine who knew when a shipment was to be made. The]

mine circumvented the robbers by i a simple device. It cast its silver in a single huge round ball and' sent the sphere out on a wagon] with no guards. — San Francisco ' Chronicle. • Answers To Test Questions i | Below are the answers to the I Test Questions printed on Page Two ♦ —; 1. Massachusetts. 2. Gringo. 3. No. l | 4 A holy day in the Roman Catholic Church, falling on Nov. 2. 5. Danish author. 6. A species of flea. 7. Pyrenees. 8. It is an old symbol to indi- , cate his last journey on earth. I “ Measurement of time. 10. 'Arizona. 1. Shakespeare. 2. Ca’ifornia. 3. A provision for a wife after the death of her husband. 4- James Smithson. 5. Draft. G Italy. i 7. American poet. 8 A color or pennon carried by , troops of cavalry and other mounted i unit® of an army, 9. Vermont. 10. "Colonel Stone." Our store will bTciosed all day Wednesday to get ready for, The Sale of all sales \v U .'u . I bct ) n waiting for.” watch Wednesdays paper for tremendous savings Es I Gass store.

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I Outlook For Indiana Business As Seen By Business Experts

(Editor's note: This is the last of the year-end reviews and fore-I casts on business conditions, pre-! pared by faculty members of the | Indiana University School of Bus-) iness Administration). — By R. M. MIKESELL, Assistant Professor of Business ) Administration, Indiana University. i Whoever would honestly fore-' cast probable trends in marketing agricultural products during 1937 must give more than passing attention to developments in the field of cooperative marketing. As early as the Civil War period, or poss-| ibly before, some farmers were thinking seriously enough about cooperative business activity that , they banded themselves into coop-1 erative business activity M, towp eraiTve organizations, most of, which now live in name alone.) , However, of this pioneer group in ; I the field, one organization survives), ) and carries the distinction of be-' Hug the oldest farmer cooperative) in the United States. From this! early beginning, farmer-cooperat-), ives have multiplied into the thous-', ands. with membership extending,] I into the millions and annual sales f , j into hundreds of millions.

These historical facts along with I many others, appear in “Statistics of Farmers' Cooperative Business , Organizations. 1920-1935,” issued in i May, 1936, by the Farm Credit AdI ministration. Certainly not the least significant part of the story told in this interesting and valuable publication is its report of how farmer cooperatives have tended to wax and grow strong in j times of depression, only to wane during times of prosperity. Obviously the farmer feels a need for working with his fellows in time of financial stress but tends to forget it the days when skies are brighter. Characteristically, the years of depression beginning in 1920 witnesseda book in the field of fannercooperative marketing activities. The farmer’s dollar of income was losing its purchasing power in the i marts of trade; taxes on farm property were beginning to climb; i ' farm credit became tighter. Surely the time was ripe for a “movement"’ and “out of the west” came not one but a number of "Lochinvars’” to save the farmer. Unfor-i tunately for farmers and more especially for those sincerely interested in cooperative marketing, the would-be saviors were little more or less than high pressure promoters, chiefly interested in herding the largest, possible number of farmers into the largest possible number of cooperativeo rganizations and last, but not least, with I the largest possible financial gain to tlie promoters. Obviously "the cards were stacked" against thosco rganizations formed through the abortive es-) I forts put forth In the early 1920’5, i i That some of fhese actusTfj- did : | endure is striking tribute to the'

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good sense and judgment of their I members. Statistics applicable to i 1924, just before collapse of many lof the “hot house cooperatives, 1 ; appeared to indicate that farmer I highest peak of development. Ac- ) cooperatives were then at their i tually, farmer-cooperatives were at I the peak of a boom and soon there- | after the unsubstantial foundation! l on which many were based, gave ) way and they passed out of exis- ) tence legally, but not before imprinting on the minds of thousands of fanners a prejudice which for) years militated against growth ofi bona fide cooperatives, based on sound principle or organization, , membership and management. I How serious might have been 1 the retardation of farmer-cooper-- , atives had it not been for another depression, is a matter of speculation and conjecture. Sufficeth it, ito say, as is common knowledge, ■ i that another agricultural depress-< i ion came in the late 192t)’s or rath-, )er the one started seven or eight I years earlier began to assume a| much more acute form. By 1929, I ) financial distress reached such a' point that the national administration began to take a more active , interest in a farm relief measure,) from which interest sprang the great agricultural marketing act

■ o O WV V [of 1929. Stimulated and directed by the Federal farm board, acting under I authority of the 1929 act, farmercooperatives entered a new period l of sound, substantial development.' Speaking before the American Institute of Cooperation last summer, C. C. Teague, one-time member of the Federal farm board and long time president of California, Fruit Growers’ Exchange, asserted his belief that under the Federal fa r m boa r d farmer-cooperative made- more real progress than had • been made in any other compar-I able period either before or since.) Abundant evidence supporting i this statement is found in the de-' pression experience of farmer-co-operative; during the years when l general business enterprise suffered mortality by thousands, farm-er-cooperatives weathered the storm like Veritable Rocks of Gib[raltar. Clearly the years of experience, many of them bitter, had taught a fundamental lesson and this promising form of farm relief now seems to be on a sound and substantial basis, ready for development and expansion into fields of greater and more profitable service. Whatever may be the faults and short-comings of cooperative marketing (farml. it has several valuable parts. First, the true fannercooperative marketing organization is a form of self-imposed regulation and improvement. It is a plan whereby the farmer assumes responsibility for getting his product to the consumer in tiie cheapest ) and best manner. Immediately up- ■ on assuming this responsibility he , begins to seek the best methods ;ior discharging his obligation. He t endeavors to eliminate uou-essen-

, tial services between producer and , consumer, thereby reducing the 1 price spread between the two parties. Second, when he assumes ; responsibility for marketing his products he realizes the advantage ' of having a quality product to sell. Little by little he conies to under1 stand that exercise of care on his part will enhance the value of his produce in the eyes of the prospective consumer which in turn means a better price. Third, when the ' farmer begins to take over more of the business service necessary to supplement production of agri : cultural products he gets a better picture of the place of agriculture in the whole realm of business and ) begins to see the farmer as more ) than a mere producer of crops and livestock. 1 Farmer-cooperatives appear now to be firmly established, not only in the business world, but in the 1 minds of a substantial number of 1 farmers as well. However, it re- i 1 mains to be seen whether the 1 famer-cooperative idea is yet firm ’ tly enough established with the farmer to withstand the effect df | prosperity or whether the farmer ~ will again forget. No douot the year 1937 will help to tell the tale. o TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY j From the Daily Democrat File [ Jan. 4 -Gae and Meibers and the

i Myers-Dailey Company first to announce January tsalee. Allies and Germans hope President Wilaon can effect a'peace treaty. Double wedding at the Americus 1 Quigley home near Monroe. Contracting parties were: Mists Vera Quigley to Mr. Hubert. Sprunger and Miss Marie Sprunger to Augustus Dailey. i Fire department elects Walter Noack, assistant chief; Joe Hunter, secretary, Peter Faffer, treasurer , and Henry Dellinger captain, j Seventieth session of Indiana lej gislatnre opens. The senate is evenly divided, giving Lieutenant Goveri nor Ed Bush, the deciding vote on ties. Arthur R. Robinson chosen president of senate and Jesse Eschbach speaker of the house. o— - Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE Q What should b the minimum space allotted to each guest at the dinner table? A. Twenty inches is the minimum. Q. Should the hostess always rise when greeting each newcomer? A. Yes, always, whether the guest be a man or a woman. It is very inhospitable if she does not. Q. is it ever proper for a man to borrow money from a woman? A. Never. The man who is well bred, or who has the least pride, would never think of such a thing) l If he is merely caught without money when out somewhere, he should do his best to get a check cashed, or borrow the smallest atnouiit possible from some man. , in a Good Town — Decatur

* The People’s Voice !| This column for the. U «M os our readers who wish t j s’X—""'; r! ‘I show authenticity. It * jt ’ ; be used it you prefer that H I uot be. > Decatur Dally Democrat Decatur, Indiana. Dear Sirs: I am wondering from what «ourc< you received the information concerning the Monroe Township Ad-, visory Board meeting. Wednesday evening Dec. 30. There are srnne 'errors in the article in the Democrat lot Thursday Dec. 31, which 1 ask you to correct please for the benefit of persons who had signed the petition and for these who were interested. Even wnh all details correct ly published in newspapers, there is always some misundertanding in such undertakings, and it is only fair that the correct and exact in-, formation be given the publicI attended the Advisory Board meeting mentioned above and am taking the liberty of asking for the following corrections. 1. The meeting was held at the home of Trustee E. H. Gilliom in Berne, not at Monroe. 2. The petition called for $30,000 not $45,0003. I know nothing whatever of I the Board making the statement j that, “since Decatur and Pleasant

Mills already had euch programs ' underway, .such a pe’itiou would be i useless, and in the event the grant would be awarded, the remaining ; | expense would be too large for the township.” Very truly yours Rolland P. Sprunger Monroe principal. (Editors note:-The item referred to in the above letter was telephonj ed to this office by our correspondlent.) i o — | /I J BY R* J I FRED W BRAUN < ww/ Q Ijke ■Safety Many a youngster who would not i think of stealing a ride on the tailboard of a truck will hitch his sled I to a car in order to enjoy a thrilling free ride. That’s one of the winter hazazrds drivers must think about during the next month or two. It is a great temptation to be big-i hearted and let the kids have their | fun, but think what it means when you suddenly decide to turn a cornier and the sled on which tin youngsters are riding sideswipes t nother car going in the opposit direction Serious injury or death maybe the result. If you really love children you will discourage this practice. Make it a habit to look back now and then to see that you haven't picked up a couple of joy riders. Children are care free, ambitious, and daring, you must protect them. ! Household Scrapbook* By Roberta Lee — •

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HAVE YOl EVER BIJDGETm Here Is Related Sad Experience of J Who Tried But Failed! r" * r Mri, ‘ I Beware of budgets!

3y M VRICE MFBR»’HKL» ! Intrruttnual Illustrated ><-•• Writer : NEW YORK-This pitiful chron- I leie baring the frailties of human nature is here set forth in the hope that it may save others from aim-1 ilar error. It is not easy for one to pose I as a living example of what not to | do, but in the interests of humanity it seems that this sacrifice is justified. In other words. 1 propose to record now the trials and tribulations suffered when I attempted to keep a budge t. If the sad, experience of one mortal can deter others from a like mistake, then the effort will be well spent. Throughout the year 1936 my j conviction increased that the only ■ way to financial success was byliving according to a budget. Each time that 1 found myself penniless-even forced to borrow j lunch money—during those last > couple days before payday arrived, j the wisdom of a systematic plan . of spending was impressed upon , me. Speaking of Budgets Seldom, if ever, was I able to ■ anticipate what is known to “budgeteers” as a “fixed obliga- , ticn” As a result, there was sei- , dom a sou in the old sock when it I came time to pay the rent, insurance or various other items which creep up on one with disastrous frequency during the couise of the calendar year. It was with eager anticipation, then, that I awaited the start of another year and its opportunity to begin life anew on an orderly financial basis. At the stroke of uidnight Dec. 31. 1936. this reform was to begin In the mor.t approved fashion, I acquired a booklet by an alleged budget authority stating how salaries of various sizes should be

wide and cutting it the width of the . window’ sash. This will allow fresh air to enter the room between the 11 wo satihcs, without a draft. The 1 hoard can be enameled or painted to match the woodwork. Thawing Pipes A frozen water pipe can be thawi ed by dipping several towels In very !ll>l Muter and applying them to the

Mother’s Comfort Eases Tragt | I * JIN ' | , .z I I Mrs. Hazel * , <• -in&il i dnughter, MrsTHpi/JV* * S s^own in this soundphoto following her arreJt? wno ia hcld > n Santa slon 'l a ’ with her to cele^rVJ 0 . 1 ? 1^' her husband, Harry, when he t-' .““de ahortly Year with his mother. Thts ’ Mrs. Love attempted to hanp herself in “ caught by t watchful xaatrca.

| divided. Very rutly ■ in. according to percent 'ou , appropriations for o : ■ i ithi.-.g. er- tet cellaneous. One paragraph went yjt plain that it was also a ;loi set up a contingency f.-ijß might be used to meet 100 ous emergencies which arise. Little did I then what significance was ’.ixd Beware New YearsbriS After dividing up my -a no tie salary. I was agre-u-H prised to find that it v w tioned itself that there — tidy appropriation for ment. But the rub when I discovered that : cieney at mathematics an error in computation tl I suit, my allotment fi rpl supposed to am< .mt to ' had been cut to 10 per cal i one quarter of m;. *eeKly| ' had been set aside for *t» . ment! The next fatal error aafl I in starting this financial tl midnight of Dec 31 Asa., readily imagine. New :■»<■ is no time to start « ! What’s more, it compl wrecked the app-opndfl I aside for contingencies l| tmgencies arose tx-tAtesll j of midnight and 5 a. m a., budget, however elastic. oa| sibiy survive. The third and final tatiß sent my budget into the i» was the appearance •d H friend on New Year's daylM a loan in return for a he had extended some taag It is with sorrow, but | wisdom, then, that 1 M»f| that 1837 finds said budges waste basket and the oM r| of living from har.d-tiro.-4j instated!

■ pipe, particularly at tfe ■ Leave the faucet opea. 5-*8 operation, if necessary, water begins to flow. Honey Honey is not only a but hae excellent medkiu© ties. Allow the c hildren ttfl the honey they desire troubleewilllie.il