Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 18 March 1937 — Page 17

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lAs Adams County I Progressed j — good roads also came into I prominence. Throughout Adams I County, miles and miles of roads I and highways have been built | and maintained, enabling speedy . and comfortable transportation. | In our more than twenty years of Road Building we have had the pleasure of constructing many roads in Adams County. We take special pride in the part we have played for we know’ Adams County’s roads are as fine as will be found anywhere. ROAD BUILDERS FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS Meshberger Bros. Stone Co. LINN GROVE, IND.

homes being built on North Second street by Jesse Rice to house a growing Decatur. , When a problem has arisen in , the past an organization, a group , of citizens or a man has grappled i with and solved it. Today industries have expanded t here until homes are at u premium. Further enlargement of the city is virtually an impossibility unless houses are provided for the employees which it would bring here. Without leaving the city to obtain finances, materials, dealers, artisians or laborers, Mr. Rice has I, begun the construction of three FHA houses at the firttt bend on North Second street across from the Harry Staley home. He has also made arrangements for others to be constructed as fast as they are sold. Decatur citizens are thrifty and demand the most for their money. Mr. Rice is constructing these homles at a cost of between $3,500 and $3,600. The First State bank has offered government insured FHA loans up to SO per cent of the coat price to purchasers. The principal and interest is amortized at low , I monthly payments over a period i of about 20 years or less if desir- i ed. Attractive Houses Sturdy but attractive houses will 1 be built from plana furnished by ' , the national lumbermen and manufacturers association. Every effort' has been made to meet the de- I mands of purchasers for quality without increasing the cost. 1 i The houses will be of five rooms ' with built-in baths. Kithcen equip- ■ ment will be built-in. The basements will be under the entire 1 house and will contain hot-air furnaces and motor plumbing, with space provided for laundry equipment and fruit shelves. The foun- 1

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President off. (’. - I IJ Dee Fryback, manager of the Decatur license bureau is president of ' the Chamber of Commerce, which is sponsoring Governor's Day. dations will be water-proof and of substantial construction. A large [ cistern will be provied. The floors will be of oak throughout the house. They will be of the bungalow type and well insulated. An invitation to inspect the hous- ’ es as they are raised has been ex-1 tended to the public by Mr. Rice j in order that the quality of materials being put into them may be ascertained. W. E. Moon has the general contract for two of the houses and Adler and Smith for the third. Mar-' cellus Miller has the contract for

the wiring. The August Walters, Plumbing und Shop will do I the plumbing. Heating will be furnished by Ell Girod. Yost Brothers have the contrai ls for the basements -and cisterns. Contractors' have announced that only local lab-f or will he used. o • Oil Scarce In Minnesota Minneapolis (U.R) The odds in favor of striking oil In Minnesota are about 1 to 100,000, according to George A. Thiel, associate professor in geology of the Cniverslty of Minnesota. "It lakes a gambler who likes to play long shots to drill for oil In this state," the| geologist said. _o - j Thieves Choose Hard Way Defiance, O. (U.R) Police here were hunting burglars described us Industrious but not intelligent. To Steal tools valued at $l5O. a hole was pounded through the brick wall of the Haviland stamping plant. Next to the hole was a window covered with only fly screening.

B c ■ k m ■ , . ~ '> ww I 1 I 1 We Are Proud 4 — to have been a part of this community for the past 17 years and appreciate the loyalty of our employees and the cooperation of this community. / We are glad that our efforts to produce a quality product have been rewarded by orders all over the country for shipment to every part of the world. We feel that we are doing our part in making a “Better Decatur” with our employment of 170 men and an annual payroll of $200,000. The Decatur Castings Co. MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH QUALITY LIGHT GREY IRON CASTINGS

BANK IS HERE I FOR 53 YEARS First State Bank Has Established Good Record In State The backbone of ths economic structure of tmy community is its bank, and no city has had a more faithful servant than the First State Bank of Decatur, rated as | one of the most outstanding in the ! state. It's record of service stands uninterrupted for more than 50 years with the exceiftion of a brief period during the national banking moratorium In 1933. Years of sound business judgment were rewarded when it stood unchallenged during I a period when banks over the: country were closing their doors. 1 Banking examiners recognized its

Integrity when after the moratorium they permitted it to be one of the first country banks in the state do open with a class "A" rating to do business with no restrictions. Its worth hns been realized by the citizens of this community us Its total deposits have increased from $172,014 In 1897 to $2,108,796 and its total resources from $2*3,663 to $2,307,483 in the same period. When organized by its first president and founder, Dr. T. T, Dorwin, on August 15, 1883, it had a capital of $50,000. Today this has ’ been doubled. The more than 3. ■ 500 depositors have nearly $1,000,-' 000 entrusted to the safekeeping of the bank. Its policy of substantial progressiveness has accounted for much of the material advancement of this community. Many of the communij ty's industrialists, business men, farmeriT and other citizens own 1 their success to financial assistance given by the bank during their

development. In full cooperation with efforts' being made today to restore the 1 building industry to the place it held before the depression, the bank has offered its assistance to citizens who wish to improve their property through government Insured loans. o— Cleveland (U.R) — The Brookside zoo has declared a war to rid the ■ place of rats. Wilson, keeper, does ' I not know whether to place the: number of the Invaders ut 2.000 or 2.000.000. but he has found ruts In ; •the buffalo pens. In the bear pens. • in the deer run. und almost every- ; where else. —o Ancients Missed Vitamins Boston (U.R) — Prehistoric man suffered from rickets, spinal deformities and other diseases caused by bad posture and lack of vitamins, according to the National j Association of Chiropodists. "He i was not anywhere near the j healthy creature that man is today.” the association said.

To Preside * ■ - - - . ( I i J. Ward Calland. field manager j of the Central Sugar company, will ‘ serve as toastmaster at the Gover- ' nor’ Day banquet in the Catholic auditorium this evening.