Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 280, Decatur, Adams County, 27 November 1937 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Entered at the Decatur, Ind. Post Office as Second Class Matter J. H- Heller-President A. It Holthouse, Sec'y. & Bus. Mgr. l Dick D. HellerVice-President Subscription Rates: Single copies I .02 One week, by carrier .10 One year, by carrier 5.00 One month, by mail _. .35' Three months, by maill.oo Six mouths, by mail 1.75 One year, by mail 3.00 One year, at office ... 3.00 Prices quoted are within a radius of 100 miles. Elsewhere >3.50 one year. Advertising Rates made known on Application. clonal Adver. Representative SCHEERER & CO. 15 Lexington Avenue, New York 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dailies. ——————— Do your Christmas shopping early. If you are really thankful this week, a time fixed for that purpose! generally, you can show it by joining the Red Cross. Santa Claus is on his way and will reach Decatur on his scouting trip on December 6th. Watch for Santa and his reindeers. You will enjoy them. Now get ready for Christmas. The sooner you complete your shopping, the more you will enjoy. the holiday season which will be here before you realixe it unless you plan for it. We wonder if Senator VanN'uys is renominated by the Democrats in the convention next May if the Republicans who now profess to be so strong for him will remember all the nice things they say now. i According to Maurice Early of the Indianapolis Star, Indiana spends more for relief in proportion to her population than any state in the Union. Well, we never do things by half in this state. Mrs. Sanger who was scheduled to go to China to preach birth con-' trol has cancelled her trip, perhaps due to the fact that Japan has taken care of that problem for 1 a while. Perhaps the music of machine guns doesn't go so well with her line of attack. There is no finer method for helping humanity than by supporting the Red Cross. It’s an organization of several million, who annually render aid to millions of people who are in distress. The roll call is being made. Be a member. It costs but a dollar. Merchants should advertise now. The buying public is looking for fall and winter gooas and for gifts for Christmas. They are in the mood to buy and of course you want to sell your goods. A few announcements in this paper will increase your businesa. Try it for next week. One of the great football games of the season was the battle between Vanderbilt and Alabama at Nashville Thanksgiving. It was nip and tuck but the unbeaten Alabamans nipped a field punt in the last couple of minutes and kept thdTr record clean, with a nine to seven victory. Ray Schalk. for many years an outstanding big league catcher, recently manager of the Buffalo team of the Eastern league, has been employed to manage Norman Perry's Indianapolis Indians. Now all they need is a dozen good ball players and they will go places in the association. Conditions are improving after a brief lull and the news from Wall street, Washington and industrial i centers is brighter now than a week ago. If the difficulties be-:, tween labor and capital can be arranged satisfactorily, we can go I'

I forward for a great ride on the waves of prosperity. A fight against gambling seems to be on in central Indiana and as a result of numerous raids, several : of the places have been closed. It's a matter that certainly needs no i discussion- The law is against : gambling and any community that doesn't approve of this business, • can wipe it out by filing a few affidavits. = Repeal of the law affecting corj poration surpluses will be popular we are sure for it has proven a . great harrier to progress of those industries so badly needed to keep things going. It is impossible to) operate business without surpluses to take care of those seasons when extra money is needed or when lulls in business occur and fre- ’ quently just when these matters arise it is most difficult to borrow the necessary funds. The big boys connected with the New York stock exchange are' mad because they have been notified that they must do a better job ' [of regulating prices or be subject Ito further rules and laws. After ' all if they can bring about a lull 'in business that causes losses I which aggregate billions of dollars, | they should be fair and decent. If; they can't do it. they ought to wel-, come aid from the government or t i from any department which feels they can Most any thing is better.' than a general depression. They J say they do not cause these things, j but follow business, but they have an uncanny method of discovering dark clouds and ducking for cover j so speedily they tear down the tent. * From Col. Leonard P. Ayres, vice-president of the Cleveland Trust Co., comes words of confidence. The current business recession. he said, is not the beginI ning of a new depression, but is only another decline in the recov-, ery phase of the old depression that began in 1929. Ayres declared in the bank's monthly summary on business conditions that the mater-' ials for construction of a real pros- ] . perity are here "in abundance.” | “We have a great volume of money , in our banks that is unemployed or only partly employed. There is an excess of idle workers seeking jobs. There are still great unfilled shortages of ’goods resulting from depression years. This is the sixth serious setback since the bot- J tom was reached in 1932. The I cause is that business men have again lost confidence in the prospect for profits," he concluded. After his election in 1936, friends of the newly elected Governor gave a public dinner for him In, his home town of Marion. Governor Townsend, in speaking at this | dinner, said that he did not aspire to be a great Governor, but he did want to be remembered as a good | Governor. His administration thus far has been so successful that his j close friends have become ambitious for him to go higher in governmental affairs, even to the I point of booming him as a vicepresidential possibility. The Governor, it seems, will be contented . to retire on his laurels as a “good Governor.' 1 Speaking before delegates at the Indiana Farm Bureau convention, he denied that he had any further political ambitions, but after completion of his term in 1941, wished to return to his Grant | county farm with Mrs- Townsend and “offer my services to my neigh-' bors and stay there on my farm." I The Governor is a humble man. and after being relieved of the responsibilities of his high office, he would find no greater happiness than to be back with his good neighbors who know him best as “Cliff." o Donkey on Postoffice Payroll Sofia —(UP) —In the books of the i postoffice of the little Bulgarian town of Malko Tirnover, the wages of a certain Marco were entered for | several years. Marco (according to the records) transported material I for repairing telegraph Hues. He is the bookkeeper's donkey.

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< Answers To Test Questions Below are the answers to the Test Questions printed on Page Two 1. A mixture of two or more metals. 2. Brazil. 3. Siam. 4. Seventy. 5- American writer of juvenile literature. 6. Pennsylvania and New York. 7. American Civil War. 8. Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. 9. Lake Champlain. 10. Four dollars. o * Household Scrapbook | By Roberta Lee ♦ — • Kitchen Table When the top of the kitchen table becomes shabby and one does not wish to go to the expense of an enamel top for it, cover it with inlaid linoleum, having it cemented to the top if •possible. Then give it a coat of clear varnish and one will have a durable table that will last for years. Pressing If the suit or dress is placed on a hanger as soon ac it is removed, the garment will rarely need pressing. It is the careless handling of the clothing that causes most of the < reases. Gas One can judge the correct gas flame if the flame is a clear blue, if there is a yellow tinge, gas ie being wasted.

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our universe: The Earth, set in the midest of a few planets life itself; countless millions of Stars similar to the Sun; and many thousands of cloudlike masses of matter called “Nebulae,” spread out over a tremendous distance in a space of incalculable extent, constituted the known Universe. The facts and figures about this Universe are told in simple language in our Washington Service Bureau's new 24-page, attractively liound Booklet, "Popular Astronomy.” Send the coupon below for your copy: CLIP COUPON HERE Frederick M. Kerby. Director. Dept. B-170, Washington Service Bureau, Daily Democrat, 1013 Thirteenth Street, Washington. D. C. I enclose a dime, for return postage and handling costs for my copy of the Booklet "Popular Astronomy,” which send to: NA M E STREET and No. . CITY STATE I am a reader of the Decatur Daily Democrat, Decatur, Ind.

I 7 Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE I* Q. Should a man take off iife hat ! when he picks up a dropped article for a woman A. Yes, it is a courteous gesture. I Q. Should a person ever close a social letter to a friend with “Respectfully yours?” A. No; this phrase should be reserved for business correspondence. Q. Should a child be permitted j tc- answer questions by merely say- < ing "Yes" and “No"? A. The child should be taught to * TODAY S COMMON ERROR * ' Never pronounce inertia—-in-er'-sha; say. in-er'-shi-a. | ♦— ♦

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I answer questions by saying, "Yes, I .Mr. Baker, ” “No, Father." I „ Brothers Hold Reunion Vancouver, B. C. (U.PJ — Seven brothers who had not seen each other for 35 years were reunited ' during the visit here of the South African lawn bowling team. When they last dined together the youngest was 4 years old. Woman's Work Never Done Manchester, England—(UP)—fn [a year the "average woman” washes an acre of dirty dishes three miles of clothes and one mile of glass, ' and scrubs and washes five miles of floors. These figures were offer--led by Mrs. Eileen Murphy, home service director of the British Commercial Gas Association, in an adddress at a conference here.

* PLEASANT MILLS * NEWS | 4 4 j Murray Holloway is quite 111 with I the flu. Mr. and Mra. George Anspaugh !of Decatur visited with Mr. and | Mrs. John Clark. i Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Suman and grandson. Bob Wells, spent Monday at the home of Glenn Mann and family. Mrs Gerald Visard and son. Larry Kay, spent the week end at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Hocker of Monroe. Janet Colleen Evans is confined to her bed with measles. Mrs. James F. Halberstadt cali[ed at the Palmer Sprunger home ’ in Geneva Friday. * Miss Genevieve Noll, who is employed at the Berne Novelty Co., spent Thursday evening with her i parents. Mr. and Mrs. William Noll and family. Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Riley spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Brown In Monroe. Mr. and Mrs. James Hoagland of Decatur and Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Brentlinger and son's Loren and Hilly of Peterson called on Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Brentlinger Sunday. Virgil Neuenachwander and daughter Patty of Decatur were Pleasant Mills visitors Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ora Brown of Fort Wayne called on their nephew. Glenn Mann and family Sunday. Lois Ballman. little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bauman, is quite ill at her home suffering with kidney ailment caused by the aftereffect of measles. Mr. and Mrs. Glen McMillen and sons Bob and Deane and niece, Elizabeth Ann McMillen, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Rosco Bickel of Roanoke. Mr. and Mrs. Winston Rawley and daughter Arlene. Harry Manley and son Donald spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William Noll and family. Miss Willodean Ellenbager of Berne was a visitor in the James Halberstadt home Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Martz of week with their sister, Mrs. Sam Sturgis. Mich., visited the past Haggard and their father. Al Roebuck. Mrs. Ruth Sprunger of Pontiac. Mich., is quite ill at the home of her mother, Mrs. John Geisler. Mrs. Sprunger came to attend the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Marcella Sprunger of Geneva, who was buried Saturday, but was unable to attend. A trained nurse is in charge. Rev. Day of Bluffton, pastor of the Baptist church of Pleasant Mills for the past 32 years was pleasantly surprised Sunday with a congregational shower of gifts, food and money, as a Thanksgiving offering. Many gifts and food, and a contribution of 117.50 were received. The sophomore class and invited guests enjoyed a party Wednes day evening at the home of Mary Tope. The evening was spent in i contests and games. Refreshments of hot dogs, cake, pickles, coffee and orange ade were served to Joe Brunner, Clyde Everett, Harold Bailey, Jack Longenberger, Max Noll, Russel Watkins. Dick McMillen. Glen Clark. Mary Tope. Maxine Noll. Myrtle Death. Invited guests were: Harold Feasel, i Bob Holloway. Bob Harmon. Kathryn and Kenneth Penrod. Marjorie

From Chorut To Stardom * FROM chorus to stardom was the overnight jump made by Miss Martha Tilton now singing with Benny Goodman’s swing band every Tuesday evening over a coaat-to-coast network. Miss Tilton had to go to Hollywood to make good in New York. After training in her home town—St. Louia—she sought a career in ths film capital. Benny Goodman heard her there as one voice among many in a “swing chorus.” He chose her at once as vocalist for his band, and after a trial tour, now has her singing in New York with one of radio’s bigtime orchestras. — .- "i i_ r ..r ■ i- ... — —

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By HARRISON CARROLL IH3? King Fraturra bjndkale. Inc. HOLLYWOOD — Don't see how Barbara Stanwyck’« press agents overlooked that incident at her 1 valley home the other day. Unless ! she tried to ,

keep it quiet. J The star is in 1 the midst of , landscaping her . new place. A large live oak ’ tree had been ordered but, at the last minute, ( the hole pre- . pared for it, . was discovered to be too small. Four men , jumped in to j

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enlarge It ( Through a mixup, the driver of the truck delivering the tree was f not told that they were there. He backed the truck up to the hole and was about to pull the lever ( and dump the tree when Barbara. , looking out a window, screamed a , warning. , She probably saved the lives of the four men in the pit. Only casualty was the truck. In , the excitement it was backed over , the edge and broke an axle. Didn't see any mention of the i fact that Errol Flynn's yacht, The Cheerio, had to have assistance from the coast guard the other day. The star wasn’t aboard 1 at the time. He had flown back from Catalina for scenes on "Robin Hood", The Cheerio was in mid-channel when a coast guard boat noticed 1 the craft seemed to be in distress. Its captain, as it turned out, had collapsed from a heart attack. Government boat towed the yacht to port and the captain was rushed to a hospital. The Bob Springer, with whom Eleanor Powell has been touring the late spots, is a sound effect man on her picture, "Rosalie”. It’s no romance, her friends insist. A reader reports discovering Greta Garbo tn a boulevard shop buying sports clothes that would be suitable for an ocean voyage The Swedish star was wearing the inevitable slacks. Her costume was dark blue—including slacks, reefer jacket, hat and, even the tennis shoes on her feet. Sonja Henie’s ambition Is to learn to roller skate. She's never had one on her foot. Incidentally, most of the paragraphers err in referring to the Norwegian star as “the former Olympic champion”. Her going into the movies doesn't take away I Chronister, Vivian Noll, Esther Barr, Katherine Teeple, Ruby Bragg, Ethel Brunner, Mrs. Velma | Fortney and Mr. and Mrs. Grocer Tope. , o I *~TWENTYII ears AGO TODAY From the Daily Democrat File ♦ ♦ Nov. 27—Twelve American soldiers are presented the French Croix de Guerre. Every child of school age in Decatur must be vaccinated is the or-

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'" r titie. UM ■ *'■ l Bnti, h ,-a r n a Stan .n lhc s ”'"»Mb, " " '-re,;. Wh <n WarnTiTk, K < "Joan of aSJ if Bette n»vj, Mln 1 lau ’lette Colbert for it. but ■iiii’.e lead in 'ToTJi.'H How many O s U J '■lie Woman"? i t 1 "'ratline Farrar pla J*® of Orleans. Wallace '-’hatter. . . . ■ < l"ver dub 10, ked Hk. Eve. They had to put “V.ra tables that the was the size nt a Among those who way were Alice Five i»S Martin (T ny had to Mn'iS middle of the even™ broadcast that all over the Enug Martha Rare and uirTS 'he s a music amoat) B Vallee and Gloria Wendy Barne and Glnria Stuart and Arthur S man. ... It was the bigstS I've seen in a night tttS 1937. ... Now that they are nJ another heir, Cara Bn Bell will not return to th J They've rented a true g 3 wood and have | entered the I

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youngster in a nursery school . . . Claire Trevor will stay a brunette, she says. . . . And here's a laugh. Phyllis Brooks, a blonde, will turn brunette to play the feminine lead in “Blonde Moll". They’ll change

the ti 11 e. . . . I Franchot Tone, Joan CnM Luise Rainer and Gale Ml gaard gave a party lot la Enters, the dancer, who M benefit performance forth ■ sufferers in Spain. , .. M Brothers’ " Alcatraz" la aUH hit everywhere. It is loififi for a third week in Chi tsp I And here's a new wristtl Hollywood. Several of M are employing professions! M , niaa package wrappers ths M uer. J County Agent Overton kaj ’ izing the Adams County Bpl Club. Highwaymen rob Dare Bsil ten dollars and his gold wwig of town. John Jones and son Der m with the smallpox. Edgar Gerber resigns u tM the Vance and Hite store its! years. o -j Matches cannot be igiittil new safety match packet *d closing the cover.