Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 77, Decatur, Adams County, 31 March 1938 — Page 6

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HARD RAINFALL HITS DECATUR Heaviest Downpour In Local Weather Bureau’s Records A downpour that reached torrential proportions flooded lowlands, filled streets and sidewalks with water, and changed below normal creeks and rivers to surg- : ing streams that reached flood , stage, hit Decatur and community ■ last night. County roads in the lowlands j were inundated, necessitating the, postponement of classes in two of the rural high schools of Adams - county. State and federal highways in the county were flooded in several places. Classes were discontinued at the i Kirkland and Jefferson high schools today when the school me old s Fever Liquid, Tablets. Salve fleet <lay Now Drops llendai-he. 30 minutes , | Try “Hub-My-Tlsm” World's Hr nt l.inimrnt

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| busses were unable to reach the | schools because of the washed-out i roads. Water In the basements of the schools also prevented custodians I from building morning tires wjien ] the furnaces were found standing lin water. Heaviest Rainfall Walter S. Ghidfelter. local observer. reported this morning that the I precipitation overnight was the heaviest in the history of the local bureau. A total of 2:42 inches was reported this morning. At Berne 2:26 inches was reported. In Berne, a foot of water still stood on Main street at an early' ; hour this morning. Near Linn I Grove toad 118 was reported im i passable. Farmers in various parts of the I county reported more water stand- ; ing in their fields than during the memorable flood of 1913. River Rising The St. Mary’s went beserk this morning with the water from smaller streams and creeks continually pouring into its banks along the I way. An almost unbelievable rise i of 12 feet was reported overnight. The river early this morning stood < at 16 feet and eigfit inches, still i rising. Scores of cellars and basements ‘ in the city were flooded as over- * taxed sewers failed to carry away i the ware rthat fell In a near cloud- 1

burst. Police were busy during the night opening up sewers on downtown streets, In an effort to keep city streets open for traffic without the dangers of cars j “drowning out." At the A. C. Butcher residence, water In the basement upset a j can of gasoline with an explosion i resulting. Other damage was reported in fields where farmers had just put the fund in hape for pluming oats, only to have It covered with water. o Stocks Plunge Down Toward 1932 Levels New York, March 31 <U.R) ] Stocks plunged toward 1932 levels today when a mid-session reaction I from early firmness brought out renewed margin selling and dtsI couraged liquidation. U. S. Steel fell to a new low l since 1935 at 38%. off 1%, after selling at 41%. DuPont broke from 98 to 90% off 5% net and Westinghouse Electric from 66% to 61%.' off 3% net, both new lows. General Motors met heavy liquidation and dropped to a new low at 25%. off 1%. after selling at 27%. American Telephone how-’ ever, held a minor portion of an earlier gain of almost 2 points. o Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, MARCH 31. 1938.

NAME MEMPHIS AS SAFEST CITY ‘ National Safety Council Names Memphis Nation’s Safest City Chicago, Mar. 31.—(UR> — Memphis, Tenn., was named the nation’s safest city today by the national safety council in Its sixth national safety contest. Six other cities winning first I place prizes In their population , groups were: Milwaukee. Wls., In the 500,000 or more population group. Hartford. Conn,, in the 100,000 to 250,000 group. Beanumont, Tex., and SacramenI to, Calif., tied for first place In the 50,000 to 100,000 group. Everett, Wash,, in the 25.000 to 50.000 group. Des Plaines, 81., In the 10,000 to 25,000 group. Massachusetts won the grand prize for states and also first prize ] .in the eastern division. Oklahoma was the winner in the southern di-1 vision. North Dakota in the midwestern and Nevada in fne west--1 ern division. —————o Deny Kaiser Wilhelm Is Critically 111 Docrn, 'lTollaud, March 31 —(UP) Former Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany is in good health, hie court • marshall said today. He said that Wilhelm had remained indora for i the last few days because of the rainy weather. — The exchange telegraph had carried a dispatch today, quoting a Doorn dispatch in the Paris newspaper Petit Parisien, that the former Kaiser had suffered a sudden, | grace illness which close associates . feared might prove fatal. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

nOCNIMf* OF DECATUR’S I Ur LNINVN Newest Store I Saturday April 2 I 134 MONROE ST. ■ FEATURING A COMPLETE LINE OF I Xdfll (aSKhkX I V■ ■■Aw / ' WHv Js I W / 9 Aw U / \W f/ 9 Refrigerators-Ranges Radios - Appliances I Washers-Dishwashers Jkot&iottl I Cleaners Home and Auto Radios ! I Waste Disposal Public Address System I Permutit and Hi-Flow Radio Supplies - Service I Water Softeners Electrical Contracting I Refrigerator Service an< j Supplies I IF ITS ELECTRICAL SEE OR CALL I H. L. Lankenau Co - Miller Radio Service I PHONE 625 I

SCOUTS ADOPT 1 COLLIE PUPS I Four Boy Scouts Adopt Dog Family, Six Puppies Are For Sale Persons of Decatur or commun- • try Who would like to secure a fluffy , ’ white collie pup as a playmate for I I , their youngsters may do so at a no- ■ mlnal cost—all because four mem- i i tiers of Rotary troop No. 61, Boy 1 Scouts, believed in their creed, "Do 1 a good deed daily.” The lads, members of Max , Heare’s patrol of Rotary troop for several days have been -playing sosto a silky-white collie mother dog and her litter of six puppies. | The mother and her little ones were found by the lads near their I cabin A Hanna Nuttman parit. Lean, straggly and half-starved in efforts to provide a meager exit- j i tence for her offspring, the mother 1 i found refuge in the Scout cabin. After more than a week of choice j scraps from the Scout's lunch table. I augmented by a few appetizing , bones and select morsels, the moth-. er steadily grew stronger, transferr- I ing her new-found strengtn and ■ I beauty to the little ones. Now the puppies are ready to be | weaned and are able to leave their , mother’s aide. It was suggested to : the Scouts that the pupplies be sold ] at nominal sums, with the proceeds ; tj be used in furthering the activi- j ■ ties of Scouting, whose members i I foster such good deeds as the one . ] displayed in adopting the canine fa-1 i mlly. Max Heare. Rex, Dick Schnitz ' and Roy Friedly, owners of the dogs by the "possession is nine-tenths” | custom, are willing to sell the little j pups and are anxious to find a suit- I able home for the mother dog, whose efforts during their youngest days kept the little ones alive. Proceeds from the sale of the |

I pups will be turned over to the] Scouts for furthering their actl-l • cities. The mother dog is not I° r i' sale but may be had upon the pro1 1 tnlse of providing a good home. The mother and her little family are being kept at the veterinarian offices of Dr. S. M. Frtedley, 1133 ’’North Second street and prospective owners may inspect them there The Scouts themselves vouch tor the fact that they personally have been repaid for their efforts by witnessing the transformation of the 1 pups from undernourished, dirty litl tie curs to fat. round and fluff) ! rj— F 5 f sAC o o M PSal t IEI fjZpd A MEDIUM GLOSS ENAMEL <wr WAILS WOODWORK —** .. . chat gives a restful subdued finish to walls of plaster, fibre board, and wood. Easily washed self smoothing no brush marks, no ridges remain. Applied in the morning, the surface is ready for use the same afternoon. Comes in fourteen beautiful colors. The National Housing Act guarantees needed improvements. Complete them property with Kyaiiaze Paints, Varnishes and Enamels. KOHNE DRUG Store

| cimens of the canine family, and j are proud of their efforts at raising a family so euccessfuPy. Gross Income Tax Attacked In Court Washington March 31— (UP)—

HOW would you like to get in business f... W 1 want a man not over thirty years of age graduate preferred—who will not he /'W long hours and get his hands dirtv |u ••v HlU>( to meet people and direct the work of other m ■ such a man a position with a guaranteed sil ar ?.B | percentage of the profits is open. Write about W self: your age, married or single, education. Address Box S. A. ', Democrat. B LPublic Sale! 1 will sell at Public Auction 3 miles South 5% miles , tur: % mile North 2% miles East of Craigville; or u, nrl,. land High School, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1938 I Commencing at 12:00 Noon ■ HORSES—Good Bay Work Mare; Bay Driving <„■ -W CATTLE—BIack Holstein Heifer, will be fresh io J un ,. Cow S yrs. old. will freshen by day of sale ■ Crosley Sbeivadoe, medium size, used 2 summers, like new M 1 Dain Hay Loader, good. ■ IMPLEMENTS — Fordson Tractor & Oliver tractor plo«M wheels for extension rims and damps, one new Fordson wormM bearing: other Fordson parts for rear end; Hay tedder; > Side Delivery Rake; Hay Rake; Clover Bum her; Spring Tooth■ ! Spring Tooth Harrow; Spike Tooth Harrow; an exceptkaM ] heavy tractor disc; 2 six ft. Binders; Hay Loader; Milwaukee■ Walking Plow: Single Shovel Plow; 2 Double Shovel Pio*,! Oliver Riding Plow; Fann Wagon; Hay Rack with grain bed tion; low wheel wagon: J-Deere one row corn cultivator; Cm i planter: Stover feed grinder 8 inch burr; three Oil Drums; , Sacks; Detachable Feed Trough for farm wagon: Electric Fegß troiler. and other articles too numerous to mention. ■ 1 TERMS—CASH. I CHARLES S. BRYAN, Own! ’ Roy S Johnson—Auctioneer. I

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