Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 167, Decatur, Adams County, 16 July 1938 — Page 4

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DAILY DEMOCRAT DECATUR Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO Incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind. Post Office as Second Class Matter J. H. Heller President A. R. Holthouse, Sec y. & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Holler Vice-President Subscription Rates: Single copies ... 1 02 One week, by carrier 10 One year, by carrier — 5.00 One month, by mail 35 Three months, by mail 1-00 Six months, by mail 1.75 One year, by mail 3 00 One year, at office- 3.00 Prices quoted are within a radius ot 100 miles. Elsewhere $3.50 one year. Advertising Rates made known on Application. National Adver. Representative SCHEERER & CO. 15 Lexington Avenue, New York 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dailies. Through newspaper advertising you can reach everyone, everywhere, at any and all times. The Pittsburgh Pirates, always a ' good ball team, is worrying those fighting for top honors in the national league and show some signs of keeping them hot and bothered. Most folks haven't caught their breath yet as a result of the wonderful trip of Hughes and his four companions who made a little jaunt around the world in less than four days. One of the special parking lots for fair week will be the Schmitt field Just east of the Monroe street river bridge. A charge of fifteen cents for all day or all night will be charged to cover expenses. This man Hughes who went around the world in ninety hours went a little fast to have much fun or do much business. He was out to show us what could be done and certainly accomplished it. The schools of Adams county are now receiving $46,200 from the state, their share of the semi-an-nual distribution. Os course that reduces local property taxes and is greatly appreciated by every one. Governor Townsend hopes to end the special session of the legislature in not to exceed eight days and to limit the cost to $20,000. That won't be so bad and the public hopes they will be able to carry out the program. The appraisal valuation of the city of Decatur shows an increase of over $200,000 in real estate, certainly a fine record for the past year. And the best of it is that this will continue to increase because many new buildings are under way now and are being planned. The expenditure of forty or fifty -thousand dollars by the Citizens Telephone company is an excellent step that shows confidence in the community and its future. It should inspire others to move out progressively, aids the come-back of prosperity and proves this one ot the best cities in the country. One enterprising restaurant owner in Montgomery, Ala., has figured out away to get around the state law which prohibits the advertising ot liquor by means of neon, electric or painted sighs. A four-foot sign appears <mi the front of the store reading in six-inch letters: "We can't advertise it, but we've got it." The new Second street pavement looks good and the public will appreciate it when it has been opened all the way through the city. Don t pick out any one day to attend the fair. The program will be different each day and it will take all week to see all of it, so plan to be here from Tuesday until Saturday.

The election contest between Al Feenoy and Charley Lutz for sheriff of Marlon county, continues to be interesting. Feeey who was supyiposed to have been defeated by 2.000 has made that up on the reit count and now has a 22 majority with ninety precincts to be count- . ed. It is predicted It will be so t close thut the contest will go into the courts tor final decision. The 2 public is interested in a fair count 0 and wants nothing short of thut. 0 g U The McMillen improvements in 5 the north part ot the city should ecnourage every one who wishes this to be a bigger and better city. A dozen houses are now under construction or contracted for and Mr. McMillen contemplates erecting about twenty-five more during the year. This added to the many other residences being improved or built here shows the greatest progress along that line of any mid-1 western city we kow of. Decatur , will not stop. We are confident i the population here will reach ten thousand in a few years. The News-Sentinel which sup- ; ported Senator VanNuys for reelection until they thought he would be nominated by the Demo- ; crats is now trying to get off the I limb. They sent him several let- ■ ters and telegrams, asking ques- j tions they knew he would not ans-! wer and which if he had they would have interpreted to suit j themselves. They of course, never 1 were for him, but expecting him to be defeated, thought they could put the Democrats on the spot and j so wrote very fine things about ! him and his record. Now they will , crawfish until after election and the VanNuys who was such a hero ' a few weeks ago will be painted as a wishy-washy nobody in league I with the “terrible statehouse I crowd." Regardless of what they i say. thousands of Republicans hi . Indiana will vote for VanNuys. Meihbars of the National Highway Safety Conference being held i in Washington are properly im- j pressed by the fact that uniformity I of rules throughout the country is | a major essential. The size of the i nation and the well known fetish j of so-called home rule may impose i obstacles in the path of single traffic standards, although there | should be no objection to agreement on at least a universal signal I system. All of the 48 state's, for j example, should accept and en- 1 force the prevailing system of three-position hand signaling, by which the driver serves notice of j an impending right or left turn or ■ a stop. This is familiar, of course, i to Hoosier motorists, who may be j surprised that a number of states | carelessly permit the driver to make a single gesture covering all ' three possible courses. This con-1 tributes to accidents if others do I not correctly interpret this all-1 purpose signal. — Indianapolis j Star. Try Milk — that is what the I waiter in your favorite soft drink’ parlor has been saying, or should < have been saying, during recent' weeks. The campaign to increase | the consumption of milk is spon-i sored by the national dairy organ-1 izations and the drug store asso-1 ciations and other soda fountain dispensers, both chain and independent. have been cooperating like good fellows. C. W. Humrickhouse, executive secretary of the Milk Control Board of Indiana,, tells us the campaign last summer resulted in a 300 per cent Increase of sales. While final reports for 1938 are not yet received it is known that the use of milk has been boosted greatly. A lot of people in the cities, and even in the country, have been surprised I to learn what a wholesome and re- ' freshing thing a cool drink of milk I may be. The other soft drink cirtiI coctious are advertised, but every- ' body is supposed to know about . milk. A good many forget, howev-i er, and when the clerk suggests,,

TOO BAD SOME OF Alt THIS HUMAN ENERGY CAN'T BE USED ELSEWHERE!- ' J® . .X" '' " X'WxC s'" WF/' v T ' •- •">X-'.-'err-- x -"A - .XvC ' X A Z .

* TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY From the DallyDomocrat File ♦— ♦ July 16 The fifth German offen- . ive on the western front has been I checked. President Wilson officially takes | over all telephone, telegraph and cable wires. O. L. Vance. Barney Kalver, D. N. j Erwin and others speak at a War j Stamp meet in Blue Creek township I and quoto is raised. Thomas J. Mooney is taken to St. Quentin prison to be hanged within I sixty days. Quentin Roosevelt killed .’n Chat-teau-Thierry battie when his plane I is shot down. S. W. Hale of Geneva, Civil war i veteran, has arm broken while | cranking hie car. Rev. L. C. Hessert of Crestline, | Ohio, visits here. ' "try milk,” they often look up in I surprise and admit that it is a | good idea. Milk is a good drink for ■ human beings at any age.—Farmi ers Guide.

DI NES STATE PARK—INDIANA’S “SEASHORE” RESORT I X ■raby »■: . . X *,.A . Y- J ; . x l\, i »■ . i Left -View of the parking area, pavilion, hotel and b-ach from one of the dunes. Right- -above, entrance to Dunes state park; below: the park beach is an ideal playground for children.

Stretching for three miles along I the southern tip of Lake Michigan Indiana Dunes state park possesses I ? magnificent beach and all the va- ’ cation facilities to be found at most of the "seashore" resorts. Located i near Chesterton on Roads 39 and 20 the park is easily accessible from any part of the state. The bathing beach, constantly supervised by experienced lifeguards is famous for its expanse of 1 fine, white sand and is an ideal ' playground for children since it i slopes gently into the water. It is a I colorful sight during the vacation ! iseason. dotted with beach umbrellas ' and bathers whose suite reflect all

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♦ « Answers To Test Questions I Below are the answers to the | ’ i Test Questions printed on Page Two 1 1. Asia. 2. No; it is a British possession. 5 3. John Quincy Adams. • 4. In the Pacific Ocean, roughly following the 180 degree meridian • of longitude. 5. The Roman E’asces, a bundle of 1 rods with axe projecting, symbol of power. 6. “E”. 1 7. “Henry the Fifth.” 8. Four-in-hande. 9. The property of being reducible ; to thin leaves, either by hammering or by lamination between rollers. • 10. National Reemployment Ser- : vice. o | Household Scrapbook j By Roberta Lee « < Stockings If you find that you are con- . tinually darning the toes of your stockings, try buying a half-size larger and see if this does not ,

colors of the rainbow. A first-aid station, located o nthe beach and supervised by a physician, provides emergency treatment for bathers and park visitors. Also located at the edge of the beach is the f’avalion and the Arcade Hotel. Across the park, back of the dunes, is the Runeside Inn, where cottages are available. Re- • servations should be made in adI vance and direct with the hotel or 1 inn. '■ While the beach is the major ati traction for the thousands of visiti ors. many of them find the winding * trails through the heavily wooded 1 areas, the mountainous sand dunes

remedy the difficulty. Out feet are inclined to spread as we get older and we continue wearing the same size stocking too long. Visiting an Invalid Do not endeavor to be funny just to cheer up the invalid. Try to be entertaining, but don't talk so much that you tried the person. And do not prolong your call. Pie Rolling cherries or berries in flour before putting them into the pie crust will thicken the juice and prevent its running out. —— o Modern Etiquette | By ROBERTA LEE ♦ 4 Q. Should the bridegroom and ■ his attendants always wear gloves ■ at a formal evening wedding? • A. Yes; they should wear white ' : gloves. Q. Should the title on a physj icians card be written out or abbre-1 viated? A. It should bear the abbre- i viation. A. May one use his fingers to eat asparagus? A. No; the fork should be used. o Trnile In A I.ooil Town — Hccatur

I with their shifting contours, and the opportunity to study a wide l range of plant and bird species— an . inducement to return time after i time. This park has an extensive picnic I area equipped with tables, benches. , shelters and comfort stations, in • the wooded camping areas for tents • and trailers, are similar facilities. • There is also a group camp where hundreds of boys and girls are en- ■ Joying healthful outdoor vacations • this summer. : Dunes state park is a distinctive I part of Indiana, attractive at all i seasons of the year to the visitor.

WORST WRECKS IN SMALL TOWN Survey Shows Percentage Worse In Towns o: 3,500 And Under Indiana . oils. July T6-Cities and ! towns with populations of less than, |3suo suffer a greater percentage of I intereectlonal and pedestri.'u accl-. i dents than the average for the state i highway system as a whole a re-1 i cent survey of accidents shows. I i Hallie Myers, director of traffic I for the state highway commission, 1 reported that almost three times as many pedestrians, proportionally, are killed in small towns as the | average deaths from this cause on. I the state highway system. i The percentage of accidents OC-1 ! curring in intersections in towns I of this class is almost twice as I great as the percentage for the eui tire state system, according to close ■estimates The survey shows that ' accidents caused by running oft the | road and other marginal accidents | I are distinctly less in the smaller | communities, however. Mishap ; due to hazards encountered in the. | motorist's own lane or direction ot i travel are slightly better than ini the general highway system. Head-on collisions in the small • towns are 64 percent less than those • | in the state system, Mr. Myers said. | He declared this indicated the re--1 duced speed required in thee? towns ' may tend to reduce this type of ! hazard. Another probable result of i reduced speed is the reduction of i property damages from sllO per aci lident in the small town to $l5O per 1 accident throughout the state highways. i Fatal and personal injury accidlents are slightly less in the small i towns, while accidents involving property damage only are somewhat 1 greater. About one-third of all accidents . in the communities occur at inter- ■ sections, and more than half ot

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Scoring a smashing triumph after having been absent from the screen for two years, Norma Shearer, right, was feted at a supper party after the pre-

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. these are caused by motorists atI tempting a left turn. Mr. Myers suggested that correctional efforts dir- , eted at left turns alone would be bencncisl. 9 .. \nproximately one-fourta of all ICC idents In theue towns are caused 1 by hazards in the driver's own ane md direction ot travel, and parked, > slow or stopped cars in this lano cause 50 percent of the total accill Accidents during daylight are ■

Heads Canadian Conservati J .r < 1 ■ ■Mizi 'iHl- t1 c - aMr ‘X‘l I kl Dr. R. J. Manion with family I Recently chosen head of the Canadian National Conservativepfl Dr. R. J. Manion, right, vacations with his family before his new duties. His son, Paul, is at the left, and daughter-® grandson and wife seated. I

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