Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 194, Decatur, Adams County, 17 August 1938 — Page 4

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i DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by FHt 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. HellerVice-President Subscription Rates: Single copies .02 Dne week, by carrier .10 One year, by carrier .„ 5.00 One month, by mall .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. Why is it that the month of August brings so many tragedies? ■ Look out! Young Corrigan is headed for Indianapolis. He might j land in Decatur instead. _. Indiana's big home-coming will be the state fair. September 3 to 1 9th. It’s a show worth seeing. Young John Roosevelt, recently I married, has gone to work in a ’ Boston department store at $lB a I , week. We admire his spirit, but will make a bet he doesn't break ! even when tile grocery and rent I bill comes in. A Cleveland. Ohio, couple saved I their pennies and then put them 1 to use. When their baby was born | they paid the hospital 7,000 pennies for services and turned 5,000 over to the doctor for his bill. That beats a Christmas savings fund. Here's the latest fish story. It | comes from Florida and might ! have been sent out by the Chamber | of Commerce. A woman tied a j ‘‘plug minnow'' on her big toe, put her foot over the boat into the water and snap, she landed an eight-pound bass. Newspaper censorship will never get far in this country. Newspap-1 ers are edited and run by individuals. Each has his own opinion.' Each has his own standard of j ethics. Each has his own viewpoint on public questions. It will never change in this country as long as individuals run newspapers. The PWA is making grants with much rapidity so that construction work on public projects can get underway before winter. Com munities and governmental units who are considering public improvements, aided l»y government grants, are urged to get their applications on file at once, as September 30th is the deadline for receiving them. The country may see something new in the carrying and delivery of the U. S. mails. The post office department is going to receive bids from airplane companies for the pick up and delivery of mail in small towns not served by air mail. The companies are to state I they propose to pick u-p the pack-' ages and deliver them, it will be a far flung idea from the old post road mail routes. Last Sunday 50,000 people visited the park in Indianapolis, family reunions predominating in the turn-out. Indiana is largely rural and we know what trees and grass are, but we all enjoy getting out in the parks once in a while, eating fried chicken, letting the children romp and play or swim. There can't be much wrong with the country when the people still hold to these old family customs. >

Tragedy Multiplies Saddened and shocked to a point where it is difficult to put together the frayed strings of the human nervous system, the community, with the stern realization of the terrible .'tragedy which claimed the lives of Herman F. Ehinger and Hugh Hite, attempted to adjust and console itself as a new day began. Os all the cruel blows which have been dealt by the unseen hand of fate and the ever lurking destructive reaper of I (the highways, none was more shocking than the one dealt . last evening to the occupants of the Ehinger automobile. The community was stunned. Human hearts were rent. Friends and relatives were grief stricken. Is it true that Herman Ehinger was killed? Snatched from active life in the flash of a second it taxes the human mind to comprehend the significance of such a casualty. But it is true and we must accept it: "Life is strange, with its twists and turns— As, soon or later, each of us learns.” Words were meant to express one’s feeling, but the severeness of the shock seems to have closed those avenues of expression. We think of the injured and grief stricken wife, the wonderful and devoted companion, mother and inspiring woman she always has been to the now silent, but equally loyal husband. The suffering of the young son, the agony which evidently wrenches every vein in his body. Jimmy Ehinger and his Had were pals. In our cars rings the oft repeated fatherly caution. "Son, be careful.” It was cruel fate which undid the ultimate. Decatur and the community could boast of no finer I citizen than Herman F. Ehinger. He was a native son of the city with a heritage that bespoke character, loyalty, sincerity, friendship and industry. He was ambitious. He had balance and determination. As secretary and general manager of the Citizens Telephone company he had a keen appreciation of public service, the ' importance of rendering efficient service to the people. He j ; managed his company that way. He rebuilt it and revamped it again and again. He was never satisfied. Just a few ' weeks ago he announced a year building program which would further improve the service and usefulness of the telephone exchange and its facilities. His mission to Ind- ' ianapolis was to purchase furniture for the newly remodeled (office building. Herman was a public-spirited citizen and we admired the pride that he carried in his heart for everything he owned, or (with which he was connected. He believed in progress and i building for the future. He was one of the men who contriI bated to the building of the better community. Gifted with excellent talents, grounded in solid and i Christian principles, he proved his worth on many occasions. We well remember the day he was first employed by the i company he so successfully managed for a score of years. 1 Beginning as a collector and bookkeeper, he studied the ( (telephone intricacies, climbed to the top and was considered one of the most able telephone executives in the middle west. ■ The success of the local independent company attested to his capableness. 1 To those who were close to him, ’hose who enjoyed his friendship, his hospitality, his sunny disposition, his kindly , and constructive advice, Decatur will not seem the same bright spot with his untimely death. To say good-bye to ■ him. not only brings tears, but pulls our whole system to < pieces. ( Hugh Hite was the son of a pioneer of this community. He lived here nearly all his life and regardless of his residence in Detroit, necessitated by his employment, he always con- • - sidered Decatur home. It was here he had his friends. They < liked him in true friend fashion. i Honored with public office, .Mr. Hite served two terms as > 'county treasurer of Adams County. He was ever popular 1 and his election in a county where few of his political party ‘ were ever elected to office was proof of his popularity and s '■ the esteem in which he was held. We realize that if the community has suffered a great loss in their deaths and that friends are heartbroken, how j great must be tne bereavement to the immediate families. We extend our sincere sympathy to them. For help and coni solation there is only one course, look to the kind God. Not in slight to others, but because we know them more intimately, we say to Herman Ehinger’s sons, Charles and ‘ ' Jimmy, “Carry on. Your dad would want you to make good.” — — s

Under terms of the AAA the | governmt nt will pay farmers from | 26 to 30 cents a bushel ou wheat if they comply with the acreage limitation requirements for next year. The program has been placed before the American farmers ‘ for consideration ami participation in the benefit plan is up to the individual wheat grower. The purpose of the federal plan is to limit , acreage in order to prevent over production and reduction of the 1 price on the entire wheat crop, i Secretary Wallace explained. I District Attorney Dewey of New ; York is vigorously prosecuting the 11 head and other members of a 1 gambling racket in the big city. Due to political significance, the , case is attracting a lot of natjonalit attention. Dewey has the reputa- 1 tion of getting convictions and at , : the moment has the upper hand. ' . ' Regardless of the outcome, law ‘ abiding people and those who op- j erate legitimate businesses sane- j tion his action in attempting to t clean out the gangsters and hood-' lums in the country's largest city. 1 o TWENTY AGO TODAY From the Dally Democrat File | Aug. 17 —French are taking Page ' and St. Mard. 1 I This country has sent 1,450,000 soldiers to France, Italy, Siberia and Russia. Orders issued in New York that "kissing must be done through a jhandkershief" because of the ser-j

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SIX STUDENTS TO INDIANA U. Six From County To Enroll At University For ' First Time Uloomington, Ind. Aug. 17—Thomas Andrews, Dan Holthouse, •lames Ehinger, Dwight Kimble and Lois Maun, of Decatur, and Mildred Beer, of Monroe, have had their credentials accepted by Indiana University and will enter here for the first time this fall. Admission cards have been mailed to these students by Dr. Frank R. Elliott director of admissions. The University’s program for the fall orientation week designed for new students was released here today. The optional program will begin Monday, Sept. 12, and continue through Thursday noon Sept. 15. while the required orientation program will be Thursday and Friday, Sept. 15 and 16. All students will enroll in classes Saturday, Sept. 17. President Herman B.Wells will give his address to new stndents Thursday afternoon at 1:30. Dr. Kate Hev. per Mueller, newly appointed dean of women, will be presented to the new students at this time. Sorority and fraternity rush will open Monday. Sept. 12, and the former will end Wednesday evening. Old students will begin to register Thursday, Sept. 15. At 1:30 Thursious flu epidemic. Mumma family reunion held in the Mumma grove near Monroeville. Dr. A. D. Clark ordered to report at Dayton for mediae! army ; service. Second Liberty bonds are selling tor SIOO.IB on the New York stock , exchange.

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day afternoon, the required pro-' gram will begin. This will include examinations for exemption in English composition, college aptitude examinations, three required meet- ’ tags for all new sutdentts, one meeting for new women students, one meeting tor county scholarship winners. law picnic for woman and the freshman frolic. Saturoay's program will be made up of registration for all students, enrollment in classes and the UnionAssociation of Women Students dance. Sunday morning the Y. M. C. A. will sponsor breakfasts for new students and at 10:30 there will be special services at all Blomington churches. At 8:20 Monday morning, Sept. 19, classroom work for the fall semester will begin. This will Ibe; preceded by formal induction of freshmen into Indiana University. Roy Kalver attended to business in Indianapolis Tuesday. 1

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I ( ‘ Household Scrapbook | By Roberta Lee * Soap Bubbles When the children wish to blow’ soap bubbles, add a teaspoon of glycerine to the suds and the bubbles will not burst as readily. Try coloring the water with beet or orange juice, or with certified food colorings. Ice Box Cake If unexpected guests have come for a visit, make an ice box cake by arranging thin chocolate wafers on plates alternately with layers of ice cream, making three, four or five layers. Cover with whipped cream, or use ice cream for the top layer. Rust on Flat Irons Rust may be removed from flat I irons by rubbing over the surface with a piece of sandpaper sprinkled with a few drops of paraffin.

1 ▲ Answers To Test Questions Below are the answers to the ' Test Questions printed on Page Two ♦ ♦ 1. Chromosphere. 2. California. 3. Sam Snead. 4. Mineralogy. 5. Flax. 6. The upper arm. 7. “Excelsior.” 8. Italy. 9. Steel Workers Organizing Com- i m it tee. 10. Balsa. 0 —. | Modern Etiquette | By ROBERTA LEE « « O. May a young girl have her) nickname engraved on her visiting cards? A. No; her cards should be en-i graved witli her real name, "Miss Elizabeth Martin,” not "Miss Betty Martin." Q. Should children be allowed to teed their household pets while at the table? A. No a dog, cat, or other pet, should be fed before or after a meal not from the table. Q. Who takes care of the trans- i portation of guests if a wedding is to lie in the country? A. This is one ot the obligations if the bride's family, 0 500 Sheets B'/ 2 xll. 16-lb., White Paragon Bond typewriting paper 55c. The Decatur Democrat Co. ts

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* LATEST NOTES OF * REITERT SCHOOL ■ — —4 This morning st 4:30 o'clock, the class assembled to hear a final talk i from Col. Guy Pettit and to bld hint and RobertSeiU. a fFTlow student, a farewell and happy landing at ths Illinois state fair. The final week of school has been one of intensive work under Col I Chet Drake, Col. Charles Gartin, Col. Jack Brunton. Col. Slgrist and I the regular Instructors. Several of the students w'ere as-i forded instructive pleasure in at-1 tending Sigrist’s auction house sale In Fort Wayne Tuesday night. Thursday night closes our series I of sales downtown and Friday | marks our trek from Decatur to cur homes. The entire student body voices its appreciation of the genuine w armth and welcome Decatur has , shown us. and a perpetual debt of i gratitude to Col. Fred Reppert and j his entire fine staff.

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