Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 104, Decatur, Adams County, 2 May 1939 — Page 3

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B t r r y m o re * agony while he wa* aupposed to be having hl* leg amputated without benefit of an anaesthetic. Those grisly day* are gone forever In the movie*. Thi* week, we watch a 193 V Hollywood oper-

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” greeted by Frank ifcirzfor "Disputed Passage," and I^MPerf. .fried by Akim Tamirurt acer.e i, a n amphitheater m . ',r.. Tamm.lT is about a delicate bit of tU U K aller y of medical ? * rrr,aln point, there is ■E realism. The patient. ‘ ln ' u lyln « on - ln< !able - H,> 1,1 "urby * <rou p ° f whne - hi. i nUr T"' An «naeathctlat th , l , Thrr * *« *ven steam K ." ' rlllzln K equipment Dr Branch, well-known HollytLd’n ’ ° n h * nd Check,n « Kt lt . lghl ' <l “ 1 ’ Horzage, "let s H«Uhe (T (t Xr7 L h *?T*' Klare " Ml,. /*..?' of "fudenta. ■rating r mm " wv "' " thta '■ •" Mtn hf f" 0 " 1 ' not a hall park." ■>;.'7 ,“" h thßt ,ouowa - a* into alu« IrOl ‘ p Broun< i the table ■>' °nr r t,on - An ln " ,r ”' In, o Tamirott a hand ■ ‘ ,h ” vone figure ■bsnL n. h v* the ac * ne ' not ‘he ■ * ntl'n. showing the actual fc«. »-r Won ' t ~low ""XK they ” tp,al '” “In Eng- ■». *4 wnJ, VCn ,trlcter - Over ■>"" *2 n ‘ ev,,n he a bl- to ■ h " hid ff An‘l h lhe *«trumen? K? reach Wl " beab,e t 0 Won ’t even l.y L Sornetlm ' , ’b en et you »how the la nna Fa..! Cgbe cnm ‘nr up in H°** n ’t know hni* U,at Borage ■ n »‘oput lt „v on earth he la K* !*« hIT. U ta a prlml * * V^m U " lon Ch*™ | *>ulpment The doc-

Mra. Forrest Walters' FalrtMH ?h 7 ,rs ‘" , ’ l ’" U " ' •>•■ ' ; I II <hurrh will meet #t th,. h ,„ ,„ •>f Mr*. John W.ltera Friday ..»* n , n>* *i a»vwn thirty o'rfon, Th , < •nrtdlng will be for Bnit I heir families. PLEASANTLY SURPRISED AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY Frtend* and rotative* „f Mrß | George Martin gathered at he.* pom* Thursday evening tv Rein I *’* r celebrate her *»venty-nlnni birthday anniversary. A delicious pollack supper wan served and th t I hinored guest receive! manv illtul gift*. Thoa* present were Mr. and Mr« I Harold Martin. Mr. and Mr*. BrieMarlin. Miss Faye Martin of Fort M«yn*. Mr* Ed Miller. Mr. and Yr*. Earl Martin. Mr. and Mr*. Frank Yatter. Mr and Mr*. John Walter* and daughter B*.ty, .Mr. .-nd Mr*. K.rmttt Parrish an 1 daughter Ardoia. Mr. and Mr*. Lyle Fraas. Mis* Juanita Parrish, Mia* Ethel Courtney. Mr*. William Shoaf. Clark Hlndenllng. Mr*. Frank Martin and daughter El»a and non*. Richard. Arnold. Jay. Roncrt anl Ralph. Mr*. Ad* .Martin. Charles Fulton. Harry Mart's and ’he tu>uitred guest, Mr*. Ge< rge Martin. At noon Mra. Milton Hoffman and daughter Gertrude. Mr*. Gua Ulmet:’toll and Mrsfl Lena Shenock also nleosantly surprised their aunt Mr*. George Martin. Guests at noon were ' i Mr*. William Shoaf ami Mr*. Frank i Yager. • | I . t WINNERS CLASS HAS SOCIAL MEETING The Winner* Sunday school class of the Evangelical church held • “sock social" Monday er*-' ning in the church basement. The meeting opened with prayer and singing of a song, followed hy music by the Hilton orchestra l-ee Vance w.t- gu*t speaker and gave an interesting talk on "Two Great Church Councils." During , the entertainment tieriod “Catchy Questions." “Guess the Name of This Song" and other games wenenjoyed. Refreshments were served to the one-hundred members and gUeat* present. Dante Wednesday StinSel

tor achieves it by tying the vein* directly together. , "Figure that out." says Borzage He grins, takes a deep puff form hl* pipe and returns to his more ’ immediate worries. J This Is a banner month for child s performers in Hollywood. Every- . body * making pictures about kid*. , Over at United Artist*, we stand ■ In the broiling sun and watch Gene . Reynold* and Tommy Kelly do a acene for the Heifetz film, ’ Music School." They are facing each other on th* *ldewalk of a New York street. ; Tommy Kelly, the hero of "Tom ’ Sawyer," is now a junior heavy. , He 1* trying to blackmail Gene Reynolds out of a dime. "Get in there and do the scene," sings out Director Archie Mayo. ' "and. remember, we don't want no 1 acting!" The double negative get* a smile 1 but Archie is unabashed. “We don’t want no grammar, either," he adds, "thi* is a tough 1 neighborhood." 1 Over at Paramount, Bing Crosby and seven kids are working outside in another New York street, but this street is covered over with a black tarpaulin (actually heavy muslin), for the acene is supposed to be at night. Bing has a Gus Edwards type of

role In "The Stat Maker," and right now h« Is trying to encourage hl* young proteget who have been turned down by every booking agent in town. They do the I scene six time* in quick succession before Director Roy Del Ruth okay* a

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take. Bing wander* over to ua, fanning httnaelf with hla hat The' beating down on the tarpaulin and th* heat of the light* underneath make it eaay to Imagine that thin really ia a New York atreet on a stifling aummer night Juat a* Bing get* ready to alt down, an aaalatant director calls: "All right, Mr. Crosby, we arc ready for the doaeup." Bing give* him a look of reproach. 'That Roy Del Ruth ahoota faster than any director I ever had. ’ he complain*. "You don't even get time to read a newcpaper on this •et" A minute later, he I* up there before the camera, telling the kid* ! that hard work ia the only way to ■ucceM.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY. MAY 2,1939.

<’UUB CALENDAR Ifclrty Osadiina. tt a. M. Jsan.tto Winnag Phanaa tuOO — iqoi Tuesday I _ C. I. of c. Meeting k Os C. Hall. I •! « p. m. B'w rl .. K * W * -Meeting. Elka l(om«. TtMt p lh . 1 Dutiful Daughter* l ias*, Mr*. Or* McAlhattey, t;Ju P m. I Delta Theta Tati, Ethel Kb-lnhena < 30 p. m. Zion, Reformed W M. R„ Church I Parlor*. J:.K| M . Psi lota XI. Miss Eleanor I'ltmpb- ’ i>y* 7:30 p. m. Eta Tau sigma sorority, Mr*. ILdi Hhraiuka. 7: Jo p. m Ml Tabor iMdle* Aid. Mr*. Ans-t-n M< Micheal, 7:34 p m. Wsdnssday f»al*m lade* Ala. Mr*. Chester I'l/an. Vito p m. Methodl.l W. F. M. S. Group Meeting. Geneva. | n d„ 9A. M. Thursday Evangelical Missionary Society. Church Parlor*. 8 p. m. Methodist Ever Ready Class. Mr*. Dan Tyndall. 7:30 p. m. Spanish American Auvlli.-.ry. * on Home, 7:30 p. m. Zion Reformed Ever Readv Class. Church IMrku-*. 7:3U p. m "Presbyterian -Missionary Society. M.s. J. L. Kocher, J:M p. m. Wom«-n Os The Moose Executive Meeting, Moose Home 7 p. tn. Friday I'nlon Chapel u. h. Faithful! Worker* Class, Mrs. John Waiters.l 17:3B p. m. Ave Marla Study Cluh. Mr*. Cha:l*s Voglewede, 7:30 p. m. Saturday Zion Reformed Rummage Sale, < hurch Ram ment, 9 a. m. gERSOm Mr*. Marie Deßolt. Mis* Georgia Foughty. Miss Marlowe Hoagland. Donald Drake. Frank Rohnke. Don Ifcrhnke. Everett Johnson. Earl Harman. Misses Aileen Porter. Sarah Mum ma and Stella Franklin all metored to Rktomington. Illinois. Sunday to witness the SBth p>>rformance of the Passion play. I-red Hangk. Bud Anspiugh and Ed Eichhorn returned Monday from I a seven week* vi*i’ in Florida and ether southern states. William Keck, of Roll state I Teachers college, visited during tho weekend with Mr*. M. F. Worthman and family. Willitm Re|| is attending to hn*l-i ' n< si In Indianapolis today. Engineer Bevington of ludianapo-! ■ li* was a visitor last evening, attending to buiines* pertaining to the installation of the new cooling tower at the city plant. Mr*. Fanny Macy is visiting in Indianapolis today. Albert latnnlg. of Geneva, I* reported recovering from a stroke of apoplexy, which he suffered at his home recently. He ha* been moved to the home of hl* daughter. Mr*. Jess Wittwer, north of Berne. H. P. Schmitt was among tho**' from this city who attended the funeral service* for Bernard 3org at St, Patrick's Catholic church In Fort Wayne thia morning. Mr. Sorg wa* the father of Sylvester and Walter A Sorg of this city. .V>out 200 Knight* of Columbus attended the meeting of the lodge last evening at which the newly Initiated member* were int-oduced A “wlutess" program waa held. Charles Miller, grand knight, wa* in charge. Harry Offutt, Sr.. HarEy -'Jffutt. of tae Indiana Engineering f- tmpany. Tort Wayne, and John O'ltut of Newcastle., Pa., were visiter* here today. Mr. Offutt'* firm I* in charge of the constniction work at | the sugar factory and soy beani plant. A sow on the John Van Guntan f nvn east of Decatur had a litter of lit pigs 12 of whl."h are living. The Decatur Catholic hlfh *chocl wm dismissed Hits morning. The Catholic Sister* attended the funeral services for Sister M. Albertonla’i father, which were held st Muncie. Dr *nd Mr*. J. C. Cowan and family of New Haven. Mt. and Mr* Dale Cowan of Willshire, Ohk> and ■ Mr. and Mr*. Brie* McMillen Os . I’teasAnt Mills visited Mrs. Charlo*

SPECIALS FOR MAY School Girl Permanent*. Complete with Shampoo and Finger Cl fl QC Wave M ' 9 All Other EQ Permanent* up Try the new "Baby Bob" the latest Coiffure Fashkm. MARY OLIVER BEAUTY SHOPPE Phone 828 648 Mercer Ave.

— - As President Opened New York World's Fair •» I I L’S' rWoo ■ r ju BP- jpQi I 'YJ President Roosevelt, Mayor La Guardia and Mrs. Roosevelt the mammoth ’xhtbiUon* Wwde°nt | L^O^KNiw’roT?aty”

S-hen« k and family Sunday Mr. and Mra. Merle Ellcnberger of Jackson. Ohio. Mr. and Mr*. L. A. Vounkman of Uifayette. Ohio and Wise Margaret Schenck of Misha|M»ka vlslied Mrs. Charles Schenck .'.nd family. Mr*. Schenck who has been ill. Is Mightly improved . W. A. Klepper w*nt to Chicago I 'oday to attend to I*l sine** for a few day*.. Funeral service* for Prot. Kruse of Concordia voile**, well known bore, will lie held at I:JU o'clock Thursday afternoon, at the residence on Concordia Place and at two o'clock at the Concordia church. Pro* Schneider will deliver the sermon. - ' LUTHERAN DAY (CONTINt’Kn FROM l-AGE (WK) and the entire community I* inI vited to attend the concert. I All arrangement* for thi* jubl--1 lee service have been placed in | the hands of Rev. Paul W. Schnltx 1 and the local Zion Lutheran congregation and more detailed Information will lie released soon. — " O - ' — SEEK JURY IN iCOVTINCEV- PNOM PAGE OMR) iMith lived. He confessed the murder l**s than 21 hour* after her nude body waa discovered by her landlady last October 13. Throughout the flr*t day of the trial Miller appeared unconcerned by the whole proceedings. He ! spent most of hl* time studying the bus-relief, of the courtroom wall* or drowsily uoddlng hi* 1 head. He Is expected to plead Innocent by reason of Insanity. Wayne Miller, hl* attorney. Indicated he 1 will Introduce a deposition from

CxodutA.— ■) GOOS] j R— r a Psi a« prepared by Dally Democrat—Betty Crocker Home Service Department I * I .■ — ■ U, ITS PICNIC-TIME AGAIN! WHAT'S your favorite picnic cake? I asked the membera of my staff—and I’m Riving you the highest-rating favorites for your picnic baskets. Both are big loaftype cakes of the “self-icing” variety which can be carried to I the picnic right in the pan.

Crater Cek* H cup shortening (part butter for flavor) I'4 cup* sugar 2 egg* 2% cup* cake flour or 2'4 cup* sll-purpose flour 3 tsp. baking powder H t«p. salt 1 cup milk 1 tsp. vanilla , 12 marshmallow* (K lb.) Mi cup brown sugar H cup nut*, chopped Cream shortening, add sugar gradually, and cream thoroughly. Add unbeaten egg* one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift flour once before measuring. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and add to creamed mix-1 ture alternately with the milk. | ! Blend in vanilla. Beat Just, enough 1 to make better smooth. Pour into 1 well greased and floured fl by 12inch loaf pan, Cut marshmallow* crosswi** and arrange over batter. Sprinkle browt. sugar and nuta 1 over top. Bake 45 to 60 minute* in a moderate oven, 360* F. Brown Sugar Spice Cake With Baked Icing % cup shortening 2 cup* brown sugar

Cwrlehl UN to Bxir Omtor. ■ -- If you have any apoclflo cooking probtom*, send a letter coquetting Information to Betty Crocker In care of thio newepeper. You will receive a prompt, poreonal reply. Please encloee 8 cent otamp to **vor pottage

a Racine. Wia.. hospital showing ■ Miller wa* once treated there for Inaanlty. Three doctor* appoint I *d hy Judge Hllgemann to exarn- . in* the defendant are expected to l>* among the first witneane* 1 called VOCATION DAY tCONTINL'ED FROM PAPE ONE) ' i layed at the South Ward diamond 1 Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Co-chairmen for Athletlci day are Maurice Kindler and Mis* Mildred 1 Worthman. — - O' ' ■ ALLEGED GANG 'CONTTNUED FROM PAPE ONE) Schrader said, two members of Dickerson’* gang also weie shot to death. Two Indianapolis lawyers repre- | sen ting Dickerson claimed they I .1 could prove that Dickerson was' not at Edwardsville at the time of ,'the murders, hut Townsend after a few minntes of deliberation .! granted the request for eitradl- • tlon. Dickerson probably will be | turned over to the Illinois officer* today. Injunction Granted Against Huntington Huntington, Ind . May 2—(UP)— , An Injunction to prevent the city of ! Huntington from carrying out a con- , tract made during the Adminlatra- , tlon of former Mayor C. W. H. Bing* waa In fcrce today. , It was granted hr Spec ill Judge W. A. Burna, of Hartford City, to . prevent the city front preparing > plan* to enter the steam heat util- > tty business, moving the Heat plant ;d..wn town and enlarging It to aerv*

| 2 whole eggs and I 2 erg yolL 12h cup* cakw Hour or 2*4 cup* all-purpoae flour 1 t*p. eloves 1 tap. cinnamon 1 tap. *oda 1 tap. baking powder ’4 tip. Milt 1 cup sour milk Topping 2 egg whit** 1 eup brown sugar H cup broken nut meats Cream shortening, add sugar gradually, and cream thoroughly. Add whois eggs to egg yolks and beat well, then beat into creamed i mixture. Sift flour once before measuring. Sift flour, ipicea, soda, 1 baking powder, and salt together. I Add to cream mixture alternately with sour milk. Pour into greased > and floured 8 by 12 inch pan. Beat remaining egg white* until they hold a point Add the brown sugar gradually, beating it in. Spread on top of eake batter, sprinkle with nuts, and bake 45 to 50 minute* in a moderate oven, 350’ F. A wooden pick or straw plunged into center of cake should come out clean when cake ia done. Note: For % tho recipe: use an 8-inch square pan. Bake 35 minute*.

commerclal users. The contract wan made with Hurns and McConnell, a Kansan I City. Mo.. engineering firm. The salt prevented payment of a lt.O'O retainer on a second contract. Winter Wheat Crop Forecast Is Lower Chicago May 2—(UPl—Two private crop experts today forecast an <verage winter wheat production of '■4 million bushels, as compared with last month's average private estimate of 53» million bushels and I the government April figure of 54'1 million bushels. The IMs crop was KMT million bushels and the 1*27-34 average , yield of 546 million bushels. Both reports noted deterioration of the crop in Kansas and Oklahoma during the past 10 dars due to warm weather and '.ack of moisture, i! 200,000 Reduction In WPA Rolls Is Ordered | Wash I net on. May 2 — (UP) — , Works progress administrator F. C. , Harrington today ordered a 2(H),IMb reduction in Federal relief quoi taa to bring WPA enrollment down I to 2.600.000 persons by May 8. The reduction, which todowa a similar cut in April .was made necessary when congress last montn tiared SM.oooooo from President Hoosevelts requested IlSO.tMto.mio deficiency relief bill to carry WPA until June so. end of the fiscal year. These two slashes will ibe followed by an additional 100.000 cut *n June Inlx.atma Items Itam t<!.|«ttsa • 01u..... („„nd d u .l i Shslssa st (suithouw slsrsis .wms ; wbils IslUßv M.nrnm «( Indians I seunty .xanls. Th. mal.ital. inrludinf punrluatian, se«llin| Me.. Is <eemd arrbatim and tumlshad by th. Hiatei Kat It., ar da Surs.y al th. W P.A. When Paup.ra Were "SolP* tr'rum Weba.h County Commlas>.>n«ra* Ueeara. l*Sai Ordered by the Board that the following account be allowed and entered on Record — September Ist 1836 the County of Wabash I to Anthony li. Keller overseer of the poor Dr. To attending the sale of Pauper Sept. 2« 1H36 .76 To County Commissioners returning accounts ftrst Munday in November . 1.50 To attending Sale of Pauper on the 7th day of Novem- | ber 1836 . j.OQ To the care of John McCafi fery, Pauper ..... .... 21.00 iTo attending Commissionent' court May 3rd, 1836. 1.50 MWMisaaaß • — i-""" An Early Service Station | lOoa Chy County Commlsalonrrs' Record, 1141) Ordered that W. K. Houston be allowed thirty one dollars for nia- | terial furnished and building a Privy on Public square. Shroud and Coffin $5.31 J (From Gibson County t'rnnmluluners* flreord. ISIS) Ordered that John Trible be and he is hereby allowed th- sum of | Two dollars and fifty cents for making a coffin W illiat. Parmer a poor person. Ordered that Craig A Pollard be and they are hereby allowed the sum of Two dollars and Eighty one cents for Cambrick furnished to make a shroud for William I Parmer a poor person.

to bring total roll* down to 2.4<*n.. tsni by July 1, Two Earm ('hildrvn Burned To Death lAfuyeite, Ind, May 2—IVPI— Two farm children living near Wotemt In White county died lu a hospital her* early todny of burn* received late yesterday whea their mother wa* at work In the yard. The victims were Betty Inne Ray-

H • j An *1 »i PINEAPPLE $2.79 Don't Walt, season it earlier this year. A* k | Country Club Golden 1(1 Bantam, Whole Kernel or I fA Crtam ttyl< 0 /en tang qp Potatoes rT. c ;:, 5 Ibs 25c Dananas Quality 5 lbs 23c On Sale Wednesday Only! Open All Day! HAMBURGERw-S;"!? D.,lb lOc 2 ,h ' rurrer *mer>can on box VnEEuE or brick jjC TENDERLOIN lb 29c rre K f EURE TO PLERSE What could be more delightful than a fine Wateh or a beautiful Diamond? For tears a constant reminder of the River. Here you will find a complete selection miMlesfly priced. Our Gift department is full of Neu—Smart Distinctive—articles ol Costume Jewelry. Hand Haffs. Tie Sets. Dresser Sets. Brush Sets. Social Stationery and novelties. From 50c up. May we help you with your Gift Problems? PUMPHREY Jewelry Store i' kn i. k i\JMs SELF-SMOOTHING Hi/anize FLOOR ENAMEL You never will know how beautiful your old floor* can look- how eaty to keep them clean—how long a rr*/ fini.h can wear—unlcu you try Kyonnt Floor Enamel. It’s waterproof—it's self smoothing— and it coven solidly in on* coat — wears like raw-hide. 4 little goes • long way. Kohne Drug Store

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innn. 11, nnd Iter »l»ter France*, 4, unughter* lof Mr. and Mr*. Arviilo llayhnrn. —- ’ ■!"—■■*■ ■l.Ol 8111 mu— Traffic Lin* Coat* Figured Hoi**, Idu 'UPI The stale of Idaho pny* |17.1N unniially In •speiise* 10 iMiltit n yellow line down th- center of It* highway*. Director II R Flint of the high any department said today Dance Wednesday Sun Set