Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 110, Decatur, Adams County, 9 May 1939 — Page 4

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DAILY DEMOCRAT DECATUR Published Every Evening Except Munday by rug DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO ln**resrated — ■aterad at th* Decatur. tad Poet Offie* aa Hocood Ctaaa Matter I. H MeUer-........ President a. B Holthouse. Sec y. * But. Mgr. Mck D. Heller .—_Vkw-Praaid*nt •übasriptieo Rates: Macle eoplae . .. ... | .M Dae week, by carrier - .10 Du* rear, by carrier ».ov Oa* month. by mail —— JI three mon the. by mall , 1 00 |n atoaths. by mad ——_ 1.71 Pae year, by mall 100 One year, at offica MO Prices quoted are within a radius of 100 mile* Elaw where 13.10 oos year. I Advertising Rates made known on Application. National Adver. Representative < BCHEERXR A CO. L IS L«aia<tou Avenue, New Tort U East Wacker Drive, Chicago ■ i Charter Member ot The Indiana League ot Home Dsillea. 1

Business is on the up and up ta. Decatur. uamsmmwmwmmmmMamMm Next Bunday is Mothers Day < and all bail to the most wonderful 1 person on earth _________ I 1 The poet said, what so rare as a 1 day in June, to which we agree. ' and also want to add these May _ 1 g — It looks like peace tn Europe, re-I, gardlesa ot what is said, the people ( over there also appreciating the folly ot war. Employment is Increasing rap- , idly around here and local retail ( tlrclre are reflecting the heavier I, volume ot business. | ( Det s get the coal strike settled. , the trains moving and industry agoing. Prosperity lies ahead it we work together aud help supply the world with what it needs. The many friends ot Mr. aud , Mrs. G. T. Burk were happy to note 1 , the fifty-fifth wedding anniversary , ot this popular couple. They cele- , brated last Bunday with their lam- ,, Uy. augmented with the good wishes from a host of friends and ad- , mirets. ( I ( ' f 2 England likes her king and , queen The new rulers are popular , wherever they go They maintain , the traditional British manner and , with a background for home life, | are bold in high esteem. America I, will be glad to welcome Unm and show them every hospitality. Everywhere you look people are busy, liousei leaning is iu full swing, the garden aud lawu are receiving attention and Minters and carpenters arc busy with their trade. The nice part of getting the work done is that we can enjoy I the fruits of our efforts for several mouths The Decatur Daily Democrat it 7 delivered to more than Hsn homes i and offices by carrier boys every evening. Every part of the illy, including ths Homesteads. Homewood and the Bellmont park addi- J tions are covered by the boys, a fact appreciated by the publishers aud helpful to the advertisers. == We d"n t agree with the Holly-1 wood correspondents who were polled by s picture megasme on the movie actors and actresses. They failed to include some of our .. favorites aud missed a few we don't like. But all In all. most of the actors of today have a certain streak of ability, which Is brought I out with artful technique ou the screen. The Duke of Windsor meds a sincere, appealing plea for peace. I specking from Verdum. France. He said that In all his travels throughout the world that he did not had a people that wanted war. Ills ~ short talk was broadcast through cut ‘ha world and stirred one to

1 listen to Ihs former British king who ahdlratcd tor the love ot a I wumau == The dope la that Chicago is farI ored tor the national conventions ' | ot the Democrats and Republican* 1 in 194« Ths city Is well located, i has sufficient hotels and Is about' midway on the map. The selecting of a convention city will largely depend on which one offer* the ' largest amount ot money, both parties being interested in help-1 Ing defray the oapenses. Monroe street, from the river bridge west to Thirteenth street, will be resurfaced by the Btate i highway department, bids for the work and material to be received by the commission on May 23. The entire improvement will be made without coat to the city aud will make that street, over which V. B road 224 passes, one ot the finest in town. Work will begin neat month. Americana are insurance minded Figurea have just been rtleaa- I ed showing that 375.595.000,000 ot life Insurance, excluaive of group and industrial polk les, waa in force at the beginning of this year. In Indiana, a billion. si* hundred million dollars was in force. Statistic* also show that Americans carry more than 34 million policies 1 Insurance la a protection against . the future, providing a neat egg for savings aud finacial easement at death. Would a public nr private park-1 ing lot My in Decaturf We feel ’ sure that one of the needs ot the city Is more Mrkina apnea. With real estate becoming more valuable and unimproved lots almost impossible to acquire, the locating of convenient and adequate parking UMees Involves ttnacial investment and upkeep. Sites near the business district might bu obtain ed and at nominal charge be uper ated at a profit. Additional free . parking lots may be out ot the question, bui more Miking ipuct I in a busy town still remains Mi] of the Mramount necessities. Among improvements suggested , to th* writer was the readrtaciag ot Grant street, cast of Winchester street to Mener avvune. This street Mases north of the hospital! and nurses al that Institution say ' that the street is rough aud diffi-' cult fur ambulances to travel when Mtients are being conveyed. With street work getting underway, the two or three block stretch which goes up and over the Nickel Plate railroad tracks, might be Included In the program The request that I this proposed improvement be included came from those interested in the hospital and the welfare of the Mtients. In addition to Improved roads' one of the major convenience, brought tu the rural district wss the electric light line. In th* north half of thia county a majority ot I the farm homes arc served with electricity by the City Light aud l*u*er plant and farms have taken I the appearani e of modern eatates Ea< h year farmers ars extending rtfirol iigfat iww* sad additional facilities ars being constructed The federal government recognised the need for electricity on the tarni aud under Roosevelt inaugurated the Rural Electrification Administration. which advanced the i * canoe of farm lighting tremendous- > I ly. Every encouragement should .be given the farmer to bring else- ' trielty to his farm. — ll ■ o !•— f Answers To Test Questions Below are the answers to the Tost Questions printed on Pago Two !•— 4 1 The science of antiquities. t. The Cleveland Indians. 3. Both Mould be worn on thei ' ’lilrd finger of the lette hand, with the wedding ring below. 4 Aleaaadsr Giaoar-*larko«M>h. 5 The apparent circle around whUU the sky and earth auom to

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(yurtfetA,—-—) as... . - prepared by Deity Democret—Bvtty Creeker Home Sv-vice Departmeet SPONGE CAKE FOR SPRING WARMER days call for daintier fare. We’ve already set aside our mince pie and plum pudding recipes until next autumn. With them have probably gone f some of our rich, heavily-frosted calces. Light-aa-thistle-down Angel Foods and sunny Fluffy Sponge Cakes seem to | be more fitting companions for our freah berries than the inch cakes with gooey icings and elaborate fillings.»Freah atrawberries and cream with a fluffy hght-as-a-fea.her sponge cake make about as enjoyable a spring-time dessert aa you can find.

But it must bv • light-as-a-feather •pongv eske A hvuvy down-hearted •ponge cake hi poor company for any thing. Fortunately the right kind of sponge cake* really are cavy to make. They are not a matter ■>t ehanre or luck as some women would have us believe. So let’s vrush un on our sponge eake •reh mque. But. first of all, let me give you a recipe for a lovely - Fluty Sponge Cake « egg* IH cup* tugar tte eup* eak* flour or all-purpose flour fi tb*p. eold water 1 tap. grated lemon rind 1 t»p. lemon attract lor vanilla) tte tap. baking powder *» tap. salt The direction* *ay to beat the rgg yolk* until very thlek and lemon-colored (about 2 minutes). Now, her* la one place where many •ponge cake* fail, fij* egg yolks are not sufficiently beaten. U*e a | rotary beater, and boat hard until they ar* thick and lemon colored. b««s w» beat in the sugar, very | gradually. Just add two or throe tablespoon* at a time and teat them in thoroughly before you add th* next two or three tehlste .iu* , and begin beating them in. Keep thia up until the sugar and egg yolks ar* thoroughly blended. New you have the proper foundation for year sponge enkv We're ready now for ths flour. Os course, you have It all measured and sifted ready to blend into your egg yolk* and anJ n J’’** PWrtfculsr cake, we add the flour alternately with the eold water. And remember, eold water isn’t lukewarm water. Add a little of the flour flrst, beating or folding it in. Then add ti llttk water and blend it thoroughly through th* batter. Continue thus, alternating th* flour and water—-r-ing auro to add the flour hat Blend in the lemon rind and flawing. Now. beat your agg whits*. They must be batten up just before you are ready to use them. . — —cswrex >•» I*

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1939.

csf aud the court found no tai due., The will of the late Anna .M.j 1 Hat kman was probated and placed l ! on record. Dem one ot the will proI tided that all debt* and funeral dap>*nae* be paid flrst; Item two pro'kled that all personal property be bequeathed to a daughter. Lorest* Hackman, item three provided that | th- daughter. lx»retta. be given *;•••• end Item four provided that after • to- term* nf the former iteme hul ' been met. the remainder ot the pro- . perry was to be vonvvried into ■ money and be equally divided assnoitg the four children: Catherine 1 * Berger. Edith Teeter, Annette Bost-

For the highest volume, use a wire whip- When your egg white* ar* just frothy, add the baking powder •nd salt. Then go on beating until 1 the white* will hold an upright point when the egg beater ta pulled out. They ahould be fine-grained and gloaay in appearance If they look curdled or dry. they have been 'wr-beaten and they will not give you awh a high cake. Now drop your mas* of beaten egg white* onto your eak* batter, then cut down through th* batter with the •Mg* of th* spoon, turn it over, and bring It up along th* side of th* , bowl, end fold aom* of th* batter ; over th* egg white. Then turn th* •poon and cut down again. Continue very g-ntiy until the egg white* ar*, completely dtatribut*d through th* battar. Your batter i* ready for th* pan —a deep 9-inch in diameter tub* 'center pen that ha* never been X reared—such a* you us* for your ngel Food*. Th* pan should be jfro* from scratches, too. Whea Sou’ve poured your sponge cake atter into this ungreased pan. yea caa break any air bubble* eenght in th* hatter a* ft rolled Into the Cn by cutting down through the tter at Interval* with a knife. Bake this eak* for 1 hour In a •low modrrtt* oven, ggfi* F. When I th* eak* it baked, take it from the oven. Invert the pan with the cake tn it end let it hang until the c ! k *J? •"tirvlg «oM. to loosen the rek* from the pen, plunge a straight knit* or spatula up and down around «dg* of pan and iarouM the center tub*. Remove from nan by shaking the Inverted pan eharply-heMfw th* Anger* I underneath to eatch the reke a* ft I fall* from the Mn. Note: This sr.^ b,n *r m * y •* m , 3JO’ F., moderate oven, in greased or paper-lined muffin cup* (25 min- . utes), or in a square pan lined with wrapping paper (40 to 45 . minute*). (For th* above recipe ■ us* 12 medium -sited muffin cups . and on* Aineh square pan.) r *stu CrseMr. tsr. — '

i iier and Loretta Hackman. Answer* Fuad hi the Mention suit of CUra i Si heuniann and other* against Aninnda Berning and othera, ReMrate enawer* were filed bj Albert Scheumann and Helen Hcheuman.:. Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LCC Q U It teupolite to Interrupt a person whu 1* telling a story, wbeu I one ha* heard it before? I A Yea. it I* much better to appear Interested, and act aa though I you have not heard the story. Q. Isn’t it all right for a man Io have hia initials on his visit Ing card instead of hta full name? A. He may when the name la very I lung, such aa Mr. Howard J- M. I LitUeford. Q Should a guest at a wedding tecrptlon insist upon Mating the j bi Ide? j A. No. Some girl* do not care tor promiscuous kissing. o —— Household Scrapbook By Roberta l4ee • ♦— • Cleaning Upholstery Some upholstered furniture may 1 to cleaned by using elthe» cummer- . i ial fluid* or auep and water. To use the latter, mslte a Very dry. rn-h lather at milk snap. Bpread 1 ov»r a small surface of t*e i ash ion or furniture with a scrub brush. . which la sufficiently stiff to to firm. Work the lather In with a rotary , movement Wipe off with a cloth j wrung out of elean water end with a third dry cloth. Be sure not to moisten the upholster,, more than •loreasary. The drl»r the troaUneoi. the better the results. Keeping Lemon* I’m th* lemon* Into a Mason jar. uhleh I* sealed, and they will keep , from use to three months. Rayon Garment* Do not tutu* rayoa garwn'i <>a line on * wfiidy day, as a high wind I la bard on th«*n * TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY I* Z-_ 4 May 9 —Victory lx»«n today is **•7.?op. The drive !* due to dose tomorrow. (top*. David P. Dututhaa of VanWert. well known here die* at bom* itu that city, age 79 President Wilson cables a strong p’e* tor the Victory loan from

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M, E. BISHOPS ARE ASSIGNED — More Than Third Os Bishops Are Moved To New Eras — Kansas City. Mo. May » <U.p> 1 More than a third of the United Methodist church's 31 IdshoM to- i day hsd orders to move from areas some had served for years. The committee on ministry of the conference which la uniting I the Methodist EpiamMl Metho-1 dlst EpiacoMl Routh and Mv>tho-i dist Protestant churches last night ! announced Its assignment of blah <>M under the new church plan. It had the power to determine I districts in which the bishops i may serve and the cities in which' they shall make their reslden<-ra For two Weeks It studied the dupllcatiuns of bishops tn certain : airaa and the necessities of new ■ administrative direction In other districts Clergy, laymen and the 1 bishops themselves appeared liefore the committee to cite their preferences. The assignments: t Boston. (>. Hromley (ixnuni • formerly ot Otnahai; New York., Francis J McConnell; l*hlladelphla. Ernest G. Richardson; Pitts- i burgh. Adna Wright Leonard Washington. Edwin Holt Hughes; j Syracuse. Chai ba Wesley Flint iformerly of Atlantal. North central jurisdiction Cincinnati. H Lester Smith; I Detroit. Edgar Blake. Chicago, Ernest Lynn Waldorf; fit. p» U l. Ralph S. Cushman t formerly of Denver); Indianapolis. Tttns Lowe • formerly of Portland. Ore.); Des Moines. J Ralph Magee (formerly of St. Paul ) Western jurisdiction: Portland. Wallace E. Brown tfurmerty of Chattanooga. Tvnu.l South central Jurtsdirthm: Omaha. William C. Martin <formerly of Glendale, Call; St Lottie. Jahn Calvin Broomfield j • former Fairmont. W Va.. minis | ter elected a bishop of the new ,' church !<• days ago I ,| Southeastern juriedk-tion J Umisville. U. V. W Darlington ,| istiH serves approximately same area but residence unchanged from Huntington. W Va.i; Jackson. Miss. Hoyt Iktbbs; Nash l’.iul B K- i tychawod. Va. William W Pelle; Charlotte.’ N. C.. Clare Punell; Birmingham.; aat T w.ckin. .tunaerly of St. Louis); Atlanta. J Lloyd J Decell (formerly of Birmingham I VETERAN SAYS ‘ (CONTINUED FROM FAUE ONE, , public opinion in which »7 per vent . of those answering favored a military alliance of Britain. France and p This aame poll showed a • Parii Methodists of IMcatur plan a (Vnr .tenary caniMigu to raise funds for ’ | the year. W. A. Lower la attiuumg to bustI tas in Kansas Ctty. Mrs. Helen Blossom Is visiting her son Dick in Fort Wayne.

IBMaWB ■ ill r • IX3B . -t! I I tot||& H;*' ’ w|Jth " "Ljcux ► A btautifulgenuine solid i ff •"««•")' tabla-and i Tarnish-Proof Chest IN ONF. Closed. fa hand.v rubbed faith and three ■ /¥\ graceful legs beautify I any wfatn at Console or VI |ij end-table, lust open the r u i ’.??•.■ • * n * the “ •• y®«' Heirloom Plate in its ter- ’ I H “>» fc -proof velvet lined r 1 I ntenor. You pay nothM B inKf'>rtheCr>ntol»Chr«t -end only »59.?» for the V H ’ apiece Service for aof Heirloom Plate. We will II Q arrange convenient Sp * ced Oil At SOW At • 3X K> Bl <. I’lNnphrvv Jewelry Store i Bit:. » 'Tw. > irt.,. f ' < 4, u)

1 73 per cent endoraement of Brit | amt utw policy of gusraniacing t the lud< ;>end< ucv ot santihtr putsch such as Poland aud Rumania 'But perhaps the most important thing tu happen recently tn Burst* and It has drawn no heail lints -Is that sines last Octnbei the mass of the British peoph have grimly aet their jaws and be come resigned to the Inevitability of war. They are getting ready tor it. This altitude is extremely important because unlesa Britain Is ready tu accept the Issue and the challenge, there can be nu major war in Europe. An lliMtratlon ot this point is the fact that dur ing the Ctcchoelovak crisis Brttlain was not t.wdy and could nut fight, regardless of the gravity of the Issas. ' The time will t ome when Brit- ( ain no longer can abide the threat I of a dominant military power ou ; the continent challenging her security. although of all the things In the world which Britain dors not want the foremost Is war because Britain has nothing to gain *'A sign of the times is that just before I salted I ordered tor the London offices of the t atted Press black window blinds for use during air raids. Already we had stocked aud filled a supply of oil lanters for use if electric current failed. A bomb-proof shelter waa built in the sub-basement of our guildtbg All thia was obligatory, at the direettoa of the British guv ernment "The speech broadcast to the United Btatea yesterday by the Duke of Windsor Indicated bon serluus he feels the situation to be. For him to break his long silence on public matters at thia moment, he must believe the situation to be critical.'•

: Millers West-End Gw J WEST ADAMS STREET I ■ Re-opened for Busmtslj ■ NEW FRESH STOCK I • COMPLETELY REMOItEI.ED. I J OPEN EVENINGS AXOSmiuJ : Phone 404 and 261E ®•■■B ■ ■ ■ B a . . M — 1 . ____. 'jM PINEAPPLE !iM r> C Country Cub «*-eb MB ■ tender and sweet, per :a« 1% a a New Red Alaba-as || htl Potatoes j •• N ° 1 7 Ibs xjJ ORANGES SPECIALS FOR ONE I>AY-WddM HAMBURGER .-u-lii PORK CHOPS. Ml TENDERLOIN VEAL LIVER EVERT THIIPBAT. J • — ■ ■ • - . — ajj — p 1 Personal Interest I U Is Assured B When We’re I I Called .... X If in only natural that mrmt*i> ■ / of a firm have a dccjM-f inlrrc' ■ than other* in lho*f ■'** r '*C' ■ y Hence, personal Henirv mean* l«* a hit more comprehensive «*r»ice ■ to the family. Personal mthw » « an unfailing feature with u». ■ OZWICK FUN ERM. HOME I -—/*> — ! ' WH ZWI' BflpßWMhßh. robii' J| UmL\ tF■teill'j- ,r rHONtsC»«J . WtW 1 ~

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