Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 148, Decatur, Adams County, 23 June 1939 — Page 3

LkSOCIETY

TO CLUB , . ' ■•!<• •■■ non, , Mr- l K » H • h..» th.-i i .>„. »<.rk of t*.lerai.il |K ; ►•>'•• th* irlihut |K-. W run Speak. io th.. Woman y, <'..iil*v . ltd >, K... Cloth.'* tin* . . decided to have next nt. .-ting ..• -« Sqtller. Mrs. M, f" I King .11,d Mt* tj . rm-on by 'h- p... Eixh.'t M Foreman. ANN MEYER ■ t RTHOAY PARTY <>f 21,• sotm |M . ' ti'.Tt.iiti.'.l Wi'h I ■■■' 'v' '••I' >'" • ' ■ anti - i o J-rry Gm* and Doria ■. . Mr*. M. yrra. i \ t irolyn and Jlmrnv R: st aid MEETING • • th" lb met in th* *<>< i.il "lay aftertu*..' » Hv . A F Beery < Th.' Misses

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H IARUBON < AKKIHI ■ l.*>ri*M. IH* Fr.larr, »>>d>ral*. |M. — Cecil B. Pe [ Hollywood'* most famous i’h-tub seen, * «m.i«-s he tell* thi* one on him- ■_ *elf. In Boston several ■■ •'.«« ago. the I .• >■ Ml mount pro. 1 |H er-director gaxe ■| ■ way t.. run: c 'iIlli * ■ memories Tl • Mi ■ carried him IM back to N w Ml Year's Eve ■Mt J W when 1 I tt De Mill*. KB I member of the — J cast of "Heart* l»e Mill* of Trumps.' sat ■E on the steps of st .No 9 Beacon street and ' i' instance A lams. hi* wife. ■ 8o«l of recollection moved relates De M lie. th... ■ and in the middle of the |Mke returned to the scene of |Mfcur.d the house gone and. in a plumbing establisha window full of bath r '* *P*culaUon a* to wh.th Niven is engaged to Dyer, who returns to Hf' 1 He doesn't say but hm I’al* believe th.- romam-e |M«« Niven recently gave s Party to which he asked English friend* to meet the |M An, l he brought her out on Glory*' set to tell every Look* very much as may lose another of bachelor*. W* Wither* and her family the accident on the Him IM ' Vorl ' 1 drtv ® I” which a San KBjoman and her little girl IM*'! a 300-foot plunge in their ■■Jsr.e's bodyguard, Jack Trent. In bringing the Injured IM 8 back up the slope and tlct-ald kit, which she has MR? ever ,lnce she became a supplied the bandages mother and daughter. U"" With the Wind," they say. 4 1* l>» premiere in Atlanta Thanksgiving and will be for a full year before n Tal release. r »tlon looms for Laralnr newcomer (the girl In »” nt Madden") and Burnett H*’"' her sweetheart since ; He goes to the Mormon ln Salt Lake for a six ■»S' rl ' xl of »ludy and, after ■J 1 " p?n ' 1 thr< ' B y< ,n r« |n for ■ ">l«lonary work. If the two

J .o.rftM . y Smith atao eave * and «ny UraUail , wn(( a 11 At the ronrhislon of the W ogr*m '.. . ** r ' rd hy the eom*ittM, the iiMMttamen Ham Sutler. Rm,, Innee Gerald Smith and Fred n,„. I 1 baptist SOCIETY ■ ALL DAY MEETING Membera of th* P.p t |. t WfWltl „ , I nociety motored to the country i home of Mr*, Charles Senndera ,4 i Wday, where they enjoyed an all day meet Inc. At noon * delicious 1 < hl. k'-n dinner wa* nerved, a number of neighbor* of Mr*. Bounders • and Mr*. A. 11. Vnversaw of Bern* I were guest* other than member* II After dinner, a business meeting .[waa held followed with a program in charge of Mr*. Hina Bunlrr. .Mr*. .Buhler* subject wan Oriental I Belin". Late m the afternoon tho , hostess aerved homemade ice 1 cream. 1 ■ , SO CHA REA ADJOURNS , DURING SUMMER SEASON 1 The So Cha Rea chib met last ’* evening at the home of Mr*. Fred Schulte with one guest. Mr*. .Mark j Braden, other than member* pre- , sent. This was the final meeting bo j for the club adjourn* for the sumI mer month*. Officers for the new year were elected with Mm. T. J. Mettler tie- ■ inc chosen as president; Mite Anne ' Murtaugh, vice-president and secre- ' tary; Mm. Glenn HUI. treasurer. Five games of bridge were en- ’ joyed and prise* awarded to th? ’ Mesdame* Dick Khinger, Bryce Butler and Clyde Butler. At the conclusion of the rames the hostess served a lovely one course luncheon. The Pocahontas lodge meeting will be held this evening in the Red ’ Men's hall at seven-thirty o'clock. I . Members of the Della Theta Tan rorority will enjoy a six o'clock dinner party at the Elka home Tuesday i'evening, followed with initiation of i the Ml**** Betty *nd Anu Young

I still feel th* same then, they pro feebly will be married. | The film. “Land of Liberty," which will be the motion picture industry's exhibit at the two world's fair*, is an amaxing climax achievement Tells the history of the United States in clips from old picture* Appearance of Will Rogers and Henry B. Walthall drew the most applause at the preview. Much of the film Is stirring stuff. They could make it ever more effective. though, by cutting almost an hour from its running time. Wonder what ever became of th* specie I shots that Mai St. Clair and a cast of seven or eight people made for thi* film? They were several weeks In production. Not a foot appeared In the picture as previewed. Joining the Boy Scouts has given a terrific boost to *Teddle Bartholomew's fan mail. He intends to b* very active in the organisation, too. Attends meetings whenever he can get away from his Universal picture. "Bright Victory." And will make a welcoming address, opening Boy Scouts' day at the San Francisco world’s fair. Aug. 3. ZaSu Pitts wasn't kidding when she said no more comedy role*. She ha* turned one down In "Ann* of Windy Poplars.” even though R-K-O tried to lure her with a 1500 a week boost in salary. Allen Jenkin* and Margaret Undsay are two more players reported going off the Warner eontract list . . . Wayne Morris had 1 to be finger-

printed befor* he could get • "second's license" to work In Maxie Rosenbloom's corner for hl* fight with Al Ettore. . . . Morri* will get a $5 check for his night'* work. John Carrldine'* youngster had to be rushed

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to the hospital for the strangest operation of the year . . . Very funny caae except for the fact that it might have been seri A • • • California climate agree* with Dick Arlen's mother. She la able to alt SUr Hony.woodite who got an Invitation to ( ( tay at the president’s palace when she visits Nicaragua. ... Add to surprise twosome®: Louise BrooK , and Lew Brice at La Conga. . . • Incidentally. Catalina la to have a : bran eh of La Conga summer Monte Prosser promises a July i opening.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY. JU!<£ 23.

CLUB CALENDAR •<Kl»ty Deadline, 11 a. M. Pannw Macy Phuno* 1000 — 1001 •—ro Friday . Methodist ladles' Aid Society, r < hurch Social Rooms, 1;«» t, m • ’’hlUth.e Class. Mr*. Jam** i rlrickler, 7;So p. m. American Legion Auxiliary. l»-! i Rlun Hom*. 7:30 p. m ’’•“'•honta* t/nlge. Red Jggn-n » Hall. 7:W p. m. I* Tuesday * Delta Theia Tan Dinner md Ini-* nation. Elk* Home, j, m . Idty O'Shaughnesney and Kathleen 1 Kirchner. 1 J Mm. J. Ward Calland and daugh ' • !f r ' M,n,w Kllsaiieth an d MraJ Hank Alton visited in Fort Wayne' today. ' John Carroll b** arrived home from ■ Loyola university at Chic ato where' ( h* la a medlcai student und will 1 # snend the summer with hh parent*, i J M- and Mm. Ciayaon Carroll. Mr* Fred Patterson of Routh Second street, who was admitted to . the Adam* county memo-lal hospl-i tai Tuesday, was rtported a* being' some better today. t Miss Letty Kints of Toledo. Ohio I Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fred k ' Smith. >. James Todd of Cincinnati will be' ► the week-end guest of John Carroll. I '• Wayne Besvem has returned to* Evanston after a two weeks' visit! * with his parents. Dr. snd Mm. B. " D. Reaver* of North First street. " John Ixise. who has been a patient *■ at the Adams county memorial bon-1 pital for the past several weeks. Is, '• improving slowly. Attorney and Mm. A. D. Vnver- ' saw of Heme, former Decatur resid'lenta. are moving to Franklin. ' Mr. and Mrs. C. D Teenl" left to-' day for Rome City, where they will I spend several day* at their summer ' , Lome on Sylvan Lake. Ml*a Lettie Kints of Toledo. Ohio. “ b visiting friends In this city for a | few days. 1 ( Mr. and Mr* t'Hfford Savior* will ' go to Lake Wawasee Saturday H evening where they will I* guest* I at a dinner dance at the Sp'nk Wa-. ’ 1 wawe hotel. Mm. Rose Clark, who ha* been a patient at the Adams county memorial for the past two week*, was reported a* being slightly improved. Mm. J. Fred Fruchte who ha* been seriously 111 Is mu« h Improved. and able to be around in the house i Mr*. Fred Patterson who was ad-| mlit.'d to the Adams county Memor i ial hospital several days ago is 1 much Unproved and resting easier.* Mrs Barney Wertxberger, Margaret. Bud and Ray will return to* Decautr this evening after a week's' trip through the Smokey Mountains. Mother Nature beautified the eas-1 t»rn sky last evening with a double j rainbow. A numb* r of observing citizens viewed the spectacle. —oTOWNSEND FUND iCONTINUBD FROM FAGK O.NKi program "without affording direct and substantia Isssurance to agriculture.” The new “cost of production” I bill, he said, "lays down a pro--1 gram, which, without subsidizing the farmer or regimenting the farmer would Insure a price for farm commodities that would win for the farmer the cost of producing that commodity plus a profit. If that program were to be made the law of the land. I am confident It would quickly eliminate any need for worrying about surplus farm production.” • The Townsend pension plan.

Prepare to Fight Back All Garden Enemies

% Protection against inaecta and disease* in the garden should be quick and timely. Many attack* can be foretold, and defcn»e organised in advance. You may expect the time insects to prey upon your crops that appeared last year, and should have a lethal dose waiting for them, instead of waiting until they have done considerable damage before you light back. A complete arsenal for garden defense consist* of three material*, one to kill insects that suck plant juices, one to kill insect* that cat plant tissues. a third to check attacks of fungus and other diseases. Another way to define these munitions of war is a* follows: Contact poisons, to kill sucking insect*, such ns nicotine sulphate, pyrethrum, and rotenoqg. Stomach poison*, to kill leaf eating insect*, such a* arsenate of lead, calcium arsenate, or rotenone. Fungicide, such as bordeaux mixture. dusting sulphur, and lime-sul-phur for* some use*. Nicotine and arsenic are poisonous. but Ute gardener who exercises reasonable care in their use incur* no danger. Rotenone and pyrethrum are gaining wide acceptance for spraying and dusting, because they arc not poisonous to ani-

HOST TO ELKS UKRNARD F. DICKMANN. Mayor of St. Louis snd long active In th* Bensvolsnt snd Protective Order of Elk*, will be th* oSclal host to Elk* from this community who will tak* part In th* Order's seventy 1 fifth nations) convention reunion to b* held In St Louis th* week of I July 10th. He I* chairman of th* executive committee In chsrge of arrangement* for th* gathering. Th* need for a vigorous Americanism will bo th* them* of th* convention. | — ll ■■ - | Nye said. St* 'largely snd essenj Hally Into any considered end I worthwhile program of national re- ' covery. '•This plan calls for the levying of a tax upon business transac-, tlons. the return* of which would 1 lie available for distribution among » the aged who could qualify for thia i i deserving consideration. I defy I anyone to attack the soundness of this general principle.” This transactions tax, he assert- 1 would not he s serious burden upon the people, “not any more so than any other tax.” The return would be “so definitely good" as . to make it virtually “an Invest-. ment tax.” X ITIONS SIGN I FROM FAGB ONK> portion of that cotton without re-; reiving a return equal to the' amount invested in loan*, handling charges and benefit payment*. Official* expressed no surprise j that wheat was not a part of the < agreement. A reduction in the ' wheat acreage this year, they said, plus an expe«'ted short crop makes the wheat surplus less acute. 0 DISTRICT LAMB tCCNTINUEU FROM PAGE ONE> Teeter and P. C. Ward. Ixith of Rwhester, and Hugh Wildermutli Os Akron. Huntington: Francis IH. Heaton of Warren. Kosciusko: Rudy L. Ross. South Whitley: I , t'loid D. Schwartz. Warsaw, and Harold Wilson. Milford. Noble: . t'lyilc Rish. and If. M Harper, both , jof Ligonier: Joe Schermerhorn., I Wawaka. Steuben: Vern Keis*. halon. Ohio, and Wendell Allen. Angola. Whitley; John Henry' I I'nimel. Columbia City. HOUSE PASSES (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONEi against ordinary Income of corporations; retain present tsx rate*, for corporations with annual Income* of less than 125.000. . Farm Measure Washington. June 23 — (U.R> —! A record breaking 11.150.551.130 appropriation for the agriculture' department for IS4O went back to I conference between the senate] and house today after house ec-' ceptance of more than 3335.000.000 In iiubitdgeted funds added by the senate. The two chief Item* were 3225.000.000 for parity payment* to farmers, and 3113.000.000 additional for disposing of farm surpluses. ; President Roosevelt has expressed <ipiKisltloll to the unbudgeled *ur-

i 1 vb I: vr* I>u»tin* Is Quick and Easy, mats, but are deadly to insects. They are offered under various trade names, both for use in sprays and dust*. It >» possible to obtain the other materials mentioned for use as both sprays and dusts, so the gardener may take his choice in the method of application. Both methods have their advocates. On the whole dusting take* less time in preparation and require* less expensive tool*. Spraying. on the other hand, is more effective for contact poison*, and is preferred by some in all case*.

Trapped in Tientsin Blockade? gfl I ■. A Mrs. William Kengla snd son Michael Relative* of Mr*. William Kengla of Upper Darby. Pa., fear the young matron is among those trapped in the Japanese blockade of the Chinese city of Tientsin. Mr*. Kengla. wife of Capt. William Kengla of th* U. 8. marine corp*, ha* not written to relative* in a iuui.Uj, although previously she wrote frequently. Mr*. Kengla is shown with her son, Michael.

pluses Hems unless congress I* willing to levy new , taxes to finance them Lutheran Ladies To .Meet Sunday The ladies of the Zion Lutheran church congregation are requested to remain for a special meeting after the regular church services Sunday. Holiness Association Meets Sunday Afternoon The monthly meeting of the Adams county holiness association will meet at the Monroe tabernacle Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. M. L. Garrett of Macon. Ga.. will be the principal speaker. The public is invited to attend. o Regular legion Meeting Monday The regular meeting of Adams |Mi*t number 43 of the American Legion will be held at the I-eglon home. First and Madison streets. Monday evening at X o'clock All member* are urged to be present. o Fort Wayne Woman Fatally Injured Fort Wayne. Ind.. June 23—(UP) •-The toll from three automobile accidents here las* night, today I stood at one dead and seven injurI Mrs. Stella Hoffer. 48. died early i today from injuries received when a car driven by her husband. Louis, I struck a utility pole after collld-, Ing with a truck. Hoffer escaped injury. but Stella Skinner. 48 who was I I riding In the automobile, suffered : shock. Hospital attendant* reported her condition as fair. Dismiss Charge On Mexican Beet Worker Bluffton., Ind., June 23—(UP)— Alex Contains, sugar beet worker arrested Wednesday on charges of assault aglnst Eugene Conley, 14. was free today after proser utor A. Walter Hamilton filed motion for t'.ismisssl of the charge because of Insufficient evidence. Similar charge* were dismissed against Harve Ladlg arrest rd three week* ago accused of having threatened Elgle May Hueston with a hunting knife.

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Harn Schamerloh Slightly Improved The condition of Harry Schumer-' loh. who has been critically 111 at •he Adaens county hospital for the past several day*, showed a faint sign of improvement today, according to relative*. It wa* revealed today that Scba•nerloh Is suffering from centre I meningitis, instead of spinal meningitis. a* was first stated. Hi* condition la still described as critical, ' however, despite the sllg.it tmprove- ' t tent. —'O ——— Fear .Missing Girl May Have Drowned Petersburg. Ind.. June 23 —<UP) —Volunteer workers today dragged t.tany flooded mine pita in an effort to find Eileen Royalty. 17-year-old daughter of Chester Royalty of Artnur, who was reported missing yesterday. She waa tracked to a deep mine pH where she often went to watch fish, her parent* said. '— O — Couple Has 67 Grandchildren Manhattan. Mont. <U.PJ — Mr.' and Mr*. Joe Verwolf, married 4K year* ago at Harrison, 8. D.. and the parent* of 12 children, can now count a total of 56 grand- j children and 11 great grandchildren. o Trade In a Good Town — Oecatui

FH i! 49tp»ck/lsMoton Chonn Facial Pads 39< Th* modern woman’* w»y to temove make-up and fcr freshening th* akin. Give* you a facial in k about one minute. Delightfully y 5%. scented, too. Z ! B. J. Smith Drug Co.

NEGRO KILLER IS EXECUTED larncs Swain Os Evansville Executed At Indiana State Priaon Michigan City, Ind . June 23.— •U» — James Hwaln. Evansville negro convicted of slaying Christ ] 11. Bredenkstnp. ’<». a grocer, dur-1 Ing an attempted robbery, ws* electrocuted at 12 <M a. m today at th* Indiana state prison He was pronounced dead at 12 0* *. m Kwsin walked to the electric i < hair itnaasisted and made no Hnal j statement. He was transferred to! the death chamber from his cell ** 3:30 p m. yesterday. Laal night he ate hla third "laat I meal." each time consisting of a 1 fried chicken, string potatoes, bls cults and blackberry pie He also i was given bananas to carry bint 1 through the evening. Twice previously he escaped exea-uHon by last minute attempt* of attorneys Once they secured j* court order to hall the execution I |and the second tlm* appealed lot th* supreme court. Prison officials said that he i . seemed resigned to death and that ' . he helleved he would die today. GREAT BRITAIN <CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONKI ' aneae army Apparently th* Japanese had j 1 suffered a material setback In the i south. If only for the moment. Im- ' ■ cause of the prompt and firm ' * defiance by United State* and British navy authorities of a Jap I > aneae order to get their warships. | • merchantmen and eftfaen* out of' Swatow. British naval authorities offl clally advised all British merchant ! men in Chinese water* to reroute! ade with Rwatow The 4S Amer-

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1 leans al Rwatow had refused tn leave, a* had flrltlah residents. Th* United Stale* destroyer* l I'lllaliury and Pop* and the British jdestoryera Thanei and Hcoui remained In Hwatow harbor. Tension swung hack to Tientsin a* the Japanese -uddenly harden •d their altitude In their hloekad* of the Hrillsh and French <utic»sI slims Several RiiHah m*n and al least j one British woman reported) lit- ; dignities by Juitatiese pickets al | the conceaahm etit rances To Increase th* tension, the JapMieae at last turned on the >l»ai||y electric current In 3o ml lea iof obstructive wire* aitt rounding !i hi l oneeasloti area Their flrat ' victim was a Chinee*. people saw the figure of a . < bines* dieseed In laborers' ’clothes sprawled groteaquely on ' the wire a few hundred yards front I th* United State* marine barracks I lust outside th* Wires Apparently he had tried Io get over the wire* during the night to leave the coneewalon tine hand |ilutche«| * strand of the wire*, i The victim * legs were sprawh-d • Inside the barricade area. Hl* hat I lay rm the ground outside. Parrot Imitatata Skyrocket j Oakland. Cal-(UP)- When Her-f-ert C. To)**' highly gifted talking parrot left Its perch and took to i I tall tree, he finally tired four skyrocket* In an effort to make It come down. In the end he waa obliged U> • - "™ -

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