Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 167, Decatur, Adams County, 17 July 1939 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Bunday by «MC DECATUR OSMOCHAT CO. Incorporated Entered al the Decatur, Ind I*ool Offtae aa Beound Cleat Matter I. H Honor President A ft. Hollbuum, tfoc'y. A Hua Mgr. Pick U. Holler Vwo-Preaidoat Subscription Rat**: gluglr coplea .OS Une week. by carrier........ .10 Do* year, by carrier . S.ov Duo mouth, by mail Sb Three tuootha. by mai1...... 1.00 BU month*. by mail 176 Due year, by mai1......... . 8.99 Ono year, al offioo. > 00 Price* quoted are within a radiua of 100 mtiea. Elsewhere 13.50 one year. Advertialng Rate* made known on Application. National Adver Representative BCHEEKER a CO. lb Lextngtuu Avenue. New York it East Wacker Drive, Chicago Charter Member of Th* Indiana League of Home Dailiea. IN tbe home* of America are 1 born the children of America, and from them go out. into lite, American men and women. They go out with the damp of tbeae home* upon themand only aa these homea are what they should be are the men and women what they ahould be.—J. G. Holland. | Tbe tree acta are being booked for the Street Fair, tbe Teeter Slater*. Hollywood Thrill Gist*, featuring the bill which pnuaiaea to thrill thousand* during tbe week. Decatur ha* been getting tbe I break* tbi* rummer in the ruu of Are*, the brat blase in a long time occurring Saturday morning. We 1 hope we hold the record tor amall 1 losses tbla year, the Krick-Tyndall I and Hoop mill fires, sending up the total in year* past. Ou lop of the trouble at Harlan. I the state of Kentucky had a great ‘ tragedy to befall it at Providence. An explosion In a coal mine entombed 31 miner*, the majority being killed. Although rescue work I proceeded rapidly the meu were ’ asphyxiated before help reached them. Think, talk and work for a better town in which to live. Suggest way* of stepping up civic pride, doing things to make thia a better j place In which to work and enjoy j lite. A community is always a re- > flection of tbe people within 11. | their desires and ambiltm* Kadi year ahould record progress iu a i thriving community. Ilev. Walter Luecke was installed aa new pastor of the Friedheim Lutheran church In Preble town-' ahip Sunday with appropriate ger-' vice*. The pastor wa* given a sincere welcutue by the cuugrega | lion and the occasion was a happy one for him and his parishioner*. | The Reverend Luecke succeeds He* W. II W,-ruing, who accepted a pastorate at Youngstown, Ohio Members ot the Loyal Ordei of ' Moose- went to Moosebeart Munday to Visit the- borne for children. I Thia fraternal order dore outstand lug work In the maintenance ot Moosebeart and tbe providing ot a home tor about 1,600 orphan children, Mooaeheart I* recognised tbe world over for oue ot the moat I successful Institutions of It* kind and local member* tecl proud and happy that they have a part m Ila P< rpct nation Eumvtbiug will have to so. douo with the Waahlugtou lowuabip poor relief fund. Hurting in Janu-I ary with * duficit of >3,1*0.72, the trustee has expended au addition 1 ul 1i7,51*3.ei for the six month*, bringing tbe total ddtdt to |gj,. I 173.30, lu June tbe township r<- I reived >11,335 ,M from tbe tax din-1 j trlbntJvu. leaving the net deficit. lor Ihe ai* montlia, 39.M7.18. Hawed on a township propaily vain . allon. Washington lowushtp Im* a 32-ceut tux rate fur pout relief, which levy will produce about

000 for 1939 In view of the large deficit now and the fact that ttn’ township must operate another aix {month*, the deficit at the end of •! the year Will be between >I3,IHM> and >15.000, even after the Novemt her tax distribution I* made To clear up tbla defleit and create a 1 six month's working balance fur ; th* first half of HMo. the Washingtown township poor relief levy , may have to be increased to 50 I or 00 cent* on the hundred dollar ' valuation. Under the law, a* long ( as th* pool relief bills are present- > cd they must be honored by the 1 county auditor and lb* money adI valued to the credit of the town•hip. The county balance la thus depleted aiut something will have . to be done when the budget ia comI piled next month. the homey ATMOBPHERK: What* the answer, fur example. Ito the amailng sucre** of play* . like "Abe Lincoln In Illinois,'' "On , Borrowed Time,'' and "Father Malar by a Miracle?” Why do Walt Disney s delightful delineation* of Snow White. Ferdinand the Hull, and Wynkyn, Blynkyti. and Nod make millions of men. women, and children put millions of dollar* into the purse* of their producers? What made "One Man'* Family" a banner broadcaat almost ovei highland has kept it hitting the high spot* tor over tour years? Why were "The Citadel" and “The Yearling” two ot the be*i-e*Uing book* of last year? What shot "The Hardy Family ’ aeries of motion picture* Into Cl*** A when the producer* themselves classified them as Class B? What makes Cartoonist Chic Youngs ( comic stripe "Wondfo” a daily tav- | ortte with million* of us? ia It because all these various creations are clever? That a one ' reason, yes; but its also because | they have other qualttiea tar more I important and significant. In each and every one of them soul appeal ! shelve* sex appeal and simple and I normal thinking, living, aud loving I take the plat e of acnsatioMlimn. new thought, aand neurotica.—Beti ter Homes and Gardena. — o ♦ — —— .0 Many Reunions Scheduled For Summer Months Sunday. July 23 Pleasant Mills Alumac picnic. 1 Hun Sot Park. Barker annual reunion, Suu Set Park. Sunday July 30 Haggard Family Reunion. Berne. Indiana. Borne annual reunion. Suu Set ParkMeyer family reunion. Suu Set Park. Miller family Sth annual reunion, Suu Set Park. Sunday, August * Hl»-t4e Reunion. Otto Blceke , Home nortlieast ot Ducatur. Shaffer Reunion. Memorial Park. The Fuhrman family reunion I will be held Sunday, August g. at Hanua-Nuttman park. Krause annual reunion, Sun Set Park Dettluger reuuion.traiu or shine> Suu Set Park. Venui* annual reunion. Suu Set Park. T. L. Risen reunion, Suu Set Park. Sunday, August 13 Hawkin* Reunion, Hanna Nuttman Park. Rvlllg and Reoiuu reuuiou. Suu Set Park. M. O. Brown reunion. Suu Bet Park. Sunday. August 20 Annual McGill Reunion. SuuScl Park. Weldy Family ink Annual Reunion, iiauua-Nuttmau Park. Steel annual reunion, Suu Set Park. 1 Muy reunion, (ram or ahluc) Suu Bet Park. Chattanooga Zion Lullnirau church picnic. Sun Bet Park. Walter* family reuuiou, Suu Set Park. •unday, August 27 Wealey annual reunion, Suu Set Park. Hhtklc family reunion. Suu Sot Park. Sunday, fteptember 3 1 Kmrick Annual Reuuiou. HunSel I Park. Wick auuuul reuuiou. Suu Set Park. Roop reuuiou,tram or ahiuei Suu Sst Park. Sunday, Uptambar 10 Roebuck annual reuuiou, Suu Set Park. Sunday. September 17 Bowman annual reuuiou. Bun Sat Patk.

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• A Answers To Test Questions Below are the anawer* to th* Tost Questions printed on Page Two • — « L Oxygen and nitrogen. 2. The first I* commerce between the slates; the second I* c imtuercej within a state. 3. Golf. 1. Aaron Burr. 5. No. 4. William Green. 7. Uvndon. Eng X. 14 7 Ris. per *q. In. ». Tbe Phiiippmcs. in. Words that are alike in sound' but unlike in venae. 1. Guillotine. 2. Henry Picard. 3. The aßmtroM. 4. No. 5. Hh’-ture; not pik'-chur. 4. Great Britain and th* United State*. 7. Twimtyfive year*. S Copenhagen. 9. A wild goal ot at aucaau*. Mi No. L——— — e TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY July 17 Jesse Leßruu buy* the O. P. Mills luueb room on West Monroe street. Kenneth Runyon undergoes operation tor removal ot adenoid*. Women of the Root township

GOVERNMENT IN ACTION ~ “Taking The Boy* Off The Street*” ' ■ ayJwKßr ■ : ‘Z * jf. pl a t ■ •< high saheel graduate*, uaable le perse* their •decatiea fwr*b.r U.r areead UR ,k. u „ rn Th ., r ’ adecs tZ. * *' U “-.«h NY A .hl. m emHtame Mp

lr j'HE picture *t lb* left typifies * thousand* of Indiana boys, unable financially to continue their education beyend th* common or high school*, before inauguration es the National Youth Administration. The government m taking these bey* off th* streets and away from the pool hail* and tavern*. I dienes* ia a breeder of erime, and these Indiana boys, high school graduate* unable to obtain work, formerly loafed around th* pool hall or tavern. Today, however, Government has corrected this situation. Compare th* two picture*. Whore would you prefer your boy to be? Th* picture on th* right show* two high school grsduites conducting chsinicai experiments ;U Butler University In tndlsnapoh». Through NYA, boyv today ar* able to obtain employment r.t

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT MONDAY, JULY 17, 1939.

MAN AND RELIGION A brief account of oue hundred of the religious of the world today is contained in our Service Bureau * interesting and informative booklet "Religions of the World." which may be obtained by aeMting the coupon Ik-low. eucloetng ten cents iu coin (carefully wrapped*, to cover return postage and other haudlln* costs; C LIP CXH PON HERE F. M. Kerby. Director. Dept. D-179, • , Daily Democrat's Service Bureau. 1013 Thirteenth Street. Washington. D. C. Eudoaed ia a dime send my copy of the b<H>klet "Religions of the I Woi Id" to; — NAME STREET and No. CITYSTATE ij 1 am a reader of the Decatur Daily Democrat. Decatur. Ind

- Hume Economic* clirtt enjoy a plejnic at the Kunkle grove. < James A. Beery, former Decatur i resident, resign* as auditor of Billings county. North Dakota to accept position as a memuer of Ute state tax comniiaeiun. Mis* Ada Steven* returns from a visit In St. Joe, Mo., and Chicago. ■ fl — — | Household Scrapbook I By Roberta Lee I ' Poison Ivy ' A remedy tor ivy poison is to u*e > equal parts of suticarbonaie ot bls- 1 : mutb ad calomel. Apply as a du**-i Inr, powder after irriXUbing tbe as- ■ f«K t<ul parts with a.cohol. Then cover with a layer of absorbent cotton iAud bandage lightly. This is effec-'

th* institutions of higher foaming *o they may continue their education. In addition, under the Work* Project* Program for out-of-•ehool young folks, th* NYA is employing approximately 2,790 young people from 18 to 24 year* of age in Indiana. Project turnover of youths employed on work* project* for th* 12-month period April 1, 1987, to April I, 1988, was 8,482. Thi* number of young folks found job* In private empfoymeut, government work, or are attending school. Os this 3.482 turnover, 1.168 obtained jobe in private employment during the period. Under th* project* for out-of-school boy* and girl*, th* NYA foster* such *ctivitfo« *v public i building improvement, improv*. m *nt to grounds, rscreationgl f*.

live cv«u after blisters have funned. Black Straw Hat Tu clean a black straw bat and restore tbe faded color, mix well together two-third* olive oil and one-third jet black ink and go over the bat with a small bruah Cooling Drink Spiced ice tea i» sotaetbing different in a tefreahuig summer Uriah. Simply put tour or live whole d ive* into the put m which the te-i 1* brewtag. and tee as usual. —o — — * TODAY'S COMMON ERROR * —■ 1 - Du uot say. "She was capable of l» log flattered;** say. "susceptible tu flattery.'*

jCihtfos. sewing, work abop*. nUr,**ry school*, reersgtiona! lm<|er- ; »hip. clerical projects, museum and library work and book repair, home making and various awv*y* •nd March project*. In the throe y»ar» sine* tie tnreption of th* NYA program in Indian* • total of »,«2«.U17.21 haa been allocated. Os thi* amount >1.887,821.41 ha* been u**d for the wag** of th* needy high achool, college and graduate student. Aaid* from th* tducatiomal id I vantage* to them Indian, boy* ■nd giria, th* r*cot*h *how that •« a mult of the** amd other Gowrrnmental activitn* in behalf of youth, th* crim* rata among youthful offender* tn Indiana hae drnppod from 4B ptr of thol i prison population in 193 S tn 3n • I F*r rent in 1988.

r ACTIVITIES OF ADAMS COUNTY 4>H CLUBS The Junior Luadora <’t Adam* county met al th* bom* of H**el Y»kr. Thursday avenlttg. July «. al 7:30 Twenty-two member* were . present. The meeting w*a '-ailed W < >r ' l * r by tbe prauideot. Utaier NM*b*nm Plana war* made for the ptefft' be hold at th* Lehman P»rk nt; Berue on July 11- All <H member* and their friend* arw urged to attend aa thl* I* one ot tbe blr geal events Os tba I‘H 7** r - A treasure hunt atid many outdoor game* war* enjoyed by everyone Refreshment* war* aerved by the bo*leaa. Haxal Y*ke. There will bv no meeting in > AumurL due U> tbe •Mbtbitß whkb I will be held at tbe Decatur fair. Heoaiar's P*t The Hoosier. Pal 4-H dub of Vnlon township met at the In** manuel Lutheran school. July •- The meeting was called to order ' by the president. Dorothy Thieme.' The club song was sung and the roll call was answered by nln* ■ : member*. Florence Bicnx. Luetta ; Haugk. 110 Grote. Edtth and Edna Marbnch. Kathryn Bh«fer. Dorothy j aud Regina Tbletne. The leaders. Evelyn Thieme and Mrs. Shafer, j were also present. | Demonstrations were given by : Regina Thieme and Fioretw e Bien* I The business consisted ot plan i nlug the program to be given at | the junior leader* social. Refreahmenta were served by i Dorothy and Evelyn Thieme. I The next meeting will be held at the Immanuel Lathe ran school on Tuesday. July 18. at I P »•

Happy Harmony Tbe Happy Harmony 4-H club of Mouroe township bdd an inside meeting at the home of Lorena Nuaabaum. Wednesday. July >. at l .M p. m. The meeting wa* tailed to order by tbe president and the roil call was held to which nine member* and two leaders responded Those present were: Lorena Nussbaum. Eleanore Behwart*. Naomi. Vera*. Ruth and Florine Bleury. Irene and i Evelyn Graber. Lola Jean Schug and the two leader*. Elma Bleury and Mr*, fteubeu Bleury A demonstration on "Making Pillow Case*" was given by Y'erna Steury. Also group singing was, enjoyed. Tbe business session consisted of selecting a nominee tor queen. The nominee is Eleanorc Beth Schwarts. The four delegate* are. . Evelyn Graber. Naomi Steury. Flortne Steury and Lnla Schug. Verna i Steury is alternate. The social hour consisted of j ' games and refreshments which were served by the hostess. Loreua Nussbaum The next meeting will be held i at tbe horn,- of Irene Graber, July 11>. at 1:» p m ' The club held an outing and picalc at the CCC camp near Vera : Crux on Tuesday. June Tl. with a welner roast aud other refreshI menta. They then went to the . Bluffton swimming pool aud reI turned home about 9 o'clock.

Peppy Pepper* The Peppy Peppers 4-H club of Washington township met al tbe home of Marjorie Gay on WedaoeI day. July &. at 1 ;30 p. m. with [eight member* pieaent. Virginia Hoffman. the president, took charge of the meeting. The roll call was answered by "the moat interesting person I ever met." after which the secretary. Wilma Grove, read the minutes of . the last meeting. We decided to go to the uncial which is to be sponsored by the junior leaders A demonstration was given by ■ Marjorie Gay on "Baking a ShortI Cake" and a talk was given by Wilma Grove entitled "Hetlnitbms of Baking Terms “ After this refreshments were served. Those present were: Barbara ' Lehman. Virginia and Phyllis Hoff man. Marjorie Gay. Huth and Wil- ! ma Grovs. Catherine Andrews, aud Jean Laut«*nscbiager. Happy Hustlers The Hartford Happy Hustlers 4II club met at tbe Hartford high “chord on June 3» with twelve members present. The meeting was called to order by the president. Ruth Grandlien •rd. The roll call was answered by our favorite Joke. Wc repeat ed the pledge and then had our old and new business. Wc chose a girl to enter the county contest for county gneen The nominee la Helen Gtendannlng. The regular sowing heur tallowed this business meeting. The Monmouth Merry Maids mot at the Monmouth high school oa Thursday. July «lh with tea members present. The nteeUng was called lo order by the president. Vera Belhold, and i i-n Invitation was extended to ltu> Kt. John's Smiling Juniors 4-H club to meet with ua at our next meeting tin July 14th at the Monmouth High rchool at 1:30 p. m. Plana were made to attend the 4-11 ClSb county plunlc to bo held at Lohman's park al Be run on July 13th. llefrcslaanaU were then served by the boatssaes. Vera and Avogolla ilolUoid. Up and At It The Up und al It VII Club ot Bluo Creek towusblp met at tbe home ot bald Joan Ripley ou July t>, with

One of Three Rescued - • • i 111 W "**oi»**<O-M ! iWKr 1 Ll A J w - y While bodies of !7 miner* trapped deep undergi >und by ■ tu the Davin soft coal mine at Piovidence. Ky were the surface iu relay*, the three who were rescued luuMti com<- at the surface. Photo show*•Douglas Cate* sbs su injured by falling debri*. with hi* overjoyed parent*. Mr. Carney Cate*

seven memtier* present. The meeting was called to ordur by the president, Barbara Bryan. After the roll call and minutes o< the last meeting, the 4-H Club Song was sung. A demonstration on "Bak-. i->g a Cake" was then given by Enid Ulpley. The election for queen from { this dub, was nominated. Th* vot- ' <w are; Mildred Tricker. Barbara i Bryan. Mae Hili and Jean Berry. The girls who will participate in the county judging and demonstra* ti< n contests were also ebesen and ere: clothing. Wanda N.xdstine; canning, Barbara Bryan,; baking, llnld Joan Ripley and demonstration. Wand* Neadstine. Games were enjeyed and refreshvi.euts of fruit and cake wer? served { by the hottest. Enid Ripley. Those present were; Betty Sipe, Barbara Bryan. Euid Rip:-ty. Janet Bryan Jean Berry. Mao Hill. Wanda Neadsttne and Mr*. Hiram WitU arer. Jeanita Lehman, county club i agent, and Shirley Bruut. Mis. Don Wittwer and Mr*. Leland Ripley ■sere also present. Java Make* Gas Masks Singapore (UR) — Tbe first gas n.a*k factory in tbe East Indie* has opened *1 Bandoeng. Java, it is operated by a branch of * Brittlru company. Although pr.-sent out-

Continue Neutrality Bill Fi| -fl X 1 r J -Ilk w pl 1 ” 1 ., I I Senator. Key PIH-nun, left, and .Virn BarklC Although suffering a defe.it when the senate foreign J*' mittee voted 13-11 for postponing action on th« Roosevelt administration continues Its fight for lmr ; w on a new bill which would repeal the existing law 'a end” ments of arms to belligerents Photo show- two« ,n tion leaders, both members of tha committee who „ llfJ as they departed from tbe office of be< r ' -f' I*' 1 *' -*tU following the adverse vote At tb« J . j Pittman of Nevada, sad right, Senator AJben Bai hie; ’ ’

| put I* only 1-hi g** umiJ can be increa»--d t« Ml dally tn an emergency.M masks are for the Datul army. J i . 1 uw 1 1 Hpeed it at Hl oat «f :al ’I tributing factors to owgj • cidenta. *1 Bank in 19<H. Chutafl was the speed d*taos «M ’ burned up the track*;lm .New Jersey, with hu M I er. eight hoi *e*vw«r. i • loalile chain driv* An 1 hreatktakitv sierd at I j hour, and driver Yawl *1 came in first. • Today Mini, peopia kt ‘.ing through a busy fiat r past school bouse*, urii sr<roua locatiuu* ua m; at. not 3& but *5 M traveling go miles aa M ’ a dead object, ha* tksl • ot Impact It aoald bins dropped from the tsprftl • wU tiding to tbi ;»resimk t- Bafure you drive unM