Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 198, Decatur, Adams County, 22 August 1939 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by INI OftCATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Ineorperateo Rntared at U>« Decatur, Ind. Post Off lea aa bacon d Class Maltar I. M ) taUsr .. . President A- M. HeUbousr. Secy * Hue Mgr OKA a Hritor Vlco-Prssldem Subscription Rates: fltaglv copi..a ........ ....( .OS b»« week. by carrier .10 Doa year, by oar r tar. I.uo Ona moo tb. by mall M rbraa months. by ma 11...... 1.00 BU moo t ha. by mall 1.74 l>n« year, by mall Sup One year, at offloa 9.00 Price* quoted are within a radlua of 100 mltea. Elsewhere 93.60 one year. Advertising Kataa mad* known on Application. National Advrr. Representative SCHKKRKK A CO. 16 Laxiugtou Avenue, New York It Seat Wacker Drive, Chicago Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Oalltaa. Indiana will have a bumper corn crop, if nothiug happeua and it a j getting e little tale in the evaeon for auy thing eertoue. It may not be war lu Europe but It eeema to be one of thoee modern mart bee to take what they want by right of might, call It what you wtah. Thanksgiving in Teia* will have ' two dates this year, the old and the new. Perhaps they will really give thanks one day and play football the other one. ttoea shopping tire you? Those who select through the Itaily Democrat advertisement* Bud It saves them a lot of lime and worry aud actual work. Try It. A fish caught off New Jersey coma tiled forty cents. Now the bait coat may become quite an overhead for the average ffshermau who works all day to get one fuat below the limit. Decatur stores carry what you warn at the fairest prices you will Bnd auy where They don't mark goods up to permit a sale price. They price goods at the right figure and yon get a big advantage by trading at home where you know with whom you are dealing. Since It is thought advisable by many* to . Usage the date of Thanksgiving, why not make it on Mouday. thus providing a double j holiday and preventing the breaking up of the week by a mid-week holiday ? There would be tiumer- : one advantages and be popular after the fnss Is over. This ts WPA recreation week and the program which continues 1 throughout the week will culminate with field day at Worthttiau Kleld 011 Friday. There will be a model airplane exhibition Thursday, _ soft ball, croquet aud other sports during the week and a general flue outdoor time. The construction work on the new tile mlllc here will provide employment for a number of men and after He completion will add approximately a hundred to the employed men for the city. That's I something and every one ta happy that 1 lie plana of the company have . ffnally been completed The week end list ol traffic casualties was not as targe as the previous one but sufficient to make every ofie again reuse his promise »ud determination to be more careful It s sol only what you do but likewise that you kee p the car hi oootrol no you can handle It when the other fellow does the wrong thing. The Laronntatue Handle t ompatty will resume operation about the first of the mouth aud will run •tesdily during the winter it la expected Thu wtu add to the weekly payroll here and take care of

a number of men who are experienced ta that line. It Is one of the splendid Industries here and j h«* operated many years. ' 1 | Dixie Davis says he stopped at I the siau- house In Indiana to get 1 j*# automobile license and wss told • lit would tabs a day or two by regular routine, eo he dropped a ten-dollar bill In some one's tap | | and got It lu twenty minutes. Well ij»n »•“ *e* how that kind ol a Up 1 would make- the average fellow at | the window do a lillk- liuatling. A IVunsylvaula man hilled his 1 wife and (ter brother becanae they ! vtalted a tap room and the Mrs. neglected her four children. That { will stop It for them and be won 1 ' have to bother about any thing either It Is likely, hut the young : stars become the unfortunate etc- 1 j Urns. There ta a lot of unnects nary grief In this old world ol | {ours. Have you cut those seeds? It s necessary under the taw. Dr. Dauiels, secretary of the local board I of health, ailing under instruction* , j from the state bureau has so ord- j J tied aud It you have tailed to do so, It will be necessary for the i I I Ity street force to attend to It aud | the costa must be charged against your property. You can save mou ; >y by attending to it yourself. The request of Judge Kruchtc. j director of the Adams county traf- I fie safety council, that farmers cooperate by removing live obstacles. I ; crops or weeds, from the corners, I so the vision of motorists will not be impaired. Many accidents oc-J enr at these Intersections of roads j la-cause the drivers cannot see a cat appruac lung from the other! direction. A ttltle effort wilt prob- j ably prevent accidents from this i «HlUlXi . All of the responsibility for granting relief ta not upon the official to whom the apin-al ta made I I’nder a new taw It Is a violation to make auy misrepresentations to secure such relief and It is also j unlawful If those granted relief ! fail to report any added Income which changes their status. Ke- i lief ta becoming such a burden that every community is gtnug more attention lu order that the tax bill may uot become so unbeatable that the laws will have to he re- j pesk-d. j -Wheu the pressure of creative j advertising and merchandising ) which has been dammed np during the least 10 yearn is released, we shall see a business revival com--1 parable to any In our history." We * quote that not from any professional business optimist, but from a 1 statement In a receut Issue of I Poor Itichard Almanack, of I‘hita- 1 delphia. made to U Adolph,- Wtede- \ matin, president of the Poor Rich- | •ird Club, by tieogge Howe. Mr | Howe ie the architect responsible tor severs! striking new buildings j In Philadelphia, as well as tor mutiy of the strnetures symbolising the World of Tomorrow st the : New York World 4 * Fair.—Editor A | Publisher A- 4 Household Scrapbook I # By Roberta Lee Fish Hook in Flash When a fish kook lias entered rtn 1 fVsh. break off the eye and lor.e '-he hook on through the surtaco sgam. This will lacerate the flesh mueh less than If withdrawn *• fsiiiat the barb. Apply lodine. Refrigerate, Odor* • ' a piece of charcoal about two tm-lies square la placed ta the oor- ■>’ 1 of Iha refrigerator, melons, Ft>umber,. bananas. <*«•„ may he 1 I laced logsther with other foods 1 11 •‘‘••‘•tel- This will keep the rafrk gerator odortos* •otiad Candies H'llled candles may be cleaned very satisfactorily by wiping over ' ,**?. r'L h * rlo *' l Namiwned with alcohol. This wtU not bat m the lusJJ® »H*ll Sunrise Ssis/s? - The Decatur Democrat to.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1020

THE WORLD Os TODAY!

i - - 1 ♦ ■ Answers To Test Questions Below are the answer* to th* Test Questions printed on Pag* Two ♦— ♦ 1 1. 1911. 2. laced. 3. Janies L. Fly. 4. The Maginot Line. 5. Central Asia. • rhameleon. i. Frank Parker. 8. Sa'-chem: uot sach'-em ». Squat*. 1 >O. 12lt. * TWENTY YEARS * AGO TODAY o 4 August 28— Adams county receives check for 9101$ for her first six montbi share of s.voroohl'e license fees from the state. Mr and Mrs. A. E. Kossmun. muvkmarles home Dorn Indio, lecture |at lh<. Evangelical Church. Mrs Busman was formerly Mis* Destina Mcrriman of this city. Clifford Van Nessa sal-sman for the Schafer cMiquuty. klPtd near i Hamilton. Ohio, when h'x car ta 1 struck by a train. Thomas Bess buys the Amferns? 1 Shoaf faivn. an acres at K3ti pe-

GOVERNMENT IN ACTION ‘ Flood Control, Highway Construction-Men at Work” ' r *jr ftififtjpl . ■|i 1111111 | I

THE value In pto)>erty improve- ' merit and aaKag- as a result | of Urge flood contrcl projects of the Works Progress Administration probably may never be determined In Indiana. Howevar, expert* readily after that the savings ta property owners will far cv, i-reach th* money spent 1 on these project* On* such project, pictured above, ha« a trip!- objective, j First--Flood contrel in northeast' Indianapolis where rampaging I White River dlmnst annually j floods a rich ssetiov.. Second— Highway construction, for boulevard* are being constructed aloag each bank and a long bridge over th# river and canal still pmvide an outlet from Road 29 at JMh street to Rnad 62, the direct route to Lafayette and Chicago. Third —Co-operation with the United Stale* Navy, fm" the U. S. Naval Reserve will use tl * dredged, widened Whit* River bdau aa a 11

acre snd Mr. Shoaf hay. th* D W. Beery farm 100 acres for 822.500. Lieut. J. Free Frtstager Is home from oversee service. ——a Adams County Man's Hos» In Color Movie?* As Educational Film ♦ ——•! Danville. HI . Aug 23— (Special 1 1 j -Otto Hotle's hogs, frog, Decatur. I arc In the movies' In full color! Mo if you catch a 1 000 pound boar rushing at yen. or a herd of 100 pound pig* trying m climb Into I yoar lap the next time you go ta the movies, don't be surprised. The hog* are s feature in an educational film recently cmpl.-i ••d by the Consolidated Umducts Company of Itanvllle, Illinois Prof R II Harrell of Massscbu setts Slate College, taking pictures for the makers of Semi-Solid Buttermilk product* took a -pit, k uip through the Mid-West The shooting was completed a i the llli-' ■tola state fair where hr- caught breeder* of all type* of hug* The omtpletud film in uobt, owttiues the hog Industry m the mid west from start to finish. Several i slate cottage* cooperated la its making from the breeding stand point. The film will lie availslde free

1'•99 9 9 I I Upper left -S«**e at the fleod I *eet*ew at eerthwwsl Indmaap- . staag Whits Riser whisk hsi ' tahea slmorl an aaaaal tall es ! rhaasead* es delUn ia peepert, damsge*. Upper right—The same •tretch es White River being dredged aad widened. Center - The new sera I armarp upm the east beah at White River, a triple i WPA prnject, aae pf the larger! I ta the Mate. training ground for small boat maneuver* In th* naval training school. The rtvtr la being dredged ta a depth of eit foot and wM etied to 600 feet for a distance of more than a mile. This project alone, which was started January 1. I*l9, has eatployed an average of 2430 men i

-of charge thle fall and winter to I farm organ list ions that are in at Poalthm to show movies. Applies-f Uvu for uec of the film should lie' made to the CuueoUdaled Pro-1 ducts Company. Danville. 11l Modern Etiquette *1 ■y ROBERTA LEE ,!♦ 4 (J What docs It tudicat* Vhcn a * j person misspells fire or six words' j In a letter? j A. It Indicates both negligence 11 and tallness Each desk should cole IJ tain a dictionary, and it takes hut > a minute to consult It. > Q Isn't it discourteous tor ano tortat to drive through a funeral 1 fwocesatou? A. Yes; be should be pattern anJ ' wait even If In a harry. Q When a wrwnan Is pity tag gulf »«h a man. who should pay her ' caddy? A The woman shonld par her ’ own caddy. :: — i Mangenea* Mine* To Reopen Denver. Colo, U.R) As a icault »d the Pr,«t«taat'a signing of the Ij strategic mine,.is I4|t. MaM | a . • itau* aru under way here for the j 1 rc-opcning ,4 i arums manganese mines They have I e-ell closed j * ever aim, the World war.

taeh month with aa annas! monthly pay,oil of 1169,472 which mon * par with many of the larger inluatnvs ta U«* rHy. On Jaly 6, 1929. th* payroll at th# Work# Progress Administration accounted for Jobs for 76,Ul4 men and women in Indiana ; on atau project*. The total federal [ expenditure# for WPA project* in India** up to March SI this year amounted to |184,.19t,269. That huge amount spent in In- • Lana to pay Haoaler workers, to keep th# grocery, butcher and clothing merchant* paid, la approximately 280.900.009 mor* than the enure property tax bill In Indiana last year. Th# facts art, only |l7 or 1.7 por sept out of evory 91,000 spent for WPA in Indiana goes for payment of wage# for project foremen, supervisors and technical experts, the lowest poremtags for such wages in th* nation.

SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC fRIDAY Presbyterian Sunday School To Hold Annual IMcnic Here The Ftrat Pregbytertan church will hold Its annual Sunday arhool picnic at Hunset park Friday afternoon. It was announced today. All members sml their families are invited and urged t« attend the ptrnlc. Free transportation from the char, h to the park will he furnished from 3 until i p. m I’ot luck aapper will be served at < o'clock, to which all members are Invited. Sunday School will be held at the Lincoln school building, corner Fifth and Adams street next

LABOR DAY TIRE SALE • |Bj|l For 10 Days Extra FineDOUBLE GUARANTEE CORDUROY TIRES and TUBES I Above prices include your old tires. Buy Ist Tire at PA Qfi JS. Regular Price and / VII P*> ca*h and -q get 2nd Tire at \J\J /O *" ' 5 ° All ( orduroy Tires and Tubes Faetory Fresh and Sold with Double Guarantee. Elberson Service Station

'‘-filling was came along! \IJwM Irl*' wu a glamour girl-and knewh! Durlmglr IWA / f bwunful entertainer in a famoua New York night \W 1 * ' • *** ■ calculating mathematician behind W |> *** rye* . . . and when the great Larry Rcgen, vnuthful haaehali aeruation of the century, nurcbed into the Inferno that fateful night, Iriahut you'll want to read that madcap romance of big league haaehali team and glamour girla for younelf. You'll want to read how plucky “MiVe" Jihannon, t man haired magarine gtrl. pica the ap'he redhead* againat the exotic beauty, of » _ ***** • **** •*»« aoclted a home run wallop in a geme that meant life and happineea to her Don't «hi RfdhtaJ l Art Ijtcky - it'a a gay, earning •*rul that keepa you gueiamg from one chapter % .*• *' » r ha next. Y Redheads Are Lucky An Exciting New Serial by,Vera Brawn \ Begins Wednesday, August 23 in the Decatur Daily Decatur

I Sunday. August *7. while the' church ta betng redecorated and r# modeled The Buaday School will be held at the usual time of 9:30 o'clock j with \V, P. Brhrock a* superintendent. 29 Persons 111 At Legion Uonventiun Bloomington, Ind.. Aug, 33. <UJO —At least 29 persons were In serious condition today and several other* 111 from ptomaine poisoning with which they were stricken yesterday at the Legion convention here. Physicians said Mrs. Lawrence lah as and Mrs. Loottd Cook, both of Lafayette, were very ill. Thirteen persona requited hospital treatment. Physlrtau Indicated tuod eaten by the group may have caused the poisoning.

I. C. TruhtoesTn^ m two Lo J UloonHugiun ind 1 The Indians univ*ng- cl trustees |, txpwtsg important J at Us regular Aa stat morrow - m# schools of bii.iu, ,i g!g?!j Tbo new de.n business Will .Uuwd l l Wells, who we* i-hoL, of the university Th.death of Krsdeii, r u year ago. H j TODAY'S COMMON Etuo II IV ’ "«* My -Tbs he, - a reasonable ~ *** I say "supplies