Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 238, Decatur, Adams County, 7 October 1939 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THS MCATVW DEMOCRAT CO Incorporated fetsrad at Ute Decatur, Ind. Poet office aa Second Class Matter H Heller Preoldent A- & HollboMs. Sec y. a Bus Mgr Dtek D. Holler.....Vice-President •übeoripUon Rates: Single copies I .0! Dao week, by carrier........ .10 One year, by carrier......... 1.00 One mouth, by 0a11.... ... .10 Three months, by nail 1.00 Six months, by maU 1.7 b Due year, by mail S.OO Ono year, at 0ff10e............ 1.00 Prices quoted are within a radius of 100 miles. Elsewhere *3.50 one year. Advertising Rates madt known on Application National Ad ver Representative SC HF EM ER A CO. I* Lexington Avenue. New York I* Bast Wacker Drive. Chicago Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dallies Get your "make-up" ready for Halloween in Decatur. You may win a cash prite and if you don't you will have a good time Mr Hitler ought to arrange hi* schedule so that his speeches can be heard at some other hour than live in the morning Only the early birds get a chance to listen , at that time of day. o o The goblins and the witches from far and near have all sent word they are coming here for the big Calithumpian parade Halloween It will be a big night for them and they will furnish a lot of laughs for young and old. o e Get an advertisement ready to j start next week off with. This I* the buying season and the merchant who is awake will get the business. There Is no reason that we know of -why the local stores cannot increase their sales. Grover Bergdoll gets three year* at hard labor after army desertion twenty years ago. His case ha* attracted world wide attention and his hearing before a military board was complete. He returned voluntarily a few month* ago, preferring to take his medicine rather than continue an outcast. Judge Krieg and six others took a three-story drop in the court house elevutoc at Huntington but escaped injuries when Ike spring* protected them from hitting the ’ bottom with a thud. There has been suspicion that the elevator was out of order and the judge is now no doubt fully convinced. O —o Did you write a letter this week to some neglected relative or friend? It's National Letter Writing Week and you are asked to show that much Interest In this important depart ment of your government which brings those you care for a* near aa the corner mail bo* even if they live a thousand mile* away. o—o Politics is taking a rest these days a* the war develop* and this nation prepares a defense that no other nation will doubt 1* sufficient to protect our shores. Secretary Ickes in an address at the town hall in New York City urged that this continue and declared there would be ample time to talk politic* next year when we know What the real situation is. O—O General Johnson says if we get Into another war we will wreck our democracy unless we use every possible method to make the dictatorial powers temporary Instead of permanent. He is probably over exercised about it but its worth thinking about. There is Ho need for this nation to go to war in the first place but if we should we believe this great country, superior to ail other*, would live and prosper.

Ill's hard to believe that England or France would be dumb enough to sink an American ship for the I purpose of arousing public opinion here against Germany, It would be too great a gamble for If such ; a thing is ever proven It would take generations to recreate a friendly feeling between the na nation*. They would have nothing to gain and certainly something I to lose i o o I The fact that representative* i from a number of the leading bond 1 and security companies of th" middle west have Investigated the notice of the sale of a 1300.000 Issue by the local power company and that all appear more than anxious to secure them Is Indicative of the excellent condition of the corporation and their faith In the future of Decatur. It's the best city of its *tee In the country. Boys don't destroy property. It is malicious trespass even at the Hallow'een season and you might get In serious trouble. Whether you do or not you are wrong when you try to make yourself think you are having a good time when causI mg loss to property owners. That's never funny and you don't gain tby doing it. The officers will : watch for such violation* of the law and some will be made exI ample*. ■ O' o Mexico wants to buy a lot of guns and twenty million round* of ammunition and have asked for bid* in the V. 8. A. Now our folk* are wondering what for. Perhaps they want it to resell at a profit to some other nation and perhaps they want It to attack some Latin nation to their south. | Any way it seems if we are in the Kun and ammunition business we I have a right to know what they are ; wanted tor. o_o I The Gallop latest poll shows ; that only five per cent of the peo- ! pie in America favor sending an army across sea* to fight Ger- ■ many, a question that it seem* foolish to even take a poll on. We are not only against sending an i army for that purpose but we are opposed to sending an army out of : this country for any reason. Let's -Tay at home and mind our own bn; Ines* strictly. That's a big ■ enough job. This is one of those days when sport* fan* have to keep dialing , the radio from one station to anj other a* they keep track of the world series and their favorite J football teams. While Europe burns, we play games. That may seem queer to those in the danger rones but after all it's a fine relaxation that tends to keep our feet on the ground. We all regret the terrible conditions in other lands but that need not prevent us leading our own live* in a reasonable manner. A tip from the head of the German admiralty that English or French torpedo boats would sink the American steamer Iroquois a* it approaches our shore* next week and lay the blame on Germany in order to gain greater cooperation from this nation. We can't imagine any country taking such a step but the information coming direct from Grand Admiral Raeder alarmed U. 8. official* and navy ships immediately left for midocean to meet the Iroquois which carries 5*4 American* homeward bound from Europe. o- o t Commemorating the Centennial ' of the Evangelical church in this county. Rev. George 8 Loiter, I pastor of the Decatur church has r published a souvenir booklet con- ■ tabling the program for the week > and a brief history of the church r in this county, including each cunI gregatlon. It is dedicated to , pioneer ministers, the frontier lay i man. the present day minister* and laymen for the unabated fervot

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land xeal for Christ and Hl» kingdom. The program I* interspersed ’ with pictures of pastors and I 1 church edlfaces and is interesting I and ednctalonal. o * -♦ Answers To Test Questions Belo* are the answers to the Test Questions printed on Page Two 1. The Netherlands. 3. Harry L. Hopkina. 3. Chimes. 4. Red. 5. Ferdinand de Lesseps. C. Sicily. 7. The hypotenuse. 8. Tenerifte. 9. Horticulture. 10. St. John. TWENTY' YEARS AGO TODAY • « Oct 7—Tice Baker and others pe-ition council for a flatynan at : laih-oad and street ;uterse<-,;lon near ! the sugar factory. Berne organises a company to . take over the Linn Grove 'urnlture plant. K. C. Blerie Is elect >d president. Homer Neiderhonser, manager. says the factory will open tocn with fifty men. D. R. Erwin of Decatu' elected Grat'd Outer Guard of Indiana Knights of Pythias lodge at Indiana- | polls. H. L. Confer has named Miss , Florence Holthouse as secretary at his district census office In the People's Loan and Trust Cu. blockChicago White Sox won yesterdays game 5 to 4 and took todays 4 to 1. Cincinnati new has four and Chicago three gam»s. — -"O' i Household Scrapbook By Roberta Lee o ♦ A Leaking Pipe 1 A leak in the gas pipe, ft small, i can be stopped temporarily by mix- . Ing whiting and yellow soap into a thick paste with a little water. 1 and applying to the leak. But do not ; dotty having it repaired perntan- . vutly. And never look for a leak with a lighted candle or match Soap In the Drain If small pieces of soap hare work1 ed themselves down into the drain. pour down some boiling water to 1 melt and wash them awry. Sosn wifi not clean waste pipes; use washing soda for that purpose, as soap will clog the pipes. I Easily Identified , Write the nasties of your children on the inside of their overshoes tn • ind'-lfble Ink, so they can readily i identify them at school. >• ‘ TODAY'S COMMON ERROR » | | A hyphen la not used In com- | | pounds with "well" when they ' D follow the word modified, as | r- | "A man well versed In the j (j law." "A boy well intentioued ' L but dumb*" r « •

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7. 19.19,

Weather A Week Ahead Aa Foraeart By PROF. SELBY MAXWELL. Noted Meteorologist " 1 $ COLD $ DRV TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL—INDIANA. October 9 to 15 The extreme E. portion will be warm, with normal temperature prevailing over the remaining areas of the state. The N W and N cen portions will be dry. The N. E . 8 E. and part of the cen. and 8 cen. area* will be wet The remaining portions of the state will be normal Protected by John F. Dili.- Company.

A HALO ABOUT THE MOON Nature ha* signs that tell u* when It is going to storm. For example, yen doubtless remember the old saying that a ring around . the moon means rain or. in winter, t snow. Scientist* now tell us that I this is true. When the ring I* | large it means that stormy weather is a long way off. but as the ring grows smaller it mean* that | a storm is drawing near The moon ring is eaus.d by moonlight shining through moisture laiden air. in which water drtrps are already beginning to condense, but it is formed differently from rainbows. The light which makes a rainbow passes through water drops, while the light which makes a halo altout the tn.xm only graxe* the edg.-s of the drop*. When the drops are tiny, the light grating their edges Is sharply bent, producing a large ring When the water drops are large, the light grating their edges is bent les*. This produce* a smaller ring. When the water drops are very large indeed, and the storm I* almost upon u*. the light is hardly bent at all. and then we see only a blur of illumination about the moon, making It look 1 misty through the clouds. You c*n leave your weather clothe* at home when you see a ’ large halo about the moon, because ‘ it will probably not storm the next day. Hut if you see the halo ■round the moon growing small. ■ even though the sky I* very clear. • you can be sure that conditions • are growing ripe for a storm and • you had better take your wet > weather garment* With you. • In ancient times, people were

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Th* maps show total street of Hot, Cold, Wst, and Dry Air to b* expected next week. DAILY FORECAST OCT 1939 9 10 11 12 13 14,15 16 j Sip I 9 < INDIANA close observers of nature. They saw that a halo about the moon was In many cases foßAwed by beneficial rain In this way halos became associated with goodness, and front that It was only a step to associate halos with the goodness of saint* and other excellent people. The halo representing aoodness can sometimes be seen on religions picture* to this day. WEATHER QUESTIONS Q. In the northeastern sky ■ around 11 o'clock there I* a star which seems to change color, first being blue, then fiery red. etc. I* i this I'ranus. and what make* its ' color change? M. G. A. The star you see is Capeiia. Ths flashing color* sre du* to (mail wave* In th* Sir, that refract the star light. Q Where can I purchase the i weak hand magnifier ten* describ>ed in your Telescope Plans. I* L there any special dimension for i this lens'.’ L. C. A. Novelty store*, dime store*. . pawn shops all sell lense* suitable i for eye piece* for telsscope*. An I excellent eye piece on my desk t wn made from the len* of • worn out Brownie Camera. t Q. Does the moon trend east-

BERNE NEWS •y • M. SCHWARTZ The approaching marriage of Mis* Willodean Kll»ntMrg<r dstiah-' ter of Mr and Mrs Noah Klleabet ger of this place, to James Hnlber. I.tadt, of Pleasant Milla, baa been snnouaced. The wedding will be an went of the near future. Plans are nearly completed here tor the eighth annual colt show on Saturday. Plana are being made to! entertain a large ciowd of people? The feature attraction on the evening s program will be a concert by the News-Rentier! band The Mcnnonlte men's chorus will vng at the Detroit City Revue MUslon next Sunday evening. Re*. D C Stucky, formerly of Berne la superintendent of the mlsskn. Rev.! Di. kineon of Michigan will appear on the same program. A drive la under way her * by tb>‘ Berne high school slnmnl member* io aecure funds for an athl'tlc field here. Dr. Rufus Von Gunitn I* in* in charge of the drive. The field will be located near the new school and will be financed entirely by offering* from alumni mralwi. The He'd will contain a baseball dlamrad. croquet and tennii court*, h.-rsesboe pita, etc. The potato harvest in the muck lowland* east of Berne I* rapidly nearing ita close. Many thousand* of b ishel* of potatoes are bring harvest rd tn that community Menno Eicher ba* alreody harvested more UM 5.000 bushels and bas sold many of them. Orval Jone* ba* 30 arrau in potatoes and some art yielding from 2o» to 300 bushels per' acre. The quality of n»t of the, much potatoes is good this yenr.< ward or westward? I think eastward la right because our n>-w moon always is In the west H.Cff A. The moon alwa/s move* eastward. Rain and Snow. November. December and January Many letters have come to Prof Selby Maxwell asking what rain and snow condition* we may expect this autumn and winter In answer to these many Inquiries Prof Maxwell has prepared a forecast of the rains up to January 15 These rain forecast* wm be *ent to yon with the compliment* of this newspaper, upon request Adi dress your letter to Prof Selby ■ Maxwell, care of this newspaper, enclosing a stamped t3c» self | addressed envelope for reply Just ask for "Rain and Bnow Forecast" Protected Iw John F I Hile Co

t Are y ° u KING in your own Home? Or are you a slave to your ncißhhor’n telephone? Do your neighbor* call you a moocher? Could you summon aid in time of emergencies? Don’t Take a Chance Have your telephone connected today. Take advantage of FREE INSTALLATION —made possible during the month of October by a special rtilingg of the public nervlce commission. Do it now—tomorrow may he too fate. » I 1 Citizens Telephone Co. DECATt’R BERNE WONROE

Th* much fbrmer* also raise manv ! i a-ras of cabbage, onions and ca,rots and othsr truck tfrop* Tbs Berns high school bs*«b»!l n'ne ended It* season will a Id i win over Wlnchsttsr. at Winches ter. Itattmgartner bit a homo run tor th* Hear* and burry and Black vy hit triple*. The Dears will start basketball practice within * few day* tn preparation for Ute season opener at Hartford on Nov. A Veterans who will answer th* basket4. *ll call are Neuenachwwnder, Burry. Stuckey, Bcblndkr and lehrnan. and H Baumgartner and Hvbeggr.sophomore* this year, Edward Stucky, Paul Von Gunten and Wigner Lehman spent th«wr«k end at Romo City at tbe Stucky cottags. Mr. and Mrs. imur Sputter of Fort Wayne vlalted with Mr and Mrs. J tdaon Krne and sen. on Sunday. Mr and Mrs. Dale lAtutg have moved into their n»w apartment at tbe home of Mr*. John Lehman. Mr and Mr* Martin Bte*n*r and

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