Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 288, Decatur, Adams County, 6 December 1939 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Fublbbed Kory Evening Eicept Munday by fHK DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Bnterod at the Decatur, Ind. Post Office a* Second Class Mattar I. H Holler Preaident fi. M. liolthouse. Sec y. • But Mar 2tefc D. Heller Vka-Preoideut Subscription Rates Single copies 9 .02 One week, by carrier———. -10 One year, by carrier — kOO Ono month, by mall -35 Three months, by mail—.— 1 00 Six months, by mail I's One year, by mall ——— 3.00 One year, at office— 300 Prices Quoted are within a radius of 100 miles. Elsewhere '3.50 one year Advertising Rates made known on Application. National Adver. Rep.-.s ntative SCHEEREK A CO. |5 Lexington Avenue. New York 15 East Wacker Drive. Chicago Charter Member of The 'jsdlana League of Home Dallies. - - . It's Christinas time. The lime of cheer and good will——o The happiest people w< have **>■ n ar* those win* it * • iv*«i a Christinas check this week. Jotti the smiling crowd next year. O—O Get y**ui Christmas mail out of tin- mad The postal employes will appreciate your early mailing of greeting tards ami packages and assur* you normal service liefori ,lh* last minute rush is on Under the heading of "Publl* Relations." the December 2 issue of Business Week, published a pi< til re of the registration booth used at the open house program of th* Decatur Casting Company with a comment about the local industry a mod*-! plant That and other publicity items sent ou by pres.- associations. contributed to national recognition of thia piogn sslvt and well kuowu industrial concern. A survey is being mad*- h*-re by WPA officials ot unemployment conditions and the necessity of providii'g work projects for those who eantiot find employment elsewhere Al present Deiatur does not have a WPA project and camsoqumitly many m*-n are deprived of jobs. The district *>ffi- <■ 111 Fort Wayne has announc'd that quota* which could he used here will latransferred to other counties If public work can be carried on here the projects should be started and employment given men who do not want to g*Q on relief, but have no ' other menus of feeding their families O -V - Th* county coinmisaioners are having a busy immtli < losing up business for the year and clearing the decks for the New Year. They will meet in ape- ial session two days this month to receive bld* for highway materials, allow hills and ■•complete the docket of trnlbiished business Th*- past year has been . moot am* easful. county affairs are In eseeilent shape and the commfawmneru have done a splendid Job. County and township public officials are in Indianapolis today _ attending th* annual conference at which problems incident to the administration of their office are di*- • use* d and precedents cited It la a very Interesting meeting, helptul to those who attend and bull' around the thought that belter Kovernmou' comes from thos* best - qualified to serve. We do hot give {MIUMMAS-Bg?? - ■ t- TOUfi HOMt > note c ruaUCIAOM Ono way is sgsss tueerouioote laWarn eradication la to buy tM uas C hrist Smi

enough attention to matters of good government or how to obtain It and are away* quick to criticise those who administer our public affairs Rig industry has training M hiajs for their employes and executives and the same plan timid be put in practice In government Public office should always be the medium through which worthy public service can be rended. —o —o—• Sylvan liabegger of Monroe township is the new Corn King of Adam* county, setting ait all-time record with a yield of 136 bushels to the acre on a five-acre tract Tin former record was livid by I.* laud Ripley <>( Blue Creek township while last years crown was won by Menno El* her. Mi llabegg* i is a hard working, able farmer ,*iid no on*' will dim omit his ability as a (urn raiser The Gold M* dal winners this year out numbered any other year In the county ami proves once mon the imporiaii** of the corn crop In Adams county and that we have the farmers who are applying sclentc and labor to their work We are pi olid ot th- farmers of Adams < minty, congratulate all the Gold Medal whiners and take off our hats t-> Mi. llabvgger. Harvey La Fontaine is gomg to resign as superintendent of the Adams County Infirmary and that im aiis a change as drustlc as cutting <*ff your leg Mr lx Fontaine finds it necessary to quit the arduous task of managing the • minty farm and caring for the 50 inmates, due to his health and the ilhiesa of Mrs lai Fontaine, matron at th*- institution. Ou the advice of phyaii urns, they are planning to return to their own farm Marih 1 of n* xt year For 1» years Mr. lx Fontaine has served a* super-lut*-ndent of the lutirinaiy and his service during th* score of years cannot be excelled. He and his wife have been like a father and mother to the aged and iufirm and It is with a great deal of reluctance that th*- county commissioners * ousider his resignation. His rph'lidid •< rvi( e. sincerity and devotion has endeared him to the people of Adams county and uow that he finds It imperative to relinquish his duties, everyone | wishes him and his faithful wife ’ und co-worker, the best of health ' and the joys whieh come with the knowledge of having served and served well. .....o—o— BOYS ORGANIZATION PREPARES YOUTH: Al an age when the average city boy is still a charge on his father s purs*. producing nothing, and nut having yet d> ( id< d on what hr- will la- when h* grows up. tews of thousands of country boys are already wealth-producing, moneymaking. responsible young people. That thia is so la shown by the accomplishments ot tae Future Farmeis of Ameik.a. an oigauiMturn of rural youth dedicated to training its ineinli* rs In agrlcul- ! lure, and described by Farnsworth Crowder ni tin Rotarian Magazine Membership demands first the choosing of farming as a career, and the various degrees are ramed by definite achievements on a farm. Training Is not restricted to things of th* soil and barn. The i typical Future Farmer is a wellroundtd person. Illa vocational training Includes hand skills and t public speaking He is also a t social fellow anxious to cooperate for the community welfare. A striking example of Future Farmer* getting things done times from Stamping Ground. Kentucky Thia chapter. one ot MM. has M of the buys shown <m the roll call of 2M.SM It* members first did < some profitable farming U»t made their elders tab* notice of the scientific id<a* jvaruod from their advisor, Ivan Jett. Thon they riettvd a »i.3*i headquarters building A town Iwautifieatton project included the painting of fence* ths planting of shrubs. aM ■

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the removal of trash heaps Hut I, their crowning achievement was ; born of a typhoid scare. They sampled well water, found It conlaminated, and proposed a water* i works system. When the town. 1 council took no action, they went < to their reprseutatlve In the Federal Government, arranged for a loan contingent on raising an amount to match it. They raised their quota, and now Stamping Ground has a modern waterworks. That the Future Farmers of America take their responsibilities seriously Is reflected by one of then prtae-winuing orators: "No longer Is farming a matter of mere hard labor ... A trained farmer ranks with dot tor. merchant engineer, tarpenter, and mechanic lie is all these. He I buys and sella, runs an engine. ' doctors his livestock, applies ' science In selecting seed, lighting i pests, or feeding stock.” These things the Future Farmers arc learning. ' Much of the future of the nation s agriculture.” the '• author says, "is in their capable | i hands l«ct the < ouutrysld« be glad!” g nTWENTY 7 YEABfiT* I AGOTODAY J Ore « War la again threatened : it Germany refuses to carry out the . peace treaty. French and British 1 troops are st Mr esc- <n readiness Business men agree tn us<* tai PLAY “CONTACK” i 1 the new game that the whole family • will go mad about. B 1 i From 2 to 7 can play. i SOC r The B. J. SMITH ' DRUG CO. ", Phone 82 d ____________

Aaswen To Tert Questions Below are the angwers to the Tswt Questions prtated on Fags Twe •1. To explore the territory w**t at the Mishissippi River. 2. Five years 3. Kansas. d. Talliun *. The United stales. d. Jujitsu. 7 <»ff the Cape of Good Hope, b. No ». NaalMMan. Lose hdM>d eud t»ia>u Dla nd 10 Animals thM feed ouiy on plants. • ——♦ I Modern Etiquette I | Oy ROBCRTA Lit Q What should a girl do when arriving aC a dance, and her escoit. is not around when sb- cumcs out us the < luabroom? A. Bland away from the darners until her escort appears. A girl should try to time her appearanu* ft ran the cloak room so that her excurt will be wan log tor her Q ten't it tude for a person to one light in each show window and to (Xhwrwiae omiservc during the cowl famine. John L Lewis leaves Indianapolis for Washington tu end the coil strike if possible Ct M Darling. Furl Wa>n-c -wgii)•■er. is making a survey of the site (for the G K branch here, Mrs. Joel Reynold* visit* in Fort mutm.

Public Sale I, the undersigned. will tell at public auction at my residence. 3 . miles north of Bluffton an State Road One. and mile east. the fellow, i mg described property, on FRIDAY, December 8,1939 Sale Starting 12:30 R. M. Cattle, 27 Head One Guernsey cow, calf by aide. 5 yr a. eld, Sgai. cow. One Guernsey cow, calf by side. 3 yrs. eld. k-gol cow. One Brindle cow, calf by side. 7 yrs. old, 4' cow. One Jersey cow, coif by olds. ♦ yrs. eld, S gat cow. One Guernsey cow, calf by side. 7 yrs old. S-gai sow. Ono Rod Cow, calf by aide, S yrs. old. S-gel. cow. One Jersey oow. coif by side. * yrs. eld, Mel. cow. Ono Shorthorn cow, coif by side. S yrs. eld. Hat. cow. One Rod oow. due to freshen Dec. IS. 7 yrs. old. s-g*l- - Jersey oow. due to freshen Dec. 20. 4 yrs. old, 4-gal. cow. One Jersey cow. due to freshen Doc 28. 3 yrs. old. 5-gel. cow. One Jersey sow. due to freshen Dec 12, 8 yrs. old, 4‘/ i -gal. cowOne Brindle oow, duo to freshen Dee. 21, 4 yrs. eld. 4-gat cow. Ono Jersey cow, rebred. • yrs. old, giving 3 gal. Ono Roan oow. open. S yrs. old. 4-gai per day One Molefem oow. due to freshen Mor. 3. 4 yrs old. 3-gai One Jersey oow. open, 3 yrs. old, 4gel. per de/. One Red heifer, 1 year eld One Jersey heifer, • months old. Hugs, 127 Head Two Ouroc gilts, bred . One hundred twenty-tour hoed sheets, weighing 40 to 100 tbs. One Chester White male hog. good breeder. Sheep, 31 Head Thirty head of eweo from 1 to 5 yrs. eld. bred to lamb in March. One buck, 4 years old. • PAUL DECKER, Owner i t-LLBNBBRGBR BROS , Auctioneers. - Graydon Gibsen, Clerk.

, mt a meal with otheis and never enter the conversmionT A. Yes. unieas the person is ill or bereavted. and under those circumstances if he cannot enter -n<o general con vet sat too. be shoubl not have eaten with ths others Q Should the bride lie delayed by people who wish to extend their good wlattos, a* she w< leaving the church ? A. No The wedding reception is the place for this. o m- ■■——— ■ — -d Household Scrapbook By Roberta Lee • • Trailing Vines * Vines cun be trained to grow . down over the i-dg- ot a flower |iot , « window Bug I** u*iiiK I mg hair I pin* and pushing these Into the noil I over the vine at the tame of the * stems. The »light pressure will I force the vines in any de»ti ed dl- ’ ireution. Wsodee Spoon E»MnGal A wooden spoon in the kiteiu-u is ''essentia! U comes in handy for I I many thing*, and for Mime it Is an absolut*- n«iea»iiy. For example a ■ fudge Miuoe should always be atlrr-i-d with a wooden »po**n. •* should ’ | such vegetable* aa rice and Barley. ' and acJd fruits i | Ksepmg Apples FfMh X a litrie glycerin la rybbud our apples, they will kewp longer The * gly«*rtn *an be washed *>U when I you are e*v*dy io u* the apples H SOO Shwta SVjkll Sunrim Canary Second Sheets, neatly t wrapped SSc. The Deratur Democrat (!o.

THOUSANDS IN .CONTMNUIfiP FROM fAC»K ON«> employable persons" are available. Al New York. Mayor F H la Guardia rmalleti that Bricker. In a recent address there, calted for sn end to federal spending “I call on Governor Bricker to either tahe back hta word* or else pro vide the necessary fund* to take care of the people ot his stale." he said Creditors of the city of Toledo, where the situation Is a* critical as Cleveland*, appointed a tom in It tee to call on the governor In s new attempt to obtain a apeclal nesslon ofthr legislature. Eight thousand single persons and 4 mm childless married couples were cut off from all relief benlast week Most of them have eaten what little f<*od they had and Catherine Cronen. case supervisor for the city relief administration, said they were returning in Increasing numbers to all six relief office* to plead fur something—anythig to eat. ■ --O- — MONROE NEWS Mr and Mr* la-vl Hau<-u»teluc ot UiuMton Ohio, and daughter. Mrs Orvai BadertM hei of Bluffton. Indiana. <aip-d on M. s Cecil Bad ders. Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs Chester Brodbeok •nd fsanity entertained with Bund.K night suppvt tor M- and Mrs Wilber Tinkham of Bern*. Mr and Mrs J. A Hendricks en tertaim-d with Sunday dinner for Mr and Mrs. E W. Buscbe and Mr. and Mrs John Floyd Afternoon callers at the Hendricks home wore Clyde Hendricks and son. Richard of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Mary Tabler I:- i-onflni-d to her bed with inUuenta Mrs. Steliim Neueuai hwander and Mr* t'arl Nwncnsctvwander are earwig for WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILEBhhmt CsW >iad Tail Jew OM «< W ■ Iks Mwsisg fans'ls Cs Tt>» lie** should pe-ir out two soundv of U«uM Ml» tslo sour howoto dafig- " thu Hl* b sol flowing frMb. row food 4.*** t disrsi. ft fust drrsn la th* howoi* Goa bkats ug sour auw.ovh K-u eonoUt>*t*4 Your whol* i> >wsa to I-itooaad and >ou f**l aour. sur k and th* world loch* punh. A uer* howH aomrr t dooar.'t »»t at th* eaaa*. ft takra thoaa good, old Carter's LlUI* Uw Piito to S«l Ihn* iwo pounds of hda flowlaw frools and maao r-m fart "up •nd up." Haroiiwa. sanu.. s« aaut-.c u> Bakins Hl* flow fr«*lr flab for Carter's 1 LltU* Liver Piito hr aaaa*. Bet or? anrlMag •toe. Al sit drag atone IS* sad XSf.

Cctrntrmq , und w&M : fyued-tefyukKiicfa* ELECTHIi: CIIMHINAIIIIN HAMIT « , dh a II ■ __jIHI r -HI ' »HH.K _ I I-OK THE ; ■> '*■* 0 HOME G ■ t.lcttni If""* HE H f h<trit I'rff”®* --— —"Zi ■ Mrclnc Tu** un Ektlric 2 • mM| (offer Maker* "gemliwU *' |’rr*urc I NEW 2-IVEI ELECTRIC CSMBINATION th Chicken fv’" ThP Round flak “SfiulmHr Raw *7<MN4 . . All thaee factors hove boon thought .TVkSj factors ai the boauttfal Round Oak range pictured above. I , YOVfl TIMC will be raved with the new IN start™- ceebtsv •‘"T* i '> j| Me .tamest wM Uta taegeet lite they eeeb toed es test eb"™ < wsb-iy te'id '«•! «fa weed “ 4 ■■■*■« w* •** f> , YOVfl Mowrr will be saved bs-euee fleaad Ocb nt . ere c *"' beseem gswad "**“ to -* 11 " 1 ** *" -SE/ 1 YOVfl COMFORT beeeese the flerteete etesete see We. wey te la the la eeel Mieheei ead to Ms winter We seat sese 4 * bte E«r»'W tenets sepeetey to beat ths lereeei ba rill. HOW or m Twe raae»/to see- as etosete. with tot _ switches Twedteye elector even-e seel end weed renes wto persetate even, reeay fliebes end duptae « bard rate to* wbste imM tabes eely e httta a«e reea (ben «ae seel end weed r—v \|untinur OK D»Pt AY NOW—W OUR STORE |.„(, and k* !lp LEE HARDWARE CO M

Mm Tabler and atteudlug bu,. Ines* in ths store Mr. and Mr* Mautv- Both and son* otMertained with Sunday din net for .Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gtirs*.-! I and family and Mr and Mrs Warn* Gibson in honor of Wayne Gibson . who is leaving this week to stud' tm the ministry. Mr. and Mr* J V Hendrick* left Sunday for Fort Wayne when they will spend the winter at. tht home of their son, Ora. Peter K rugate, who ha* been (confined to hl* homo with Illness I for several months, continues to mififi-r c-malderulily. Harold Rayl, who recently comph; ted a eourxe In airplane i oust in. I lion at the Aero Industries T-h- -

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