Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 1 January 1940 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening tooept Sunday by FHt BECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. liwerperoted ■etcrad at tbe Deeatur. tod. Po*t Otßea as Second Clues Mattar I. B. Heitor President L B Holtbouso, Secy * Bus. Mgr Mak 0 Hallsr Vlee-Pro*id*nt Sobs*, tptio" Rato* ftagie ropfos • •« Om work. by carrier--. 1® One rear by carrier ®-®® Om month, by mall.— 14 three months, by mail 10® du mou'.as, by mall 1.78 One year, by mall— »®® Oaa year, at otflo*— — 3 1Jfl price* quoted are within a r*diu* it 100 miles. Elss where 09 MS year Ad vartlaln< Rates mada known on ApplicMiun National Advsr RopreoentaUv* BCHEERER * CO ffi Lexington Avnaue. Naw Turk l» East Wacker Drive Chicago 'Ttarter Msmtor of The adlana t.-sniri l * of Home Dallies Happy Naw Year. May 1940 Me all your dream* rome trie. ' P*y your bills promptly and start the year off with a clean slate. —o o■ Let* si! pull together for IMO i It will prove beneficial to every one and 1* so much easier khan fighting and fuaaing and worrying The year will be what we make It largely. Let s work hard*-. strive to please, be congenial smile, help th* other fellow, be honest and win on merit —~oo Only one mortgage foreclosure In Adame < <>unty tbe past year to a record that established what *<- have always claimed, that this is the best community we know of any where —o—o Thera »«• probably lea* drink Ing in Indiana last evening than usual for New Years eve. du* to tbe law* which made It legally possible only to buy drinks between twelve sad oae o'clock. < i DonT ml** ths free picture show at the Adam* theater Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon*, showing "Feeds and folks,’ and featuring the McMillen companies extensive plants here It's worth while and you will enjoy it. —»—o—- ’ In your plsus for I**o. Mr. Merchant, doo t overlook tbe Importance of approprtal tg from two to five per cent of your estimated •voiumn of business for advertising It's a* Important a* rent if you .wl»h to show th* increase you should have. • , • If you have neglected to get a driver's license sos IMO you are taking * big chance Voder tbe law you must have such a license in your possession and If by chance sny thing should happen while you are the* vtetotiug a law. you arc to a bad position. -0 ; Plan* am bemg made tor a Pur due short course to be held here •Ue middle of February Tbe pro- • gram will include raanv events of Interest to farmer* end business men and will prove two or three Interesting day* for tbe people of Adams twenty, ftotsli* soon You can Jetn tbe Christmas tov • log club this week yet and a* we • have told you. Uut * a good thing . to do Last year tone than halt car- . ried out their plan completely. It to tbe hope of every om that those who join this ytar win carry on ibrtntgb, but wbetbor you do or , not. it's wtoo to start. —e—o <m»- writer In a uatiotwl mar* »H»e presses the trnft that In lb. past d> < «4> we have usvd too liUk bf th-) old policy of Udroln “with mallee toward* now*' and that may

be true Os course it's always beet | to be broad minded, forgiving and helpful io others Some times it‘» hard *o do. but we *ll led better when we forgive and forget O—C Many car owner* appeared today with the 1940 license pistes on their machines and the sooner we are all thus decorated, the better it will be Governor Townsend has kindly granted a conlin- , uanee until March Ist but this is not always recognised if you hap pen to get over the state line I’lay it safe. Get new tags at on. •• Plan to attend the big Demo rat |e rally to be held here the atlei noon and evening of January ISth State Chairman Bays will bring Illa troupe of performers her.- and , you will b. well entertained a* well as advised <m plans for lhe coming campaign Announcement of plans will be m«d* soon by Mrs Ellsworth, president of the Adams County Woman’s Democratic club —O-0 It’S IMO and we are anxious to have every one of our hlg list of I subscribers renew hi* subscription within the lies' few wicks Vnder the postal restilatl.m- ail subscriber* must be paid in advance or we must pay regular postage which I* more than we charge for the pnp.-r Please renew as soon a* you can so we can continue plans for a better paper through 'he year. Appointment of E. 8. Christen as county supervisor of the IMO census is one that should meet J genersl Improvement A former teacher and tor years county superintendent of st bools for Adams , county. .Mr Christen is well qualified to do au excellent Job Th. business and inanufa. turing survey i* to be taken first and th. counting of noses will start as scheduled April let —o—o— Frank Ltalger will start his sec- , ond three year term as * commissioner for Adems county, repre- 1 settling tbe second district, to- i , day An excellent citizen in every 1 way. a prosperous fume- and a ' man who desires always to be right , and fair. Mr. Llniger has proven an able member of the board With ' the benefit of tbe experience gained during his first three years, his second term will be of great value to his constituents This Is the day for resolution*, an old custom and a good one Ikost of them »re broken but even at that It’s a good thing to take hold of ourselves, bitch to another star and start moving toward* itTbe past year baa been a very good one, every thing considered, end business expert* declare the next »l* month* ar* sure to be. regardtee* of war movement* After that there seems to he war Mubt but ♦e are optimistic for if business to good tbe next «is months, it to likely to continue Plan to do something M your pen of the program - O O Hpevtol prayer service*, pert Idp*t«d in by congregation* and pastor* of *ii churches of which the Pastor* are aseociatcd with the ' Decatur Ministerial Aantxiatlon. will he held each evening this f week at the Metbodtot church. 1 starring tonight *nd continuing to ' Friday evening inclusive The pub- [ Me to cordially invited and tt to certainly a commendable start tor the new year. One of the greatest thing* m this nation I* its churchI ea and the right of tree worship I and no country long survive* that doeen t believe in the devout wor- > ehip of God — U O I- • Few people expected io over ar gain see condition* a. good as they were In l»». Many thought they were too good aud if we ever got >• half way bot h to k-vcl wo would •s b« doing well On th. tlnaieUl c peg* «( a partisan ttc-publP au h newspaper «n noticed a two coly umu head yesterday which read*

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Indiana Real F.state and Mortgage Activity m 1939 by , I), au Arthur M Weimer Indiana t'nlverslty Schoo! <>l Uuaineee. Volume of real rotate and mort gage activity in Indiana in 1939 ' definitely advamed beyond the 1 levela t »tabM«lMd in 1938 — the ' amount of buslnros tranaaeted dur- 1 mg 1939 ex< coding ’hat Os 1939 by 1 approximately 10 percent These advance* were paralleled ! by a decline in the number of ahet- * Iff* deed* and foreclosure*. an tn 1 dlcation that the real rotate mark- ' et war in the proceaa of a< hloeing 1 a aound position during the cur- 1 rent y<ar The number of sheriffs ' deeds declined by nearly one-third ' from the 193* levels 1 Theai general < hangea were ty!►- ‘ ical of eath of the six major ur- ' han counties as the state — Allen. I Marion. Lake, st Joseph Vander- 1 burgh, and Vigo In most of these ■ ■ ountiro the greatest Increases In 1 the volume of business occurred during the late spring and the early summer months lloweier. a decline In market activity mark* 1 the parly fall months, although the real es'att- and mortgage markets continued to be more active than in the fall of 193» More recently dsfln: a advances have again been registered During 1939 almost all types of building activity expanded Residential construction in the state increased over &a percent industrial building over W percent, public works and utilities around 90 percent, and commercial building over 55 percent However, the construction of educational buildlnai diminished in volume during the year i These general advances in the volume of real estate, mortgage, > and building activity were reflected In the activities of the Indiana office of the federal housing administration The total volume of mortgages insured by thia office was St percent greater duitng 1939 than in 193*. The volume of mortgage insurance issued for the financing of new construc'loti ad van ced even mor- rapidly than these averages indicate hut the volume of Insured mortgages secured by existing structures did not increase ! so definitely Reports from the ludlsma members of the Federal Home Ixran Bank of Indianapolis indicate a marked increase In the volume of mortgage financing undertaken during 1939 The- mos' rapid gains were registered in tb« fk-ld of fin "Kinploymvbt IB Indiana near* 1929 level pay rolls expand and in ■ very fine print tb< prediction that I pt a few weeks we will be well a- ' head of that p«i lot! Perhaps the ' plan* of t’lt-sideiil Roosevelt have I got been as worthless and as silly I as their editorial* would have u* I bvßeti-. Tilt: truth is II has bang a i very Wonderful job and we In this i- t ountry ought to lx happy end » couleuted and gtalclul

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an. mg construction ><tiv';.*. although a substantial increase tn the ..mount of loans forth.- purchase of property i;->> occurred dining th<- current y.ar It is k's.i 1 .!. that th> level* of real estate and mortgage ac tivity attained during the current year may be conditioned by the general effect* of the European war and by rising coat* hi the construction field A number of people may undertake budding operations in anticipation of tising construction and financing cost* During 1940 there may be some advance in the construction of factory buildings In all probability housing activities financed directly by the federal government will not expand unless they are associated wfch army or navy program* However, current appropriation* will make possible the continuance of these activities for some period into tbe future. Current trends apparently do not indicate marked advance* iu real estate, mortgage or construction

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activities during 'he early mouth* , <>f J!‘4‘. but greater expansion may ■ occur a* the year proceeds depending on the genera I tn-nds of employment. incomes, rent* and budding costs. , All of these factors will In- affected by the European war to some i . xtent However, the effect* of till* confll. t will not be identical in all cities or In all parts of th>- state. Those cities will t». affected most in which local industries supply munitions or materials of war If the war eontinueft for u prolonged period such effects will expand to other areas r WE\n YEAR” w;<» • « Jan 1 -David J Dllliiig elected president of th.- board of county commissioner* The &! Ktuti |KWI t«>iu burgiartzed for 1126 The Harvard football team meet* the I'nlveralty of Oregon today in the Hose How! at P.sedena. California Mis* Gu.ta Cramer injured when CHixens Telephone Co. car tn which she was riding bump* into

* Aiwwen To Test Questions Below are he aaswers to th* Teat QamUnus printed I - TW ° a 1. Han t ago de O e t Atnuwdsen 3. 100. 4 Ihnigta* F» sb nks. * 5. Th MadUet » •*« «. Tt-nnto. 1. Kom-ym’ ta-Uv not k.wpu-ia tiv. S. Peeo 9 Two. 1«. Variabl- one- mrt>. 1 Amelia Earhart 3. Tennis 3 12*. 4 Animals that Nv* in the nceiu. 5 Norman H Itot n. ti India 7. Cruetaceana. 9. Yellow. 4>luc and red 9 «>C 10 Caiole Lombard ■■ —O 0 arr-j- ■it ■ • Household Scrapbook By Roberta Lee * -- • Holes m Gias* Here I* * way to produce hole* in pane* of thin »n<l weak gl**». Provide the places to be perforated with i ring of moist loam, who-* center lrove« free a portion of glass exactly the else of the hole desired. Pour molten lea f Into the ring, and the glass and lead will fall through a« once. Restoring Flannel* To re»tore flannel* which have become bird and shrunken, to their former softness, soak thevn In gasoline for a few hour*. Then wash In soft soapsuds as usual, and rinse In clear water of the wmt temperature Sugar Economy Try adding a pinch of soda to the .urb <>u Third street. A shortage in unwspnnt pape' causes sharp advance* in prices and Is worrying publisher*

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SYNOPSIS At Miracle Mesa, the Douglas f ancestral estate near Mexico, a * girl named Lola awaits the return of her fiance, Jack Douglas, after ’ an absence of six years. Lola is the 1 adopted daughter of Jack's Aunt ' Ines Her friend, Alison Neale, • owner of the neighboring ranch, • hones Jack is the leader they are J waiting for to fight the raiders. In " an adobe up the trail two men also 1 discuss Jack’s return. "If yon're • wise you won't let Jack Douglas 1 live two days once he comas bach. ! Baker" (om of Jack’s riders) "b telling the world what will happen ' when Douglae comae heck," says one. "It’s time I made an appointment with Baker," the other repl lee. CHAPTER II Through the night that distent thunder rumbled nearer, end before down the last of the spring storms broke ever the foothills. Not until darkness did the downpour give any respite to two drenched and weary ridere splashing along the Verde rood. Thg rider to front was thick-set, with powerful legs and shoulders sitting hie horse In a kind of aggressive solidity—-a heavy, bearlike man. The other wee taller bat sf slender bnUd, and he rede almeet carelessly, with the Instinctive aaau ranee et a born horseman. Suddenly the harm of the forward rider raised its hood, its gait slack ened M if at souse message borne down the wind, and fooling that Change, the rider reined is to e halt. He cupped hie hand above the storm. “Thu horse bears soesethiag." They had oUTpwd jest where the rued dipped over the edge of a dry arroyo, and uneaeily the thich-ect rider peerod down the deep beak. | With ears alertly forward, both horses sniffed the air. aad in ths same moment a sudden lull to the wind's eiune: brought to their riders the deep booming of galloping hoofs from the north. With a sharp word of warning the burly ndsr pulled Ms cmnpaaten back into the shadow of ths meagwto barely an instant beteto a band of horsemen came tearing | around the bend. Dark and taacrutablr. grimly slI lent, they hurried past the silent watchers just above them nnUl once usero the only sound was the rustle of desert sand before the wind. The burly men leaned forward. "Raiders! Home rancher will And himeeit outed taek to-morrew morstag." "BaidersJol de net understand." Well, you’ve just seen some s< the outdt that's making oil this vel,’*’»l ««‘»f3h*>rhand"They are outlaws*" “You might eall ’em that " “Where do they go. thoeo raiders T" “Nobody knows." "But it should bo an saoy thing to track so large a band, nos There woo Just th. sligMaot tram w Mcent in the nma'a vokwe a me* mentary deliberation of speech that gave to what he said on air of hesitation. but the things that dearest of all was the arresting

I Hewed rbubarg. dried apricots eel . ranberrie* when nearly do ‘"' ‘"f much less sugar will I* ii < -»sar for sweetening L Ji q When invited to tab * driy, wiUi friend*, is «•'* permitted to ask them to stop at s""’® while one “runs In for a "NR" ute« tn epea. to some friend* A. Not if you expect another la-1 vltauon. or lm«e any knowledge ulmterer of propriety U Should tbe bitdegi’oom *<•»« ,at the right or the left .X the bride dur'ug the ceremony? A The bridegroom stands to lh* right of the bride y Just what attitude should a person maim sin toward* * wait r or waitress’’ A One sliould I* court.uu but Impersonal. — ——o- —— ' nIZJI •* I raft w saauu * 1 ’ 1 .We are beginning a new year. Wtont will I*4V hold for you *• a 1 driver and a« a pedestrian a* tori as »afetr is concerned’ 1 it to too early to tell definitely ' 1 wbvt the results of all safety act!r vitlcs in 1939 are. although from ’ all indication*, there Is a posslbil- ’ Ity of a sliglit reduction In accl- ' dents. I will give you definite Information just a* soon a* actual figures are released .n ’he m antlm* let's forget 19J9 and look forward to 1940. and let every today and tomorrow be a safe day. free from all type* of ' accidents -■ " '-O : « TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Du not say. "I am going down and clean out the cellar;'' say. I "to clean out the cellar." * a

•Raiders," te* ropeateC “Let os follow them. Paxton. It trill be «x---eiting." The other barked a tough nt trrf. tation. "Not for me. Two months ago a band of raiders burned Simpson’s barn. Simpson rode out singlehanded to track them doom. Maybe be thought it might be exciting too. But these birds don’t play that wny. Ten mites from where Mm pecs started to trail 'em they dropped off a guard to stop any ambitjowi rider that aught come loping along. The whole story was there tot the sand. We buried Simpeoa where we found him.-

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Th* tail maa r«ia*d «ya- **■»• “And W*mn mm ranctar ta* ta*a UMd, dam all th* tardar wibjnu to • handful of ranter*” ■ueh icpartone* with tM* wt *f thing *v*r in Spain. Dwagiaif B*. C*UM if YOU ta*«a*t, y M tatter tab* my w*rd that tar* *a th* tard«r it ain't. “»wn Th*** *»Jh*** lifted *rm highf*n ha** man taltad to m* of Mfrty." .**»«***’, fac* Hustad. "Yog*** •ton »*>T *to y*ar«, J art Dougto* i J —«■ r.i*yto n>* wouldn't know that ItojH* Wi accua* m* *f bring y*U Wittaat r*p!>;ng Itougiat bad ■ loaned forward over hi* tana** thouldcr, hl* net runiad Intently w l th* anrna, ;*» * .harp rh.k of I *ton« told at th* aarnweh of M* • b»r rider. Alnw*t at one. I £ I Mur* gallopad around th* hwST ' toning to a halt diractiy h*nZg ■ twin, and after a wr»--.4 . h^j ta t t**n »h« hr>*om*a frwtotta • »** !< and cnuctad to* in th* dn. •ntaada

r LATEST NOTESOF*’ REPPERT SCHOOL The Students I suction school with the heijT’ * I Instructor*, held their first Ilsslr Saturday A ptsr.uk , street was carried om aiU j * I to be « phase of re«| f hs It tended toward buyers who were most ' ] toward* the elaae of ne* w men. The Students of the ju. 1 School of Auctloaeerlne W grateful to the church-, nt w 1 tur for their kind hmt*t|s(7 j Join them In worship on s—. 1 There was a full reepons* ! attending at various placet Ms. ship rd. Earl Gatlin j| Ind. went Pome for the Hurry back Earl. w<- mi M There will be no stude*. _ 1 tonight, but Tueedar nigtg ' each night thereafter «. tiok» sale* at 7 30 p. m ■ 0 ■ — Prtsensro Try Embro.« (r , Tiffin. D -4UJB—Three TW!!h 3 prisoners of the county ktl Ns9 taken up embroidery Th. displayed several pieces o f work which be said had pleted by his wards - to Sec Decatur’s big in picture*, Tuesday w Wednesday matinee*. AM* theater. Mhowinx and FOLKS.’’ Why Suffer with PAIN From Rhewnetism. J NeuralpM, Arttvelt.* and La> bagel Get guick and real nw with Alfa Compound Wintergreen Tablet* At al) Drug Stores. er send S’ M to Union Pharmarai Cs. Bluffton. IMior* 1 ------ -

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