Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 2 January 1940 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Svsry I»*alM Except Sunday by TH* MCA TUR DEMOCRAT CO. ■stared at the Dwttv, lad. Foal Office m Second Ciaaa Matter I. H Maliar Praaideut L B HoltfauM. Sac y A Baa. Mgr 3tek O Heller Vlco-Prasidant fartmertolan Rate* dingle copies 1 Oaa weak. by carrier W Oaa year by carriar — ,*°® foe month. by mail - » Three months by mall I.o® •U ssoatbs, by mall LYE i>ae year. by mall— 1 90 Oaa ysar. al - » * Prices quoted are within a radius of iu® rnllee. Elsewhere IM one year Ad'ortteng Rates made known on Application National Advsr Rsprsssatativs BCHEEHKS A CO. |t Lexington Avsnue. Nev York U Kent Wacker Drive. Chicago Charter Member ot The Bdlaaa League of Home Dailies. Now is the time to renew your cubscriptlou to the Daily Democrat. —o—o As mercury skids to Seru its well to remember that the automobile is also likely to do a elide. Os course New Year resolutions are not supposed to include that hour between twelve and one o'clock. Sunday night. 0 -O — 1 ~’?fot until lie Bees the halidwrlt-1 fog on the wall will Dud reatue that some kind relative sent Junior a crayon set - Fatayelte CourierJournal. D—O The Finns closed the old year by slashing the Russian army ot 18.Ono to ple"»s and thus notifying the Soviets that they have a real •ghting foe o—o Just to show us that he had the goods if he wanted to display it old Jack Front came along with near aero temperature for New Years eve and morning -0 With a whole new year ahead ol _ u» we each hale the opportunity to make it the beet for after ail most of our succeeuM or failures are due to our own efforts. Those who h.id some of their Christmas Having <iub check left will find good Invostnnuita in the January sales. Watch thia paper for announcements of bargains. —»■ * — Martin Dies, two listed foe of eenununlsm and all other lams has a son who is all feet, two inches tall and an go 4 a Eghler as Ids dad Mart tn was married when h ■ was eighteen. -O - Congreaaman Gdlic and Springer of Indiana are living at the Roosevelt hotel in Waahmgton thin winter and iMist or telling their friends the hostelry waa named for T. R and not Franklin D O—« Sheriff Miller ra ports that In has only one prisoner In the county bantile as the New Year starts This Is a good community tgured from any point ut view and we bare leas aoed for a Jail than th* average county. The popularity «f the movies Is algnlflrani showing that Americans Rhe to be entertamed and are Willing to pay for H. The p«at year. It In eslimat<d BK.s.*teiWu waa spent for Hirns and an averUg< of 85 IMO.OOO people attended aa<h week. 0 OTbo pies of Secretary Hull fur a world peaec and the toresafefog of the forces of deatrarllon way a Wonderful New Year menaage that would. If listen'd to and «arrfcd out by the world powers, briar more happiness and good than any thing we can think «f. Al Smith ibrealens to ■'put on to wtoJM sterna aM taka aaotber

blhe ‘ If the New Deal predorain | ate* in the Democratic national convention Since he has been on l - the paat four years. It's diff' ult to figure )u»t bow be is going to get in so be can Bounce out with due publicity Washington is in the usual hubbub as the IMO edition ot the seven'hy-sixth congress of the United States goes to press It will convene tomorrow with due ceremony and about all that can lie predicted is that this will be another stormy session iu which | politics will play an Important part, slice this Is an election year and 'he issues are clouded by a wide variance ot opinions. -0 Thia is the dead line for joining the IMO Christmas Saving club and It's wise to do it, if we can Judge by what those who have tried it say A small amount put away each week for a specific purpose is surprisingly large ut the * end of the year. Jom now and . keep the payments up tslthtully and your shopping trouble* will be over for licit holidays so far are finance* are concerned. —o A good record for traffic c ssual- ' ties was marred late ou the last day of 1»39 when Henry C flail- | iiteier, a leading c ItUeti of Preble I township was ta'ally iu JU rod. The accident is tragic coming as it did so quickly and as he planned Io attend church service*. He »a» an excellent clusen with many i friends over the county and his death Is sin. .-rely regretted Dur sympathies are extended to the bereaved family. o—e It's time tot hundreds to rem w their subscription to Ho- Daily Demo. at The pric eof your home paper by mail is only three dollars I per year, though most papers have increased in price lu-iau** of added costs in materials and tax* - As we have announced, we plan to give you a better daily icp-irt ou ; markets, court Item* local bap- | ixuings, congress politics atid g* tier*! news than ever and we - 'your cuopertion by renewing promptly. Appointment of Charles iaihoii I as secretary ot th* Navy Department comes as a rewatd for efficient service as the acting h<ad of this governmc tital unit The I promotion involves no < hange hi Its operation, since Mr Edison hail been »ssist*ni m-eretary under the late Claude Hwanson and acting secretary after his death It is flt'lng. however, that Edison, s->u of the distinguished Inventor, should have full Cabinet prestige. Edison came to the department In January. 1937. Ills c hies task has been to supervise and accelerate present naval egpanslon plans. Hhip betiding Is running ahead of schedule and the department is making attangements for further additions io th* lighting ffe*i Th* new secretary displayed great orgauUuig ability while counccUd with his fathers hidustrial enterprises. although be lacks inventive genus Mr Edison. M yuan old waa educalcxt at the Maaaachnactta Institute of Technology to fit himself for an induecnul and sewn.'lhc career. H* formerly was a Rcpublkau He brat was aseo- ‘ clalc-d with the- New Deal as Mew Jersey compHsaco director In the days of the NRA and later assist- ' *d In preicaratlcHi of the Federal ’ housing act In April. IMS, he- became a member of the National In1 dustrial Recovery board. Indianspoils Htar, —— —— O- - I • —II . < t I Modern Etiquette I , By ROBERTA LEE 1 M Isn't it lud* tor a mmat to | '»lk at length alnrut the «gc*>ption ; ally gcsccl time he had -st a revtaln party, or wh*ii visiting some other f friends? A. Yes, baeauaw It glvue th* Impraaatou that he had a much fantar time than he la busing now t <J How can a bridge player re- . (nua frtltl regiaierllig disgust toea be guts several poor hands

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>te ——- - Answer* To T*-t Questions fl.<- ifi. st.swers to th. Test Questions printed on Psge Two 1 Atri..i ’ l a I E M-I|H 3 It i» a iiw.-i • . qiw: » bund s l reatb. <» t Im.*•* I »U,UO" 5. Aiksn-rf, 6 No »ld*s equal. 7 B avers 8, Nwwtou 0 Bak* 9 Green Hay locket lv. The lira .. I TWENTY YIARS AGO TODAY January J— Th rom.avt to ie-i puli the fair grounds is awarded to W'.iliam Riqqiert who will put I-. ge so . <■ to work s' on< " Ttkiug of 19SV cen-as begins H, L. Coiner <d D-.a'ii ia appoint'd district eupervber tor the s.r.i F W. Gray ot ludianapol's begin* duties an Adam* count’-' farm agent. Horse Sale Company opens the sale season and J 5« head ar- dlalioiu'd of. County R.-isii l< i Joseph Mi'.-ti uell annotince* the appointment ot Miss Kyut Vogh-wede us hi- dist ilty. Mi and M'» Elm*-r Ktor <4 <’<>n- ' in'iau aim Miss Howard ot lasFonj tain visit Mr and Mrs. CK. Bell in .• rww? A Eaencise self-control A good sportsman will accept whet For-1 tun. offer* with a smile. tj Should on- ever tip the < -»ndin 'or on a train or th* dining-car steward? A No, It la not expt t ted

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i R uliophotoof 1 ifinish Wounded r ■ Finns remove wounded ITits raoit'i hoto Horn th* Finr.ish-Ruasian front waa taken on the Karelian is'hmua wher* F.nniah troops have been bolding off the Rusanrns with clarnu of major victones. The picture shows members ut the Finnish army ambulai c* corps taking then wounded to held dr* »i:ig stationa.

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CITY BACK TO I USUAL ROUTINE Business Back To Normal After ChriNtmaß. New Years Holiday The city »ml community returned to its normal bmUnras routine today .ft*-* a week s c elehrutioti of Christmas and New Years Day I All stores ware r- opened today after being c losed ftnnday and Mon da.' In obeervnrvc* o( the New Your, All schools in th* city mid county. with the excepti'Mc of tfa t'ath ollc schools tn Decatur, were reopened this morning and students returned to clarvae* after almost I two weeks of holiday The Catholic school in Decatur will re-open Wedtwnday morning ! Colored lights and other decora [tions. put up by the city several day* before Chriatmaa. were being removed today by metnbers cd the I city light crew. With the rsovoval <»f tlucsc decorations and decorations at homes and building*. t>be la-t material evidence of the holiday swssoa will bo gone. —-o — —-— ADAMS COUNTY HAS icvaiiNumu FHurn raua o»*i treasurer. H« had tlxem on han! when he retired from office on January 1. and took the mater up with county attorney H«niy B HeUer and the stale board of accounts. They informed him that under the circumstances, the law stated that the bonds should ba burned Tire hospital project was stopped by remonstrance , although the state boa;d of tax commlsahmers reversed itself cm a former decision finding for t*e remote**rator* Present st th* Vvond burning ceremony were county oMMilaateMrs Frank Unigei Philip Htrahm. Moses AngnbHi'ger. Miss Mary Cowan, dwpiiiy county auditor. Mr. Hchuniaeh*!'. Who opened the furnace door. Mr l.iecfflty, and Arthur Il llolthouM of the Itally Democrat. HAM KINS CHILD rCONTINVKD UN PAJM ffiA> he was foe first baby born iu IMe In that ituii'utron LHtle Wt|>ur weighed nln* tcounds IfsHi ounc es at birth. Huth he and his mother were reported to he get’lng along n'eely by hospital at twelve* Wilbur Is foe sev-ivtb child ta be born Io Mi and Mrs. Hawkins Five of the-e children arc living. The) are: Forrest, aged 15, Pauline. 13; Virgil, nils and Charles, the. The father la an employe ot th* Central Soya convpany m tto city. I Ute today no otte r births tn the stl norvtenu townships of Adams county had been reported to 'he Democ rat and it Wilbur a arrival proves to b* the first and tai certified according to the rules, he will be -t inged ite winner of the drr b> and be given the gifts hem the ( merchants The proper report of a birth must be received at the Dally Democrat hy noon Thursday Germany Building More Submarines Paris. Jan. 3 —<t'P) - Official sowcra reported ttidajr that (for many had iwguu c-unstructfon of a new fleet of 130 ton U.BooU to ahi in a counter Moehade against r* alllc-s. The “vest pocket” submar-im-e will require crews ot oaly offb er. and men as < m.psred with the crews of fa regnir. d for the 7M ton V-Ekmts The small submarines would have a four er five .lays cruilcing rang* Instead of fa days but could be built ahum 1« um*, M fast It was axwertde increase Its brllhaucy This wIR prove equally ..-ffstuve- with -hoe pooah. NoEice l will bte out <rf my offm Thuraday and Friday, Jan. 1 and sth H. F. Zwick, M.D. ’Xyr HEEL TAPE WITHOin NAILS We sew sees as S<-c-s- r - _w•"totem -.■■■- , Mlt MM feite MtfoM M MBMfl sen mm m vw FORTNEY SHOE REPAIR So. S«cuu4 SC.

I JOE LOWER IS AWARDED PRIZE ' Former Decatur Maa Gi»en Prizes For Fine Sales Record Joe Doww. manager of the Filth Av*»nue of A H. t CotDjMiDy Ln Nnw York City. ®ud 'son of Mr end Mrs Homer Lower of North Second street. !»»* **«» awarded a number of Hn* prises for having the largest volume of 'business far the past tn months The prlres Include the grand prise- of a cruise io Month America which may be taken at the winner's convenience, a one percent bonus on rhe volume of b l ■

i I FARMERS! I GIVE YOUR CATTLE A TREAT 1 by giving them a Warm Drink. I Sub-Zero Heaters ® and I Hot-Stuff Heaters Two recognized heaters that have ■ proven a success for years, S I carry both in stock. I Cash Coal & Supply I R. A. STUCKEY T ANTLERS 1 dfJ-1-i SA -L> -vt-daJ n-*-r —J W— 4-4 * LvJ Ww w lw sad cocdcel ye« eaafanrave msveed FscJihet fut comfort s«d coavestaace sal toad ia foe tommy huteH Them sad alto Afokfo dA WKa fl£fowhdbe • ® pans ewn cto Ths Msvtdto team is ladtospula* wnssfov' I pevert cockled Io mgs. INDIiHiPOLIS , * ST.CLAI® -- • J MlfeghX. GM 0< tHi/ ;*; Il tfIWBSI OfaOSITI WC*tO AIM*7 PICK ■•• J 1 „ 1 w*« MEMO® M : HOHtsf ; So» • ffigßM iPAfa i I J />- ~ I a°° b oo * s I -■ I -..'..1 . ■ . ; DON'T WAIT TIL ITS TOO LATE' I Bbi \ Bl > Check Your Battery — NOW! ■ Motor?, are harder to gtart in winter M'>f* . driving ia dwH- aftpr An thjh u B ion a! at ram on your battery. Avoid breakdowna and cu»tl> delay s by having y®ur bni«ry chwciud periodically al the RlVEßbll'h s*»l*r Service. Expert tottery lechntci. ' « your service! tATTi w.V«i ,o *“ T ‘O’* EVETEME . EAARKPLua AUTOMOBILE ' ' CM *'"E •U‘-«» urwoaiLE KEPAIAb OF ALL KlAiOE—Roaxc - > RIVERSIDE Super Service Phont* 711 INUVEUS WISE *. WINTERIZE! When yap )ttlßb

doaa aed a pm with a lag and the Hotoey h in. jin th* pin. The prta<- was awsrdag . msnagte who went tfa over his gwota for tfa months. All quotas were | the amount of man should get Mr Lew*, * 1 twewtydtvw pel '-ewt over th* Only Are* out of le men the quota sot for th«m, J fact that Mr Lower was svm the** honor* damoaviutss n. usual ability aa a saleamg, J manager < ee=ssggg»n—i iiIUV butter fr .mccuw 1 nni ent f -r quick l| I' elief from U II I W VV | ■ .quid - Tablete • Balv* - Nmtfol