Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 24 January 1940 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Publiabod Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. incorporated Miterad at the Decatur, Ind. Poet Office a* Secund I'lAas Metier I. H Heller ——. Prwtdent A M- Holtbouse, Sec'y. A Sue. Mgr. .Na* D. Heller Vice-Preeldent Evbecription Mates diagle copies —1 .01 Dae week. by earner — .10 one year, by carrier *.vu iHm south, by man .34 Fkree months. by mall 1.00 fix months, by mall 1.76 iMe year, by mall l w une year, at office—. ... I.W Prices quoted are within a radius ot Ivo miles. Elsewhere 1.6 b one year Advertising Rates made Known on Application. National Adver. Representative BCHEEKER * CO. |0 Lexington Avenue, New York lb East Wacker Drive. Chicago Charter Member ot The jldlana League ot Hume Dallies. The birds are still having a hard , time trying to pick up a living. | Feed th« m and they'll sing for you | on*- of these .-prlng dayQ Q Alter i'ad.Ug John L Lewis': tirade against Paul t McNutt, you come to thi oiiilui-iou that if you don t like Lewis you should like McNutt. —o In view ot those juicy .>a lanes | paid to some of the captains of in- . dustry and to members of the ni • vic colony, bu»in<-»« must not ban ' been so bad in 1934. O—O Road- Loin cast and a-st. north hud south, had Io Deiatur. one of, th.- finest trading and shopping 1 points in the middle west Get the bibit, <om> to Decatur. - o o Members of thi Elks lodge have a treat in store fur this evening when August HeiinaU wilt fill i-v • i. y < Ilan and deliv'i th- ritualist-: l« wots linns, it Mi Helman has a -oinplislu-il the teat of im iimrix-1 lug the entire ritual and will cou-| I'r the Work on a cl.e-s ot a d"Z.'n < and Ida les o—U It's haid to earn interest uu money these days, that it you have . surplus fund- to mv. -t Indi.mapol is sold ,i million dollar short -t< rm ' bond isstii it seven lights ol oiu pen ent interest. 11l oilier words if you had .i i old million ami hives' •d it on that stale, your imoim Would be only l'i Wo tor the year. -0 The I'urdu- short <ou m next luontli w ill attrait himdnda of visitors and 'lie program will be mu ' ol th- most Interesting < vi r given 11-ad'-d by Governor Townsend and Dr G I Christie, the local event has state and natioual sig-1 nifiiaiii. and will measure up Ini every way as one if the oulslalid- , iiig farm gatherings in Indiana -- -■W- o — No mu around here is going to extend mui h sympathy to Earl Browder. 11l (act we feel llk> shouting Joyfully over his eonvtition ulid sentence of four years to prison for passport fraud. His Communist!)- theories and attitude do not luiniide wit). Anvil'an prim iplrnt It has often been said that if be prefers Htalin s rule that he should embark at unie tor the Soviet t'nlun In addition to hfat (our years he was given a 13.0 W tbie and wc ho|M !»•■ lays ii out If th> iMy wants tg spuusoi pubii< work programs. the old storm newer project might dug up. Rebuilding our old saultaiy saw era and im w storm si-wvrs in the <vnter awl north and sun'll cuds of town, would be a project that could k« »p hundreds ol men busy (or .a king lime Pruw nt sewer tai llltles are overtaxed in many dish lets, mm b lu th- Im unveulenc" ul rup- «') owners and tenants when It rains. Resat lac ing the wurn out bii'k streets and UulMing play grounds are other projects saggi sled by those interested la helping iteike Dc-caiui move forward

There hasn’t been much speculation yet whether the Groundbog will or will not see its shadow. It probably doesn't make one lota of difference as far as the weather is concerned, for Mi Groundhog , may not even know if the sun shines on February 2nd. Thia I month's issue of Outdoor Indiana ' devotes u page to the ant.ua! and asks the question, "W hat's a Hoos let- groundhog good for anyhow," Hand captions a picture of proverbl' lal weather prophet with these Jin-L-v 'Sleeping and rating lire two II of Ills i hies Interests " We doubt if h< bothers about the weuther 'ii Is absolutely foolish and ridliulou- said Governor Murph) of New Hampshire, "for any R< publh-un leader to say that the New l*.-al Is altogether wrung, when every lalr-mindi-d iltlxen (knows that many of the develop inellts It has sponsored have lie. 11 ' beneficial While I am an optimist -girding Republicanism ' the Gov ■ ernor continued, "I do not look to l#(|i with muc h encouragement." I Th- reason aeemi d Io In found in 'h- Governor s remaik that Republican success dwindled when lead--i» of ih< parly bacaim less nm ' erned with the problems and feelings ol the workliigiuan and fell under the mliuence of wealth anil ( big business in politics.' o—o WHAT SOCIAL SECURITY REALLY MEANS TO YOU "Social "i iirity is a vag i' ' pliriiH- S-.-i lal siiuiity is money i out ut the pay envelope S'" lal isei uilty i a lax upon Ihe employ ' er. Bui - - tai security ii li-i "iiitng I something ilm soini-thing as concrete as money !ii He- bank and a loi safer than money was :n smiu banks l" fore the Federal l>* posit llisuralli' < |H'ia'l"ii Was set Up. | Sih lal Minify talus nil tangible • laud personal furin to milltolis of \lin in an tainiln - wli. u they nad lof the death of Aii her K Felton. I U >i-»is old. who earned (da a week as a cll ik Felton died lout liuuiH alter mid night op New Yi-ai » Day. suddenly. of a heart attack Before thenwas Federal social M-einify ait I Felton's wifi and sou would have . had to d' |s ml on a little liourann In carried and lh< help of retells- : • a. It Felton had died four Imurs seamer. befor< recently |il» allied pt 'Visions ot th<- u< t went Into i-fb et Ins wife would have n-< i-iv-•d (191. in a lump sum Itu umli th.- Jila-ralued law. .Mt Felton and her son will re ! " he |3k k( a iuiiuili until the boy . leaves M hool at IM hi the eight s years between now and that time I they will bi paid 1.172M.1 I There are no humiliating strings | uttgehed lo the money. Mrs. Felum id's* not have to prove nerd, bln U'-ed nut sell the family radio I’ly meins of th ■ sou s share would < uullUUe even if Mrs FelUrn got a job. lii othei words, the money comes lo the Feltons as a right, not as charily Ii is theirs jusi as Insursiue money |s theirs Mi- helton ilia s not remember that her husband mention'd social security purthularly. Hhe knew 1 'ha' 33 i-euts a week was dvdmted front his p.,y ouveiopi but she did not reallS' that Ibis llttl' payin'Ut ' might make the difference MMWe ' iky between defrndeni" and indep* nduiii e Millions ot other Am-rliau fa mill' s i onalder h* tai security In the i same ahMrtwtt maiiuci. We predict that lu the uest tew yeais this will i chaugi greatly Mon and more In ■ dlvlduais will have the meaning of I it brought home lo them as kbey I learn of relatives ahd acquaiutaii i era whu receive bmx-Hts. aueh as I Mrs Feltvr's. under the art i, Ol all th' rutorma us the .New s Dani, we believe am-tel gecurtty t *lll prove ibe muei iuipmiant aud t most popular. Any polttlial party that attacks I- or attempts to weaken It is doom 3 nd. It to based upon a deep-seated need ut lb< people, which will be

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■ ing H? A No llii napkin -liuuld be unfolded uu thi- lap. -1 1 Household Scrapbook By Roberta Ix?e ♦ R.nsmg the Hhair ■ If urn- i-xp' i i.-hi • ion iih ial'l,- > difficulty m ridding tii. hai entire ly of -nap at'i-i a shampoo, try .queextng the Juice of a lemon into the final iin»< wain. It will free Hi'- hair of soup suds and leave it soft and glossy. Cleaning Milk Botlias Tin- inside of a milk bottle can l»- ij'-aiied by adding a tablespoon of sell lo a quaiter-eup ot vinegar pouring this into the bottle, and then shaking vigorously. Mildewed Leather Petroleum ointment will romov* mildi w from li-atbei luinniirI * * TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY B • Jail -'I MX new laaes of flu are reported to Di H F Costello ■By In al'h officer, making total of twleve I <' I' Kuiikh is elccled pieatdeiil 'ot Root Township Farmers lush tuh with Jani) W'-idh-r vice-pie-stdent and I'haili - Johnson. a>-< ie-lary-tnuiuier. The la-,1 l outlngenl of Uu- Amei Itab expi-dltlouaiy forces arrive In . ami. ■. - —.■ - -. ~ . „ ,

New York on the Ti.-inspi'it Northern Pm Ifli The Contei li, ( i.am | receives a quotation of |9.’> p. ton ■ foi sawdust, f ii h I hii.igo Rev. W H. Gl* h" ni" pa 'hi | of tin- Presbyterian i buri h lu-re. b Is installed ax pashu of tin First Pn-sbytri lan rhuiili at Go.-heu i Ind. ItiiilM-r. of Fori Waym on -i ike for higher i-oinint.sions COURT HOUSE Kathryn 8. Cole to Ksthrr L. Call, part of inlot 237 in Geneva lor |soo Itorwin G. Gigandet et ux to Kathryn H. Cole pa: I. of Inlots 12* and 128 tu Geneva fur ft Kdward W Meyer it al to Enm k Fox. Mi acres tn Freni h town ship for |l. Charles F. Young et ux to Vern Linker (»< acres jn preMe town-1 ship for |l. Katie C .Moser lo Edwin E Mu. I •t. a piece of ground In French I township for BC>. Farah Ayres to Maud Archer. I part of Inlol atei In Decatur for || ! John F. Mayer to Edgar Kraft | lots Jii and ltd in Homewood fori II | James W flan. ,-i ux lo Nathan . N'c|s<hi their interest in Iniot I 126 in Gem va t.o 31 Marriage Licenss, 1,. \. ,r tfhepbard. ImkewiMMl I) '<> Mary Anu Kmlth. Berne

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MONROE NEWS Bobby Baxter, son of ■'*' .Mrs. Floyd Baxter. Monroe gradsludent. Injured tils lower lip dur Big the piny Intermission Trn -day aft..mum when, he with several other playmates, was playing on lh,. miiow luver.-d clndei I’ile of the school hulls' He Was taken in u physician's office ii! Berne where one stitch was required t<> .lose the Injury. Mr. and Mrs Win L'h »'"• mily had nn their guests Bunday Mr. and .Mrs Russel MMchell and family. Mrs Rene Hendrick- returned to Monroe Sunday with If |> (Merman after -pending Un past week as their House gue-t al th'ir home in Fort Wayne The baby daught'-i bom to V and .Mrs Adelbcrt Heal of I’- itend Thursday, at the Jay county Itosl'i lal who dual soon efiei bit th w.i bulled Friday a'lernoon Mrs Beal ».i» the furtiiei Murgu<jpte Fairai us Ihin M; and Mi» hJohnnOtt ul Fort Waym calh-d on relatives in Monroes Sunday. Many Monroe fan> attrud«d th»annual county ba*k»;thali toun Try Our Kentucky Oil Treated Stoker ( O A I.! .V (im»d or Iktler Ihatt vou have been U!«ing. Aiwo W. Va. Oil Trraled i 'lnker coal. j All kmdn ot Kj. or W. \a. Lump and Ekr coal. Other Coal priced from g EQ P‘‘ r *"•' and up \lso I p-town Car Storage. HAI'GK COAL CO. Phone 660

tJr• Urwyww/1 Member F. I). 1. ( 1940 Christmas Savings Club CLOSES Saturday, Jan. 27 A FEW ( EMS A DAY NOW WILL REAP YOI DOLLARS NEXT CHRIST.M \S There Is Still Time To Enroll In The Christmas Savings Club Plan ahead for your 1940 Chrtetmaa purchase* and other end*of*the*year expenses by enrolling in our new ( hristmas Savings clubs. Small weekly payments of from 25 cents to $5 will give jou from $12.50 to $250.00 next Christmas. Hire- are aix dub* arranged (or ayalMMtte Having*: U», u ” «• • ««. < it u.. „ . .... cuu. lfc . .... CLL , u „„„ , _ ’ CLt i weO.**** ” * W *JL*2L CLUB • ” O • w ** h ' 6r « * b * -- C »’ •»•<». W Get V*OC " 1 -- - . — M’jre than $22,000 was paid to Christmas Sav ing-* < lul> members by this bank last Christmas. First: State Bank Established IKS.3

‘held at Pleasant Mills last waek and were proud of the showing made by the Im al teams, who are seriously handicapped by the lack' of a gymnasium The Builders Class of the Monroe Methodist • bun u si hoot held the January meeting »• 'he home of .Mr aud Mrs. Gleu .Stucky. Mirn , day night. w A. Andrews, who has lieeu’ confined tu hi home for several weeks with as'hmu and heart, trouble, suffered a sligiil stroke

Public Auctioi 92 ACHE FARM. 2 mjlh of building, can la- diiau 2 furmw. will be -old M-paralcl.v or mm a whole. i,,<2 buyer, Thursday, February Is| 10 o'chak a. m. I Localcd 6 milcw Herd ol Bluffton. Indiana, on highvu 3 mile* Northwest of l.ilterlv Center. This i.* one of the best producing black -oil f. Wells County, must be seen to be appreciated, house, 21,\ lo hip roof bant, oiit* ti room house, smj all necessary out buildings, electric light available, fa well fenced and tiled drained. In.'iiect this farm before the sale. This sale a, i to settle up an estate. EANY TERMS: 10'- cash day of sale, hi IB g| a long time loan al -f can be arranged on the ixalanee Sale conducted by tne National Realty Auction Comiss, a Indiana It you want to convert your real estate into cask,'J we get the buyer and seller together. CAL, JESSE and WILL WAIT.Oi Bluffton. Indian Auctioneers: Col Fred Reppert. and J. F Sanmann. Decatur, Indiana

Bunday evenin, time lx how in g „, ni . JJ»R Hattm Andrew?*? spent arveral day, ~2 " b ■■“ U i •20 n, . unwatermarked mllh ** »adaptable f,. 5 J mimeograph w„ rk Th* iu f ,' nk lhe Becalur