Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 31 January 1940 — Page 3

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torture. IliuMrating her talk with pictures of Chinone home* am! walls She al«o exhibited a picture frame and a piece of jade from China Mi**x Electa Oliver abo read an Interesting paper on Chinone sculp- • lire, while Doris Nelson gave a din < uH-ion on Chinese painting. IlluxHating her talk with Chinese paintings. The articles exhibited wer** secured from Mrs Scar* of Fort Wayne whose alater la a mission ary In China at the present time and has sent many articles of value from China At the dose of the mcetinK. a social hour was enjoyed. during which refreshments were served I by the committee The ladies' missionary soc iety of the Church of Cod will meet at thhome of Mrs. Glen Marshall Thursday afternoon at two o'c -lo* k v ■■■ The* woman's missionary mm coty of the Methodist chur* h will enjoy a luncheon meeting at the* home- of Mrs. K A Stuckey Thursday afternoon at one o'clock - - -■■ ——— o DEATH TOLL OE (CONTINUED FKOV PAGE ONE) lirhtship. two arme dtrawlers <>n Great Yarmouth, the SHMon steam er Jersey Queen, the* S.4t*2-ton tanker British Triumph and the I &U-ton Collier Coryton all were attacked off the east eoast Seven tern men of the armed trawler crews were missing. A seaman from the steamer Grip fast, whic h went to the alcl of th*Stanburn. said that a rope- war. ■ thrown to the* shipwrecked cre w huddled cut a raft, but that their ■ hands were too frozen to hold it I Th*- rescuers watched helplessly while* the* Stanburn men were* washed Into th** sea. Other victims Inc luded seven re ported killed Monday during an at tack on the Lightship Klgoletto o PRISON INMATE rcowrnwo feqm paue one* will Im* held Trees wants to have his mother j there. "1 hope* they allow it" he sai<l i "I d Ice very happy if she and lit ■ Ha rues could he there" SHORT COURSE , (CONTINUED FKCAM FACHA USS) ( tend A program like that offered at the short course deserves a large attendance O TODAY H COMMON' KRHOfI * Do not say. "The trains arrive al the Broad Sheet depot." •ay. "station "

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 31, 1910.

CLUB CALENDAR I •sclsiy Daadltna, 11 a. M. Fanny Mary Rhone* KJUO — 1001 Weoneaday Ijidies* Rhakc-spc-are chib Mr*. Eten Sc hafe r. 2 -"!<• p m Salem lacdies* Aid Society, MrOmer Merriman. 1 in p. m . Historical Club, Mrs Milton Hower. 2:34) p tn St. Vincent lie Paul Guest Afternoon. K of C Hall, j p m I nlon Twp Home* Eronotnics Club, Mrs Huhert Z*-rk*l, I*3o p m Zion Senior Walther In-ague, Lutheran Church, 7 .Hi p m Thursday Our lowly of Good Counsel Mrc Cyril Heimann, x p m Spanish American Auxiliary. In*glon Home, 7 so p ln Christian lAdi*-.’ Aid Society. Mrs. Adam Kunowl* h. 2 p m. I nion Chapel louli*--.' Aid. Mrs. Ford Worthman. all day meeting So Cha Rea club Mrs Clyde Butler. 7 30 p. m I'. It. Ladies' Aid. Mis K O Wynn, 2 p m Woman' - Mi* ionary Soc iety. Ev angelic al Churc h. 2 p m Presbyterian Missionary Society. Church So< ial Room. 2 30 p in Monroe Methodist 1.-cdies' Aid Society Mis, Alfred Bahnert, J p m Pleasant Dale laidies' Aid Roclety, Mrs Henry Vake, 9 a m St. I’aul lacdies' Aid ScM'lety. Mrs Anna Ellsworth. S a in Ever Ready Class. Methodist Church. 7 T«» p m Church of Gcal laidies' Missionary Hoc lety 2 p m Woman’s Missionary Society Luncheon. Mrs It A Stuckey. I I p m Friday Ave Maria Study Club, K of C Hall. 7 Io p m Happy Homemakers Club, Mrs. Gail Cook. 1 30 p. in. Pan* ak** Supper Pre«liyt*-rian I Church Dining riMcin. f> to 7 p m Saturday I Chicken Supper, First I’nitc-d Brethren Churc h 5 to 7 p m Elks Valentine Dame Members Ami Guests. 9 .la p m Monday Adams County Women ■ Chorus. Moos*- Home. 1 3o p m Woman's eluh Library Hall. 7 C> {p m Research Club. Mi« Uimollli* Fogle. 2 30 p m LIQUOR HEEDS PLAN SURVEY Plan Survey Os L< , ui>lat-! ora For Views On Liquor Question Terre Haute. Ind Jan 31 *U.R» \ survey of state and nitidial legislators on thc-ir opinion on th** liquoi que-stion was planned today by the Indiana retail alcohol beverage dealers asscu Union after a one-day w-etlng h**re The* group also planned to question candidates for state- legislative and congressional offices In what was classed as their first move toward political participation A warning that "professional'* drys were "boring Into small towns and rural *‘immunities" In an attempt to obtain Icm al option was sounded by Harold C Felghtner. executive secretary of the Indiana Brewers’ assoc iation He said 'he dealers must avoid an "it-can't-happen her*- attitude He* praised the Indiana liquor law as "one of th*- best If not the best” In the I’nlted States, and What Price to Pay for a Diamond? If you arr wondering what pries you should pay for her diamond we invite you to drop in and have a chat with our diamond expert. He’ll be glad to show you the difference in diamonds and explain the reasons back of their quality and value. There's no need to wait until you are ready to buy . . . eome in any time. There is no obligation Illustrated — Engagement ring with brilliant blue white dia mond Matching weddmg ring 925.00 up SUTTON JEWELRY 210 No. 2nd SI. I _—lm ______

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Ry HAKRINON ( ARKOI L hies trxlsree sysdlrsw Wrltse HOLLYWOOD. - Despite the number *of tierman submarine* sunk, tt ere still is plenty of danger >n the high sea* Five companies

refused to Insure 330,000 worth of antiques that Director Tim Whelan Is shipping from Englan d to the United States. A sixth company innsenteil to issue a polI* y. but for the record premium of 317 000

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Whelan, long a worker at the British studios hut now in Hollywood directing "Destiny" for Paramount, paid the premium and will install the costly furnishings *l*o crates of them) in a house he will build in Brentwood. It’s a very funny story they are telling on Victor Mi I-aglen's giant snn. Andrew. When the hoy he-, < ame engaged, he was very nervous ahruit telling his mother. Ro he finally broke the news by making a home recording and getting her to play it on the phonograph while he was away from the house. Isn’t It just like Hollywood* After searching far and wide for an actress to play the girl In "Our | Town." Sol Maser finally hired Martha Scott who created the role on Broadway Heard an interesting story about' Martha. Out of her first studio pay check, she is sending 3100 tn Miss Ida B. Lilly. Kansas pity school teacher. When Martha decided to go on the stage, her family didn't have the money tn back . her until she became established But Martha a teacher volunteered to do it Over a period of four years, she loaned the aclreaa l IL.'iOO The money Martha sends her now represents the last payment of the debt. — Carole Lombard and Clark Gable leave for Mesico. They drive m the new station wagon ' . that is Clark’s birthday present i from Carole. Destination of the ! I stars is a spot shout 100 miles beI low Ensenada. Some of the roads I are little better than cow paths | and many of the natives down* I <nizgest**d that tatern operators reI fuse to sell to drunks or minors or | after < losing hours or on Sunday, i prohibit rowdyism and mils*- ami .ivuid * healing >u iiiii|*'lselling competitors io I*lll.llll within th** law Tl:> oi ganix.itlon adopted reso Inrlons urging mandatory regiatra lion ot all brands of distilled spirit*. requesting a federal law r**quh Itig that Willi- bottles Im* hrok**n after being emptied, objecting to distill**™ fixing retail pri* ex per i drink, and advocating an appeal for no further taxation of malt or. splrllonx lieverag'-s S C Rus* hm*-u*r of Evansville j was elei t*-d president, Harry J Blondhelm of Fort Waytie Robert II Mr Kinney of Terre Haute. William Botiar of Gary. Goldie Mann of Mouth Bend, vice-presidents. Ed Ar*-ns of Indianapolis, secretary, and Ih-nry Hess of N* w Albany, treasurer. EUROPEAN WAR iCONTINt'ED *rr PA3B ffUll fr**m the first attaik in a "long time' by a German submarine on a British naval <onvoy I "Very differently from t!i<* German practice. w<- saved th** majority of the crew " he said Regarding the navy he said It is today as always In our history the first line of defense rd these Islands." "At the present tine.” h* continued. "at home. In France. In India and In other stations over seas upon our vital lines of Imperial communications we have upwards of L2sb,iMHi men under arms " Indicating the extent of naval activity since the war started. Chamlrerlaln said that one British Irettleehlp already had coveted 3i«H**i miles In the first I2<> days of war, he •aid. one cruiser wa« at sea 1»2 days and one destroyer for IdJ days In succession German merchantmen hv»e to pasa through a sea urea I.UM miles wide between the North Scotland coast and Greenland In order to reach home and ihis area "Is continuously patrolled hy the British navy with Increasing rue<exs." he said, Chamlrerlaln denounced German aerial attacks on what he described as fighting hoats and lighthouaea as ’'cowardly.” ASSESSORS GO tCGNTINUKD FROM FAUg JNtl Dan Wagner of Wabash township. William II Patterson of Blue Cre**k township, Glen Neuensckwandar of Monroe township. John D*iff of Hartford township and Ixtren HelI ler of French township

there have never aeen a motion picture. On the last trip down, Clark says that he and CarrJe weren't recognlxed once. Most poignant fan letter of the year cornea to Harul*! Idoyd from a man In Peoria, 111. He says that he and his four children have been in tuberculosis hospitals and have been advise*! by doctors that they should go to Arizona to live The father offers to sell one of - his eyes to any person facing blindness, who will supply the money for the trip. Ought to make a great human interest story for the Peoria papers If they are interested, we can supply the man s name and address. It’s a boy for Shirley Hughes. Myrna Ix*y's standin. and her busband Ray Ramsey. B»*vm*l cameraman on Edison the Man.” If the stork had delivered a girl, Myrna would hava had a namesake. Cora Witherspoon, the character actress who suffered a leg injury eight months ago, returns to the ! screen In "I Was an Adventuress." i but. In the meanwhile, her hair has turned completely white. . . . Ixits 'of excitement at the Grace Hayes Uxlge when a drunk heckled Ringer Odette Mvrtil and Helen Parrish's boy ftfc-nd, Forrest Tucker, came to the reecue. . . , The men were separated before serious damage was done. . . . After trying vainly to keep track of who has been divorced from whom, Arthur Murray concludes that marriage in Hollywood isn’t a custom. It's a | habit. .. . Add to newsy twosomes ! Uliana and Izw Brice at the Club 17; Anne Nagel an<! Elliot Daniel < Rudy Vallees piano player) at Satdi's; Lona Andre and Billy Seymour at the House of Murphy; j Olivia De Havilland and Anatole Litvak at the Trocadero. He was kissing her hand on the dance 1 floor, too . . . Frank Fay's show I [ amused the Tn*c customers the 'other night . . . especially his rendition of "The Datktown .Strutter's Ball." ax John Charles Thomas might sing It. . . . The long-await-e«l premiere of Disney's “Finoci chio” will he a Feb 9 event at the Hollywood Pantag*-s. . . . And here's a laugh . . Mickey Rooney ;met Lois Andrew* coming hack lon the train from the east. He's tieen telephoning her s lot sn*l, i when she isn't in. he leaves the linessagi- "Rhett Butler called." FEDERAL AID 17 MILLIONS State I’roarams Aided By Funds From Federal Government Indianapolis Jan 31 Funds i supplh-d by the federal govern-1 I ment ><> assist sial** programs ini Indiana amounted lo fl7.f*t'*9.. r >o4 I during the fiscal year 1939. ci.u- --| race .Manion Indian.! director of I the office of government reports, dlxlosed today The funds wen* used to operate such federal-state programs as highway improvement, agricultural experiment stations, aid to the aged, and to dependent, needy or Im apacltated children Manion’s report was made known in conjunction with the annual puhliiation of an itemized accounting of federal contributions] to .Igen* les Operating on a federal-] state or a fe*l*ialslat**-local co-| operative exiienditure basis Manion said Ihut the numlier o(| state programs which receive fed | oral con Hi but lons has doubled] during the past seven years New | programs sharing the federal *x j penditurea are those for the aged.| th** blind d**pend**nt * hlldren. | crippb-d children, mothers with] Infants, th** needy, the unenipb>y-| ed. and the ill hoiised Older programs receiving In | iicased amounts from the federal] government were those tor the im | provrmetit and maintenance u*| through highways and farm to-1 market roads, sgilculinial *-xp«ri ] ment stations and agricultural] schools; the state home for aol-| diets and sailors, and the vo*a | t lona I education and rehabilitation | of disabled |**-rsoiis Following are th** Indiana ag**n-| des benefiting trom the**- federal-] aid grants and the amount received during the fiscal year 193> Blate highway commission. 34.-] ?M.tl7; aid to the aged. 11.h39.722; aid to the blind. 329M20. aid to dependent children. 1L7M.979; ma i erne I and child health eervlrea. 373.133; child welfare aervlcea. 3<b,299. services for cripplod * hll dreu. 337.343 Vocational education and rehabilitation *>f disabled persons 3SM.3M: surplus commodities (value), 33.<)43.<9r*. state employ ment aervlce. 3703.744: alate home for soldiers and sailors. 313.470, and local housing authorities (loans dosed > 3417 000. Manion stated that the emergen-' cy relief agencies which operate projects sponsored locally and to which local contributions are made, are omitted from this gtoup as their primary alm la relief

The two-day-old Infant son of Mr. and Mr« Bussell Htudler of Linn Grover was admitted to the Adams county memorial hospital yesterday suffering with pneumonia. He whs repotted us much improved after IH-ing placed m th** oxygen (lire. Mrs. Carroll Burkholder, who has l>< *-n ill th** pasi two weeks with tonsilitls, la improving slowly. John Warman han returned from th** Veteran's hospital in Indianapolis to his horn** in this city after receiving eight week's treat-inr-nt His condition la reported us improved Bob Beavers has returned tn his studies at Purdue after spending a Ix-tween semesters vacation with with his grandparents. Dr and Mr-. S. D Beavers, lie was aceompanb-d to «hool by Jack Hopkins, who 1 vi-ited her*- with his aislrr. Ml**** j Betty Hopkins County Commissioners Frank ■ Linlger. .Mo***- Augshurger and Phil Strahm, Purveyor Walter Gllliom > uti*l several others from hen* are attending the National Road Show In Chicago today. A letter from J J Helm. Miami Florida, says th*- temperalure got |down to 30 degrees|iliove zero the •other day. killing off the vegetable and citrus crop In th* Redland section south ot there a terrific loss B's up again in the seventies ami winter Is probably over Dr J. A Clevenger, former mayor of Garrett, died at Fort laiuderdale. Fla. Tuesday morning. H*was 30 years old and prominent in , his community Dr Clevenger visit *-d here several limes and wa** well known and highly respeded A. Z. Nmlth of Grand Rapids Mulligan was a visitor here today Th*- committee in charge of th*- 1 sale of tl< kets for th*- farmer's ban j qui-t to lx- held here th*- evening ot the lath reports mu* It Intereat Only r*tm tickets will b«* sold as that i ils a capacity crowd tor the Catboi lie auditorium where it will lx- held Cal and Otto Yost an- attending] to business in Chicago Supt Walter Krick looked after business in Indianapolis yewterday Mis Tom Noble and Mt« Tom Ifuixl of Indianapolis spent Tuesday in Decatur with th*- former's parents. Mr and Mis Frank. Rehtnitz Mrs A 11 Suttles, who has Ix-.ti 1 ill foi th*- past three weeks with I lumbago and «* lati* rheumatism I wax r<-|Mot*-d as being much better I today II A Fuhrman of this city has | arrived in Oi land**. Florida. wh*-ie h* will -pend th*- lemaindet of th*-i winter. The Grovej Oliver family mnv*d '(today fiom Gl> Men it avi-uu* to I los South Third street, I .Mis Tom Peterson **f lndiana|*o Ils arrived her*- Ihis morning Io attend th** funeral teivues 10l Mis

I The Proof of the Pudding I I is in the Eating! I I Chevrolet I I HAS LEI) THE PARADE IX I I NEW CAR SALES NINE OF I I THE PAST TEN YEARS. I fl To the prospective New Car buyer: The j fl consistent leadership in New Car sales ■ by CHEVROLET can mean that when 5 you buy CHEVROLET you iret Sterling ■ performance, economy in its true mean- , I ing and what is .Most Important of all j I a car that has a greater length of life | ■ where later such facts reflect themselves H fl in the I’sed Car Market and makes H I CHEVROLET the “tops” tor trade-in or fl cash values. H R - SAYLORS I I II I I AM _ _ M

Georgia M*ilw-i* IltnWl Siu- Will remain for a several days' Visit with Miss Ellttab**ih l’M**r**on Herman Wulliman of th** Bern** Oil Co and U .1 Kuhlil* of It*laliir.hav*- n-luiried liom a two-davl Inspection tout <*t th*- Mid )A*-st it* I liners nt Alma Michigan UNION SHELVES (COVTINUKk* FROM FAOB ORB) should lx- pr*-di* an d mt the basis i of th*- i D>-m*x rati* i jiarty lieing iiniti-d on liberal * .niili*l.i'* i- on Illi i oral princlpl*-** of a lilx-ral plai form for th*- lotixummatlon of th*-n*-w d* al I* plslatlv*- program ami for th*- liberal administration of I that program and united with hit* I or on th*- basis of recognition ami i representation and with th*- *l* . termination of th* party tn honest I ly. fairly and in the ways of tru* ' Amiricanslni apply itself to th*solution of th*’ rtavi- problems that i fronfmnt us all in America. *ml i unemployment, provide jobs, mi prove wage and condition stand I ardx. adequate security in old ag.■nd unemployment, a mor** <-*|uit ; abb* and just distribution of our nat.onul in* *>m*-. adequate pur* has* , Ing power In a word, teal huh ' . **mlc justice and sea ial s*-* urlty j which * (institute th** best prole* . Hon tor our Institutions and for th* perpetuity of our d*-mo* tail* term of government to which w*- pledg* our live sand our r**aour**-x." the resolution stated The committee said (hat it was impossible "due to ill*- uncertainty! and chaos that exists," to outline it this time any • on* ret.- poll* y ot

NOTICE There are (several perlinenl poinlis concerning Ihe recenl and ralher general shortage of sofl water in the City of Decatur that the I Health Hoard wishes to call Io the allention of the citizens. I—That Ihe water supplied through the courtesy of the City Water Department is obtained front the St. Mart** river and is subsequently subjected to efficient filtration and chlorination treatment which renders it safe for laundry purposes ONLY. 2—With lhe above fact in mind lhe City Officials request that prospective users accept such service with a clear understanding that no control measures or responsibilities other than those stated alstve can be assumed by lhe Waler or Health Departments. City Board of Health R. 1.. Daniels, S. M. Friedley. 11. I'. Zwick. ■

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proirrHin flint would l*e certain to |ii it*-ct and adviou <* the boat bi o-ri-Ntw of Inlmr, ami wald that Irav iio* political a* li*m lo lhe board < diwcretlon was "lhe only «ein*ibl* ! >s*n* and proper eourae.'' INDIANAPOLIS BANK CONTINUED FROM FAQtS ONE) ' ill*' El* khoff Itenliy company Nolan Maid tb.it Ji ff’ rson set» -I ax an agent fm th*' unity *i»i I patty Brown In re|mrieil lo lx- on*- of the tiitn'Mi men In th* slate a prexlden! iif ill*- Indiana National I Bank til* -|7lli latgeHf In lie I nation with ii-Miiur* i-M o> . NOTICE I have moved my Beauty Shop from Mercer Ave., to 10K S. 3rd st. just opposite Court House and will be open for business FRIDAY MORNING Mary Oliver Phone K2K