Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 3 February 1940 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Eve.-y Evening Bncept B unsay by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered al the Decatur. Ind., Post Office a* Second Claes Matter J. U Heller President A. R. Holtbouse, SeCy, A Hua Mgr. Dick D Hell< r Vice-Prraldcnt Subscription Rate* Single Copies I .02 One week, by carrier .10 One year, by carrier & 00 One month, by mall 35 Three months, by mail 1.00 Bl* month*, by mall 173 One year, by mail 3.00 One year, at office 3.00 Price* quoted are witbin a radius of 100 miles. Elsewhere |3 bo one year. Advertising Rate* made known on Application. National Adver Representative SCHEERER A CO. S Lexington Avenue, New York 16 East Wacker Drive, Chilcago Charter Member of The Indiana Leagu> of Home Dallies. Don t forget to at t your automobile license. Right now is a good tlm< so you can dodge the final rush -0 Colds influenza, lumbago, sore throat and other ailments seem to be the rule, rather than the eln-p. tluu right now Everybody * doing It. —W—qy-— Mi Ground Hog took one pe< p at the weather and popped back in his bole for another six weeks Ho don’t plan any picnics for a while. o—u Tlekeis for the farmer * banquet to be h. Id 'he evening of the I'.tli are going rapidly and if you want to be sure of a scat at the lablt butler fret yours soon. O—O — About all the ground hog proved ' was that we are to bait six weeks , more of weather Just what will i really not known until that j pcr'od nf tint, has .-lapsed —u- «— This Is the final day for the March of Dimes. If you can do so. be sure to scud yours hi either to Mr Grube of the lo< al commltte* or direct tu President Roosevelt. —o The state highway < it* did another gmxl jot. this week of kep Inr the streets .lean «nd that’s quite a job when car* have to !>■ moved before the Ice can be taken off Q—O (inly four weeks more of our ' campaign to renew every subs, riber to the Daily thinocrat. If this month la as good as last we will be far ahead of any previous year and that's what we ar* hoping for. o-»-Notwithstanding th. John 1. Lewis blast, a Gallop poll shows that labor I* still strongly behind Roos. velt who has made the greatest fight for them that has ev<m been consistently maintained by any chief executive. —ao—O ItrlVe carefully over the week end Wat. h the slippery road* and watch the other fellow Keep you. car under control Better tak. a little more time on lhe trip than take the chance of not reaching your destination all In one place. -0 Hundreds are today paying their respects to A R. Ashhaucber. his capable young son. Rob. and other* Os the -organisation, the event behis th* observation of the 25th year, of the bvsl.ie** The happy smile* Indicate ft la a real sac. vs* Thu fellow* who edit ’ Merry-go-round" are clever but not sufficiently so to convince u* that Wayne Coy. for many year* right baud assistant tn Paul V McNutt and Frank McHale, bl* political manager are very much disagreed, as they would haw ua think e * It I* up to you u> set and to know that you are duly registered

|»o you can vote In the primary and election this year. It you haw changed your name, moved, fatted to Vote at the InSt election better t heck at the county clerk's office or get In touch with your precinct committeeman to make sure. —o—o— Senator lloiah waa a wise man In mor.- ways than one. He left an estate of 3200.000. mostly In V. 8 government bond*, to hl* "dear Mary.' which she admit* was one of the great surprise* of her life. Though she wa* asso. iated closely with his career, she had no Idea that he was so comfortably fixed until th.-y unlocked hl* desk o—o Announcement of th.- recent death nf Jacob It Schafer at Dallas Texas. iniiM-d ninth sorrow here Where he wa* a plotieei buslne*» man and leading citizen until he moved to the south some years ago t'ntil recently, he visited here frequently and enjoyed meeting old ft b uds He still considered this home He was ninety years old o- • It is well to 11-111. tuber that wheu the Democratic- party hat piae.-d a gr< al lib. ral in command. It has won <|<ction* from th. time of J.-ffeison on down to this day. When it has foresworn it* tradition* and listened to th.- sirens of Wall Street It has lost ignominiously. And when that happens the records show that fifteen million im u and women lot" interest ..nd stay at bom. they don t vote Member* ot lie local Improved Older of Rid Men and hundred* of other* who hav. known J. M. Ilrcin. t foi many year*, an- boost- - Ing him earnestly f.u th. pla. >• a> i Gr.-at Juniot Sagamor. al the -tat. p .invention They win g| a( j tot i do anything th. > .an to furtli.-i Ithe c ause of so worthy an asplt- 1 ant and th. y ar.- happy that In I j candidacy i* receiving much up-1 pioval fioin various "tribes’ from over th.- state O V .Miss Bur bur a Duke will repr. sent this .ounty at th.- district ora tori, al cout.sit to b<- held soon. as a result of winning the county . mit.-st given here tinder auspice* of Adams Post, (3. American l.< gion. this w.ek Iler subject wa* "I am proud to be an American" and Ml** Duke showed much ability in her manii.-r and address. H’-r.-'s wishing her continued sue- <•<•»« a* sh< goes on to the district and state contests -0 TAX SALES A .ouiity auditor who announced hl* intention to dispense with different tux sales Hu* year was advised by the alate board of tax commissioner* that he has no i hoi. < Th.- law, ah amended In 1937. provides that sales of property on which taxes have become delinquent shall begin on the second Monday in April each y.-ar and continue until the tax cl*lms have been satisfied. The auditor who proposed to skip thia year ha* been informed that hl* failure to follow the law’s mandate might lead to a charge of malfeasance Th.- general assembly took taxpayers aud their problem* Into conalderation In establishing a system making installment payments possible. Persons who can not pay their properly taxes In full may take advantage of what is known a* lhe moratorium plan. However, If they fail to puy a single installment, all.ot their taxes become due. together will, delinquent penalties. The yearly salsa Include the property of those who could not keep up their moratorium remittances and all other* who*, property taxes are delinquent The law apeclfhally direct* each comity auditor to list this properly. describe it. and advertise It for sale —- Hariford City News-Time * Tt.l.W - COMMON * Du not say. "We decided to do away with the office of 1 j Recorder;” say ’ abolish:” • ; ♦

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Weather A Week Ahead A* Forecast By PROF SELBY MAXWELL. Noted M*t*orolcg *t "* \* yfU {, I,IMO I i /FIB 511.1940 2 I'- - sir X? j J HOT & COLD WIT 4 DRY TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALIINDIANA February 5 to 11 The E porthm will be normal The cen. portion will be moderately .old with roldei weath.-i over ih< W section The W. NE and E cen. sections Will lx- imxlerat.-ly w.-t The N ceil, and c.-n area* will lie we! Ratus will be normal i.v.-i th'- S . <-n and S portions Protected l.y John F. Dllle Company

RADIOSONDES AND COLD WAVES Should you «•••■ .■ vctidi i on th< with eiioi mou*ly big rubbri Iwll'KiUf inflated to ■ dlamctei of nay five feel. you will Im* looking j not at a toy. but at air Bounding I balloon* Th<' vender probably! pun h:i«d factory reject* which l hi- 1* wiling ui Itargaln price* Hounding balloon* are now doing ! » tin.- weather Job exploring the upper air. Whr-n two »u< h bal loon* ar> inflatiti with byd ogen , and are linked together. their com blind lift I* alxru' !’,« i*oond« Sometime* they <ariy thermograph* or Itarogruph* aloft One the recent invention* of m fence I* a tiny radio Bonding art itadliwondei that can Im attached to the*.- balloon* A* the balloon* fly the little radio net gt-nda larch a record of the wort of air the bal loon* are flying through In thl* »ay a meat deal ha* been learned about the upper air. and many pe cullur wind* have been dfecoverud aloft, wliom- very existence wa« hardly realixed before Kor rnelame It ha* b< en learned that aom* told wave* aweep down from the north like a glgantli hand whoae Icy thumb run* along rhe ground, while high aloft I* a huge rpieadlng palm and finger* nt vt ry cold air that *<|ue.-*e down on warmer alt below n» the cold wave reaches forward. Hometime* those Icy Huger* drop down from the *ky far to the aouth nt th< ooM ah on th> ground We recently had *u< h a < old wave over the WeKiern I’luin* and southward Into Mexico fold air running along the ground advanced a* far a* Kail*** Above wa* muc h wuitner air, and over thl*. Nhootlng tar . aonth waa a great ma** of Int' nae ly cold air that audd'-nly dropped down and laid a withering blaat of i tro*t upon the farm* arid field* of , aouthern Texa* and carried *now and freexlug tempwraiv ea deep Into Mexico. Ib tore the upper air wa* aurVoy* <<l. told wave* wire a myatery. i ■ ' " met trouble in predicting their motion* The ieaaon waa. of tourte. that the bulk o! the told wave wa* high overhand ' and out of reach of aclcullfk tn ■trumohi* on the mound Hui ► now, that radar aoundiug Uallocu*

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The map* show total tffeet of Hot, • Cotd. Wat. and Dry Air to b* *xp«ct*d next waak. DAILY FORECAST FEB 1940 ® 5 6 1 B 9 10 11 n are finally pra.-ll.al and In daily use at many weather stations thioughout the rnlled State*, we hope ihat perhaps at no distant date cold Waves will he a myst.i-y and pioldem lio longer Slowly l.u' surely the unknown recedes before the advance ot science Snow Microscope Snow Hake* are thing* of exquisite lieauty. and no two snuw flake* are ever exactly alike A snow ml. ru»eope fur viewing snow flake* I* easy to make Os .our*.-, li* u*.- I* not llmliwl to ■now flake* You can u*e It all during the year to examine ml nut.-ly small object*, flowers, plant*, strange in*.-, is. grin* and curious *lone* It will show you » world you never di earned exlaD-d It will give you many hour* of plenMire. Plan* for making ihl* *now inlcroocope will be M-ut to you FREE, upon i<quest with lhe .ontpllment* of Ihla ne**|«p«r. Addre** yo*r request io Prof Selby Maxwell, .are of thl* newspaper, en.kis big a Stamped Glci self-addi cas'd return . tivelope Inclade any weather question* that puszlc

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— you WEATHER QUESTIONS Q Will you pleas'- advis. inc of ~ reliable and reasonably priced I barumetei that I tan use in my I hum. and for fishing trips ’ G M 8 i A. Several reliable American manufacturer* make barometer*. French and German instrument* can sometime* be bought, too. A cheap barometer sell* for about five dollar*, wmle a more elabor ■ ate one for five or *i* time* that, ■um. <| In on. of youi remit .nii | ' el.-s you said that ftosi was not I tiozen dew Will you please tell I me what trust j»? B.M i.NI ' I A. Frost i* frozen water va i por. It crystallize* directly from I the air, withou going through any) dewy or watery stage Q Why is the South Pole .old j er than the North Pole? It O A. 1. There .* a week more of winter at the South Pole than at the North Pole i 2. The South Pole .* on a high, plateau, while the North Pole <* in the ocean Temperature depend* upon latitude, altitude and near nest to large bod.e* of open water. Q I own a very Ko.xl farm here in Sulltie County, southeast Neb wtil.h I in', nd io «• ,1 ..ml buy u farm in the east halt of lowa My reason I* to get i.way from the hot southwest winds with h miti out corn <no|.s W. ie Thl* ha* happen'd evei since 1931 The hut wind* ’ we ; -e not so bad ’.it 193* l.iit the grasshoppers were Is, you think that these hot winds will quit and ' Neb will lie like It used Io lie. at least up to 1931? JJ K A. The temperature move* of 1940 will be large and strongly hot and Strongly cold, but in 1941 these I same move* will be much milder! and thorter. I am »orry to *ay that the evidence teems to show a slow but steady advance of dry weather over the w«*t. Many former lake* are now dry. Two or three generations mor* of wrong crop plant mg. forest destruction, land drainage resulting In top soil tret,on . which will tak* the profit from large area* now productive 1 Q Ila* this not town an ex. HottaHy windy M- a *on’ And I* there anything to indicate whcilim another will follow In the coming Hprtng and Hummer? Is there any j i-ense for the unusually 4 high and frequent wind* here tn White ■car Lake. Minn? M E.B A. I think that 1940 will be a windy year, because there will be strong difference* in temperature* and air masses at different time* of the year The greater the air i difference*, the more vigorous th* 1 mixing, and hence th* higher the

—♦! Answere To Test Questions Below are the answers to ths Test Questions printed on Pags Two ♦ * i 1. Itffil. 2. Brom hoscope. 3. Assistant S.u reUry. 4. Routh America. 6. Four. C. Bessemer proces*. 7. Nolic. g. Auto racing 9. f'anla Major. in. Indictment. T” Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE Q When you have a business aliK.lntmeut with a man at his hotel.! and he is in hi* room wlien you arrive, what should you do ’ A Ask th.- desk clerk to phon, him that you are there He call then com. down or ask ilia’ you' <<>m< to hi* room Q What is the bn th *ton<- to- ; February and Its significaiu e? A. Amethyst, signifying sincerity and pine love Q. After finishing a glass of shei , Ih t. t>houid the s|>o<>n l>< left in the glass? A. No. u —— p - — ■ ♦ Household Scrapbook By Roberta lx*e . | * L The "Dusties* ' Cloth The oil in "du«tle*s' .loth* may he renewed by applying n few drops of kerosene or light lubricating oil <m one corner, rolling the <ioth. and letting it stand until the oil ha* spread evenly Or. a little oil may be added to the rinsing water after washing the dust < loti. Otte tablespoon ot k.-n.sene <■. on* half tablespoon of light lul.ri.a' Illg oil to one quart of water gives wind. Q Cun you <H m<- when *> will have rufllclelit moisture In extieme South Texas to plan'’’ A Feb will be moderately dry. March will be normal April will be moderately wet — War Pendulum Four days of w.-ather this w<. fc i will favoi the Finns On two of these days heavy clouds will He over northern and western Fin laud, and on the otbei two days light clouds will covet lhe eastern part of Finland Thi.-e days will I favor lhe Rails with bright «kie» ■ -m one day. and moderate clouds I J on the ofhe. two

Announcing I Grand Opening! of the newly remodeled S Decatur Super Service Station Monroe St. — Just West of Niblick & Co. I FREE! FREE! Set of 6 TUMBLERS I (9 ounce water tumblers) <1 with each purchase of 5 gallons or more "1 WHITE ROSE Regular Gasoline I Saturday and Sunday I (While They laast) I Free Balloons for the Kiddies I if accompanied by their parents. 1 sax wb * , ‘ i I CNABCO MmujMHl* - WHITE »HE liAHOLI.NE I Adaoth County IMnlrihirtw* for I'. S. Tiro, whotnutk* and retail. I Joyce Ellenberger, MgrJ

good results When Cleaning Aluminum When clmmitig aluminum, never use *oda. as rvi-atually It will .-st | hole* into them etal. A whiting paste I* the most satisfactory j . leauscr for aluminum pot* aud j puli*. Ant* To get rid of ant*, sprinkle the j puntry shelve* with a mixture ol j >ied pepper and sage —0 —————— YEARS * AGO TODAY ♦ —• Fell 3 Nine n< w |ietilions for mads In Adam* county are filed with ih. Is,aid of i-ommtesloner*. Announcement I* made that Miss Mildred loffe.- and Mr. Edward Berlin* will wed February I9lh i Senator Harding General Wood* 'mid Frank <». laiwden are fighting j for delegate votes from Indiana and ' <a< h opens l><-nd<iuarters In Ind Inna polls. Contract for plumbing and heatling «' th<- new G K Plant I* award .-d to Halterniey A Son* of Fo.-t I Wayne. The Decatur carpenter* union ■ now has 3* member*. i'l-opli la»an A Tidst company announce* a Victory Akouii! sat

PUBLIC SALE! mt ..f ill iienlih I am quitting f«i-ming and wii *, >. 4I Auilion mil' Werl of I'le.isant Mills, Indiana 5 m . • flb-catui. on TUEsSDAY, February 6, 1940 fl Commencing at 10'00 A M 7— HEAD OF HORSES —7 ■ MaMi Ham Sorrel MnrP*. light inane* a tails. ... an outstanding pan of Mares, match team Sorrel G<-ldfnv-> & tails. .1 yr* old wt 3l<m, Bay Gelding 4 yr old w- !•;>> good horse. Bay Male, 3 yr. old wt. 15W. Hom-I G. .«i. year old. 10—HEAD OF CATTLE-10 ■ 1 Jersey tb.w ?, with calf by aide; 3 Jersey t’ow- ", > by day of K..1. ?. I. trey Helfer* will be fresh In Spi iny- ; Helfer will l.<- fi.-sh in Spring. I Jersey Helfc-i paslui. !> I Bull. 15 moliili* old. a good one. HOGS A SHEEP—I 2 Fis-dei Hog* about *5 tb* ea. h . J Ewe*, lamb In April; I Ruck GRAIN g HAY ino Im Extra good Oat»; 10" bu >ov I), bn moi.- oi less good t orn; 5 ton* good mixed hay 2 ' i. 10 ton good 1a.1.5l wheat alraW — implements— ■ Superior 12 di*< fertilizer grain drill, new. Molln. Sid.ltuk> Ohio Hay Bailer with antomatl. b!<x k drop!''i .. .i-lv n. <l"o.| Turnbull Wagon and I'l II in-.-t rack. Mc-Di-eiuig n> w .1 Deer.- 2 row Biding Cultivator, good New Ji*-., ij mg Plow, Oliver Itldliig <’nltivat.il Oliver 13 Walking Plow Fertilizer Attachment for J lh-eie corn planter, good G ss] 'l'i.otoi Ids. . Platform S.ales one good double l> 2' trace*; Del-aval No 12 Cream Separator, electri< ; rolet 11,I 1 , ton inick dual wheel* and grain bed. Small 'o-■ - a:.d 100 numerous to uieutlou. |H TERMS Cash. ■ CHAS. TROUTNER, Ounei Roy 8 Johnson An. 'lmieer |fi . Sherman Archet Clerk. I lUptlst Udie* Aid Will Berw Lam h ■

’ing plan c-ariying a , feature 50 dose bottle LvJI B| SMA-RExrl Th* four w»y r*!i«f for aridB. J. Smith Public fl Church AuctiJ l-.xai.-d 11, n.. w .., ■ mile* North Mom.J H Feb. 11. J 940 1 1 00 P M ■ Fiam. church \ v. M <‘hm.h fixtures (J , w , • iiil'oi hiii|... i, pulpit ■ Church l.cll M To be l emov. d within 9" day- fl TERMS Cusi. ■ Trustee*: H <H>rman I.rhM Noah Egh ■ Klickmxfl II 11 High An. '|., n .., fl