Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 13 February 1940 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur. Ind.. Post Office a* Second Claaa Matter J. H Mellor President A. It. Holthouse, Sec y. A Bus Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates Binale Copies I .02 One week, by carrier ___ .10 One year, by carrier 5 00 One month, by mail .35 Three mouths, by mail 1.00 Bia months, by mail .... 1.75 Out year, by mail 300 One pear, at office 3.00 Price* quoted are within a radius of too miles. Elsewhere 53 50 one year. Advertising Katas made known on Application. National Ad ver Reprevntative Sf'HEERKR A CO. 5 Lexington Avenue, New York 15 East Wai ker Drive, Cbikago Charter Member of The Indiana la-ague of Home Dailies. The highways are safer than a few day* ago but still treacherous. I Keep the var under control aud watch the others ou tile road. -o—o—- — -at-. gel (hi i‘J|u license lags on your cui Slate police- aud oth-T officers will be on the lookout for those who du not comply with this and other traffi< law, and regulation* ll s a pait ut thsafety lampaigU. -« It will take a little time to. public thought to accept tin new marriage law - aud it may be thal i haligr * aud amendin' lit* may hi-li'i-**aiy but about every on. agree* ibis is at least a step in the right directiou. ■ ♦ o- - Candidates are announcing and the p, .inaii--* which end May 7tb will s>>oii b- in lively progress Help si led those landidatc* whom you feel will best sirve y.-ut mminunlty That’ always best lor any political party —o -wTh- a- ii approaches, in fact seems to have start-d and th-- next six we-ks will probably produce esveral of them with disastrous results. Nothing tan Indone about it that we know of ex- < • pt to hope and pray. —o We offer you the news of Adams county. in which after all you an mo-f Interested, when II is uiws for only three dollars ,i year by mail within IWt mile* of De< at tumid that s * bargain Won't you renew as soon -is y ->u i an? -0 It -about time -o -o tg Work on tin- federal income tax re|H»rt if you are Im ky enough to han to inak- otn- Affei all you know if you didn I make any money last year. you don't have to bother your head or tin officials with making one o -o Those who are ■ xeri Ised for fear th- Denim rat* of Indiana will be shy on candidate*, need liave uo worries we are sun- A half dozi-n whom we know of would In glad to have the nomination lor governor and then- are pi- nty of aspir- * mg candidate* for all the other OsBee*. —o Th- list** census ia io in- thu most thorough and lompli-t-- ever mud-- In this or any other country and when completed will give valuable information to govern meut -IB- lais as well aa to every on-- else interested In the growth aud prospeilty of the L'nlicd States. — V _Q They say Godoy pul up bis greatest buttle against Joe Louis been it sc be wa* hungry There seem* Id lx- no doubt that be big down and nut some limes docs pul "ttght" In a feibrw. Retneinlmr how Braddo- k surprised every one aud look lb--championship away from Baer a few years ago I'et-hap* the moral la. 'll you want to light, don t oversal" i

The short course Is on aud every one is enjoying It Day meetings are at Lincoln school and night entertainments at the high school auditorium The banquet on Thursday evening will b<- held at St Joseph Catholic school. It * a very important meet for after all farming is the greatest Industry of Adam*, county ■- o o Several hundred citizen* of Wells , county have signed a petition l which has been presented to Seth ' Snyder, president of the Bluffton , Free Street Fair Association, ask- , ing that steps be taken to - llmiu--1 ate immoral shows from the midI way during fair week Similar request*. It seems have been made heretofore, but always too late a* the shows had been ---ntracted. This year they aie getting in six mouths ahead of the fair. —o-«— The bank- tbail team* are getting ready for the tournament* which will start iu a couple of Weeks and continue until the championship . team* have been chosen For the • ' first time In years wa will have a I mt-- t-am tournament in lu-catur.' It will furnish a lot of thrill* lor ' th- tan* who lot.- this fast high I school gimp Booht for your hum ■ 4i>d < oiig* uttilate the* winueiM. i Th.ir n good m|k>i tßiiuiiMhip and | til**’ « on* <>f thv impuitant thing* , | th* gaiii' 'hould and do**’* U'lith j - •- ♦- V —- Th-- lei ii-.n of a IK.-hhi humby Adams i’ust No 43. of the Am- man Lsgluu is i-videtii-e of the smi-s* of this organization A f-w y- ars ago they bought the old Madison hotel iaig- ly ou "nerve, ■Old immediately b- gaii to plan to | P-y foi it. They -lid it and then bough- an additional twenty-two trit which adjoin* the Mt*, tic I of il-l-i and with a <omfortabl- I balance iu Hi- bank, th-y can now build a new home without taking I my i Ilan- • and will no doubt iontii.u io posptr Th-- mod-, ii bom- will lx- a tin- addition to th-' city a* Well a* a convenient and pl-a-aul headquarters for th-- boy* and their tumiiie* and the affiliating uid< i s. —o COPS AND ROBBERS , Th- gam-- of ”■ op« and iobb- is" In som- form will probbly alway* I b- popular among -mail ! y who Ilk-- to whoop it up | It ha* ot- urr-d Io law enforce- ' in-nt authorities in i-.ent y-ar* ' that th*- more "cop* tli--y have | among th- neighborhood gang*, the - few. "robla-r*' they will hav« 1 | 111 t'-al Ilf-- a* wi 11 a* in play Jun . | lot poli- . boy patrols and the like - hav- sprung up Hl - ill--* and town, .ill "Ver th-- country, and juv-iiil--authorities have noted - u-omag i Ing -suit* A IJ-y-.M-old who is 1 i<--Ily a part of th-- |Mi|ii-c force • ant very well get into trouble His Bono I* at stat Wiiii iwag i get lug boyishnei* he us- s his authority to keep othei lad* out of the Juvenile - ourls Tin- town of HomewtMNl. Ala sworu in' some 30 junior "cop* just before last Halloween, and the trembling burghers enjoyed th-' most peaceful Halloween In the history of the town. The kid* who weren't on the laillce force were t-»o haia-sed by the juveutlcop- to get into mix-hlet Th--whol- system works out much betthan having uuitorm-ul offi-ers Im bowing and Hhaking slick* at the youtiKsters. Aurora If- aeou-Newa. YEARS "* AGO TODAY I Fell |3 Iteealur high wins a hard fought basketball cam- from, Monroe, n to 11 Kern star* foi Decatur and f'oppeaa tor Monroe Ira linger find* a valuable bunch of old stamp* while - leaning a building on Jefferson and He-otnl street*. Tom t'aiey, i-artuer of F. E Flame, dies at Dullas Texas. Federal ag« nts raid Illicit starat Bbinford. Indiana near Torre Haute and eonflscate hundred* of gal km* of "white mule ’ T Eddie Thomas of Muu- le here to trpwu a revival at the Methodist chunk Wheat I* 12 30. out* Tie c<iru 31 SO per cwt and eg* Me per do* en.

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Answers To Test Questions B- low are the answer* to the Test Question* printed on Page Two ■ Mil | | 1. I-.1.--K S-., 1 2 Kyo-ti Kalin3. I ,M > I \‘»u Y< k h.i:;iid foi th*- l>uk« «f Turk 5 UraA. t; Tenni*. 7. Alexaudei ll.iliil-ton * Flot Ida 9 Admiral Jam--* tl llichurdsun H- Ohio itiv.i o •—- g I Modern Etiquette | By ROBERTA LEE <j When a young man i* marry ing a git I who livg* in a distant • ity whom should he a*k to I--hi* ushers? A He may ask any of this own friend* If he think* they will go o. • hose from the gills circle of friend* Q l»ii f it bad form to pi< k up a hand of -aid* la-fore the deal Is • ompt- ted ’ A Ye*, tine should wait until -v-iyls-dy lias r«<clved bl* card* <2 When a man lake* another mah to luncheon who should rive th- ordei to th-- waiter’ A Each man give* his own order. -o — SOO Sheet* BVi*ll Siinrlw* Canary Second bherta, neatly wrapped 35c. The Decatur Democrat Co.

Toppled by Tornado, Georgia City Rebuilds • - — Nt ruck by* tuo-minule tornado »likA lulled nut- i begin the laek of rebuilding Thio wae » (tint ly a ecore of reeidrnto and <euaed property damage I market before the twieiar gUuck. In tut tee iu In exceae gs >7jMMUMMb lbs cltUcne of Albany, Q*., J into Um hundred*.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1910.

IS SEVEN YOUR LI ( KY NUMBER? Ito you avoid walking undei .- ladd* " !•■ you km-k on wood? | Is- you think 13 I* unlucky’ !»■• you le-liev. h, di'.iu- Ah you • •"• ful io v--i to balm yotu hai m clothing on a -I-sh kitol;’ l>i you v-tos* your finger* wh'-n you sttei- h till truth a bit ' Ate you superstitious? tit do you just do or not do th--*'- thing* * " • .nt-' :!>•:< mik-tif 1..-somefli it t Tin l»ai,y D-iuotrai* Servin' Bunaii ha* a new booklet ready fol you "II ' Superstition*, whim analyse* th' ut ig|n* of malty and I list* mot- than three hundred eommi-n beliefs that have no Itasi* In *• i--nlifie lai t ton'll tmrl Illi* p'tbll'-.-'ion lliteiisely inte.estillg. for it trams many mminott superstitious to ilieit oiigiual source* and i sepatwt'* whatever basis <>t tai l tht ie may be from llie i-vt-ilying inI cruatation* of credulity Scud the cuupon below tut your «opy ' t'Lir CUI I'UN HERE F M K»rpy. D«pt g tgg. Daily Democrat * Service Bureau 1013 Thirteenth Street Washington, D C. Enclosed find a dime icarcfujiy wrapped iu paper.l lor return • . . . , I stltlons," whith mail to I N A M I. 1 STREET and No CITY ...... ....... STATE I am a i-adt, of the Decatui Dally Democrat. Decatur. Ind

Household Scrapbook * By Roberta I*ce Stored Linen* 1 Never add starch to liueus that an iu Ik- stored away for a length of time They are very a|*t to •-rack Hliisa free of all starch, dry and fold away, if possible. In blue paper ■ the blue paper preventing them I from turning yeiluw Grease Spot* On Wallpaper ' I Apply a thb k coating of fuller * earth or talcum to the greg*r- spot* uu the wallpaper Allow to remain

lor about four hour*, then brush off. and apply a second coat II ' necessary. Hot Dithe* Itoii'l use a damp or wet doth or holder foi removing a hot dt*h from the oven or stove. A dry • loth prevents the beat from penetrating aud *< orching the fingers. — q>. .. .. ... ■_ TODAYS COMMON ERROR* Do not say. "We saw an eh genl footlrall game " say. "ex cellent." • ♦

XufA!" i I Frequent complaints have been made by various police depart ments because of improper lighting on automobiles I want to discus* esper tally the matter of tail light*. Have you ever had the expe, ieuce of driving <>n a highway on a foggy rainy night and suddenly reulixlng that there was a car paik-d a lew feet ahead which you had not noticed iHMause it had no reflectors or tail light burning’ If you did you will know how dangeuors thl* con dition <an be Th-- puipose of a tall light l» to warn other driver* l-ehind you *>“l therefore it I* that tin* equil-ment Ite in first - la«« <ondlHon The law require* It. Follre should enforce It. Every mechanical i-ait of an automobile should bi- in ex- ellelil < oildition to insure perfect pertdrmalio When the cai I* met banually perfect, the driver's attitude I* right and he exercises good judgment an proper courtesy automobile driving will Im-<<>iii<- muib safer It * Smart to Drive t arefully' COURT HOUSE Suit Dismissed The piomi*»ory not- suit of William Sharp, a- administrator of the estale of Isaiu N Sharp, against Ernest and Mabel Sharp, wa* dismissed and th- cost* paid Guardianship Case In the guaidiau*blp of Don. Paul and Hugh Franklin Miller written appearance a* attorney for th-' guardian was filed by G Remy 111-rly The current n-|*nt wa* filed examined and approved and Hie trust eontlnu-'d _____ — — 1, AAA Committee Word was received thl* week In the Adam* county ngrlcultural Conservation a*—x'lalion ass-x-latlon office that the sugai division of the I' M. department of agriculture has announced the lra*l* for establish inc the acreage allotment for any sugar liect farm for th*- IS4* - rop on which an uppll- atiou for payment under the sugr.r act of 1937 it to Ite made. According to Winfred L. Gerke. chairman of the agticuitural conservation -ommirt---- the a< t pr<e vide*, as one of the conditions for payment, that the amount of sugat beets grown on a farm and marketed or processed for the extraction of sugar is not to exceed the proportloMie share established for the farm Hi Any farm can plant in into an acreage of sugar beet* equal to Ibe highest a-reage of sugar lu-el* planted on the farm in either 1937 193* or 1939. <2) If the past history of the farm show* a maximum acreag*of sugar beet* of les* than 10 acrethe farm may plant up to lit acres <3> If sugar beet* have never l-e-'li previously i-lanted on the farm, io acres may be planted In I 1940 <4> The proportionate share foi ii farm will not I-- less than the acreage which on or before Jan Cur at Cake, Not Bali , - rwii Babe Ruth George Herman (Mabvi Ruth la •till taking a cut -but not at a base hall Th* former hom«-run king of the Yankee* cute cake on hm 4Sth birUiday In hi* New York hums He sav* he nnsseg th* t-hcar* and roar* of th* ball fang.

Sea Moves In-but | (X) |BC Jr> MK' iv aHSI - Ta! >ia| .aBLL'dIM Workmen and householder* near Redondo K i r •Uy* throwing up *an-ihgg and rock barn ;;.-. breaker* which threaten to, undermine hr.."Here * how the s*a I* invading th* be* h wa,*.

miry 27 IS4<» hud been coatractad for buete. Provided ill expenditure* bad been made on the laud • such a* plowing etc > or 12) provided the tend was leased for the puipose ut growing beet* aud lease I payment* must be made even it a I pioiH-rtionate »liaie should uol be i allotted to the farm. t'onditlonal paytuenl*. which are mad<- on the amount of sugar com- ■ merctelly recoverable, a* determined by th-- secretary of agi (culture, from the beets delivered to processor* from faim proportionate

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