Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 23 February 1940 — Page 4
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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THS DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind.. I’oal Office aa becond Ches* Matter J. H Heller President A. R. Holthouse, Sec'y. A Bus Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vlce Prealdeot Subscription Ratea ffiugle Copies I .02 is,- week, by carrier......—.- .10 One .ear, by carrier 600 One in r'b. by mall - .16 Three mcr<n». by mail.—. 1 00 Sfi months, by m«i.... 1.71 One year, by mail —. 200 Oca year, at office 3.00 Prices quoted are witbin a radius of log miles Elsewhere 63.69 one year. Advertialßf Rater made known on Application National Adver Representative Hf'HKERER A CO 6 Islington Avenue. New York 16 East Wa< ker Drive, ( hilcago Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dailies It s time to get lm»y ou Hut ted ci al income tax . • font which must 11. ttl.-d by .Match 15tb Reni w you. |m|h i th« mxi week a» uui annual <aui|>algu so that j purpcisc will clue. Me<li 3..1. o o Don't wait any longer to get yotti Into lie-use tags It won I Ire safe Io drivi without liiciu attei I'u .- day We will publish a special basketball edition next Tuesday with pi< turew of the teams and facte about them and their records that should In Ip you pick th- wiunci — O—O — Don't fool yourxell with tin id. a that d. |n iidal.l. spring is here Just about th. tine you take off th. red flannels, you will In-gin to chatter and shah. The ground hog always knows test. - o—o—- * Protect your right lo vol. hy registering if you m-ed to. If you ar. a first voter, have moved, hav. j changed your name- or failed to vote, go to the tounty clerk’s of flee and that you are duly and correctly Registered. —v—oCandidates not only h-re. but e bun here over the stat, and m both leading pUitICS. seeui to In shew lu annouii.tug. for some reason They will break loom- one of these days and there will tio doubt be tht usual activity o—o It begins to look as though Tommy Dewey of New York City has sboc.-d bi ms. It too far out In front as frequently happens to i andldu< » for president Now Vandenberg. Taft and others arc teamlug up to shut him out in delegate contests Q—O Th. bask, tball players are getting ready for the big tournament to he b.-id here ueat week Fans from over the .ouuty will a<<ompuny the boys and will is on band to rvot for th<li favorites. It's » great sport and there will In- much Interest. Ma.- West won her million dol- . lar law suit without much effort. Bh- bad be-ii sued tor that amount aud the judge threw the rase out on her motion tor a dlvnnssal. Ask- d w hat sbe wanted to say * about it. the wine damsel replied, "raw up and sue m< sonaeiimt.“ Quite a girl. ——♦ — Walking two blocks ibis morning. we counted 1»39 license tags on twenty dive cars, which we art Mire was about half the whole number of cars. IbdUailng there are a 10l of folks waiting until the last day er two lo attend to this duty. Th<- deadline Is next Thursday aud the bureau employee will have plenty to do Irelween now and I hen -0 During Uu month of i -bnsary •e gatebretu birthdays of Wash
Imgton and Lincoln, two of the greatest Americans w l -. ever lived and there Is another who b like wise deserving Thomas A. Edison, who during his life contributed more to the people of the world than any man before or since. The radio, ihe electric 11 ght. tin- modern typewriter aud leu thousand 1 other things more or less helpful. t it is fitting to remember him Hong with the others who gained fame t in other directions o—V 1 The city couucilmen have a prob- ( lent tu solve concerning the city 1 swimming pool. The old one has 1 beeu condemned unless some 815(too Improvements are made and a new out- will <o«t al least twice that Th<-y of course, are anxious to loot ide tins popular summer pleasure foi the youngsters and tor others who delight lu a daily pluug. but i" work out the details. provide the .ash to pay for it aud provide a suf. and sanitary pool, wII tiiat s something Additional time to consider th. proposition has been asked from the State boa id of health which had fixed March Ist as the deadline tor a decision. o—o — Tile old Legion hoitiv. a land I ttlSlk ill De. atu will bi moved la. oss th- -ti. I I nin its present location t» make room fur the new and modern Legion home For many years the building was known as the Indiana Hotel then remodelled and 'he name .hanged to the Madison Then tb- propeity was purchas.-d hy Adams Post 43 and foi sonn years has pioved a IH.pulat club fo> th. 1,, al-mnai ' s and oth. r < X sold., is and tb- aiixil Dry oigauUatlous II «ouhl be ionv.:t>d Into . popular priced .<partin- .it building with small expens- provided all th- stat, r-• qu t'-iiK-iita .an be in. I which is | doubtful Fo. tio pics.-ut it will In used is po- h-ad-piait. s and after they uiov. into till new hom> mhu- dei isii-ii as tu what is beat to do with tin old structure will be d-i id.-d upon —u—®— PROVING SOMETHING The Interstate Cummin* Com mission, whic h has absolute con troj ov. ■ railroad pa>«< ng-r and freight rates, lias oidried railroads east of th> Mississippi and north id th. Ohio rivet to n store the twinents-a-mtle passenger fares on Ma <h 35 Th< passenger iat<- was raised Horn two cents to two and a half I - nts in July of ttljs and at on. U). t affi. de lined Experi.-nic of western and south- . n railroads demonstrate' that the lower rates In ought n mote revenue. be s <|< s getting hiiiidi.il" "f thousands of people- tn the habit of using trains Inst, ad of automobiles The biggest ill. I'lltive to tluVel lues -e- it th. luxurious stream-lm-*-d truns inaiigurat.-d by some western roads four years ago There aie now HM' of these trains, all of them in-.king motley laist year, the I‘i nnsylvania and New Yo.k Central pul ou these luxurious coach trains ta-twecm New York and I nil ago ami at once tb*-y bei ame th* In st money makers on their system. The railroads are dis. miring what the automobile industry learned twenty or thirty years ago, that the biggest profits com.- from appealing to the masses of the people. Another example of this is the five aud teu-ceut stores which have proved so w<mderfully profltable — Hartford City NewsTUnes — 1 11 9— — ■ Answen To Tefft Questions Bslow are lb« sms wars to lha Tmi iduwstioM printed ms Pag* Tvo , I. "The Blur Npangled Hanner’' 2 A mechanical Bute like Inslruwent that pioduces liquid IrUJs I 3. Navy Imparlmeiit. 4. Theodore Room ic-H 5. Durham N. C. 1 fl. Henry A. Wallace Kecrelary I of .kgrkxillara, arid Harold L Ickcca. Hacretary of the Interim 7. No. < k. Earl Riowder of the Cummuli- , Ist party. 6. No 19. Jervboaui
lIURAL CHURCHES * j p p C hr taUan Union Rev. 0 J. Young. Pastor Craigville 1 Bunday School « .10 1 Prayer meeting following Revival meeting still In progress Sunday evening will determine whether they go ou. Every body I conic and worship. St. Paul. Morning Worship 0:30. Sei mon 1 by Hie pastor Saidmth School 10 30. Robert Murlln. Supt Prayer meeting aud Bible study Wednesday evening. Classes (or all • ages • Union Chapel U. B. Church Stacy F thaw. Pastor Sunday School. !< 15 A M Thur- , man Died Supl Morning Worship 1» 15 A M EvaligelisHi Sermon. K'-ceplion ; of memliers Into the . hurt'll. Christian Endeavm S 3# p m Evangelistic Services 7 15 This service completes three- weeks of Evaugeiistic meetings It will lie aunoum i dm this service whether tin- meetlug will la- continued o Calvary Evangelical Church George S Loner. Minister p. 30 A. M Sunday School. Mr. Will Johnson, sup.-i intend, nt 10:30 A M Piayci and Praise Servlet Mrs. Olis Sluff, ily. leader 10:30 A M Christian Endeavor. Mildixd SliiHeily. pri'idcut. 730 p. m Thursday Quaiteily Cuuf. ietice iu the First Church .u Decatur o — - - I Decatur Circuit Methodist Churches ll.dierl J Y.inker, pastor Beulah Cnapei Sunday S- hool. !• 30 a in Hau- < sei Foley sii|H'riiitenderit. Pleasant Valley Sunday S< hool. »3o a m Ha • old i'orlc superintendent. M.-riiing worship, lo 3" a m Mt Pltssant Sunday School. 30 a m Ev- - . . tt Singleton, supei htlelidelit | A spec lai < veiling service has , been planned for tile 7 00 O'clcM k hour There will be musu poetry .md i dramatic sketch Every , inemlH and friend should lie pres- j . iut at this service ( o— - | P easant V ew Baptist. Wren I lllble Sch-xd. 10 a m In i liars' 1 p.t Aar.m Hoov< superintendent ' Worship service. II a m Mess 1 ac- - il.j.-c t. 'H- <-hy Know W ■ ■ That U- Are In Him' 1 Young people s service at 7 p m m th.uge of John Callow Jr. president The leader th." 1 week i" Iren. Hast. The subject 1 will 11. I" God on the Bide of the I Jew’ Evang.-lisH- se r vice at ' p m M.-ssag. by Roy L Green of Haiti |' and. Ohio Tu- sday Young People » Bible study class will attend evangelistic ji meetings condm ted by their pastor i in th.- Liis-rty V H church. Mon r.H'Vllle, Ind Thursday, praise and piayer service in charg- of Mis Harold A ' Allem Coming events Special evangelistic meet ng will be gin shortly « Watch for m ws c W-Hsn-re t B Charge <1 E Hawk pastor Bethel Munday S-h.sd. 11 » tn John ■ Kettering, superintendent Worship !• 15 a m Sermon by I luuctor 2<on Sunday S. hool 10 a t-i H <* : Dull, superintend, nt Worship II a m hermuti by pastor. Prayer meeting every Thuisday evening Üb'oo Sunday S< hoot If a m lacw-1 rem > Hamrlc k. aupennteudent. Class meeting. 11 a tn. Mrs. H | Smith, leader Junior and Senior C E . 7 p m i Evangcrliuti. service, 6.00 p m I Messsg. by pastor We are still in our revival meetings T<> thoM- thai have not been attendhig. we wish to say that you < have been missing a great many l.lessings that '>.>d has teen bestowing on us Come, help and be helped SUDDUTH’S MEAT MARKET 612 6 13th St Rhone 229 SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY Swiss Steak B> 20c j Baby Beef Steak, lb. ... 1k te 21c I > Bo'lmp Beef. 3 tbs. 26c. Ground Beef tb. 16c Baby Reef Roast, tb .. 16-IB2tc Rork Roast, fb 16c • He Pork Chops. »b. 16c Liver, fb. 10c Frosh Pan Sausage (our >* own make! 2 Iba. 25c Casing Sausage tour own make) fb ............... 16c Mead Meat. Ib. 10c Souse—our own make — R> .. 16c Fresh Side, fb 10c Our own Smoked Jowls, fb ’Oc Our own Smoked Bacon. 1b 16c r Our own Smoked Sausage, fb. 20c Lord, with meat order, 4 tbs- 25c Ribo and Back Rones fb. . It'/** Lettuce .. ..8c head. 2 for 15c Cabbage fb 3'.c Carrots, bunch 7c .Oranges, doxen 16c Applss 10 lbs. 26c i Potatoes, pock 32c
DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, FF.BBt ARV 23. 1910.
H RUSSIA LAUNCHES CUWX.'KUED FROM I'AUH OMtf klll<-d at Rnvaahml. the comtn.m Ique said. thr> several hotui-e were damaged at Kajaani Seek Submar. m Fleet London Feb 23—(U.19 British warablfM) and royal air (ui.e planes swept the seas around the British lutes today lu svareh of a fleet of fie. man submarines be-lu-vvd to have started a campaign of uuii'SHitied warfare In Brithih walers The air ministry dlMlosed al the same time (hat air force plaues had flown over Austria and Czech boh.'tnla duiiug the night. "During lust nlghi royal air toi« aircraft euicenslully carried cut further auecessful reconnaissance fllgiits over Austria and !«<>- hriui.t an air ministry com uiuillque said I Two German subma.lues were believed to -have In 11 damafied, and piobably sunk, hy air lone plain s Wednesday. It was disclosed ft had been aitnouitc-ed dial five I -boats were sunk last week and unofficial reports put last week s total at seven. The bunt for a submarlue fleet was Intensified alter tin Bittish su-anu-i t ape St Andrew.. .'.,u»4 tons wirelessed yesterday that it was being attacked oil Alierdeenshire, on the east coast ot Scotlaud Fighter planes were sped to the scene and M ai died a wide area ut the Not th S. u foi Hacc of the submai lues. Gei many had aiiiioumed um>stik ted sea warfare Satin da/ Tins was immediately after ih>-i.-scuc of Hiltish s.ameji from HiGei uuu sti-amship Altmark Th aiinuuiueinexn. however, cited tin a.miug of British morchaut shipping as the easou fol the deviate Hou Blockade Port t'oi»-nhug<n Dvnmaik. Feb St UPj British waishlps, rumentrating from poslUous all along th.- Norwegian -oust ai- Idockad mg ibt ItU'siali Anti, port »l Muimansk ft was imported today Tin uetsspapei lieilugsk. lid <-nd< . |H»:ed that Hl' blotkadwas lui-uded to pre.ent German steamships which had taken .< tug<- lu Murmansk harlse fioni .scaping along ih> Noiw.gian . >as' -nd to stop and German ship" whi-ii might try tu 'ahmunP - tes to R isslii ur tl»< Finnlshi Antic a ■ . oi i’etsatuo which th- j Russians bold It had lx . n <--nil. ui- d tha’l Bi.tisli waishtps had In-eu seen | off I‘etsatnu. Bi ilin,:-k Tide nd.' repented that i big squadron was' now off the Arctic coast A I nitcd Press dlspatdi from Htavenger. Norway, said that the German steamship Altmark from which Biitish inerchaid seaiwit pi Ison.-i a w- le les. u<l a seek a gv had now been idlo.ct.-d and f,.e-i f. oin icc- in J.H'Mingeti Fjoid and that German ship wrights weie effecting repairs which would p< imlt it to make a dash tor tiermany o— Ed Liedity of the Heine Witness: attended tu busim-ss here last evdilng ■ - - 11 . - —
STOLTS HOME Grocery' PAY CASH—PAI LESSWE DELIVER White Lily Flour JQ H>und Pure For Bread or *£4QC Pantry. bag CJ.JC SI (i A RWT* , u .. . 7 77 MAXWELL NOI SE OLEO, Foodcraft .. 10c CHASE & SANBORN 1 . dQC New Silver Pkg. e* 3.WV - pound* toffee . ... |>EI. MONTE —— COFFEE. Special <JvJNw Pl RE LARD 4 ** UM Chance— How Many.? The Home of The SPECIAL. 1 Pound KRiSPY CRACKERS *‘‘ h ,he ,{cd Saturday Only ... 15c h'lavora . 2217 c | MACARONI • «<. w." O.L!" IS* Big 2 pound bo* COM. GREEN BEANS. PORK A BEANS, HOM SARDINES, can g- INY. PUMPKIN. BETTER Mualard or (HI ... «> V GRADE 3 cam. <9 Eg* Same old Price Burro Coffee 15c ■"■ Lillie Elf Coffoe .... 21c P-W ± for am g — Klepper'a Cheeae .... 21c < STANDING RIB BEEF ROASTS When you eink your teeth into a tender. >»•«» reaet Oom the Home Grocery you f know you'O enpy its rich Oeror to the laet 11 e , •"<> '’"AEr 1,1 * nd A Rlh * Canter R.be WyV w< MAVt THt QUALITY ANO ANICt!
’service hives : FARMERS HD h Indiana State Employment Service Im An Aid To Farmers ii Fort Wayne, Ind Feb 23 One It i base of the work of the lndls.ua state employment service which is l not readily realised is the service " rendered to the farmers in this a vi- inlty. I.stet Kasalug. manager ot the Fort Mayne office, stated toi day 1 Many farm owners, who themselves do not farm their places, • find qualified managers aud tenant farmers through the employmt nt service This Is particularly true ■at this season of the year when I approxiniatdy -m. third of all tenI .mt farmers make a < bange." . [ "A study of the records shows that farm hands ate in quite constant demand throughout the year while day workers lo help stretc h a lilt- id feme, ditchers, grubbers, apple pic kers, harvest hands corn cutters and shockers are lu demand in season "Many calls are received for experienced fruit tree, grape vine and berry bush pruners in the eai ly spring mouths as well as foi experienced sprayers, both with and wdhout spraying equipment," he said, and while It la still a little early fur ibis work, appiicatiotis .ere already being received for It " t Editor's mite The Indiana slate employment service is a government InstltuHun designed to assist employers in their piubi. iu ot Inid mg someone suitable for their woik without cost to either. The district office at Fort Wayne is haat. d at MI9 South Cilutou street. A representative of the employ-in-tit service is at the c ity hall iu D.iatui each Wedeusday at !> a.m i COURT HOUSE Defendants De'ault Th- plamiif! iu th. uole suit of l A J Moser w t o against Peter I D Bailey and others tiled an ' ainend.-d complaint All defendants were called and defaulted Alias Summons I All alias summons to the sheriff of Elkhart county tor the defendI ant. returnable March 'J was "rd j i erecj in the divorce suit ot Leonard Hendricks against lacota lleud ! rlc ks. Csse Dismissed On s written motion of the plain - i tiff aud defendant, the note suit of the Chicago Title a. Tiust Co., against Chestet L Kite h was dismissed. and the cowls taxed to tbe plainHfl Real Estate Sold A report of th) sab' of real estate to Bam Nussbaum was bled in the liquidation of Hie Bank of 1 Linn Grove. The report was examtued aud approved aud the deed ordered. Answer Filed In the uaiuag. suit of Flossie O. Hart against Clarissa Shanks and
others, sn answer tn three paragraphs was tiled by the defendants. | Estgts Cases I Inventory No 1 was filed exam ln.-d and approved in the estate of Jesse- V Essex A schedule to determine the Inheritance tax was Hied and referred to the county • assessor. Inventory No I was Hied, exam I Hied and approved in the estate ot Willis Shin-maker. A schedule lot determine the inheritance tax was filed and referred to the county ! 1 assessor. 1 Proof ot publication and notice' ot ap|K>hitinent was filed tn ihv ' estate ot Asrou Moser. Proof of public-talon and posting of notice of fitisl settlement was tiled Cer-1 tlft.a'e of clearance by the gross income tax division was filed The final report was submitted, examined and approved, the estate dos-;-d and the administrator dlscbuig cd f" TWENTY YEARS | AGO TODAY j Feb 23 Mest dewb-ta of L'flUed States warned by government to reduce letail prices immediately or submit to an investigation. E S Christen, c ounty auperMttend.ut. advised that the Monmouth ~ hool ha- iweu duly ac< wdlled by the stale board of eduration. Robert Htllei is seriously ill with bromhial uneuinonia He Is reported slightly improved today. Jimmy Bulk is ill with diptteria WlllUciU'McKinney ot Miiwaukevisits his sistei, Mrs. Gwrge B table. Herbert Huovei again calls upon the L'nited Blates senate to ratify the peace treaty. 0 ? Modern Etiquette •y ROBERTA LEE i Q Should a busiaasa letter l» strictly formal, or should ft have a tiieudly sound to it? A When It can lie done tactfully the business lettei that has a little friendly tone to it is often more impressive tiucu th- strictly tor i mal one | y If a young woman is traveUug alone and meets a stiaugt- man on j -the train. Who Wishes to pay foil her meal, should she consent? A No. A young woman must Is •msmßffiffiteßteite«ffißffiß«mmnaMmmteßa mtMaffiffiffiffiMßffffiHßffiff* ADDRESSING MACHIBIS and THE ELLIOTT “CARDVERTISER” That Both Addresses and Prints Advertising Messages on Penny Posts i Cards 50 MODELS 850 and up No metal embossing machine necessary be cause ELLIOTT Address Cards are typewrcteabie Write for Free Booklet. E. H. Callahan, Agent 265 Century Building INDIANAPOLIS
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very discreet when traveling alone 1 I Q Whin i'ouimg Bui gaudy or Bordeau. how full should the glaae be? A Not more than half full. O ; I Household Scrapbook By Roberta Lee Slipping Rugs Dlmaided Jar rings sewed under ' --at b corner ot a small t ug may pru- ' vent It slipping alwiut on the flout. Roast Pork Topping A delicious and crusty lopping for lhe pork loin roast Is as follows After the- roast ha-c lacked 1'» hours, spread over It geuetuu-
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ly k mixtu>. lie ftpKf* Clean Ha I '‘•■‘"i.i.d. , dll' Hl- 11, ' '''■Sg tb500 Sheets U'.]. iLnd’’ Min Bond, free j r „ m «u/.ed for p<n an( j nature. >e., !t . d _~l opener, $1.05. *J| The Derat ur
