Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 29 February 1940 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Bunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered nt the Decatur, Ind. Poet Office a* Becond daw Matter J. H. Heller Preeldent A. X. HoltbouM, Sec y. A But. Mgr Dick D. Heller ....Vice-Preetdent Subscription Ratee Single Copies I .02 One week, by carrier..—.lo One year, by carrier S OO One month, by mail .34 Three tnoutba, by mail 1.00 Six moot ha. by mail 1.71 One year, by sail 1 00 On* year, at officu 1.00 Pricee quoted are within a radius ot 100 miles. Elsewhere SI SO one year. Advertising Rates made known on Application. National Adver. Representative BCHEEREK *t CO. S Lexington Avenue, New York IS East Wacker Drive, Chilcago Charter Member of The Indiana League ot Home Dailies

Page the cops Thieves stripped Sally Rand s automobile and even took the fan. o—o If you failed to get yuur It'l" automobile license, better hitch tiecar in the garage until you are fixed up The groundhog is gaining stub a reputation for knowing his bus hi- ss and telling the truth that h* may be urged to run tor some more important job o—o California had nine inches of lain I in one day this week, giving Florida a chance to feel as sorry for th* m | as the westerners did for them ’ during the recent cold snap ~ O'O — Don’t forget to renew your sub- ! scription to the Dall) Democrat if I you get It by mall and are mor* than «lxty days In ar ears N-v Monday is th.- dcadllti* and th' policy must be obse.o-d O—O The population census in this district as well as over the entire country will begin April Ist and applications for jobs may be hied now at the supervisor's office. Federal building Fort Wayne oo Get on-, to th* high school auditorium tonight ami cheer to,- your I favorite basketball team It s the opening of the first sectional tournament held her** In years and should be well supported Drive carefully Ea* It day we learn of accidents, many ot 'hem resulting In fatalities Dicing the next few weeks the highways will Im* slippery and wise drivers will keep their car under < ontrol. It your subscription is in arrearage mon- than sixty days, we will have to stop your paper to comply with the postal regulations Th*- date for this will lie next Monday. March 3rd Only a few out yet. Don’t delay looking after your mortgage exemption There are some changes in the laws and you might lose out on this. Look after it at once Exemptions must be filed betwacn March Ist and May •th thia year. —o— o Jack Darner has announced he will run in the Democratic primary in Wisconsin April 2nd against president Roose veil which will no doubt Im- evidence, aa to which one carried the other through in 33 and '3g. O—O Need letter heads or envelopes, pamphlets or any other kind ot job printing? We are well equipped with modern machinery and with eacsdinnt workmen to take care of your wants at the lowest price* and guaranis* you good work. — Q Q " The Ohio coagreMioual elecllou* may or may not Indicate a trend but It Is llkstly the presidential prl■arts* will he more dependable

The district elections are frequently Influenced by other Issues and usually do not attract even a half total vote. —o Candidates for president are promising to balance the budget though the fact Is they will not have the Job to de That sup to the congress that passes the- appropriation bills Most of the talk you hear along that line Is "hot air" and nothing els* —o—o— Adams county has a new state road, Ufi. to extend from Geneva to the Wells county Hue and on Into Bluffton. The new highway, established some time ago as a farm to market route, has been taken over by the highway commission and will In so listed on th* new maps <j—U A Negro who applied for an I automobile* license in Indianapolis said his name was Patterson and his age Im; Both sound phony but I h* convinced the clerk who waited

on him that his age as stated was at least some where n* ar corretl, so he got his tags and went Io | woik pulling up old tree* stumps. . -o —o— Time's up. 73. and good night for thorn who have fail'd to lake out ]a new automobile license for 11'1 ' Btat* poll* **, cooperating with local offi* lais win want to know something if tiny s*** y*u driving around With the yellow tags on Instead of the new and better looking ones Perhaps you *an convince him. but we- doubt it from i wbat w*- have h* aid —O-0— i As th*’ pruu.i y iit.es- ii*.n*r in- ' i letest will grow and yi**i will want 1 Ito take pa t by voting To *l*> that I you must Im- prop* rly registered.! Ilf you happened io marry sin* *■ i ' th*- last election. If you have inov- | •cl *>r if y**u failed to vol* you will ! be ou< of luck if you try to Vote unless you go to th*- clerk s office* th* next few weeks and sec that you are on the turds This is to I**- a year of news. I The* elections, ’he wars th** mar I kets. the* crops, th** court happen I Ings, sports gc-netal events, see l' eiety and many other o* • uranc*-s ! are eure to Im* of Interest to you We will futiilah * daily ,*p*ni , through this paper and th* cost is less than a penny a day by mall [‘ within a well us of a hundred miles | If you are not already a subs* rile er. start in a’ one*You can pay you* spring Install- I ment of taxes now any tlni* and of course will before th* < I***-* of I buain**»s May Mb for after 'hat then will be a penalty. Treasurer Blak*y anuouii** the- receipts are] all ready and sin* *■ there are- morethat* eleven thousand of them he and his fore* will apprtc.ate It if aa many as can conveniently, will | pay as soon as they can. so th* final rush will be that mu< h easier. ——on-• The deprauntnu is over At least that's th*- opinion of the owners of th* Htatle chain of hotels. They plan Io build a new one. first hr ten year*. this one to cost five* million dollars. located on North Michigan Avena*’ tu Chicago and to Im- the laal word in hotel architecture Thia Is the* Brat big hotel project In th*- northern states since the new Waldorf-Astoria was built in New York City a decade ago. -0 The new marriage laws for Indi ana Im-c ome effee t ive tomorrow. The state health Im a* rd Is prepared to eiifortw 11. Proper blank* have been sent to county cle.ks. physic ian* and others and a list 1 of laboratories for t eating blood cd 1 applicauta, have be* M approved. The new law is rigweted to pot ' a dec tded c hec k on "cocktail" marriages, which have prevailed in wewtern aiui southern sections pt the stale, as several days are I required from the time of applka- • Dcn> and the report from the labortory, , ’ I

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* Answers To Test Questions Below are the answers u> the * Teat Question* printed on Page Two | I Exodus 2*<lh I'haplei 2 i’ll* War la-tween Hie Statelsti.3 3 No I t hen* '* pbilosoph* * i No. they have tiny eyes. *; Horse racing 7 Hugo Bia* k. s Ge rmany | P It i- <*r*-* hai on their lumiuou Istuudary ’ I" Ail plain s. ... Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE */ Would It l“- all right for oil*, i to proffer advice to a friend, wbeu knowing that this fri* nd la "head- • d for a sorrowful experience"? A Y*- if j u u thing the advu*’ will Im- heeded. Some people les*-n* . advi**- and leain only by exper-i " l*-m» An old proverb say**. “Kxp*-r-i ieli* e keeps a d*ar school, but fool*; w ill learn in no other.” Q Doesn't a hie* gift tuk* Hie ’ pla* •' of a Inead-und-buiter letter when one ha beet* entertained at a Weekend party? A Never The letter should la* written also tj What is tlie proper lime 10, announce dinner? A Ju«t as Mam as the lasi guest has arrivad

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Breaking th* taw by pilotuM# l<M street car at the ternftc speed of U mite* per hour (yes. we eaid IS) Mctortnan M A. Mead of Berwyn. 111.. la forced to the "curb" by Traffic James Kronqutat and gHa a speeding Ucket The officer really waa

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• o Household Scraphook | By Roberta Ix-e ♦ * ! To Fea Dya* Dissolve 2* ounce* of getattii in | I>n water and add 3 ouuces of bi- * Inornate- of |s>ta»h This should be in a dark room. The coloiing matter is then added .‘lid the goods isulunitied thereto, after whic h Hie goods is exposed to the action of i light The pigment ibu» become* | itnvoluable in water and Hie color * Jis fast. Tired Eye* If one uses hi* ey*s a gieat deal for close work during the day and they IH-come tired, a southlug lotion ' should Im* used before resting A- - solution ot iMtraclc acid, ep- - som salt* and water, or plain sal' and water ail are very effective , w lien used in an eye <up Fruit Jar Lid I’tao- a warm non on the obatin- ( ate fruit Jar lid foi a minute and Isee how- quickly It open*. i COURTHOUSE Suit Venu*d Th* damage suit of Juanila lie Bolt, by her next fri**nd i.loyd DeBolt against l»al*- Bedwell was I vinuc-d to We!h county by agree im-iit of parlies Ten days were granted to perfect the change Pa-tition Suit Filed A suit for |iartitlon of real estate was filed by Ella Jackson and Calh-1 ertne Bovine against Katie Bai ger

March II is the return date for the I summons Foreclosure Suit A note and foreclosure suit was tiled by Joseph D. Trimble agaiust John 8. Glet kler. March la is the return date. Will Probattd The will of the late ihrnard Beckmeyer was piohated and pine•cl on record The will l» queaths ail the eslate tu the widow. Amelia aud to the suu. LnwreMO. after her death. Marriage Ltcan*** Harold Victor Bchwartz. Berne to MurylM-ll Snyder Monroe , Otis Spruuger. Berne tu Frances Myers. Monroe route one Reginald llallenbeek. Monroe ville to Jacqueline Ann Zet*. Deca- * tar. Samuel Sanfillippu Lima Ohio; to Maliel Co*. Geneva - o- ■ ■ Henry Kukelhan of route 5 was j among today * Imsioess visitors. 0 v- " ...—.I. .. ——— ffi | TODAY S COMMON ERROR Do you way "Five Hine* six I* thirty, or are thirty?" The muof the singular or plural d--pends upon whether you consider the subject ot the verb "six" a* a singular noun, the name of a quantity, or »« a plural adpM-llve agreeing with a suppiesaed noun A* a matter of fact IhiHi forms are ■auctloiird by dbtlonai leu and have Im-vu lu irMisiaiii use alme the fourteenth and fifteenth ceu 1 lurh-s. • •

surpassing the speed limit. because the Berwyn city council has ordained a speed of 10 miles per t hour for street cam The city coions contend ths reels and tracks ate unaafe tor higner speed Tea motormen were arrested Ml out day.

MIL Sf STEM FILES REPORT Pennsylvania System Shows Expenditures For 10 Years A report revealing major expenditures ot the Pennsylvania rail road system In the ten years ended with 1>3!» and the extent of theli contributions io the eceaomk* lite of the nation was made public today by President ,M W Clemvnl "In that period' , said .Mr. Clement. "though consisting entirely of what are known aa depression years' our railroad paid out 22.074. tMHi.ueo in wages, which provided the Itvelihcxxi of an average ot 123.Oecci employes and their families. "Toward the support of our four kinds of government federal, stale, county aud municipal it contributed |3t«.m»o.wo in taxes "To Its own stockholders the owner* of Its properly and taciltties, it paid each year a return, in dividends, totaling 2212 'WO IHHe. for the period On ieetteiinent*. Improvemeßls and addition* to it* eeiuipment.

Were-Beginning Our FINAL DRY GOODS ULEARAM E Win PRICE REDUCTIONS That Mean REAL SAV INGS For W| You’ll Have To Hurry To Take Advantage Os These Bareainl For We Must Close Our Dry (goods Sale In A Short Time! I Childrens C hildrens MUNSING WEAM UNION SUITS UNDERWEAR 7Set * hildrensSu J Re«. -3Hc He K . Me I 15c 29c 33c I Suit Suit Suit I Quantity I.united l.cvng or Short I.eg Style full Size Itingc I $10.95 SPRING AND WINTER COATS ALL SNOW SUITS REDUCED TO ONE-HALF PRI< E. I SILK MESH DR A PE R Y DR Al’ Eit Y ] PANTIES MATERIAL MATERIAL | Riff. 19c and 39c Valuer to 50c Yard Reg. 2m Vcrd | 19c 19c 11c I Fair Yard aid I Hurry for Thio One! Home Spun and (’retone Cretnne anti l.ipc-fn I — - QUAKER CURTAINS REDUCED TO ONE-HALF PRH E* 50'; OFF ON ALL NOVELTIES AND NOTIONS. Boys CHAMBRAY Mens DRESS SHIRTS SHIRTS DRESS SOt KS Hex- >9c Hoyts Size* Aannrted 10l 29c 29c 9c Karh Each Fair ( bawl Cofers i.ood Ranxe ol Sizes. Hurry F"» H" ALL BED SPREADS REDUC ED ONE-HALF PRI< I 50'/; OFF ON ALL LADIES AND MENS HANDKER( HIEI S. ■ 1 '? _ * ATHLETIC COTTON HOI SE SHIRTS BLANKETS DRESSES Buya lac Value 7U*»O Sinxk* Reg. ll.O'l Sc 39c 39c Each Each

■ roadway struatarea and other parts lot the plant us**d in serving the public, it expended 287 i .ueO.lMHt. I 'For the purchase of matarials. | fuel and supplies pcxxitic ed by the 'lndustries and mines of the nation. I it expended 27!»2.m*<*.ii<m in the ten i years. Inc luded among the principal H Item* were 21»8.®e0. , Hm for roe* 2Cb.000.808 for new care, locomu live* and other equipment. Ml.Offii.000 for new steel rails. 21'.000.000. for new crossties. 226.000.000 for stationery und prlnUng. mid 21X. BM.OOO for foods aud other dining car supplies. These purchases created for the country* productive industries u very large volume of employment In addition to that given diiectly by the railroad itself." Slayer’s Trial Is Set For April 15 Crawfordsville. Ind.. Feb. 2V I CPI-Judge Edgar A. Rice ot Montgomery cticuit court said today that Thomas A Boys of Attica’ I would be tried April IS on a c harge ' of staylug ll y«ar-old Elizabeth De j ' Bruicker at Attica last July Boy* trial was originally acbedul j cal laal month, but was postponed ( when Judge Rice became ill. He * allegedly confessed to staying the . girl and burying her isnly in a

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