Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 58, Decatur, Adams County, 7 March 1940 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered al the Decatur, Ind . Post Office as Second Claax Matter I. H Haller . Preaident A. K. Huitbouse, Sec y. A Hua. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates Single Coplea _ I .02 One week, by carrier .10 One year, by carrier fl.oo One month, by mall 3a Three muutba. by mail I.o*l. Sit mouths, by mail 1.7a One year, by mail 1.00 Jn» year, at office 3 OU Prices quoted are within a radius of 10V miles. Elsewhere 43 au one year. Advertising Hates made known on Application. National Adver. Representative BCHEERER a CO. I Lexington Avenue, New York It East Wacker Drive, Chllcago Charter Member of The Indiana League of Hume Dallies That old saw about the brst of March regulating the month tsti 11 working worth a tent and som> presidential . aiididale ought to b< blaming It on the administration or something Fort Wayne will get 3307,000, a VHHA a loan contra) t for bit seioud housing piogram. a littl. .•■* • , ognition that ought to at least ' bring a thank you from that city, though its hard for some folks to say a kind word for President Roosevelt (linger Roger wants a divorce I trout lew Ayres whom sin l married - in 1931 They g.rw tiled of ■a. b | Other in two years and separated I and now want It mad* ofli. lai and , legal Bh< probably can prove I whatever her allegations an in- : eluding 4>*seiliou - J The I’leaaant Mills Hpai'ans will I have a lot of good sports )>a< k of them when they j mnx y to th' regional the coming week end and j these mill) from every section of th. county Th* boys won their laurels clearly and decisively and b> < ause of superior ability. We hois- they will continue to surpris* ( th' fans as they go on in the elim- I tn.)tlull tournaments to the stale ■Raia O_O Blai> poll.. in the north) asi In diaiia district made 239 arrests for traffic violations during lh> month Os Januaiy and warned Ida motorists That's the attention that is redui lug accidents In Indiana and! If continued long enough will go a tong way In eradicating th. meua< e of driving —•» A meaaur. to atop tin printing •»( malarious and obscene maga sines and pamphlets has eaSS'd congress and gon. to the senate.' Il should pass and it should also tic iud* « lot of the modem novels that ar< unfit to read and certainly not good literalur>- forth. growing hoy* and girls --■•O—O— — Alva K Use I man i* dead al Mullet* al the age of eighty-four ll* la the last of four brothers, natives ol Ridge till)-, who invented and manufactured a new wire feme and made a loriune out of It. He had retired from active business and had been in California several mouths tor his health —O—O— A dozen liid- Adams county hors* * boat to Im found any win re were shipped this week In Newark. Ney Jersey. An egpert buyer came here to look them over and imuiedtoudy arrang' d to ’ship the fine animals east. where they will b<- marketed This baa h>ng bsen the buying ground for line hp'»«s and the community has the reputation of producing the very best In America »' o It to to be hoped thnl If there are any question* tn the naw census blanks Um< are ensbarraastag to

those who must answer that they will be eliminated before th* task >'t counting noses starts April Ist li is certainly Important that we have a correct count for th*- census taken now inns I last leu y>ais and during that time we will frequently hi- benefltted hy the larger population figures which we believ. will Im- shown In this city and county la-t's cooperate in making tin- census the best ever taken here. R> al i state son-i Insures by all types of mortgage lenders on non | farm property dropped to a 13-ycai low record in 1939 Th* Division «'f Research and Statistics ot th< Fed > ral llmu la>.in Hank Hoard • »ts I mates that sin h foreclosures last I I year numliered HU'57 th> low. .st figure siller 1927 ami 13 61s >•! II per cent, under 19.1' The board a i < olionilsts receive legul.n nation I w de reports from recording "hi . lais of counties. > iti< s. townships ami other governmental divisions !in approximately 1 "on commuu-1 Hies. _ —o—o j Only eight days r> pa rated M I ami Mrs William Helliek. Th. latter passed away Fibiuary 2<»tli I < and lin foinier Tuesday evening I ■4 tills WO k Togcth) i tiny had m> I lit. mon than half a century, building a tra.t of prairie laud in til. west part of 111. X.unty into ! on* of th. lineal ami most produ. . i tic. farms of th. iniddh weal To-gi-lher tin y i)-ar< d an •x. • Belli , laniily attended iliurch. proved i themselves tme citizens Th. past , 1 nineteen years they lived in this I t.liy where tin y W. I well known i I and highly respected by every on* 1 —o—o—--111 all endeavor to dev lop a I hlgbei proporttoli of owuer-opciat I >•)! farms in communities, the Fed- • mg to A (1 lllaik (I'M nor ot I th* Farm Cri-dlt Adminlattalioii I liming 1*39 approximately .17 p. . I < ••Ilf of .di M4|l< 8 Wrf< f<» (tills 1 Istl»A I of purchaser Sales of properties i which the Federal land banks hav 1 taken over amounted to 10.57 t I farms or parts of tai ms during j I 1939 fm a total . >ns:d*-I al lull of I »2«.702 >•*><• lining the previous I year the number of farms sold was ! I 11 j|o for Kfi 133.(M*'. —Q—O (leneva )iiiz>iia ar. g.-nuluely I Interested in creating a faim U» | market highway fiom that town . east to the slate line, about eight j ■lles. Io > <»tiii«-) t with No 116. I which runs west ami was recently I I tak.-ii over hy the stat* l'nd»-r th*- plan of the stale department I th* farm to inaik'-t roads must j * first In taken over by the ..unity I iw.th a sufficient right-of-way and I j soon- iinpiovenienla. Th.-ti the I slate coniniisal.Hi will take over. I Th> re la no argument as. to ben*- I his or to th*- right Io ask for II I They are entitled to It and won* I plan should la worked out to mak. I the much ne. ded linfirov.-tnent a •I reality. Th.- <omniittee ol < itis.-ns I urging II are willing to pay one third of the expense outrightTlietr seems to Im- no übjei tiona from any pmt.e i.ut th* dirti.uity is how to nuance it since bonds ) an not lie issued, but the comtnls slotters and other officials an- Interested and want to do all they can to comply with the request In August, 1939, when R J i'attersun. farmer near Hpencer. 8 i D.. harvested his wheat, the price al his local market was cents a bushel. But instead of selling. Mr I'atterMMi took out a loan oil ktro ’ bushels of wheat. His hmu rate r was 72 irttts per bushel, aad h<- * re. civ.-d 1'76 whl.h he used to meet current expenses. Lute In ' Dr. i-Mber. 1939. the price of wheal 1 reached M leutl pei bushel at tbc * local market Mr. I'atterson paid off hto loao and sold his wtougL 1 He received »7»* for the *'*> bushels »l»7 more than the loan or Wtw mure than If he had sold » in Augusi Resides making II i possible for farmers u> bold their » crops in limes of low prkea or

"RING AROUND THE ROSIE!" KPICg THRBAT I jW' ’hr •

* Answers To Test Questions I Below are the answers to the I Taat Question* printed oti Page Two • — • 1 Sp. iK. i Tiacy 2 S.un ItaybutH 3 Havana I Ve» 5 In Germany they are frequent . I ly tailed lodge houiid* i. Public utilities official 7 Freoc h. * Eight '< Al the m'til in ! Denver and Hau Friniiiago | IV. Baltimore > i * • I Household Scrapbook | By Roberta Lee i« ■ Painting When |ialntillK I* dune in told »i atbi-r. it usually la*'* inu< h longer. even though It dile* more 'alowly The oil remain* in the paint I in*lead Os *oakiiiK Into the wood Poaching Egg* Allow the water to come to a (nil' I rolling boil when |>oai hing egg* Drop ihe egg. in turn out the ga* land the egg* will finish cooking in Hie boiling watei Prevent* Streaking I A half-cup of -weet milk added to the bluing water will prevent I <Jot he. from iM'toiniiig «t leaked j during the bluing prove**. I when crop* are large, the In-part I ni'iit of Agrl< uliure point* out. the wheal loan add* to a hat Heeretaty Wallace call* the Ever Normal Granary Tbew aupphe* may I prove of great value tn year* like I thia one when the wheat crop may I b* abo't liec atoo of drought ADDRESSING MACHINES •nd THE ELLIOTT “CARDVERTISER” That Both Addretaea and Print* Advertiaing M***aga* on Penny Postal Card* M MODELS IM and up. No m•t a I *mb***mg machine neceaaary be cagae ELLIOTT Addraa* Card* are typewritaabl*. Write far Free Booklet. 1 4 W RI«11 ' F. H. Callahan, Agent 2*6 Century Building INDIANAPOLIS

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY. MARCH 7. 1940.

' Modern Etiquette | By ROBERTA LEE • tj Isn’t It poor taste foi a |h-i - i on to k'-r p repeating some phrase, i li.-aid ov)-i the iad io su> h as. I , hop. I hop' I hop. oi Why • shore." etc? A. « i in- should leave such I iimtatloiis to ihildr.-n and parrots.; and try to Im- more origin i! It lx<.lines very tiresome to everybody I but th.- on. who considers it clever. I <j When a young man ha- asked

Hirsh maur TWISTED eJfiLa TWEEDS $ 19-w ffliifclES OTHCrs lUrW 'IJ i s A® •e.-f : w .«I Mr* , ~ Ihrvr twined t»r*d» are la ■mho (er thru mb ScotchUMpcrad (oioring* ... lor their afaviiMt unbtbr**My long wear. Add to thu Hmlivww i •» ter craftwnanahrp and inapired My Ung... and you'll know why ehew coe<» are with eutatandmg huyt at ehta pnev. Grey, beige and blue enaturet. Miwe* and Women'* mm. *OO Lie,* >Hb BItoGSGAII 0. **• TeH.ee al CkLANBM* T.r« -A. V "I | -I—. I I ■ ■nil | Niblick « Co

la girl to go to the theat.-i. or to j )llii<> Is It all right lor the girl to suggest that she pay for herself? A No The right kind ot young man would resent till* If he ask» : her to go It Is supposed that he >an afford to pay Q Who should pay for the w.-dd ing breakfast, given at a hotel? A The father of the bf’de Henry C. Buettner of Fort Wayne and bis daughter. Mrs. Erma Ho.-*-!se and family of route in. Fort Wayne, visited in Decatur 'oday

SURPLUS FOODS TOFORTWkYNE Food Stamp Plan Diktribution h Announced | For Fort Wayne Fort Wayne. March 7 Fort Wayne Is the flrst Hoosier city In I which free federal Surplus farm! products will be available to needy j persons yuder the department ol agriculture's stamp plan dlstrlbu tkm. Approval of Secrotary of Agri . culture Wallace was announced by , Ralph 8. Headley of Milwaukee. 1 assistant regional director of the federal surplus i ommodlties cor pc.ration which supervises the department's stamp system Mr ll.adlcy who completed the survey of Wayne township’s allpllcatlon and made reconiinendatlinis on the applhatlou. has completed geld work and will turn organization of* the plan over to a staff of four FSt't' representatives. March 27 has been act tentative ; ly as the opening day of the ays ! tern hi this city. SpeciOcally. th. approval is given for Wayne town- j ship including the city of Fort ’ Wayne. Designation of this city as a dis-! trlbutlng point for surplus foods ’ will result in an additional annual ' turnover of more than laon.OOn in retail business, according to Wai tei F Hayes Wayne township trus-‘ tee. who made the application tor the stamp plan. This estimate Is based on present rolls of the town-' ship poor relief oftl. «• WI’A work era and dependents of the department of public welfare. Eight other Indiana cities aud towns had applied for the stamp plan and an- awaiting approvals A c onimilte.- of wholesale and r> tall foodstuff merchants hag been formed to facilitate c*stabliobmei>t i of the plan in compllauce with fed , >-ial regulations Fort Wayiu SICK, NERVOUS CRANKY “EVERY MONTH? ■CTi •oadwwvlydtol.Fwtoiroks y ( (etaM« Csmpsend Is •'Wwwas'v fresar - S-Si' • w •ult'-r -"■•ss Uaael dtowdsr. »k*» acSsn' '•"') Uad Is hMose sad Uwy cress, resdas. , ' **»’»/£>) uks Ldis E. fiskham'. V«gy Cosipouad suds msmsUv to kais ' to Htu'M&Ett raaaoua tor avar UU a aaalary. Tn W

— — ■ Here is a splendid opportunity to buy that FI'RNITI 10- jou have been wanting to buy. We are offering excellent values Starting housekeeping or adding some furniture? Thin thi? is the time to buy. 40 Hid Room i Suites f 5 An Excellent SX2*OO W I Selection * ( oil Bed Springs s£.oo Inner Spring Mattress *9.50 Kotler ImrifiUnn of furniture for every room in Ike home. Now that 'Pi |r - cleAiling in ju«d around the corner, let um nuggeM that vou atop in and ><l“ iMrnilurc you would like to replace in your Home. It will pav to dri»« do*" Remember our liberal trade-in allowance. STUCKY & CO OpenX* amiaggtgMggoin*i* I >i^aaaa U »M.w M a^~^

BIBLE NAMES W Eveiylmdy knows Hie Influence of Hie moi.- i dlhi , ~ on mode.n fiiai names, surnames nod pla.. n.,,,,. , >t *' ' du) Wh.-n those names originated, their synj.,, , <r magical signlficun. e was of the utmost linpoi tain. " 1 [ symbolism has icniulii.-d with them io this day ' '' - If you would lik)' to have a hi.inly rrfeieiu, ! meanings of a large number of lllbll. al naiii. o fIH to the Dally Democral a Neivlce Itiueau. en. lo M „ MM I in coin or postage stamps ' ' - i CLIP COITON HERE F. M. Kerby. Dspt elt, Daily Democrat's Service Bureau, 1013 Thirteenth Street. Washington. D. C. Encloeed Hud four cents in coin or stamps, mu.i lu , leaflet on “Hible Names" to — ' ' "91 4 NAME H I STREET and No. H ! CITY .. STATE H I am a r.adi-r of the Decatur Dully Demus-ial. li-.uim | ud

liauks also have met with Mi Headley aud prepared to handle the revolving fund aud redemption of used stamps A revolving fund of 315.00 U lias been drawn from th»- pool relief fund by th.- town ship tiustce and will be placed In four local banks Briefly, poor relief ciienia will. | leeeive &o cents in blue stamps, weekly for each person in the fam ily. in addition to their food order These ian Im- used in the purchase I of any designated sutplus foods WI’A workets and persons roceiv , ' ing >ash assistance from govein mental department ot public wel-' , fare units may pttrehaae orang. , stamps good for any agricultuial j . ommodlties or piodmts tbeieuf ( for Internal human i .insunipiloii ' On pun basing orange stamps they will receive blue stamps for free food f

PUBLIC SALE 1 A* I *iu going bu< k hi the Itaiiy bu*in>-** in |i; U |i . , puMli ami mi at i‘iy farm, located » mllen Kaal ol ill in . then I*. Ollie South or I inllo* W<'*t nt utunro- th- H MONDAY, MARCH 11,1910 I Beginning at 1 a'clock P M . the following prop; ■ 10—HEAD OF CATTLE—IO ■ 1 Brown Hwiit a Jeney cow. 6 yr old 5 gal <>>» B , I Itoau Heifer, coming 2 yr* old. due to freahen J:r Helfer coining 2 yr* did due to firaheu July 20 I J- ... il B ,2 yr*, old du<- to frealMP Aug t. 1 Holutelu <<>» - . . milk; 4 yearling heifer*. 1 hi-Lt< i » moii'h* old B — IMPLEMENTS — ■ M< Coriillck Heel Ing Ti aetur In good ( ondilioii on- ,• ejfl Tractor Tlteo to fit above tractor. *lze 11.252* ttted 4.<> aB icbalna. *i*e 11 25 21 u»ed '* day one P d <> It In I , , B S ft Tractor Iliac . one John Deere-Van Brunt grain di:;, -jB atlacbuieut. u*ed 3 year*; one John Deen coin plain- .- Cultipac.kri. one McCornUck Mower. S ft. cut. Illi , ■ ■ Emeiaon aide delivery rake, one spike tooth ha.iu* ... . B pay laddei with gialn lied. I.OW ft. platfotin and l»o» with t ipb « HARNESS 2 set* barne** 3 collar* *iae 21-22 JI > ■ MISCELLANEOUS I I One large hog house »*I2; new Schrader tia< i usy B heavy duty truck jack, ll® gal galv. fuel tank I .»>' iB 'tank fur feed: one grain box for truck wed six. 7» -)B crop* cut aa*. double tree; neck yoke. I | TEH.MS Cast) ■ Credit may be artauged al Fainter* Merchant Bank I FRED GERBER, Owner I l Ellenberger Bro* . Auctioneer* Au. - <;•:!* (B

Surpluv Food, ul| , ee s ‘"" ■' -< * |u ‘ | * 'i i ■ ■ .' ' '■' •UitllH- S ~j . an av.iilal.l. t slailip. Tl, I|| let «r.g' » ■ flour )Ol l! !!,. . j’Wg .liy <<li!>i< I. . ” ■'l"' l '" ' .Jill piuill-s and ' |n and por k . , i ducts aie eXiluiiid COLOsTJ w ■■ ct' oi ls, take f• «. X/ \J ' Iquld ■ laid. . .