Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 89, Decatur, Adams County, 12 April 1940 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT PnbUahod Mvwry Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Eatkred at the Decatur, Ind, Poet Office aa Second Claw Matter I H Metier Preaident A R Heliborne. Sec y. A Bus Mgr. Pick D Heller Vice Presidewt kubecription Rates •Ingle Coplee .02 One week, by carrier .10 One year, by carriero.oo One month. by mail__ Ji Three montba. by maill 00 Ila moetlM. by mail 1.74 One year, by anil 1.00 Ona year, at office 1.00 Pries quoted are witbin a radius of 100 miles Elsewhere |3 W one year. Advertising Rates made known on Application. National Ad ver Representative BCHEERER a CO. 6 Lexington Avenue, New York Ik East Waeker Drive. Chllcagc Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dailies. We are proud ot al! our indue- - tries and ash the continued couperation of every one that they may prosper aud grow. It tueaus much for the city. ——O—O The primaries this week looked very much Roosevelt, to be uomiuated and elected. A couple ot flicside chats would Us It up Ho it's up to th< President. —o t han up. hi up iwiut up Let n do tbc lob lust right this year The service * lubs. th* city force . aud every cltlzeu will cooperate to make the city look its best Give the census taker tin information requited to make this work complete We believe we will show a decided tncn-ase if the count is a<iuraiely made Don t let the count*-: overlook any one —o Three million homes have been built in this country th- past few years under the federal housing a< i Surely th* owners ot these places think kindly of the Nt w Ixal.—Aiid so do millions ot others —o-o - You will enjoy the editorial banquet at Indianapolis Saturday ‘-veiling if you attend The program will he excellent and it will be a gathering of leading Democrats from every corner of the state Gas up aud go. The city has plat ed several new street Interact tion atop signs and you should observe tin m It is a part of th* program to prevent accid'-nts and police officers will keep an *-y*- on drivers especially • iu the location of the Hew signs “ A Uip numbet of -.ur horn* folks realise that th- ti. m ral El«*ctrie Works of Decatur la a leal induriry. Several thousand at , tended the open house and about XSOO weie thrilled with th* Hous* ot Magi- The party was iu *■*■ ij way a big Ml **.„!* •—w Berm will vote on th* daylight • saving question at th* -oming pn • maty, it has been ann*>wt >-ed by • Hi* town board Th* question has been agitated by a number who - favor moving the clock up and the board decided to let the people de- • eld*- It. They will do whatever is voted* —o w— , . Reports from many souries illdl«al* that tbs 194** o aMM be. ing taken without dim* ulty notWithstanding the campaign that Was made In opposition to It. Virty a very lew ar« chousing to Read their rapHsc to Washington • instead of turning them over to *• th* enumerators • Work is well under way on reuvovhig the old Adams Poet. No •43 Amort* an la-glou home, to •ffi Mak*- ready for th* modern one iu « b« erected and completed before July 22nd. It will be lushed along] as fast aa weather wHi permit The buys believe in the old yylL ( "Jvwep the old town going ahead."’

The Krick-Tyndall Company sxpe*t to have their new pis'at ready for opetalien by May Ibtlt. Constractlow work Is pro* eediag rapidly now and <he Cnlsbing touches !will be added the next month It Will lie the- most modem tile factory In the country, capable of producing a large supply and wilt provide steady employment for a large force of men The candidates are working hard these days and paying little atten- , tion to the clock, h's a real job to try to see every voter and It requires patience aud *tl*k-to-itlve-I n* s» to make a * ampaign that one feels Is his best They are entitled Ito courteous treatment. Listen to i their reasons fur desiring the plan' they seek. It's Important that you nominate those whom you I fee! will best serve. o—V— In 1920 only 24.000 motors were manufactured In the Is * atur plant New the annual output exceeds gon ****** These are sent to every part of the world The thousands who visited the plant during the open hous- Wi-dne»duy. were Im;reused with the arruMetnenls for speed and fine work It's a great industry aud we are sure that every employ* is pioud ol bls *on ueitiim with the (otupauy. Whatever we did and who * -vet did It. th* effort to mduce the General Electric Couipauy to Inaugurate a plant here, was worth moi*- than we gave They have grown steadily and have paid wages ex*eed‘ng seven and a hall million dollars Th*- fin** thing about it is ' that th* future looks excellent aud I offi* lais *>f th* * ompany spoke most j *-n> onragingly of th* local plant and Its sue* ess aud pruspetts —O—•— A * you glad you live in this nation? W* all certainly ought to I*. W* hav* the geogi aphi*'Sl location that will make it difficult for any nation to attack us sUccwas fully, but more than that we be Her*- in i**n* hav*- no desire to add to our territory maintain churches so that all may worship as they wish, support fine schools tha' * very *me may have *-duca tion It s th* on* great nation of the world It aWa real War make no mistake of that It's difficult for us living in this p*a*etul laud to visualize the terrih* semes now iH-uig thrown upon the real war front in Europe Picture If you ran hundreds of planes, si ores of battleships pounding away at each other and firing deadly and de stiuctlve Imiiiiba. th* m reams of th*- injured aud moans of the dying fires, explosions death stsH* ing every where. It's all that Sherman called It. in our humble judgment, som--f *>u newspapers went far wrong iu playing up the agitation against the income and housing ae*tions of th*- |)>th Eederal ceusus. Our business and personal contacts pr*e duce a fairly broad and variegated volume of opiuiim on daily bappeaI Inga and their display |u tbc payers. and in them we found practically no popular support for the notion that the public was irritated . by the irnsua ffiMtlWM or that many would refuse ta auswuw them The agitatnm, it s*-ema to us. was purely political. - Editor and Publisher. —O ffi The following from Ereiiok Quinn a addr* ss at the G. E bqffi* quet la worth thinking about tor after all the hoist Important tluag in any * <>mmuuMy Is sincere cooy'With all the world In coiifuanm and here iu our own land so many of our groups of people working at cross pui pusng. industry aud Its working tneu and the public apparently seeking ssl Esh ends. It is heortaalng to know that in our community has bmp and Is now being pra* Used that truly Auwwkuvn sptrn of lutclligeM t cuupcralUm that plays the gaiM fair U> all concerned and brings re-

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Answers To Test Questions 11 Bslon are the mower* to the Teat Question* printed oo Pm* Two • • 1 from uiauy. one," or "uu>from many.” 2 Morris 2. 1939 i 3 Baritone. i No j 5 Equiuc-- < Mt. Johur 7. 'Jayhawken." »• Ye. 9. The ulterior diameter of tin*: > barrel. I tv. No. g - ~ , , „ * TWENTY YEARS” * AGO TODAY 1 ♦ • April 12 The city of Hint, j Michigan ba* gained 53 percent lai population the pact ten years *ud now has 91.599 More than i.ooo paid admission to the G E procrain. Re*. C. L. Yaney appointed pastor of the Evangelical church in Decatur a. the 6tth annual confererne cloaes. T P. Moore of Tower fiill 111. here to become- mauacet of the Farm Equity Association Adams county board ol education adopt* Mate plan and will pay teacher* a minimum of 17*.30 per i month, an Incerase of 27 percent J O. Sellemeycr i« traveling for the Portland Cement Corporation II I.MI I g——l—- — Etiquette | By ROBERTA LU Q Wb<n playing bridge. i» it all right for a pet sou to meation for bi* partner's benefit that certala cards la the dummy are good? A Not if you wish to letain the friendship of your fellow player*. Q Whew aa eaa-Mteaieat ba* been announced should the young man * parent* call on the parents of hi* fiancee ? A. Yea. and promptly Q Should wine glaseos be elaborately decorated T A No. MT HOUSE Judge •* Named lu the damage suit of Mary Lalble against the city ot Fort Wayu- j the defendant struck the name of I Judge Harry Hilgemaan. the pialatiff struck the name of Judge Jvha Decker and the court appointed Judge James J Moran of Portland a* special Judge In the reuse Find* For Plaintiff In the note and force loan re awM of the Home owner*' Loan < dRP oration age last Martin aad Ida J. Gliaoti. the del cad* Sts were celled .nd defaulted The cane was submitted aud the etldenre heard The > ourt found for Ike pi.mtfff tn the sura of 12 4*7.21 Including ptiacb pal. interest attorney fees and delinquent idle* Judgviui-at was given OU the tmdiug tstate Co*** The nrviring partaar«b>p of itak•alia that American Ideal* hare al way* »tn»dn for."

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1940.

er and Trou»ner was ordered left i oft the docket. In the estate of Carrie Bcblr-; ineyer. a part of the minute* a. of Septemimr 21 1937 which had been , omitted from the records **.- ordered made a part of the; records. The entry noted that no tax was due oci the estate In the estate of Ada line Smith. 1 a verified petitioa to determine the inheritance (as without reference was tild. submitted aad sustained I'he court found the net value o! the estate to ice M 7*7 2* and no tax dur. No penalty was attached I for failure to file a rchedule within i the time provided when the court found justifiable reason. SUGGESTS USE OF AIR MAIL Postiwter Kirsch Calls Attention To Better Air Mail Service Leo Kirsch, llecatur postmaster. ' today again called th. attentiem of I local patron* to the additional nar-| i vice given to air mall letters by I new route* and at heduh-s which ; IrOcame effective April 1 He urged that alFmatl be *eai by] i air mall, spec lai delivery, for th' le-sl and quickest delivery to office | of address Many time* air atail | letter* have arrived at the officei of address on Saturday afternoon! or Sunday and <-ould tup be delivered until Monday morning and the service was of ao value, becagael they wore not sent special drift-J , >-ry be stated Air mall letters mailed at the local office before 11:15 a m will arrive at the Los Angele* airport ' at • :*> a. m the neu day Offices contacted along thia route Include ’ Omaha. Nebraska. Cheyenne. Wyomlng; l»enver Colorado. Salt; Im he City, I'tah s:cd lleno. Nevada Another route delivers air mall I letter* to Beattie. Washington at 9.4 U a m the next day These letter* moat be mailed before 11.46 a. m Office* contacted on this rout*' include. MiuiH-apcdl* Ml title lac's: Fargo. North Dakota, Billing*. Montana and Spokane Wash j lepton Mr Kirsch suggested that c-ople* us three rout so as printed in thia newspaper be kept for future referCounty Agent, Club Leader Vhit School —— Mi»* Juanita ladtman county 4-H 1 <lub agsai. aad county agent Arch (mid visited the Hartford towashlp schools Thursday afternoon and 1 told about the boys and girl* 4-H club that could be eut up Mi Hart- ! ford township this year. The leed 1 <v ship tor the girt* c lub will be la th* hand* of Miss Mary He hlageu1 hauf and the boys will be lad by ’ Martin Graber Many of the buy* ' aad girls *ignlfled their wishes to ' jala the c4wb aad wiM aead in their ’ enrollment card* after laikina Ut* matter over wtth their purest* Mias Uuraaa told the givup i aboht about the various acUvUMs . pbsaaed fur the dub year aueb aa the county 4-H club pk-aic. dr*** sWbiU in tuuuvcuuu with

the Decatui Free Street Fair and ; educational trip* that can and will be won by 4-H dub folk. In talking with the buy*, county agent Archbold »uggested that this *** an Ideal time to .tail a 4-H pig c lub a* pun-bred end high I grade pig* can be bought for very | low price* Boy. taking the lamb <-luh project will have an oppartunity to exhibit at the market lamb! show at Fort Wayne *« well ac' making an eihiblt at the Street, Fair. o * RURAL CHURCHES *l b- « Calvary Evangelical Church Gtorg* g. Loner. Minister 930 A. M Sunday Kchovl Mr. j Will Johnson, superintendent 10:30 A. M. Prayer aud Praise Service. Mr. James Darr, leader | 10 30 A. M. Christian Endeavor : ■Mildred Shifferly. president. 7.30 P. M..—Thursday Worship Service aud Sermon O' Willshire U. B Circuit Lawrenc* Dellinger, pastor Willshire | Sunday School 9.3 c' 1 lUßsa meeting 10.3<> t Christian Endeavor 2:00 j Preaching k:ov Prayer meeting W--dne*day eveni mgWinchester i Sunday Schoo! 9 00 ; Preaching 10 00 Prayer meeting Thursday evra-c lag- | Q Willshire U. B. Charge O. E Hawk, pastor (Fieasant Greve Worship. 9:10 a m. Sernsuu by i pastor. Smidav School. 10 10 a. m Law-, fence Jones, superintendent An Opportunity will be given for i all dr-siring to unite ia church -fellowship. Union Sunday School. 10 a. m Law- | rente Hamrick. superUiU-ndent. Worship. 11 a. a). Benaua by pastor. Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening. Ipm Junior and Senior C. E, 7:30 p. m. every Sunday evening Bethel Sunday School. 10 a. m. Logan ' Stober, superintendent 1 Prayer service. 11 am. • We are la our spec lai aorvke j with the Dunlap c-vangtdieHr party Re sure and be present and enjoy these services Club Organization 1 Meetings Planned • Two Important 4-H riub orgaal--1 xst lon meeting* will be held soon 1 The Washington township girl* ’ 4-H club under the direction of Mi*s Marg.cret Foling Will hold 1 their nrganlsatlou meeting gatur- ' day at 1:10 p. m. at the Wavhtagion ' school and the Preble boy* riu‘> 1 will bold their organisation meet- • Ing Tuesday evening. April IE. 2:># r al the Profile achowl Lorvu • Krwettmana. a junior loader of Adamo swuaty. ie in charge of thic ’ riub ’ All In'erested 4-H < htb foMi» are ‘ urged to he present at the abov • ’ uifUliuned meeting* 1'

NAZIS REPORT I PLANE ATTACKS Britain Denies German Railroad Station Attacked By Plane* Berlin, April 12 <U» The Ger > man offi* lai news agency asserted j today that Biltisb airplanes had bombed a small railroad station in i I Schleswig H*dsteln In northwest ' Germany and that If it was eatab- ' llshed that the attack was drilberi ste, "Gertnany is given a complete new basis In waging the war i against England I "This la the first time In the war • that enemy planes have attacked I I a German communications pohit." 1 the agency said "If repetition of - such an attempt shows that it was j planned Germany is given a corn- ! plete new basis in waging the war ' against England. The ne*-essaiy I conclualotis would immediately be drawn." It was asserted that the atta* k on the railroad station was owiy "slightly successful." nnd that a sport field had lieen damaged aud 1 a window of the railroad station shattered. Holstein is in northwest Ger-. fnatiy, adjoining Denmark, and is * the territory which German troops, crossed to occupy Denmark tierroan planes have bombed th* | , Sea pa Flow area north of dcotiand , and the Eirtha which indent th* Scottish const sud are Med as uavai bases. British plans have bumbed th*-1 North Bea end and the Kiel cMal , and Heigviand Bight. I Hardly had the German official I * news agency assertion of the Hoi * 1 »tein bombing reached New York ' than the British air ministry officially denied It. tin some ueutrsl countries th* belief had been expressed thst both aides had hesitated to start land bombing because of the frightful i tmplK-aUons of aerial warfare j against cities tThe German news agency re-' port <ame a few hours after a British air ministry announcement that British plsTies. peaeliatiug to witbia about lou miles of Germany's Baltic- Bea mast, and its Kiel uaval base, had severely attacked a German transport aud supply fleet in Ute Kattegat and | the great and little belts which I coune* t It with tbc Balti* proper, stnd bad blow.* up a big ship be lleved to be an carrier I. The German high * ommand at*4 Ta ■MT * Sfliart link l«n|i ft E aalass* w wVwEty w dtHH n*Me «vs Vsa>*eM are ike *eeeiw* «kv esees eeU were Sewe eweew ere tkeeeiee been e« Nr<e Be-.h brace •Sect Flearku I* |e**lee SerMved, khtffi ft ffift* Km<ffi Mt** by •*»<♦ *iftrft«l»ffi vmHftrffiwty Dhftt t vlbft ffir- ha i-r -Atar taeh Inuer. eesh ewevd* er cMe Mbft ftffirihKft Assisi Affih eew tree ceev •< *e k:« trier Seekkt ee W>« weUerr tleari*w CASH COAL & SUPPLY R. A. HTirKCY Political Calendar (AdverUshtgi DEMOCRAT TICKET . ft— — •. ♦ COTNTY OFFICIM ’ Eli DUBACH i es Hartford Tewwahip Democratic Candidate for CiMßmiMMioner. Third IMivtrkt D. Burdette Custer Os Decatur Oewvocrstic Caadtdwte for Prowerulinß AtlwrMv CUNUSEUIAN | e< Berns Democratic candidate for Pruaecuting Altomgj JOHN L DeVOSS i of Decatur ffiemccrafic Mwdtdeu far PriMcraUag AUttrary

- nounewd that German troops fa Norway had beaten off British sir and naval attacks on Trondheim and Btavsnger. <m the Norwegian • southern coast, and had occupied new areas around Oslo Narvik and I Evenes. ">"■■■ * Household Scrapbook * By Roberta Lee • 4 Plano Practice If one practices a great deal on I I the piano. It Is a good Idt-a to use I a straight-backed dining mom chair Instead of the piano bench. A person's back la not as Hable to get a painful kink in it if It Is sup ported a bit. Discolored Aluminum Discolored aluminum wid bright-

NOTICE OF ® SALE OF SC'HOOL PROPERTY I Notice is hereby given that the unde*. ku.u .. . 100 o'clock P. M.. on ’ ,l SATURDAY, the 20th dax of J at the premises bereluattei described kill I. hhighest bidder, for cash, and for not |«uvs ih„ . -i., ' parcel offered, the following d* scril>.-d i.-rii . Indiana, tuwit: Inluta number two hundred forty th,,. ,- t)1 . forty-four *244. and t*so hundred -v ft*? ‘ Crabbe be. mid Western Addition to Decatur, which lute have been sulrdlvidcl ' each 4» S feet in wld'h north and south and ir n„ Sr east aud west. * I I which lots have been so appraised at »4.'.u t<> said panels If any of M ld parcels is not ~,„i will be continued from day to day thereaft. r.. y “ " • intendent *.f Kchools at the *om*-i of Third .*,„; THE BOARD OF SC H*i*il.TM» of the SchucH CMy of Heraim By K. E. Mumma. Pre**ident. ’ • Attest: Carl Pumphret Hcm> B Hiller, Attorney H ■ PUBLIC SALE 11\ HOt SEHOLD (.(NlliS I2i North Fifth Street. Ikecatur MW SATURDAY, APRIL 13. Hit K.. 1 O'clock P M I .1 piece living roow suit* , plan..; ftoui lan*i ■ . , -- ! |fD«xldl s . smoking ..and rug 2xo. library ~, “ .Radio. Rug 9x12. dining mom suite; squar* , 1 lot potted plauif. 4 chairs tkitchen). old ... and coal stove, kit. hen tabic. Kelvin Mo.. i kit* hen table cooking utensils electric » *.i.. . np , t tub. iiwulug V 0 " 1 * Shoe shine box bedroom .-o mattrOMf. sewing ma* hUie I vail tree sus« t!M springs, leathei boitotu io* ke, old rocker. *..:*, . pedestal i ug loifzll.,, wooden bud ii-uinpi- • .* ** rug 9x12. oblong stand, dining room table in.'4. . dresser, small oak stand, table lamp, rug ex'- ~ swing <anned fruit and jelltes. lard pota-.e- ~ || lawn mower and garden tools and inlsc* lun-,, ... Goods can bv h.sp. *ted Gom gto 9 p m Thu »d.n . r TERMS 4Mb ALBERT BEINKKE. R*>y S Johnson—-Au* tioae* 1 *, i.,„, ,C. W. Kent C lerk I*l BMC SALE—7 ROOM MODERN lInMK ■« Th. unde*.igued will oHe. ai Publl* Au* >. - . 230 pin . th* residence <4 th» Ist*- Wilh* In 1 H i ' home, in a good state of repair, splendid .-.u : * 1 F.ll.Mb cash, balance on delivery **i *n - * - will be allowed reasonable time to secure loan MARY A. Bl SsLWITZ.OmfI Roy 8 Johnson -Auctioueer CALL US I if you need service or repair?* tm £ Majestic Furnaces! (•cmmine Factory Part- I -<-<l E Free Inspection » Walter Plumbing F & Heating Co. | l*hone 2117 riim— Closing Out! ENTIRE STOCK ■ CHI-NAMEL PAINT - VARNISH - i:N "111- I <»’ f I /q KKl.l LAR < > UU ■ BKHiEST PAINT SAVINGS Holthouse Drug

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