Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 161, Decatur, Adams County, 8 July 1940 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Publlsbad Bvery E’snlng ■hcapt Huuday by THB MCATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated ■stared at the Baeatur. Ind, Poet Olles as N«c«nd CUM Matter H Hailer PreeMeat *. R Holt bouse. Boc'y. A Hua Mgr. lack A Hailer .... Vics President •crhaerlpiieiv Batea Bia|ie Coplee I °1 Due week, by carrier 10 Dm year, by carrier 5 00 Dae mootk. by mall M Throe awn the. by mall ...... I* »n months. by mall 1.71 Deo year, by nail > 00 )ao year, at of Ice I-W Prices quoted are within a radios at 100 milee. glowwhere » W one year Advertising Ha<ee made known on Application Natamsl Adver Roproeeatative pt HKEKER A CO I LmiMton Avenue. New York U Kaal Wacker Drive, Chicago Charter Member of The Indiana Langue of Hume Dallies It'a the good old cummer time and July la heading right along toward the warm weather mark. — o w— Hon t go about trying to make trouble or cause a Bgbt There are troeblei* enough in the world without "picking” on aomeone Just betaaae you want to gel them mad —o Regardless of name or am eatory, people in thia country are Amer leans Their ancestors chose Amenta because of Ita freedom and opportunities and It la thia country they love aud cherish. »■ e Iwnt let the ratant lola grow up tn weeds aud become unslgh'ly duiffps lot tin tans aud debris Muth plates breed germa. mosquitoes aud rag weed, the latter the bane of hay-fever sufferers. —— Three weeks from today (be an uual at reel Fair and Agrtaultural show opens It will be a lime for you (qjorget your trouble, mingle with friends, see the sights, enjoy the attractions aud relax. Make It a happy event. —o Adams county la oue of the moat glorious spots in the world Take a drive through the country-aid* APd you'll renew your faith In ita people and be ptoud of the hue farms aud homes spotted here and there. It's great to be alive and live around here. - + 9 The matters of < ranting flasher signals at the Pennsylvania railroad crossing in the north part of town should not escape attention, k la a hazardous point and will be doubly so after the new state toad by pass Is opened to traffic Now Is the time to look after tbla fem of public safety. O—L “ President Roosevelt is thinking Hghi when be gives expression to 44>e thought that after ail the wars fought, that the world will have to disarm lu order to bring about a jermaueut peace. If Hitler did not bare his army, the present war Would nut have started, tor surely Vo power ou earth bad much to flght with To get the dictators together on tbla peace stand might take time, but eventually they will break beesuae of tbeir own weight •nd the torrUfc <osl of trying to maintain huge armies. Z —o—o—--1 Ixmdon la going to be bombed so Jeevily aud < oustautly by the Nasi flauea that lite on the great bland may be extinct st tbs end of the eonflkt. According to the latest guess. Hitler will start bls bombardment In about a week and keep gt It until tbe British govern meat surrenders. That It may not lo They may take tbe fleet and >o to Canada and carry on the flght through blockade, until tbe force of might and aggression has been licked Ltvlng In Ureal Britain today la more dangerous tbau trying to kbit J.flOtt volt electric cables together without throwing out tbe switch. • • •

| Why can't Decatur do something 1 helpful add constructive- for the buys and girls? The (bought that flashes In our inlnd Is the estab ' Hshlng of a summer camp My at Bellmont Park, and operate II for the enjoyment, body and character building requirements of youth The park is Ideal for such a ramp , although we have not discussed su< h a proposition with tbe owner I It has beautiful trees plenty of open field space and the small lake > could be enlarged and made a fresh J bathing pool. The civic and service clubs of this city send boys to the BOYB BTATE at Indlanap oils, where they are given the advantage of supervised training, taught the fundamentals of Atm-i lean government and also taught , how to play Th* Elk's lodge of Indiana maintains a tamp at tbe llunes. near Mi- hlgan City, Itivlt ! Ing boys from all the state for a week, running a sis week's school ' To our way of thinking there Isn't anything flner In the world than the endeavor of trying to build sial \ wart, healthy, full-blooded Amer | Ir an youth and a <amp site or sum ; mer school would In that direction lie a fulflllment of that Ideal Ma) j Im- tbe only requirement w money., and that should be easily to obtain in view of the big dividends from the investment. -0 "CHIfIFLY U. Vacations are a typically American activity. No other nation 1 makes such a point of them In ' fact, if you look In the dictionary ( at the word you'll And a little nota tion after oue deflultion which reads simply: "Chiefly I H Americans have built up a ays , tern where they can produce a lot of goods and services and still find time for tbe joys and pleasures of life. We now spend close tu ten bllllou dollars a year just for- - aud recreation. Aud we have the time as well as the- opportunity to have holiday fun. In industry, for example, one 1 out of every three working hours has become leisure Hille since lAfo* Il makes au appealing picture in this, tbe "good old summer time" . —millions of men. women, and children at the beach, in the moun j tains, driving around in tbeir cars exploring the country. It's some tbing not matched In any other part of the world And It’s part of the Americ an pattern-made possible by our business habits aud abilities and based upon our tradl- ■ tioual freedoms -a pattern we'll do - well to preserve! —o PETAINS PERFIDY: The Petain government lu France > presents oue of the most sordid and cravuu pictures lu world his tory. The way lu which France . collapsed and made terms with Hitler was bad euougb. Tbe Ice- j trayal of France's ally and the attempt at turning tbe Frenc h navy i over to Germany to carry ou the tight against tbe British is with out precedent. Americans do not think so badly of the French people as to believe Petatn speaks their sentiments. He baa tbe earmarks of a "Oltb columnist" in a high place. France spent more than 15"".-1 000.000 constructing tbe Maginot line to protect tbe country against German Invasion. It maintained millions of met, under arms anti constructed a groat navy tor no other purpose than to be safe against Nasi assault. When tbe clash came the French fought side by skis with tbe British. Tbe In- { vasion of tbe lowlands and Bedglum, the crumbling of the Belgian opposition and the bungling of the French generals opened the way tor Hitler into France. Tbe British lost thousands of men sod mlllkms of dollars’ worth of equipment In the Belgian aud French debacles They were lighting tor Belgium and France. Intelligent and patriotic Frenchmen know tbe only hope of au independent France Is tn the succom of tbe British In the determination I’ to defeat Hitler. Yet Petain, desuite hie solemn promise when the

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'armistice signed, tri.-d to turn the French navy over to Hitler. A pci<Pt that has not been so generally stressed but was stated by Winston Churchill iu his ad-' dress before Parliament, should 1 not be overlooked. TheYe were 4<H> German air pilots Interned in France, most of whom had been 1 shot down or captured by the British Petain promised to see thal . they were taken to England for interment. Instead, he turned them all over to Hitler, who is reported to t>* short of skilled pilots. They an- bark in service against the British It is 100 much to be lieve the French peofde approved of such perfidy <>n the pait of Petain Indianapolis Star. f Modern Etiquette l f By ROBtBTA LKK J Q What would you do If you loaned a l»ook. or other article, to ■ some one, and this person phones you that he Is through with It. and asks If you will stop and get it? A. Go after it If it Is valuable. 1 then erase tbla person’s name from ’ your "lending list." Q When a woman la slaying at . a hotel for several days, how is her - mall delivered to her? A Ska should call at tbe main

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AGO TODAY J ' July * Hpecial legislative seai s|on will be held In Indiana to le1 galixe hoi ixoutal (ax rate provisions. Governor Cox annoume, he will make a vigorous campaign. Rev. A. G. A. Buxton who has just returned ftoin Honolulu will preach at the Christian churcb Sunday. Mr and Mrs. J. T. Merryman return from Blue Lake. Total resources of the three Decatur banks is 13.(71.(77. F. V. Mills returns from a visit with his brother In Chit-ago. - ' .p.._—— m ■ ■— - ■■ — — "• ■ —W Household Scrapbook | By Roberta Lee : 3 * Cleaning Lace 1 Fine lace can lie cleaned by lay1 Ing It on white paper and spread- | ing magnesia over It. Cover with ' another white paper and press between the leaves of a heavy Imok for a few days; then brush out the powder. An Appetiier A good appetiser is stuffed olives 'desk In the lobby and inquire for her mail. Q. Why are card* of admission Issued for some weddings? A. To prevent curious airangers from attending.

rolled up in slices of bacon. Ntl<k' them shut with toothpnks and toast until the bacon is done. Herve with small crackers. Pick them up by the toothpick* to eat them. Avoid Rings To avoid rings after cleaning with gasoline tub the spots on washable good- with a strong solution of salt befoii applying the gasoline. —— o r~ Anawen To Tert * Quertiong | Below are tbe answers to the j Ttot QuMtlons printed <m Page Two > • 1. Dungeon. 2. Stanley Baldwin. 3. Admiral Graf Hpee. 4. Barnard College. 5. Sheet steel coated with tin. (. Ten-foot pole. 7. latwsun Liilte. 5. New York. fl. French IndoH’Uma. 10. No. 1. Eighteen. 2. New Jersey. 3. No. 4 Matthew 6. 5. O. Henry. 6. Africa. 7. Displacement tonnage. (. Jim Braddock. 9. Cavities In teeth. 10. Madam Ernestine BciiumaunHelnk.

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