Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 212, Decatur, Adams County, 6 September 1940 — Page 7

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army would have a total force of ' ' *71771. There are IM.OW reterrt ofkera of ehom S.W9 are on duty with Ute > regulars The national guard naan here M*M« of whlrh W.Mo have alieady been summoned into act Iva aervlte eSoctive Hept id II la planned Io increase the guard to J2IWO through enlistment* and i eveniually bring It up to full strength of flO.dW by adding ion .iripta Four hundred thousand .onacripU are due to be Inducted i in service by January Uen. Ueorge Q. Marshall. < hlel ' of staff, believes the army has auf-1 fl< lent weapons on hand al least to , i train a projected l.lW.OWmaii army, ul the materials now avail-. ale are largely old. The army Is , far dedclent la new model anti- j tank guns, large caliber antlair-1 craft guns, new type howiuers ammunition, tanks and aircraft de i tecikm devices. Tbs Navy Vnill thia week, the navy had a , tidal of <«• com ba tan t warships totalling I iil ttW lon* (’resident Roosevelt snnuunced on Tuesday that he was turning W destroyers, ail of World War vintage, over to the Hrtliah navy In a deal for naval bases along the Atlantic coast Be fore the deal, the navy had lb battleships. sis aircraft carriers. 37 < misers. Wl destroyers. 4* old de stroyers that have been MSiverted into different types of craft and 103 submarines. Since May 10. the navy has, awarded contracts totalling t 1.140 ; 000 000 for «7 combatant ship* aggregating 471,MS tons and ffve | auslllariM totalling 21.1 W loti. Th* new contracts call for two 4S WO ton battleships 15 cruisers, (our aircraft carriers. M destroyers and 2S submarines. Sine July i- 1»»». the navy has ' commissioned 41 new ships one 1 j cruiser, one aircraft carrier, IS de- ' stroyers. mine submarine* and 11 sualllarle* In addition. It pul Into aervlce 110 World War destroyers for neutrality patrol and other work, and converted 11 privatelyowned ships into patrol boats, transport* and auailtarie*. The new appropriation being completed thia week contain* fund* to start construction as soon as facilities can be found. <rt 2W more warship* to provide the United States with a twoonau navy These JW ships will require Ove year* to complete. Marin* Corp* The marine corps now baa 31.4 d» men. about 1.5 W below Its author ised strength, as compared with (5.045 an May 23. Four highly mobile defenae battaliona of 7&o men each have been organised Two more are being formed. Industrial The army has a program for construction of a chain of about 6o crucial munitlona planta, coaling approtimately 5’00.000,000 and cap able of supplyiug a force of 2.000 . 000 men. Funds already have been appropriated for some of these Private industry will operate the ' plants on a flved fee basis but the title will be held by the federal government. —-0...... TODAY** COMMON KRItO* Do not use tbe word "ugly" to | ' convey tbe meaning of vicious. malicious, or 111-tempered, as The dog ha* an ugly temper;" I say, "vicious temper" Vgly mean* cepulaive to the eye. ♦ ♦

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traveled war correspondent he tell miserably below the rest of a fine cast. The fault, mind you, didn't lie with Mr. Adler. It was directly traceable to the Croup and in the light of that organization's vast previous successes was completely appailihg Some of the Group productions were Paul Green's ‘The House of Connelly”; John Howard Lawson's “Success Story"; "Men tn White" by Sidney Kingsley; and "Waiting for Lefty" and "Golden Boy" by Cliffords (Met* "Thunder Rode” had its ents. It wasn't quite the flay the time in the United States. We, In those dear dead days didn't require quite the rewfc which it offers England today and which England oh vlously needs. But if some person of consequence had demanded that the role of the newspaper man be filled by one more closely akin to the pert than the capable Mr. Adler, “Thunder Rock" would have had a long and healthy run. As it was, the work got far less attention than it deserved and cost the group far more money than it should have. . At any rate we are happy to hear that the English, in their hour of supreme need, have turned to an American play toe solace. The fact that "Dear Octopus", the English comedy which achieved a sucres d'estime on Broedwsy, is also a great hit today in London, takes no whit of credit from 'Thunder Rock". "Dear Octopus” was no better and no worse than any ore of a hundred English light comedies which run for a firw weeks on Broadway, then quiet, ly return to London for a core

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1 A.M» the most powerful nation on the face of the world . . . powerful beeause of its I.MMMMMMMI happy, unifi<*d, liberty-loving / citizens . . . and powerful because of its t infinite eapaeity to produce materials to —' construct a free, great country. America boasts not of her capacity to produce goods for destruction, but stands serene and confident in this hour of world chaos in the knowledge that should the proponents of barbarism force her to do so. mankind will be stunned at the incredible torrent of death-dealing instruments a peace-loving* tolerant, but aroused people can fashion to crush the foes of tolerance and liberty.

W W I- II -I ——• —— ——- — — — 4 r — « ———— ~— — —- - — — w/r These sentiments are presented for your attention by the co-operation of the following citizens of Decatur and Adams County:

AUTO SUPPLIES England Auto Part ! Gamble Store* AuthorizDealer Dierke* Auto Parts I AUTOMOBILE AGENCIES Saylors Motor Co. I P. Kirsch & Son 1 Phil L. Macklin & Co. Al I). Schmitt Motor Sales I BAKERIES j Wall’s Bakery BANKS I First State Hank I Farmers State Bank, Preble I BARBER SHOPS | Morris and Joe’s Barber ■ Shop 0. K. Barber Shop and Helen’s Beauty Shop ' j CLOTHING STORES Holthouse. Schulte & Co. Ca! E. Peterson, Clothier i

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CHIROPRACTORS Dr. H. Frohnapfel Dr. Roy 11. Andress CONFECTIONERY Bob’s Confectionery DAIRIES a Ideal Dairy Products Blue Creek Dairy Peter B. Lehman Dairy DRUG STORES Holthouse Drug Co. B. J. Smith Drug Co. DRY GOODS — APPAREL Lankenau’s Boston Store E. F. Gass Store DRY CLEANERS Decatur laundry & Dry Cleaners ELECTRIC SHIH’S Decatur Electric Shop FIVE & TEN CENT STORES Morris 5c to $1 Stores FLORISTS Decatur Floral Co.

INDUSTRIES Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc. Central Sugar Company, Inc. i Central Soya Company, Inc. McMillen Feed Mills, Inc. Wayne Novelty Corporation Acker Cement Works Mutschler Packing Co., LaFontainr Handle Co. The Decatur Casting Co. FARM IMPLEMENTS Steffen Hardware and Implement Co. FURNITURE STORES Sprague Furniture Store W. H. Zwick & Son FUNERAL HOMES Black Funeral Home Gillig and Doan COAL DEALER Cash Coal & Supply

God grant that our niountaina w ill be undcraying monument* to our priceless heritage . . . that our boundless prairies will continue to produce not onlv our food. but the nourishment of those soil-rooted virtues which are threatened with banishment by tbc Jfcnzird mailmen of another continent. God grant that our great expanse of oceans will by their very greatness protect us from the exponents of doctrines that would rob us of our priceless rights of freedom of speech, freedom of religious worship, freedom of assembly and freedom for an enlightened press. We are proud to be part of the first line of defense of American liberties ... to always stand militantly at the side of every true American against the inroads of doctrines seeking to destrov America's priceless heritage.

GROCERIES Rhode* Super Market Erie Grocery Koller Grocery HARDWARE STORES The Schafer Store Lee Hardware Co. HATCHERIES Decatur Hatchcry INSURANCE AGENCIES Paul 11. Graham Co. Leland Smith Insurance Agency The Suttles-Edwards Co. JEWELERS Sutton Jewelry Keller Jewelry Store Pumphrey Jewelry Store JI NK DEALER Maier Hide and Fur Co. LOAN COMPANIES Decatur Loan & Discount Co.

U MBER COMPANIES Kocher Lumber Co. Decatur Lumber Co. MEAT MARKETS Sorg Meat Market OPTOMETRIST Dr. N. A. Bixler POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS Adams Co. Democratic Central Committee PLUMBERS Decatur Plumbing and Heating PRINTING F. YY. Downs Printing Shop Decatur Democrat Co. RESTAURANTS Lose Brothers West End Restaurant Suman Case White Spot Case People’s Restaurant

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RECREATION ( ENTER Molly Mies Bowling Alley* SERY ICE STATIONS Decatur Super Service llolthouse Sinclair Service Elberson Service Station Ziner Oil Co., Distributors Mohilgas, Mobiloil Hilyard Gulf Station ■ •« TRI ( KING COMPANIES ' D. F. Teeple Truck Line i ' TIN SHOP Ashbaucher’s Tin Shop Y APO BATH HOUSE l orn Dougherty VapoBath - • VETERINARIAN Dr. Edward P. Peck GARAGES Butler’s Garage ,