Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1940 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published tvery Bvenlng Cxcepi Sunday by VMB DBCATUR DEMOCRAT CO. incorporated Wwwwd »t lb* Decatur, Ind. Poet Office m Bacoud CteM Matter I. M HeUsr A K Holthouae, ley * Hua Mgr Meh D Heller Vice President Bubetripticn Rate* plngl* Coplee ... I »> Dm week, by earner .. .»• year, by carrier — fco ° Dm month. by mad ———- » Three month*, by ui*U——— t W |u month*, by mall —1 "* Dae year by mail — >9O 3ae year, at oflke —...—- >OO Price* quoted ar* wuhln a radius of 100 mile*. Elsewhere |3 50 one year. Advertising Rate* made known on Application. dattonei Ad»er Representative BCUKKREK • Co. I Leaio.to.i Avenue. New Tort •A East Wacker LTiva Chicago Charier Member of The Indiana Leagne of Home bailie* Huy Christinas seals and u»* them. They help the appearance . of your Christmas mail. —o Trade In le.atur, boil can g*t beeter goods for le»» morn y thau in then* plan-* where overhead is higher. —o Make a little ekira effort to help out on the flood fellow fund. it • the ideal way to help several hundred J»y« and girl* be happy over Chits’tou-——o-0 The new automobile tan* tor Ibil are K<hhl looking. W bite figures on blue back ground make them stand out. It won t be long , now until you »• • many of th. tn. o—u I’ass a little Christmas cheer on to the poor lads and lassies. It will not only make them happier but It will add to your fcc-i.tigs of picas- * ure and help the whole community. Be a good fellow and help the Good Fellows. — - O—-Q~— D-calur atores are open evening* j during the Christmas rush and you ' Will And It an iXcellCUt time to shop. Vsitally the crowds are not aa large and this give* you better opportunity to bud just what you want and to be Waited on promptly. —•- Mr. Mussolini will probably be one of those to whom Christmas will be just another day this year. He i* no longer the super man with the people of his country. His I plans have all hit rex ks and his only hope is tor aid from Germany ' which so tar has not been coming. —O The next two or three days will be busy ones for the average pereon a* he conclude* his Christmas shopping and gets ready for the big holiday, law al stores are prepared with large stocks of good* and extra help, to take care of your needs and desires. The weathermen predic ta a bard- j cold winter and the way It is starting it does Indicate that. See that your heating plant is In good condition and don't take chances. if it's not, a Are may result that will not only cost a lot of dollars but will also be more inconvenient than the repairing might be now -0 A governor, mayor or potica chief has no more right to issue order* contrary to the law which flx-a the date for taking out licenses to drive a car than to tell tavern keeper* they don't have to obey closing hours. Both a campaign la ridiculous and certainly will not work out to the advantage of those who thus defy the law. —o Statistics over B long period of years show that the greatest trafr Ac death rate occurs dating the

, holiday season, due to the earlier i hours ol darkness and the Christ I ma* rush Safety organisation* are I making a spec ial appeal for car* on the part of driver* and pedestrians. Many accident* occur when I some out- dashes out from a etore I with an arm full of bundlee that , prevents him from seeing what I* cionlng W> just can't be too careful The figures also show that j most of the accidents occur be- . tween els and eight o'clock lu the ! evening. o—o As ptedh ted. President lUx>«< - velt vetoed the Walter-Logan bill to increase the authority of the courts over administrative aaen-! I ties lu Jailor dispute* and the mo- ■ tioa to pas* it over Ins Veto lost j in the house IM-IS7. a two-third I majority being necessary. The I president said the bill would, if it i became law at this particular time I < reate > hao> i>y bunging up endi less ccmtroversiea at a moment j when We .all least aflord It. Inity I Is the greatest asset we can have | duung these critical tlm*» which I means that labor and rap tai and . all the rest must j >ln together m the forward man h to preparudness. —o Several cities have announced that regardlee* ot what the law is I or what the governor says they j will protect those wh<> delay ini getting IXI licensee tor their car*. I Th< y have no r*< use except some I i politic al flmg and to the average I prison it sounds like an effort to I stir up trouble. It's the law to , have the plate* and certainly those in authority who advocate viola- j lions are only pint lug themselves j in an ugly position if the citizens I violate other laws. They may feel that if they don't have to obey j one spec Me statute, they can play . loose- with others. Governor TownMend rec ommelid'-d extension of the lune two years ago in hl* | message to the ie*i»lature, but ' they tailed io pass the act. which - apparently makes it almost mandatory, except In cases of emergency. that the- laws be strictly enforced Anybody who doesn't believe , that this is still an age of oppori tunhy. or that a bright young fellow can still make his mark ought to consider the case of American Airlines. Not long ago one of the-1 employe. * of Amerlc an Airline s was sitting tn a barber'a chair, paaaing the- time by staring Into the big mirror In front of him. when it began to occur to him thai it weeuld be much more pleasant i sitting there- If only ail the reading i matter on Um* wells, and even the clock wasn't reversed In the mirror. The result? a spei lal edition of American Airlines" 1911 calendar, de*lgned for barber shop*. It's printcMl baikward* so that, when I it's hung on the wall, It can !»■ read at a glance in the mirror, and c ustomc-r* can tell in u twinkling what the date la. Somebody think* of everything that's what we always say.—Buvlues* Week. —o Hysteria accomplishes nothing. Th. I'nlted States, deep In Its urged rush toward defensive armament. needs grim determination and relentless energy. There is no I time tor groundless rumors and | thin-air generalisations. Everybody knows that the danger of sahntage I* great: that there are some who would stop at nothing to halt or hamper arms production. The tightest precaution* must l>e , taken against this at every point. Rut there is no good in seeing foreign agent* behind every bush either. For Instance, the nation was shocked by the Kenvil. N J . explosion Sept. 12, In which 51 workers were killed. W’ae one* nodded sagely and whispered "alien sabotage." Now after three month*' Investigation, the F B I. report* that while the exact cause of the explosion is not known, it is convinced that sabotage was not involved ft is one more case in which it would have been wise to

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I suspend judgment until there I* | | mho. thing on which to base that. judgm« nt. — Huntington Herald- j Press. i m ——a I Answers To Test Questions Below are the answers to the f Tost Questions printed oa Page Two 1. Sixteen. 2 "sn.ttba. 3 Vermont 4. Africa. 5. Eug.'ti" V. Ihdiv. I. Dr Harry A Mini*. 7. I'nlted States Public 11.-altb Service. k. Van Dyck. !.c Monclay. io. Spanish. ■ 0 —■ * Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE Q Shouldn't a maid. w a hen serving at the twhle, serve at the left | of the guc-*t and remove at the right? A. No: both serving and removing should he done from the left. tj. Would it Im- all right for one to send Christina* greeting card* to the other employee* in the- office, who are hi* c-quais? A. Yes. Q. What is called a man'* "duty i danc.v"? A. A man should always a»k hi* • hOHte** for a dance.

fi * S ji , /I(ss' I h Headquarters fHJjJ $ * for the WHOLE FAMILY J I’ lor the Kiddie* »» *UK«e*t the moat complete line of Toy* in the city, > ' n Ml Furniture I ~2 •2 Toy Cars Basket Hall* \ V T ff r<-V II ft Dial Telephone* U.' L * r W3|B’ W 1? C’aah Re»inler* € g Life Like l)olb* JA f? Mechanical Toys . • S Jj Shoe Skate* * U IB ISSr F.r Mother taM In (act ever> Und oj Toy •?X' , TSf“ S ar. you can tnink of. gtectne waWe lr 0"« Ammarnttan Jj Cl«ctr.c To.rt.ro * W *“ k . » 1 H ileetrtc Mixtnf Sate Firtilna T.chl. «£ i <1 OPEN EVEMNOS. _ - £ 1 R STOP IN TONIGHT! IXM HSMiMfIIFC CO *}

f TWENTY YEARS * AGO TODAY lie. 2'' Rev. R. Klliker of I Tamm*. Illtiiol* la givence.il to the Zion Reformed chur. h here. President Harding favors scrapping the League of Nation* and making separate treaties. Crystal theater Install* two new I movie machines. Adam Bueteil visit* brother In' Toledo. Rolla Calderwood cd Blue Creek j town*hip was extending Christum* i greeting* In Dc-catur today. Frank Mcd’onnell. Oscar l-anke- 1 nau. Finley Striker. Otto Bryan. Vance Mattox and L. H.. Bright ar* excused from regular jury service. HouNehokl Scrapbook By Roberta l-ee « Blanket* Blanket*, pillows, and nmltressc-» wil! last longer and be more sanitary If they are placed lu the *un |one day each week It gives them a | fresh sweet odor that la very pleasant on retiring Glass In Oven Doer If the glass in the oven door Icecome* blackened and make* K difficult for one to see the food in the oven, it can be brightened and ch-ased by use of a little tasking -oda, rohhed on in the same mantier as a soap powder Liver Tonic A good tonic for the liver Is to drink the juice of one-half a lemon

In a cup of hot water, the first thing upon getting up of s morning. REED COMPANY IS PURCHASED Feed And Supply Company Is Purchased By Fort Wayne Man The Reed * Feed and Supply company. 217 North First street, wa* purchased today through receiver's sale by Joseph Stiefel o( Fort Wayne and will be operated under the name of Stiefel grain and supply company. Fred Geimer, who has had id years experience lit the grain and elevator business, will be the local plant manager. He arnumed hi* duties today. Mr. Getmec waa formerly assoc iated with Jared Reed, owner of the buslnea*. prior to its *aie to Mr. StiefeL The B’lefela have operated elevators and feed stores In Albion. Avilla, Kimmell. Cromwell and Syracuse and have been in the bme iness for 3S consecutive yean. Mr. Stiefel was tn the city yesterday closing negotiatirnis to lake over the business and stated that a further announcement relative to the poHcy of the local plant would be announced the first of the week. ' • 1 Trade in a Good Town Decatur

STEPHENSONTO SEEK FREEDOM Withdrawal of Suit Paves Way For Appeal For Parole • Indianapolis Dec M — <U» “ Freedom tor D. C Stephenson *P peered nearer today than at any time during th* l» yw*r» *• ** spent la etale prison m the form er Ku Klux Klsn leader prepared to ash the state ctenwme y commission for a parole or full pardon Withdrawal of a salt In Hamilton circuit court by Stephensons attorney. Alban Smtth of iMPorte. cleared the way for him to appear before the coinmieelon Under commlealon rule*, be now Is eligible for parole, having served 15 year* of hie life sentence and not having any litigation reading When Stephenson came before the commlsslou Oct >a hl* petition was not considered because of bi* I *ult hi Hamiitou county Jesse Yoet. at Wincbeeler. member of the clemency c ommiMimi said that a special meeting might be called to consider the Stephenson case. "We can set a special date for anything we want to.'' Yoal said | We wouldn't consider the pe'ition ' oatii the court caae was eettled. hut hea entitled to be heard now If the other action I* cleared " Governor Townewnd said he would follow hla usual custom and act as the clemency commission rec ommended. “I will be guided entirely by the | clemency board aa H my policy." Townsend said. "The board should ; go Into this case with an open mtnd and decide it as It would any : other caae without prejudice our way or another " Stephenson, who was convicted ' in Novebmber. IMS of the murder | of Madge Oberholtier, statehouse stenographer, wa* granted a temporary parole early this month in order to undergo an operation in - a La Porte hospital. The action dismissed yesterdsy | at Nobleaville. was a petition for a writ of coram noble. Stephenson | claimed that he wae prevented 1 i from testifying In his own behalf al the trial because of threats agatnst hla life. , Thia petition, one of a long list tiled since his conviction, was pre sented In September, IM9. and he waa released from prison for six I weeks In November and December . of last year while it was argued. WAVES OF BOMBERS CONTINUKD FROM PACK ONE base in Libya which the British have surrounded. Hugh fires were reported raging in Bardia and the admiralty said that light British warship* dashc-d into the inner hartmr at the port, so close io shore that they came under machine gun fire, and aauk three Italian supply ships. Italy appeared fast Icecoming the • principal rtieatei of war. The-

STULTS HOME GROCERY - ~,X S X Every dav ia Saturday at the Home Grocery—Super Special* and Phone Superior Quality Food* delivered right on your kitchen tahle for lew. Phone your complete Hot and keep the navinx* yournelf NS <>r for other household need* SMALL SIZE, dozenlsc English wm.ni ts. . Ott BRAZIL NI TS, pound I * and LARGE SIZE, dozen 29c i>j,i;nty fresh roaster EXTRA LARGE, dozen3sc peani ts, pound - P! e~ p 1 j. T FRESH MEATS Christmas Landies Not cm Christmas chocolate drops. 1b... 10c Aborted Hut All Ihe 1 m”’ TENDER Gl'M DROPS, 1b... 10c Anyway There is a lot Ol <' IU S . ORANGE SLICES, ib 10c 3 tK s €n ce. A Trial W 111 GROCER’S MIX. lb. 10c 0 Znnvinrp vou! XMAS HARD mix, ib ioc 25c convince J OIL Dozen Fancy New fancy ‘’‘ Jal'C? 1 ' Large New Waxy New DINNER Seedlew DATES APRICOTS Keady* BU Only ,TS 3»Trlx. Pounds Pound I *° 1 ‘ 5c lie 29c 19c New Fresh 2 That Good CHASE ''' ' jj u |k DATES .. 15e Pound* Sweet R t 1 POW S ED } < 15c IZc 20c Igt10 lt>h. Decatur Giant 5c Bar* SPARKLING SUGAR p * G White •'■»P ,hil ARC 3 f ‘ lOC *l®* ,| lOßar._

Rome communique repented what I apparently waa a powerful raid by { royal air fores plane* ou the Pori | of Hrlndlsl with Bar I one of th* I chief port* of em hart at lon for sup j plies io Albania Four waves of RAF planes swept down on ih. port, dropping many bombs. With the concentration of British efforts against Italy reports of German aid to her axis partner assumed particular Interest However. there wa* no confirmation I of rumors which have circulated for several days that a large-acute; Nall "rescue" effort la unde, way Th* moat tangible new* today was the official Italian announce ment of the sttepensl'm of »7 ached sled trains In Italy from Brenner Paa* to Rtc-tly Officially thl* wa* explained Ha a move to conserve fuel suppllee. eliminate unnrera aary h-avel and cancel train* ord In I artiy used in llce now vanished lourtat traffic Th* cancellation of train* mov-1 Ing through Brcjiner Paaa waa attributed to heavy movement of' rail-born* coal supplies from Germany to Italy. It waa noted that; many of the cancelled trains serve arsenals, supply depots, *tc. from i which heavy military traffic presumably la moving. The only actual Nasi military

THOSE WHO PREFER THE BEST PREFER ADAMS COUNTY MR’LTRY. For those who like the very best and thee* who dont i >, «-< storage meat w* recommend our turkey* and chichsat t«r day or Christmas. Frosh, fully drstesd and drswr tht, ar, ts, best money can buy because they com* direct from county farms. Order now fwr Christmas while there is » ol weights. TRY ADAMS COUNTY POFLTKY FULLY DKESSLI) AND DRAWN CHICKENS lb. TURKEYS lb. .> DUCKS lb. 25c HAMS ROASTS _ ... _ , Pork Shoulder lUia*t, SwifU Irt nttum — small boned mmIt • 12 W>. nve. pound *99 pound Veal Koa-t Kingan'n Readt-io-Eat pound XJV Picnicn l.amb Roa«t gpound .—A® me pound .. .. Smoked 1 lleef Roast PicnkM. Ih. IOC pound AAC STEAKS FRESH FRI'IT u** ( ?'ti" k 22c *" ■ *** ■ 2Z s, “ k . 28c 6 ""15c (ranberrio gm PorkChop* 2W»‘ 33*’ pound —.... u rs (jerher'h H«mrUmh Chopa Made Noodh> j Gerbers Market S. Second St. I’h.sne 4 •91 FREE DELIVERY

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I aid admitted •n progrem th . J"*** by tlrpUtfr f fOll / matnund to ABantoit I ported Hut n*rm*hv hJ’ ’* •a fleet tg lank*-, j German uprietittg 4h(l , ” 1 crew* and that th*... ,s<l handling about i.ioo *** * to Albania ““ w ‘' Spanish War Veto h-dall Offiq | Newly elerti-d <ifti,» t , <. . Miller ■bcampm-ut ** rrlran War v."*r Bt ,. 1 «d last nlgbt duunx .. . , 'bv Imglon horn. <„ h ■tailed as t'utnmsmirr of campntr-ni ciu K.- U)n , termmiti-r and WlUlam X * Jutant. * ** Jesse IliMip at t*d a* lavj fleer and iud chare. u s •». |monle>. Plan* eerr the annual oyiter «4|>|h.i at the People. re»Ua-*s; jJ 12 at 1 p. nt Matuber* u( th« I meat and the suiilury ~ I —— • —I. * ’ SOO Sheeth BViill Sag Canar) Second Nheeta, m, wrapped, 35c. The Decatur Democrat C