Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 309, Decatur, Adams County, 31 December 1940 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT r«bUM BmV B.ula* Except Buudsy by TH* DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. laoorporated Entered M the Decatur. I*4. Host Ufike a* iiscood Class Matter. J. M. Heitor Freaideui A. it. HoUhouse. Bee Jr. A Be*. Mgr. Dick l>. Mellor Vlce-Preaidoal Subecriptisn Ratao Biagto Lepta* • j 1 Ou* week by carrier—— 44 [• Um year, by carrier —IM f One swath, by anil M • Three moaUi*. by mail.— —l* I» bn months. by mail.— ~— I*4 |» Um year, by mall —I w One year, at office 3.W» Pncas quoted ar* witbta a radius of lw mil**. Elsewhere |« M oa* year. AvsrtiaUi* Kates made knows oa Application. Matoaai Advsr Representative gCHEEKEK A CO. 41k Lsxiugton Avenue, New York IU East Wacker Drive. Chicago Chart,* Maater a* Th. Indiana League of Home Detile* Happy New Year to all! e e ' May I*4l bring u» real peace! -0 America han cause tor saying. Happy New Year! We should try to make conditions so good Ui I*4l that tbe word RELIEF can be removed from political speeches. —o The New Tear should bring a continuance of good thing* in this | community Employment will in-1 crease, there will be more pay eaL retofe*. there should be less want •nd need, and with everybody busy •nd getting a pay chmk, there should be more happiness —o—o it's been a good year in Decatur Many new homes were built, the Krick Tyndall tile factory resumed operation* after being rebuilt tollowing the disastrous Are In I*3*. the 27 by pas* was constructed and other improvements were made in and around tbe city, bet * continue to build a better place in which to live, tor that is all we can leave when the time comes to check in with St. Peter. O O ■— In a combined statement Governor Townsend and Governor-elect Bchritker have extended the time la getting auto license plate* to March 1. The first extension under the order of Townsend I* up to January 13. the day on which he relinquishes the governor * office

to Mr. Schrlcker. who will estend tbe period to March J. To clear up tbe confusion and get everything oa an even keel the legislature should pass a law officially *X* tending the time to whatever period is decided upou and then stick to H. —o We extend our congratulations and good wishes to the new county officials and those wbo start on second terms tomorrow. Those wbo assume their offices are Viacunt Kelley prosecuting attorney. Harley Ehrsam. county surveyor •nd Ell Dubach, county comatiti•toner. Each la well equipped tor the post be will till. Others, including Sheriff Ed Miller and Recorder Ruth Hollingsworth, will begin secand term*. County Treasurer John Blakey will begin tbe second year of hi* flr*t term, while Dale Moses-C*mmia*ioner-eleet, will not assume his duties until 1*42. <>■ O'Why not start a liuto city plan atog with th* New Year. Are hualth ewidition* as good a* they •kould be? What can be doue U> •Utniuate disease, and epidemics? These ar* questions which come to the average mind and in tbe usual ruu of events are not given much Mriou* or collective though* Then ffiar* ia ffh* muter si

tor children, not only at the school*, but In neighborhoods i • her* children caa gsthei ia vacs lion lime Cm traffic condition* be improved f Can bass rd* to lite be eliminated as one step of psbli* service? Caa we further Improve meat, get a new industry or help those we have. Caa we enlarge the Decatur market and make trading here more desirable and profitable? Let's give a little thought to our community sad help build a better one. There* always room at the top. ■ -O O — We sat ia on an Interesting meeting yesterday and listened to farmer* discuss their problems and offer suggestion a* bow to Improve productivity of the soil and increase farm income. It wa* one of tbe most interest Ing session* we ever attended. Theories and white | collar plans were tabooed The suggestions came from bard work Ing farmer* who knew what they were talking about. They related their own eiperience*. They made , their own suggestion* on farm pro- ' grams and planning The confer j •ace was entirely of local thought and endeavor and wa* sponsored by tbe Adams County Land U*e j Planning Committee, tbe sugges Hon for a long range program liein* proposed with tbe thought of aiding tbe agriculture Interest* of tbe community. Suc h meetings are (he right kind and should produce good result*. Il wa* encouraging to listen to the earnestness of tbe farmer in disc-using tbe problem and recommending helpful plans for the future. O_O UPHOLD THE HAND OF THE PRESIDENT: Uphold tbe band of the Pre*!- ! deni. That is not a political adtuoni- 1 tlon or exhortation. It is plain logic, common sense j and American patriotism, about | which We should all agree We are not engaged in a bloody war and a* President Roosevelt ' stated in his masterful speech Hun- I day evening. "Tbe nub of the- whole i purpose of your President is to > keep you now, and your children later, and your grandchildren muc h later, out of a last ditch war for the- preservation of American independence.” so we should take bis advise and see eye-to-eye with him in bis program of defending America and keeping horrible war from our shores. Further President Roosevelt emphatically stated. "There is no demand tor sending an Americas expeditiouary force outside our border*. There is no intention by any member of your government to send Nt h a force.” That should dear the tnurky view about the government's polic y leading the United States into war and the oft repeated st*l*tn*-nt that troops would be sent oversea*. Without arguing the point. It *ufIce* to say that America has not declared war. President Roosevelt spoke plainly to the American people in outlining the course which the United Stale* should follow. He left no doubt in tils minds of the people that thia country would aid Brillan. He did not pull any punches In deflning tbe false theories ot government of Hitler and Mussolini. He advocated a continuance of government by tbe people and codemned the enslavement in Europe from tbe dictator*. He predicted that the Axiq powers would not win tbe war. A* long as Justice prevail* on earth, no one with an ounce of Christianity In bis heart, doubts the outcome of the confflct in Europe. Hitler and Mn**olinl must go. Ail their work* and pomps must be destroyed, if free people are to survive. This country supports Great Britain and will become "tbe arsenal of Democracy," supplying material*. tor the reason that it I* the best thing to do. We may uot agree on everything that KEg'wud ba*

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done or does now. but their.way of i life more clrwo-ly resembles ours They threw off tyranny generations i ago. America can be*t maintain its . way of life standard of living and i freedom if Great Britain holds out and a ju»t peace Is eventually made. As the I’reaident stated. ' "The Natl matters have made it , clear that they intend ... to enslave tbe whole of Europe, aud then Io u*e the resource* of Ear- ; <>p«- to dominate the re*t of the I world.” We In the United State* enjoy the greatest privileges given io i man We have everything to lose and nothing to gain If our idea of i government and our idtwis are < rushed or made subversive to foreign government*. We must stand as American*! We must have courage enough to coudemn injustice and be willing to sacrifice in order to main- ’ tain our ideals, our life. We must appreciate America and realise that division bring* disaster and defeat. We mu>t work together. Menu fee the WPA Yakima. Wash. — ll'l’j — Th* average monthly food con«uinpiion in sis <amps employing 2.700 WPA worker* on the Columbia River renervolr lake clearance camp* I* I l&.OM love* of bread. K. 250 pie*, it I ton* of beef. 2*a ton* of lard. 3.5041 pound* of fish. 1.550 pound* ofi cheese. ».000 pound* of butter. 7.504 ! pound* of coffee* and 2.400 gallon* i of canned milk.

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(Editor * note: Thl* Is the fourth i of a aerie* of article* reviewing varloua line* of Indiana business , in IMO and forecasting these line* for I*4l prepared by member* of the faculty of the Indana University School of Business I COMMERCIAL BANKING IN INDIANIA IN I*4o Dr. H C. Sauvain. director. Investment Research Bureau snd Professor of Finance. Indiana University School of Business In 1940. for tbe first time tn a dwade. tbe comm*rcial baaker* of Indiana were able to see definite prospects of a material «-apansion in the volume ot their loans and j discoants. The general improvement In business during the past year ha* already brought about an encouraging incre*»e in the de mand for credit from burinesa, and | It I* eipected that thl* demand will 1 develop further a* tbe national defense program progre»»e*. tin June 2*. 1940. the latent dale for which complete figure* are | available, all of the banka tn Indiana had outstanding loans and discounts In tbe amount of 44U-444.-Mff, according to a < ompllation by the Indians Banker* Association. This amount was 12.4 penent greater than on the corresponding date a year earlier. During the last six months of 1940 the loans of reporting member bank* tn the Chi- ! < ago Federal Reserve district, j which ln< Inde* most of Indiana, experienced a further increase of ».< percent. It is likely that the rate I of loan expansion for al! Indiana ; bank* in the last half ot the year wa* similar.

The extent to whl< h the eommert r ial bank* will part.elpate in finanI < Ing the national d- sense program by loan* to bu»ia<-aa enterprises working on deft-nm order* will be influenced greatly i*y the policies of the Federal government. The l>snk* in general me in a position to meet almost any demand tor loans which may develop, and they have Indicated their willingness to cooperate fully in financing the defense program. Congress baa taken important steps te UciUtata such financing by revising the law to permit tbe assignment of claim* ncainst the Federal government a* security for I loan*, legislation has also been enacted authorizing tbe military i services to enter into contracts with manufacturer* for plant construction to be paid for by the government in regular Ins'ailment* over a five-year period. Thus the way has been cleared for the banka to make working capita; loans to the defense industyiee a* well as to participate in the financing of plant expansion. However, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation has announced that it will make loans to business concerns secured by plant construction coo tract* at a rate of 11b percent interest, and that It will make other type* of loan* to companies with defense contracts at rate* up to 4 percent. This general offer of credit accommodation by a government agency in competition with the banks serves to put a limit on the rate* which tbe banks may charge Many bankers are of the opinion that the rate* establlahed by the RFC are so low that the banka cannot afford to I meet them, and that tbe bulk of

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Aiisweri To Test QimmCUhui Below are the answer* to th* T**t QaaatioM prlalsd on Paa* Two ffi II I 111 —O I. t'lnema. t. Ottawa. I. Range. 4. Chow. • E and N. 4 Washington. D. C. 1 Twelve. I. Harding. • Ecuador 1* Rhode Island. < TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY Dec 3! Martin Jsberg will become county auditor. Dick Boch surveyor and Dr. L. L. Matta* coroner. tomorrow. Ross Hayes and Oren Gllpen buy the Hina Buhler grocery at Adam* •nd He ven th afreet*. Mr*. Mike Melbe-. ha* her hip injured In fall «t Creighton aven nue and Calhoun street in Fort Wayne. Mr and Mr*. Otto Dibble and *on of Imnslng. Mlchlgaa visit here. Mr and Mr*. T. F. Weil* of Fort Jennings. Ohio vieltad daughter Mrs. Frank Render Mr and Mra. A. J. Porter and Mrs. Gils* Porter and children return from trip to Florida. Modem Etiquette By ROBERTA LEI » -♦ Q What kind of flower* should a bride wear if she Is married in traveling costume and prefers not to carry an arm bouquet? A. She may wear a corsage of orchid*, gardenia*, or any flower that suits her fancy. Q la It permissible to eat while walking on the atreet? A. No; people of good manner* do not eat candy or fruit, or chew gum. In public place*. Q How should seed* be removed from an orange at tbe table? A. With tbe orange spoon. o M. New Vitamin Fayetteville. Ark <U.R> - Diacovery of a new vitamin. M. affecting the number of red and white cells in the blood, ha* been announced by Dr Paul L. Day of the University of Arkansas Liver I* the chief source of the vitamin, according to Dr. Day. who la now study tug other meat* as tsisailile aourco*

the credit need will be supplied tbrouvh the Federal government rather than through the channel* of private finance. One of tbe moot important development* ot the year for Indiana bank* was the approval by the voter* at tbe last election of three amendment* to the constitution of tbe State which eliminate the provision for double liability oa bank •lock a&d which require the renewal of bank charters every twenty year*. The way ia now open for the legislature to limit the liability of beak stockholder* ia tbe aatne manner that the liability of stockholders of ordinary business corporation* la limited. These changes in the banking law* are generally regarded a* constructive by well informed person* They eliminate provision* which, although desirable at tbe time they were enacted, have become obsolete as a result of suboequent developments. They bring tbe banking law of Indiana into substantial conformity with Federal banking statutee and with tbe laws of other state*.

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Assume Official 11 fl - Vincent Kslley will 'o mor row ( ••sumo tbe Office of prowsutor of | tbe 24tb judicial district, embracing Adam* county. Mr Kelley i* onv of the three new county official* . who will take office tomorrow. Jan- ' nary 1. I*4l. Mr. Kelley wa* reared 1* Geneva •ad wa* graduated from tbe Geneva high school. He received hia bachelor or law degree at the University of Kentucky Lnw school In IM*. While there he was Mtned a member of tbe Kentucky Law Jour-, nal staff. In January. I*3*. be summed the office of Dscatur city attorney, after being appointed by Mayor Format EUry He has served in this capacity since that time, i ssignlng to Iwcome prosecutor. Hi* resignation as eity attorney becomes effective today. Mr. Kelley, tbe Republican candidate. was elected in the fall election. defeat Ing John U !>e Vos*, the Democratic candidate. He and his wife reside at 3i»; Winchester street in Decatur. They moved here from Geneva in 193*. He aacceed* Arthur E. Voglewede. Democrat, wbo served as prosecu lor for tbe past two term*. *——■• * Hounehold Scrapbook * By Roberta Cleaning Mahogany Smeary habogany furniture can be cleaned by sponging with a cloth dipped into a solution of hot 1 water and vinegar, and then wltb a cloth dipped Into a plat of warm water to which one teaspoon each of linseed oil and turpentine have iwen added. Polish with a soft cloth. Filling for Beta Cushions Cut a roll of cotton Into small squares, put Into a pan In the oven, and heat oae-half hoar. Do not let the cotton scorch Each quare will •well to twice its original sise and will be light and fluffy as feathers for cushions. Th* New Tooth Bru*h Boak the new tooth brush In salt water over night, not only to cleanse it but to mak* It U*t longer. 1 o , Cricket* Rout Movi* bet Elko. Nev. (UJD A movie company, here to film shot* for "Brigham Young.' was ou*tcd by a horde of Mormon cricket*. . Tb<movie lot wa* Invaded by a band of crickets three and otiehalf miles long. Mary Astor fainted on location and after a two days' effort to continue, the entire company left.

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lutieK Wednesday * • ■ U < ’ Harley Ehrsam Harley A. Ehrsaa, of .M->un ‘ surveyor-elect of Adam* < >ag will take over the duties ot hi* j tics tomorrow. January I. Hili i ! a two year term. The new »urve| ' Is a native ot the towy in which > now reside*. He wa* born In Monroe 33 y*( J ago, the *ou of Mr. and Mrs Os( I Ehrsatu. with whom he no* i i I He was graduated from th. Mi ' roe high school and received I bachelor of acience degr. • in | Kineertag at Purdu" ualvi-rslty Imfayette. Mr. Ehrsam has lieen -ervla* engineer with Stale highway | partment* since g.-adua'n>u. { spent two years with the I*, nut vanta sute highway departmt and from 1*32 to tbe present d| was engineer with the Indiana i partmeni. tbe last five year* it: | Fort Wayne district. Mr. Ehrsam. the Ik-mw latir q didale, defeated Chari* l:>»* the Republican candid* • at winning tbe primary from thrumbent. Walter Gilliom. Mr. Ehrsam * wife is <i - *a« He and his son. Rex, who attri the second grade at the .Muni acbeoL reside with the elder E Sam*. He plan* to mov*- I > Ia when able to find a suitable pl* S' (J F/fJ •* R* 1 ttil w »«SUM 4 , The accident gtattotic* fr>r 11 ' will not be available for soint- til [ However, it la almost certain tl the traffic toll for !»4<i ».11 • »'< that of 1*39 and also that o( 11 Again, more people were killed truffle accidents than from I <itlmr cause. We talk about natkmal driei •nd the conaervatiou or life a property, but our bigg.-st |.t‘»l*h i ia the conservation of life i health through accident pre* tlon. When will the Am<- *u i< lie realise that safe drijit - i* I the other man's business I everyone’s responsibility* • Be prepared for aom« *'ar'N r information the next few »>* r when tbe Ogures have b*-< u ta r lated! I - - ! 500 SheeU MVgkH Sunrl Canary Second Sheet.*, next wrapped, 35c, The nacatar Democrat Ct